From a riverside shack to the presidential palace, Joko Widodo surged to the top of Indonesian politics on a wave of hope for change. However, six years into his presidency, the former furniture maker is struggling to deliver the reforms that Indonesia desperately needs. Despite promising to build Indonesia into an Asian powerhouse, Jokowi, as he is known, has faltered in the face of crises, from COVID-19 to an Islamist mass movement.Man of Contradictions, the first Englis...

The shooting started in front of the feed store.It always did, in towns like this—right where men came to buy what kept them alive. Hay. Grain. Ammunition. Credit they couldn't afford.Tom Calder was already in the saddle when the first shot cracked. His horse lunged sideways, hooves churning dust, and Tom twisted in the seat, hand tight on the reins, eyes snapping toward the sound. He didn't need to see the muzzle flash to know trouble had arrived hard and fast.

Frank Flanders is a man who keeps his own company and trusts the mountains more than men. Alone except for his loyal mule, Frank spends his days panning cold creeks and following the faint glimmer of gold dust in the wild hills. But out here, where the silence is deep and old camps fade into memory, fortune is measured in more than gold. In the shadow of the mountains, Frank learns what it means to belong—to the land, to the work, and to himself.

When Wes Persell decides to quit the owlhoot trail, he absconds with the payroll from a bank robbery hiding the loot in the Arizona ghost town of El Diablo. His intention is at some point to hand it back to the authorities. But his old gang boss,Three-fingered Jack Stanton, has other ideas. On learning that his old comrade faces a meeting with the hangman, Wes's conscience forces him to rescue Stanton.But he refuses to forget about the stolen loot after the pair split. He and his g...

Titus 'Turnip' Turner – A scrappy, wiry mountain man known more for his stubbornness than his aim. Formerly a failed farmer in Missouri, he wandered west and earned his nickname after surviving a hard winter on nothing but stolen turnips. He's clever, has a dry sense of humor, and carries a battered Hawken rifle and a large skinning knife. Known for being underestimated—and always proving people wrong.

In the high desert, a man can ride for days without water, but he can't outrun his choices.When a dying outlaw is found face-down in the sand, his last canteen spilled and empty, Deputy Marshal Caleb Rourke is forced to confront the truth behind a long, brutal chase. The trail has led through burned ranches, frightened towns, and lies paid for in blood—only to end where justice is no longer clear and mercy comes at a terrible cost.As powerful men move to silence what should...

In Pete's Bar in the Bowery in New York, Pete tells some newspaper friends the story of Morgan the Fearless, a notorious desperado in the west. After terrorizing the Bridgewater region, the mayor hires Buck Christie to confront and defeat Morgan. Christie makes sure his challenge is heard. One night, Morgan enters the bar in Bridgewater with both guns trained on Buck Christie. The bar patrons freeze, and the atmosphere turns deathly quiet. Which one will walk out alive?

A week-long dust storm has almost destroyed Bob Lindsey’s ranch and the surrounding region. He soon learns that the storm has also put his friend Andy Barnes’ cattle at risk and the only clean water for them is at a cost of ten cents per head from his former friend, John Street. Why would Lindsey jeopardize his life to save someone else’s cattle and risk the rage of two former friends?

When the Gold Rush came to Murrayville, it brought with it rogues and bandits, but none of them more daring than the one who came to be called "The Ghost." He got his name from his mysterious knowledge of all the comings of going of the town and its gold transportation. The miners and townsfolk had to band together to hire Silver Pete to take care of their ghostly problem.