In The Greatest Ponzi Scheme on Earth, economist Dan Mitchell and entrepreneur Les Rubin give an in-depth look at how the US is headed toward a fiscal collapse if we do not course-correct and get government spending under control.Is the United States government running a Ponzi scheme?We have a massive federal debt because there is too much spending in Washington. Rather than try to solve our fiscal problems, however, politicians th...

He’s fighting for a second chance with his first love…before it’s too late.The last time PI Blaze McClintock was on her family’s ranch, she left in handcuffs. She vowed then to never go home again…until her estranged father is accused of murder. He’s not a good man—this entire Montana town knows that. But Blaze believes her father is innocent and she’ll do anything to prove it, even ask the one man who broke her heart for help—the only man in town who’s on her side.No matte...

A gorgeous lawman vs. a dangerous killer!Some days it seems like everyone in Whitehorse has a secret – including their new cop, Deputy Sheriff Nick Rogers. And falling for feisty local girl Laney isn’t a good way to maintain a low profile. Especially not when Laney’s sister and cousin are accused of being involved in a murder that has the whole town talking.Still, dedicated and determined Nick will do anything to help the woman he loves clear her family’s n...

He’ll risk everything to rescue her…Ex-military man Thorn Grayson has debts to pay. So when a plane crashes in the mountains near his cabin, he’s hired to find the wreckage—and the kidnapped woman believed to be the sole survivor. But when he locates Geneva, or “JJ” as she insists on being called, she’s not at all what he expected.JJ isn’t sure she can trust the mysterious man who’s come to her rescue. But she has secrets of her own—secrets she’ll do anythi...

The faking of personality tests in a selection context has been perceived as somewhat of a nuisance variable, and largely ignored, or glossed over by the academic literature. Instead of examining the phenomenon many researchers have ignored its existence, or trivialized the impact of faking on personality measurement. The present volume is a much needed, timely corrective to this attitude. In a wide range of chapters representing different philosophical and empirical approaches, the assemb...

Released in 2007 and the first handbook-sized practical training guide to provide easily accessible, detailed information on how to get good images, make key measurements and report findings, the first edition of Echocardiography rapidly become a bestselling echocardiography manual. Now in its second edition, and reflecting the most recent international cardiology and echocaridography society guidelines, the handbook has been extensively updated throughout and features new sections coveri...

A plain-English guide to the market-leading virtualization and cloud computing technologyWith virtualization, a single server can host dozens or hundreds of virtual machines running a variety of operating systems, and even hook them together in a virtual network or cloud infrastructure. This practical guide shows you how to create a virtual system using the VMware VSphere environment. You'll find all the information you need to understand, design, and deploy one—wi...

On a fishing trip with his best friend, Mike, Sam Gunther witnesses a brutal crime at the hands of the infamous Stangler Brothers. Scared, he and Mike try to sneak away, but Mike is caught and murdered. When Sam returns to the scene with the police, all evidence has vanished, and the officers appear unwilling to investigate further. Sam makes plans to avenge his friend’s death, but when his act of revenge turns tragic, he must flee to protect his family from retribution. Hiding in a cave i...

Poet and composer Daniel L. Mitchell was born December 10th 1992 in Gainesville, Florida. Daniel is the Poetry Out Loud state champion for the state of Florida, and was a highly ranked national participant in the national Poetry Out Loud competition in Washington D.C. (April 2010). Daniel has always had a love for the arts; composing his first piano sonata at age five, and releasing his first album at age 17. Daniel is an accomplished pianist, and composer. He has a passion for the theatri...

The story revolves around the tragic love affair between Alonzo, a young man of noble birth, and Melissa, a beautiful orphan girl. Their love is opposed by Alonzo's father, who is depicted as unfeeling and tyrannical. The narrative unfolds against a backdrop of dramatic events, including secret meetings, daring escapes, and mysterious occurrences, typical of the Gothic genre."Alonzo and Melissa" is significant in American literary history as one of the earliest examples of Gothic fiction w...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Wireless and Satellite Services, WiSATS 2017, held in Oxford, UK, in September 2017. The conference was formerly known as the International Conference on Personal Satellite Services (PSATS) mainly covering topics in the satellite domain.The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers, developers and practitioners from around the world in the field of wireless and satellite systems. The theme of...

How Michel Foucault, drugs, California and the rise of neoliberal politics in 1970s France are all connectedIn May 1975, Michel Foucault took LSD in the desert in southern California. He described it as the most important event of his life, one which would lead him to completely rework his History of Sexuality. His focus now would not be on power relations but on the experiments of subjectivity and the care of the self. Through this lens, he would reinterpret the s...