Runner is an outstanding high-concept thriller that grips and entertains like your favourite Hollywood action movie - fans of Lee Child, Simon Toyne and Dan Brown, will love this rollercoaster of a thriller.'Patrick Lee is a huge talent and Runner is his best book yet - breathless, involving, smart, and completely convincing' LEE CHILDSam Dryden was done being a hero. But ...

“Audacious and terrifying—and uncannily believable.”—Lee ChildNew York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series, Lee Child, was blown away by The Breach—and you will be, too! A novel of unrelenting suspense and nonstop surprises, The Breach immediately rockets author Patrick Lee into the V.I.P. section of the thriller universe. A treat for Jack Bauer (“24”) fans and “X-Files” aficionados, it is a white-knuckle roller-coaster ride that co...

“In a word: Brilliant….It left me breathless and awed….Pure exhilaration from the first page to the last.”—James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of Altar of Eden“WOW! Double Wow!...Ghost Country by Patrick Lee will make Asimov and Heinlein cheer with the angels. The techno-thriller meets Sci-Fi, and the result is mind-blowing.”—Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author of DisciplePatrick Lee reinv...

Readers of Lee Child and Dan Brown will love this outstanding high-concept thriller by Patrick Lee'Patrick Lee is a huge talent' Lee Child***A DESPERATE PLEA FOR HELPThe middle of the night. Sam Dryden takes a call from an old friend from his days in the military. She needs his help. Urgently. There's no further explanation.A RACE AGAINST TIMETwo hours later, D...

From the author of Runner, Sam Dryden comes under attack from unknown forces as an unremembered episode from his past threatens more than just his life.On an otherwise normal morning, former Special Forces operative Sam Dryden is the target of an unsuccessful attempted abduction. Using his attacker's cellphone, he learns that another person, a woman named Danica Ellis, is also being targeted. Dryden arrives just in time to save Danica from the assault team...

New York Times Bestseller: A covert-ops thriller that "combines the pulse-pounding suspense of the TV show 24 with the SF intrigues of The X Files." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)The anomaly called the Breach is the government's most carefully guarded secret. But there is another secret even less known . . . and far more terrifying.As the U.S. President addresses the nation from the Oval Office, a missile screams towa...

SummaryCoffeeScript in Action is a tutorial that teaches you how, where, and why to use CoffeeScript. It begins by quickly exposing you to CoffeeScript's new, but instantly-familiar syntax. Then, you'll explore programming challenges that illustrate CoffeeScript's unique advantages. Language junkies will especially appreciate how this book takes idioms from other programming languages and shows you how CoffeeScript makes them available in JavaScript.

Planning leadership rotation is a strategy that many business organizations adopt. The reasons for implementing this strategy can be diverse. Their primary goal is to make positive change and improvement, leading to greater effectiveness and higher profitability. However, this strategy can have both positive and negative impacts to the organization depending on how the strategy is perceived and received by employees. The findings show that leadership rotation serves as an effective tool to...

Hop on and hang on tight for a rough and ready ride through the Columbia River country, culminating in a "highly unauthorized" motocross up the flanks of Mount St. Helens, like how 'bout- "eight odd weeks after the damn thing blew!"

Oglala Chief Red Cloud is quoted as saying, "The white man made many promises to us, but he kept only one; he promised to take our land and he took it." Initially the method of taking Indian land was through treaties, a legitimate and acceptable agreement between Indian nations and the United States. Following the treaty period, Congress embarked on a series of legislative acts, administrative decisions, and outright confiscation of Indian lands, which resulted in the loss of millions of a...

When we rightly estimate people, places and things, we are pleasing God and we learn that Gods words are sweet to our taste, greatly adding flavor to our lives. We start the learning process by reading the words of God from the Holy Scriptures. But, sometimes when we read them we dont understand them as clearly as we should. This is where we should acquire helps How shall they hear without a preacher? A preacher rightly divides the word of truth using simple language and simple lessons. Th...

In 1811, architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe spurred American builders into action when he called for them to reject "the corrupt Age of Dioclesian, or the still more absurd and debased taste of Louis the XIV," and to emulate instead the ancient temples of Greece.In response, people in the antebellum trans-Appalachian region embraced the clean lines, intricate details, and stately symmetry of the Grecian style. On newly built public buildings, private homes, and religious structures, ...