Generation Nero: Burning the Future introductionAuthor: Gregory CR WilliamsImagine a world on the brink, where the planet itself holds its breath as humanity idly watches. Generation Nero: Burning the Future invites you to confront this reality—a sobering, thought-provoking exploration of our age of environmental crisis. With a gripping narrative inspired by the legend of Nero playing the fiddle as Rome went up in flames, this nove...

You can buy insurance for your car or your house, but in the ruthless, multi-trillion-dollar shadow economy of global finance, you can also buy insurance against the catastrophic collapse of an entire sovereign nation. This high-stakes derivative is known as a Sovereign Credit Default Swap (CDS). If a country like Greece, Argentina, or Russia defaults on its national debt, a Sovereign CDS pays out billions to the holder. The terrifying reality is that you do not even need to own the countr...

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Support specialists job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your application into a much...

Like a lovingly guided midnight tour, this book covers the seductive shadows of the most fascinating horror films and melodramas from the 1930s and 1940s. From the bloody censorship battles behind 1935's Bride of Frankenstein, to the sexual controversies of 1941's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and the gruesome Nazi atrocities of 1943's Women in Bondage, this book delves into newly excavated research to tell the behind-the-scenes sagas of some of Hollywood's most fright...

In 1944, Laird Cregar played Jack the Ripper in The Lodger, giving one of the most haunting performances in Hollywood history. It was the climax of a strange celebrity that saw the young American actor--who stood 6' 3" and weighed more than 300 pounds--earn distinction as a portrayer of psychopaths and villains. Determined to break free of this typecasting, he desperately desired to become "a beautiful man," embarking on an extreme diet that killed him at 31. This first biography ...

The book covers unusual and often surprising areas of horror film history: (1) The harrowingly tragic life of Dracula's leading lady, Helen Chandler, as intimately remembered by her sister-in-law. (2) John Barrymore's 1931 horror vehicles Svengali and The Mad Genius, and their rejection by the public. (3) The disastrous shooting of 1933's Murders in the Zoo, perhaps the most racy of all Pre-Code horror films. (4) A candid interview with the son of legend...

How to trade the markets by integrating Chaos Theory with market sentimentIn the first edition of Trading Chaos, seasoned trader and psychologist Bill Williams detailed the potential of Chaos Theory-which seeks to make the unpredictable understandable-in trading and it revolutionized financial decision-making. The Second Edition of Trading Chaos is a cutting edge book that combines trading psychology and Chaos Theory and its particular effect on the markets. By examining both of the...

With moments of dry humor, this new story collection by award-winning author Gregory D. Williams provides a glimpse of boyhood and its lingering effects inside the man. The gentle irony and characters’ keenly observed dilemmas reflect life in Arizona, baking in the dry heat of the Sonoran desert.When a Little League player takes direction from the team’s star female player, he learns about “rounding the bases.”Seeking revenge, two boys set up a sting operation to catch a ne...

Life is fleeting. Love is a gift.Gene Hull is a premed student who will stop at nothing to win back the love of his life. Unfortunately, she's not buying it, and Gene must figure out how to move on.The novel takes flight with a family vacation as Gene’s father, an anesthesiologist driving through the torrid Arizona desert, stops at an accident scene. The accident leaves young Gene horror stricken, but deeply imprinted by his father’s heroic efforts

Life is fleeting. Love is a gift.In this coming of age novel set in the 1970s, Gene Hull is whitewashing the trunks of Arizona citrus trees when he spots a beautiful girl and falls instantly in love. The girl is vulnerable and shy. Though Gene breaks through her reserve, a date at a wave park turns into a near disaster, and Gene must call on the one person he can always rely on-his doctor father.Although the girl survives and Gene wins her over, what will happen when they l...

From Detroit's toughest streets to 61 countries and counting.You know what it feels like to be told your dreams are over. Maybe a diagnosis, a closed door, or a system that was never built for you. You have watched others from your neighborhood fall to the same traps: drugs, gangs, despair. You have wondered if faith and hard work are really enough to break through when the odds are stacked against you. You have asked yourself, "Why me?"In Why Me? Why N...

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, California State University Dominguez Hills has been a dynamic urban university tasked with educating students who often become the first in their families to attend college. CSU Dominguez Hills is located in Carson, Los Angeles County, and boasts one of the most ethnically diverse enrollments in the United States. Chartered in 1960 as a liberal arts college serving baby boomers in Los Angeles's South Bay region, CSU Dominguez Hills has grown into ...