In the world of 2055, where technological advancements have transformed daily life, and the old world charms still linger in the cobblestone streets of historical cities, the story of Alice and Joe unfolds—a poignant tale of love, fantasy, and betrayal.Alice, a bright and ambitious young woman, leaves her home in New York City to pursue an MSc in the UK, parting from her loving boyfriend, Joe. As she delves into her studies, her heart begins to stray, finding solace in the arms of ...

Romance in New Orleans is a romantic, suspenseful novel set against the evocative backdrop of New Orleans, a city known for its mystique and rich cultural history. The novel centers on themes of love, redemption, and the power of the past to shape the present.The story follows Cilia, a woman seeking a new beginning after leaving behind her life in New York. She takes a job at Maison du Soleil, an old and once-prestigious hotel now shrouded in mystery and tragedy. The hotel is run b...

When a string of supernatural murders puts Agent Mendoza on the trail of a bizarre and deadly creature, he’ll stop at nothing to make the beast pay!Something sinister lurks in the shadows of Austin, Texas—and it hungers for blood. Agent Mendoza’s superiors say it’s a vamp, and to let the local coven handle their own messes.Despite their orders, Tony Mendoza can’t leave well enough alone.That’s because he’s seen things—dark, deadly creatur...

When Agent Tony Mendoza is tasked with apprehending a deadly supernatural entity, he’ll do whatever it takes to close the case—even risking his humanity in the process!During a routine investigation, Deputy Federal Marshal Tony Mendoza is attacked by a nightmare creature straight out of folklore and mythology.Somehow, Tony survives. But when the US Marshals Service orders him to scrub his report of any mention of the supernatural, he doesn’t take it very well. And when hi...

Just when Agent Mendoza is settling into his new job with the shadowy paranormal law enforcement agency known as CERBERUS, he’s thrust into an investigation that has him questioning his career… and his sanity!The ghosts of Austin are angry—and some of them have gone stark raving mad.Now Agent Mendoza is following a trail of necromancy and grave-digging that’s leading him to the source of all this ectoplasmic trouble.But things may not be ...

In recent years, the world has been shaken by numerous events that have caused and continue to cause massive human suffering, from the COVID-19 pandemic to intrastate and interstate armed conflicts. Moreover, climate change continues to plow ahead, contributing to growing tensions, population movements, and resource scarcity. Meanwhile, the methods by which groups and group life are threatened, and the means by which violence is incited and perpetrated, continue to evolve. Such divergent c...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names:- The Divine Comedy [Dante Alighieri]- Emma [Jane Austen]- Persuasion [Jane Austen]- Pride and Prejudice [Jane Austen]- Father Goriot [Honoré de Balzac]- Jane Eyre [Charlotte Brontë]- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall [Anne Brontë]- Wuthering Heights [Emily Brontë]- The Way of All Flesh [Samuel Butler]- Don Quixote [Miguel de Cervantes]...

Science, Virtue, and the Future of Humanity addresses each of the key public policy issues of our techno-future from the perspective of deeply informed and philosophically inclined public intellectuals. Among the issues addressed are the detachment of our idea of justice from any credible foundation; Tocqueville’s prescience on how a “cognitive elite” might be the aristocracy to be most feared in our time; robotization and the possibility of being ruled by morally challenged robots; organ ...

Hear live recordings of 11 US Presidents, including Benjamin Harrison (23rd), William McKinley (25th), Theodore Roosevelt (26th), William H. Taft (27th), Woodrow Wilson (28th), Warren G. Harding (29th), Calvin Coolidge (30th), Herbert Hoover (31st), Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd), Harry S. Truman (34th), Dwight D. Eisenhower (34th). Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 - March 13, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 189...

The Secrets of Prosperity: A Compilation of the Greatest Writings on Wealth and SuccessWelcome to The Secrets of Prosperity, an unparalleled collection of the most powerful and enlightening works on wealth and success. This book brings together writings from renowned thinkers and authors like Florence Scovel Shinn, James Allen, Neville Goddard, Wallace D. Wattles, and many others. Each work has been carefully selected for its ability to inspire, guide, and transfor...

A Road to Prosperity—Ultimate Collection assembles a remarkably broad archive of reflections on wealth, discipline, aspiration, and the moral uses of success. Its selections range from classical Stoic meditation and Taoist aphorism to Enlightenment pragmatism, Gilded Age social criticism, New Thought affirmation, and the energetic rhetoric of American self-help. Philosophical counsels on self-command stand beside practical discussions of enterprise, persuasion, habit, imagination, and publ...

The recent advent of gridlock and hyper-partisanship in the United States Congress has raised questions about whether similar divides are occurring in state governments, and if so, why? To find out, researchers--working in 2018 and 2019 under a National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD) grant--conducted a survey of registered lobbyists and public agency legislative liaison officers in all fifty states. They received over 1,200 completed surveys. The researchers hope that understanding r...