For centuries, the inlet called the Golden Horn and the city on the hills overlooking it were situated in the middle of the known world. To the south, through the Dardanelles and the Aegean Sea, lay the Mediterranean, around which the Greek, Roman, Persian, and Arab worlds revolved. To the north, through the Bosporus, lay the Black Sea, with its Russian and eastern European coastline. And across the narrow Bosporus was Asia Minor, bridge to the Orient. Because of its strategic location, th...

Here is the story of the tormented, mercurial Ludwig van Beethoven cast against the panorama of the times in which he lived. What emerges is a portrait of a man and an age that adds another dimension to the music that has become part of our heritage.

Today, the great cathedrals of Europe stand as beautiful, imposing monuments - the pride of parishioners and the wonder of tourists. It is difficult for us now, even with all our engineering and architectural skills, to imagine the extraordinary ways these medieval houses of worship were constructed. Midway through the twelfth century, the building of cathedrals became a crusade to erect awe-inspiring churches across Europe. In their zeal, bishops, monks, masons, and workmen created the ar...

Agent Bauer is in the Colorado mountains to stop a terror attack on a high-power industrial summit in this original novel based on the hit Fox series 24.In less than twenty-four hours, in a palatial hideaway in the mountains of Colorado, a group of America's most powerful industrialists will be gathering for their annual summit. The bizarre disappearance of all the members of a local crackpot cult—and of two ATF agents assigned to keep an eye on them—may ha...

Billionaire Larry Brick has it all - wealth, power, and a life of luxury. But when he's diagnosed with terminal cancer, his world is turned upside down. With only weeks to live, Brick turns to his trusted investigator, Jess Deance, with an impossible task: find a way to keep him alive, no matter what the cost.Desperate to save his friend and employer, Deance embarks on a perilous journey to uncover the secrets of eternal life. His search leads him to a mysterious healer, over 600 y...

Jack Bauer is in Los Alamos to investigate a web of murder and espionage threatening to unleash nuclear devastation in this original thriller novel.A mole has infiltrated Ironwood National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, a top-secret research center for the development of high-tech and nuclear weaponry. Someone is about to commit the foulest, most catastrophic brand of treason—and one man must prevent it: CTU agent Jack Bauer.Caught in the crossfire bet...

" Walking Among Us explains why extraterrestrial UFOs are here, who is aboard them, and what they are doing. If enough of us read and pay attention to the evidence in this book, we might be able to avoid the disaster that its evidence portends" (Don C. Donderi, PhD, associate professor (retired) of psychology, McGill University, Montreal, author of UFOs, ETs, and Alien Abductions).In his earlier book, The Threat,...

Ben never knew writing would cost him his life.Ben Little is broke, jobless, and failing at his one true passion: writing. He can't even afford medical treatments for his son. When bestselling novelist Jack Fleischer takes an interest in him as a co-author, Ben thinks he has found his big break. But he quickly learns that working with Fleischer is no dream job. The bestseller is demanding, angry, and cruel...and he has far darker plans for Ben than just wr...

A true crime Mafia classic, this homicide hall of fame is loaded with thrilling, graphically detailed accounts of the greatest outlandish and brazen executions only the Mob would ever dare to pull off.No one will ever truly know how many gangland executions the Mob has taken out over the years. But for all the wise guys buried in obscurity, the Mafia’s sordid history shines bright with this rogues gallery of celebrated, star-making murders, including:*Joey ...

In his 1998 book, The Threat, Jacobs uncovered disconcerting reports about aliens’ plans for the future of Earth. He reported that a “change" is coming; a future when very human-like hybrids would intermingle with humans in everyday life. “Soon we will all be together,” the aliens said. “Soon everyone will be happy and everyone will know his place.”This audiobook examines a chilling phenomenon that Jacobs began noticing in 2003. The alien integration action plan has kicked...

A Missional or Missionary Life?For most believers, several factors influence their missions call. Some are called to stay in their hometown and support missions at their local church, others are called to short-term mission trips, while others are called to spend a lifetime overseas as career missionaries. This Snapshot booklet highlights three things that can help you discover the adventure God has for you in his mission: prayer and Bible study, missionary mentors...

Effective policy is vital for creating greener economies, new jobs and industries, for securing energy supplies and for protecting the climate and environment. As renewable energy is fundamental to achieving all of these objectives, it too needs the best possible policy to drive it. Feed-in tariffs have proven to deliver the fastest, most cost-effective and inclusive deployment, by allowing anyone to sell renewable energy into the grid and get a long term, guaranteed return for it. This bo...