A New York Times BestsellerA prominent senator assesses the destructive ideas that have seized the American spirit—and shows how the hidden alignments in our politics can free us from their hold.Today, the United States is in a crisis, and it’s not just a political one: over fifty years, the pursuit of profit has undermined virtue and individual character, while too many of us have become convinced that happiness results from actin...

A prominent senator assesses the destructive ideas that have seized the American spirit—and shows how the hidden alignments in our politics can free us from their hold. This program is read by the author.Today, the United States is in a crisis—and it’s not just a political one: over fifty years, the pursuit of profit has undermined virtue and character, while too many of us have become convinced that happiness results from acting as good consumers, rather than as g...

In His Majesty's Secret Service is the memoir of a career agent with the United States Secret Service. Chris Murphy recounts a life nearly cut short by severe asthma. His parents were told to prepare to lose their son in childhood. God had other plans, and Chris never lost the sense of gratitude and enthusiasm that comes with second chances. It is to God's glory that he worked and succeeded. The Secret Service raised him to leadership, but he started public service in law enforcement as an...

How to talk dirty and influence people—in Chinese!You can study Chinese for years, but do you really know how to talk like a native speaker? The next book in Plume’s foreign language slang series, Niubi! will make sure you learn all the colorful vernacular words and phrases used by Chinese people of all ages in a variety of situations, including flirting and dating, wheeling and dealing, and even specific Internet slang—not to mention plenty of Chinese wor...

This eBook was written to inform dental students, recent dental graduates, and practicing dentists about the complex processes needed to properly plan, design and build a dental facility. It probably is the most comprehensive eBook ever written on the subject because it methodically describes all of the possible steps to create an exceptional dental office.This eBook was written by a dentist together with an experienced dental office designer and construction coordinator, whose goa...

This eBook was written to inform dental students, recent dental graduates, and practicing dentists about the complex processes needed to properly build and develop a new dental office.This eBook provides useful recommendations from dental experts who have either been part of dental office construction or have owned a successful dental practice. Using the proven recommendations discussed in this book, dentists will be better able to create, build and develop their own exceptional de...

Police are closing in on a notorious serial killer, but they are walking into a trap . . .Ex-detective superintendent Brandt has turned against society. The first kill was a stab in the dark, but now he's got a real taste for it. But his pursuer, DCI Stella Johnson, has rankled him. She has leaked to the press the idea he is impotent, and it has taken hold.Brandt wants to prove himself. Who better a victim than the woman who has embarrassed him?John...

This eBook was written to inform dental students, recent dental graduates, and practicing dentists about the complex processes needed to properly plan, design and build a dental facility. It probably is the most comprehensive book ever written on the subject, because it methodically describes all of the possible steps to create an exceptional dental office.This eBook was written by a dentist together with an experienced dental office designer and construction coordinator, whose goa...

An embittered and disillusioned policeman takes revenge on society in this riveting serial killer thriller.Retired from the force, Detective Superintendent Jeffrey Brandt goes native. He stabs a woman but holds back from killing her. Frustrated that no one takes any notice, he ups his game. Next time, he'll kill.Brandt fully knows how the police work. He'll use this knowledge to win a sick game; after all, he's chosen the rules.The crime scenes are ...

Has ex-DSI Brandt become the perfect killer, or will he be a victim of his own success?Retired policeman turned killer Jeffrey Brandt has gone underground. He is even living something like a normal life in North Wales.He killed to make society stand up and take notice. It did. His crimes are notorious. So infamous, in fact, that someone wants to emulate him.How will Brandt react to a copycat killer? Will he be flattered, or disturbed that someone wa...

This newly revised Thirtieth Anniversary edition provides a robust scholarly introduction to the history of writing instruction in the West from Ancient Greece to the present-day United States.It preserves the legacy of writing instruction from antiquity to contemporary times with a unique focus on the material, educational, and institutional context of the Western rhetorical tradition. Its longitudinal approach enables students to track the recurrence over time of not only specifi...

Day in, day out, Mike Murphy has been a constant presence with the San Francisco Giants since the team moved west in 1958. The clubhouse at Oracle Park bears his name, and in the jubilant aftermath of the team's 2010 World Series victory, Buster Posey told Murphy, "We did it for you, we got your ring." If you know the Giants, you know "Murph."In From the Stick to the Cove, the beloved longtime clubhouse manager reflects on over six decades of incredible memories, from getti...