Terrorism, continuing unabated in the contemporary world, is having a serious impact on the lives of people and nations. Once, only govern ments and ruling classes possessed the power to coerce large segments of the world's peoples. Today, a handful of thugs, covered and concealed by a collection of terrorist organizations, are disturbing people every where by perpetrating dramatic criminal acts-bombings, kidnappings, assassinations, etc.-on an almost daily basis, in places specifically ch...

An extraordinarily insightful and thought-provoking look at how our society and culture are going to change, and change rapidly, as the price of gasoline, heating oil, and all other everyday consumer products that are derived from oil continue to escalate.Imagine an everyday world in which the price of gasoline (and oil) continues to go up, and up, and up. Think about the immediate impact that would have on our lives.Of course, everybody already knows how a...

With the help of veteran journalists Alan Goodman and John Pollack's The World on a String, young reporters need not spend years struggling in obscurity to land coveted foreign assignments.In fact, technological advances and cost-cutting at major media companies have created unprecedented opportunities for enterprising journalists to succeed abroad as freelance correspondents—stringers—for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, wire services, and Intern...

A nephew with a debt problem. An uncle with a boat, a will, and rather too much whisky. And one perfectly ordinary piece of fruit, rolling across a cabin table in the moonlight.Sandhaven is a quiet little port. Nothing much happens there — except, on this particular spring night, a slow leak, a sleeping man, and a plan with no loose ends.Almost none.John Rhode at his most precisely, mercilessly clever.

Roseto is a small Italian-American community in east-central Pennsylvania. This fifteen-year study drawing on medical histories, physical examinations, and laboratory tests, compared a large sample of Rosetans to inhabitants of two neighboring communities, Bangor and Nazareth, and followed up this research with a sociological study of the three communities.Despite a greater prevalence of obesity in Roseto, and despite similar dietary, smoking, and exercise habits and similar ethnic...

Materialism - the view that facts are dependent upon or reducible to physical processes - is one of the most long-standing and controversial of all philosophical theories. Originating in antiquity, its proponents include Epicurus, Hobbes, Diderot, Darwin and Marx, whilst its impact on modern physics and consciousness debates reverberates strongly today. It is also an important yet generally overlooked feature of Indian, Chinese and Islamic thought.This major collection, the first o...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Embark on a voyage through the human body's potential, where science and clarity blend to illuminate the path to wellness. This guide reveals the genetic orchestration of life, offering insights into biohacking and functional medicine, and taking readers from survival to peak performance. Discover the regenerative secrets of sleep, the enlightening power of psychedelics, and the electric language of your being. It's a masterful exploration of heal...

A new collection showcasing the best of Ernest Hemingway’s short stories including his well-known classics, as featured in the magnificent three-part, six-hour PBS documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick—introduced by award-winning author Tobias Wolff.Ernest Hemingway, a literary icon and considered one of the greatest American writers of all time, is the subject of a major documentary by award-winning filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. This intimate portrait o...

In the summer of 1937, Thomas Wolfe was in the North Carolina mountains revising a piece about a party and subsequent fire at the Park Avenue penthouse apartment of the fictional Esther and Frederick Jack. He wrote to his agent, Elizabeth Nowell, 'I think it is now a single thing, as much a single thing as anything I've ever written.' Abridged and edited versions of the story were published twice, as a novella in Scribner’s Monthly (May 1939) and as part of You Can’t Go Home A...

Michael Cochrane stars as a green-fingered private sleuth in a series of murder mysteriesA perfect listen for any fans of cosy crime, this series is packed with four brilliant stories to enjoy. Meet Jim Thackeray, a renowned landscape gardener who also happens to be a first-class private detective. As you will discover, this is very handy when murders happen to take place in gardens…In Green Fingered Thackeray’s Shakespearean-themed gardens ...

Exploring the rich and intricate tapestry of self-exploration, 'The Path to Becoming – 10 Classic Search for Identity Fiction' offers readers a profound journey through narratives that capture the essence of personal evolution and self-discovery. This anthology comprises a stunning array of literary forms, from intricate novels to nuanced short stories, all unified by the characters' quests to uncover their true selves amid societal expectations and personal challenges. These works, each a...

Winner of the 2021 Book of the Year (Faces of Ottawa Awards)In this time of the Covid-19 pandemic, fear, isolation, mental illness and hardship will be a challenge many will face in silence.100% of this ebook's proceeds will directly aid Ottawa's needy and be donated to Shadow Ottawa until the launch of it's print edition (September 30th, 2020),For more information, you can find them at [email protected] authors, fifteen short stories, one ...