This Scottish Historical Novel is based on well known historical events and the author's personal experiences. The novel's main characters include three unrelated native born Scots. Tracy, a lady Royal Navy fighter pilot operating from her ship, H.M.S. Ark Royal, above the South China seas off Hong Kong; Alan, a Royal Bank of Scotland manager employed in the bank's Hong Kong office also acting as a volunteer Auxiliary Marine Police Inspector operating in Hong Kong waters: and Grant, an alm...

Anyone living in a gated community or in a condominium property knows there is an elected board of directors. They wield a lot of power and spend the residents' money - wisely or not. Acrimony often sets in. The board in this novel is no different. There is skullduggery, innocence, pathos, trust and mistrust. The president of the board is conflicted, and disappears. This introduces the subplot. All come together in an exciting way, but the ending is a surprise because there is not any hint...

Worship the Lord in Truth by David H. Brown is a dialogue that explores the truth found in the Bible. The participants in the debate are Masters (Brown’s mouthpiece) and Lerner, someone seeking the truth. Using the Bible, Masters boldly teaches the truth about God, history, future, ethics, worship, salvation, angels, Satan, heaven, and hell. Masters also examines what the Bible says about contemporary moral issues such as homosexuality and abortion. Since the participants o...

Ever since its emergence in colonial-era Cuba, Afro-Cuban Santería (or Lucumí) has displayed a complex dynamic of continuity and change in its institutions, rituals, and iconography. Originally published in 2003 Santería Enthroned combines art, history, cultural anthropology, and ethnohistory to show how Africans and their descendants have developed novel forms of religious practice in the face of relentless oppression. Focusing on the royal throne as a potent metaphor in Santería...

This is an update of two previously published books on this subject, which are both included in this volume.As the last remaining member of, and press officer for, the Federal Aviation Administrations anti-skyjacking task force that developed the original procedure during 1969-70, the author has unique personal experience.The general theme is that the government is going around in procedural circles to provide security when a return to the original Dailey Profile as Step On...

Wild things go on in Moundsville, the normally quiet seat of Chippewa County.Newborn fraternal twins are abandoned in the basement of an apartment building, but survive without nourishment for eight days, a medical record. Their teenage mother is shot to death shortly after delivery.Two decades later, detective A.G. Reynard not only locates the untraceable murder weapon, but also unravels the mysterious motive.A persistent reporter discovers a diary that could jeopardize the lives of promi...

This is not just a book “about governance”, it tells you how to “do governance”.Authors David A. H. Brown and Dr. Debra L. Brown deliver:Proven Governance Solutions: It is a single source—the ultimate guide—for solving your governance problems.Access: It includes almost 70 governance concepts and tools that are unique only to this book.Competence and Confidence: It covers the broad spectrum of governance issues from governance structure and process...

This is not just a book “about governance”, it tells you how to “do governance”.Authors David A. H. Brown and Dr. Debra L. Brown deliver:Proven Governance Solutions: It is a single source—the ultimate guide—for solving your governance problems.Access: It includes almost 70 governance concepts and tools that are unique only to this book.Competence and Confidence: It covers the broad spectrum of governance issues from governance structure and process...

This book, first published in 1996, examines the problems associated with the management of change, particularly those brought about by the rapid pace of economic development in China in the ‘reform’ period since 1979. China’s managers were challenged as never before as the country integrated itself into the world economy, introduced new technology, and decentralized control over its industries. This book discusses their successes and failures in chapters by specialists in Chinese manageme...

Implement Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) for secure network and application communications, exploring SASE services including SD-WAN, ZTF, and more with expert Jeremiah Ginn who helps CxO leaders achieve SASE success Key Features • Merge networking and security services into a single architecture to simplify network infrastructure • Explore how zero trust network access (ZTNA) restricts access to provide native application segmentation • Focus on a native, multitenant cloud architecture...

Second edition, updated and expanded.In 2015 Dave Brown experienced significant problems with his thinking and memory. MRIs found that his brain had atrophied so much that, among 100 men his age, his brain would have atrophied the most. He did poorly on cognitive tests, and he experienced episodes in which he couldn't remember his phone number or zip code of 30 years. He had to stop driving, and he became confused when crossing the street. His doctors sadly informe...

If the global pandemic taught us anything, it's that all organizations need a strategy to manage in a crisis. In Governing in Scary Times, authors Dr. Debra L. Brown,David A.H. Brown, and Rob DeRooy offer a step-by-step plan to prepare your board to provide direction for your company and reinforce your stakeholders' confidence.With a combined 75 years of experience governing companies and boards, ...