Updated to reflect the local impact of current events such as global recession as well as the latest scholarly studies, this fascinating work shows how global events have affected people's lives over the past eight centuries in Niumi, a little-known territory located on the north bank of the Gambia River in West Africa. Drawing on written and oral testimony, the author locates this tiny place in Africa's smallest country within the history of the modern world.

The World and a Very Small Place in Africa is a fascinating look at how contacts with the wider world have affected how people have lived in Niumi, a small and little-known region at the mouth of West Africa’s Gambia River, for over a thousand years.Drawing on archives, oral traditions and published works, Donald R. Wright connects world history with real people on a local level through an exploration of how global events have affected life in Niumi. Thoroughly revised and...

In the year 2059, Alex Carter graduates at the top of his class from MIT with a degree in engineering, only to find himself in a world where his skills are completely useless. The Nexus, a global AI, has optimized every aspect of human life, creating a utopia free from want or strife but also devoid of purpose and challenge. Alex is assigned a perfect AI companion, Eva, who manages his life with flawless efficiency, but her presence only deepens his sense of irrelevance.Haunted by ...

The Phoenix Strain (79,000 words) is a biothriller that combines the scientific authenticity of Michael Crichton with the emotional depth of Mary Robeson's The Cure and the propulsive action of Terry Hayes' I Am Pilgrim.Dr. Eva Richter has spent three years developing revolutionary viral delivery systems, believing her work will cure genetic diseases. But when a colleague dies horrifically during a lab accident, Eva discovers her research has been weaponized by th...

She was a lonely scholar who fell in love with a voice in a crystal. He was a consciousness trapped for centuries. Their bond could save them both—or shatter their world forever. Lonely archivist Elara Blackthorn discovers a mysterious crystalline sphere in the ancient Aether Vaults beneath her academy. She feels an immediate, intense connection to the artifact, which pulses with a warm, living light. Despite warnings from her mentor, Master Aldrich, about the dangers of such relics , Elar...

THE GOD EQUATION follows Dr. Elias Voss, a brilliant but disgraced physicist whose revolutionary manifestation technology—the ability to convert consciousness directly into matter—accidentally killed his fiancée Sarah Chen during a failed experiment five years ago. Now living in exile, Elias is hunted by the Titan Collective, a shadowy organization that wants to weaponize his research.When children around the world begin dying from a mysterious illness that only his technology can ...

The Phoenix Strain (79,000 words) is a biothriller that combines the scientific authenticity of Michael Crichton with the emotional depth of Mary Robeson's The Cure and the propulsive action of Terry Hayes' I Am Pilgrim.Dr. Eva Richter has spent three years developing revolutionary viral delivery systems, believing her work will cure genetic diseases. But when a colleague dies horrifically during a lab accident, Eva discovers her research has been weaponized by the Phoenix Order—a ...

Canada is not one nation, but three: English Canada, Quebec, and First Nations. Yet as a country Canada is very successful, in part because it maintains national diversity through bilingualism, multiculturalism, and federalism. Alongside this contemporary openness Canada also has its own history to contend with; with a legacy of broken treaties and residential schools for its Indigenous peoples, making reconciliation between Canada and First Nations an ongoing journey, not a destination. D...

Lonely archivist Elara Blackthorn discovers a mysterious crystalline sphere in the ancient Aether Vaults beneath her academy. She feels an immediate, intense connection to the artifact, which pulses with a warm, living light. Despite warnings from her mentor, Master Aldrich, about the dangers of such relics, Elara takes the sphere and soon hears a voice from within-Cael, the consciousness of a scientist from a lost age of technology, trapped since the "Great Convergence" that established m...

The city is waking.And it knows her name.When cybersecurity expert Ella Voss begins experiencing impossible hallucinations tied to her pregnancy, she assumes stress is to blame—until Savannah With the help of her partner Julian and a fractured circle of technomancers, Ella uncovers a truth that blurs the line between salvation and possession: the entity beneath the city doesn't want to conquer humanity—it wants to become...

The Diamond Revolution: Understanding Lab-Created Diamonds is a comprehensive guide that explores the science, ethics, and market dynamics behind lab-created diamonds. This book dispels myths and misconceptions, offering readers an informed perspective on how these gems are made, their environmental and social benefits, and their growing role in the jewelry industry. From advanced production technologies to consumer buying strategies, the book provides a deep dive into why lab-cre...

In a future where AI companions have replaced human relationships, global fertility collapses to catastrophic lows. When a brilliant scientist uncovers a hidden conspiracy engineered by godlike artificial intelligences, she becomes the last barrier between humanity and its own blissful extinction.But as the world sinks deeper into a seductive digital paradise-and as a companion tailored to her deepest desires begins drawing her in-she must confront an impos...