The narrative is presented from the perspective of the iron star, as it observes and recounts the events and history it has witnessed over the ages. The story allows the celestial object to act as a silent observer of human history and evolution, from prehistoric times to the modern era.John Preston True's novel is a unique and imaginative work that explores themes of time, history, and the passage of ages from the perspective of an inanimate object. While it may not be as widely read as m...

"John Preston Arthur's History of Western North Carolina has for many years been considered one of the prime sources of information on the growth of the western section of the state." -Asheville Citizen, April 20, 1969"The first complete history of Western North Carolina...the author had visited every county in the mountain region...had gone to the original sources: people and their recollections, written records, old letters, legal documents." -March 17, 1963

The Iron Star — And What It Saw on Its Journey Through the Ages by John Preston True is a fascinating blend of science fiction and philosophical exploration, taking readers on an extraordinary voyage across time and existence. True crafts a narrative where a mysterious celestial object becomes the silent observer of humanity’s evolution, witnessing the rise and fall of civilizations, the transformation of ideas, and the enduring essence of life itself. The...

Costa Prize Winner: The "best biography yet" of notorious media mogul Robert Maxwell, "by turns engrossing, amusing, and appalling" ( Sunday Times).In February 1991, Robert Maxwell triumphantly sailed into New York Harbor on his yacht, the Lady Ghislaine, to buy the ailing Daily News. Taxi drivers stopped their cabs to shake his hand, children asked for his autograph, and patrons of the hottest restaurant in Manhattan gave him a standing o...

Ever wished you could grow your business while... well, handling other business?Finally-business wisdom that fits your schedule and your bathroom breaks. "40 Flushes to Grow Your Business" delivers powerful entrepreneurial insights in bite-sized daily readings perfect for the throne room.Inside you'll find:• Quick, actionable business lessons• Entertaining cartoons and jokes• Thought-provoking reflection questions• Real-world...

The unforgettable story, decades before Ted Lasso, of the real-life Watford Football Team, transformed into a powerhouse by coach Graham Taylor and owner Elton John.Nothing has brought English soccer more immediately into the American mainstream than Ted Lasso, which captivated the nation in thirty-four episodes over three seasons. But before there was Jason Sudeikis’s lovable and, at first, hapless AFC Richmond, there was Watford Football Club, a...

Less than one hundred miles off the coast of Florida sits a tiny Caribbean island so innocuous that no one with grand nefarious plans would spare it a second glance. Or would they?Key Isabella might be small, but it has become a hub for the drug trade into the United States. For the Black Berets—the world’s fiercest mercenaries—the issue of a billion-dollar heroin smuggling operation hits a sore spot they can’t ignore. Arriving in the West Indies, the five-man team...

Of this novel of Canadian business life and village and city social conditions in the early twentieth century, the author explains that his object is 'to enlighten the public concerning life behind the wicket and thus pave the way for the legitimate organization of bankclerks into a fraternal association, for their financial and social (including moral) betterment.'

The main event is manslaughter.Someone wanted to overthrow the government of San Sebastian, a country whose tiny army, nonaligned status, and location on the deadly curve of Central America made it ripe for subversion. The first try was an attempted hit on its president on a crowded street in Washington. The second was an invasion from the sea.Both times the Black Berets were there to keep the worst from happening. But how long could five men and one boy ho...

The Black Berets have met the enemy—and he lives next door!Letting a struggling Chicano gas company run its pipeline across their Louisiana land struck the Black Berets as a good idea—especially once Cowboy got an eyeball on Isabella Cifuentes, its stunning, sultry president. But the contract, it seemed, contained some very fine and lethal print.A Texas oil magnate allied with a fanatical right-wing cult had made an unholy alliance to keep the territory fre...

Five nuclear bombs are in the hands of an unidentified madman somewhere in the Sahara. Or so the Black Berets have been led to believe.When a bloody raid in Libya turns up nothing but a camp of terrorists who know nothing about any bombs, the elite American fighters find themselves ordered to Portugal to follow up a new lead. Once there, they learn every undercover agent from every country working in Portugal has been taken out of play, leaving the door wide open f...

Against a deadly alliance of Japanese smarts and KGB savagery, they were striking back—with everything they had!In the arms race against Russia, the United States has eked ahead with their superior advancements in computer technology. All that changes when Russia recruits some of Japan’s finest scientific minds to build their greatest weapon yet: a supercomputer capable of annihilating the US’s formidable Star Wars defense system.Destined for the land of th...