Who is Simon Hunter? Is he a wealthy international entrepreneur or a parasite preying on an unsuspecting society? Simon Hunter is a rare binary man. Some see him as the abductor of talented individuals and others as a liberator of down trodden ordinary people - but beware, with him nothing is quite as it seems. What he does and the way he does it excites the interests of intelligence agencies on both sides of the Atlantic; they want to use his unique talents to further their own devious as...

A megalomaniac politician continues relentlessly with his devious quest to take control of a newly developed technology which has the ability to provide great world changing benefits for mankind but which also has the potential to be devastatingly destructive in the wrong hands. The technology is being kept safe on an island created as if by the magic using the power of the new technology itself, in an attempt to ensure that it is used only for its beneficial properties. Rival powers despe...

Food is more than simple sustenance. It feeds our minds as well as our bodies. It nurtures us emotionally as well as physically. It holds memories. In fact, one of the surprising consequences of globalization and urbanization is the expanding web of emotional attachments to farmland, to food growers, and to place. And there is growing affection, too, for home gardening and its “grow your own food” ethos. Without denying the gravity of the problems of feeding the earth’s population while co...

In the aftermath of catastrophic global financial collapse, which all but destroys even the most advanced countries, two scientist discover an anomaly which in the right hands can help to save mankind but in the wrong hands has the power to destroy it. To protect their discovery the scientists decide to build a new society populated with carefully selected like-minded specialists, offering them intelectual freedom and a completely new way of life. The enormous destructive power of their di...

A megalomaniac politician continues relentlessly with his devious quest to take control of a new and potentially world destroying technology. This technology is being kept safe on an island - created as if by magic - using the powerful new technology itself to ensure that it is only used for beneficial means Rival powers desperately crave possession of the technology and attempt to intimidate the small island into submission by using military muscle. The Islanders are driven to using their...

The power hungry disgraced politician Colin Wilson, now forced into exile, plots deadly revenge against the scientists who have twice defeated his attempts to snatch control of their revolutionary world changing technology. Against their better judgement the scientists are forced once again to use their peaceful technology as a 'weapon of defence' to safeguard their Island home. Under relentless attack from Wilson and the unprincipled Federation of Nations the scientists and the other Isla...

In the aftermath of catastrophic global fi nancial collapse, which all but destroyed even the most advanced countries, two scientists discover an anomaly which could, in the right hands, help save mankind but in the wrong hands destroy it. The scientists intend to build a new society, populated with carefully selected like minded specialists, offering them freedom and a completely new way of life. The enormous power of their discovery was uncovered by a brutal emergent Super Power and a me...

The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.What would be necessary to bring about a wide-scale monetary reform? What would an entire money and banking system look like which would change, in fact revitalize, an entire economic and social system? These were the questions that Ralph Borsodi set out to answer in this series of essays on money and banking. In the early 1970s, Schum...

A spicy, only-one-bed Formula 1 romance from New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg.Surely this can’t be the only solution to overhaul my tarnished rep – faking a romance with the good girl intern?But that’s what my agent says. Just a few months of taming my ways—of shedding Formula 1’s party boy image—will land me a lifetime branding deal. One I desperately need.The key condition?Pr...

Four years ago, I promised my dying wife that I’d do one thing: I’d move on.And I knew as I took that oath, I would break it.Then I saw Rory. The woman I’d met on one of my darkest nights, and the woman I can’t ignore. Our one night is a secret we swore we’d never tell.When I see her, I see a glimpse of what could be in the fire in her eyes.When she sees me, she sees the grumpy, annoying Wilder brother who could shatter her dreams and her heart.With ...

The metabolomics and systems biology approach to research can be applied to many disciplines. This book provides a solid introduction to medical metabolomics and systems biology, and demonstrates how they have been applied to studies in medicine and human health, including nutrition and pathogenic microorganisms. Following core themes of diagnosis, pathology and aetiology of disease, this book provides a reference for health care professionals interested in how to use metabolomics for medi...

Christmas, a time of delight, fun, merriment, and also a time of mystery.Investigate the mysterious side of Christmas with these 15 tales of mystery and suspense. From detectives to elves, superheroes to bounty hunters, sheriffs to ghosts, explore these stories that delight and surprise!Give yourself the gift of reading these Christmas stories and have a Very Mysterious Christmas!Table of Contents"McKell's Christmas" by Marcelle Dube"Who Kill...