Wade Cardell is in big trouble. Just minutes after he has been fired from his job at a salvage yard in Northtown, Ohio, he gets into an argument with the boss's nephew on his way out the door that results in the man's death. Now he's a wanted felon and the only one he can call to rescue him so he can get back home in time to see his dying mother before the law grabs him is his cousin, a drug-dealing thug and ex-con with ties to the Aryan Brotherhood. He's the reason Wade did time in a West...

The Moral Case for Profit Maximization argues that profit maximization is moral when businessmen seek to maximize profit by creating goods or services that are of objective value. Traditionally, profit maximization has been defended on economic grounds. Profit, economists argue, incentivizes businessmen to produce goods and services. In this view, businessmen do not need to be virtuous as long as they deliver the goods. It challenges the traditional defense of profit maximization, arguing ...

This book is intended to serve as an up-to-date reference source for those familiar with chromatography/Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) methods and as an introduction to techniques and applications for those interested in future uses for chromatography/FT-IR.

Out of the Ashes is the definitive history of the Provisional Irish Republican movement, from its formation at the outset of the modern Troubles up to and after its official disarmament in 2005. Robert White, a prolific observer of IRA and Sinn Féin activities, has amassed an incomparable body of interview material from leading members over a thirty-year period. In this defining study, the interviewees provide extraordinary insights into the complex motivations that provoked their support ...

This is the story of how a young high school student, through a quirk of fate, begins walking down a path that leads him to become a rural family doctor in Montana.Having served a close-knit community for fifty years Dr. Robert Whiting recounts a story of a diphtheria outbreak, some interesting cancer outcomes, and several cases requiring difficult decision making.In this personal account, youll learn what the medical textbooks cant teach you: How changes in medicine have d...

Ex SAS hero, Rick Fuller, needed a new identity. He gave the last of his cash to expert forger and gun runner, Spiros Makris. The pair began a business relationship that would see them both become very rich men. Now, Makris is missing. Rick’s investigations lead him back into the depths of Manchester’s underworld, then onward, to Albania. Is taking on the Albanian Mafia a step too far for Fuller?

Frankie Verdi, Eddie Williams and Tony Thompson, are The Three Dogs. A ruthless criminal gang. A law unto themselves. Detective Jim Hacker has watched The Dogs grow from thuggish youths to psychotic criminals and seems to be the only cop in town with the determination to see justice done. Meanwhile Jamie Strange, a young Royal Marine, finds himself embroiled in the lives of the gang when his girlfriend, Laurie Holland, cuts off their engagement... to be with the most dangerous of The Dogs:...

Remarkably simple ways to turn your mistakes into opportunities, and open your life to lasting confidence, happiness and success. A Second Chance at Success is unlike other self-help books. It goes deeper by showing you how to strip away the layers of lies that stop you from succeeding. Illustrations, exercises, practical tips and anecdotes highlight Rob White's unique, unusual and bold philosophy.

Terroir connotes a sense of place that imparts a distinctive character to wine. A central component of terroir is the soil and its immediate surroundings. Thus, an understanding of the basic properties of soils and how they function as a "living skin" on the earth's surface is of fundamental importance to grape growers and winemakers. Stripped of scientific jargon, Understanding Vineyard Soils explains to a wide audience how soils form and why they are so variabl...

How can an omnipotent God of love allow disasters? Bob White, a leading geophysicist, tackles one of the biggest conundrums in Christian thinking. He combines a profound knowledge of the science behind dramatic natural events with thorough research into their impact, and underpins it with a carefully reasoned theological response. Examining each type in turn, he illuminates the way in which human factors turn natural processes, without which the earth would be sterile and uninhabitable, in...

Body language is thе prime focus of mоѕt rеlаtiоnѕhiрѕ fоr good rеаѕоn.Bоdу language iѕ likе a secret соdе. Onсе you knоw hоw tо rеаd thе code, уоu can lеаrn things аbоut mеn (оr other wоmеn, fоr that matter) thаt they mау nоt еvеn knоw about thеmѕеlvеѕ. Whilе ѕоmе mеn аrе рrеttу good аt соnѕсiоuѕlу using it, thеу аrе uѕuаllу оbviоuѕ about it. Mаnу оf uѕ simply don't realize thе unintended mеѕѕаgеѕ wе'rе ѕеnding out. Whether with family, friеndѕ, opponents, соllеаguеѕ, рubliс ѕреаk...

For Rob and Charlie this was the start of memorable years driving Massey Ferguson combines the length and breadth of the American wheat belt. This is Rob's story, a vivid account of endless hours of work, rattlesnakes, truck wrecks, summer lightning, tornados, favourite bars and the 'honeys' at the grain elevators. Rob went on to do five years' harvesting with Dale Starks who comes to life in these pages with all his wisdom and cussedness. This is the man who starred in Yellow Trail from T...