The Corporateneur Plan shares stories and teachings from the business journey of Ken Rohl over a lifetime building an extraordinarily successful presence in the “white space” he identified within the luxury home market. Grounded in research and enlivened with personal anecdotes, The Corporateneur Plan is a guidebook for every aspiring entrepreneur to read before cutting the cord from their corporate careers and setting out on their own journey.These are the “rules...

After learning they've inherited property from reclusive grandparents he hardly knew, Steve and Sarah Miller decide to take a few days off to investigate their newfound fortune in the quiet Idaho resort town of Coeur d'Alene. The inheritance turns out to be beyond their wildest dreams, a vast mansion with gardens. While exploring, they discover a unique set of carved doors on the top floor of their new home. Disguised as a simple door, a portal is accidentally activated and Steve and Sarah...

"The Future Belongs to the Brave"They took everything away from him. To save the lives of his mother and sister, Vaughan traded his own to serve as a conscripted soldier.The year is 5034, and for the last five years the GUILD Republic has fought a grueling war of attrition with the aliens of the Thriaxian Kingdom. Forced to take on a new name and memories that are not his own, Vaughan is thrown headlong into the Terran war machine to become...

Shortlisted for the Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book at the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence!In his first true crime memoir, undercover operator Norm Boucher recounts eight months spent infiltrating Vancouver's heroin scene, a world of paranoia, ripoffs, and violence. It is 1983 and the War on Drugs is intensifying. From his barroom observer's seat, Boucher candidly reveals the lives of heroin addicts who spend each day looking for th...

This sweeping history reorients our understanding of the Middle East, placing the Gulf at the heart of globalized trade and cross-cultural encounters.World history began in the Persian Gulf. The ancient port cities that dotted its coastlines created the first global seaboard, a place from where faiths and cultures from around the world set sail and made contact. More than a history, The Center of the World shows us that contradictions that define our moder...

From bestselling and award-winning author C. J. Adrien comes a tale of hardship, friendship, and love on the American Frontier.In the bustling frontier town of St. Louis, New Yorker Christian dreams of wealth in the fur trade, only to find himself perilously ill-equipped for its harsh realities. A rowdy tavern brawl thrusts him against the formidable trapper, Fergus MacBride. To his shock, the very next day, he discovers MacBride is also his new company leader....

A paroled killer and a small-town cop find themselves on a collision course when the murder-by-arson of a college student sparks off gang violence along the forty-ninth parallel.His first day out of prison, paroled killer Cameron Shaw meets with a mysterious lawyer who offers him a small fortune to infiltrate the League of Nations crime syndicate. Shaw turns her down, intending to go straight. But with no job, no family, and no prospects, he's soon compelled to tak...

Ringard, the capital of Myral, and home of the magical Ringada has been attacked. With the help of his best friend, Josen sets out to hunt for those responsible. Driven by rage at the murder of his wife during the onslaught, Josen will stop at nothing to get revenge.Aliyah, a Myralian born on the wrong side of the mountains, may be the key to bringing magic back to Gralanth. Sold to a Gralanthian nobleman, she learns more about her powers and just how dangerous magic can be in the ...

In TopKnotch, three Shih Tzu girls—Ginger, Hapi, and Missy, scheme to extricate their late 20’s-something owner, Robin, from a series of foibles. Robin is an engineer who works for her uber-successful, but domineering dad, Fritz. She’s engaged to marry Sean, who works as the intellectual properties attorney for their firm, Rosencratz & Dessein. Determined to connect Robin with the man of her dreams, they are always on the prowl for a new boyfriend to replace Sean.Luck is with them w...

Anyone who has been to 'Gotham City' and wandered about a bit has most likely spotted a giant inflatable rat or two. There are many stories as to why they are there, but until now, nobody has discovered the real truth about their secret lives. Join celebrated children's author Sir Rhymesalot as he goes undercover to burrow down into the inflated rat underworldfor a ride that lifts you high into the sky. As with all Sir Rhymesalot titles, r...

Kevin, a curious but calm kangaroo in the Australian bush, becomes concerned when he realizes that his peers each have unique and remarkable talents, of which he has none. The book examines why comparing yourself to others can lead to missing the whole point about your own unique values—a coming-of-age kanga conundrum from Sir Rhymesalot.

Cyril is a Central Park squirrel who wakes up one day on the wrong track. The subway track. Disoriented and frightened, having no idea how he got there, Cyril survives with the help of some subterranean subway samaritans. The big question is, will Cyril solve the mystery of his curious arrival and somehow find his way home? The Sir Rhymesalot reading level (lexile) is age 11 - 14 (grade 4 - 6), but parents reading these books to children aged 3 - 7 (K - 2) can strengthen literacy and vocab...