In a fledgling democracy, former struggle hero Fish is abruptly reassigned from ambassador to National Police Commissioner. The appointment is unexpected — and so is the reality he uncovers. The President's proclaimed democratic revolution is not quite what it seems, and Fish soon begins to suspect that the new order may be more dangerous than the one it replaced. Haunted by the mystery surrounding his past capture, and with enemies circling inside and outside the Party, Fish strives to re...

Arrested on October 6,1943, Dr. Pieter Schoorl listened to the heavy iron doors of a basement cell in the Gestapo's Amsterdam headquarters close behind him. It had been easy for him to hide the first Jew—a blonde-haired, blue-eyed three-year-old. And had Dr. Schoorl and his wife Anne helped only the one child, this would be a far simpler story. But the pleas for help never ended. Dutch commandoes met at the Schoorls' kitchen table, and shot-down Allied pilots shared breakfast with their fi...

'Ondjou' by Nicholas John, is the absorbing final story in his compilation book 'The Baboons Who Flew and Other Stories' and is ideal for younger readers, who want something more challenging or parents wanting to stretch their children's vocabulary. Sahel brings the lion Sulu Sappor unwelcome news from Africa of the drought-stricken savannah and is fretting about the survival of the family he left there long ago. Unusually, most of the action in this story takes place on the arid savannah ...

The Gaunlet of Pong Wu is about a sister who goes on a gaunlet to save her sister from a pack of demons that have spewed out of hell.

New Year’s Eve, 1989. At a residential care home in suburban Australia, fireworks explode in the distance while an elderly man dies in troubling circumstances. Decades later, a proof-reader, disfigured by a childhood accident, prepares to meet a celebrated and reclusive novelist. Between these two figures a subtle and intricate web is woven, implicating the members of a mystical cult, the victim of a beheading, an impostor artist, and the enigmatic presence known only as Agent Vell.

In both education and training, teachers are faced with many and varied problems relating to their teaching and their students’ learning. Educational technology, in its widest sense, provides teachers with methods and tools which, if properly used, can alleviate some of these problems. The computer is one such tool, offering, within certain limitations, some possible solutions.Originally published in 1979, this book describes the use of the computer as a resource and as a manager i...

After spending a drink and drug fueled erotic night with Stan Taylor and Jack Jones, Theresa Hogan is horrified to learn she is pregnant and leaves Manchester University to return home to her wealthy parents in Dublin and an agonizing nine month wait to see the color of her newborn's skin.Join Jack Jones on his arduous but enlightening journey through cultivation and the turmoil his past brings him in the form of Stan, a violent and feared gangster from Manchester, England. The blac...

"British propaganda brought America to the brink of war, and left it to the Japanese and Hitler to finish the job." So concludes Nicholas Cull in this absorbing study of how the United States was transformed from isolationism to belligerence in the years before the attack on Pearl Harbor. From the moment it realized that all was lost without American aid, the British Government employed a host of persuasive tactics to draw the US to its rescue. With the help of talents as varied as those o...

Ever feel like you're missing your mark, or falling short of your full potential?Imagine a book that leads you on a quest…to explore your history, dreams and DNA, and to learn how they can launch you toward your ultimate destiny.Bestselling author John Nicholas was just 16 when he crashed his mother's car into a house during a Halloween Night car chase with police. It got him thrown in jail, kicked off his high school football team and almost ruined his lif...

The Portal to Lean Production: Principles and Practices for Doing More with Less describes the steps, difficulties, and rewards of implementing lean production. The book moves beyond concepts to address practical matters. The authors provide enough information for you to begin implementing lean production within your organization. This book

Significantly extended from the first edition and published in response to the new international standard ISO55000, this book on physical asset management (2nd Ed.) presents a systematic approach to the management of physical assets from concept to disposal. It introduces the general principles of physical asset management and covers all stages of the asset management process, including initial business appraisal, identification of fixed asset needs, capability gap analysis, financial eval...

9:41 and Other Stories is a collection of writings, short stories and a dab of poetry, written at the very beginning of John Iannuzzi's writing career. From his very first steps into the world of fiction, his experimenting in various genres and writing styles, this anthology allows a fascinating glimpse into the actual step-by-step development of a writer in progress.