Serendipity…For the better part of twenty-five years, both Octavia Fiske and Armand Mundy have long awaited this particular weekend.For Fiske, the CEO of the Norwood Fox, this weekend represents new beginnings, as the company morphs into an undeniable behemoth. While for Mundy, it’s the opposite; the end of the Air Force major general’s tenure acting as lead mechanical engineer on the globe’s prototype autarkical space station—the First Arcadia.Originally c...

Over 1150 Pages Of Pure Unadulterated Bedlam.Black Ops. Assassins. And some good ol' fashioned vigilante justice to spice things up. Action speaks louder than words in this triumvirate of chaos.Watch as our brutally efficient protags go to work—doing what they do best. This is a rootin', tootin' page turning affair. A shot of adrenaline to your cerebral cortex, if you will. A menagerie of chicanery. Being bad has never quite felt this good!T...

Living self-sufficiently on a Central Otago homesteadGillian Swinton is trying to live self-sufficiently: living off the land and adapting to the seasons. With her partner Hamish, their two dogs, a cat, a few sheep, some bees and a lot of chooks, they are also building community and remembering not to take it all too seriously.On their 2.7-hectare property in Central Otago's heartland, Gillian and Hamish lead a lifestyle that harks back to a time when peopl...

A person's sense of spirituality informs his or her awareness of self and of the society around them, and is intrinsic to their mental well-being. In this balanced and thoughtful book John Swinton explores the connections between mental health or illness and spirituality and draws on these to provide practical guidance for people working in the mental health field. He analyses a range of models of mental health care provision that will enable carers to increase their awareness of aspects o...

Can we defend God's love, goodness, and power in a world scarred by violence and suffering? Do we need to? Traditional attempts to explain the problem of evil have mostly seen it as a philosophical and theological task. In this book John Swinton reminds readers that the experience of evil and suffering precedes pontification on its origin. Raging with Compassion seeks to inspire fresh Christian responses and modes of practice in our broken, fallen world.

"Belief's a luxury. Proof keeps you alive."When the faces in a stranger's manga match the ones in his nightmares, private investigator Neil Ames knows the past hasn't stayed buried—it's been drawn in ink.Emily Granger was murdered twenty years ago. Or so the official story says.Now, a decorated homicide detective is dead. His final message is addressed to Neil.A second autopsy. A forged death certificate.A case once thought ...

The stories of the first Mormon pioneers — all those who braved the trail west — is well known. Heeding the call to "come to Zion," and enduring great hardships, they offered enormous sacrifices for their faith. But the Latter-day Saints of the nineteenth century are not the only pioneers in Church history. This book is filled with stories of modern-day pioneers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They are the first in their families or even in their homelands to have joine...

The Defense of Duffer’s Drift is one of the most important works ever written on small unit tactics and is required reading for junior officers in military organizations around the world. It was written by Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton in 1904 when Swinton was a Captain. It details a fictional encounter in the Boer War. The book is narrated by Lieutenant Backsight Forethought (BF) who has been left in command of 50 men to defend a ford in the river. BF has a series of dreams in w...

"The Defence of Duffer's Drift" by E. D. Swinton is a military fiction work that presents a unique narrative through the lens of a young officer's experiences during a fictional battle. The story unfolds as the protagonist, tasked with defending a strategic position, learns valuable lessons about leadership, strategy, and the importance of understanding one's enemy. Swinton's writing combines elements of realism and instruction, making it not only an engaging read but also a practical guid...

"The Defence of Duffers Drift" is a fictional account of a young, inexperienced British officer, who is tasked with holding a river crossing with 50 troops against a larger enemy force. His initial failures and eventual victory serve as an entertaining and instructive vehicle to convey the principles of small unit tactics. Because it deals with principles, this definitive work has endured to this day and is still on some of the required reading lists of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. (Goo...

A memoir and a call to action, this intimate look at America’s long-standing struggle to adequately educate vulnerable children offers valuable insights for effecting change in families, communities, and nationwide.At the root of every important problem we face, from mass incarceration to income inequality, is an education system influenced by our nation’s fraught history. Just as past generations fought to ensure that all Americans could enjoy the right to fully p...

American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith offers a fascinating portrait of a man whose name has indeed been had for good and evil among all nations. As the church he founded on American soil has grown to a membership exceeding ten million in 160-plus countries around the globe, his work has been scrutinized, acclaimed, ridiculed, investigated, applauded, belittled, embraced, and rejected. His story is one of remarkable achievement as well as horrific persecution that ultimately ...