In the United States 87 million "Boomers" were born between 1946 and 1964. Generation X produced 44 million between 1965 and 1979. As the Boomer executives depart the workforce there will be a shortage of qualified applicants to take their place. To further complicate the equation, the first party research and client experience of Discussion Partner Collaborative LLC indicates that 90% of executives would prefer to "phase down" vs. "just retire", 87% are keeping their intentions to themsel...

Brilliant, disgruntled CIA officer Jack Harris avenges the death of his military fiancé in a fast paced thriller. Jack's clever technique applied to strategic targets in the U.S. is discovered by his childhood friend, FBI agent Frank Warren, who invokes a blood vow to learn why and wherefore. A compelling read with a surprise ending.

Flying Boat is a historical novel that depicts early long-distance airline commercial passenger service from a copilot's perspective. These earliest flights were in seaplanes. Most large cities had harbors. Before airports and longer runways, flying boats, heavily laden with fuel, could make safe takeoffs and landings with a measure of convenience and safety. During the 1930s, while war was brewing in Europe, commercial airlines were expanding their route systems. Pan American Airways flew...

Pilot, poet and adventurer Jason Walker follows his bliss and trips over his past. Her name is Charlotte Lansing. Her husband Alan is a vulture capitalist who keeps his wife on a short leash. With ties to money laundering, pornography and the drug trade, he marks them both for death. Jason and Charlotte are in a race for their lives. But no one can run forever.

An airliner crashes on an emergency return to JFK. The Captain and his First Officer are lovers in this tale of travel, romance, truth and consequences in the modern world of aviation. Corporate and government interests press their cause for human error, as organs of formal inquiry ask questions that may have no clear answers. An aviation love story.

The accidental death of his friends results in a "discretionary duty" for writer Jeffrey Stevens, who goes to their home to sort through their personal effects. In one day he learns secrets of how past informs present, and that the future belongs to the living. A novel of quiet existential adventure.

Inflection Points-Risk Readiness & Failure Fearless! Asks and answers the question "are their common denominators in career decision making between and among senior citizens, veterans entering the commercial sector, and aspiring South America female executives"?The book traces the journey of three people of diverse ages, backgrounds, and life experiences and focuses on how they consider their career options, how they address the restraints that exist and are material to decision mak...

The Who were one of the most memorable and influential of the 1960s British Invasion bands—memorable because of their loudness and because they destroyed instruments during performances, and influential because of their success in crafting “Power Pop” singles like “My Generation” and “I Can See for Miles,” long-playing albums Live at Leeds and Who’s Next, and the “rock operas” Tommy and Quadrophenia. The themes that principal songwriter Pete Townshend imparted into The Who’s music drew upo...

Six hot burly cowboys and one hipster ex are ready to claim me as their own.The question is, am I ready for one wild, wild ride?A photoshoot for the Handsome modeling agency takes me back to my Wyoming hometown.While I’m delivering cookies to Gran who feels unwell, I run into Wolf, the ranch owner who hates my family, and three sworn enemies from my past…Uptight police officer Lincoln with whom I locked lips before,...

The 2014 midterm congressional elections provided a view of the attitude of American voters in the sixth year of Barack Obama’s presidency. This book provides insight about the formative aspects of the 2014 campaign season as well as in depth coverage of key races for Congress. The first section has four chapters that cover the substance of topics that impacted this campaign cycle: the popularity and productivity of the 113th Congress, voter suppression laws passed in many states, the role...

The 2012 congressional elections played an equally vital role in determining the future course of America as the presidential race that topped the electoral ticket. Readers of this book will gain insights about the formative aspects of the 2012 campaign season as well as in depth coverage of key races for Congress. Exclusive to this volume are three chapters that look at important processes which impacted the campaign cycle: voter suppression laws passed in nearly every state, the role of ...

In this 2024 conversation with Justine Willis Toms, Susan Casey, a premiere chronicler of the aquatic world, highlights the complexity and ecological importance of the ocean's depths as she shares her personal and historical perspectives on exploring its mysteries. She points out that we are oddly unacquainted with its depths and importance, which make up more than 70% of Earth’s surface, notwithstanding its depth. She also reports on diving to the pulsing night-club-like life of the Twili...