"Occult Investigator Real Cases from the Files of X-Investigations" chronicles author and private detective Bob Johnson's REAL-WORLD experiences investigating all manner of paranormal and occult events. He is the founder of the world's only occult and paranormal investigation firm – X-Investigations that's affiliated with a licensed New York City private investigations company. Unlike the myriad "ghost busting" teams that garner media attention for their "scary photos and creepy sound reco...

Founded by the Spanish in 1777 to provide food for the military settlements in Monterey and San Francisco, San Jose is the oldest civilian settlement in California. After independence from Mexico, San Jose became the county seat of Santa Clara County and the first state capital. For many years, San Jose was the center of a rich farming community whose vistas of blooming orchards prompted the nickname 'Valley of Heart's Delight.' Following World War II, a massive transformation took place i...

Emotions are the most powerful things we ever meet - they wreak havoc where it matters most - in our innermost private lives. This book assumes from the outset that we should be in control of them, not them controlling us. It traces a logical, straightforward path through the emotional tangles which beset us - rage, violence, personality disorders, anorexia, panic attacks, addictions, divorce, war - showing clearly how to overcome them. Neither academic psychiatry nor science allows us eve...

This book is based on 60 years medical experience, including a special interest in philosophical issues such as Determinism, Intent, Free Will, sanity, and the barest bones of medical practice and healthcare. It is written in response to the rigid orthodoxy currently prevailing among medical editors, and in the dire medical consequences of the medical mistakes the "psychiatrists' bible" makes, which my recent blog describes, with evidence, as "MEDICALLY speaking, the DSM is unfinished busi...

The spirit of resourcefulness, and genuine love of good food, is the heart of The Left Over Ranch: Memories on a Plate Cookbook- a collection of over 100 original recipes built around effective food management techniques and a structured meal planning process that helps eliminate waste, lower weekly food costs, and take the stress out of getting dinner on the table every night.Chef Bob Johnson's recipes are drawn from a lifetime of food experiences - from recreating the beloved san...

Named one of Literary Hub's 100 Notable Small Press Books 2025LONGLISTED, PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection (2026)SHORTLISTED, Indiana Authors Awards (2026)WINNER, Short Story, American Fiction Awards (2026)FINALIST, Society of Midland Authors Book Awards (2026)FINALIST, Storytrade Book Awards (2026)

Grounded in the theory of sociologist Karl Weick, this edited volume explores key concepts of educational leadership and organizational learning. Chapter authors analyze and reflect on the implications of Weick’s thinking on leadership preparation and development. Providing a thorough understanding of the influence of his ideas in education, this volume unpacks the ways in which Weick’s ideas influence and shape organizational learning and educational leadership and policy today.

Managing Operations is a concise guide to the fundamentals of operations management. Using examples and case studies from public, private and voluntary sector organizations, this book will enable managers to develop their competency to an excellent standard in an industrial or commercial setting. As well as being very practically based, Managing Operations also provides the theory behind operations management. The book is based on the Management Charter Initiative's Occupational Standards ...

Fossil fuels don’t simply impact our ability to commute to and from work.They condition our sensory lives, our erotic experiences, and our aesthetics; they structure what we assume to be normal and healthy; and they prop up a distinctly modern bargain with nature that allows populations and economies to grow wildly beyond the older and more clearly understood limits of the organic economy.Carbon Nation ranges across film and literary studies, ecology, politics, jou...

An archaeology of Western energy culture that demystifies the role that fossil fuels play in the day-to-day rituals of modern life.Spanning the past two hundred years, this book offers an alternative history of modernity that restores to fossil fuels their central role in the growth of capitalism and modernity itself, including the emotional attachments and real injuries that they generate and command. Everything about us—our bodies, minds, sense of self, nature, r...

Citizen Wynn recounts the cautionary saga of uber-wealthy casino king Steve Wynn, who built a global gambling empire on fantasy, grift, and misogyny before hubris and #MeToo brought him down. Part Mafia history, part deeply researched social commentary, part Horatio Alger gone horribly awry, Citizen Wynn is a modern morality tale with instant appeal to 100 million Americans who gamble regularly as well as millions more who recognize the Wynn name from Macao to Monaco.

What does it mean to be a magnetic entrepreneur? Is it something that someone is born with and only they have it, or it is something that you can learn and develop? Thankfully, the answer is you can learn it.Magnetic entrepreneurs have figured out how to attract clients easily and build their business the fast way and, in this book, you will learn the skills needed to be able to do that too.None of these entrepreneurs were born with silver spoons in their mouth, most of the...