The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies.A collective of mystery writers, known as the Society of Fibbers, has captivated thousands with their addictive podcast-catapulting each member into the limelight. But when one of their own is found dead under chilling circumstances, the remaining Fibbers realize their newfound fame may have painted a target on their backs.Rebecca Stanchion, one of the group's co-founders, is convince...

New York defense attorney Neil Brewster has everything he's ever wanted: an expensive Manhattan apartment, a gorgeous fiancé, a forthcoming partnership in his law firm, and a reputation for winning even the most hopeless cases. His utter ruthlessness and bullying--both in and out of the courtroom--are legendary, and have been since his childhood.With a new high profile court case looming, a camping reunion with his old high school cronies becomes just the distraction he needs. But N...

This is not the 1880 you read about in your history books...Confederate sharpshooter Ashley Cooper fled abroad after the South lost in the War of Northern Aggression. While selling his services as a mercenary, Ash had no idea that his chance rescue of a British aristocrat in Afghanistan would lead him to unimaginable challenges. While facing wily women and difficult travels with his new friend Lord Reginald Harcourt, Ash will also discover alien technologies, a world full of foes, ...

A car almost crashes into the house of Donald and Shelly Taylor. Rushing outside to help the motorist, the Taylors find that there is something very odd about the accident. Soon after, they are whisked away by unknown men in white, medical suits. The Taylors soon find themselves imprisoned in an underground room within the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. An agent from Homeland Security and a doctor from the CDC are tasked with finding out what the Taylors know. Why are the Taylo...

Michael Bradley joined his school friend's group in Derry, Northern Ireland in the summer of 1974. They had two guitars and no singer. Four years later the Undertones recorded 'Teenage Kicks', John Peel's favourite record, and became one of the most fondly remembered UK bands of the post punk era. Sticking to their punk rock principles, they signed terrible deals, made great records and had a wonderful time. They broke up in 1983 when they realised there was no pot of gold at the end of th...

The Tullahoma Campaign took place in Middle Tennessee, setting Union General William S. Rosecrans’s Army of the Cumberland against Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee. Rosecrans’s objective was to force the Confederate Army to vacate Middle Tennessee and put pressure on Chattanooga. Through a series of maneuvers, rather than battles, he achieved his goal; however, Union victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg would overshadow his success.Decisions of the Tullaho...

What does segregation look like when it isn't written into law - when it's enforced socially, through credibility attacks, exclusion, and pressure to conform?In Jerome Crow: De Facto Segregation in Black America, Michael Bradley introduces "Jerome Crow", a modern, informal segregation system aimed at people perceived as "not Black enough" or "too White" - whether in appearance, speech, behavior, or character. Rather than relying on courts, statutes, or official po...

For those interested in learning more about the Cannabis Plant widely known as Marijuna here's your quick and easy guide! Learn what cannibus is, terminology, Cannabis types, usages, history, and more!!!

The idea of looking forward to something that is not promised can lead to the realization of…We have bought into the promotion and the packaging of love. We have come to believe that marriage is a milestone awaiting us. The disappointment when something steps into our path of bliss can be scarring. Cartoons, bedtime stories, TV shows, movies, school, family, and music have instilled in us the stories of marital success. From the crushes in middle school th...

A critical examination of the legal system's failure to protect rape survivors in Australia.One in five Australian women has experienced sexual assault, yet less than 1% of rapists are convicted. This book exposes the systemic flaws that silence survivors, offering a stark choice: report and risk re-traumatization, or remain silent. Michael Bradley argues that the legal system, designed without survivors in mind, fails to address their needs and questions.

'Mowed them down wholesale!'With these words, a judge summed up the last great punitive massacre of Aboriginal people in Australia.Coniston, Central Australia, 1928: the murder of an itinerant prospector at this isolated station by local Warlpiri triggered a series of police-led expeditions that ranged over vast areas for two months, as the hunting parties shot down victims by the dozen.The official death toll, declared by the whitewash federal inquiry as b...

Most staff officers and escort members of famous Civil War generals have faded into obscurity. However, the escort company and staff officers of Nathan Bedford Forrest were held in awe by men on both sides of the conflict during the war and long after, and they continue to be held in esteem as figures as legendary as Forrest himself. Not merely guards or couriers, these men were an elite force who rode harder and fought more fiercely than any others. As Bradley writes in his introduction,