A shocking novel of what could happen if the fanatical defense of the environment crossed the line into deadly terror. When environmental consultant Jack McDarvid's boss is killed in a shootout near the Capitol, McDarvid becomes enmeshed in a diabolical plot behind the scenes of the environmental movement.Other Series by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.The Saga of RecluceThe Imager PortfolioThe Corean ChroniclesThe Spellsong CycleThe Ghost Book...

The second book tells how The Five got started. After the successful liberation of William Bradford plantation The Five is setting around a campfire telling stories, until someone asks Scott Martin how The Five got started. In The Origin each member tells their own story.

The American Revolutionary War is over! The Treaty of Paris is signed. British troops have left New York and returned to England. The Republic is safe or is it? That's what everyone believed. But, brewing across the waters is more unrest. The Five has been given the assignment to find out and stop the unrest even on enemy soil. Who are "The Five?" How do they accomplish their missions? Find out this and more from first time author Bruce E. Scott in this historical romance fiction thriller,...

The American Revolutionary War is over! The Treaty of Paris is signed. British troops have left New York and returned to England. The Republic is safe or is it? That's what everyone believed. But, brewing across the waters is more unrest. The Five has been given the assignment to find out and stop the unrest even on enemy soil. Who are "The Five?" How do they accomplish their missions? Find out this and more from first time author Bruce E. Scott in this historical romance fiction thriller,...

A shocking novel of what could happen if the fanatical defense of the environment crossed the line into deadly terror. When environmental consultant Jack McDarvid's boss is killed in a shootout near the Capitol, McDarvid becomes enmeshed in a diabolical plot behind the scenes of the environmental movement.

When a historic battlefield site is discovered and studied, the focus is often on the “hardware”: remnants of weaponry, ammunition, supplies, and equipment that archaeologists carefully unearth, analyze, conserve, and frequently place on display in museums.But what about the “software”? What can archaeology teach us about the humans involved in the conflict: their social mores and cultural assumptions; their use and understanding of power?In The Archaeology of Engagemen...

The essays in the book analyze cases of cooperation in a wide range of ethnographic, archaeological and evolutionary settings. Cooperation is examined in situations of market exchange, local and long-distance reciprocity, hierarchical relations, common property and commons access, and cooperatives. Not all of these analyses show stable and long-term results of successful cooperation. The increasing cooperation that is so highly characteristic of our species over the long term obviously has...

Steeped in mystery and raw beauty, McNabs Island—situated in the middle of Halifax Harbour—yearns to yield up its history. Decaying estate homes and weathered road signs are all that remain of the once-vibrant farms and businesses that populated the island.Many things have been written about McNabs Island, but little about the residents who lived there from the 1920s through the 1970s. This collection of stories—dictated to author Bruce Scott by his mother, who grew up on the islan...

The human brain is an intricate organ that controls our thoughts, emotions, and actions. It is divided into two halves, the left and right hemispheres, each with its own set of functions and cognitive abilities. The left hemisphere of the brain is in charge of logic, language processing, and analytical thinking. It enables us to solve difficulties, comprehend complex concepts, and effectively communicate. The right hemisphere, on the other hand, is related to creativity, intuition, and hol...

Ever since the first observations of turbulent fluctuations in laboratory plasma experiments in the years around 1980, turbulence in magnetised plasmas has been a subject of vigorous interest in the field of plasma physics and magnetic confinement. This work fills a significant gap in the set of available references for research in the field, and serves as part of the wider literature helpful in related fields such as geophysical fluid dynamics or astrophysics, in which background rotation...

Longing for financial freedom? Learn how to build (grow), protect, and sow (give) your money.You have the right to be financially free and live securely—no matter your income or age. It only feels impossible because most of us aren’t taught to manage money.Bruce Scott, an international personal finance specialist, was born into poverty in Jamaica and dug his way out. He’s now built a step-by-step road map for you to understand how to be more financially secure too.

Do you ever find yourself pondering the intriguing notion of whether time travel will ever become a reality in our lifetime? The concept of traversing through time has captivated the minds of humankind for countless centuries, sparking profound curiosity and imagination. Numerous diligent scientists and diligent researchers have dedicated their efforts to exploring the vast array of possibilities and thought-provoking theories that surround this captivating idea. Researchers are still spec...