In a world where the next global war will be fought in silence and shadows, ODIN Spear Ruler follows the journey of a master hacker whose skills can topple governments and rewrite the rules of power. When a mysterious, adaptive cyber weapon—known as the "Dragon's Veil"—emerges, it threatens to destabilize everything from financial markets to military satellites.As the Phantom Hacker moves through Parisian cafés, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and the digital corridor...

A lively, accessible introduction to the asymmetrical relationship between the United States and Mexico, one of the most formative international relationships in geopolitics today.The border between the US and Mexico is the world's longest between a wealthy industrialized nation and a part of the Global South. The economy, society, culture, and politics of the two nations have become inextricably linked.As the United States continues to assert its considera...

What do you do after decades of longing when you finally find your perfect match, only to discover that he has Stage Four cancer?Dare to Love is far from a traditional memoir or tale of loss. It is at once a beautiful love story, a remarkable journey of exuberant living in the face of uncertain future, and a triumph of spirit.With unwavering honesty and beautiful tenderness, Jane opens her heart and lays herself bare, recounting the beauty...

‘Harriet’s Eternal Tears’ is an emotionally uplifting drama of a mother’s love and loss during the First World War, when her two sons went out to face the uncertainties of conflict. Harriet is happy in her close-knit community until the horrors of war descend on her. Her two sons, David and Emrys, go off to fight despite Emrys only being sixteen. He soon discovers that joining the cyclist battalion is not the fun that he had expected. As the story unfolds, a chance meeting with suffragette...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships – and the story of one woman’s terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom.As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee was one of millions trapped by a secretive and brutal communist regime. Her home on the border with China gave her some exposure to the world beyond the confines of the Hermit Kingdom and...

"Mastering Trading Strategies: Achieving a 78% Winning Ratio" is your comprehensive guide to navigating the dynamic world of trading with confidence and precision. Whether you're a novice trader looking to establish a solid foundation or an experienced investor seeking to refine your strategies, this book offers practical insights and proven methods for maximizing profitability in any market condition.From understanding the fundamental principles of trading to mastering advanced tec...

A world-weary English reporter and a maverick American female Olympian find themselves caught in a lethal game between the Gestapo and British Secret Intelligence Service in David John’s spellbinding thriller Flight from Berlin.While traveling to Berlin on the Hindenburg to cover the 1936 Berlin Olympics, journalist Richard Denham meets socialite Eleanor Emerson, recently expelled from the U.S. swim team.Richard and Eleanor quickly discover the dark power of Hitler...

A focused tutorial, this book provides a range of practical examples with downloadable code, showing you how to create business process diagramming templates with Visio and enabling you to effectively visualize business information. It draws on real business examples and needs, and covers all the new features of Visio 2010 Premium Edition. If you are a Microsoft Visio 2010 Premium Edition user or developer who wants to get to grips with both the basic features of Visio 2010 and the new Val...

In POSTMODERN SPIRITUALITY IN THE AGE OF ENTITLEMENT, impatience, quickness, and the need for instant gratification unconsciously push the postmodern person towards "social and spiritual shallowness." Attempting to cope with an ever-increasing flow and flood of information, knowledge, and data, we skim and scan, instead of deep reading and absorption. David Robson weaves numerous thoughtful and stimulating viewpoints from other noted experts combined with his timely insights into how our w...

A practical guide to documenting your decisions and preferences in case of incapacitating illness.It won't happen to me.I'm too busy to worry about a living will.My family will know what to do.No one wants to plan for incapacitating illness or death. But to spare loved ones from needless emotional suffering, or even legal battles, people of all ages need to document and communicate clear decisions about the final detai...

"Our millennial children, as well as nonchurchgoing millennials, are both the church's greatest challenge and its most exciting new opportunity."—John Seel, PhDWarning: There is a fundamental frame of reference shift in American society happening right now among young adults. You may think of this group as millennials—those born between 1980 and 2000—but millennials resist this label for good reason: the national narrative on them is pejorat...

A synopsis of David Johns MERGER'. When Thomas Cork a devout Catholic dies, his advertising agency is inherited by his grandson Sean a 28 year old graduate from University who puts sport and business before girls. Following the demise of his grandfather Sean enters into a merger with Jewish entrepreneur George Wilcox the father of his platonic girlfriend Sadie who he has been in a friendship with him for three years. Despite trying not to be involved with females he finds himself propositi...