In July 2007, Zimbabwe's worsening economy saw inflation skyrocket to 7,634 per cent, deepening the already chronic food shortages in a country where only one in five of the adult population is in employment.Months later, on 20 November 2007, Ian Smith, the former Prime Minister of Rhodesia died, leaving behind him a lifetime of resistance to black majority rule and the dangers that he believed it would bring to his country.Ian Smith was a man with the ability to excite powerful emotions i...

Creating business value is not easy. The facts are sobering: Out of 27.3m US enterprises, 26.7m are employing less than 20 people and only 5,000 to 10,000 US enterprises are selling out for $10m or more each year. That’s a 1 in 6,000 chance. Therefore, I ask you, are you sure you are increasing business value? Operational tips are needed more than ever. After nearly 100 blog posts of The Smith Report—and many requests for a compilation--I decided to bring these one-page business tutorials ...

Leah Brownstone is a fiercely independent, determined, brave young woman, just the sort of woman that Tom Jefferson delights in taming. In the isolated community of Xanxta, where slavery is openly legal, has the snatched Leah met her match, or will she be able to defy Tom and all his methods and torments?Lucy Garrington is also a wildcat, but of a very different sort: a sexual submissive by nature, she longs for the sort of experience that Xanxta offers, but when she becomes Xanxta...

This book is a true story from my heart. As my life unfolds before you, I hope you will see the truth for yourself and discover an inner meaning for your life.My life has touched many lives, but as you will see, has not left a good impression of my past.If I could have changed anything, at the time it would have been to listen to those who loved me. In my own way, by telling this story, it's perhaps a way of saying I am sorry for all the pe...

In this new series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ian K. Smith, an ex-cop turned private investigator seeks justice on the vibrant, dangerous streets of Chicago.Former Chicago detective Ashe Cayne is desperate for redemption. After refusing to participate in a police department cover-up involving the death of a young black man, Cayne is pushed out of the force. But he won’t sit quietly on the sidelines: he’s compelled to fight for justice as a p...

Race may dominate everyday speech, media headlines and public policy, yet still questions of racialized blackness and whiteness in Shakespeare are resisted. In his compelling new book Ian Smith addresses the influence of systemic whiteness on the interpretation of Shakespeare's plays. This far-reaching study shows that significant parts of Shakespeare's texts have been elided, misconstrued or otherwise rendered invisible by readers who have ignored the presence of race in early modern Engl...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Ian K. Smith, learn how to defy the effects of aging by implementing simple, preventative health changes at every decade.Whether we like it or not, lots of things change as we age: our joints start to creak, our muscles weaken, and we lose coordination. Our bodies simply don’t look or perform the same each decade of life, and our risks for various diseases and medical conditions also increase as the years do. Getting old may be...

Smith’s Elements of Soil MechanicsThe revised 10th edition of the core textbook on soil mechanicsThe revised and updated edition of Smith’s Elements of Soil Mechanics continues to offer a core undergraduate textbook on soil mechanics. The author, a noted expert in geotechnical engineering, reviews all aspects of soil mechanics and provides a detailed explanation of how to use both the current and the next versions of Eurocode 7 for...

In over 30 years of BDSM writing, Ian Smith has created many memorable female characters. In "The Slaves of Ian Smith", he revisits some of these characters in new stories and fresh adventures and challenges for them. Characters including Ali, Selina, Nicky, Barbara and recent newcomer Leah all finds themselves in new situations with new issues to cope with and often endure.In the author's own words, writing about girls being coerced into slave acts makes for good dramatic tension,...

Father O’Brien is a tough Catholic priest with a violent past. He now counsels youth in prison and has a particular interest in two brothers behind bars. He becomes their advocate on the pretext of rehabilitation, visiting them regularly and eventually getting the boys released into his care. DCI Keir Dickson, the man who put these brothers away for eight years, is furious. He sends DS Liam Smith undercover to see what this priest and these ex-cons are up to. It turns out the father has gi...

Cassie's parents are under house arrest in Burma and the innocent virgin becomes the means for their release - if she agrees to be the secret slave of the General every Saturday for as long as he wants, their release will be negotiated.The General uses her regularly, punishing her with painful sexual activities if she incurs tally marks during her time of servitude.The submission ends with the release of her parents; but by then Cassie has been permanently changed, even whe...

**Narrated by the Author** From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Ian K. Smith, learn how to defy the effects of aging by implementing simple changes at every decade.Whether we like it or not, lots of things change as we age: our joints start to creak, our muscles weaken, and we lose coordination. Our bodies simply don’t look or perform the same each decade of life, and our risks for various diseases and medical conditions also increase as the years...