The screenwriter behind North by Northwest and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? skewers show business in these fifteen tales.In Sweet Smell of Success, the main novelette of this collection, Lehman scathingly depicts the dark side of success through the twisted relationship of Sid Wallace, an ambitious publicist, and Harvey Hunsucker, a powerful and vindictive gossip columnist, fashioned after Walter Winchell. As scandals are manufactured a...

"It's like having a new Brian De Palma picture." - Martin Scorsese, Academy Award-winning directorFROM THE DIRECTOR OF SCARFACE AND DRESSED TO KILL --A FEMALE REVENGE STORYWhen the beautiful young videographer offered to join his campaign, Senator Lee Rogers should've known better. But saying no would have taken a stronger man than Rogers, with his ailing wife and his robust libido. Enter Barton Brock, the senator's ...

Are you interested in learning how to crochet, but didn't know where to start?Have you always wanted to crochet a blanket, but thought it would be difficult?Did you start to crochet, but only became frustrated instead? Are you interested in learning how to crochet or crocheting a gift for someone?If any of these questions sound like you, then this crochet book is what you need! In this crochet book you will learn about the basics of crocheting along with advanced st...

A "thoroughly researched, stranger-than-fiction" history of the world's tiniest rebel nation, filled with intrigue, armed battles, and radio pirates (Robert Jobson, author of Prince Philip's Century).In 1967, a retired army major and self-made millionaire named Paddy Roy Bates cemented his family's place in history when he inaugurated himself ruler of the Principality of Sealand, a tiny dominion of the high seas. And so began the peculiar story of the worl...

Alliances are failing. Kel is torn between worlds as war between humans and Corsacs seems inevitible. Then tragedy strikes as he discovers a deadly mystery that threatens to destroy everything and everyone he loves. Something dark has emerged, putting his family in jeopardy. And Kel must face his fears if there is any hope of avoiding war, saving his family, and uncovering the truth.But deception is all around him. And his life changes forever.

Do your architectural designs foster well-being or discomfort in occupants? Do your designs innovate architecture technology in new ways? And do you make design decisions that pull from the latest scientific findings, including biomimicry design or where design meets neuroscience?As an architect, your design process is vital to the quality and outcome of your built environments. Yet how do you know if you are creating optimal designs for well-being? Or strategic de...

Stranger In The House comes from real life experiences, the ones we all want to forget. There is a great misunderstanding about who a child abuser is. This book is written to be used as a tool for dialog between children and adults.So many times, by the time we warn children of potential abuse someone has already harmed them.

A tightly controlled mountain town. A disappearance no one wants solved. And something in the surrounding peaks that refuses to stay buried.In the dead of winter, detectives Frank Sangaré and Ms. Umber arrive in Saint-Elme, a remote village in the Alps famed for its mineral water—where residents have learned to mind their own business.The pair is investigating the disappearance of a wealthy young man who vanished three months earlier. But in Saint-Elme, pow...

"I start with zero. Nobody dies today."The strange note delivered to Howard County, Maryland Detective Lieutenant Rick Peller proves to be a warning shot. Soon Peller and his protégés Detective Sergeants Corina Montufar and Eric Dumas are pursuing a cunning killer basing murders on the Fibonacci series, a mathematical sequence in which each number is the sum of the preceding two. And the only thing Peller knows for sure is that the series never ends.As the ...

Tales of mirth, imagination, and mayhem.Nothing is quite what it seems in this realm. Partners cross each other, intentionally or otherwise. Late-night visitors appear from nowhere and linger long after they're gone. Mountain lakes, forests, and caves harbor secrets best not revealed. And every day, curious encounters change lives.In this eclectic gathering of thirty-one short tales, including award-winning flash fiction and longer stories, you'll encounter...

Children,I hope that you will add to these letters what you have learned and pass them on to your children and their children to fulfil God's promise to my grandfather. He claimed this verse as God's promise to him."As for me, this is my covenant with them," says the Lord. "My Spirit, who is on you, will not depart from you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants-from this tim...

As the inner healing movement continues to grow and expand, it can be overwhelming to know what is actually available, and to find what works best for you. For the first time ever, 12 pioneering voices have come together to create a one-of-a-kind resource to help you find your way to freedom. They are the generals who represent the main headwaters from which many of today's inner healing streams flow. In these pages, you will find:A theological foundation for inner healing