Something lurks in the black waters surrounding Mossley Island. An arcane and eldritch horror. For fifty years, it's waited. Fading into myth. Allowing those who fought off its last invasion to succumb to age. Now, with the island all but unprotected, this ancient evil prepares to mount one last attack.The first chilling installment of this serialized story finds Dawn Lesguettes accompanying her father to the island. Though he is reluctant to return to his birthplace, Dawn has alwa...

As seen on Oprah’s Super Soul SundayA New York Times and Wall Street Journal BestsellerIn this book, Whole Foods Market cofounder John Mackey and professor and Conscious Capitalism, Inc. cofounder Raj Sisodia argue for the inherent good of both business and capitalism. Featuring some of today’s best-known companies, they illustrate how these two forces can-and do-work most powerfully to create value for all stakeholders: i...

A brilliant visual guide to the most haunting, fascinating, and exquisitely macabre places around the world.Find your travel inspiration from the dark worlds of ancient mythology, Victorian mourning traditions, gothic literature, and classic horror movies. Here, for the first time, is a glorious atlas curated to appeal to anyone mesmerized by humankind’s ancient fascination with death, mystery, and the supernatural.Organized by continent, this photo-rich tr...

Dear Readers,DO NOT BUY THIS!! ? (It is safe to download, as long as it’s free and on a reputable retail site.)It’s not often an author will tell you not to buy a book they wrote. But the truth is I didn’t write a book called Abandon All. Nobody did. In fact, this is not a book.Confused?Here’s the story. In the Secret Sleuth cozy mystery series – which I am writing :-) – the main character, Sheila Mackey, tells abou...

The ethics and philosophy of Freemasonry depend on monotheistic religions and the ancient constitution of the Freemasons. The constitution describes the rules and rituals that members must follow. Some of the ceremonies incorporate stonemasonry tools, which symbolize not only the construction of Solomon's Temple, but also the forging of partnerships. While masonic practices are cloaked in secrecy, this collection gathers the best-known sources portraying the statutes, laws, symbols, ritual...

As a contributor to the literature and science of Freemasonry, Albert Gallatin Mackey was rightly considered one of the greatest American Masonic historian. His works have been more extensive than those of any other in America or in Europe. He was widely respected by the Masonic world for his ripe scholarship, his profound knowledge of Masonic law and usage, his view of Masonic philosophy and for his invaluable, literary labourist in the service of the Order.Mackey’s book on the top...

Many American liberals believe that misinformation is just a right-wing problem. As a result, they ignore a similar crisis of misinformation occurring on the left—particularly within higher education—and reflexively dismiss any such claim as just another right-wing talking point. Yet, as Virtuous Nonsense makes clear, the epistemic problems in blue America are not only real but also worsening and can no longer be ignored. With contributions from a wide range of li...

Warning! Don’t even think about reading this if you are faint of heart. Do you love to be afraid? Do you have the drive to survive? Would you do anything to live? Experience first-hand the thoughts of a serial killer as he practices his art on both the living and undead. Fighting hand to hand against the worst that mankind has to offer. Both from within death row and without, our dark hero takes on all adversaries leaving a bloodbath in his wake.Meet Blaine, a dark and somewhat twi...

Ever had one of those nights that flips your world upside down? Yeah, that was the night I thought I had it all figured out—or so I believed. Enter Atlas Mackenzie: the first guy who actually sees me. Not just the long brown hair and those eyes that scream "haunted," but the real me. He gets it. And with him, I’m not some invisible wallflower anymore.Atlas? Total lifesaver. Yeah, he's gay, but our friendship? It's epic—way beyond any romance I've ever imagined. But then, there's hi...

Any look at Stephen Harper and the new Conservative party requires an examination of the evangelical Christian legacy coming out of both the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties. In Stephen Harper: The Case for Collaborative Governance , award-winning journalist Lloyd Mackey discovers how Harper handles this legacy carefully, tracing the influence of the writings of such religious icons as C.S. Lewis and Malcolm Muggeridge on Harper's world view. In this critically acclai...

Time is up for the Justice New York when a Butcher who knows no limits takes overe our dreams in the night. Loved ones return home to find family members cut open missing organs and it seems as though things couldn’t get darker. Lieutenant Alex Mahone couldn’t be more wrong about that. Bombs start to go off and the Justice system is brought to its knees by one man who is a friend to them all. The games will be played and every agency wants a piece of the action eac...

'The plot twist slapped me across the face so hard I couldn’t control my breathing' ★★★★★ Netgalley reviewer'If you think you’ve read every possible twist in a psychological thriller… think again' ★★★★★ Netgalley reviewer'My heart was pounding'★★★★★ Netgalley reviewerA torn-up bride.Louise’s wedding day is supposed to be the best of her life, but her daily battle with chronic pain and parano...