The sensational debut of a crime novelist who will remind readers of how thrilling it was to read Carl Hiassen, Robert B. Parker, or Elmore Leonard for the first time. This novel features Mackin, a rogue and a professional thief who survives by being the very best--and by never breaking his own rules.

"Lords of Charm City" takes place in Baltimore, Maryland and is told from the perspective of the key character, Samuel Quinn. Samuel or "Sammy" as he's better known, is orphaned at a young age and sent to live in a group home. Growing up in an inner city group home and bouncing around from foster house to foster house fractures his innocence and exposes him to some grittier elements of life and forcing him to grown up at an early age. Having grown up bouncing around, Sammy trusts no one an...

Wittgenstein is not generally thought of as a philosopher of education, yet his views on how we think, learn and teach have the potential to contribute significantly to our contemporary understanding of pedagogy. Wittgenstein himself was a lifelong learner whose method consisted of thinking intensely about a wide range of topics, including not only the philosophy of language, logic and mathematics but also architecture, music, ethics, religion, culture and psychoanalysis. He then shared hi...

In a world where parenting advice shifts faster than fashion trends, this “how not-to parent” resource takes a fresh look at how the Seven Deadly Sins are the root of most modern parenting problems.Through humorous stories and practical biblical wisdom, Patrick Quinn and Ken Roach show how well-meaning parents can ruin their children’s lives in seven easy steps (wrath, greed, envy, lust, sloth, gluttony, and pride). Quinn and Roach then offer a fresh counter-approach—laying a seven...

Will You Give Your Children a Legacy of Life?In a world where parenting advice shifts faster than fashion trends, this “how not to parent” resource takes a fresh look at how the seven deadly sins are the root of most modern parenting mistakes.Through humorous stories and practical biblical wisdom, Patrick M. Quinn and Ken Roach show how wellmeaning parents can ruin their children’s lives in seven easy steps (wrath, greed, envy, lust, sloth, gluttony, and pr...

Most people want to make a difference, but they feel inadequate. In Better Than You Can Imagine, Patrick Quinn shares four truths:You have a gift that only you can give.Someone has a need that only you can meet.Joy is the journey where the gift and the need collide.The journey will break you … but it will also make you.Through story and biblical insight, Quinn helps readers apply these truths to their lives. Whether it’s t...

Breakout author Patrick Kitson brings you thirteen tales of the macabre, the oft-satirical, the sublimely foreboding and the frequently inappropriate.Six air traffic control tower jockeys working at Denver International during a blizzard scramble to ascertain why planes keep disappearing from their radars. A young woman working a guard gate at Starwood Estates outside of Aspen gets a visit from a veritable parade of undead guests. Inside of a fire watchtower in the Colorado wildern...

When an alien visitor leaves behind an artefact on Earth, its impact aeons later is far-reaching and potentially devastating.An NSA cryptographer realizes that it can imprint Artificial Intelligence onto computer hardware. No longer concerned with 'Could they access the artefact?' ... Nathaniel Marx wonders 'Should they?'...When Nathaniel disappears, his family are left with no answers, save for a couple of secret deliveries from beyond the grave. Now, with unimaginable and ...

Smart and Flexible Digital-to-Analog Converters proposes new concepts and implementations for flexibility and self-correction of current-steering digital-to-analog converters (DACs) which allow the attainment of a wide range of functional and performance specifications, with a much reduced dependence on the fabrication process.DAC linearity is analysed with respect to the accuracy of the DAC unit elements. A classification is proposed of the many different current-steering...

A three-act play based in a Northern English pub in 1899. Penniless former sailor, William Applegarth, discovers he is soon to receive a windfall and is quickly befriended by a pair of murderous crooks. Pub landlord, George Nobleman, looks on, concerned about the company the sailor now keeps. Applegarth, blissfully unaware that his life hangs in the balance, finds that his good luck continues but this fortune has untold consequences.

Patrick Matthew's "On Naval Timber and Arboriculture" is a groundbreaking exploration of the relationship between forestry practices and naval architecture, written in the mid-19th century. Matthew's eloquent prose intertwines empirical observation with vivid descriptions of various tree species, emphasizing the significance of sustainable forestry for shipbuilding. His meticulous approach reflects the burgeoning scientific interest in ecology and natural history during a period marked by ...

A tribute to the golden age of radio from veteran producer Joe Bevilacqua and comic strip artist Donnie Pitchford, The 2nd New & Old Time Radio Collection is a series of new stories and parodies featuring beloved radio characters and shows.A Joe Bev Audio Theater Sampler, Volume 1This half-hour anthology represents more than forty years of storytelling by Joe Bevilacqua, a.k.a Joe Bev, the award-winning actor, writer, producer, and director. Each half-hour...