You may not realize it, but many of the manufactured objects that are part of our everyday lives have been created with the aid of CNC (Computer Numeric Control) technology. From the auto, food, construction, and medical industries to manufacturing of components of all sizes, on a variety of materials such as wood, metal, cardboard, plastic, and more, CNC machines are often behind the processes. While CNC machining has been around since the 1960s, it wasn’t until relatively recently that t...

Highcynder is a small land of rich fields and brave souls, and one of the few truly free Kingdoms in the land. This freedom threatens and attracts those more powerful, bringing the slight Realm into the selfish glare of a mysterious witch. When Elizabeth and Emily Daring, the mischievous and adventurous daughters of Duke Daring seek to uncover the source of the land's missing sweetberries, they accidentally stumble upon a plot to attack the Kingdom, leading them into the adventure of a lif...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Are you under academic pressure, leaving no room for a moment of calm? Are you struggling to balance endless assignments, social activities, and a part-time job? Does the demand of deadlines and responsibilities leave you overwhelmed and longing for peace of mind? If any of this resonates with you, you're not alone. Many university students experience the same whirlwind, but the good news is that with the right approach...

Fictional stories about Davy Jones and the Monkees. In Last Train to Murder by Rick L. Phillips, the Monkees track a killer to clear Peter Tork. In story The Old Grey Mare By Christopher Brockow the Monkees help a boy keep his horse. It's written in the style of a TV script. Complete with commercials. In A Quiet Drive in the Country by Rick L. Phillips , Davy takes on car thieves and in Mama's Boys, written by Steven Thompson, Davy and Bruce Lee are recruited by the government to be spies....

An electronic version of this book is also available under a Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC-ND) license, thanks to the support of the Wellcome Trust. Coalmining was a notoriously dangerous industry and many of its workers experienced injury and disease. However, the experiences of the many disabled people within Britain’s most dangerous industry have gone largely unrecognised by historians. This book looks at British coal through the lens of disability, using an interdisciplinary approach to e...

A new virus mutates, and even death can’t stop it…Dave Pulaski wasted his youth getting drunk. After meeting Holly, a smart, determined woman, he worked hard to get his life together. But now their future might be cut short.A strange plague ravages the quiet town of Tres Marias. It turns victims into draggers, dead flesh-eaters who hunt. No one knows the origins of the infection. Or they choose not to tell.With ravening hordes surging, the ...

“So many superstar Western authors. So many stunning stories. This one’s a keeper.” —DAVID MORRELL, New York Times Bestselling Author of First Blood and Last ReveilleJustice is never clean. Out here, it’s personal.From the dust-choked trails of the frontier to the shadowed backroads of the modern West, Hard Country portrays the raw, unflinching heart of Western crime, as...

Avoid the mutants. Save the girl. Get revenge…Dave Pulaski is hurting. His wife is dead, and he knows who to blame. Walt Freeman – the man who unleashed a medical experiment that turned a quiet town into a bioscience nightmare. Blame isn’t enough, though.He goes to Los Angeles to get revenge. But his mission is sidetracked. Despite the risk, he feels compelled to help Sasha, a Russian girl who escaped Walt’s government-funded lab. This throws a deadly obsta...

As an aspiring or seasoned writer, do you feel like you aren't making headway, stumbling on what to write next, or wondering if you're even on the right path? Are you unable to find the motivation to charge up your computer and put your fingers on the keyboard after that last rejection?Between the pages of What I Wish I'd Known: For Writers, 100 highly accomplished authors share their time, energy, and knowledge to pay it forward and inspire other writers, experienced or a...

Guess what Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Barrack Obama have in common ... besides having more money than they can ever spend.Well, they live their life according to ancient stoic principles.To find out what these stoic principles can do for you and your business … keep readingIn modern-day business the challenges become bigger and bigger. You get more and more messages, Emails and meetings every day. You need to make more decisions and gettin...

When science alters your world, trust no one…Draggers, those infected with a bizarre virus that kills them, lust for meat. And even dead, they hunt. While fighting, Dave Pulaski and his wife are trapped by a horde.They catch a break when a security outfit known as Black Dragon rescues them. The company takes them to a safe zone where they protect surviving residents of Tres Marias, the outbreak’s epicenter. But the nightmare is just beginning....

Do you wonder why Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and many others became billionaires during their life?Are you looking for ways to improve your productivity, to boost your career?Do you want to make decisions easier and faster, so you have more energy for the fun things?Then keep reading…At work, you have to answer a lot of questions during the day. You have to make all kind of decisions. Some decisions seem eas...