Josh Stern has two jobs and he likes to keep them separate. A personal trainer during the day and a part-time private investigator by night.When a dead body is found in Josh’s gym, it sets off a series of seemingly unconnected events, reigniting an old case he thought he’d solved – the disappearance of a twenty-year old student more than two decades ago.As Josh is pulled into a web of deception, decades of lies surrounding a young woman’s disappearance need to be untangled,...

What determines whether an unexpected event becomes a disaster is you.In Design Any Disaster, certified emergency manager and master business continuity practitioner Patrick Hardy reveals the secrets of disaster preparedness that helped him build the largest and most successful small business and family disaster planning company in the world. He explains why: You should never, ever "remain calm" during a disaster, 99% of all disaster plan...

L’arrivé d’un nouveau-né dans une famille est un évènement important et tant attendu. Pleins de projets se forment, les préparations sont en place, absolument tout sera un magnifique bonheur. Cependant, personne ne planifie pour des obstacles, des complications et des évènements hors de leur portée. Un accouchement de 22 heures, une inhabilité de se nourrir venant de l’enfant, de la physiothérapie, de l’ergothérapie et des comportements différents. Que faire lorsque tous les plans prévus s...

Quincy the KoalaBy: Patrick HardyQuincy is a curious Koala who learns of his species’ history, their near extinction, and ultimate placement in nature preserves. He sets out to answer the question: “How can the living things of the world live together?” He meets Lord and Lady Whale, the Dalai Panda, King Rufus the XXII, and others across the world. He finally is taught by Grandfather Redwood who encourages him to dream of a different future through the eyes of special child...

SWING, BABY, SWINGLuscious Lane Peterson was a swinger, but now the high-bouncing brunette was swinging as she never had before—with a rope tied tight around her deep throat. One look at the shapely corpse, and Hardy was ready to plunge into action.His list of suspects looked like a sexual who's-who of the kinky set, from a hard-as-nails lady named Natasha to a mattress-soft playmate named Faith, and from a hang-loose superstud named Miklos to an up-tight tycoon named Butle...

HARDY was a very private eye who preferred sex to slaughter, and classy cuisine to common crime. Pleasure before business was his motto, and the only way he got entangled in the case of a murdered beauty named Dorothy Robbins was when her lovely, loving sister Peg made Hardy a proposition he couldn't turn down.At first the caper seemed right up Hardy's alley, as he moved through a New York underground of call girls and strippers, probing for the truth and enjoying every minute of it. But w...

WHO KILLED THE GIRL THAT EVERYBODY LOVED TO LOVE?"Kiss me, Kate," was an invitation that luscious Kate Arnheim almost never turned down, as a great many people discovered to their infinite pleasure. Patrick Hardy was one of them, and when a knife- wielding killer gave her the final kiss-off, blood wasn't the only red that Hardy saw.To strip the world of a talent like Kate's was a sin that Hardy couldn't forgive. But hunting suspects in Kate's little blue book was like going...

A BLOODY TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANEWhen Patrick Hardy got together with a bunch of former college buddies, it definitely was not like old times. They were all big boys now, with larger-than- life lusts and death-size problems. One was hooked on hash and hippie teeny-boppers, another was into high-pressure wheeling-dealing and high-priced hookers, and the third was on the make for any deal or dame he could get his overheated hands on.They all had just one thing in common. Somebod...

A/C, D/C AND DEATH!...The Duchess liked sex any way, any time, with anyone who took her fancy—and her fancy was fantastic. There was her strong and silent chauffeur, her black boyfriend, her horny hit man, not to mention a trio of the most luscious nude models this side of a centerfold.The moment the Duchess got her hot hands on Hardy, he knew that to her he was just another sex object. But Hardy was one object who never objected to being used—until bouncing bodies started ...

Because bricks often give structure to a town as a whole, they also encase the memories of the people, events, and social pressures that shaped a particular place and time. This book is a history of Booneville, Mississippi, from 1907 to 1965. In this unique narrative, personal interviews are intertwined with historical documentation to take you from Main Street (by way of the back alleys) to cotton fields, jails, and train stations. The memories described in “Old Bricks” recount the needs ...

More Alternative Truths is an exploration of the potential consequences of today’s politics in our daily lives. More than our individual lives, but our American identity.This exploration defines this anthology. So many of the stories ask what has America become? What will it be in the future? Will it devolve into a Russian style oligarchy, or will we rise to the challenge and use our hearts, our minds and our votes to return to a rational democracy, of, by, and for the people. No o...

Sport marketing is more accessible than ever, with sport business professionals, companies, the media, athletes, teams, coaches, and fans connecting in new ways and with new experiences. Sport Marketing, Fifth Edition With HKPropel Access, presents a modernized, current-day approach to the dynamic industry of sport marketing. A full-color presentation brings this vibrant field to life with comprehensive coverage—balanced between theoretical and practical—to provide an understandin...