When Gerald Marks is invited to a company retreat at a defunct cult's compound, his fears of isolation, giving into his delusions, and the fear of losing control of his mind creep in. He'll discover there are worse things in the woods than the loss of one's mind. His discoveries about the Social Media company he works for will lead him into a dark world he'd rather have avoided.

Why are Canadians afraid of ghosts?Canada’s paranormal roots run deep. We tell ghost stories around flickering campfires and share unexplained encounters with family and friends. Yet our polite, risk-averse nation often buries these experiences, rarely encouraging them in the places we live or in our arts and entertainment. Fear of stigma and discomfort with the unknown — especially death — keep the supernatural in the shadows. We allow only flirtations with ghosts...

Dolphin RescueByBrian BakerWhen 10-year-old Tommy went snorkelling on a pristine Cornish beach, he had no idea how that perfect day would turn out. He loved these family holidays to the Cornish coast. The weather was sunny, the water was clear, and there were many creatures to observe as he swam out passed the surf. However, the sea can be a dangerous place, and anyone can easily get into trouble due to the currents...

Ret. US Air Force pilot Jackson (Jax) Reed's FBI career is just beginning, but when he's called to find a stolen US Air Force drone, he must confront the people who forced him into retirement. When he discovers there's more to it than a stolen drone, Jax will hunt, and be hunted, by the very people who cost him his wings.With a few weeks until the inauguration of a new President, Jax must look into the highest branches of government. Racing across the country he'll discover that tr...

A clearly written, comprehensive critical introduction to one of the most original contemporary British writers, providing an overview of all of Sinclair’s major works and an analysis of his vision of modern London. This book places Sinclair in a range of contexts, including: the late 1960s counter-culture and the ‘British Poetry Revival’; London’s underground histories; the rise and fall of Thatcherism, and Sinclair’s writing about Britain under New Labour; Sinclair’s connection to other ...

TOP TEN REASONS TO BUY THIS BOOK 10. It gives Tom Paris his just desserts. 9. Chicks dig a Star Trek geek who can recite this book from memory. 8. It's required reading at the [Starfleet] Academy. 7. What it lacks in Star Wars and South Park references, it makes up for in references to Jeopardy and Jerry Springer. 6. Like a collector's plate, this book is bound to go up in value for unknown reasons. 5. Buying this book would be better than buying it as a book on CD read by Ben Stein. 4. Fo...

At age 14, Wendy Gossard was drawn by the tranquil blue eyes and personal magnetism of a man known as Yahowah, leader of a spiritual group called the Source Family. Fleeing her own family and becoming a fugitive from justice in the state of California, Wendy followed the 1970s cult group across settlements in California and Hawaii on a quest for spiritual direction, communal harmony, and basic survival. Growing up, the teenager, called Mushroom by Yahowah, had questions about her pregnancy...

Mitigating Circumstances is a compilation of real-life detective stories that highlight the grace of God in the lives of criminal offenders. Told in the first-person, Mitigating Circumstances describes how the professional life of an experienced private detective changed dramatically when Jesus became the Lord of his life. A gritty, often discouraging occupation morphed into a ministry, and these stories are the fruit of this ministry. These stories are meant to encourage...

The little girl bled in her father's arms as pursuing soldiers fired. Rounds CRACKED past as Marines at the Embassy gates shouted and her father begged... All the while, her eyes were on me.What would you do?Jackson Ford's a disgraced former governor who recognizes a second chance when the president's chief of staff dangles it.The president needs an ambassador in a third-world nation. Someone to help local tyrants stamp out...

While masculinity has been an increasingly visible field of study within several disciplines (sociology, literary studies, cultural studies, film and tv) over the last two decades, it is surprising that analysis of contemporary representations of the first part of the century has yet to emerge. Professor Brian Baker, evolving from his previous work Masculinities in Fiction and Film: Representing Men in Popular Genres 1945-2000, intervenes to rectify the scholarship in the field to...

Poison gas was one of the most feared weapons of its day and added a terrifying new dimension to modern warfare. In 1915, the only item a soldier had to protect himself from the harmful effects of gas was a shell dressing, soaked in his own urine and then tied around his face. By 1918, the British Army had developed a range of innovative protection methods that heralded the birth of the modern day military respirator. Throughout both World Wars, Great Britain led the way in developing anti...

Wireless networking has become standard in many business and government networks. This book is the first book that focuses on the methods used by professionals to perform WarDriving and wireless pentration testing.Unlike other wireless networking and security books that have been published in recent years, this book is geared primarily to those individuals that are tasked with performing penetration testing on wireless networks. This book continues in the successful vein of books for penet...