There has been little examination of the China policy of the Theodore Roosevelt administration. Works dealing with the topic fall either into brief discussions in biographies of Roosevelt, general surveys of Sino-American relations, or studies of special topics, such as the Chinese exclusion issue, which encompass a portion of the Roosevelt years. Moreover, the subject has been overshadowed somewhat by studies of problems between Japan and the United States in this era. The goal of this st...

"Enviro-Man Issue #0001," created by Gregory Moore, introduces a groundbreaking superhero narrative centered around environmental sustainability. In this compelling debut, a catastrophic event awakens the hero within the protagonist, leading to the birth of Enviro-Man. Armed with the power to combat environmental hazards, Enviro-Man embarks on a quest against both natural and man-made threats to the planet. This comic book blends thrilling superhero action with important messages about env...

Tilbury's life is a puzzle, an enigma clouded by his past, as he is thrown into the world of AI technology, supercomputers and cybercrime, counter intelligence.The complexity of the darknet and the influence of 'the Chinese way' lead Tilbury into a different dark world.However, along the way he has to make a choice: who are his friends? What does he believe is the truth?Can the troubled Tilbury cope with his 'secret life', the paradox of truth, and a darkening new w...

Neuroplasticity is the new paradigm of how the human brain changes itself when provided with specific signals, through the senses, that can be activated by technology increasing the brain’s thinking capability. It sounds nice in theory, but what if this technology is abused. Major John Tilbury is an ex-SAS commando who served in Afghanistan and Iraq and now counsels veterans. He is faced with the moral dilemma of neuroplasticity being used by an unscrupulous organization called OASIS for m...

This is the best guide I've read for innovation leaders and practitioners, yet it reads like a good spy novel. It offers a fascinating glimpse into the inner workings of creative intelligence and is a practical compendium of relevant case studies, examples, stories, and advice. This remarkable book should be required reading for anyone interested in boosting organizational creativity, including every CIA leader and officer.Mike Mears, Retired CIA Chief HRThe authors bring u...

Meeting Lance Christopher seems like a dream come true for Alize McKoy.Once living in a motel room and working retail, she now has a new job at a high-end car rental agency, a luxury apartment, and is also on the path to getting her children back any day.Lance seems to be a keeper, and life seems to be looking up. Unfortunately, things aren't always what they seem, nor do they always go according to plans. Tension is rapidly building between the men in Aliz...

Just when Alize believes that things just can't get any worse, she's proven wrong once again.Her aunt Melva is in critical condition, Lindsey's been shot, and her chances of getting her girls back seem to be slipping further and further away. All Alize can do is hope and pray that things work out, but with more drama brewing in the background, she's going to need more than just some hope and prayers.With everything going on around him, Lance has reached his...

Shapeshifting stories by Tanith Lee, Peter S. Beagle, Midori Snyder, Jane Yolen, and others: "Rich reading that meets the editors' high standards." — Kirkus ReviewsIn world mythology, transformation legends are attached to almost every type of animal: a variety of birds, fish, reptiles, and even insects. In this book, you'll find stories inspired by such myths from around the world, retold and reimagined by some of the very best writers in the realm of fant...

They are hunting us.In this sweeping, threaded narrative of the global phenomenon known as the Vampire Wars, mankind is unwittingly infected by a millennia-old bacteria unknowingly exhumed by a scientific expedition in Antarctica. Now, in some rare cases, a person's so-called junk DNA becomes activated. Depending on their racial and ethnic heritage, they begin to manifest one of the many diverse forms of the "others" that are the true basis for the legends of supernatural creatures...

Is there a voice inside you that knows that there is so much more for you and that you have incredible potential just waiting to be realised?Then it's time to learn how to back yourself. Believing in yourself is an incredible force of power that starts with you. Whether you want to change the world, invent an incredible product, take on the big brands, inspire people, take your business global, start a movement or dream bigger in any way it's time to follow that calling!Thi...

The thirteenth Tarot card is Death, and he is a symbol not of the end, but of transformation and rebirth. This is the genesis and root of Thirteen: Stories of Transformation. The twenty-eight authors of this collection are voices—new and old—who are not afraid to explore what comes next. Whether it be a life after death, a life without love, a life filled with hunger, or the life shared by a ghost. These are stories of the weird, the mythic, the fantastic, the futuristic, the supe...

One of the most important works of the Enlightenment—in the first new, unabridged English translation in more than two centuriesPublished in four volumes between 1784 and 1791, Herder’s Ideas for the Philosophy of the History of Mankind is one of the most important works of the Enlightenment—a bold, original, and encyclopedic synthesis of, and contribution to, the era’s philosophical debates over nature, history, culture, and the very meaning of human expe...