Vegas Concierge tells the tale of domestic sex trafficking in America through the riveting inside story of a decade-long investigation into sex trafficking, police corruption, and hip-hop music in Sin City.A layered saga spanning more than a decade, Vegas Concierge moves from the luxury hotel rooms of the Las Vegas Strip to the inner offices of the Las Vegas police and some of Nevada's biggest news organizations. Using public and p...

Vegas Concierge is the riveting inside story of a decade-long investigation into sex tracking, police corruption, and hip-hop music in Sin City.A layered saga spanning more than a decade, Vegas Concierge moves from the luxury hotel rooms on the Las Vegas Strip to the inner offices of the Las Vegas police and some of Nevada’s biggest news organizations. Using public and private records as well as exclusive first-person accounts from primary sources, this book shows how prostitutes a...

"You will be mine, little darling: for death is my life."When fate draws together the lives of two young women, their mutual attraction quickly flourishes into a bond which threatens the boundaries of social etiquette in 1860s Styria.As their relationship continues to develop, they remain oblivious to the growing horror which surrounds them. Throughout the province other young women are dying in mysterious circumstances. Meanwhile, people begin falling vict...

Tells the social history of the Iroquois people of Ohio during the buildup to removal.A Longhouse Fragmented is a historic ethnography of the Ohio Iroquois and, in particular, of the people known as the Seneca of Sandusky during the early nineteenth century. Using contemporary social theory and interdisciplinary methodologies, Brian Joseph Gilley tells the social history of the Native peoples of Ohio before and during the sociopolitical buildup to removal....

This paper examines the strategic leadership competencies of British General William Howe during the American Revolution (1775-1778). During the American War of Independence, General Howe displayed periodic tactical brilliance and operational competence but consistent strategic ineptitude. After arriving in America, Howe was quickly thrust into the position of Commander-in-Chief of British Forces and General of North America. Howe's lack of self-awareness, ineptness in managing the persona...

Dusk, some believe, is a time when two worlds meet and are divided by the thinnest of veils. It is a time when that which is not meant to be seen can be. The walls are down, and the windows are open.If one finds themself alone in the woods at dusk, when the fog rolls across the ground and your sense of direction is lost, beware. There are those who say something may find you.You may come across a staircase. It may be of rusted iron, or collapsing, weathered wood. It is a sp...

Inspired by true prophecies, this science fiction novel chronicles a planet nearly identical to Earth at the mercy of the cosmos. Joe's distant planet floats on the brink of survival, while the universe displays a cosmic scale of Darwinism. He learns of the possible metaphysical occurrence and tries to save his community from consequences that could lead to death. In the process, personal travesties and resistance from the media prove challenging. Will the planet evolve in time? Will Joe a...

America lies in ruins during an age of decline despair and death. The year is 1975 and a radical far–left group has kidnapped a young woman from one of America’s richest families. She will later join their cause and will eventually be arrested and convicted of armed robbery. She will claim it was a “different personality” that robbed the bank. The jury didn’t buy it but author Brian Joseph Davis did. The important difference is: Davis thought her “different personality” was more interestin...

Short stories from an author with "a roomy imagination, big appetite for the absurd, healthy sense of humor, [and] heightened sense for the telling detail" ( Telegraph-Journal).The elderly take to the streets at night for illegal and cathartic electric scooter racing. A copy editor suffers brain damage from West Nile virus and is suddenly filled with cannibalistic violence and award-winning minimalist poetry. Mayor McCheese visits a sexually repressed Brit...

God's providence is a key concept biblically, yet increasingly Christians do not comprehend this doctrine. Many today are practical deists; they believe in God the creator, but consider him distant and largely uninvolved in the day to day events of their own lives. The life narrative of Joseph as found in the book of Genesis shows us clearly that God is involved in every event of our lives, just as he was in the life of Joseph. This involvement in Joseph's life and in our own is through Go...

This book critically engages with how the conservation of tropical rainforests is financed. Beginning with the context of tropical deforestation, alongside an overview of tropical ecology, global environmental policy and finance, the book reviews several conservation financing instruments. These include ecotourism and private reserves, debt-for-nature swaps and government domestic budgetary expenditures for state and national parks.Tropical deforestation and forest degradation are ...

"3am Songbook" is an inspiring compilation of lyrical poems, bursting with positivity, inspiration, and the promise of new beginnings. This unique collection presents stories of life's journeys, focusing on themes of love, faith, music, and more. Born out of 3am wake-up calls, these poems serve as melodic narratives of the author's life and spiritual walk. The poems are not just verses but songs, recounting the author's spiritual awakening and newfound understanding of life's battles betwe...