Ensign Lu Chin, Martian Navy, has a problem. The Federation has defeated the Martian Navy and killed off what little was left of the crew of her drydocked ship, a fast interceptor.She's managed to steal ten kilos of platinum, but she can't unlock the ship's security codes so she can make a getaway from Mars. Just to make matters worse, she and her ship have been taken over by three unusual "pirates".Here's the story of how Zack Mbele "acquired" the Profit.Bonus: a p...

Simple Peace is a book of reflections on the spiritual life of St. Francis of Assisi. More than a story of the life of Francis, this book gives the inner life and developement of perhaps the worlds most famous saint. Simple Peace is printed in several languages and enjoyed by many pilgrims who want to know the heart and prayers of our most human saint-Francis of Assisi.

The first book of the Profit Logbooks Series sets the stage for a whole new universe of adventure in the stars.Zack Mbele, captain of the independent freighter Profit, needs cash fast. There’s a loan payment due on the ship, not to mention a bogus Customs duty imposed by a crooked official. They’ll seize his ship if he doesn't pay up and he has few prospects.When an old friend calls with a lead on a job, Zack isn’t too picky about obeying the letter of the law. All he has t...

Going straight is hard.The Profit is living up to her name for the first time since Zack Mbele stole her from the Martian Navy. After using the money from a big score to upgrade the ship’s living quarters, Zack and crew market her as a high-class charter yacht to the rich and famous. They’re welcome most everywhere they go (except Ceres and Kwai Hong One, but you can’t please everyone). Even their reputation as pirates and hard-case smugglers works to their advanta...

The first behind-the-scenes history of the organization behind the Academy Awards.For all the near-fanatic attention brought each year to the Academy Awards, the organization that dispenses those awards—the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—has yet to be understood. To date, no one has ever produced a thorough account of the Academy’s birth and its awkward adolescence, and the few reports on those periods from outside the organization have always had a gl...

The first behind-the-scenes history of the organization behind the Academy AwardsFor all the near-fanatic attention brought each year to the Academy Awards, the organization that dispenses those awards—the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—has yet to be understood. To date, no one has ever produced a thorough account of the Academy’s birth and its awkward adolescence, and the few reports on those periods from outside have always had a glancing, cursory qu...

A true crime account of a mass shooting by gangster brothers which resulted in the deaths of six police officers in Depression-era Missouri."In all the annals of preservation of the peace there is no story that runs more gallantly than this." — Springfield Leader, January 4, 1932As dusk fell on a bitterly cold night during the Great Depression, a posse of ten local lawmen approached two brothers holed up in an isolated Missouri farmhouse. Minutes la...

Sylvie has been taken! She’s a prisoner somewhere in the Havens, possibly in her own father’s home, and Simon is determined to get her back. But to do that, he’ll need help. He recruits a team of shadow mercenaries, men who specialize in high-risk operations and anonymity. With help from Kermal Brackenfield and the Cabal of Orc Clans, they find and rescue Sylvie but at a high cost. One of their team is killed during the escape, and a high-value prisoner is murdered by an Air spell. Now Sim...

Enjoy these three shorts set in the universe of The Profit Logbooks, the compelling and action packed science fiction series from Bruce Davis.The Profit was living up to her name for the first time since Zack Mbele had stolen her from the Martian Navy in the chaos at the end of the Reunification War.He was earning a good living for my crewmates, and himself, and it was all honest money. It was what Cleo had always wanted – a home built on a stable business. Zack once though...

The debut Fantasy novel from Author Bruce Davis is magic, mystery and murder woven together launching a fast paced engaging series. When King’s Agents Simon Buckley and Haldron Stonebender raid a suburban farmhouse, they expect to find an illegal bomb factory full of Orc terrorists. Instead, they end up killing the sister of the current Elf ruler, turning a straightforward police raid into an international incident.Now, Simon and his team must battle terrorists, gangsters, and thei...

Underneath the waves of daily thought is our ocean of being. As the world pulls on our attention, occupying our awareness, there is the ocean of our awareness without busy thought to explore and receive. There is the great silence within our heart. This is the contemplative path. The pilgrimage into the heart is found in all religions, enjoyed by mystics in all cultures. We let go. We let be. Our attention comes deeper within. Underneath the thinking world we discover another world, the wo...

Three days of riots have left the Hollows a war zone. The fragile racial, social and economic fractures that ran under Cymbeline have ruptured with seismic intensity leaving hundreds dead.Freshly promoted Lieutenant Simon Buckley is assigned to a flying squad responding to newly discovered bodies. But he finds that not all the deaths are due to simple violence born of racial hatred and desperation. Someone is using the chaos to cover foul murder.Simon’s investigation threat...