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Falhinir is a simple lad, living on a farm not far from the Kent coast. The Romney Marsh is the only place he has known his entire life. He is happy, his world is small and he is surrounded by familiarity. He likes it that way. The year is 600 A.D when his uncle, Asgrim, returns after sixteen years away. Events soon transpire that will profoundly change the course of the young man's destiny. For Asgrim is a founding knight of The Brotherhood of the Sword, an elite and battle hardened fight...

According to a national survey by the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), US businessmen lose over $300 billion annually in trade secrets and intellectual properties to international espionage operatives. Number one on their list of hardest hit industries is high-tech companies, targeting information such as research and development data, manufacturing and marketing plans and top priority client lists. The FBI recently stated that over 23 countries have been identified, with C...

The war ended, but the world didn't.For years, the lands burned in the wars of the White Queen, a sorceress and tyrant whose mad ambition brought ruin to all she touched. Now she is dead, but all that remains has been bled dry. Charred towns lie hollow, fields return to the wild, and quiet shadows settle where folk once made their homes. The gods themselves seem tired. Where humanity retreats, darkness creeps in.Through this darkness the young wizard Martimeos walks the bro...

To read this "mini-book," as well as our entire archive of writing on Category Design, subscribe to Category Pirates here:categorypirates.substack.comThe pinnacle of sharing your insights with the world is writing a book, whether you are a writer, a creator, an entrepreneur, or an executive.If you want to make a difference in the world and you want the best possible shot at producing a best-selling book, this mini-book will give you a framework. Lea...

Greg Thompson is a typical young man growing up within a conflict between his raising and the culture around him. Greg's been raised to think that sex before marriage is unacceptable, and yet his hormones and the people all around him seem to be telling him otherwise.He thinks that he is a 'nice guy' and that should be all of the qualifications he needs to find the 'one,' but he soon finds out it is not enough. ...And perhaps he's not that 'nice' of a guy.Follow Greg on thi...

To read this "mini-book," as well as our entire archive of writing on Category Design, subscribe to Category Pirates here:categorypirates.substack.comHuman beings are not brands.Listen closely...Oprah Winfrey is not a brand. Oprah is a Black woman who was born into poverty in Mississippi to a single teenage mother who used her challenging and troubling childhood to inspire her to create a new category of television talk show that evangelized...

In 2015, I wrote a book called "Everything I've Got: A Collection of Short Stories, Poems, and Essays." After a couple of years I pulled it from publication due to some issues I had with individual pieces I included. This book contains everything that I was still proud of, and some new things that I have written since.My hope is that you'll get a taste for who I am as a writer from this collection and enjoy it!

To read this "mini-book," as well as our entire archive of writing on Category Design, subscribe to Category Pirates here:categorypirates.substack.comSilicon Valley says, "The best product always wins." But does it?The goal of every entrepreneur, then, is to build the best product. How? Put the incumbent of the industry you want to "disrupt" in your sights, funnel tens (or hundreds) of millions of dollars into your scope, and build a "monster" produ...

Tolkien meets Shock and AweOrcs. Trolls. Wraith riders. Dark wizards. Together, they form an unstoppable force. Or so they thought.Dark Army...meet the US Army Rangers.When a Joint Task Force of elite Rangers are transported to a strange and fantastic future where science and evolution have incarnated the evils of myth and legend, they find themselves surrounded, pinned down, and in a desperate fight for their very survival...

This volume has been brought together to generate new ideas and provoke discussion about what constitutes arts education in the twenty-first century, both within the institution and beyond. Art, Artists and Pedagogy is intended for educators who teach the arts from early childhood to tertiary level, artists working in the community, or those studying arts in education from undergraduate to Masters or PhD level.From the outset, this book is not only about arts in practice b...

This book explores the place of poor people within a rich variety of value chains, focusing upon lagging, rural regions in Africa and Asia, and how they can 'upgrade' within such chains. Upgrading is a key concept for value chain analysis and refers to the acquisition of technological capabilities and market linkages that enable firms to improve their competitiveness and move into higher-value activities.The authors examine a range of evidence to assess whether the 'bottom billion'...

ABC Proteins is an in-depth, up-to-date analysis of all that is known about the subject to date. It discusses and compares evolution, biology and mechanism of action of all known ABC proteins, including the first structural studies as well as clinical implications. It will be useful to anyone trying to stay abreast of the latest findings. This book is sure to become a classic and will regularly be updated. - Phylogeny and Evoloution of ABC Transporters - Fundamental Aspects of the Mechanis...