A manual written by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for the Nicaraguan Contras, who were involved in a civil war with the Nicaraguan government. It was revealed by the Associated Press on October 15, 1984. The ninety-page book of instructions focused mainly on how "Armed Propaganda Teams" could build political support in Nicaragua for the Contra cause through deceit, intimidation, and violence. The manual also discussed assassinations.The ICJ case Nicaragua v. United States ...

A suffering climate, a controversial PR campaign, and two people tangled up in romance, danger and an attempt to do right by earth.“Earth needs a PR agency, or we will be relabeled as Homo Exitus.” With increased climate change, the half-joke, in-house saying at SpokenOf had lost some of its wit, so when an opportunity arises to live up to their company vision, management is quick to accept.Edith is an up-and-coming manager at the New York-based ag...

Sweet contemporary romance short story.Jace Brandon lived by his own standards, but when he found a woman beaten up on his place, he took her in and tended to her. She soon captured his heart, but there was a man who wanted her dead and he swore he wouldn't let her be hurt again.Mia Dawson woke to find herself in a strange place, Bruised and heart weary, she found it hard to trust, but Jace's gentle ways was a balm to her battered heart and soul. This cowboy's heart taught ...

Clean western mail order bride novelette.Ryker Dawson ordered a mail order bride thinking he would have the perfect holiday at home with a big Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. What he got was a useless woman who didn't know how to cook, clean, and irritated him to no end. She reminded him of a female fox and had a temper to match. If she didn't straighten up, he was thinking of sending her back where she came from.Vivian was at a loss tying to make Ryker happy. When she a...

Winner of the 2024 New Poets Prize, judged by Holly Hopkins.A gold bangle, a barber's shop and Diana Princess of Wales in an Indian wedding video. In Lobe, Cia Mangat navigates what we inherit and what we leave behind in a book which plays with private and public mythologies. These poems create a world of love and surveillance, where Diana's revenge dress prepares for the paparazzi and aunties gossip in the threading parlor. Bodies are pierced and cut from...

How can your child learn to be kind, gentle, and caring?As a parent, I have noticed that my son became more loving, caring and kind after getting his first pet Blu-Nite.He became very responsible and protective of him. Having a pet to love and care for is a great way for your child to learn acceptance, what it means to be dependent on, the ability to love, protect, pamper, care and share.It's building on pets being apart of the family, they too have...

A Halloween Short Story.When Kim and Brent West bought an old house built in the late 1800's, they never dreamed it would lead to old ghosts that still haunted the house, and that their lives would be in jeopardy on Halloween night.

Sweet western short story.Hope Bishop was on her way to Weeping Willow Creek to marry her late husband's best friend when their stagecoach went over the hill, killing her intended. She was thrown from the stage and knocked out, but when she woke up, Dusty Flynn had rescued her and taken her to a rundown shack to care for her. Desperate to find her son, Timmy, she wanted to find him herself, but her head injury wouldn't let her. Dusty told her to stay where she was and he'd go find ...

Toby Markham lost his ma and inherited the farm. He needed a wife and ordered a mail order bride. He chose Bessie because she wrote letters to him of her loving her grandma's farm when she was young. He decided she was the woman for him and to work along side him to make the farm bigger and better. What he didn't count on, was finding out her pa left her a sizeable inheritance. He was worried that she wouldn't be happy living in a small one room cabin and he couldn't afford to give her a C...

Clean and wholesome Thanksgiving novella.Frannie Baker's life was a hard one, but her faith in God kept her strong. When her ma passed away before Thanksgiving, she swore she'd work harder to take care of herself and her little brother, Lynn.When Jake Coulder arrived at her house to help dig her ma's grave, and give her the puppy for Lynn for his birthday, she was thankful for good friends.Jake Coulder fell in love with Frannie at first sight. Having lost his wife a...

An old house, a chest in the attic filled with a Halloween blanket, stand covers, and a myth book leads Jenna Anders into a Halloween that is filled with deadly surprises. Can she undo the myth and free the house of the skeleton that appears only at Halloween?

기밀해제된 CIA 극비문서, 완역 출간(영한합본)美 중앙정보국이 쓴 UFO 교과서2016년 1월 21일, CIA가 40여년 만에 극비문서를 일반에 공개했다. CIA가 비밀리에 UFO를 연구해온 행적을 낱낱이 밝힌 것이다. 신비주의가 아니라 과학적인 사실을 지향하는 미국 최고의 정보기관이 미확인 비행물체에 관심을 갖게 된 경위와 목격자의 증언, 그리고 이에 대한 과학 전문가의 소견이 책에 가감없이 기록되어 있다. 본문에 따르면, 미 중앙정보국은 사회적 이슈가 된 UFO 논란에 대해 공군과 메사추세츠 공대(MIT)와 함께 경위를 조사했다고 한다.