The battle between major players in the semiconductor industry to produce the most advanced and powerful computer chips. These chips are the brains behind almost every technological device we use today, from smartphones and laptops to cars and household appliances.Up until recently, America led the world in chip design and production, maintaining its position as the dominant superpower. However, as manufacturers in Taiwan, Korea, and Europe take over, America's manufacturing advant...

A noted biographer and poet illuminates the unique woman who wrote the greatest American love poetry of the twentieth centuryWhat Lips My Lips Have Kissed is the story of a rare sort of American genius, who grew up in grinding poverty in Camden, Maine. Nothing could save the sensitive child but her talent for words, music and drama, and an inexorable desire to be loved. When she was twenty, her poetry would make her famous; at thirty she would be loved by readers the world ...

Lincoln's Men is the first narrative portrait of the three young men who served as Lincoln's secretaries during the Civil War. John Nicolay and John Hay lived in the White House, across the hall from the president's office, and they and William Stoddard spent more time with Lincoln than anyone else outside his immediate family.Lincoln used these three intelligent, articulate young men as a sounding board; they were the first audience for much of his writing from the period...

The dramatic story of a founding father, his illegitimate son, and the tragedy of their conflict during the American Revolution—from the acclaimed author of The Lincolns.Ben Franklin is the most lovable of America’s founding fathers. His wit, his charm, his inventiveness—even his grandfatherly appearance—are legendary. But this image obscures the scandals that dogged him throughout his life. In The Loyal Son, award-winning historian Daniel Mark Ep...

Challenging the prevailing understanding of the authority of law, Daniel Mark offers a theory of moral obligation that is rooted both in command and in the law’s orientation to the common good.When and why do we have an obligation to obey the law? Prevailing theories in the philosophy of law, starting with the work of H. L. A. Hart and Joseph Raz, fail to provide definitive answers regarding the nature of legal obligation. In this highly original and effective new ...

Step into a world where destinies are woven with threads of courage and spells of enchantment. "A Fate Inked in Blood" invites you on a journey through tales of valor and magic, where heroes rise and legends are born. From the clash of swords to the whispers of ancient incantations, these captivating poems transport you to the mythical realm where bravery meets sorcery. Immerse yourself in the enchanting tapestry of Skaland, where each verse paints a vivid picture of courage, love, and the...

The Hourglass Was Lying is a brutally honest, fictional unfiltered account of a life lived fast, loud, and often on the edge of self-destruction. Drawing from decades of real experiences, Daniels pulls readers into a world of ambition, excess, addiction, and consequence, balancing dark humor with hard-earned reflection.Mark Daniels always believed his time was limited because an offhand comment from his father that planted an expiration date in his mind —52 years, ...

Surviving Booze, Broads and Blow by Mark Daniels. Mark Daniels is the pseudonym for a first-time author whose debut memoir doesn't ask for forgiveness or offer excuses; it simply tells the truth. This book is a brutally honest, unfiltered account of a life lived fast, loud, and often on the edge of self-destruction. Drawing from decades of real experiences, Daniels pulls readers into a world of ambition, excess, addiction, and consequence, balancing dark humour with hard-earned reflection....

The true story of America’s first superstar evangelist that “fills a significant gap in the history of revivalism” (The New York Times Book Review).Once she answered the divine calling, Aimee Semple McPherson rose fast from unfulfilled housewife in Rhode Island to “miracle woman”—the most enigmatic, pioneering, media-savvy Christian evangelist in the country. She preached up and down the United States, traveling in a 1912 Packard with her mother and her ch...

Daniel Mark Epstein’s poetry has been in the public eye for nearly sixty years, since the magazine publication of the poems in his groundbreaking first book, No Vacancies in Hell (1973). Critics praise the erotic and spiritual lyricism of his poetry, as well as its power in capturing crucial moments of American history in dramatic monologues, including prize-winning portraits of a yellow fever epidemic and Henry Adams’s tragic marriage.Of The Traveler’s Calendar (...

CAUTION! All employees must correctly dispose of otherworldly biohazards found on Dark Enterprises property. Failure to comply may result in one hell of a mess..."If a door is closed, you leave it alone."That's the one rule janitor Sam is given when he starts cleaning the infamous thirteenth floor of the Denver branch of Hell-like multinational corporation Dark Enterprises.Sam is thrilled to be that much closer to his idol, Constantine Galanos, Denv...

Readers of Carrie Ryan and Richelle Mead will love this dark revenge fantasy.Velveteen Monroes is dead. At sixteen, she was kidnapped and murdered by a madman named Bonesaw. But that's not the problem.The problem is she landed in the City of the Dead. And while it's not a fiery inferno, it's certainly no heaven either. It's gray, ashen, and crumbling more and more by the day, and everyone has a job to do. Which doesn't leave Velveteen much time to do anything about what’s re...