A brooding, long-haired man (Lee Vance) stands alone on the shoulder of a rain-soaked nighttime highway in rural Ohio. His back is mostly to the viewer, shoulders tense, dark hair blowing in the wind. A faint, eerie yellow glint glows in his eyes when caught by headlights. Behind him is a battered white panel van with its side door open, guitars, amps, and duffel bags spilling out onto wet asphalt. Blood streaks mix with rainwater near his boots. A black knife handle with silver inlay lies...

The Lee Vance Story: Ultra Gore Edition is a raw, unflinching psychological horror novel based on real-life medical trauma. When chronic pain and repeated hospital failures push a good man past his breaking point, Lee Vance begins a terrifying transformation — from a fighter trying to survive the system into something darker, something the doctors never saw coming.What starts as a battle against medical negligence becomes a descent into the demon he never asked to become.To...

Navigating the complexities of school life can be a daunting task for young people, educators, and parents alike. This book aims to provide practical guidance and insights to those who find themselves struggling in the educational landscape. While grounded in academic theory and evidence-based research, the primary focus of this book is on offering tangible solutions and real-world examples. Through a series of stories, vignettes, and problem-solving scenarios, the authors explore the chal...

Alexander is a stunning work of historical reimagining from a troubled and unjestly neglected writer. Written in 1929 by the son of Thomas Mann, Alexander shows why Klaus Mann is regarded in Germany as one of the foremost writers of the twentieth century.

When considering their canine friends, what do dog owners really need to know? Important stuff, according to Buster, like how dogs would run the world if they were in charge (fleas would taste like hamburger, only dogs would be allowed to pick up dropped food). What they fantasize about (mostly steaks, open garbage cans, and female dogs). The rules that govern sniffing other dogs. Buster and his capable translator, David E. Carter, have created a most useful book that's also delightfully f...

Under the pressure of his boss, the intransigent Riviere, the airmail pilot Fabien attempts a perilous flight during a heavy night-time thunderstorm in Argentina. As conditions get worse and the radio communication with Fabien becomes increasingly difficult, Riviere begins to question his uncompromising methods, and his distress turns to guilt when the pilot's wife comes to find him in search of answers.Based on Saint-Exupery's own experiences as a commercial pilot, Night Flight is a haunt...

I was a Science and Mathematics teacher for a combined 20 years before retiring from a small school in South Georgia (USA) around the year 2014 at the age of 62. For a period of 20 years between the teaching years, the author worked in industry where unbelievably, used Mathematics and Science while doing the job.For the last eight years of retirement, I read and studied science, math, history, and religion at home, at libraries, and on the internet. Of course, there are many books,...

Almost sixteen years: ago twin girls were born to the powerful witch Queen Katerina in the Castle of Falconia. One of the girls disappeared that day and the queen trusted she would never be heard of again.The present: Sir Philip Concord, a young knight, the nephew of King Regis of Concordia, is travelling on a trade mission for his uncle. On the way, he rescues the beautiful lost twin, Charlotte, from a ferocious monster and immediately becomes besotted.A week later, newly ...

In Emotional Leadership - How to Motivate and Empower with EQ, discover how emotional intelligence (EQ) is the key to becoming a more effective, empathetic, and inspiring leader. In today’s fast-paced and complex world, leaders must go beyond traditional management skills and tap into the power of emotional awareness to motivate their teams, foster collaboration, and drive success. This book provides practical tools and insights for developing your EQ and applying it to real-world leadersh...

The story tells of tulip bulbs exported to the UK from Holland. The bulbs live. Theycommunicate with each other. Their differing personalities emerge as they travel to their finaldestination and transition from bulbs into tulips. The interaction between Pearl, the Countessand Horace, provides the story's main dialogue and interactions. The Countess' wisdom andself-assurance is impressive as she explains how life works. She demonstrates to Pearl how to

David Carter's Stonewall is the basis of the PBS American Experience documentary Stonewall Uprising.In 1969, a series of riots over police action against The Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, changed the longtime landscape of the homosexual in society literally overnight. Since then the event itself has become the stuff of legend, with relatively little hard information available on the riots themselves. Now, based on ...

Queen Charlotte, the Queen of Falconia and her husband King Philip have just had triplets. It should be a time of celebration, but old enemies have reappeared and two of the babies are magically interfered with. Thirteen years later the enemies are back, and the two children fall into a coma from which no normal cure is known. Thus begins a quest of unlikely allies journeying across half the world to find the Chalice of the Dawn; the only object in the world that can save them, together wi...