In the depths of a ravaged future, where humanity has sought refuge beneath the waves, a precarious existence unfolds in an underwater metropolis forged from the ruins of civilization. "Abyssal Covenant" dives into a world where oxygen is life, a currency fiercely guarded and manipulated by a despotic regime.Nalin Ormund, a visionary researcher, and Freya Doss, a brilliant hydro-engineer, embark on a perilous journey to uncover the secrets of ancient oxygenators—a technological mar...

From Truman to Trump, the deep corruption of our political leaders unveiled.Many critiques of the Trump era contrast it with the latter half of the twentieth century, when the United States seemed governed more by statesmen than by special interests. Without denying the extraordinary vigor of President Trump’s assault on traditional ethical and legal norms, Jonathan Marshall challenges the myth of a golden age of American democracy. Drawing on a host of original archival sources, he...

Globalised neo-liberalism has produced multiple crises – social, ecological, political. In the past, crises of global order have generated large-scale social transformations, and the current crises likewise hold a transformative promise. Social movements become a crucial barometer, in signalling both the demise and rise of political formations and programs. Elite strategies, framed as crisis management, create their own disordering side-effects. Experiments in movement strategy gain greate...

Long before Mexico, Colombia, and Afghanistan became notorious for their contributions to the global drug traffic, Lebanon was a special target of U.S. drug agents for harboring the world's greatest single transit port in the international traffic in narcotics. In the words of one American official, "certain of the largest traffickers are so influential politically, and certain highly placed officials so deeply involved in the narcotic traffic, that one might well state that the Lebanese G...

**Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction • A New York Times bestseller“The CIA itself would be hard put to beat his grasp of global events . . . Deeply satisfying.” —The New York Review of Books**From the award-winning and bestselling author of Directorate S and The Achilles Trap comes the explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan.To what extent did America’s best intelligence analysts grasp the ...

Note: 2nd edition. Professionally edited by David Gatewood, Stygian OverlordSo you want to be a villain?You do know that being a villain isn't all fun-filled romps in dank, lightless tombs, incendiary encounters with intellectually stunted heroes, joyously crushing the hopes and dreams of unsuspecting innocents, accumulating vast hordes of ill-gotten wealth, and advancing your agenda on a world unappreciative of your greatness? (1)You really want to be hunted by une...

A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and IndieBound bestsellerFinalist for the Colby AwardA new, revised and updated edition of a modern classic of foreign policy, a harrowing exploration of the collapse of American diplomacy and the abdication of global leadership, by the winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service.US foreign policy is undergoing a dire transf...

Dive Into A Dystopian OdysseyIn a not-so-distant future, the world you know teeters on the edge of chaos. What if history's darkest moments and forbidden prophecies all pointed toward one inevitable doom? Welcome to "Dimensions of Deceit: A Dystopian Nightmare", where reality unravels into an interwoven tapestry of secrets, revolutions, and cosmic intrigue.Embark on a gripping journey through a world shaped by clandestine rituals, shadowy alliances, and extraterrestrial mac...

**Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction • Nominated for the National Book Award for NonfictionFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ghost Wars and The Achilles Trap, the epic and enthralling story of America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan since 9/11**Prior to 9/11, the United States had been carrying out small-scale covert operations in Afghanista...

“How we got to where we are in Afghanistan.”—Matthew Kaminski, Wall Street JournalThis definitive account of the American experience in Afghanistan “[zeroes] in on what went awry after America’s successful routing of the Taliban in late 2001” (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times) to explain how a growing sanctuary for insurgents in Pakistan and a collapsing government in Kabul catalyzed the Taliban resurgence. Examining what has worked thus far—and what hasn’t—Jones ...

Summary of The Spellbound Journey: The Quest for the Lost KingdomThe Spellbound Journey: The Quest for the Lost Kingdom is an epic tale of adventure, magic, and destiny. It follows a group of brave heroes as they set out on a perilous journey to uncover the long-lost kingdom of Eldoria, a mystical land hidden for centuries by an ancient spell.The Call to AdventureThe story begins in the peaceful village of Ravenbrook, where the protagonist,...

The Fifth Kingdom: Before the Fractureby Brinda PhokeerdassBefore the Fracture is the story of a world built on harmony—and what happens when that harmony becomes a threat. Through Manara, the last heir of balance, we witness not just the unraveling of ancient alliances, but the quiet courage it takes to stand against unstoppable division. This book is a love letter to gentleness in an age of ambition, to the power of empa...