Across the ages, nefarious individuals have sought to shape the course of history by eliminating the most powerful figures of the day. Kings, emperors, presidents and prime ministers have all fallen foul of the assassin's blade.This fascinating compilation explores the men and women behind the murders, their motives, means and mistakes along the way and the legacies of their killings. Sometimes working alone and other times assisted by well-resourced teams sponsored by terrorist gr...

SYNOPSISAnthropology professor TERRY CASTRO makes the discovery of a lifetime: a pale-skinned, blonde-haired, blue-eyed tribe, secluded in the Peruvian rainforest since the time of the Incas, but the discovery puts Castro in a coma caused by curare, a primitive poison. He learns, however, that curare comas are different. He can still feel and hear even though his body is in a catatonic state.Castro is transported to a San Francisco hospital at the insistenc...

Peace does not have to wait.You tell yourself you will rest once this week is over, once the worry is settled, once the mind finally goes quiet. It never quite does. The Buddha pointed somewhere much closer: to the half-second in which a sight or a word becomes a want, and to the steady attention that can let it pass.Drawn from the early Buddhist discourses and written for anyone, with no background needed, these twelve short chapters are a gentle companion...

A handbook for achieving social change through collective action based on lessons from a revolutionary movement’s struggle for housing justice in Spain.Founded in Spain in 2009 as an immediate response to the devastating effects of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, the Platform for People Affected by Mortgages (Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca – PAH) has since grown into a nationwide movement with over two hundred local chapters. Together, they have stopped ...

The longing beneath every longing.Every desire, the Sufi mystics taught, followed all the way to its root, is ultimately a longing for the Divine. That quiet restlessness you carry is not a broken piece to repair, it is a compass, a sacred thread meant to guide you inward. For centuries, the wandering poets and spiritual masters of the Sufi tradition dedicated their lives to mapping where that thread leads: straight to the center of the heart.Drawing on the...

A stillness older than the noise.Long before modern mindfulness had a name, Christian desert monks and hermits were learning to sit in stillness, watch the rise and fall of their inner thoughts, and soften the heart through mercy and quiet contemplation. What they discovered centuries ago remains accessible today, requiring nothing more than an open heart and ten minutes of silence.Rooted in the ancient teachings of the Desert Fathers and early Christian my...

Every afternoon it feels like the year Rob Whaley's marriage ended, his dogs died, and his life fell apart in slow motion, one long baseball season, hunting trip, and hard laugh at a time.The Macho Man Chronicles: Volume 3 is a midlife memoir that refuses to feel sorry for itself. Across ten stories, Whaley, a former Navy submariner turned storyteller, moves between a small-town Michigan baseball dynasty and its unwritten rules, the quiet grief of losing two dogs who never left his...

The way is nearer than you think.The old Zen masters answered questions with a shout, a riddle, or a remark about the weather. Behind the drama lies a teaching of startling simplicity: the way is not far off, and it is found in sitting, in breathing, and in washing the bowl.Drawing on the classic records of Chinese Zen, from the Platform Sutra to the Gateless Gate and the Blue Cliff Record, these twelve short chapters carry the old masters' wisdom into an o...

Strength that begins inside.Long before yoga meant a class and a mat, it meant training the whole person: a steadier mind, a truthful life, a breath that calms, and an attention that gathers. That older yoga still has much to teach anyone who feels pulled in too many directions.Drawing on the Upanishads, the Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita and the classic hatha texts, these twelve short chapters build inner strength step by step, from the ch...

Soft water wears away stone.Most of us live braced against life: pushing, planning, forcing. The old Taoist teachers noticed that water yields to everything and still wears away stone, and that an empty valley holds what a mountain cannot. Their wisdom is balance: effort without strain, rest without collapse, and a way back to what is simple.Drawing on the Tao Te Ching, the Zhuangzi and their great commentators, these twelve short chapters ...

Discover the BRAND NEW explosive, edge-of-your-seat thriller from MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Rob Sinclair, for fans of Lee Child and David Baldacci.‘In the world of action thrillers, Rob Sinclair is one of the best’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Alex ShawThe most dangerous people are those with nothing to lose. Who don't care if they live or die.Simon Peake does care… he just isn’t sure about what right now. The ex-soldier’s life is as close to rock bott...

Seven students are about to have their lives changed by one amazing teacher in this school story sequel filled with unique characters every reader can relate to.It’s the start of a new year at Snow Hill School, and seven students find themselves thrown together in Mr. Terupt’s fifth grade class. There’s . . . Jessica, the new girl, smart and perceptive, who’s having a hard time fitting in; Alexia, a bully, your friend one second, your enemy the nex...