Eleven extreme-horror authors explore whether Satan invades the innocent, or simply gives the willing permission to become what they already are.Evil doesn't always arrive with horns and fire. Sometimes it whispers. Sometimes it tempts. Sometimes it wears your face. Across eleven unflinching stories, Who's Satan Inside? digs into possession, religious terror, bodily violation, psychological unraveling, and the moment temptation becomes consent.Edited by And...

Port Luck already has a story. Your choices will reveal how many ways it can end.There's been a massacre in Port Luck. You start the day looking for your father at the docks, and find bodies first. A monstrous predator is tearing through the isolated Alaskan town, and the sheriff is scrambling to gather whoever's left before it strikes again.Then the weather turns. A massive storm buries the roads, erases the escape routes, and drives the temperature toward...

“Who knows Bob,” John said to the Colonel in a solemn tone. “As far as I am aware, nobody has ever done what we are about to do. Think about it: we are going to put twelve strangers in a bunker one hundred feet underground, and then tell them that all we are going to do is observe their interactions while they perform basic tasks for two weeks. Then we are going to fake a cataclysmic event followed by a complete disconnect for an additional two weeks while we secretly monitor their meltdow...

This book examines several contemporary issues which are shaping corporate governance in the banking sector. These issues have been evolving over the past decade and even more so since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC, 2007-09) revealed many significant weaknesses in corporate governance structures at banks. Alongside major reforms to the architecture of the global financial system, like the introduction of the Basel 3 Accord, the post-GFC emergence of new issues and acceleration in the im...

This guidebook is designed to help beginners navigate the exciting world of AI, specifically focusing on ChatGPT. Structured in an easy-to-follow outline format, it allows readers to quickly locate the sections they need, or reference information on-the-go. While the lessons here can be applied to various AI programs, they are particularly tailored for ChatGPT.

This book exemplifies the potential of FinTech to deliver important economic and societal gains, such as enhancing competition and financial inclusion to deliver tailored financial products and services at more affordable prices and at greater convenience. The emergence of FinTech directly challenges the business models of incumbent financial intermediaries like banks, which are adapting by developing their own FinTech offerings and partnering with FinTech and large technology firms. FinTe...

The journey from chaos to fulfillment begins…The Passover story ends with the Israelites escaping across the Red Sea and, after much turmoil and struggle, finally gaining the prize—to roam the desert.This is the beginning of the story, not the end. And it is the beginning of our story, too, not the end. A story that culminates with Pentecost, the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, when God gave the Torah to Israel at Mount Sinai, and when he sent the Holy ...

"I was born with the heart of a romantic. I fell in love at the drop of a hat, longed for someone to heal my loneliness, always attracted to the wrong women. Like others, I struggled for years with love and relationships. And like others, I thought I was all alone and that there was something wrong with me."I finally did find a special someone, but finding that person was simpler than I had thought."The storybooks have it all wrong. "This is my story, the frank confession o...

Trapped on an island. Nowhere to hide. The hunt has begun.For Roger, Jerome, Ryan, and Chris, a trip to a private island mansion off the coast of Louisiana was supposed to be a grand reunion. It was a chance to relive their high school glory days with their wives, fueled by billionaire-status luxury and endless drinks.But as the sun sets over the bayou, the group realizes that the foundations of their friendship are rotting from years of hidden resentment, ...

The first comprehensive account of the growing dominance of the intangible economyEarly in the twenty-first century, a quiet revolution occurred. For the first time, the major developed economies began to invest more in intangible assets, like design, branding, R&D, and software, than in tangible assets, like machinery, buildings, and computers. For all sorts of businesses, from tech firms and pharma companies to coffee shops and gyms, the ability to deploy assets ...

My brother’s best friend is a rock god…Austin James is a platinum-selling rock-star, my brother’s best friend… and my first love. At least, he was until he broke my heart in college, and made me vow never to fall for that panty-melting smile (and voice, and abs) again.But now Austin’s back, and he’s offering exclusive tell-all profile that could make any journalist’s career. Like mine.Two weeks to land the scoop of a lifetime? I’m not about...

If you are tired of being shy, don't be! Life coach Marie Dubuque teaches you in this short book how to embrace what she calls an asset, not a character flaw! This book addresses how to keep a conversation flowing, how to give a speech, and that nerve-racking first date! You can survive and thrive in a world full of extroverts!