This tale takes place in exotic Morocco, rich in history, and also in southern Spain, where a mysterious terrorist leader had abducted the father of an American ex-Marine, Jamie Hayden. Jamie is unwilling to leave the matter in the hands of local authorities or a covert U.S. Agency and searches for his family member. Unexpectedly, he is assisted by a Casablanca physician, Soraya Ziad, and a streetwise young woman. The chase is on! The trail leads through Morocco from the ancient city of Fe...

Magic is all around you. Most of you don’t see it and will never see it, not without some very expensive and large scientific apparatus. It doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist of course, just that most people aren’t equipped for it. We call it magic. I guess a scientist would call it something else.

The family tradition was that one of you had to serve, be it Fleet, Ground Force or Guardian. Kiria was determined to serve yet surprised her family in choosing to be a Ground Force Officer, plus also compounded it by designating her specialist role to be that of a Healer. Not many Healers worked for Ground Force, they tended to work for Fleet in (mostly) complete safety. Yet Kiria knew that it was at the front where her services were needed… assuming she could qualify as a Healer Warrior ...

The inspiring and extraordinary true story of Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double David Holmes, the real-life 'boy who lived' - with plenty of behind-the-scenes Potter anecdotes along the way.'An extraordinary story from an extraordinary young man. Brutally honest, utterly engaging, deeply sad yet incredibly uplifting. A must read.' - READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A million stars for this incredible book.' - READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A...

Dayyev was a source of wonderment to his family, whilst they all excelled in various careers, he was however unique, an artist, someone who drew images with carbon sticks. Artists… real artists that is, were rare in the Empire, it was just too easy to get the AIs to do it for you. Yet Dayyev had talent, the ability to draw and bring out the ‘essence’ of a subject, something no AI could. It also meant the Empire could use a young man no one in their right mind would suspect was someone othe...

A loser, taken from the 21st century, finds himself in the far future. They demand he use his gift to cure anyone they desire. How does he do this? Well, that's the rub. To cure someone, he needs to inject his sperm into a vagina. A stranger in a strange land, hopelessly out of his depth in a society he does not understand. Then he learns someone wants him dead...

It is not uncommon to hear Christians argue that America was founded as a Christian nation. But how true is this claim? In this compact book, David L. Holmes offers a clear, concise and illuminating look at the spiritual beliefs of our founding fathers. He begins with an informative account of the religious culture of the late colonial era, surveying the religious groups in each colony. In particular, he sheds light on the various forms of Deism that flourished in America, highlighting the...

"Impressively balanced accounts of such matters as Nixon's betrayal of Billy Graham's trust and Obama's connection to Jeremiah Wright…[An] interesting take."— BooklistFrom the author of The Faiths of the Founding Fathers, an acclaimed account of the spiritual beliefs of such iconic Americans as Franklin, Washington, and Jefferson, this is a measured look at the role of faith in the lives of twelve presidents who have served since the end of World...

`This is a very clear and concise summary of media studies, present and future. There is no other book that can both be used as a teaching tool and can help scholars organize their thinking about new media as this book can′ - Steve Jones, University of ChicagoThis book offers an introduction to communication theory that is appropriate to our post-broadcast, interactive, media environment. The author contrasts the `first media age′ of broadcast with the `second media age′ of interac...

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into sentences and paragraphs that ease themselves from the shadows and are sudden...

Ghostly apparitions and deadly Asian shamans are appearing in Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and their police departments are unable to deal with them. That's when they call on ex-soldier and ex-cop Josh Savage to contend with these expressions of the supernatural. Hard luck has followed Josh recently and he's struggling with his faith; nevertheless, he always answers the call of duty. By the way, the three parts of the trilogy are available separately as The Vampires of Seattle, ...

Darras was a veteran of a brutal five year war against a despicable yet powerful enemy. Ordered to hold for three days as the last of his defeated nation’s people were loaded onto colonisation ships, he’d done the impossible and held for ten, leaving the invaders with nothing but an empty port and massive casualties. Their revenge was terrible, those few that survived the final onslaught were impaled before him even as he was tortured to try and reveal where his nation had fled. Finally, h...