Someone is operating the largest stock market insider trading scheme in the history of the United States that is making millions of dollars in illegal profits. Whoever it is, has access to secret information about numerous major corporations before the information is made available to the general public. Perhaps it is a nationally-known radio or TV host of a financial program, a financial journalist, or maybe even a Pulitzer Prize winner.The perpetrator of the insider trading scheme...

On March 25, 2001, the nude body of Michelle Lewis, a 39-year-old nun, was discovered in her sleeping quarters at South Florida’s Holy Cross Academy. She had been stabbed 92 times. It wasn’t long before homicide detectives zeroed in on her killer: a young apprentice monk and former Holy Cross student, Mykhaylo Kofel. Under questioning, he confessed to the crime.But Kofel’s disturbing defense would not only rock the future of the upscale Dade County academy, it would also sound an a...

Following in the successful nature-writing style of Robert MacFarlane and Gillian Clarke, Distance and Memory is a book about remoteness: a memoir of places observed in solitude, of the texture of life through the quiet course of the seasons in the far north of Scotland. It is a book grounded in the singularity of one place—a house in northern Aberdeenshire—and threaded through with an unshowy commitment to the lost and the forgotten. In these painterly essays Peter Davidson provi...

The true story of an undercover cop who went under the covers with a wiseguy.She was a married organized crime detective. He was the Mafia wiseguy she was trailing. Their affair would shake the very foundation of Miami's criminal underworld-and end in murder.

Heaven is described as a glorious place free from worry and suffering where everything is perfect. Hell is described as a place of great pain, misery, and despair. No doubt, you would prefer to spend your eternity in heaven. But, what must you do to enter heaven?This book answers this question and is intended to stimulate reflection, self-examination, and discussion with others.

IT BEGAN WITH A DISAPPEARANCEOn a balmy May night in Miami, Frank Griga and his girlfriend, Krisztina Furton, vanished from the face of the earth. Frank had made a fortune in the adult hotline business and had met Krisztina, an exotic dancer, while searching for models for his advertisements. Three weeks later, their torsos were found inside metal drums sunk in a murky canal.IT ENDED IN MURDERSo began the unraveling of the most diab...

A haunting exploration of northern landscapes, history, and the enduring power of the human spirit.Peter Davidson's Arctic Elegies is a powerful collection that navigates the icy terrains of memory, loss, and faith. These poems resonate with a Recusant spirit, finding permanence amidst defeat and the harsh realities of time. Davidson's verses are steeped in vivid detail, specific landscapes, and the ever-present force of weather, mirroring time's impact on...

Explore the Isles Through Art and Literature. This collection gathers the best poetry, prose, and visual art from Archipelago, reimagining the relationship between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Journey from the Shetlands to Cornwall, and the Aran Islands to Yorkshire, tracing the cultures of diverse zones through contemporary writing about place and people.Discover the beauty and complexity of island life, coastal communities, and maritime traditions. Delve i...

Archipelago is one of the most important and influential literary magazines of the lasttwenty years. Running to twelve editions, it was edited by Andrew McNeillie, with theassistance later of James McDonald Lockhart, and began as an attempt to reimagine therelationships between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Archipelago has brought togetherestablished and emerging artists in creative conversations that have transformed the studyof islands, coasts and...

In death, there is new life. A life of discovery to learn, grow, and to experience love and loss. A man's journey into the light, then into darkness, and from the darkness into the light. Where two people who are destined to be together, find each other in death. They are chosen to fulfil a shared purpose because of their hardships in life. Together they build a life, have a family find a sense of belonging and grow together. Then they Respond to a calling and to fulfil their purpose befor...

Atlas of Empires tells the story of how and why the great empires of history came into being, operated, and ultimately declined, and it discusses the future of the empire in today's globalized world. This book features 60 beautiful and detailed maps of the empires' territories at different stages of their existence, and it organizes them thematically to reflect the different driving forces behind empires throughout history (such as faith, nomadic culture, nationhood, and capitalism). Each ...

Every once in a great while, a book comes along that provides a unique glimpse of what actually happens behind the scenes in some occupation or profession. "Memoirs Of A Recovering Teacher" is such a book."Memoirs Of A Recovering Teacher" consists of about one hundred stories about students, teachers, and administrators that are oft en revealing, humorous, absurd, or downright crazy. And, the truth is – all of these stories are true! They are based on the author's own actions and o...