SADNESS - XANE Volume 3In the third installment of the XANE series, "SADNESS," author Mark White takes readers on an emotional journey that delves deep into the complexities of human emotions. Xane, a synthetic human, continues her mission to understand and experience the full spectrum of human feelings. This time, she faces the profound and often overwhelming emotion of sadness.As Xane navigates her junior year of high school, she encounters new challenges and ...

LOVE - XANE Volume 4In the fourth installment of the XANE series, Mark White takes readers on an emotional journey through the complexities of love, identity, and self-discovery. Xane, a highly advanced Synth, is on a mission to understand human emotions. This time, she faces her most challenging task yet: learning to love.As Xane navigates the intricacies of romantic relationships,

FEAR - XANE Volume 1: A YA Sci-Fi NovellaWelcome to Grapevine High, where fear, love, and self-discovery collide. "FEAR - XANE Volume 1" is a fast-paced novella that blends young adult drama with powerful life lessons on managing fear, the unkown,, and stepping out of your comfort zone. Perfect for readers seeking a quick read with a sci-fi twist, this story follows the intertwined lives of River and Xane as they navigate the comp...

William Boyd Dawkins was a controversial Victorian geologist, palaeontologist and archaeologist who has divided opinion as either a hero or villain. For some, he was a pioneer of Darwinian science as a member of the Lubbock-Evans network, while for others he was little more than a reckless vandal who destroyed irreplaceable evidence and left precious little for future generations to assess.In this volume, Professor Mark White provides an unbiased archaeological and geological accoun...

This book introduces the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant—in particular, the concepts of autonomy, dignity, and character—to economic theory, explaining the importance of integrating these two streams of intellectual thought. Mainstream economics is rooted in classical utilitarianism, recommending that decision makers choose the options that are expected to generate the largest net benefits. For individuals, the standard economic model fails to incorporate the role of principles in decisi...

A mouse begs a lion for mercy and, after he is set free, promises that he will help the lion some day in return.

Bartenders not only make fabulous drinks, but also can be great listeners, confidants, and a sounding board to bounce jokes off of. Mark White, a popular bartender for over twenty years, shares a collection of clean jokes, related morals, and practical delivery tips designed to help the joke-teller communicate key life lessons in memorable ways to audiences of all ages and, most importantly, garner laughs. Many of the jokes are tailored for speakers who want to open a presentation with a k...

Retells the fable about an industrious ant that busily prepares for the approaching winter while a grasshopper makes no plans for the cold weather to come.

Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.

What is the answer? A question that many people have either tried to answer, or find the answer to. What is life? Why am I here? What will give me fulfillment, and purpose. Why isn’t everyday of my life the best day of my life? What’s ahead in my future? What happens after life? If God exist, then why does He watch all of the terrible things happen and do nothing? I could go on and on with the many questions that billions upon billions of people have wanted the answers to. This book was wr...

A farmer learns a lesson in greed when one of his geese begins to lay one - and only one - golden egg each day.

Contempt: Xane Volume 7How do you respond when someone treats you like you’re beneath them?In Contempt, the seventh installment of the powerful Xane Emotional Intelligence Series, Xane faces one of her most uncomfortable challenges yet: learning how to handle the cold sting of contempt—and the damage it causes both in others and within herself.When a high-profile interview spirals into public shame, Xane becomes the target of socia...