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,

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

4-Gen Leadership: Thriving in a Multi-Generational Workplace is a practical guide for those aspiring to be multi-generational leaders in today’s evolving business landscape. 4-gen leadership is the philosophy and actions leaders can take to help all generations (baby boomers, Gen X, millennials, and Gen Z) be accepted, honored, and united into one effective, harmonious team. The authors have created a resource that leaders across every industry at all levels of le...

Curiosity – Xane Volume 12She was built to think faster. See deeper. But some truths can still hide from her.Xane isn’t like everyone else—and only two people in the world know it. River and Tara, the closest things she has to family, have protected her secret: that she’s not human. She’s a Synth—an artificial mind in a living body, designed to blend in. And she does. Most days.But now something’s wrong. Tara’s acting strange. The...