Readers of crime thrillers about ordinary-people-in-extraordinary-circumstances will enjoy this acclaimed new series where espionage and mafia worlds collide with Seattle reporter, Teagan Penn. By award-winning author, Michael Ebner; a Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year author.“Teagan proves to be an appealing hero with depth and determination–readers will enjoy rooting for her. Get it.” (Kirkus Reviews).....

This book is about God and an author, Michael Ebner, who received God's messages in order to educate the human race all over the world exactly what was occurring in the world today. God goes into great detail about what's wrong as He sees it and what needs to be done to correct it all. He tells us we are never alone in anything He asks of us and all we need do is reach out to Him for His help!

This book explores the complex ways in which people lived and worked within the confines of Benito Mussolini’s regime in Italy, variously embracing, appropriating, accommodating and avoiding the regime’s incursions into everyday life. The contributions highlight the experiences of ordinary Italians – midwives and schoolchildren, colonists and soldiers – over the course of the Fascist era, in settings ranging from the street to the farm, and from the kitchen to the police station. At the sa...

This book constitutes the refereed joint proceedings of the International Workshop on Fetal and Infant Image Analysis, FIFI 2017, and the 6th International Workshop on Ophthalmic Medical Image Analysis, OMIA 2017, held in conjunction with the 20th International Conference on Medical Imaging and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2017, in Québec City, QC, Canada, in September 2017.The 8 full papers presented at FIFI 2017 and the 20 full papers presented at OMIA 2017 were careful...

Narrated by AUDIE Award-Winner Braden Wright, listeners of crime thrillers about ordinary-people-in-extraordinary-circumstances will enjoy this acclaimed new series where espionage and mafia worlds collide with Seattle reporter, Teagan Penn. Written by award-winning author, Michael Ebner; a Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year author. “Teagan proves to be an appealing hero with depth and determination – readers will enjoy rooting for her. Get it.” (Kirkus Reviews)....."A riveting story"(S...

While everything appears to be collapsing around us – ecodamage, genetic engineering, virulent diseases, the end of cheap oil, water shortages, global famine, wars – we can still do something about it and create a world that will work for us and for our children’s children. The inspiration for Leonardo DiCaprio’s feature documentary movie The Eleventh Hour and soon to be released HBO special Ice on Fire, Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight details what is happening to...

Worldbuilding is the ultimate act of creation for speculative fiction writers, but how exactly do you worldbuild? You ask 'what if' and use each answer as a springboard to more questions and answers about your fictional world.In The A-Zs of Worldbuilding, that 'what if' process is broken down into 26 themed chapters, covering topics ranging from architecture to zoology. Each chapter includes a corresponding set of guided exercises to help you find the 'what if' questions r...

In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com.You've probably heard warnings about climate change; and maybe, if you're like a lot of people, you haven't taken them too seriously. But c...

The world is reaching crisis point, as population growth escalates out of control, and species and cultures are being destroyed. With humans across the globe encroaching further and further upon Earth's resources, the realisation that the supply is finite has dawned and we now face the urgent dilemma of knowing how to create a sustainable future for ourselves. In this important book, award-winning author and international lecturer Thom Hartmann puts forward his lasting solution to our surv...

From America's #1 progressive radio host, the idealogical heir to his influential The Last Hours of Ancient SunlightMore than three million listeners tune in every weekday to hear what Thom Hartmann has to say about the state of our world. Now, as the first decade of the twenty-first century closes amid economic collapse and the seeming ruin of the American Dream, America's #1 rated progressive radio host sounds an urgent call to arms for building a better...

As we approach catastrophe, everything changes. What are the lessons from the pandemic? How well have different cultures and societies responded, and could this become a turning point in the flow of history?Before Covid, a new competition was already arising between alternative geopolitical models–but the context of this clash wasn’t yet clear. What if it takes place on neutral ground? In a state of nature, with few or no political rules, amid quickly evolving chaos? When the great...

Commander Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from a 25 year odyssey around the solar system searching for places to put the world's excess population. He found none. He therefore is determined to join others who have recognised this major problem and are attempting to do something about it. Overpopulation is responsible for many of the world's major problems: global warming, the lack of fresh water, famines, poverty, youth unemployment, reduction in natural resources, and the storing of excess wa...