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A young woman scrambles up the icy hill above Independence Square in Kiev, desperate to avert the bloody crackdown that threatens the protesters below. The outcome of a revolution, and her brother's safety, depend on her. And though neither of them realize it, so does the fate of the man she is frantic to see. Over a decade later, Simon Davey, a disgraced diplomat, follows Olesya Zarchenko into the Tube in London, convinced that she was responsible for his ruin.

There is a form of energy that can be harnessed from the universe, easily and at no cost. Actually, many ancient civilizations knew all about this energy and how to harness it for their benefit. Knowledge of these energy sources was lost for many hundreds of years. Now scholars have begun to rediscover these secrets. We can use this free energy source to enrich our garden food crops, making them larger, more healthy and more nutritious. Many of the ancient Cathedrals of Europe are famous today because of the way that they were built. They were built with the knowledge of the principles of ...

In Ray Kurzweil's New York Times bestseller The Singularity is Near, the futurist and entrepreneur describes the Singularity, a likely future utterly different than anything we can imagine. The Singularity is triggered by the tremendous growth of human and computing intelligence that is an almost inevitable outcome of Moore's Law. Since the book's publication, the coming of the Singularity is now eagerly anticipated by many of the leading thinkers in Silicon Valley, from PayPal mastermind Peter Thiel to Google co-founder Larry Page.

He’s a billionaire with everything to lose. She’s the secret heiress who could be his greatest risk— or his only salvation. Carter Hale built his tech empire behind walls of logic, power, and precision. No distractions. No trust. But then Mila Thompson walks into his boardroom—brilliant, bold, and hiding a legacy that could shatter his company from within. Their chemistry? Dangerous. Their alliance? Fragile. Their secrets? A ticking bomb. As a slow-burn attraction deepens into something neither can ignore, loyalties are tested and betrayal cuts deeper than business. Carter must ...

Designer, activist, and educator Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller is legendary for her decades of scholarship and advocacy, and as a touchstone and conscience for the design profession. In HERE: Where the Black Designers Are, Holmes-Miller documents the history of—and answers to—the question she has been asking for decades: “Where are the Black designers?” Holmes-Miller explores this essential question through the lens of her own development as a designer and leader, beginning with her own family and its rich multiethnic history.

Nick Platt is a British lawyer working in Moscow in the early 2000s - a place where the cascade of oil money, the tightening grip of the government, the jostling of the oligarchs, and the loosening of Soviet social mores have led to a culture where corruption, decadence, violence, and betrayal define everyday life. Nick doesn’t ask too many questions about the shady deals he works on - he’s too busy enjoying the exotic, surreally sinful nightlife Moscow has to offer. One day in the subway, he rescues two willowy sisters from a would-be thief....

In 1500 Spanish sailing ships began hauling gold from South America to Spain. Trade winds caused them to sail near the western coast of Florida, where pirates learned to gather to prey upon them. Thus it was that for 300 years the western coast of Florida became infamous as a pirate lair. We explore this, finding a unique cultural enigma. To have lived in the periods between 1500 and 1800 was not easy. Life was often unjust, hard, brutal, and short. Especially if you were poor. Yet in the midst of this period of injustice and cruelty, the unique practice of piracy created opportunities for ...

In the midst of being haunted by the looming shadows and lurking creatures of the Black Needle Mountains, a surprising ability awakens within Victoria. Will she be able to use it to survive as she is forced into the woods and down a sinister path?

Dr. Otto Warburg (winner of the Nobel Prize) and Dr. Robert O. Young (famed Australian researcher) provides valuable information of why degenerative diseases such as cancer form in your body. He also provide convenient and holistic approaches to fixing this situation. The simple and inexpensive treatment that is presented for skin cancer is explained in detail. Easy to administer, every skin cancer person needs this information. Actually, every person with cancer needs this information. In 1934 Dr Warburg was awarded the Nobel Prize for discovering that cancer could not live in an ...

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan convinced many policymakers and scholars that the United States should pull back in international affairs and that restraint should guide grand strategy. Paul D. Miller offers a tough-minded critique of this trending body of thought, arguing that US security in fact depends on active, sustained support of the international liberal order.

Everyone has drive—a very strong energy and determination to achieve a goal or satisfy a need. But drive can remain dormant, and it alone isn't enough to create the kind of success in work and life you want. In What Drives You, former pro athlete, performance guide, and star podcaster Kevin Miller takes you on an enlightening journey to discover how this motivational force works and how to get yourself in the mindset you need to find your true inspiration and fulfillment.

Hard learned lessons from a Vietnam Veteran on how to defend against ambushes. Avoiding the Kill Zone, proper vehicle spacing, anti-ambush training and other techniques. Learn how ambushers think and their techniques so you can outwit them. The author survived three ambushes, avoided many others. "I brought all my men home safely. This is how I did it". We were building schools for poor Vietnamese villages. The Viet Cong didn't like that. So their efforts to stop us were furious. Their frustration at their inability to ambush us led them to place a bounty on my head. I was the only army ...

When Lisa Doris makes the tough call to leave her new love interest and work things out with her ex, did she make the right one? Years after her decision, she’s carved out a new life that seemed to be divinely led. As a music journalist for a hip, Black-owned magazine, and a wife and mother expecting baby number two, her plate is full. How could she not have it all? Yet, for years, the behind-the-scenes turmoil from the estrangement of her mother and the nagging absence of her father remained buried. When her father returns to her life, old resentments relentlessly fly to the surface.

We were a task force of 60 soldiers who were sent to an area of the Mekong Delta of Vietnam to build schools in poor rural villages. Their schools had been destroyed in WWII and these poor farmers were desperate to educate their children. There was great appreciation for our work. However, as you can imagine, the Viet Cong were determined to stop us. The Viet Cong launched attacks to stop us. It became clear that we were going to die. It was Vietnam 1968. My soldiers and I fought back. We improvised. We adjusted. We quickly learned what we needed to learn. We survived. The Viet Cong’s ...

He’s the enemy I need. I’m the weakness he never saw coming. Dominic Hayes is the last man I should trust. The first man I ever lost to. And the only one who sees through the armor I wear like a second skin. We’re rivals. In power. In pride. In everything that matters. But when a deal meant to destroy me lands us in the same snowed-in luxury cabin, I don’t have the luxury of hate. Not when the future of my company hangs by a thread. Not when he’s the only one offering help. He says it’s a truce. A partnership. Strictly business. But the tension between us isn’t just about the ...

In his final speech "I've Been to the Mountaintop," Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his support of African American garbage workers on strike in Memphis. Although some consider this oration King's finest, it is mainly known for its concluding two minutes, wherein King compares himself to Moses and seems to predict his own assassination. But King gave an hour-long speech, and the concluding segment can only be understood in relation to the whole.

In her 13th life, Aven has settled into the now witchcraft-friendly Salem where she has found true happiness and friendship, maybe even love. Despite her contentment, the truth of Aven's existence haunts her. When she dies, her Spirit is forced from the Veil to live again in the body of a stranger. Does the elusive white raven, who has shadowed Aven through each of her lives, hold the secret to her release - or is it the cause?

Hosted by Jeffrey D. Miller and Rabbi Ted Simon, two Jewish men who love Yeshua (Jesus), the Jewish Messiah, Messianic Minutes is a powerful tool to spread the message of hope and love for everyone in Yeshua. Messianic Minutes Radio and Podcast exists to bring the Gospel to the Jewish people, restore the Jewish roots of the Christian faith, and bless Israel. The lively conversational style of the co-hosts has been engaging listeners for nearly thirty years.

Many books have been written about the amazing life of General Douglas MacArthur. This book is different. It contains information that is not reported elsewhere, information that tells us more about the greatness of this man, and how a powerful and popular US president, because of personal animosities, tried to destroy him. MacArthur led a 50-year career through some of the most difficult times in our nation's history, yet he never failed us. His Island-Hopping Campaign in the Pacific, his autocratic but benevolent rule over Japan that rebuilt their country into our great ally, his genius ...

Epilepsy is a lightning storm in the brain - shocking isn't it. A photographer friend once said that epilepsy is a shocking development. Seizures are silent, unless you saw them having a seizure or they told you that they had epilepsy you'd never know. That is why it is called the hidden disability or hidden handicap. Mr. Miller now has had epilepsy for 43 years and four months and has gained, unwanted by him, epilepsy expertise.