Community Action

At the top of her profession. Bottoming out personally. The “intel” game is changing; international intelligence entities react to the growing influence of an emergent private sector effort. The USIC’s Director of National Intelligence assigns Dr. Rebecca Boone Hildebrandt, a case officer empowered to take any necessary action, to safeguard the firm’s growing data store. Strikes, targeting key company players, force suspending operations in securing corporate infrastructure and remaining personnel. The agent responsible for covertly shepherding InterLynk responds to attacks ...

Evan Price, who has been called Allan Quartermain with a License to Kill, retrieves valuable objects with historical significance and often mystical properties for a private world organization whose aim is to protect the objects from dictators and psychopaths willing to use them for their own gain. When a billionaire chess master recruits Price to steal none other than the Holy Grail from its ruthless Keepers in the Brazilian Pantanal, he soon realizes its purpose is more diabolical than he could have ever imagined. When an old flame reveals his darkest secret, Price is blackmailed to join ...

Dominic Kaine: Trigger Country In the shadows of Montana's rugged wilderness, danger and desire collide... Former special forces operative Dominic Kaine thought he'd found peace as the sheriff of Cedar Ridge, a quiet Montana town nestled against the mountains. But when mysterious artist Eva Carson arrives, his carefully constructed world begins to unravel. Eva has her own secrets—a past filled with covert operations and narrow escapes. She came to Cedar Ridge seeking anonymity, a place to disappear from the shadowy organization hunting her. What she didn't expect was Dominic Kaine, a man ...

A Voice for the Voiceless In Broken Shelters, Broken Souls: A Call to End Homelessness and Poverty, embark on a transformative journey that exposes the raw realities of homelessness and poverty while igniting hope for change. This book is more than just a narrative; it is a powerful call to action. Through deeply moving personal stories, insightful reflections, and actionable solutions, it challenges readers to confront the injustices that allow countless individuals to slip through the cracks of society. Stories That Demand Attention At the heart of this book are the stories of resilience,...

An invigorating call to Black America on what it really takes to build a strong sense of community as well as true economic and political power, Restore Black America contains several nuggets of wisdom that will intrigue and captivate the minds of an older generation, while remaining simplistic and exciting enough for a younger generation to understand and enjoy. Restore Black America outlines a plan to restore Black America over the next 100 years.

It's a dead man’s party... Miguel Hernandez lives in the San Joaquin Valley in a blue-collar town. The hardworking son of a farmer, he gets word that his true love is back in town. Indeed, Miranda is back for Spring Break, and she’s throwing an unforgettable celebration for all her friends. But when Miguel and his sidekick, Vance, show up uninvited, things don’t go as expected. Not only does Miranda express her anger at their intrusion alongside her new boyfriend, but there is also an unsettling development related to a recently popularized designer drug everyone is taking... ...

Andrew Clark and his family moved to a new community in Knoxville, Tennessee with the hopes of being in a more secured area. He picked what seemed to be the perfect gated community where no one had access to get in or out without using a gate key card. The moment he and his family moved in, a cute little girl from the neighborhood would come knocking on his door every day asking for dog food. Being who he was, he would give it to her, but something wasn't adding up as his mind wondered.

In My Health, My Priority: Empowering Community Health for Our Pride, healthcare professional and educator Miranda Ndifon Nzoyem delivers a transformative guide aimed at tackling the critical health challenges disproportionately affecting the Black community. This practical handbook provides readers with actionable strategies to manage and prevent chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and more.

In Communities of Hope we discover how a Nottingham foodbank became more than just a resource, it became a community of hope. Christian-led social action ministries make a huge contribution to society. But how do we develop new communities where Jesus is known and loved from these activities? Tracing the story of his own experience working with a foodbank that expanded in many directions, author Nigel Adams shares how Hope House in Nottingham offers such an inclusive welcome to all that it has grown into a community of hope.

Get ready for the fifth installment in the Terrance the Terrific Series, "The Missing Lunches." Terrance and his friends, Paris and Lance face new challenges when 14 lunches come up missing from the school cafeteria! Where did they go? Who ate the lunches? Why 14 lunches? Join Terrance on another thrilling adventure as he, Paris and Lance solve the mystery, make new friends and lead a new school venture in this captivating new book, Terrance the Terrific & The Missing Lunches!

There's something fishy going on at school. When twelve-year-old Marcus kicks his favourite football over the school fence, he knows he's never getting it back. Nothing that goes over that wall ever comes back. But when Marcus gets a mysterious note inviting him to join the Breakfast Club Investigators, he is soon pulled into an exciting adventure with his new mates Stacey, Lise and Asim to solve the mystery and get his football back!

A companion to the acclaimed film Bully, this audiobook brings the story of the documentary beyond the closing credits, continuing the national conversation inspired by the film. Personal anecdotes from prominent antibullying activists and celebrities alongside essays from renowned experts, authors, government officials, and educators offer powerful insights, resources, and concrete steps to combat the bullying epidemic. An essential part of any campaign to decrease bullying and increase empathy, the audiobook also follows the stories of the families featured in the film beyond the big screen.

A huge novel that follows five families through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for votes for women.It is 1911. The Coronation Day of King George V. The Williams, a Welsh coal-mining family, is linked by romance and enmity to the Fitzherberts, aristocratic coal-mine owners. Lady Maud Fitzherbert falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German Embassy in London. Their destiny is entangled with that of an ambitious young aide to U.S.

Against notions of the lone environmental crusader, Marianne E. Krasny shows us the power of “network climate action"―the idea that our own ordinary acts can influence and inspire those close to us. Through this spread of climate-conscious practices, our individual actions become collective ones that can eventually effect widespread change. Weaving examples of everyday climate-forward initiatives in with insights on behavioral and structural change, Krasny demonstrates how we can scale up the impact of our efforts through leveraging our community connections.

A Chinese dissident, targeted by his government for assassination, flees to asylum in Paris through a joint effort of the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence and Peter McAllen’s InterLynk. A rogue intelligence agent, now freelancing, accepts Beijing’s contract to eliminate the man as a threat to Communist regional control. It is an opportunity to damage McAllen’s organization in the process. A pool of InterLynk contributors is exposed, and the life of a man capable of changing the spiritual direction of the world’s largest authoritarian regime is on the table. His ...

With 17 illustrations to help you visualize. In a world of relentless change and chaos, "The Ripple Effect: Ethical Considerations of Conscious Intervention" emerges as a profound exploration of power, responsibility, and the unseen consequences of our actions. Delve into the depths of conscious intervention—the art of making choices that reverberate throughout every layer of existence. This illuminating guide compels readers to confront the ethical implications of their influence on the universe. With masterful storytelling and rigorous research, the book unveils the intricate web we ...

When a treasure hunt is announced at Rutherford High, the Breakfast Club Investigators want to win. But an otherwordly monster is set on spoiling their fun. Using clues from a comic book, can Marcus and his friends uncover the truth? With the whole school at stake in the BCI's biggest ever case, failing to solve the mystery just isn't an option.

Talia Leman's heroic efforts on behalf of the survivors of Hurricane Katrina ranked in the top five of the relief fundraisers, including major international organizations. After completing that incredible project, she continued with something even bigger: orchestrating and leveraging the philanthropic efforts of millions of children from twenty countries to bring aid to four continents, so far. And she did all of this before turning 16.

A vain volcano sends minions and predators to rid Bowen Island of its human inhabitants. Charlie and Eloise team up with Apodaca, the talking orca, to thwart the evil plot. With the help of their wild grandparents and farting dog, can the good guys save the island, or will it be consumed by lava?