Virtual Worlds

A life and death struggle for control of the skies Claire Lamb believes she is as good as any man and being a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force gives her the opportunity to prove it. Harry Smith joins the Royal Air Force because he wants to fly. Frank Trent, an American pilot, risks prison to join the fight against Nazi Germany. When Hitler invades Poland, he begins a conflict which eventually engulfs the whole world. Within eight months his army and air force conquer most of Europe. Only one adversary remains. Great Britain, led by Winston Churchill, refuses to surrender. Yet ...

Mastering Mental Models: A Guide to Clear Thinking and Better Decisions Build smarter frameworks for decisions, problem-solving, and understanding the world. Your ability to think clearly and make sound decisions is your most valuable asset. Mastering Mental Models is your guide to harnessing the power of proven frameworks that simplify complexity, sharpen decision-making, and unlock success. This book introduces you to the most effective mental models—timeless principles used by the world’s greatest thinkers, leaders, and innovators. From the Pareto Principle to First Principles ...

Anthony Bourdain didn’t just eat his way across the world—he narrated it, dissected it, and ultimately got devoured by it. Anthony Bourdain: A Guy Who Should Be Dead is an unflinching portrait of the man behind the myth: heroin addict, father, chef, celebrity, and loner. With a sardonic tone that echoes Hemingway and a scalpel-sharp narrative, this book strips away the glossy TV persona and reveals the fractured, compelling human beneath. From his suburban New Jersey childhood and the drug-fueled chaos of New York’s culinary underbelly, to the accidental explosion of Kitchen ...

This post-apocalyptic / science fiction romance series contains the three main novels in the Earth's Only Hope series. Filled with interstellar adventure, forbidden romance, and high-stakes survival, the Earth's Only Hope series will keep you on the edge of your seat. Can a band of prisioners become the saviors of humanity? And will love flourish in the face of extinction? Dive into this post-apocalyptic space opera today and discover why Earth's only hope may lie in the most unexpected hands. The Earth is freezing... ...and its salvation is left to a group of criminals, like me. From ...

ALL FOUR BOOKS OF THE CTHULHU INCIDENT! EXCITEMENT, MYSTERY, ADVENTURE AND TERROR WILL GRAB YOU AND NOT LET GO, AS THE HEROIC TEAM OF G1, THE BUREAU OF EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIRS, PURSUE A CULT LEADER UNLEASHING THE HORDES OF HELL ON LONDON AND THE WORLD. WILL EVEN THE CANNY ABILITIES OF G1 BE ENOUGH TO STOP THE MONSTERS AND THE LEADER WHO SUMMONED THEM FROM CREATING HELL ON EARTH? Buy now.

Eight beautiful women, and a freshman year beyond his wildest fantasies. My life flipped upside down the day an older woman decided to take interest in me. At nineteen, I thought I had a normal, boring college life. Then she walked into my life with her knowing smiles and promises of pleasure I’d never imagined. Before I knew it, my mundane freshman year transformed into an education no university could provide with eight beautiful women. I had no idea how much my life was about to change. Volume 2 includes books 6-10. His First Dance His First Adventure His First Getaway His First ...

Do they call you too sensitive, too kind, too soft for this world? You’re not weak. You’re awake. I Stayed Soft in a World That Tried to Harden Me is a powerful healing journey for sensitive souls, empaths, people pleasers, and anyone who's ever given too much and lost themselves in the process. In this deeply emotional and empowering book, Sienna Thorne guides you through the quiet heartbreak of overgiving, the exhaustion of being “the strong one,” and the courage it takes to protect your peace without shutting down your heart. You’ll learn how to: • Set boundaries without ...

With the electric power grid still down, and prison populations freed to prey on innocent people, every day brings new and deadly challenges for those just trying to survive. As weeks and months pass, The Great Die-Off is underway. The experts predicted that up to 90% of the population of America won't survive the first year. The Evans family and their allies are determined to beat those odds. Old enemies resurface and new threats endanger their survival in this action packed post-EMP survival thriller. New villains are confronted by new heroes, as the saga continues across oceans and ...

They operated under the nose of the New World Order, none of them chipped or marked. A fact that made it impossible to buy or sell even basic needs. The struggle for survival was getting harder with each passing day. Elezar Aronivich was a Jewish raised agnostic on a collision course with his own destiny after the NWO police killed his father and destroyed his home. Somehow, he survived certain death only to face the harsh reality of survival without the mark in the Beast’s marked society. His only surviving relative was an estranged uncle, Benjamin Ben-Hadid who owned the local bread ...

For centuries, stories have emanated from the Congo of mysterious animals roaming the swamps. Expeditions have turned up enormous, dinosaur-like footprints while others have not come back at all. No one is quite sure what's hiding in the unexplored regions of the African jungle, but one thing is for certain. It is a place like no place on Earth. A world lost in time. A place where monsters dwell. A modern retelling of Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel, full of thrills, action, and suspense along with extensive research regarding the very real Mokele-Mbembe legends of the Congo region, "The...

Enjoy a fifty year odyssey of one person’s journey into the bowels of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, otherwise known as the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Living at the world headquarters of this organization became so surreal and crazy that many there could only leave the insanity by way suicide. How has this same organization, been instrumental in the death, suicides and insanity of thousands of people, many of whom are not even Jehovah’s Witnesses? Find out what devastating tool this organization uses, to keep over eight million of their followers in line with their teachings and ...

In "The Frontier State: A History of Alaska," acclaimed historian Daniel Hardy invites readers to journey through the untamed wilderness and enduring spirit of America's Last Frontier. Hardy takes us from the ancient footsteps of the first Indigenous tribes, through the tumultuous gold rush era, into the strategic importance of World War II, and up to the contemporary battles over oil, environment, and indigenous rights. This is not just a history of Alaska; it's a tribute to its people. Hardy brings to life the grit, tenacity, and courage of the pioneers, miners, fishermen, soldiers, and ...

"We read each name of the 15,613 children who had been killed in Gaza. We began at 10 a.m., and by 3 p.m. we hadn't even reached the five-year-olds. What does it mean to be part of a world that allows this? Each child was a beacon—a glowing light that was loved." In Don't Look Away, award-winning Canadian journalist Jorah Kai confronts head-on one of the most devastating humanitarian crises of our time. What began as a personal awakening—sparked by his granddaughter Naomi's birth and the unbearable images of children dying under siege—becomes a searing meditation on conscience, ...

The Smart Classroom Management Way is a collection of the very best writing from ten years of Smart Classroom Management (SCM). It isn't, however, simply a random mix of popular articles. It's a comprehensive work that encompasses every principle, theme, and methodology of the SCM approach. The book is laid out across six major areas of classroom management and includes the most pressing issues, problems, and concerns shared by all teachers. The underlying SCM themes of accountability, maturity, independence, personal responsibility, and intrinsic motivation are all there and weave their ...

Written by Gabriel Walker Land and Al Khemis, a grand introduction to Thailand! Thailand is known as the 'Land of Smiles' -- however it's not always an easy place to land as a long-term expat. In this memoir and self-help story, a digital nomad, expatriate and economic refugee finds himself in a foreign land where he is forced to unlock the endless mysteries of Asia. Along the way, our wayward traveler begins to smile with genuine happiness for the first time in his life, and he soon realizes that if he had never journeyed to the ASEAN region, he might not still be alive to write these ...

In the exciting follow up to the best selling book, Collapsing World, Collapsing World: Kill Zone will put a set of cross-hairs on those that want to survive. Atlanta has been nuked. Jack and his little sister Lucy have survived being trapped under the Atlanta airport with the help of Army Specialist Clark, Emma, the gate agent and Ed, a curmudgeon of a mechanic that is not thankful to be alive. Clark has promised the teens that he will get them to their father…but is it a promise that is too dangerous to keep? One hundred and fifty miles away, Jack and Lucy’s father is unaware that his...

Manuscript families are important and are a lot like people.It is important for a person when they can trace their ancestry back to a significant important historical person. The same can be said of manuscript families. This book is the direct descendant of the original Gospel of Matthew written by the disciple of Yeshua (Jesus) himself, Matthew; diligently maintained, not by Christian scholars, but by the Jewish Masoretic community. It's importance to scholars and purists is incredibly important. What you will read in these pages is the version of Matthew that I have prepared to be ...

The year is 2265 and Earth is a utopia populated by enlightened and contented people. During this time virtual reality simulations of past events can be generated using unlimited computing power. One such project stems from the events surrounding a car accident in 1945 involving General George S. Patton. The simulation is used to see what an alternative world would look like without the General, who was killed in the accident. The simulation shows the utopians our world, where humanity has continued along the same path of self-destruction it has taken for millennia and the Cold War ...

The Little Black Book series is designed the enlighten and entertain. Whether you're a native New Yorker or going for a visit, there is still plenty to learn about the city. From how to read a subway map, to what's on the Museum Mile. New York City is the greatest city in the world. Millions live there and many more visit. We all know about the Statue of Liberty and the Empire States Building and the tragedy of the first World Trade Center. Why does midtown and southern Manhattan have clusters of skyscrapers? What borough held the peace conference on 11 September 1776 that might have ended ...

Shadow Conspiracies: The Hidden Truths That Shape Our World 🕵️ Dive into 20 of the most captivating conspiracy theories that have sparked global debate and intrigue. 🔍 Explore hidden truths and historical cover-ups, from secret experiments to suppressed inventions. 🛸 Investigate enduring mysteries like the Black Knight Satellite, the Philadelphia Experiment, and the moon landing. 📜 Combines historical records, expert analysis, and investigative research to examine each theory in depth. 🤯 Dissects wild claims—from reptilian elites to time travel—and explores why they ...