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1 Corinthians 7:23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings. When bright-eyed child prodigy Gavin Njike loses his family and pursues a hazy path of vengeance, he never imagined he could end up serving his family’s killers. However, that is the case after he joins the country’s intelligence. Things start to go wrong when he finds himself in the dark about operations. But, it is the death of the dissident visionary Vincent Chi that opens the floodgates of his memory, forcing him to grapple with the tragedies suffered by his family. Now, there is unrest boiling ...

PREVALECIÓ: La Victoria de Donald Trump en 2024 es una lectura convincente desde los primeros capítulos, ya que encapsula el viaje político de Donald Trump de una manera perspicaz y electrizante. El autor lleva al lector de la mano a través del viaje del 45º presidente de los Estados Unidos de América para convertirse en el 47º presidente en un proceso que parece desafiar las demandas, los intentos de asesinato, la maquinaria de los medios de comunicación tradicionales, el establishment político y los "Poderes sin rostro". Desafiando la propaganda, permaneciendo indiferente a las ...

This account of Muammar Gaddafi takes us to his rise to power, to the moments when he was in the spotlight, and then to his travails and his swift elimination from the geopolitical developments in Libya in a procession that plunged the country into a turmoil that it is yet to recover from. With insight, lucidity, impartiality, breadth, and diligence, Janvier T, Chando manages to delineate the intricate threads that weaved the controversial character of Muammar Gaddafi. He not only finds the truth from the disparate accounts about the Libyan strongman, he shed light on him in a unique manner...

Ningún continente ha experimentado la mitad de asesinatos políticos, golpes de estado, guerras internas y externas, disturbios civiles y trastornos económicos desde la segunda mitad del siglo XX que África. Sin embargo, casi ningún experto serio diría que las manos de las fuerzas extranjeras que están dispuestas a asegurar sus "supuestos intereses" en el continente o que quieren ganar nuevos intereses, no estaban en la mayoría de estos reveses. Que estas fuerzas externas hayan tenido éxito con la ayuda de los africanos con la disposición malvada o los africanos que ignoran su plan...

In this insightful account of those who the Special Counsel Investigation under Robert Mueller subjected to an official inquiry over Russian interference in the 2016 US. Presidential election, and over alleged collusion between officials of Russia and members of the campaign team of Donald Trump, we are presented with developments involving the USA that polarized the country’s different socio-economic and political factions in the and plunged it into a political maze that it is yet to recover from. In an unequivocal manner, Janvier T. Chando presents a coherent account of the genesis, ...

El mundo de Hans Wette Heinrich se pone patas arriba cuando el gobierno nazi promulga las Leyes de Núremberg, que le obligan a abandonar Alemania y buscar refugio en África. Su padre, su nueva familia camerunesa y un amigo de la infancia le ayudan a convertir su refugio en un nuevo hogar. Sin embargo, rápidamente aprende que su papel como el primer hijo de una leyenda africana tiene un precio, ya que doma sus impulsos y acepta la realidad de su nuevo mundo más allá de su familia. Incluso mientras fomenta un noble sueño que está atormentado por pesadillas, e incluso mientras intenta ...

Esta primera parte del relato de los poderes hegemónicos que dieron forma al mundo occidental es una historia milenaria que involucra a la antigua Roma y la naturaleza de su mundo, que involucra los imperios contra los que luchó, las tierras y las personas que conquistó, las invasiones "bárbaras" que derrotado y no pudo detener, y la influencia que ejerció en Europa, África y el Medio Oriente, convirtiéndolo en el objetivo de poderosos no romanos decididos a controlarlo mientras aprecian su civilización, los atributos positivos que constituyen el núcleo del mundo occidental hoy ...

En este breve relato, el autor revela los hilos que tejen el controvertido legado del líder militar egipcio y jefe de estado Anwar Al-Sadat, al proporcionar una idea de sus motivaciones que lo llevaron a la guerra contra Israel y que lo vieron poco después convertirse en un líder icónico para la paz en el Medio Oriente al impulsar a su país en un camino que comenzó la transformación de Egipto en un estado moderno, y que igualmente alejó a Egipto del resto del mundo árabe. La naturaleza inequívoca de la cuenta de Janvier T. Chando arroja una luz única sobre el legado de uno de los...

En este valiente y escalofriante relato del espacio postsoviético, el autor nos proporciona una visión fascinante de Rusia, Ucrania, Bielorrusia y las otras repúblicas de la Unión Soviética a través del personaje más grande que la vida de Boris Petrenkov que nos lleva de la mano a su mundo, su mente y los personajes con los que interactúa. Este viaje suave y fascinante a una parte del mundo que la gente encuentra misteriosa viene con revelaciones explosivas que nos llevan a través de la historia desde los tiempos de la Rus de Kiev hace un milenio, hasta la Horda de Oro de los ...

Esta sucinta narración nos lleva sin esfuerzo a través de un milenio y medio de la historia formativa de la tierra que está en el centro de la geopolítica actual. Como la primera parte de un impresionante relato que nos lleva de la mano a través de la historia fundamental de la tierra descrita como "La Tierra Santa", "La Tierra Prometida", Israel y Palestina, esta narración proporciona una visión única de los planes, intentados y aún no articulados, para resolver el conflicto entre dos pueblos o naciones con profundas conexiones con la tierra, pero que no viven allí en paz porque ...

In this hilarious but insightful tall tale of how God gave Mankind the Ten Commandments through his prophet Moses and the ordeals that Moses went through to make humans accept it, Janvier Chouteu-Chando provides angles that are educative, hilarious and borderline offensive at the same time. However, the historical contexts of these insights reveal a side of our world that is difficult to confront.

When it comes to Cameroon, there seems to be an international conspiracy of silence regarding the destiny of this land variously described as "Africa in Miniature" or "The Microcosm of Africa". It is as if it truly embodies the haunted existence of Africa. When talking about dictators, the media giants apparently fail to mention the world's longest-serving non-royal head of state---Paul Biya of Cameroon, as if there is something to hide or as if there is something shameful about the Biya story and the anachronistic system that France and its geopolitical allies imposed on Cameroon by using ...

In this tumultuous story of rugged characters who retain their zest for life, the postulation that ideas are like fire holds, as events prove that ideas can burn the world as well as illuminate it. So, when old man Joe battles his descendants in their conflicting journeys through life, he does so in a manner that reveals man's innate goodness. However, by doing so, he is not advocating for humanity alone. In a world where it is increasingly relevant for the body to be in harmony with the mind, spirit, and soul, "Dark Shades" provides insights into the nature of a serene society and ...

The 2016 Presidential election will be remembered for ages not only for producing the biggest upset in the history of American politics, but also for the colorfulness of the primaries of both the Democratic and the Republican parties. When Bernie Sanders, the little-known independent senator from small state Vermont boldly stated that he was a Democratic Socialist, and then began his race for the White House as a Democratic Party candidate, hardly anyone took him seriously. After all, he was up against the entire Democratic Party establishment and their favored candidate Hillary Clinton. ...

Hans Wette Heinrich's world turns upside down when Nazi Germany promulgates the Nuremberg Laws and he is compelled to seek sanctuary in Africa. His father, new African family, and childhood friend help him turn his haven into a new home. However, he quickly learns that his role as the first son of an African legend comes at a price as he tames his impulses and comes to terms with the reality of his new world beyond his family. Even as he fosters a noble dream that is haunted by nightmares, and even as he tries to live with the ghosts lurking around a legacy that is too big to inherit, he ...

The Usurper: and Other Stories is an engaging collection that cuts through race, culture, religion, and creed. These short stories portray a unique perspective of traditional African life in the context of the modern world: 1. The son of a prince maneuvers his way to become the new king. Is he of royal blood? (The Usurper). 2. A reputable juju buckles under the threat of a mad cow, despite his powers to crush anything and anybody on its path. (Ngoko's Folly). 3. A clan head abuses his position and squanders the wealth that has been passed down from generation to generation until his angry ...

This insightful account serves as an effective guide in understanding the fundamental mentalities that abound in our world and in knowing the various ways that they combine in the regulation of activities in our different societies. We understand how the degree of our humanization and the influence that it has on our intellect and intuitive insight is determined by the conditional and unconditional instincts we develop.Imagine how judging from a man’s belief system, perception of the world around him, plans, actions and self-restraints, we can determine his propensity for good or evil, ...

Jeremiah is a sage with a job that many people envy, even though hardly anyone understands the true nature of the burden the occupation heaps on his soul. As the emissary of ancestors and divines, he thinks he is doing okay until he shepherds the clueless Joseph on a journey that brings him face-to-face with the horrors of his ways. Joseph needs a lifeline. His earlier life as the inheritor of a legacy that involved wealth, power and goodness has been tainted by his embrace of evil, which leaves death and grief in its path. He knows what he is about to face and thinks that Jeremiah, a man ...

A family is on the brink of collapse as the members deal with issues of the heart that reveal disloyalty, betrayal, grief, and insecurity. However, one area that does not buckle the trend is where men trained to save lives and work for humanity, exhibit strengths, and weaknesses that confirm the long-held view that interests supersede ideals, that love of life exposes the trait of treachery that resides even in some people with noble ideas. "The Doctors" is sequentially after "The Sweetest Madness" in the short story collection entitled "Me Before Them".

Just before Tatiana sets off to start a new life of deprivation, sacrifice, and sanctity, her insightful uncle helps her grapple with the meaning of life and come to terms with a world where people betray over a fickle, and where the quest for self-gratification supersedes the desire to live a divine purpose. “Hunger Fire” sequentially follows “The Grandmother': and Perfect Love” and precedes “The Fire and Ice Legend” in the short story collection entitled “Me Before Them”.