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Women Longshoremen: Vilified for Working Unloading cargo or working at heights on a ship in roiling waters, longshoremen must be strong, agile, and able to handle a high degree of dangerous situations. But what happens when co-workers ratchet up that risk . . . just for you? Every day in her job as a longshoreman, Linda Nyland never knew if her teammate would be one holding a grudge against her working with him and purposely put her life in da...

Author John Sager, a retired CIA intelligence officer, tells his readers how he changed from a critical suspect to a firm believer in Jesus Christ. In this anthology/apologia, he traces the historicity of the four gospels, describes their authors, and leads his readers all the way to the crucifixion and ascension of Jesus Christ. Citing reliable source material, his writing dispels any doubts his readers may have about the life and times of Je...

Professor Luke Shannon's study mission to Brazil takes an ominous turn. Tatiana, a fiery student with indigenous roots, has a secret agenda. She seeks the killers of her cousin, "the guardian of the forest, " assassinated on All Saints Day 2019. Teaming up with a veteran reporter in the Amazon, they press hard to discover the truth. Those in power feel threatened and push back. A Colombian drug lord enters the fray, taking Tatiana, Luke, and...

As cancer has its final say, Maggie Callaway takes a giant leap and reaches out to her estranged and only relative. Intentionally out of touch for most of their lives, Maggie and her brother, Rupert, connect and, in the short time they have together, discover a love and essence they never thought possible.Although tragedy strikes, hope and promise prevail. When forced to accept what they had thought intolerable, the siblings go through a life-...

The United States is at a critical point. Our jobs, the prices we pay for products, and the heart of American entrepreneurship itself are at stake. Those betting against us say that China is outcompeting us, out-innovating us, and not playing by the rules and that, under these circumstances, our defeat is inevitable. In Tell Me Why I Can't, Ron Simon describes how victory competing in the global market is not just possible but also intrinsic t...

The United States is at a critical point. Our jobs, the prices we pay for products, and the heart of American entrepreneurship itself are at stake. Those betting against us say that China is outcompeting us, out-innovating us, and not playing by the rules and that, under these circumstances, our defeat is inevitable. In Tell Me Why I Can't, Ron Simon describes how victory competing in the global market is not just possible but also intrinsic t...

The author of this heart-pounding true story knows what that's like.Even though he can't justify the endless stream of bad choices he made from the age of 12 well into adulthood-choices that ultimately landed him in prison-he is determined now to make the slow and steady journey back into society. Drug addiction, reckless behavior, and rule-breaking are all a thing of the past but this story will pull the reader along through every bad situati...

Jack Fritz's memoir-A Lifetime Adventure-is aptly titled. After reading it, you'll come away wondering how one man could have packed so much living into eight-plus decades.From growing up on the shores of Lake Michigan to living the majority of his life on the shores of Puget Sound, Jack checked all the boxes of a life well-lived-including the pretty wife and two kids that are an essential part of the fabled "American Dream."After a Huck Finn ...

Meet Ed, a young, media-obsessed Californian who chose a life on the radio during the 1980s, and soon discovered that the beautiful women he craved were interested in hitching a ride on his journey. After his career took off both on and off the air, so did his troubles with bosses, partners, and those very women who were drawn to the flame of his success and fame. He was piloting a river-raft that took him to glorious heights, but stranded him...