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The story of Kim (Kimball) O'Hara, the orphaned son of a British soldier. Set against the backdrop of 'The Great Game' a political conflict between Russia and Great Britain in central Asia, the novel traces the life of the title character from begging and errand running on the streets of Lahore to his schooling at a top English school in Lucknow, where he is trained in espionage, and ultimately to a government appointment where he himself gets...

The novel is set in 1968 when the small southern town of Cascade decides to put on a Sesquicentennial. They hire a mid-western company that organizes such events and the company sends in Devon Poole, a young man who seems enigmatic to the locals. The tragic sequence of national events in 1968 are unleashed in juxtaposition to the Sesquicentennial preparations. Locals do not know that their economic and social fabric is beginning to unravel as ...

360 Degrees of Love is a romance novel with strong themes of spirituality, religion, perseverance, and destiny. Reata La Rue and The Man are the novel's main characters. They meet and it is true love. They were not ready for each other the first time they met, and became separated due to circumstances beyond their control. As fate would have it, twenty years later they finally do entwine their destinies again after a chance meeting in Californ...

Real: a walk with the Holy Spirit is an excursion through my life not accepting God's works. Then one day CHANGE happened. These words came: Why must the good be made to suffer? Every being on earth is given a cross to bear and how they deal with it, whether they choose to curse it or give praise for it. This has a great bearing come Judgment Day. I demanded this question of God back in 1988 and, finally, in His graces in 2012 His answer was r...

Originally published in 1762, "The Social Contract" is Jean-Jacques Rousseau's treatise on how to best organize politics in the face of commercial society. Rousseau writes, "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains." This statement exemplifies the main dilemma of government, that despite mankind having an inherent natural right to freedom, modern, especially autocratic, governments had gone too far in restricting it. The question which...

Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau was one of the most influential figures of the 18th century. His political philosophy has been pointed to as a major contributing factor in causing the French Revolution. Social and economic inequality has been a pervasive element of human existence for the entirety of recorded history. The causes of this inequality are principal to the discussion of political, legal, and economic theory. Rousseau ackn...

THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO WILDLIFE OF THE NORTH FORK is illustrated, researched and written by 8th grade students from the Mattituck Jr./Sr. High School and presents an overview of the unique wildlife of the North Fork of the East End of Long Island, New York.

A Product of a Pimp and a Prostitute" is an inspirational memoir about the topic of forgiveness written from the point of view of an adult daughter as a letter to her biological mother. Reared by her maternal grandmother - Hazel - Charles Lisa confronts her mother Deborah on her absence in her life growing up and outlines all the limited and negative interactions she has had with her as a child and into adulthood.Recalling memories from her yo...

A Product of a Pimp and a Prostitute" is an inspirational memoir about the topic of forgiveness written from the point of view of an adult daughter as a letter to her biological mother. Reared by her maternal grandmother - Hazel - Charles Lisa confronts her mother Deborah on her absence in her life growing up and outlines all the limited and negative interactions she has had with her as a child and into adulthood. Recalling memories from her y...

Each of us comes into the world with an untainted heart. Without pretense, we love our parents wholly - for they are everything to us. And we want - we need their love in return. Things don't always go the way we expect though. This book illustrates how the emotional effects of life's bumpy road can impact our parental relationships. And how we love.

When Chris' fiancee, Suzie, is killed by a cottonmouth water moccasin, Chris sets out on a cross continent jeep trek for the Arctic Ocean (Alaska). It is a trip he and Suzie planned. But, now this solo trip is about closure, and it's an obsession with Chris. Dangerous complications arise out in the west Texas desert. Crossing paths with a deranged predator and his small band of psychopaths, Chris winds up a prisoner. Escape would seem impossib...

When Chris fiancee, Suzie, is killed by a cottonmouth water moccasin, Chris sets out on a cross continent jeep trek for the Arctic Ocean (Alaska). It is a trip he and Suzie planned. But, now this solo trip is about closure, and its an obsession with Chris. Dangerous complications arise out in the west Texas desert. Crossing paths with a deranged predator and his small band of psychopaths, Chris winds up a prisoner. Escape would seem impossible...

City of Sharks is a work of fiction, but one based on real events. To protect the innocent and disguise the guilty, it is written as a satire of the nonsense that goes on or could go on in the future in that strange world of politics. But it has the purpose of bringing this hidden party and often murky world to wider notice. The storys underlying themes of city development, politics, and corruption draw on the authors exposure to the dark side...

Looking for a new challenge, the author has written this novel in a science fiction genre. The story revolves around four generations. Not only does one experience the difference from one generation to the next, but also new exploration exhibiting bravery and sacrifice. Change and adaptability come into play alongside an attitude that what is new and different is somehow dangerous.

Zandrax had found himself a cave to hide in, safe from dragon detection where he can practice his new magicmagic that dragons cannot detect. What does he plan on doing with it? Only the Gods know. Charidan is the High King, his father is dead. His entire mission in life is to place castles in the new lands that are opening up and seeing that kings are placed in them. Since he is busy in the Holy of Holies atop the Pelingre castle roof, he brin...

The Professor is stuck in a time slip. Hes constantly jumping between the future and the past with no rhyme or rhythm (chaotically) within a sixty-year period. He must follow the ten rules of time slipping to prevent any possible time paradoxes. Only a select few people know about his situation. The Dean, the first person that the Professor meets while slipping, becomes the Professors best friend. Since they both know things that has happened ...

City of Sharks is a work of fiction, but one based on real events. To protect the innocent and disguise the guilty, it is written as a satire of the nonsense that goes on or could go on in the future in that strange world of politics. But it has the purpose of bringing this hidden party and often murky world to wider notice. The storys underlying themes of city development, politics, and corruption draw on the authors exposure to the dark side...

The Professor is stuck in a time slip. Hes constantly jumping between the future and the past with no rhyme or rhythm (chaotically) within a sixty-year period. He must follow the ten rules of time slipping to prevent any possible time paradoxes. Only a select few people know about his situation. The Dean, the first person that the Professor meets while slipping, becomes the Professors best friend. Since they both know things that has happened ...