Fatal Strike

Fatal Strike
Author: DiAnn Mills
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1496427122

There’s a killer on the loose in Galveston, targeting law enforcement officials and using a fatal injection of snake venom to take them down. Authorities have reasons to believe the Veneno gang is behind the hits, and FBI Agents Leah Riesel and Jon Colbert team up to track down those responsible. Their best lead is an eyewitness who identifies a young man dumping the third body on a church doorstep. But their suspect has gone into hiding, and those closest to him are reluctant to reveal anything that might help investigators find him. As Leah and Jon check connections among the victims and dig deeper into motives, they discover appearances may be deceiving. Someone is desperate to keep their secrets hidden, and Leah and Jon must face their greatest fears in order to stop the next fatal strike.

Alterkine

Alterkine
Author: jeff becker
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2012-09
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1300148578

THE FUTURE IS NOW The World is changing, are you prepared? Science has progressed and has transformed the world, for better and for worse. Play as a human, mutant, or one of several new races. Containing new skills, weapons, cybernetics, mutations, and dozens of new feats, the Alterkine Player's Handbook gives you the tools you need to survive. This book requires the d20 Modern(R) and the Dungeons & Dragons(R) Core Rulebooks, published by Wizards of the Coast(R). This product is compatible with other d20 System(R) roleplaying games.

Deadly Karate Blows

Deadly Karate Blows
Author: Brian Adams
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1985
Genre: Karate injuries
ISBN: 9780865680777

The most authoritative and respected book in its field has been completely revised and updated. A team of medical experts and martial artists devoted three years to researching and compiling an accurate, detailed report of the injury potential of karate strikes.

First Strike

First Strike
Author: Sammy Franco
Publisher: Contemporary Fighting Arts, LLC
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2014-05-02
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0985347295

STRIKE FIRST AND STRIKE FAST! Learn how to stop any fight before it starts by mastering the art of the preemptive attack. First Strike: End a Fight in Ten Seconds or Less gives you an easy-to-learn yet highly effective self-defense game plan for handling violent close-quarter combat encounters. In this powerful and informative book, self-defense expert Sammy Franco teaches you instinctive, practical and realistic self-defense techniques that will drop any opponent to the floor with one punishing blow. LERN HOW TO: How to end a fight instantly How to spot and avoid being targeted for a fight How to deceive your opponent before hitting him Simple and effective fighting techniques Highly powerful fighting combinations that work How to avoid being arrested by the police First strike workout routines to get you started And much more FIRST STRIKE BONUS MATERIAL! Range proficiency skills allowing you to fight in all three ranges of unarmed combat Ghosting skills to avoid being intimidated by your opponenet Secondary strikes to finish off your adversary Compound attack skills to keep him from getting up Offensive flow movements that prevent a counterattack Relocation principle to avoid immediate retaliation Advanced first strike techniques for unuusal circumstances Defensive skills including (blocks, parries, evasion movements) Beginner, intermediate, and advanced first strike workout programs Real-life first strike fighting scenarios to see the principles in action PREVAIL IN THE STREETS! First Strike: End a Fight in Ten Seconds or Less teaches you the hard-hitting self-defense skills necessary to execute a punishing first strike and ultimately prevail in a street fight. And that’s what it is all about: winning in as little time as possible and getting home alive!

The Balance

The Balance
Author: Allan Stoddart
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2016-12-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 152455491X

In this first of three novels of the ultimate battle between good and evil, we discover mans original creation of sin through evolution and the conflictions and manifestations that come with it. Mankinds survival has been left to his own means to defend in the absence of God and in the influence of evil. Not only does the devil himself and all sin wish to devour and enslave all of mankinds souls but even more so does Michael. Forced to rebel against God by Gabriels ultimate betrayal, the archangel Michael, who once fought for man, intends to create an army of purgatory from the very souls he takes. An allegiance of man must be called forth as a last and final defense for survival against this dark apocalypse. Mankind must protect and prevail if another day of light is to be seen, but can all men be trusted to protect?

Why They Died

Why They Died
Author: Peter Bouckaert
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2007
Genre: Civilian war casualties
ISBN:

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in July 2006 had a devastating effect on civilians in Lebanon. Israeli attacks killed at least at 1,109 Lebanese, the vast majority of them civilians. The strikes also injured 4, 399 people and displaced an estimated one million. This report presents the most extensive investigation to date that anyone has conducted into the circumtances surrounding these civilian deaths. Human Rights Watch visited more than 50 Lebanese villages, interviewed over 355 witnesses, and investigated 94 separate incidents of Israeli attacks. These attacks claimed the lives of 510 civilians, as well as 51 Hezbollah combatants--almost half of the Lebanese death in the conflict.

Woodbyrne

Woodbyrne
Author: James D'Arienzo
Publisher: Moo Press, Inc.
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2003
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780972485319

Prince enters forbidden forest, saves damsel in distress and together they wage a battle against evil.

Deterring Rational Fanatics

Deterring Rational Fanatics
Author: Alex S. Wilner
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2015-01-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0812292049

Cold War-era strategic thinking was driven by the belief that individuals, organizations, and foreign states could be deterred from offensive action by the threat of reprisal. That assurance was shaken with the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; suddenly, it seemed that no threat was powerful enough to deter individuals or organizations that valued political objectives over their own lives and the lives of their members. More than a decade later, new research and theory are bringing deterrence back into currency as a viable counterterrorism strategy. Alex S. Wilner updates deterrence theory for conflict in the twenty-first century, arguing for its value against challengers such as rogue states, cyber warriors, and transnational terrorist organizations. Deterring Rational Fanatics provides a full-scale discussion of deterrence theory concepts and controversies, assessing the utility of relying on the logic of deterrence and coercion to counter contemporary terrorism. In particular, targeted killings directed against the Taliban of Afghanistan provide a vivid illustration of the impact deterrence can have on militant behavior: precision strikes that eliminate militant leaders represent a significant cost to planning and participating in political violence, a cost that can coerce, manipulate, and alter behavior. Though deterrence theory is not a panacea for terrorism, insurgency, or militancy, it can serve as a strategic guide for state responses; as Wilner shows, terrorist violence can indeed be deterred.

Vertical

Vertical
Author: Stephen Graham
Publisher: Verso Books
Total Pages: 534
Release: 2016-10-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1781689954

Vertical will make you look at the world around you anew: this is a revolution in understanding your place in the world. Today we live in a world that can no longer be read as a two-dimensional map, but must now be understood as a series of vertical strata that reach from the satellites that encircle our planet to the tunnels deep within the ground. In Vertical, Stephen Graham rewrites the city at every level: how the geography of inequality, politics, and identity is determined in terms of above and below. Starting at the edge of earth's atmosphere and, in a series of riveting studies, descending through each layer, Graham explores the world of drones, the city from the viewpoint of an aerial bomber, the design of sidewalks and the hidden depths of underground bunkers.

Work in America [2 volumes]

Work in America [2 volumes]
Author: Carl E. Van Horn
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 780
Release: 2003-12-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1576076776

The first comprehensive analysis of work and the workforce in the United States, from the Industrial Revolution to the era of globalization. This comprehensive two-volume reference book is the first to analyze the central role of work and the workforce in U.S. life from the Industrial Revolution through today's information economy. Drawing on a variety of disciplines—economics, public policy, law, human and civil rights, cultural studies, and organizational psychology—its 256 entries examine key events, concepts, institutions, and individuals in labor history. Entries also tackle tough contemporary questions that reflect the conflicts inherent in capitalism. What is the impact of work on families and communities? On minority and immigrant populations? How shall we respond to changing work roles and the growing influence of the transnational corporation? Work in America describes and evaluates attempts to address social and class issues—affirmative action, occupational health and safety, corporate management science, and trade unionism and organized labor—and offers the kind of comprehensive understanding needed to discover workable solutions.