Eden's Demise

Eden's Demise
Author: Angelique S. Anderson
Publisher: Angelique S. Anderson
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2020-07-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

For fans of Terminator 2 and Minority Report Comes an unusual story of immortality gone wrong… After harrowing circumstances endanger Adam and Evelyn’s life, they are more than happy to enter witness protection and celebrate their honeymoon. Only Evelyn isn’t entirely convinced they are out of harm’s way. And she’s right. With Mr. Morello’s escape from jail, he only has one thing on his mind. Revenge. A dish best served with death. An underground bunker, called “The Arena,” and Androids forced to work for Mr. Morello and his assistant will prove to be the battleground for a new serum. More potent and deadly than before. A serum that will weaponize anyone who takes it and ensure that Mr. Morello becomes the new leader of the free world. A genetic-engineered thrill ride that takes you into the darkest realms of humanity, Eden’s Demise promises to be full of twists and turns from start to finish.

Eden's Child

Eden's Child
Author: Angelique Anderson
Publisher: Angelique S. Anderson
Total Pages: 125
Release:
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN:

For fans of Terminator 2 and Twilight Comes an unusual story of what happens when those we trust, can't be trusted… With Mr. Morello finally dead, Adam and Evelyn are free to begin their happily ever after with a baby on the way. When it's discovered something is dreadfully wrong with their unborn baby, Evelyn is hospitalized and eventually goes missing. What Adam doesn't know is that she's been kidnapped by scientists who wish to study her rapidly growing womb. The real threat is the man behind the medical compound who wishes to use the child's unusual powers for something sinister. Evelyn won't allow it, and unable to get what he wants, the outsider's intention's quickly turn murderous. Now, locked inside a secured medical building with no way out and people dying around her, it'll be up to Evelyn to outwit the madman and get herself and the infant to safety. A haunting genetic thrill ride that will leave you questioning the truth, Eden's Child promises to entertain until the very end.

Eden's Serum

Eden's Serum
Author: Angelique S. Anderson
Publisher: Angelique S. Anderson
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2020-07-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

For fans of Minority Report and Twilight Comes an unusual story of immortality and deception… Adam Carpenter is the founder of Identicoin. A tiny quarter-sized disk that stores a person’s medical, financial, and criminal records and can be used on any compatible machine. His invention lands him his own division of one of the most lucrative companies in the world and a financial compensation enough to purchase the final step needed for the perfect life. Immortality. Adam is convinced he has it all until Evelyn Black breezes into his life, demanding his attention. When the serum backfires and Adam finds out that his days are numbered, everything he believes will be false. Now, people are dropping dead like flies, and it will be up to Adam and Evelyn to uncover the mystery that is Eden’s Serum. A Cybertech thrill ride that takes you into a shocking future, Eden’s Serum proves that immortality can be deadly…

Exiles from Eden

Exiles from Eden
Author: Mark R. Schwehn
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2005-02-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0195346262

In this thoughtful and literate study, Schwehn argues that Max Weber and several of his contemporaries led higher education astray by stressing research--the making and transmitting of knowledge--at the expense of shaping moral character. Schwehn sees an urgent need for a change in orientation and calls for a "spiritually grounded education in and for thoughtfulness." The reforms he endorses would replace individualistic behavior, the "doing my own work" syndrome derived from the Enlightenment, with a communitarian ethic grounded in Judeo-Christian spirituality. Schwehn critiques philosophies of higher education he considers misguided, from Weber and Henry Adams to Derek Bok, Allan Bloom, and William G. Perry Jr. He draws out valid insights, always showing the theological underpinnings of the so-called secular thinkers. He emphasizes the importance of community, drawing on both the secular communitarian theory of Richard Rorty and that of the Christian theorist Parker Palmer. Finally, he outlines his own prescription for a classroom-centered spiritual community of scholars. Schwehn's study will interest all those concerned with higher education in America today: faculty, students, parents, alumni, administrators, trustees, and foundation officers.

A History of North Carolina in the Proprietary Era, 1629-1729

A History of North Carolina in the Proprietary Era, 1629-1729
Author: Lindley S. Butler
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 471
Release: 2022-03-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 1469667576

In this book, Lindley S. Butler traverses oft-noted but little understood events in the political and social establishment of the Carolina colony. In the wake of the English Civil Wars in the mid-seventeenth century, King Charles II granted charters to eight Lords Proprietors to establish civil structures, levy duties and taxes, and develop a vast tract of land along the southeastern Atlantic coast. Butler argues that unlike the New England theocracies and Chesapeake plantocracy, the isolated colonial settlements of the Albemarle—the cradle of today's North Carolina—saw their power originate neither in the authority of the church nor in wealth extracted through slave labor, but rather in institutions that emphasized political, legal, and religious freedom for white male landholders. Despite this distinct pattern of economic, legal, and religious development, however, the colony could not avoid conflict among the diverse assemblage of Indigenous, European, and African people living there, all of whom contributed to the future of the state and nation that took shape in subsequent years. Butler provides the first comprehensive history of the proprietary era in North Carolina since the nineteenth century, offering a substantial and accessible reappraisal of this key historical period.

Might, right, prosperity and consent

Might, right, prosperity and consent
Author: Helen Thompson
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2013-07-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1847797148

This book offers an original analysis of the problem of the authority of the state in democracies. Unlike many discussions of democracy that treat authority as a problem primarily of domestic politics or normative values, this book puts the international economy at the centre of the analysis. This volume shows how changes in the international economy from the inter-war years to the end of the twentieth century impacted upon the success and failures of democracy. It makes the argument by considering a range of different cases, and it traces the success and failure of democracies over the past century. It includes detailed studies of democracies in both developed and developing countries, and offers a comparative analysis of their fate. It will appeal to all those interested in democracy, the future of the state and the impact of the international economy on domestic politics.

How George Washington Fleeced the Nation

How George Washington Fleeced the Nation
Author: Phil Mason
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2010-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 1616080752

Collects obscure trivia about historical figures, from President Lyndon Johnson's poor phone etiquette to Albert Einstein's habit of forgetting his shoes.

Hitler's Secret Jewish Psychic

Hitler's Secret Jewish Psychic
Author: Phil Mason
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 536
Release: 2014-10-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 162914987X

A treasure trove filled with fascinating anecdotes about the tiny ripples that have caused big waves in history, Hitler’s Secret Jewish Psychic will cure you of two misconceptions: the first being that history is relentlessly boring and the second that significant historical events are caused by significant and great causes. Here you’ll unearth a multitude of facts you never knew were true. You’ll learn some unbelievable things about some of the most prominent figures in history (Picasso was stillborn until his uncle revived him by blowing cigar smoke in his face!). You’ll discover facts about some of the most famous wars in history (Japan actually manufactured balloons carrying deadly diseases, which they attempted to send over the Pacific Ocean to the United States). Other strange facts include: The career Fidel Castro almost chose over his leadership of Cuba Where Eli Whitney got the idea for his invention of the cotton gin What almost happened during the Wrights brothers’ first successful flight Why certain literary works almost never saw the light of publication What day should have really been designated Independence Day The truth behind Winston Churchill’s daring escape from a Boer War prisoner-of-war camp Franklin Roosevelt’s campaign cover-up The behind-the-scene beliefs of Isaac Newton And many more! It is true that many things you hear should be taken with a pinch of salt; nothing proves this so much as Hitler’s Secret Jewish Psychic, where you will discover the outrageous secrets history has tried (and failed) to keep. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Oblivion's Kiss

Oblivion's Kiss
Author: J.C. Diem
Publisher: Seize The Night Publishing Agency
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Eden is still working on freeing herself from the control of her evil overlords, but it’s proving to be harder than she’d hoped. The prediction Madam Quilla foretold for her future still hasn’t come true. She is drawn to the disturbingly sexy master vampire who keeps turning up to rescue her, but he doesn’t seem to be the answer to her problems. Sebastian has tried to forget about the woman who has ensnared him with her beauty. She is a distraction from his goal to seek revenge on his nemesis, yet he can’t get her out of his mind. His only choice is to seduce her so he can get her out of his system, then focus on his mission to find a suitable partner to become bonded to. Eden resorts to seeking out an exiled fairy for assistance. She discovers the spell Lord Dallinar cast on her is going to be harder to destroy than she’d figured. She will need someone who can use black magic to dispel it. That means she’ll have to deal with someone who is just as evil as the fae lord who bound her power. The assassin will do whatever she has to in order to be free, even if it means teaming up with a creature no sane person would trust.

Reassessing Suez 1956

Reassessing Suez 1956
Author: Simon C. Smith
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2016-04-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317070690

The nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956 triggered one of the gravest international crises since the Second World War. The fiftieth anniversary of the Suez crisis in 2006 presented an ideal opportunity to re-visit and reassess this seminal episode in post-war history. Although much has been written on Suez, this study provides fresh perspectives by reflecting the latest research from leading international authorities on the crisis and its aftermath. By drawing on recently released documents, by including previously neglected aspects of Suez, and by reassessing its more familiar ones, the volume makes a key contribution to furthering research on - and understanding of - the crisis. The volume explores the origins of the crisis, the crisis itself and the aftermath all from a broad perspective. An introduction by the editor presents the current state of the historiography and provides an overview of the debates surrounding the crisis, while the conclusion by Scott Lucas not merely draws the themes of the book together, but also explores the crisis in its regional and international context. Within the overall context of focussing on the international and military aspects of the crisis, it is an explicit intention to embody in the contributions the multifaceted nature of Suez. Although Britain, as in many ways the principal actor, is strongly represented, there are also highly original chapters on both the regional and international dimensions to the crisis, and crucially the interaction between the two. As well as exploring the role of the main protagonists, essays also deal with American, Jordanian and Turkish reactions to the invasion. The overall result is an innovative, thought-provoking, and wide-ranging reassessment of Suez and its aftermath, which at a time when the Middle East once again holds the world's attention, is particularly appropriate.