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The Past Is No Sanctuary

Book 2 in the V Is for Justice Trilogy

By: Brian Overmass

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The Past Is No Sanctuary

Book 2 in the V Is for Justice Trilogy

By: Brian Overmass

Ex-SAS captains Victor and Jimmy again combat the evil that gnaws at the edge of society, working from within the top secret ASIO unit called Operation Janus. From Perth to Brisbane, they hunt down international assassins, underworld crime families, and outlawed bikie gangs, dealing out their own form of justice. Unsung heroes that operate just beyond the confines of the law to bring justice to those that the system fails. When one of their own, Lance (code name Redeye), is brutally murdered, they vow to avenge him. This is done but not by their own hand but by another who is tricked into obtaining justice for Lance. Again Victor avoids death by a strange twist of fate.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1499034164

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9781499034165

ROUL

By: BRIAN S. OVERMASS

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ROUL

By: BRIAN S. OVERMASS

Roul, the son of a clan chief, who like his father has inherited an unusual method of fighting. He is branded a traitor, and taken captive. He is sent to the capital and inducted into the army to train the Emperor’s soldiers. When the Empire is invaded by an army from a neighbouring country, soldiers trained and lead by Roul, achieve a stunning victory. He is rewarded by being named Duke of William Town, a small Duchy on the border. Due to his drive and intuitive his Duchy soon becomes the talk of the Empire. The expansion of the Empire’s navy based in Port William brings the Empire into conflict with The Brotherhood of the Sea, a pirate brotherhood that has ruled the seas for generations. Conflict between the two is inevitable and when victory is finally won, is it the end of the war or just the first battle in a long conflict.

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456

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Xlibris Corporation

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1465306374

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9781465306371

V Is For Justice

By: BRIAN S. OVERMASS

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V Is For Justice

By: BRIAN S. OVERMASS

Victor, a computer specialist and a Captain in the SAS while returning from leave to Perth is struck by a hit and run driver and left by them in the road to die. After he recovers from a long coma, he is discharged from the service as unfit; he then vows his revenge on these that left him there alone. While recovering he hears on the news of a young girl brutally assaulted and murdered, when the police fail to catch the perpetrator Victor plans to avenge the girl. His plans for revenge goes well until the expertise he learned in the SAS brings him to the attention of the wily Chief Inspector Krogger, the head of a crime unit investigating a string of murders in Melbourne. The Commander, the head of ASIO hears of Victor’s special skills and is keen to have Victor working for them, so he devises a cunning plan to free Victor of police suspicion. Eventually Victor’s arrival at ASIO is just in time to prevent a well planned terrorist attack on football match at the MCG. ASIO is badly hurt when a mole steals some vital files from their impregnable computer system. Victor’s special talents are again called for. He manages to recover the files but not before he is again critically injured and left in a coma. His last conscious thought is ‘My fault, all my fault’.

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301

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Xlibris Corporation

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1479757241

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9781479757244

A Good Ghost - Story

By: Brian S Overmass

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A Good Ghost - Story

By: Brian S Overmass

The story line of the book is about the developing friendship between a boy, bobby, a 12 year old boy who is bullied at school and a group of ghosts who live in an abandoned house. The ghosts help the boy with his bullying problem . In return the boy promises to help the ghosts with their salvation.

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103

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Xlibris Corporation

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1664102116

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9781664102118

Blood in the Machine

The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech

By: Brian Merchant

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Blood in the Machine

The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech

By: Brian Merchant

The most important book to read about the AI boom" (Wired): The "gripping" (New Yorker) true story of the first time machines came for human jobs—and how the Luddite uprising explains the power, threat, and toll of big tech and AI today Named one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker, Wired, and the Financial Times • A Next Big Idea Book Club "Must-Read" The most urgent story in modern tech begins not in Silicon Valley but two hundred years ago in rural England, when workers known as the Luddites rose up rather than starve at the hands of factory owners who were using automated machines to erase their livelihoods. The Luddites organized guerrilla raids to smash those machines—on punishment of death—and won the support of Lord Byron, enraged the Prince Regent, and inspired the birth of science fiction. This all-but-forgotten class struggle brought nineteenth-century England to its knees. Today, technology imperils millions of jobs, robots are crowding factory floors, and artificial intelligence will soon pervade every aspect of our economy. How will this change the way we live? And what can we do about it? The answers lie in Blood in the Machine. Brian Merchant intertwines a lucid examination of our current age with the story of the Luddites, showing how automation changed our world—and is shaping our future.

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Little, Brown

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0316487732

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9780316487733

The Rough Guide to Languedoc and Roussillon

By: Brian Catlos

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The Rough Guide to Languedoc and Roussillon

By: Brian Catlos

The definitive guide to one of France''s most varied and exciting regions. The Rough Guide to Languedoc and Roussillon combines rich cultural and historical information and lively coverage of all the sights with detailed practical information - for all budgets. Special attention is given to outdoor activities, including cycling and hiking as well as boating the region''s famous inland waterways. Expert advice is given on making the most of the region''s gastronomic specialities and vineyards. Coverage is close up and critical - the guide tells you what to see, what to pass up and gives you all the inside information to make your travels in the region rich and rewarding.

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Rough Guides

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1843532441

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9781843532446

Blood on the Tracks

The Life and Times of S. Brian Willson : a Psychohistorical Memoir

By: S. Brian Willson

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The Life and Times of S. Brian Willson : a Psychohistorical Memoir

By: S. Brian Willson

After serving in the Vietnam War, S. Brian Willson became a radical, nonviolent peace protester and pacifist, and this memoir details the drastic governmental and social change he has spent his life fighting for. Chronicling his personal struggle with a government he believes to be unjust, Willson sheds light on the various incarnations of his protests of the U.S. government, including the refusal to pay taxes, public fasting, and, most famously, public obstruction. On September 1, 1987, Willson was run over by a U.S. government munitions train during a nonviolent blocking action in which he expected to be removed from the tracks. Providing a full look into the tragic event, Willson, who lost his legs in the incident, discusses how the subsequent publicity propelled his cause toward the national consciousness. Now, 23 years later, Willson tells his story of social injustice, nonviolent struggle, and the so-called American way of life.

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Pm Press

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1604864214

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9781604864212

Blood on the Tracks

The Lifea nd Times of S. Brian Willson

By: Willson, S. Brian

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The Lifea nd Times of S. Brian Willson

By: Willson, S. Brian

“We are not worth more, they are not worth less.” This is the mantra of S. Brian Willson and the theme that runs throughout his compelling psycho-historical memoir. Willson’s story begins in small-town, rural America, where he grew up as a “Commie-hating, baseball-loving Baptist,” moves through life-changing experiences in Viet Nam, Nicaragua and elsewhere, and culminates with his commitment to a localized, sustainable lifestyle. In telling his story, Willson provides numerous examples of the types of personal, risk-taking, nonviolent actions he and others have taken in attempts to educate and effect political change: tax refusal—which requires simplification of one’s lifestyle; fasting—done publicly in strategic political and/or therapeutic spiritual contexts; and obstruction tactics—strategically placing one’s body in the way of “business as usual.” It was such actions that thrust Brian Willson into the public eye in the mid-’80s, first as a participant in a high-profile, water-only “Veterans Fast for Life” against the Contra war being waged by his government in Nicaragua. Then, on a fateful day in September 1987, the world watched in horror as Willson was run over by a U.S. government munitions train during a nonviolent blocking action in which he expected to be removed from the tracks and arrested. Losing his legs only strengthened Willson’s identity with millions of unnamed victims of U.S. policy around the world. He provides details of his travels to countries in Latin America and the Middle East and bears witness to the harm done to poor people as well as to the environment by the steamroller of U.S. imperialism. These heart-rending accounts are offered side by side with inspirational stories of nonviolent struggle and the survival of resilient communities Willson’s expanding consciousness also uncovers injustices within his own country, including insights gained through his study and service within the U.S. criminal justice system and personal experiences addressing racial injustices. He discusses coming to terms with his identity as a Viet Nam veteran and the subsequent service he provides to others as director of a veterans outreach center in New England. He draws much inspiration from friends he encounters along the way as he finds himself continually drawn to the path leading to a simpler life that seeks to “do no harm.&rdquo Throughout his personal journey Willson struggles with the question, “Why was it so easy for me, a ’good’ man, to follow orders to travel 9,000 miles from home to participate in killing people who clearly were not a threat to me or any of my fellow citizens?” He eventually comes to the realization that the “American Way of Life” is AWOL from humanity, and that the only way to recover our humanity is by changing our consciousness, one individual at a time, while striving for collective cultural changes toward “less and local.” Thus, Willson offers up his personal story as a metaphorical map for anyone who feels the need to be liberated from the American Way of Life—a guidebook for anyone called by conscience to question continued obedience to vertical power structures while longing to reconnect with the human archetypes of cooperation, equity, mutual respect and empathy.

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PM Press

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160486592X

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9781604865929

I Am Brian Wilson

The genius behind the Beach Boys

By: Brian Wilson

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I Am Brian Wilson

The genius behind the Beach Boys

By: Brian Wilson

My life has been written about over and over again, and that's mostly okay with me. Other people can talk about my life. Sometimes they'll get it right and sometimes they'll get it wrong. For me, when I think back across my own life, there are so many things that are painful. Sometimes I don't like discussing them. Sometimes I don't even like remembering them. But as I get older, the shape of that pain has changed. Sometimes memories come back to me when I least expect them. Maybe that's the only way it works when you've lived the life I've lived: starting a band with my brothers that was managed by my father, watching my father become difficult and then impossible, watching myself become difficult and then impossible, watching women I loved come and go, watching children come into the world, watching my brothers get older, watching them pass out of the world. Some of those things shaped me. Others scarred me. Sometimes it was hard to tell the difference. When I watched my father fly into a rage and take swings at me and my brothers, was that shaping or scarring? When we watched him grow frustrated with his day job and take solace in music, was that shaping or scarring? Those are all memories but I can't get to them all at once. I've had a whole lifetime to take them in. Now I have a whole book to put them out there.' Excerpt from I Am Brian Wilson

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1444781316

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The Past Is No Sanctuary

The Past Is No Sanctuary

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V Is For Justice

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A Good Ghost - Story

A Good Ghost - Story

Blood in the Machine

Blood in the Machine

The Rough Guide to Languedoc and Roussillon

The Rough Guide to Languedoc and Roussillon

Blood on the Tracks

Blood on the Tracks

Blood on the Tracks

Blood on the Tracks

I Am Brian Wilson

I Am Brian Wilson

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