Ian lives in an isolated town where people who believe that low a self-image, violence, and discontent come from failing. The town’s people create a group called the Protectors. Their job is to guard everybody’s self-image by discouraging new ideas and avoiding the frustration of failure. A drastic climate change that’s causing crop failures makes Ian realize that, unless the town’s people change what they’re doing, they’ll all die of starvation. He and a friend leave their village and sail across The Forbidden Sea. There they find a civilization, previously unknown to them, that believes that failure is part of learning. Shadows of Control follows Ian as he gains knowledge about this new way of thinking, and his attempts to save his people. Filled with natural disasters, wars, betrayal, and more, this novel puts the Ian through a gauntlet of trial and error in his quest to help his town survive.
Sobs shaking her shoulders, Karen began to babble. "I'm twenty one, smart, and been told I'm pretty. No matter how I try, all I seem to attract is angry, self centered, abusive men. Nate just got out of jail for assault, and now he's going to kill this guy because I smiled at him."Karen Turner was molested at ten by her father. After he abandons the family, she gets tired of the continual threat of molestation at the hands of her drunken mother's boyfriends and hooks up with a Chicago drug lord. A year of being his sex toy causes Karen to escape to a corner of Wyoming only to end up living with the rebellious son of a prominent lawyer.Todd Johansen rescues her from this latest abuser and brings her to his uncle's ranch. This seemingly simple act unearths long buried issues that threaten the future of Todd and his family. Intrigue, disception, and past mistakes all play a part in opposing compassion, trust, and a desire to improve. Todd seems different from the men in her past. Is he, or will he be like all the others? Should she revert to running away again, or stay and give him a chance?
Ian lives in an isolated town where people who believe that low a self-image, violence, and discontent come from failing. The town’s people create a group called the Protectors. Their job is to guard everybody’s self-image by discouraging new ideas and avoiding the frustration of failure. A drastic climate change that’s causing crop failures makes Ian realize that, unless the town’s people change what they’re doing, they’ll all die of starvation. He and a friend leave their village and sail across The Forbidden Sea. There they find a civilization, previously unknown to them, that believes that failure is part of learning. Shadows of Control follows Ian as he gains knowledge about this new way of thinking, and his attempts to save his people. Filled with natural disasters, wars, betrayal, and more, this novel puts the Ian through a gauntlet of trial and error in his quest to help his town survive.
I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction. Martin Scorsese* History is full of civilizations that thought they were invincible, grew complacent, and disappeared. Is the United States destined for such oblivion? Recent events show our vulnerability. Our government has attempted to make us feel secure, but have they done enough to ensure that this great country can continue as an important player on the world stage? Will we protect those things that are vital to our continued preeminence or have we become so smug we feel we no longer need attend to them? The Salmon Copy addresses the chilling possibility of a threat to one of the most essential parts of our infrastructure. Can it happen? Will we let it happen? *Martin Scorsese. BrainyQuote.com, Xplore Inc, 2015. http: //www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/martinscor343342.html, accessed December 28, 201
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