White King and the Doctor" will challenge you to think; it will cause you to look at things you've never examined; and it will change how you view the world around you forever. Based on actual events, it is a suspense novel about the War on Terror, through the eyes of Ayman Al-Zawahiri--the mastermind and second-in-command of Al Qaeda. Zawahiri is playing a diabolical and brilliant game of mind control, using public relations as it has never been used before. His complex game has military, sociological, economic and political consequences. Two men are pitted against him in a desperate race to know what his next move will be and to locate where he is. One is james Mikolas, a CIA analyst who advances an outragious theory, and the other is Andrew Weir, an 18-year-old Grandmaster chess champion who proves it. The actual events of our current history are tied together with a back-story that paints a suspenseful and provocative picture of a never-before-played game.
White King Rising" is the sequel to the suspense novel, "White King and the Doctor"--written by veteran actress Lee Kessler. Inspired by actual events--and utilizing her experience portraying real people--Ms. Kessler has connected the dots of our current war on terror to reveal a different picture. Projecting the likely wherebouts and activities of the actual mastermind of Al-Qaeda, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, she almost prophetically dramatizes plausibly where he is, what he is doing, and how he plans to bring the United States down from within. In this shocking and suspenseful race to save us from Zawahiri's doomsday scenario, the fictitious CIA analyst James Mikolas, and his Grandmaster chess champion partner, Andy Weir, are now joined by Brian Washington Carver, a football playing boy from the "Hood.
Youth is not wasted on the young so long as we have warm-hearted memoirs like this one. You may or may not have ridden horses, run free on unsupervised summers, or sang inappropriate campfire songs, but the universality of these tales of freedom on the cusp between childhood and teenhood will resonate and recall your own joyful tales. This book is a really nice place to go, and you’re invited.
In 1993 Robert Emmet Lee died, leaving a completed manuscript of his life. Hired by Lee's wife, John Shosky edited and refined the manuscript. The result is this book, In the Public Interest. The work details Lee's life. It tells, in Lee's own words, his experiences, from his relationship with Joseph McCarthy to his service at the Federal Communications Commission for over 27 years. In the Public Interest is a book that will provide insightful reading for students and scholars of U.S. history and politics. Anyone interested in the life of Robert E. Lee will surely enjoy this in-depth and personalized account.
Eldon Mayer is a battle-tested pro. You should listen to what he and his partner, Sam Kirschner, have to say." --Barton M. Biggs, Managing Partner, Traxis Partners Meet the crème de la crème of the new breed of hedge fund managers, learn how they evaluate world financial markets, hear about their winners and losers, and discover how they apply proprietary strategies to stay ahead of the curve. Through broad-scope interviews with 15 highly successful managers, The Investor's Guide to Hedge Funds provides unparalleled insight into each major hedge fund strategy, its strengths, weaknesses, and performance characteristics. Most importantly, this book shows that despite the sensational headlines, adding hedge funds to a portfolio of stocks and bonds can reduce risk and improve overall performance.
As this bestseller predicted, Trump has only grown more erratic and dangerous as the pressures on him mount. This new edition includes new essays bringing the book up to date—because this is still not normal. Originally released in fall 2017, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump was a runaway bestseller. Alarmed Americans and international onlookers wanted to know: What is wrong with him? That question still plagues us. The Trump administration has proven as chaotic and destructive as its opponents feared, and the man at the center of it all remains a cipher. Constrained by the APA’s “Goldwater rule,” which inhibits mental health professionals from diagnosing public figures they have not personally examined, many of those qualified to weigh in on the issue have shied away from discussing it at all. The public has thus been left to wonder whether he is mad, bad, or both. The prestigious mental health experts who have contributed to the revised and updated version of The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump argue that their moral and civic "duty to warn" supersedes professional neutrality. Whatever affects him, affects the nation: From the trauma people have experienced under the Trump administration to the cult-like characteristics of his followers, he has created unprecedented mental health consequences across our nation and beyond. With eight new essays (about one hundred pages of new material), this edition will cover the dangerous ramifications of Trump's unnatural state. It’s not all in our heads. It’s in his.
The third book in the White King Trilogy is the story of the financial dictators who sent a Trojan Horse to destroy the United States from within, ushering in a new Dark Age. Heroes James Mikolas, Andy Weir and Brian Washington Carver identify the nexus between global terrorism, pharmaceutical cartels, international finance, and slave trading. The computer game they create--drawn from the heritage of Montana and its early pioneers--defeats a very real enemy and offers hope to us all.
This book is your run-of-the-mill motorcycle/ice hockey story about the rights of girls to receive an education in a fundamentalist Arab country while our protagonists, the most unlikely of allies, flee assassination and repression while riding through the Catskill Mountains of New York state in a page-turner of a novel where it’s sometimes tough to say who is the rescuer and who is the rescuee. In a typical thriller, the hero remains unchanged after the action, and you can confidently meet him again in the next book. This book is not like that. Something really happens here.
An autobiographical novel with an inspirational message, that will appeal to adult readers of all ages. It is the story of one woman's journey from depression and hopelessness to courage and a robust willingness to re-engage in life--told through a romantic mystery set in the Swiss Alps.
Tahirih's poems are well known among Persian Baha'is, but until now there has been no suitable translation of her work that would give English-speaking readers a sense of her genius. Now Amin Banani, Professor Emeritus at UCLA in Persian history and literature; Jascha Kessler, Professor of English at UCLA; and Anthony A. Lee, historian and award-winning poet, have teamed to produce this translation of her work. The poems are brilliant in emotional impact and prophetic in their themes. They should become familiar parts of Baha'i Feasts, Holy Day celebrations, and devotional gatherings. These poems are a monument to this remarkable woman.
DNA Publications, one of the most remarkable publishing companies in the history of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror fields, has long maintained a tradition of excellence in short fiction. This long-awaited collection assembles some of the finest works from the DNA Publications line of magazines, which include Weird Tales, Fantastic Stories, Absolute Magnitude, and Dreams of Decadence. Contributors include Kelly McCullough, Warren Lapine, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, Jamie Wild, Sarah A. Hoyt, Angelique de Terre, and Patrick Thomas.
Uses an integrated approach to ESL by presenting a variety of learning strategies and developing higher order thinking skills through age-appropriate context and academic content.
Uses an integrated approach to ESL by presenting a variety of learning strategies and developing higher order thinking skills through age-appropriate context and academic content.
Accompanied by the advent of animal cloning, the technique of nuclear transfer produced alpha1,3-galactosyltransferase-knockout (Gal-KO) pigs in many institutes, including the ones in Japan, at the beginning of 21st Century. In addition, the controversy of the risks of PERV has gradually minimized, because of the fact that there are no cases of PERV infections reported in humans. Furthermore, a large clinical wave for islet allotransplantation resumed the interest of xenotransplantation, especially porcine islet transplantation and some exceptions. Clinical trials were done in many countries so far, such as Sweden, China, Mexico, USA (Inventory of Human Xenotransplantation Practices - IXA and HUG in collaboration with WHO). In addition, a new clinical trial was approved by the government, and resumed the porcine islet transplantation research in New Zealand two years ago.
Use Novel-Ties ® study guides as your total guided reading program. Reproducible pages in chapter-by-chapter format provide you with the right questions to ask, the important issues to discuss, and the organizational aids that help students get the most out of each book they read.
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