Virtual Worlds

Solomon St. James is an agent with the Universal Galactic Cooperative who, while conducting a covert investigation within the Kaldovan Empire, is framed for a crime he didn't commit. Sentenced to life in prison, Solomon finds that his jailer has a different view of what defines a prison. Dropped naked and unarmed into the most inhospitable region of an uninhabited, uncharted, and unclassified planet, Solomon's days could be numbered. Survival isn't easy among the stacks; a forest of tall, skyscraper-like, pillars of stone where the choice of food or water is separated by long, treacherous ...

The Unfiltered Truth Behind Sailing’s Greatest Madness The Vendée Globe is not just a race—it is a solitary pilgrimage across the planet’s most hostile oceans, a test of endurance, ingenuity, and raw will. In The Epic Story of the Vendée Globe 2020–21, the drama of the world’s toughest sailing challenge unfolds in all its brutal beauty. The 2020-21 Vendée Globe was supposed to be just another edition of the world’s toughest solo yacht race. Instead, it became a white-knuckle psychodrama of shattered boats, broken minds, and the kind of raw human moments that get scrubbed from...

In an increasingly dystopic world, where governments create fear through crisis propaganda in an attempt to gain total control, David trips into power. This nineteen-year-old billionaire computer genius develops the most secure bitcoin in the world, destroying the monopoly previously held by the world’s elite power players. Now he’s got almost as many enemies as he has bitcoin credits, and they’re out for blood. As his enemies draw closer, taking their rage out on David’s family, David is confronted with his need for something – someone – to lean on. In his desperation, he turns...

He was evil incarnate, a main perpetrator of the Holocaust. Standing at six foot four inches and with deeply grotesque facial scars, he instilled fear as Hitler's top executioner of death. This thoroughly researched book takes you into the twisted psyche of one of the most vile and murdering figures of the Nazi regime. Ernst Kaltenbrunner was a high-ranking Austrian SS official, a driven anti-Semite, and fanatical Hitler loyalist. Rising quickly in the ranks, he was personally appointed as Chief of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) — which included the Gestapo, Kripo, and SD — by ...

The Smart Classroom Management Way is a collection of the very best writing from ten years of Smart Classroom Management (SCM). It isn't, however, simply a random mix of popular articles. It's a comprehensive work that encompasses every principle, theme, and methodology of the SCM approach. The book is laid out across six major areas of classroom management and includes the most pressing issues, problems, and concerns shared by all teachers. The underlying SCM themes of accountability, maturity, independence, personal responsibility, and intrinsic motivation are all there and weave their ...

Kaiden thought the end had come. Instead, it was just the beginning. Transported to the world of Aterra, Kaiden wakes up in a land where magic is real, and dungeons full of danger and treasure are scattered across the planet. Everyone has magical abilities, and power is earned through skill, cunning, and survival. With his old life behind him, Kaiden is determined to join the military's notorious Dungeoneer Corps, a group of daring dungeon divers who risk everything for glory, loot, and rank. But this new world isn’t all fun and games. Aterra is filled with deadly creatures, mysterious ...

The world ended. She rose. When the outbreak turns the White House into a bloodbath, 25-year-old Speaker of the House Rowan Monroe becomes the last surviving member of the American government—and the first pregnant woman to declare war on the end of the world. Armed with a radio signal, a rifle, and a rage only betrayal can birth, Rowan doesn't just survive—she builds. Beside her stand four men: a brooding soldier with a missing hand, a worshipful NSA analyst with dangerous secrets, a fallen lover turned warlord, and a wounded doctor who never expected to become a father. Together, ...

They told me journalism was dangerous. But no one ever told me it could make me undead… Now I’m thrust into a supernatural world, complete with my talking, shapeshifting, Taylor Swift-obsessed cat. My name is Kali Black, and for the last decade, I’ve been chasing a child trafficking ring no one else believes exists. Becoming a creature of the night won’t stop me cracking the case. If anything, it’s given me an edge. But power comes with a price. The Enforcers are watching, and stepping out of line could get me staked. My sire is still out there, and I need answers. Time is running...

The story of navigator William Morris who, after the Independence War in the United States, decides to investigate with his new vessel the waters surrounding the Antarctic Circle, finding an unknown passage to an open sea. Other lands await him behind, along with another civilization, the story will begin to reveal to the entire group another reality based on the true past and future of the human being. It will finally lead him to the discovery of other worlds behind the Antarctica and most importantly to know himself, a unique journey from which nothing will ever be the same again.

Blake Brady is gruff and irresistibly chiseled, with a just-right enough amount of salt in his hair to make me swoon. He’s a talented restaurateur and devoted dad to his daughter. In other words, he’s the only man who has ever tempted my confirmed bachelorette status. Then I find out Blake’s business is in crisis, thanks to the embezzling accountant I recommended when I walked away from him three years ago. He says my skills with a spreadsheet makes me the only person he trusts to turn his restaurant around. Heaven help me, because I can’t say no to his gorgeous, weary eyes. His ...

Fact-packed World War II book for teens & also adults - a must read! 60+ photographs to bring the stories to life! Step into the shadowy world of the Secret Operations of World War II, where battles weren't just fought on the front lines but also through deception, espionage, and undercover heroics. From fake armies to spies who risked everything to outwit the Nazis, these 21 secret operations tell the untold side of the war: bold, brilliant, and sometimes utterly audacious. Each operation reveals a fascinating mix of creativity, courage, and determination that shaped the war’s outcome. ...

Step into the abyss with this gripping series that unravels the chilling tales of serial killers worldwide. From the damp and foggy streets of Victorian London to the bustling metropolises of modern-day America, no corner of the globe is left unexplored. Each book in the series delves into a different region, offering a comprehensive look at the infamous serial killers who have left a trail of terror in their wake. The International Serial Killers Encyclopedia series sheds light on the murderous minds of many killers, including their motivations, methods, and madness, through detailed ...

In her book, 'Beyond the Call of Duty', former nurse and Health Promotion Officer, Val Garnier, describes the daily lives of medical staff and patients, in Jersey's hospitals and nursing homes, during the German Occupation. Doctors, pharmacists and nurses, deprived of their usual supplies of medicines, commodities, light and fuel, found innovative ways of coping. Medical Officer of Health Reports show how Islanders underwent a dramatic change in lifestyle and how the privayions of the Occupation caused some medical conditions, whilst easing, or eradicating, others. Diabetics were admitted ...

In the sleepy town of Aspil, Mayor Bert – ‘just Bert’ to his adoring folks – rules with a grin and a promise of riches. When he warns a meteor is hurtling toward their quaint square, the townsfolk don’t panic; they cheer. Bert’s solution? A world-first marvel: the largest trampoline ever built, designed to bounce the cosmic threat back to the stars. Enter Mr. Slick, a silver-tongued stranger from Baddelbury, peddling blueprints and insurance against celestial incursion, but one lone doubter questions whether the sky’s really falling – or if something earthier is afoot. Peter...

When Samantha Moon is hired by a film crew to help hunt for the most elusive creature of them all, she’s pretty sure they have the wrong person. Turns out this is a super well-funded expedition, and the eccentric backer is sparing no expense, including hiring, among dozens of other specialists, a private investigator—someone trained to find the missing. And there is nothing more missing than Bigfoot. The logic almost makes sense to Sam, and the money is right. In the least, the vampire private eye is intrigued. After all, even among her fellow supernaturals, the creature known as ...

Darin, Caitlin, and Heather were just ordinary people flying home from London for very different reasons. When their airplane mysteriously crashes in the Atlantic Ocean due to some kind of electrical failure, they are forced to deal with their unfortunate situation. With no food or water they drift for days in a tiny life raft hoping for some kind of rescue. Just when they are about to give up hope they find a peculiar vessel sitting on the surface of the ocean, alone and abandoned. It is then that the survivors of flight 5150 discover a horrible truth and it could ruin any chance they had ...

Discover Secrets to Victory with this Strategic Knowledge Compass, your Ultimate Guide to Winning Wars & Keeping the Peace.Are you ready to master military strategy? Buy this book and you'll immediately get a comprehensive knowledge compass guiding you to winning military strategies from history. Packed with key insights and leadership lessons from the greatest military strategies in history! Discover the secrets to effective deterrence and victory in war, and learn how to apply strategic lessons to any challenge where clear thinking, bold decision-making, and effective execution are ...

The first in an action-packed spy series introducing Lieutenant Dragan Kelly. It is 1942. HMS Visigoth has been torpedoed off the coast of German occupied Norway. Sole survivor Lieutenant Dragan Kelly finds himself behind enemy lines, unsure who to trust. The Norwegian resistance share rumours about a mysterious Nazi plant where an Armageddon weapon of terrifying power is under construction. Should Kelly escape to Russia or stay and investigate it? And what of the stunningly beautiful but enigmatic resistance fighter Sybilla? Kelly falls in love with her, but is she all she claims to be? ...

Are you ready to revolutionize your affiliate and network marketing business? Whether you’re new to online marketing or looking to scale your business globally, this guide is your go-to resource for mastering the latest AI tools. In this book, you’ll learn how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way products are marketed and sold across the globe—and how you can leverage AI to automate, optimize, and scale your efforts, even if you have no prior experience. Inside, you’ll discover: How to build an AI-driven online marketing system from scratch. Step-by-step guides to ...

I am going to present to you some events, dates, testimonies and some other information that are absolutely unbelievable and extraordinary. In order to experience them as I really want you to experience them, I would like to ask you to imagine that you are in Medjugorje, a small town cut off from the world, and to imagine all the facts and events that will be narrated below. This will give you a very deep experience of faith, love for yourself, love for others and true love for God and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Are you ready to be amazed, inspired, and transformed? Imagine yourself in a ...