A VAMPIRE BOUND For countless days and nights, the vampire Lucian has been chained, starved, and tortured in a Himalayan cavern. Prisoner and pawn of his powerful Ancestral father, Lucian has all but given up any hope of escape. Until a beautiful stranger risks her life to save him… A WOMAN SET FREE Two years ago, Claire and her friend Zoey were kidnapped by vampires and sold as human slaves. Claire managed to escape, tracking her missing friend...

"This exploration of coercive control and physical abuse emerges from my personal healing journey. It stems from the profound realization of a recurring pattern that has significantly shaped my life. Growing up with an exceedingly controlling father, whose behaviors at times escalated into outright abuse, provided the unsettling backdrop against which I unwittingly navigated relationships in adulthood. Unaware of the insidious pattern I was following,...

Governments and bureaucracies are bigger and more controlling than ever. A citizen's own ability to control his or her own life has never been less than it has today. How did we get to this point? Jim Bovard, bestselling author of Lost Rights, looks at the development of the State into a behemoth that threatens to destroy the individual at the cost of preserving the idea of "statism"--the belief that government is inherently superior to the citizenry,...

With a focus on efficiency, optimization, and customer satisfaction, readers will gain an in-depth understanding of the key processes, technologies, and best practices that drive supply chain logistics success.

GODS WILL FEAR The will of the gods runs the world. Cartels and syndicates utilized for their gain. The dark side of the truth, hidden from the world. She is a princess, of one of the highest Houses of the gods. He is a reaper. Their lineage upholds the gods' wills. Hidden in plain sight, a prophecy has had her raised as a weapon. A secret to everyone. The opposing house, enforcers of the gods have a Hunt order against her. What will they do once...

A charming and accessible collection of poems dedicated to one of the most American of inventions--fast food. El Dorado Freddy's may be the first book of fast-food poetry. In poems like "Olive Garden," "Culver's," "Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen," "Cracker Barrel," "Applebee's (after James Wright)," Caine--owner of the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kansas--"reviews" chain restaurants, bringing our attention to a slice of American life we often overlook,...

"The New Black Master: The Unseen Chains of Post-Independence Africa" is a compelling exploration of Africa's post-independence journey, meticulously divided into three parts. Part 1 delves deep into the historical and colonial contexts that set the stage for African empowerment. Part 2 sheds light on the rise of new masters – African leaders – and their often detrimental leadership, casting a critical eye on the challenges that have plagued the...

Strategic Management and Business Policy are changing fast and it generates new ideas, innovative strategies, practically managing the core resources and the establishment of the key platform for the development of business and brand. This book exceptionally fills the gap between theory such as generic, grand, diversification, functional, turnaround, value chain and tailoring strategy and application of various Models to facilitate the practical use...

WHO IS THE WOMAN IN BLACK? A living ghost, dressed in black, crashes a Washington cocktail party -- and touches off a chain of violence and murder. Who is the Woman in Black? The answer is a matter of life and death for a pretty young matron, a legendary captain of industry, a rich and dazzling hostess -- and for lady sleuth Grace Latham and her friend Col. Primrose. "Mrs Latham works wonders with the clues. A major Ford opus." -- New York Herald...

In ancient mythology, the Titan Prometheus was punished by the gods for bringing man the gift of fire-an event that set humankind on its course of knowledge. As punishment for making man as powerful as gods, Prometheus was bound to a rock; every day his immortal body was devoured by a giant eagle. But in Walter Mosley's The Gift of Fire, those chains cease to be, and the great champion of man walks from that immortal prison into present-day South...