Global Literature

What happens when you abuse your mother? It's not pretty. It's not nice. And she can get downright mean and nasty if you don’t straighten up and make amends. In this mixed genre group of eco-tales, thirty-two authors from around the globe offer up some lessons in why it's wise to be kind to Mother Earth. Read and take heed. Your very life may depend on it!

Dr. Ann McLannly blames herself for her niece’s tragic death. And after her mother dies, this young doctor volunteers with an international aid organization for a mission in Rwanda. Pressed into a grueling work schedule with limited facilities, she has little time to adjust. Still, she forges relationships with the remarkable people she meets and finds herself drawn into a relationship with a priest, who introduces her to a Catholic orphanage that needs a physician to care for the growing number of orphans.

A pandemic in the 21st century creates a technical elite class which shuns physical contact and depends on virtual reality for all social interactions. Duke Landon is among the top echelon of the Royal World Commonwealth and poised for success. His life is a privileged orchestra of politics, finance, and leisure pursuits which rarely intersect with the framework of boring reality. The elite rule the world and rarely bother with the primitive humans who eke out a minimal existence in the hot, violent climate that has reclaimed the earth.

Il rapporto tra Islam ed Occidente è al centro di questo saggio sociologico e storico. L'autore chiarisce subito che l'Islam non è un sistema omogeneo nè tanto meno statico, ma sta attraversando una profonda crisi di passaggio. La reazione estremista, il nuovo fondamentalismo, che associa la violenza al sacro, nasce dalla frustrazione di una comunità che si sente usurpata della propria autonomia.

Flip Into Christmas is a story that begins with a young boy who hears that Santa might not make it to Chicago in time for Christmas. Upon learning that his friends might not be able to get gifts due to their parents paying their lunch debt, he decides to take action and save his friends Christmas by embracing the entrepreneurial spirit + Christmas spirit.

Still perplexed with the decisions and aftermath of their last battles, a warrior is thrown headfirst into the evil that lurks in the bowels of the underworld of the State of Florida. He's deep undercover and constantly trying to maintain his sanity, as well as his salvation as he's pulled further into the abyss of moral depravity. He must stay long enough to retrieve vital information, to keep those he loves out of harm's way. But staying becomes more than he ever bargained for. Sheridan is caught in a battle of wits with the tormented soul that remains trapped by demonic forces.

Meet Seth, he's part of a soul-winning ministry. He has a beautiful wife, Sheridan, and his gift is about to make a name for him on the earth. Then he's accused of fathering a child outside of his marriage. Sheridan is a no-nonsense type of woman. When she gets the results of the DNA test on the baby that she is not carrying, she is ready to lay down her salvation and pick up her pistol. Kadijah has found a place at Kingdom Builders Worship Center and she loves it there but has not found her place in Christ. Someone is determined to see her six feet under.

Four years later, Blake and Jasmine are back with their friends and some new faces, but life isn’t done with them yet. Secrets they thought were long ago buried resurface with a vengeance and threaten to rip apart their family. While Jasmine, Blake, Lucy, and Jeremy remain at odds, tensions build, and their bond is threatened. Just when they think things can’t get any worse, tragedy strikes unexpectedly.

After the events of Ahriman: The Spirit of Destruction, Petra Shirazi settles into a life in Paris under the alias of Ana Zagini. Her new world comes crashing down after a visit from a former Agency colleague forces her back into fieldwork. As they race to stop a mole that has infiltrated the Agency, they uncover an insidious plot to destroy the leadership of the International Monetary Fund and place it in the control of a corrupt Russian politician.

In the wake of the Baghdad disaster, President Amy Coffman is battling to get her administration back on track when eco-terrorists threaten to unleash a gruesome contagion, one that transforms ordinary people into blood-thirsty savages.

Angel Martin plans to marry Tony and live happily ever after, until Tony disappears. Nursing a broken heart, she takes a job at Tetterbaum's Pub, unaware it is the most prestigious Mafia hangout in Chicago. She finds herself suddenly caught in the middle of a revengeful scheme from a past she's never known and a blackmail scandal that has left several dead; and she's next on the hit list. Racing to find answers, Angel's life is left hanging in a twisted balance of deception and revenge...

This is the fourth volume in The Pacification of Earth, speculative science fiction series of novels. The author brings China and India to join the developed world in fighting human caused global warming. After lust, love, and battle, science invents a rescuing technology.

Former US Navy SEAL Frank Marshall has innocent blood on his hands. Lots of it. Now his only mission in life is to make things right, and that means stepping back onto the grid. Where men of violence are waiting to kill him. Across the Atlantic, a brutal London gangster has given border force officer Roy Sullivan an ultimatum—take part in a criminal enterprise or watch his young son and ex-wife suffer the consequences.

For years, Trent Turner has worked in the shadows using his vigilance and determination to covertly defend his country. His anonymous days dispatching of the world's dark realities are interrupted when the unthinkable happens and sends him on a path that could destroy him. He finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy where political and financial powers collide when members of a hacktivist group are strong-armed into helping a sworn enemy of the United States rise to power once again.

In the year 2035, mankind has reached a crossroad. It is arguably impossible to tell what is real, and what is virtual. Some will use these technologies to advance their own agendas, and some will use these technologies to improve our humanity. Killbit will take you into the virtual world, where only gamers, and tech-geeks venture, to give you a perspective that will either scare the hell out of you, or excite you for what is ahead.

JJ Smith, the reluctant hero of the Infocrat party, fights for her life on the debate stage and on the run, battling to keep the Infocrat’s political movement alive. Presidential candidates Senator Freeman of the Democratic Liberal Socialists and General Harrison of the Republican National Conservatives conspire to annihilate JJ Smith and her passionate supporters.

How to do really bad things! What's a woman to wear when she kills her husband? Or plays her detective for a sap? And ultimately, what's the appropriate ensemble for facing a firing squad? Who is the femme fatale? Since time began, every culture has obsessed about her; women have wished to be her, and men - the dumb clucks - have connived to control her.

Darcy Stone is the first lady of a thriving ministry. Her secrets have just caught up with her. When she comes clean with her husband about it, his reaction creates opposition in their home. Just when she thinks she can see light at the end of the tunnel, darkness intervenes and sends her faith plummeting. If she loses her faith, she will cost the Light an essential soldier for the battles ahead.

The story of Polly is a gripping tale of love and betrayal, set against the backdrop of the pioneer West. The author has taken family history and spun it into a story you won't be able to pause. The book's trailer won three Telly Awards in 2014 for Entertainment, Editing, and the "People's Choice". Based on stories passed down over generations, this remarkable novel is an easy-to-listen-to adventure encompassing over 150 years of legend.

Carson Jeffers and Nichole Lewis have been thrown into a battle for the survival of their lives. After surviving a deadly missile attack over Salt Lake and witnessing a devastating terrorist strike in Los Angeles, they are facing an additional lethal conflict. Deadly adversaries within the government of the United States are marching to destroy what’s left of Carson’s life.