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Fear has evolved - and it's more frightening than ever. Upon learning about the theft of a new weapons system by Al Hasib, the Pentagon braces for the worst. Yet, they have no idea where the terrorists will strike first. When the United States’ best intelligence and military organizations run into a brick wall, they turn to Brady Hawk and the Firestorm team for answers. Hawk must uncover Al Hasib’s intended target and capture the weapons system before it’s too late. But in order to succeed, Hawk must come face-to-face with his arch nemesis Karif Fazil in a high-stakes showdown.

Facing serious accusations voiced by President Michaels, Brady Hawk goes dark, disappearing in the Middle East. However, when he reconnects with a friend from his Navy SEAL days, Hawk learns the true depth of Michaels’ depravity and resolves to put an end to it once and for all.

Over the past 100 years, gulls have been brought ashore by modernity. They now live not only on the coasts, but in our slipstream following trawlers, barges, and garbage trucks. They are more our contemporaries than most birds, living their wild lives among us in towns and cities. In many ways, they live as we do, walking the built-up world and grabbing a bite where they can. Yet this disturbs us. We’ve started fearing gulls for getting good at being among us. We see them as scavengers, not entrepreneurs; oceangoing aliens, not refugees.

Under new direction, Brady Hawk and the Firestorm team focus their energy on stopping the dangerous organization manipulating world events from the shadows, The Chamber. But when an old foe complicates the mission and introduces a lethal new outcome, Hawk’s plans go awry in the wake. And in the aftermath, he must make a choice...a choice between the greater of two evils.

Facing unrest and flagging approval ratings, US President Conrad Michaels searches for something to solidify his position as the incumbent in the looming election while also galvanizing the nation. His solution? Catch the biggest traitor and terrorist in one operation: Karif Fazil and Brady Hawk. Lured into a trap, Hawk must find a way out that saves his life during a mission that puts him as a strange bedfellow with Michaels. With forces behind the scenes setting Hawk up for failure, he must succeed before he gets on with his ultimate mission: expose and eliminate President Michaels.

Rat Island explores an attempt by three wily, well-funded terrorists to infiltrate New York City and detonate an explosive device at ground zero on 9/11. After buying a yacht in Venice, they proceed up and down the Adriatic, raising money for their task, and eventually sail to City Island, New York. Meanwhile a disgruntled Russian atomic scientist buys deadly Polonium 210 to be injected into four missiles, which are then cleverly placed on a freighter in the port of Gdansk.

When looking at the statistics, as of the time of writing, it has been estimated that around 270 to 310 million firearms are in circulation within the US alone, with at least one firearm in 37% to 42% of American households. These are important numbers because out of the legal law-abiding gun owners in that percentile, more than 97% of those citizens do not commit gun related crimes.

As climate change becomes an international crisis, more and more industries are looking for a sound model for creating successful environmentally friendly companies, and a new generation of young leaders are eager for inspiration and guidance on creating sustainable businesses. Mid-Course Correction Revisited advocates why we need to create prototypical green companies and a new economy - not based on non-renewable resources, but on renewable energy, aggressive recycling, innovative technology, and sustainable business practices.

A veteran activist's guide to direct action and strategic civil disobedience as the most radical and rapid means to social change. For decades, Lisa Fithian’s work as an advocate for civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action has put her on the frontlines of change. For anyone who wants to become more active in resistance or is just feeling overwhelmed or hopeless, Shut It Down offers strategies and actions you can take right now to promote justice and incite change in your own community.

A Saint on Death Row will introduce you to a young man whose history, innate goodness, and final days you will never forget. It also shines a necessary light on America's racist and deeply flawed legal system. A Saint on Death Row is an absorbing, sobering, and deeply spiritual story that illuminates the moral imperatives too often ignored in the headlong quest for justice.

Mals, Italy, has long been known as the breadbasket of the Tyrol. But recently the tiny town became known for something else entirely. A Precautionary Tale tells us why, introducing readers to an unlikely group of activists and a forward-thinking mayor who came together to ban pesticides in Mals by a referendum vote, making it the first place on Earth to accomplish such a feat, and a model for other towns and regions to follow. For hundreds of years, the people of Mals had cherished their traditional foodways and kept their local agriculture organic. Their town had become a mecca for tourists drawn by the alpine landscape, the rural and historic character of the villages, and the fine breads, wines, cheeses, herbs, vegetables, and the other traditional foods they produced.

While the world celebrates billionaire Falcon Sinclair’s accomplishments on getting people into space, no one has ever suspected his motives...until now. Brady Hawk and the Phoenix Foundation discover that Sinclair isn’t who he claims to be and has the potential to become the most powerful man in the world with both his money and his latest invention. However, Hawk and the team refuse to sit by idly as Sinclair covertly develops an empire buoyed by public awe and admiration. Hawk must face his darkest nightmare in order to prevent a catastrophic attack.

An elite Reichswehr unit is crisscrossing India in the spring of 1922 on the hunt for a rumored treasure that would be enough to fund and ultimately reignite the war-starved German army. Join freshly minted Intelligence Officer Richard Halliburton as he staves off assassins at sea, battles ferocious beasts in the jungle, braves the dangerous Khyber Pass, and explores an ancient Indian castle in search of a vast fortune - all while trying to stay one step ahead of the Reichswehr soldiers.

For thousands of years two distinct cultures evolved unaware of one another’s existence. Separated by what one culture called The Great Sea and known to the other as the Atlantic Ocean, the course of each culture’s future changed irreversibly 400 years ago.

Vivimos tiempos extraordinarios: nunca antes ningún ser humano había experimentado una concentración de gases de efecto invernadero como la actual.

Racial Emotion at Work is an invitation to understand our own emotions and associated behaviors around race—and much more. With this surprising and timely book, Tristin K. Green takes us beyond diversity trainings and other individualized solutions to discrimination and inequality in employment, calling for sweeping changes in how the law and work organizations treat and shape racial emotions.

Der Psychologe Gerd Gigerenzer, die Datenanalyse-Expertin Katharina Schüller, der Ökonom Thomas Bauer und der Statistiker Walter Krämer diagnostizieren uns seit Jahren in ihrer »Unstatistik des Monats« eine Art Analphabetismus im Umgang mit Zahlen, mit Wahrscheinlichkeiten und Risiken. Anhand neuer spektakulärer Beispiele erklären die vier, wie wir Unsinn erkennen, Prognosen richtig einordnen, zwischen Kausalität und Korrelation unterscheiden und unsere immer komplexere Welt sinnvoll beschreiben können. Das ist unterhaltsam—und wichtiger denn je!

The fall was just the beginning; an attempted murder, a missing spouse, and an international conspiracy that could change the world. Jack Green has always been skeptical of so-called "facts". Though he's forced to confront the reality about his wife's recent cancer diagnosis, he puts his own needs aside to make the best of what may be their last vacation. But, he's shocked to be rudely awoken in his stateroom, abducted by masked men, and thrown off the cruise.

Escrito em parte durante o turbulento período de pandemia global e baseado em seu podcast de sucesso, Antropoceno: notas sobre a vida na Terra nos guia pelas sutilezas dessa nova realidade e nos dá a segurança de que podemos até desconhecer o caminho que estamos seguindo, mas com certeza estamos em boa companhia.

The compilation of this work is a summation of theories and strategies to achieve liberation of oppressed African descendants held captive in the United States. This work is dedicated to the numerous abolitionists, martyrs, and freedom fighters who have continued the struggle to obtain equality.