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Throughout history authors have warned that collectivism, if taken to its ultimate conclusion, would be the end of the United States and of personal freedom. What if their warnings were actually prophetic?

When Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan walked into the Fort Hood Soldier Readiness Processing Center and opened fire on soldiers within, he perpetrated the worst mass shooting on a United States military base in our country's history. Death on Base is an in-depth look at the events surrounding the tragic mass murder that took place on November 5, 2009, and an investigation into the causes and influences that factored into the attack.

Jack was a genius. He had been tested. He knew it; everyone knew it. Jack was logical. Jack knew it was impossible to hit a ghost with his car. He managed to get it done. Jack didn't believe in spirits or ghosts, so why was this one haunting him in his dreams.

Philadelphia streets were never silent. Gang wars on corners, screeching cars on avenues, and squealing steel trolley tires on tracks kept you alert for the next confrontation. Philadelphia playgrounds were sometimes silent. These were sanctuaries where you confronted your deepest memories. These were places packed with people, but on a summer's midday, they were virtually empty. Streets made habitable again by the actions of a few good men.

Close friends from the Midwest embark on their first trip to Las Vegas looking for fun and excitement. Only to be in the middle of a different kind of excitement, as one mistakenly witnesses a mob hit. Jim, Terry, and Steve have no idea what they have gotten into, as Steve befriends an ex-convict that has a contract placed on him. Through bad luck and miscommunication the three men go on a wild and dangerous journey with some very bad people.

What would you do if you found a nuke in the trunk of a car? A nuke with a countdown clock, with only two hours left? Would you run? Would you hide? Call the police? Trevor found a nuke, armed, with only two hours until it went off. He wanted to run, to get of Los Angeles, but even though he was one of the worst criminals you can imagine, he just couldn't leave it there and do nothing.

In the Days of the Comet by H. G. Wells, humanity is exalted. A comet changes the world forevermore. Happiness and beauty are our atmosphere; there is peace on Earth and good will to all men.

The stock markets are a collection of markets and exchange, where issuing and trading of equities of public listed companies, bonds, other securities through formal exchanges or over the counter markets. It involves buying and selling shares and securities to generate capital. The stock exchange market is what made Warren Buffet super rich. If you are able to monitor the situation of the securities and their patterns with time, you can truly make a fortune that can last you several lifetimes.

One little bird. That's all it took to put an entire town on edge. When Langley Calhoun, the Chief of Police of Fenton, New Hampshire, decides that it's more important to find out who committed a senseless crime than it is to protect the rich and powerful - and even members of his own family - then things get tense in peaceful little Fenton. The mystery that unfolds also forces the Chief to face the deep hostility that has been simmering between him and his older brother, a powerful lawyer, for decades.

This book is a unique inquiry into the history and the ongoing moral significance of mass communication as an idea and social form. Organized around narrative accounts of individuals and their communicative worlds, it strives to refigure mass communication as a concept, illuminate significant but overlooked rhetorical episodes in its history, and call listeners to reconsider their own engagements with it today.

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Enigma is few short stories about the experiences from birth to adolescent of a diagnosed schizophrenia individual who converses with God through Michael, an archangel. While being the son of intelligence operatives, he's not sure who Michael is. Could Michael be just another clandestine operative for the CIA? For as he thought God is the CIA and Washington, DC, is the church of God. "Who do you pray to and why?" But I have never really prayed. I have always conversed with God.

Are you looking for another source of income? Well, stock market is always the most glittering option for that. But stock market investing requires efforts and a clear head. A competent investment strategy and a diverse stock portfolio will help you make it big in the stock market. Are you a beginner investing for success? Then let this stock market investing guide lead you to the path of success. Don't be swindled into get-rich schemes.

Marijuana, also known as cannabis and by other names, is one of the most popular and controversial plants and is renowned for its numerous health benefits. Upon its legalization, there was a debate if it should be legalized or not. Many would argue that legalizing it was a mistake, but millions of people celebrated when it was legalized in the United States for medicinal purposes. Often consumed for its physical and mental effects, it also has some side effects that users must be aware of.

What will YOU see before you die? In this book, you will get answers. You will walk alongside real people who have had near-death experiences (NDEs), and look through their eyes as they confront death. You will understand what awaits us at the other end. You will see what they have seen, and you will live to tell their stories.

In this gritty, hard-hitting story, a young mom gets caught up in a complex web of drug smuggling and money laundering, unwittingly putting her son's life at risk. She bravely and courageously faces down the bad guys and finds love in an unexpected place, with an unlikely partner.

Celia Bones is a girl existing in two different moments in time. In 1983, she is enjoying summertime and the meeting of a new friend. In 2001, Celia has been diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a form of cancer, and is haunted by dreams of a future that she may not live to see. Fireflies in Winter is the story of how there is nothing more tragic than the passage of time, and how time can change the way we look at the world around us.

Weapons improved rapidly after the Civil War, raising difficult questions about the battle tactics employed by the United States Army. The most fundamental problem was the dominance of the tactical defensive, when defenders protected by fieldworks could deliver deadly fire from rifles and artillery against attackers advancing in close-ordered lines.

Detective John Bloom for the town of Letterson unearths a mystery when a family of three are found drowned in their car. As he investigates, he finds that it was no ordinary car and someone still wants it to remain under water some 50 years later.

"Being in the same room with him and looking at him, I realized that one day I would be in the same position as he, facing death. Before it happens I mean to do the things I want to do. I will not end up saying I wish I had." When Sal Mineo said those words about his dying father, nobody could have predicted that just four short years later, he would himself be facing death.