Written by: Leon A Weinstein

Available In: eBook

Author Website: http://www.leonweinstein.com/

An action-adventure set on a mysterious archipelago. A teenager from the US and a beautiful girl from the islands face adventures ranging from fighting in a gladiator’s arena to manipulating a population of an island through TV broadcasts, to building a sail boat and wining a World Cup. They are looking for their lost friend and encounter kings, tyrants, killers and community.

Written by: Douglas Myers

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Perched at ten thousand feet on the side of Mt. Shasta, Jake Trevallion meditates over his life in Montana, his adventures with friends in Los Angeles, a burgeoning brewery business, the woman he loves but cannot have, and the ultimate sacrifice one person makes. But with a brutal storm bearing down on the mountain, it may be too late for Jake to realize his dream.

Written by: W. W. Whitten

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Author Website: http://www.wwwhitten.com/

In 1492, the Pinta abandoned its fleet for 46 days. Over five centuries later, the truth of that voyage threatens to rewrite history and to change the future. Two brothers are caught between an organization devoted to keeping, and one bent on revealing its secret to the world. Garron and Jacob follow clues on ancient documents in their pursuit of the truth behind the Lost Days of the Pinta.

Written by: Robert Bense

Available In: Paperback

Author Website: robertbense.com

Lost Masonic Verses contains reflections on Masonic custom and culture—and the deserts of the American West where many of these verses were found.  The book draws on non-Mormon sources for historical perspective, a perspective arising from journey—and the tension between the secular and sacred only lightly veiled in the known world.

Written by: Patricia Zoratti

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Where folks marry 'til death do them part, and the sugary aroma of pralines faintly hangs in the air, lays a remote Louisiana parish called Boggy. Evil? A romantic spirit? A garrulous, grouchy police dog that dreams of a town with more crime? Nothing is what it seems as hometown darling, Maddie Kane, unwittingly discovers in a place where superstitions and the Atchafalaya swamp reign supreme.

Written by: Joanne Lewis

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Author Website: http://www.joannelewiswrites.com/

Make Your Own Luck, a Remy Summer Woods mystery, is the unforgettable novel of a young attorney who refuses to believe thirteen-year-old Bonita killed her father, Patrick Pickney. Remy risks her relationship with her own father and her life to prove Bonita’s innocence. Along with learning what really happened the night Patrick was murdered, Remy discovers hard truths about her family and herself.

Written by: Steven M. Roth

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Author Website: http://www.stevenmroth.com

Why would a burglar break into a Washington, DC art gallery and steal an historic fountain pen worth $2200, but leave behind other art and cultural objects worth tens of thousands of dollars each? And why would someone else later commit murder to protect the burglar’s secret?

These are some of the questions that confront Socrates Cheng — an American of Chinese and Greek heritage — in Steven M. Roth’s intricate murder mystery — Mandarin Yellow — as Socrates investigates the burglary and attempts to recover the pen, all in an effort to curry favor with his lover’s estranged father who is the leader of a Washington and Shanghai based criminal Triad.

In a search that takes him from Georgetown to Chinatown and elsewhere in Washington, Socrates finds himself threatened, physically assaulted, suspected of having committed murder, jailed for a time, and constantly confronted by conflicts arising out of his three disparate cultures. Yet he is neither daunted nor deterred by these obstacles. Instead, Socrates draws upon his deep knowledge of vintage fountain pens, Chinese history, and the Mandarin language to puzzle out the complex motives behind the burglary and murders, until he finally uncovers the identities of the criminals and makes a discovery that forever changes his life and the lives of everyone else involved.

Mandarin Yellow involves ethnic and cultural conflict, forbidden love, friendships sustained and friendships lost, and the ever present and sometimes deadly immutable law of unintended consequences. 

Mandarin Yellow is an intelligent mystery that sometimes is funny and sometimes sad, occasionally is irreverent, and always is suspenseful. Mandarin Yellow will appeal to readers of modern noir murder mysteries, to collectors of vintage fountain pens, and to people interested in the culture and history of 20th century China and in the Chinese experience in modern America.

Written by: Michael E Cook

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When Marshal Sam Waters returned to Lonesome Texas with his new wife, he was hoping for a nice and easy life in his small town. But the town was growing, and along with growth, sometimes comes corruption. Sam’s relationship with the Mayor was strained, and something crooked was happening in the county. Being the lawman that he was, Sam had to find out what it was and make things right. True, he was only a Town Marshal and had no authority outside of town, but a minor thing like that will not stop him.

Maybe Sam could run for County Sheriff. Better yet, maybe he could get an appointment to U.S. Marshal. His good friend U.S. Marshal Sean O’Rourke could recommend him to the Federal Judge and Sam would then have the power and authority to subdue those involved in the corruption and bring peace to the area.

Written by: Tom Bane

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Author Website: http://www.tombane.com/

Following the sudden disappearance of treasure hunter Ben Sanders in Mexico, beautiful archaeologist Suzy da Silva is snatched from the cloistered environs of Oxford University and thrust into a deadly maelstrom of intrigue and discovery.

Written by: John Locke

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Author Website: http://www.donovancreed.com/

When an angry, unemployed chemist unleashes a bio-terrorist attack against women and children, the president of the United States asks Donovan Creed to get involved. It’s just one more thing on Creed’s plate.

Written by: Marc Graban (author) & Donald J Wheeler (Foreword)

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Author Website: https://www.markgraban.com/

Organizations depend on metrics for their business. Question is, are they helping people do the right things? Or, encouraging them to overreact to every uptick, downturn, and change?

In other words, reacting to noise.

Noise is present in every metric. But, it’s our reaction to noise that causes waste and stress. Too often, people don’t recognize this.

Like feeling stuck on a rollercoaster you no longer enjoy.

We do and explain things that don’t help us improve. At the cost of doing things that do. No need to be jittery about every change in a metric. Not by a long shot.

Measures of Success shows a better way to chart and manage your metrics, in any organization or setting. For your business processes and activities, you need to know what’s working, what’s not, and what to change. And why. Then, you can determine what to stop doing, what to start doing, what to keep doing.

So you can…
Jump off the metrics rollercoaster, by responding to signals.
Systematically. Sustainably.
Learn how to identify meaningful signals in a metric. To respond just right.
Or perhaps, not at all.

You’ll learn how with methods easy to understand, making it obvious what activities to do next. Loads of vivid stories and clear examples from healthcare, software companies, and more. With compelling case studies from the news and personal lives, too.

“What gets measured gets managed.“

We’ve all heard that. But did you ever learn how to manage a metric? This ain’t about gaming the system or fudging the numbers. This is about delivering real value, understood by everyone, and proven with data.

Learn a better way to manage your measures.


WHO IS MEASURES OF SUCCESS FOR?

EXECUTIVES AND LEADERS
…in healthcare, manufacturing, and services. Who know what to measure, and are now ready to learn how to manage those measurements. And…

WILLING TO…
Challenge and change the way things are done today
Motivate workers to think and do them better tomorrow
Coach people, versus telling them what to do
Be responsible for results, not hold others accountable
Encourage people to collaborate, not compete
Help people sleep better at night because they’re improving their work during the day

TO BE CLEAR
Measures of Success is not for leaders who’d rather give orders. Then, blame others when things go south. That whole hit the target or else thing… won’t create real change, nor real value. But that ain’t you, right?

AFTER READING MEASURES OF SUCCESS
…you’ll be able to answer three critical questions for your business.
1) Are we achieving our target?
And, how often? Occasionally? Consistently?
2) Are we improving?
And, can we predict our future performance?
3) How do we improve?

And, when do we react? When do we ignore? When do we improve?

…AND HOW CAN WE PROVE WE’RE IMPROVING?

How would you feel if you could answer these questions for your business?
Measures of Success shows you how.

PROCESS BEHAVIOR CHARTS
This book teaches you a proven method for filtering out noise, so we can identify signals. This means we waste less time chasing our tail and more time responding to signals that really matter, heading off small problems before they become big, or showing that we've boosted performance in in significant and sustainable ways.

Written by: Col. Frank C. Foster (U.S. Army retired)

Available In: Paperback

Author Website: www.moapress.com

The first completely detailed and lavishly illustrated Guide to all of the medals and ribbons of the United States Air Force since its beginning in 1914. The history of United States Air Force awards is beautifully displayed over the last 100 years with all of the awards shown in their correct order to include how they are worn on the Air Force uniform or by veterans. The criteria, history and symbolism of every medal and ribbon is presented in every form to include the any devices or attachments awarded with the medal. Displays of Air Force veterans medals are beautifully presented in a series of handsome framed cases along with an easy guide for families of veterans to determine the military awards earned for each major conflict or campaign. Other chapters explain how to claim military awards, the correct order to display awards and even sections dealing with commonly awarded foreign medals, NATO and United Nations medals. Without a doubt the most complete, well organized and entertaining book ever published on Air Force awards. Certainly a prized book of Air Force honors and how they are displayed and worn that every Air Force veteran and their family should have.