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Serious secrets hide within the walls of the Church: priests no longer loyal to the cloth, lobby groups vying for position, underworld connections. The Pope's Men paints a very real portrait of Pope John Paul II's secret war with the KGB. With tales of conspiracy, recruitment and crimes dating back through the years, the mysterious past of priests employed by Moscow is at last out in the open. This thriller presents a detailed and true depiction of Eastern Europe as the Iron Curtain crumbles, the KGB's unique method of pulling informers into its web, and the workings of the secret services as they plan a series of strikes that personally involve bishops positioned frighteningly close to the Pope. The recent Vatileaks scandal and the ensuing cover-up only represent a fraction of what actually goes on behind closed doors in Rome. By the end of the book, readers will also know what could possibly lead to a pope resigning his throne.

What you are about to read is a follow-up to the first edition of this publication, entitled "Who Rigged the Bids, Combatting Procurement Fraud in the City of Brotherly love." The first edition was undertaken after a series of training seminars for the City of Philadelphia's Housing Authority's Office of Audit and Compliance (OCA). This publication restates and expands upon the need to zero in on a specific type of corruption; that being, Bid Rigging. This iteration is being provided in the hope of not just sharing a tidbit of what I have learned in more than four decades in my quest to bring corruption to its knees, but also to put into action practical ways of detecting and combating this specific type of corruption.

Remember that guy in school who loved to challenge himself both physically and mentally, the guy who always went a little further than anyone else. The fellow who was 'into' knights in medieval times, or Indians, or the Old West, or . . . the one who seemed to have born 100 years after his time? Bryan MacKay is a man who should have lived before his time. A martial artist, survivalist and student of military tactics, Bryan is out of sync with modern times where these special skills aren't necessary for daily survival. Following hypnosis for minor dental surgery, Bryan awakens naked on a hillside in a far time, drawn there by an ancient Cheyenne mystic to help The People prepare to resist oppressors from the east. The warrior overcomes adversity, finds friendship, romance and purpose in his new surroundings. Bryan has become immersed in the life of The People and is learning their language and ways from a Cheyenne warrior, now his best friend, the Old Shaman, the Chief and a beautiful Cheyenne woman, his friend's sister. He has had to overcome the hatred and aggression from a rival, a Cheyenne Dog Soldier. He began to teach karate to White Bull and some of his friends, an act that soon has a larger and larger following until most of the young men are training with them daily.

"What do you get when you combine Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Back to the Future, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation?You get Marie Gibbons, who's been given the opportunity to influence her past, as her present self, gathering evidence that she hopes will right the wrongs that she, her mother, and her brother endured."In this fictionalized autobiography of the author's life, Alive will have you cheering for Marie as she chases the justice that she was robbed of as a child. Given the opportunity to relive some of her past memories, as well as visit her mother's life prior to her own birth, Marie is torn by wanting to change every bad moment in an effort to give her family just a little happiness, or to keep the lessons she learned through some of those hard times.

"Permission To Speak" is a collection of little images, thoughts and insights into the very heart of this poet. The poems between the covers of this book tell the stories of pain and suffering, justice and compassion as well as curiosity and joy. This collection of poems record a relationship between people, other creatures and living things. Some poems explore how an object such as a bell, a stone or a torn piece of fabric can poke the spirit and its story must be told. There is humour in many of these pieces of work. There is tragedy and suffering too. Some of these poems have a spiritual insight; a conversation with God, if you will that troubles my sleep until I write it down.I hope you find , in "Permission To Speak" a vision of the great and the small. These poems comment on the heart that makes the world beat.

The Bible is said to be the book that created our world. Half the population of our world believes in the God of Abraham. More than a quarter is Christian, for whom the Old and New Testament are the 'word of God". Christians believe in God as the creator, but emphasis on the Bible has eclipsed the message of creation. The human mind is the most complex living system in our world and the source of all ideas about how the world, creation, works. This book suggests that the word of God, the Bible, and the works of God, creation, should be congruent. The work of God is the changing environment in which the word of God is interpreted. Upside Down considers a Christian belief, consistent with God's word and his works.

"Honoring Your Recovery: 8 Ways to Find Purpose and Joy in Your Life" is a Recovery Workbook for readers in Recovery, or for those who want to live out a better version of their life. Maria A. Mansfield inspires readers to improve their life by finding more meaning and joy in their everyday routines. She encourages them to honor their Recovery by taking a good look at their life, recognizing their strengths, being patient with their shortcomings, and getting rid of any strategies that don't serve them well for achieving their goals. Maria uses examples of her personal life, to help readers achieve higher wellness levels. She suggests learning and adopting more positive coping skills, honoring those who have helped them, and pursuing their passion. Last but never least, she invites readers to find ways to give back and make an intentional impact on their life. Maria hopes to inspire readers with this Workbook so that they can find more purpose and joy in their life, and to live out the best version of themselves they possibly can.

Fluke Family Fortune sets the stage for the comical misadventures of Maynerd Fluke Dumsted who sets out to find his family fortune hidden somewhere in the cursed kingdom of Gnat in order to win the heart of his shrewish lady love, Sue Tew, but that task proves to be more trouble than he anticipates. A sometimes well-meaning ghost gnome tags along for laughs, but his selfish machinations often mean more trouble for Maynerd. Other friends join the fun, such as the lovable five-year-old orphan Dandy May, who cavorts with dandelion fairies; the head-bashing ogress Grissel, who hates songs sung about her; an ineffectual thousand-year-old madman; a retired clodhopper named Sam Simple and his fun loving mule, Jazibell. A family curse and the grandiose schemes of the brigand King Kryan Kruke to transform him into the new national hero, in order to reunite the four scattered kingdoms of the land of Gnaught, further complicates Maynerd's plans to locate the family fortune.

My name is John H. Macdonald. Previously, I have had several books published, primarily poetry. This to me, is a universal format for expression, because ten individuals can read the same piece, and you could get ten different reactions. The use of words in any situation can be complicated, fulfilling, and ultimately necessary. Communication, in any form, is the missing piece for humanity to coexist, and continue to grow. I am no expert, but in my own smaller version, find myself in search of a lucid, and revealing reaction. Violence is worthless. It accomplishes nothing worthwhile, only the destruction of individuals homes, their neighborhoods, and their lives. Better to take the time to read, to laugh, to enjoy talking to your friends. Because, if we don't, then humanity will soon disappear, and books, knowledge, and history itself will be a thing of the past. I have written other books and with everyone I have said, this is it. What else can I write about? Such foolishness, there is always something new to write about. The weather changes, you meet someone new, you watch the clouds and count the stars. You feel the rain and hear the thunder and you realize how small and indifferent you are. Sleep itself seems to be an impossibility because my mind never rests. This morning, I was about to go to work, but then I paused, an idea, beginning with a phrase I had to write down. All day long, I couldn't wait to return and put some substance into a simple phrase, and that is how it works with me. I'm like a stranger, walking through a cloud bank, hoping to see the morning sun come burning through the atmosphere and it does and another piece is written.

After the Thomsons, the Lawrences moved into Bramwell, and the ordeal is far from over. The cult has taken a turn growing stronger and stronger by the moment. The hauntings remain, and a sacrifice has to be done. The Lawrences fight the phenomena with very little hope. Father Dowling returns together with Father Thomas to assist.The fate of the Lawrence family lies heavily on outside help. For Suzanna, the past is coming back again.

"Benevolence" is Lizette Kokkalis' first book. It is a book of short poems. Lizette is very passionate about literature. She put her heart and soul in writing her poetry. She covers several topics. Mostly, her writing is about nature, love, feelings, relationships, darkness, and animals. She chose free style for her poems. They are between eight to twelve lines. Lizette believes that our abilities, gifts, skills come from the heart first. Also, we enrich our skills with our senses from what we see, hear, touch. Then those skills reach our minds. We build our goals, which are always attainable, if we truly believe in ourselves to finally blossom. She has faith that anyone that listens to their heart and put their minds into anything they want to accomplish can do it. Lizette invites you to feel with your heart, to use your imagination, and to enjoy her book."Benevolence" is Lizette Kokkalis' first book. It is a book of short poems. Lizette is very passionate about literature. She put her heart and soul in writing her poetry. She covers several topics. Mostly, her writing is about nature, love, feelings, relationships, darkness, and animals. She chose free style for her poems. They are between eight to twelve lines. Lizette believes that our abilities, gifts, skills come from the heart first. Also, we enrich our skills with our senses from what we see, hear, touch. Then those skills reach our minds. We build our goals, which are always attainable, if we truly believe in ourselves to finally blossom. She has faith that anyone that listens to their heart and put their minds into anything they want to accomplish can do it. Lizette invites you to feel with your heart, to use your imagination, and to enjoy her book.

A 'sleepy' New England town is 'rocked' to its core when police report the rape and murder of a young woman and claim that evidence found at the scene belongs to a young man that resides in the town. His claim to have no knowledge of the crime, even though he is unable to explain how his bloody fingerprint and a piece of his torn pants was found at the scene, leads to his having to stand trial in what authorities feel is a simple open and shut case. What follows can only be described as 'astounding', as it takes the reader through a roller-coaster set of emotions that will continue to the end of the story. The Roman Emperor Claudius, having a severe speech impediment from childhood on, was considered to be an idiot by all the learned Senators of Rome because of it. However, when he stood before this august body of men, the words he uttered to them was, "Is it more important how long it takes to answer a question...or what's contained in the response that really matters?" In his book Minute-Man, author R. T. Waters comes to show us that the time taken to answer a question by his main character, nineteen-year-old Lennie Zito, should be considered to be of no importance when examined in relation to his eventual intelligent answer, no matter that it comes much later than we are accustomed to receiving. The author shows us that patience is truly a virtue when applied to Lennie, for time and time again he comes forth with enlightenment far greater than his nineteen years should provide. Mr. Waters has us examine our tendency to rush to judgment when all information provided us seems to fill only one side of the ledger we use to make final decisions about a person, and cleverly has a young teenage girl serve as the counter-weight to the judgment we thought should be final. Keeping the faith, when all seems hopeless, is as important now, as it was when patriots employed it against seemingly impossible odds over 200 years ago and reinforced the true meaning of our never give up spirit. Mr. Waters simply asks the readers of Minute-Man to do likewise.

This a breathtaking emotional real-life story of a young poor African American child with native American genes, growing up in Virginia during the late '50s, which was not an easy time for African American. His mother passed away when he was 5 years old. The story elaborates on the trials and tribulation he went through, trying to survive, on his own, after being separated from his family, ending up living with his ill grandmother. Trying to make his way in the world in a wheelchair the best as he can. You know in the trials and tribulations that life brings. How can I tell what was going through my mind as a child? The biggest tragedy happens in 1999 when he was involved in, a traffic accident that left him paralyzes from the chest down, with no movements in the upper and lower extremist, trying to survive with his disability in a foreign country.

This book touches on challenging issues women may have endured but spoken from a man's perspective. The simplistic dialogue with a continuous rhyming pattern reveals a storyline of events taking the reader on an emotional roller coaster. Through ups and downs, the author illustrates provoking thoughts through personal encounters. The poem entitled Freedom is a dedication to Dr. King which has a video performance by the author in January 2017. The last poem delivers a message to the reader expressing thanks for reading the book. Hopefully, it has inspired women to continue to transcend through life's unexpected changes.

Wing - A Beautiful Soul' tells the story of a lonely seagull who befriends a young Druid boy and teaches him all about life and the magic of nature. Their adventures span the long-ago mysteries of ancient Celtic heroes and the magical places on the Island they call home. Wing teaches the boy that much of life remains hidden from view because humans have lost the gift of inner sight and have stopped trusting in their dreams, but through this unique friendship the boy finds his 'calling' and learns that nothing is impossible to those who truly believe in their destiny.

THE NIGHT IS GONE: Why Pope Francis Canonizes Cardinal Newman is 'a keynote address' to the world on the coming canonization of one of the greatest Christian thinkers of our times, John Henry Newman, - a theologian who had the most robust power on the Second Vatican Council. As we hold our breathe to hear him declared Doctor of the Church, the book offers a vital key to appreciating the timelessness of his scholarship, his moral emotional susceptibilities, and the spiritual energies of one of our most dazzling saints and scholars, widely admired for holiness of life, the clarity of his theological style, an outcome of his challenging, disciplined and measured life. Topics range from John Henry Newman's relevance today to the primacy of mercy; from new evangelization and the Pontificate of Francis to the enlargement of the mind and African theology. Combining the best of Newman's thought provoking theological strokes and literary elegance in a securely woven and delicate discourse, this book addresses not only Saint Newman's importance today, but how he will continue to be important in a future, uncertain world. In this way, THE NIGHT IS GONE: Why Pope Francis Canonizes Cardinal Newman burnishes Gerald Jumbam Nyuykongmo's credentials as a brilliant living Newman scholar.

Police officer Roger Abbott has a problem. During his investigation of a drug gang, he discovers that the leader Boyd Peterson is his girlfriend's uncle. Can he remain objective? Can they survive her uncle's evil designs? Is it possible for love and hate to exist together?

A star falls from heaven in a near future winter. The prototype Chinese satellite with next generation surveillance technology is lost in the polar icecap sparking a contest between two superpowers. One seeks to uncover its secrets while the other will stop at nothing to bury them. USS Seawolf, a state-of-the-art hunter killer submarine is sent into the frozen heart of the Arctic Ocean to rescue a SEAL Team carrying the prize. Pursued by Chinese forces, the SEALs flee across the tundra but natural enemies are the least of their concerns for the conflict on the surface has awakened something deep beneath. A monstrous force that once roamed ancient seas without equal. In this cold, unforgiving wasteland, man and machine will come face to face with a malevolent, unrelenting entity who will hunt them across ice, across oceans to the very doorstep of their homes. Only the survivor, only the triumphant will be the Apex Predator.

St. Vincent is part of a chain of islands in the Caribbean. ¬ The group stretches from Grenada in the south to St. Lucia, the third of four Windward Islands. ¬ e fourth is Dominica. While the entire archipelago is referred to as the Grenadines, St. Lucia and Dominica is an independent state. ¬ e mainland, St. Vincent, is approximately 133 square miles, with a population of just over 110,000. Add in the gems of the sister islands, the Grenadines, and the population rises to just over 120,000. I might be biased, but if there are more captivating islands anywhere in the Caribbean, I would gladly pay to visit them. Mainland St. Vincent resembles a heavily pregnant woman. If you imagine her resting on her side, the leeward coast would be her eight-month load and the windward, her spine under serious pressure, as we say in the West Indies. ¬ e sea is serene and calm on the leeward side, placid and delightful beneath its rugged volcanic terrain. On the opposite side of the island, however, it rages and pounds the land mercilessly, especially during the hurricane season. Just over halfway along the windward side, a mile inland from the main road that clings to the coastline, a tiny village, Dickson, welcomed a beautiful girl into the world on July 7, 1951.

Hallie is a ten-year old pony who loses her dolly, Jenna. She sets about the town of Riverbend along the Nort Platte River, asking the other ponies who live there if they have seen Jenna, which introduces readers to the characters in the series.

Witty and softly sardonic, William Schiff's autobiographical romp describes his lifelong travels from early childhood to the Golden Years. Growing Up and Getting Old Behind the Wheel: An American Auto Biography is framed in a web of Americana, including cars he has ridden in, driven, modified, and even stolen. The span of his story is peppered with allusions to the locales, books, films, music, and social politics of the times he has experienced. He describes his youthful descent with friends into light criminality-his incarceration, and his ultimate salvation and redemption through America's universities, rather than through its Churches. He sketches his menial jobs as a youth, as well as his later roles as student, university professor, parent, behavioral scientist, and retiree. If you've lived in America between 1940 and today, you'll want to come along on the engrossing scenic drive through his vivid memories.