Down to a Sunless Sea by Mathias B Freese
Down to a Sunless Sea plunges the reader into uncomfortable situations and into the minds of troubled characters. Each selection is a different reading experience-poetic, journalistic, nostalgic, wryly humorous, and even macabre. An award-winning essayist and historical novelist, Mathias B. Freese brings the weight of his twenty-five years as a clinical social worker and psychotherapist into play as he demonstrates a vivid understanding of-and compassion toward-the deviant and damaged.
Inquest on Imhotep: Beyond The White Walls by Derek Adie Flower
A five thousand year old tomb, the gods of Ancient Egypt, unexpected deaths, secret societies and a love story that transcends time are some of the ingredients in this mix of occultism, archaeology, romance and power politics. When an amateur archaeologist locates the tomb of Imhotep, deified as the god of Medicine and architect of Egypt’s first pyramid, the stage is set for a combat between rival incarnations of good and evil. Caught in the maelstrom is the owner of the property where the tomb has been discovered. Helped by the alluring, enigmatic woman he falls in love with, he discovers the reality behind the forces at play, a reality resulting from the machinations of a powerful religious sect claiming Imhotep as their godhead. Moving between Cairo, Siena, Turin and the temples of the Nile valley, BEYOND THE WHITE WALLS is a thriller where time and location form a single dimension in which past and present fuse in a kaleidoscope of events and emotions.
Another Day of Life by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Ryszard Kapuscinski is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century’s preeminent journalists, demonstrating an almost mystical ability to discover the odd or overlooked and incorporating these sometimes surreal details into narratives that go beyond mere reportage and enter the realm of literature. Another Day of Life is Kapuscinski’s dramatic account of the three months he spent in Angola at the beginning of its decades’ long civil war. The capital, Luanda, is occupied only by those not fortunate enough to flee. When even the dogs abandoned by the Europeans leave, Kapuscinski decides to go to the front, where the wrong greeting could cost your life and where young soldiers-from Cuba, Russia, South Africa, Portugal-are fighting a war with global repercussions. With harrowing detail, Kapuscinski shows us the peculiar brutality of a country divided by its newfound freedom.Translated from the Polish by William R. Brand and Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand.
Fiscal Pear & Shimmer in The Call of River Whale by Olivia Brooks-Scrivanich
Fiscal Pear and Shimmer embark on their annual adventure only to find themselves running for their lives! A diabolical bakery and her villainous henchmen have hatched an evil plan to catch the walking talking pear in a last ditch effort to save the bakery from ruin. SOL realizes the power needed to help the little pear and lightning bug lies with the Council of the Wise. In a flash, SOL flies through the air with them on his back in an attempt to get them safely to the Council. When SOL disappears in mid-flight, Fiscal Pear and Shimmer plummet into the dark vastness beneath them and unexpectedly come face to face with the worst of the bakery’s agents…Cutter! Cornered in the dead of night, how will they ever escape Cutter and his gang in the thick forest?
Where the Jobs Are Now: The Fastest-Growing Industries and How to Break Into Them by Joe Watson
“We’ve all seen the news reports. Thousands of laid-off job seekers overwhelming career centers each month… I don’t need to tell you this is the toughest job market ever seen.” That’s the bleak picture that Watson paints as he opens his book, but the good news for you is that he then goes on to point out that the Government and individual investors are pouring billions of dollars into certain industries to spark long-term growth. You just need to know where to find these new lucrative careers in cutting-edge industries. If you want to know the seven best-kept secrets of the job market so that you can take control of your own future then this is the book for you.
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