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In the near future, the first practical faster-than-light spacecraft is developed. Soon after, USS Resolute is sent into her first voyage into interstellar space. Aboard the superluminal research vessel, Captain Rick Corbett and his first officer, a fully sentient Gen-V AI known as Alice, face challenges and mysteries previously unknown to man. Soon, tensions begin to rise and conflict threatens to tear their team apart. Can they make their way to Alpha Centauri - and what awaits them there?

Four clever young girls escape slavery on their world, come to earth and find new lives on a horse farm when an old couple take them in. Fearing for their continued safety they work together with the couple to defend their freedom. This is a family friendly quirky adventure where working together four girls and an old couple save our world and go on to free their home planet. This is a book about losing family, finding new friends and making a new family who work together and find solutions to overcome the vast challenges they face.

Nuclear scientist Tom, his brave, spunky 12-year-old daughter Stephanie, and NASA mission commander Theresa join forces during a First Contact. Tom finds himself risking his career, custody of his daughter, and possibly his life, to save his new alien friend while attempting to prevent the annihilation of Earth.

I meticulously outline the appalling extent to which the powerful few work behind the scenes to shamelessly plunder the resources of Nigeria. Up to eight billion dollars is lost annually to corruption, and no politician goes unexamined in this piercing review. From jungle justice to the corrupt kleptocracy that defines Nigeria’s ruling class today, I clearly give historical context to a modern but untenable problem. This important record speaks truth to power and documents the crushing consequences of political gaming.

Zukail, Z, or Zuke to those who know him, is a private investigator, and in the city, there is plenty for him to do, since being a good guy here is more like not lying blatantly enough on your taxes. Money is power, and power is obvious around here. This is not fully a city of sin, but it is known as one to many, as everyone is morally questionable, and the shining beacons of moral conscience are dim, few, and far between. It is a gritty vampire story with a vampiric society and competition.

Money has become the foundation for all deeds on our planet, and man has found innumerable ways to earn these dollar notes for himself. One way to make money, wherein you don't need to invest in huge amounts, is through the biggest revelation of this century - the internet. There are many ways to make money online. In this book, you will discover them. What you need is your PC, internet connection, and a good coach to tell you what is working now!

Proverbial Leadership, provides a compelling narrative that underscores the symbiotic relationship between leadership and wisdom. It makes an explicit and captivating connection between the wisdom found in proverbial expressions and the wisdom needed in leadership. Drawing on these expressions, the book paints a clear picture of the dynamism and fluidity associated with proverbial leadership.

Bicycling Dog Tails wants for the listener to imagine bicycling alongside of a dog, being a pet care handler, and dog safety. These short stories of bicycling and the pet care experience will be uniquely narrated and presented by each dog.

In this short story magical fantasy, an oddball group of sailors embark on a botanical research expedition. However, at the journey’s onset, the starkly differing personalities in the vessel would clash and misunderstandings festered. As if being on a four-month-long journey wasn’t bad enough, the crew had to contend with the possibility that the waters beneath them may purposefully have been working against their progress.