In 1980, President Carter’s chances of reelection are destroyed by the failure of the mission to rescue the hostages held in Iran. In the aftermath, the Iranians claimed to have discovered nine U.S. bodies at the desert location where the mission disintegrated into panic and explosion, while the U.S. authorities claimed that only eight men were missing. Years later, an English monk, once an intelligence officer in Northern Ireland whose life was torn apart by a disastrous undercover operation that led to his parents’ murder, receives a U.S. tycoon’s deathbed confession that he was part of a sinister and successful …

A sinister conspiracy is about to change the world forever. One of the most powerful nations has secretly joined an unholy alliance with India to tip the balance of world power and create an axis that will never again be dictated to by the U.S. government. The world watches helplessly as nuclear weapons replace diplomacy in the increasingly volatile exchanges between the Indian and Pakistan governments. With a fanatic's finger on the nuclear button, world oil supplies are cut off and chaos reigns throughout the Gulf States and beyond. The American and UK governments stand together to face the world …

Ben Zabulis' Chartered Territory is a rich and diverse account of 16 years spent living and working abroad as an engineer, from the chaos of everyday life in Lagos to unique Hong Kong, via the conformity of salaryman life in Japan, and the wonders of the subcontinent. Personal accounts of climbing Mount Fuji and taking part in dragon boat races go hand in hand with events on a global scale, as the author experiences a Nigerian coup d'etat, the handover of Hong Kong from Great Britain to China, the terrifying SARS outbreak, and the opening of Bhutan to more commercial …

In 1988, Harvard law graduate Tom Metzler is visiting London for the first time. Although on legal business, he finds time to visit the Natural History Museum where, among the cornucopia of treasures he witnesses something that changes his life forever: the sight of a stunningly beautiful young woman. He’s elated when their eyes meet and she fixes him with a winsome smile, but in an instant and as if by magic, she disappears. This vision of beauty reappears at Tom’s hotel later that evening. Tom’s delighted yet bewildered when she addresses him by name without the slightest introduction, and …

This historical analysis of the political and religious relationship of Britain and Spain, from 12th-century dynastic alliances to the Spanish support of the English-American invasion of Iraq, asserts that there have been many significant links between the two countries over the past 800 years. While England and Spain were rivals in the New World, British and Spanish troops fought side by side for causes of mutual concern during the Peninsular War, Spanish Civil War, and World War II. This bittersweet relationship has been fundamental to continental politics and the position of each country in the international realm.

From the Darkness: Horror and Ghost Stories includes the stories "Initiation," in which Adrian Kincaid undergoes a life or death initiation to join an elite group of warriors. "Blood Prey" follows Melissa Greene's initiation into the ranks of the undead. "Death by Sunrise" tells of a serial killer who preys on Strigoi. In "Guilty," Maxine Clifford gets the ultimate opportunity for revenge after being convicted of a crime she did not commit. A mysterious creature terrorises a small village in " The Penanggalan." "Runaway" refers to Cynthia Anderson, who runs away from her mother's abusive boyfriend only to enter a …

It was a humdrum kind of life: polishing city boys’ shoes by day, and counting the meagre pennies by night. But for Nick Newman, life is about to take an astonishing turn. A chance encounter shakes his world to the core, leading him unsuspectingly into the heart of a vicious plot that’s about to be played out on the streets. Nick is soon playing a major role in the opening move, if only he knew it. The reviews are in: "Someone really should make a movie of this story. It's better than most of the scripts I see." - Jacqui …

This book explores the nature of human language, its relation to truth and to the natural laws of the universe. It focuses on truth according to DaVita (non-dualism), and concentrates mainly on the Sanskrit language. The author draws on his long experience as a student and teacher of both DaVita and Sanskrit. He identifies some principles of Advaita which are particularly relevant to human language, such as the primacy of consciousness, unity in diversity, and sound as the basis of the universe. He then compares Sanskrit, English and Mandarin in the light of these principles. What follows is an investigation …