Hugo Gryn made a huge impression on the general public with his Radio 4's The Moral Maze: his wisdom, humour and compassion shone through the programme so that his sudden death in 1996 was greeted with great sadness. Few people knew though of his extraordinary life. This book consists of two separate memoirs written 40 years apart, which tell of his idyllic childhood in Berehovo in the Carpathian mountains and the increasing shadows thrown by the Nazis - until Hugo and his family were deported to Auschwitz. He describes the horrors but also the small acts of human courage and kindness.
On a warm Saturday night in July 1973 in Bethesda Maryland, a gunman stepped out from behind a tree and fired five point-blank shots into Joe Alon, an unassuming Israeli Air Force pilot and family man. Alon's sixteen-year-old neighbor, Fred Burton, was deeply shocked by this crime that rocked his sleepy suburban neighborhood. As it turned out, Alon wasn't just a pilot—he was a high-ranking military official and with intelligence ties. The assassin was never found and the case was closed. In 2007, Fred Burton—who had since become a State Department counterterrorism special agent—reopened the case. Here, in Chasing Shadows, Burton spins a gripping tale of the secret agents, double dealings, terrorists and heroes he encounters he chases leads around the globe in an effort to solve this decades-old murder. From swirling dogfights over Egypt and Hanoi to gun battles on the streets of Beirut, this action-packed thriller looks in the dark heart of the Cold War to show power is uses, misused, and sold to the most convenient bidder.
At last, Shelby Belgarden has put her crime-solving behind her and has returned to the life of an ordinary teenager. Now 16, she has taken her first job: working at a new local restaurant called The Steak Place. But when one of her co-workers — a waitress named Nadine — goes missing, Shelby suspects foul play. The police won’t believe her. Neither will Shelby’s boyfriend, Greg, who grows frustrated with her search for a criminal who may not exist.
In Chasing Shadows, Toronto writers Adi Dasgupta, Kishan Baskaran, and Jamil Shamji invite you to explore dark places through verse and rhyme. This poetry anthology attempts to break down walls and find safe spaces in forgotten communities to be vulnerable, to be accountable, and perhaps, to heal. Compiled within this collection are narratives of violence, community, poverty, relationships, loss, sickness, and men’s mental health. Inspired by lived experience on the fringes, and professional backgrounds supporting marginalized populations in Toronto, the writers endeavor to shed light on uncomfortable truths. Generous and defiant, these contemporary poems encourage honest and critical self-reflection. Reconciling with the mess. Finding rhythm to the chaos. Letting go with words. Chasing shadows.
A science fiction and tech-vision anthology about the coming era of transparency in the Information Age David Brin, Hugo award-winning author of The Uplift War, presents Chasing Shadows, a collection of short stories and essays by other science fiction luminaries. As we debate Internet privacy, revenge porn, the NSA, and Edward Snowden, cameras get smaller, faster, and more numerous. Has Orwell's Big Brother finally come to pass? Or have we become a global society of thousands of Little Brothers—watching, judging, and reporting on one another? Partnering with the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination, and inspired by Brin's nonfiction book The Transparent Society, noted author and futurist David Brin and scholar Stephen Potts have compiled essays and short stories from writers such as Robert J. Sawyer, James Morrow, William Gibson, Damon Knight, Jack McDevitt, and many others to examine the benefits and pitfalls of technologic transparency in all its permutations. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Paranormal investigator Wilson journeys into the unexplained at Illinois' Williamsburg Hill, Springfield's Legacy Theater, and the mysterious "Graveyard X;" at Missouri's Rockcliffe Mansion, Morse Mill Hotel, and Kemper Military Academy; and at Iowa's notorious Villisca Ax Murder House.
Nicholas Beems entire world was rocked to its core the moment he received the phone call… Now, back in Chicago, he must deal with a life or death situation while trying to piece together exactly how something of this magnitude could happen. It’s during this time that he learns just how invaluable Jared Gruesbeck continues to be in life even though he and Jared are no longer romantically involved with one another. Both Nicholas and Jared discover that what they’ve managed to salvage from the remnants of their failed relationship is something far more than either of them could ever have hoped to gain. Logan Griffi n’s life is slipping out of his control. His relationship with Phillip Caldwell has fallen by the wayside because of his obsession with a man he hasn’t seen since college. Accusations of him falsely accusing a man on the run are beginning to take hold, and now, there is a new detective on the force that is shadowing his every move to learn the ropes of how the FWPD operates. He doesn’t see how things can get much more complicated… But then, while investigating a robbery, Logan makes a rash decision based on personal feelings, and everything that he has worked for in his career is put on the line. James Bennett thought that he had everything under control when he decided to reveal to Gregory what he had learned in North Carolina… …he couldn’t have been more wrong. It is crystal clear to him now, more than ever before, in this ongoing game of cat-and-mouse, that he is no longer in control of his own destiny. While Michelle Moran is poised to take out the one that he loves the most should he not follow her every instruction, James is blind-sided by a phone call that will prove to change the way he looks at life…and the way he lives life…forever. Chasing Shadows is the 4th book in the Closer Than You Think series. As its predecessors have done, Chasing Shadows continues to draw you further into the lives of those characters that you have come to cherish just as you do members of your own family. Through joy, sorrow, triumph and tragedy…their stories continue to play out. Logan, Phillip, Nicholas, Jared, Gage, James and Tom, along with countless others whom have come into your lives, continue to face life’s adversities with courage and strength, searching for the ultimate goal. Happiness.
The dead still talk if you know how to listen… Every case that Claire Britten cracks is a win, not only professionally but personally. The forensic psychologist has spent a lifetime fighting a neurological disorder, and her ability to conquer it is a testament to her razor-sharp intuition. Nick Markwood is used to winning in the courtroom, so when his latest case is overthrown by Claire's expert testimony, he can't help being impressed by her skill. He needs her on the team of his passion project—investigating unusual cases involving mysterious deaths. Her condition doesn't deter him, and neither does the attraction that sparks between them…even if it should. As they join forces to investigate a murder in St. Augustine, Florida, Claire is thrust into a situation far more dangerous than she'd anticipated, pushing her disorder to a breaking point. Just when she fears she can't trust her own mind, she discovers Nick's personal connection to the case—and wonders whether she can trust anyone at all.
The simple but extraordinary way to unlock your life, - personal, professional and spiritual This book reads like a fantastic real life novel – crime, mystery, love stories and even aliens. Find out how Your Inner Connection can bring you health, happiness, wisdom and abundance. The intriguing details about how Inner Connection can explain why you are here, who you are and why you are experiencing your Life the way you do. Change your life for the better and find the new happy YOU. Have you been searching for meaning in your life? Would you like to be in complete control of your life and have a direct contact with your higher self? For many of us, we can often search our entire lives for deep meaning and better understanding. It can be something that eludes us for many years, only to be found in something that we least expect. In her book, Stop Chasing Shadows, Susanne McAllister aims to take you on a journey of discovery and enlightenment, where you can find your own answers with her help and chapters on: ¬ Understanding your relationships better ¬ Finding ways for you to get rid of bad habits ¬ Knowing who you are ¬ Finding your Inner Connection ¬ Bursting myths about Inner Connection ¬ What Inner Connection can do for you ¬ Learning to listen to your body ¬ And a whole lot more... This amazing book reads like a fantastic real-life novel – packed with crime, mystery, love and even aliens. Find out how Your Inner Connection can bring you health, happiness, wisdom and abundance and how it can explain why you are here, who you are and why you are experiencing your life the way you do.
