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A psychotic medical doctor will stop at nothing to complete the final phase of his long awaited and carefully orchestrated plan to pull off one of the largest healthcare frauds in U.S. history, but to achieve his success and get away with the money, he has less than 48 hours to eliminate the lone insurance investigator who has unexpectedly stumbled onto the scheme...and the organized crime boss who intends to hijack the score.

Gabriella thinks she is the ordinary teen, but sees that she is called for something she never imagined and she has no idea of the events to come. This book has the perfect combination action, love, and suspense! Get your copy today!

In the frontiers of America's mental health institutions, fighting for freedom can become very personal. Six years into a protected clinical career as a mental health counselor, Clyde Dee moves to Seattle, and takes a job in a Section 8 housing project. Getting to the bottom of what's going on in a fractured system, he becomes embroiled in the politics of the local drug war until he decides to go off a small dose of anti-psychotic medication. Clyde then faces threats and a re-conceptualization of a fractured past and is stopped by police in an effort to exit the country. He is incarcerated in a psychiatric ward for three months and released to the streets. In the years that follow, he moves through American disparities and cultural delusions, facing some of his worst fears come true, and striving to gain back what he lost.

As a young boy I lived in a neighborhood surrounded by wild mustard weeds. In the spring and summer I spent hours building tunnels and forts in the fields with my brothers and friends. A sense of freedom that was anathema to the tension I lived with in the house. A magic land left to the imaginations, and the machinations of the children. No adults allowed. No one coming around to dictate rules, create boundaries, or impose unreasonable expectations. We wound the tunnels around for, what seemed like, miles. We moved on hands and knees, making hide and seek a silent, mysterious, and very solitary game. A maze of trails through the weeds that ended up wherever we did. It was a place where I was free, making my own decisions, and exercising my innate sense of the sublime. It was a time lost in play, and in total disregard of authority. We'd fly kites in the fields, lying on our backs in the cool mustard weed, a yellow and green blanket stretching from one side of the world to the other, like our dreams did. The dreams that one day would be crushed like those same fields were when bulldozers would eventually arrive. We'd let the wind take the kites to the end of their string. Higher than they'd been before. Ever. As far as they could reach. Where no kite had ever been allowed to go. And then sometimes we'd release them, just cut the string and watch them disappear. I was that kite. In childhood. And in many years beyond.

Tales from My Corner. Stop it! I know what you must be thinking: "My Corner"?? Her "Corner"? Ok. Get your mind out of the gutter ''cause it''s not what you''re thinking. Yes, it''s a literal corner, and yes, I''m working it. Nevertheless, all things are not what they appear to be... Now that you have that image out of your head (let''s hope), I''ll explain: Because my thirty-year health professional career came to an unexpected halt, I was, like so many, forced to re-invent myself at age 54. Up until then, I was blessed to have a very rewarding career both psychologically and financially. After coming out of high school as a nurse and then getting a degree in medical secretarial science, I settled into a career as a radiation therapist. Two things were certain as I worked in this field----I made a difference and I made good money. To give some insight on the financial benefits, the last assignment I had paid $50 per hour. You know that they say hindsight is 20-20. That''s for sure!!!! If I had it to do all over again, some stuff would definitely be different. Some mistakes would not have been made----literally. In 2008, I became a whistle blower of sorts at my place of employment. One should not become a whistle blower (one who speaks up for injustice) without having all of their "ducks in a row". Unfortunately, that was NOT my case. As a result of making a mistake, attempting to cover it up (the cover up would have been successful), and confessing to it in detail, after much deliberation, I was given the choice to resign or.....you know the rest. I paid the price for calling the union about poor work conditions...I believe the "take home" message for my experience was and still is HUMILITY. No matter what your "station" in life is, I admonish everyone to not get too comfortable----life and its situations can shift as quickly as the wind shifts. After all, my income went from a job making $50 per hour to one that made

In writing this book, my objective is to bring people to a place whereby they view God as being more than just a judge. Though He is a righteous judge, there is so much more to be knowledgeable about. His life and all of His astonishing works that He has accomplished speaks great volume to a powerful King. God desires to have a relationship with the human race, but in order to build a relationship, there needs to be trust, respect and dedication. You will only begin to experience the fullness of God when you study His word and make His life the life that you live.

History, Social, Government, and Economic Policies are revised and melded to develop a reformed system of new taxation to fund the essential services of our national, state, and local governments to assure the continuation of the many blessings of the United States for our descendants.

Amidst a vibrant community of trees, rocks, herbs and honey, unseen but felt entities, the spoken word, and all creatures great and small, four women gather to care for the soul, to individuate on holy ground, and to discover themselves in ever deeper ways by participating in an Earth-centered Fire ritual.

"If you work with college-bound students, this book must be on your desk at all times." With more college options and higher college costs, students and parents need the advice and support of a well-informed school counselor to guide them through the college selection process. College Counseling for School Counselors gives counselors everything needed to build a successful college counseling program, no matter how many students they work with. After creating a framework for a strong curriculum, College Counseling for School Counselors shows how to explore all college options with students and families, including options for students with special needs and talents. The follow-up activities in each chapter give counselors resources that bring the ideas to life, and a three year calendar shows counselors how to introduce every idea at a manageable pace, building to a comprehensive college counseling program and strong individual college plans for every student. Busy, caring counselors will find everything they need in College Counseling for School Counselors to improve their college counseling program, and reach every student they work with.

God doesn't expect perfection; He simply desires you. Have you ever wondered why do I keep going from relationship to relationship? Why is this new one much like the last one? Is it me? I need something more! I want something meaningful - a true love that will love me without boundaries, restraints or conditions. You know the fairytale love of happily ever after. Well guess what? You are probably looking for love in all the wrong places. Here is my advice: If you are looking for love, look up. If you are looking for a healthy and long-lasting relationship, look up. If you are looking to get past your hurts, again I say, look up. Stop looking at a man or woman to fill this void when only God can. Realize that your worth is not in how much attention you can get or in the sweet words whispered to entice you into the bedroom. Nor is your worth based on broken relationships, abortion, children out of wedlock or even HIV/AIDS. Your worth comes from God alone! Know this: Christ is the Savior and He died to set you free! Stand firm in that freedom given to you and do not be entangled by sin again. (Galatians 5:1)

The true story of an online nightmare. Online dating websites can be an effective way for busy singles to meet others, and many people have developed successful relationships after meeting their soul mates online. But lonely singles aren''t the only ones to use these sites: criminals troll them too, searching for victims to scam at their most vulnerable. Online Dating; It Can Happen to Anybody is the eye-opening story of one woman''s encounter with a catfish-a scam artist posing as a handsome, successful man looking for romance. After meeting on an international dating site, the author and "Gabriel" communicated regularly by email, and he quickly professed to have true, deep feelings for her . . . But their convoluted online relationship was filled with deception, and by the time the author discovered Gabriel''s true identity, it was too late. She had suffered financial loss as well as heartache. Her book is a cautionary tale for those who are seeking love through the miracle of modern technology, a tale that the author hopes will prevent someone else from becoming another victim of online dating scams.

It's been a strange and unusual week in the normally peaceful mountain town of Palisades, West Virginia. One lucky coal miner wins a million dollar lotto. However, on the same night, one unlucky miner is found dying in the town's dump, a bullet in his head. Then scantly two days later, another murder. It seems former New York City police detective, Nate Davenport, the town's new police chief of barely two months, suddenly has a second, execution style killing on his hands. But unfortunately, already in his short term, Nate finds he's doing battle with Palisades's long-time mayor, Vince DiFerraro, over the decision to call in the state police to investigate these murders. To Nate's surprise, the state's investigator happens to be an attractive, mid-thirties state officer. Mostly business...however definitely all seductress. Will Lieutenant Alicia Tanner end up getting in his way? Perhaps. But for sure in no time at all she's certainly gotten into his head. Nate's tenured deputy, Lynette Echols. Lyn, a sweet but feisty divorcée, has recently endured a series of problems which include caring for her seriously ailing mother and two years before experiencing a loathsome assault at the hands of the boyfriend that left her battered and scarred. Nate himself has endured his share of misfortune having eight years before lost his wife and ten year old daughter in an auto accident. A man often overcome by episodes of immense sadness and grief, he finds himself racked almost daily with a myriad of self-defeating emotions. A sullen, lonely police officer making only a fraction of his former salary in a dying backwoods community, this might just be the low ebb of his life. But as he now throws all of his mettle into solving these murders, is his resolve what it should be, considering he's also allowed himself to develop feelings for the very two women who are helping him with the cases? And what about those other distractions...that menacing young hoodlum who

Young Jake McIlroy is living his dream. He is learning to be a rancher. His father is dead, so his grandfather takes over the role of nurturing the youth into manhood. It is a dangerous time for Texas and Texans. The Civil War is raging, and Texas has not been spared. However, Jake is too young to understand the depth of hatred held by both sides in the American Civil War. Jake's grandfather decides to let Jake accompany his band of Texas ranchers as they journey across Texas into Mexico to purchase cattle and horses for their ranches. Along the way, the party is intercepted by a detail of Confederate Cavalry. Things happen, and anger arises on both sides. The ranchers are ordered to accompany the Confederates back to Camp Verde, a Confederate outpost, with the promise that they will be freed shortly. The promise is not honored, and the ranchers are inexplicably hanged by the Confederates. Through cunning and good fortune, Jake manages to escape, but what will he do? How can he even survive? He knows that the Confederates will discover his escape. But his grandfather, one of the victims of the hanging, has taught Jake very well. He does survive, and he launches his campaign to extract vengeance. Is he successful? How does he go about it? What happens as he and Confederates play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse?

You Me We…And the Other Are you searching for answers about the truth of our existence?In the quiet moments, alone, do you ever wonder about the meaning of life? Are you curious about the nature of evil and why there seems to be so much injustice in the world? The answers to these questions are elusive for anyone, but especially for those who have suffered from emotional trauma. You Me We…and the other is a guide to gaining spiritual strength. The key to navigating the complexities of life is to understand the forces at play. This book contains new material that laces together the golden threads that weave throughout the core of all religious and spiritual ideologies. You Me We…and the other will be a solid addition to any personal library that explores the ultimate nature of existence.

We hear the word hero applied in many situations, because individuals have determined that another's actions, whether small or significant, occurred at a time and under circumstances when action needed to be taken, and one or more individuals took that action. It could have been the saving of a life, the extinguishing of a fire, the telephone call at the right time, showing bravery when others thought all was lost, the rise of an individual to stand up against the denial of his or her constitutional rights, or the leadership of a civil rights movement that changed a nation. Whether man or woman, each of us has a hero or heroine inside, regardless of whether heroic qualities are demonstrated within our lifetimes. And then there are those individuals who exhibit those qualities, rise and have impact irrespective of their environment and the circumstances in which they live. Such was the case of Mattie Pearl Albright. Born in the early part of the 20th century, Mattie grew up in the Jim Crow era in Shreveport, Louisiana, transitioned to Los Angeles, California during the early 1940s and World War II, and reluctantly moved with her husband William to the East Texas city of Berryville. In each location, she was a standout, whether at her segregated high school in Shreveport, starting and managing one of the few credit unions established for blacks in Los Angeles, or being an avid volunteer, serving on the city council and founding two chambers of commerce in East Texas. She achieved all of this while raising and nurturing a family. This book tells her remarkable and extraordinary story of love, charity, compassion, and leadership.

In the run up to the Civil War Dred Scott became the unlikely focal point of the nation, a slave who dared challenge his being a slave, only to be told by the United States Supreme Court that he had "no rights that a white man was bound to respect." In other words, he was not a person. The truth spoken in the Declaration of Independence, that all men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, did not apply to him. And since he had no rights, he could be denied anything, including his own life, as so many of his race commonly were. Today it is evident, it is self-evident that that the US Supreme Court was gravely mistaken. How many lives did that decision destroy? Over one hundred years later, the Supreme Court held that the so-called "non-viable" unborn were not persons either. They had no rights that anyone was bound to respect - they too could be denied life itself. Dred Scott "comes back" to argue before a high court that his clients, the unborn, are persons just like him. Who has greater moral authority to do this? It is a case you must decide.

Battlecry, the Journey Continues is the fourth book in the Battlecry series. The first three books revealed the passionate lives of a band of friends while they traveled through ancient kingdoms in medieval lands. Along the way they discovered unconditional love, ultimate betrayal, and the true value of life. In this last book of the series, the warriors face a hidden evil from beyond the Glaciem Sea, and they must use the strength of three kingdoms to fight the wickedness that has invaded their land. The capture of the woodland women and the death of a long entrusted friend catapults Liam, the only son of a powerful king, into a world of chaos and adventure. Only through the loyalty and bravery of his friends will any of them survive.

Insider trading ¿ white-collar crime. It¿s harmless to everyone except a few investors. Or is it? Consider a hedge fund that blocks emergency calls, making profitable trades while people lie dying. In Death By Arbitrage or Live Low Die High, computer scientist Evan Olsson survives a hotel fire and thinks his problems are over. Unfortunately, his predictable work life is upended when his FBI customer pushes him into a new project ¿ to second-guess the SEC¿s pursuit of stock market manipulators. Evan discovers a San Francisco company, Raptor Holdings, whose financial transactions are just too perfect to be legal. Both the hotel fire and a fatal plane crash suggest that Raptor has an inside track on the emergency response system, and may be committing murder to fatten its profits. With good friends, technology and a robotic transformation, Evan uncovers the hidden tricks of their business. Unfortunately, Evan becomes prey as well as pursuer and finds his life in immediate danger. As he tries to dodge a murderous adversary, Evan has to deal with risk of a different kind: an imminent explosion as the two women in his life collide. The novel and its multiple plotlines accelerate to a fast-moving climax. Death By Arbitrage or Live Low Die High pushes the boundaries of the mystery genre with its blend of adventure and romance in a real-world setting. The work of scientist-author Urno Barthel, it continues the story begun in Death By Probability and Death By Tech. The novels are ideal for fans of mysteries and techno-thrillers, with convincing characters who pull readers into a new and exciting world.