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In April 1962, President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy hosted 49 Nobel Prize winners - along with many other prominent scientists, artists, and writers - at a famed White House dinner. Held at the height of the Cold War, the dinner symbolizes a time when intellectuals were esteemed, divergent viewpoints could be respectfully discussed at the highest level, and the great minds of an age might all dine together in the rarefied glamour of "the people's house."  

A fantasy-style short story that started as an homage to Canterbury tales. The Abeon clan, on the brink of extinction, tell the stories of their past one last time.

Gabrielle Williams has done the impossible. She pierced the Veil, entered the Beyond, and located the long-lost leader of the Echo Team, her husband, Cade. But the world they return to is not the one they left behind. All they fought for, everything they sought to preserve through their sacrifices, seems lost. As they struggle to find familiar faces in an unfamiliar world, one question burns in the forefront of their thoughts. What happened to the Templars? 

At long last former Knight Commander Cade Williams has defeated the adversary, but his victory has come at a terrible cost. His wife, Gabrielle, is no more. His reputation lies in tatters, his trust in others broken. His closest friends and allies are now at risk from the very order they pledged their lives to maintain. If it could go wrong, it has. Unable to bear the reality of what he has done, all Cade wants to do is find a deep hole and pull it in after him. Let the world go on without him, for all he loves is lost, and he sees no reason to continue.

Captain Cade Williams and the newly formed Echo Team are sent to the city of Boston to investigate reports of a mysterious blood cult and the disappearance of several members of the Templar Order. What they find will have repercussions that echo well into the future....This story introduces the character of Cade Williams, a former Boston SWAT officer who developed certain unusual powers in the wake of an encounter with a supernatural entity known as the Adversary. 

When Knight Commander Cade Williams discovers that his wife, Gabrielle, is not truly dead, but held in some kind of arcane stasis between the lands of the living and the lands of the dead, he vows that nothing will stop him from freeing her soul from the prison surrounding her. But his vow is tested right from the start when an old friend calls on him to help protect the city of Boston from the ancient scourge that threatens to destroy it, leaving Cade with a heart-breaking choice.

The Templars have emerged victorious following their battle with the Chiang Shih but paid a high price in doing so. The dead line the halls of the local commanderies, and the survivors are both physically and spiritually exhausted. Estimates suggest it will take years for the Order to recover. 

This book draws from the successes of award-winning schools, teachers, students, and parents to help leaders understand how they can positively change the educational experience of Black students. When Black Students Excel offers real-life examples of outstanding elementary, middle, and high schools where teachers and school leaders have rejected policies and practices built upon deficit perceptions about the capacity of Black students.

Learn how to ask open-ended questions to maximize your efficiency. I'm confident if you utilize the skills defined in this book you will see immediate results.

In reference to UFOs and extraterrestrials, George Adamski has sometimes been referred to as their man on earth. In the early 1950s he was a pioneer in making known his experiences with other space craft and beings.

The second installment of the British Empire of Magic trilogy finds Jacob, now king of the British Empire of Magic, and his imperial city still under siege from Thomas, king of the Dark Knights and his American allies. Jacob devises a plan to rescue his father from the White Islands and sends his partner, Co-Regent Lord Elliot, to Dover Cliff to retrieve the members of Parliament before King Thomas can find them and take complete control of the empire, but Jacob and Elliot grow suspicious that a traitor could be at the highest level within the Royal Council.

A Podcast to make you think and see through another's reality. Here to give you my unique perspective and piss some people off along the way 😁 Current Issues, Politics, Food, Travel, Giving the voiceless a voice

What makes an excellent 4th quarter? Joseph James Slawek says it comes down to being generative by equipping the next generation, knowing when to leave, and ensuring the team is prepared to carry on with success. He walks us through the quarters of life: Education, Career Learning, Excellence (in the zone), and the culmination of being Generative. Joe shares what drives who we are, how we choose to utilize our gifts, who we become, and what we can or must choose to do next.

Forbidden love and fierce rivalry drive Jeff Hollister, a street-smart high school senior and gang leader of the Hurricanes, to the brink of disaster. Thinking he’s got the world in his back pocket, and the police at a safe distance, he and his scrappy gang of teenage delinquents come to discover they don’t always come out on top after all. A deadly vow by a member of the rival Tornadoes gang sets Jeff and his friends on a roller coaster of knife fray and gunplay, foot races and car chases, trust and betrayal, and murder.

Es ist gerade das Ende des 30jährigen Krieges. Suppius und Klarinett - ein verbummelter Student und ein wandernder Musiker - erreichen nach wechselnden Abenteuern in spektakulärer Art und Weise ein verwahrlostes Schloß, wo sie sich als vornehme Reisende einführen. Sie werden freundlich aufgenommen und sind willkommene Gäste. Nach einiger Zeit avanciert Klarinett zum Bräutigam der vermeintlichen Schloßherrin Euphrosine und bekommt zunehmend die Langeweile der Seßhaftigkeit zu spüren (›auf der Marmortreppe schlug der Pfau täglich dasselbe Rad, die Vögel sangen immer dieselben Lieder in denselben Bäumen‹).

The most successful director in movie history, Steven Spielberg has been responsible for such box-office blockbusters as Jurassic Park, Jaws, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and the Indiana Jones trilogy. And yet throughout much of his career, Spielberg's work has been undervalued by critics who have questioned his emotional maturity and intellectual seriousness. It was not until he made Schindler's List in 1993 that he was widely recognized as a serious filmmaker.

Dancing with the Devil is a raw and unfiltered memoir that pulls back the curtain on addiction, pain, and the fight for redemption. Through deeply personal storytelling, Joseph Bradberry takes listeners into the chaos of a life consumed by meth, cocaine, and pills—where every high came with a cost, and every choice led further into darkness. This isn’t just a story about addiction—it’s about survival.

Succession meets The Talented Mr. Ripley in this sharp and stylish satire of modern power about an aristocratic family and the fantastically wealthy American couple they befriend in troubled times. The Gators are a sufficiently ancient English family who love their dogs more than their children...

Step beyond the veil into a world alive with wonder, danger, and untamed magic. Wyld Magick is a spellbinding collection of fantasy short stories where anything can happen—and usually does. Discover daring adventurers, mischievous fae, rogue wizards, and unexpected heroes caught in the wild currents of destiny. Each tale glimmers with heart, humor, and the thrill of the unknown.

The Set-Up is the classic epic hard-edged poem of an aging African American boxer who is set up to take a fall in the ring against a younger white opponent. But when he finds out the fix is in, he decides he wants to go down swinging. The Set-Up was very loosely adapted into the a film of the same name in 1949 by director Robert Wise but bore little resemblance to the original narrative. Most disappointingly for poet March, the protagonist was changed from black to white, defeating the entire point of the story in March's eyes. Fortunately the original work still packs a punch all these years ...