The Valley
The Valley

Author: M. W. Kohler

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2015-05-01

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 1491765658

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For any that think that life in a magical world is all joy and wonder, come find the truth for yourself. It is work. It is need. It can also be dangerous! This is the first book of the, The Valley series. This book will create the foundation for the characters that make up the future of Rightful Magic, as well as give you the purpose and value of those who hold rightful magic as a truth. You will also find those who are of the basis for Dark Magic, and their terrible goals. What are the races of a Magical Valley to do against a beast so driven by the unbelieving outer world, that it must destroy all those of the Valley, and Rightful Magic? They must find Michael, who is of that outside world and can see not just the difference of the worlds, but can also see the value of both. Michael must then fight the battle that the Valley folk cannot, for they do not understand how their world can be hated, or feared. He seeks to destroy the beast that cannot be named and while doing this, he saves the woman who becomes his wife and is as intent on the rightfulness of the Valley, as he is. Their children become not just a part of the Valley, but unknowingly, become the beginning of the power of the Rightful Magic. Cory, the first born, becomes the power that drives the true value of magic, to awareness. DeeDee, his younger sister, gives value to her brother and the Valley. Tom and Sandy, who become Corys wife and DeeDees husband, giving support to them as no others from the outer world could. Come find the truth of a magical Valley and a magical Plain, and all those who are a part of them. Come find what is to be the beginning of the future, for all the magical worlds.

Banner's Bounty
Banner's Bounty

Author: Carole Ann Lee

Publisher: Rogue Phoenix Press

Published: 2024-03-01

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 1624207626

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“Banner’s Bounty” is the thrilling conclusion to a series centered around brothers Clint, Nick, and Marc Banner, and sidekick, Zeke Slater. Marc, a skilled tracker, is thrust into a heart-wrenching mission to find Jenelle, the daughter of a wealthy businessman kidnapped years ago as a child. As he unravels the mysteries surrounding Jenelle's disappearance, Marc navigates the dangers of a hostile environment on the arid planet, Aden, astride his cherished vintage motorcycle. To escape her captives, Jenelle must learn how to ride with Marc on the bike she initially perceives as a noisy beast. When he takes her through curves and accelerates on straightaways, her fear transforms into exhilaration as she discovers the joy of the wind in her face and the freedom of the ride. Now the target of ruthless enemies determined to reclaim their captive, an adrenaline-fueled chase forges a powerful connection between Marc and Jenelle. In a thrilling near-death showdown, Marc's cunning and bravery are put to the ultimate test to outwit the villains. Will love triumph over all in this futuristic tale of rescue and redemption?

Cursed Web
Cursed Web

Author: Yasmine Galenorn

Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC

Published: 2023-06-06

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13:

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Now that I know where Gretchen Wyre lives--the witch who hexed my great-great grandmother and all her female descendants--it's time to break the curse. I enlist my grandmother Rowan and my grandmother Naomi--who's visiting from Ireland--to help. But just because we know where Gretchen is, doesn't guarantee success. And some curses take on a demonic life of their own, and those demons aren't willing to vanish into the sunset without a fight.

Vulture Capitalism
Vulture Capitalism

Author: Grace Blakeley

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2024-03-12

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1982180870

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A Next Big Idea Book Club Must-Read for March 2024 In the vein of The Shock Doctrine and Evil Geniuses, this timely manifesto from an acclaimed journalist illustrates how corporate and political power brokers have used planned capitalism to advance their own interests at the expense of the rest of us—and how we can take back our economy for all. It’s easy to look at the state of the world around us and feel hopeless. We live in an era marked by war, climate crisis, political polarization, and acute inequality—and yet many of us feel powerless to do anything about these profound issues. We’ve been assured that unfettered capitalism is necessary to ensure our freedom and prosperity, even as we see its corrosive effects proliferating daily. Why, in our age of unchecked corporate power, are most of us living paycheck to paycheck? When the economy falters, why do governments bail out corporations and shareholders but leave everyday people in the dust? Now, economic and political journalist and progressive star on the rise Grace Blakeley exposes the corrupt system that is failing all around us, pulling back the curtain on the free market mythology we have been sold, and showing how, as corporate interests have taken hold, governments have historically been shifting away from competition and democracy and towards monopoly and oligarchy. Tracing over a century of neoliberal planning and backdoor bailouts, Blakeley takes us on a deeply reported tour of the corporate crimes, political maneuvering, and economic manipulation that elites have used to enshrine a global system of “vulture capitalism”—planned capitalist economies that benefit corporations and the uber-wealthy at the expense of the rest of us—at every level, from states to empires. Blakeley exposes the cracks already emerging within capitalism, lighting a path forward for how we can democratize our economy, not just our politics, to ensure true freedom for all.