Download or read book The Shattered Trinity written by Mike Pearson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-04-12 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the planet Findang, the people of Yhaar are becoming desperate. Crops are failing, invaders from the south fast approach and an unseen force is consuming what is left of the surrounding stars and planets. As the universe gasps its dying breaths, one glimmer of hope remains. A cybernetic being named Krohl must race against time to uncover three ancient and powerful artefacts which will grant him the means to save all life from total oblivion. The path ahead of Krohl is bloody and uncertain. How far can he push himself to save a world he barely knows? A unique blend of cyberpunk and fantasy adventure, The Shattered Trinity explores the awakening of a loners sense of identity and purpose in a life dominated by beguiling technology, ruthless conflict and the unknowable forces of the supernatural.

Download or read book AFTER THE BADGE written by Tania Owen and published by . This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When "happily ever after" doesn't turn out like you planned ... there's still hope! Retired Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Detective Tania Owen is the spouse of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Sergeant Steve Owen, murdered execution-style in October 2016 when he answered a burglary-in-progress call. Vickie Speed is the spouse of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Detective Mitch Speed, who died from cancer in July 2018 as a result of exposure while on duty. Though the two women were acquainted prior to their husbands' deaths, God supernaturally brought them together and then drew them into a relationship often described like that of the Bible's Ruth and Naomi. Drawing strength from their shared faith in God, Tania and Vickie now provide wisdom and encouragement to other law enforcement officers and their families. In their inspiring book, After the Badge, they reveal the difficulties of being in law enforcement, including how both of their marriages were once almost destroyed-until each couple found the healing, forgiveness, and restoration that come only from the hand of our loving heavenly Father.

Download or read book The Psychopolitics of Fashion written by Otto Von Busch and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if fashion was a state? What kind of state would it be? Probably not a democracy. Otto von Busch sees fashion as a totalitarian state, with a population all too eager to enact the decrees of its aesthetic superiority. Peers police each other and deploy acts of judgment, peer-regulation, and micro-violence to uphold the aesthetic order of fashion supremacy. Using four design projects as tools for inquiry, Von Busch explores the seductive desires of envy and violence within fashion drawing on political theories. He proposes that the violent conflicts of fashion happen not only in arid cotton fields or collapsing factories, but in the everyday practice of getting dressed, in the judgments, sneers, and rejections of others. Indeed, he suggests that feelings of inclusion and adoration are what make us feel the pleasure of being fashionable-of being seductive, popular, and powerful. Exploring the conflicting emotions associated with fashion, Von Busch argues that while the current state of fashion is bred out of fear, The Psychopolitics of Fashion can offer constructive modes of mitigation and resistance. Through projects that actively work towards disarming the violent practices of dress, Von Busch suggests paths towards a more engaging and meaningful experience of fashion he calls “deep fashion.”

Download or read book The Zodiac Killer Cover Up written by Lyndon E. Lafferty and published by MANDAMUS. This book was released on 2012-02-08 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true identity of the psychotic ZODIAC killer has been known by the Mandamus Seven (group of retired law enforcement officers, federal agents, a minister, and a District Attorney) since March 15, 1971. This true story is now being told for the very first time. Official corruption and political intervention forced the investigation into a top secret, covert status, giving the insane ZODIAC killer immunity and a license to kill. His motive -- adultery! Mind and body ravaged by years of severe alcoholism, his blood-lusting revenge turned him into the most shocking and vicious killer in our 20th century. Through his tauntings of the police, his codes, ciphers, and letters, he was on a mission to redeem his shattered ego, to prove that he was better, smarter, and more clever than all the judges and police put together. With lordly arrogance and jealousy and with the assistance of the police, he continued his killing spree until he claimed a total of 37 victims. Lips sealed by secret oaths and federal obstructions of justice, the investigation was further impeded by personal associations with the suspect and his tenacious, intrepid wife, placing family members in imminent danger. The evidence is overwhelming and given the totality of the facts, it is the author's opinion that there is no jury in the world that would not find the suspect guilty of being the criminal genius, ZODIAC.

Download or read book Shattered Badges Broken Hearts written by Donna Arlene Wudyka and published by Infinity Publishing. This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Protectors of Privilege written by Frank Donner and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1992-09-30 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark exposé of the dark history of repressive police operations in American cities offers a richly detailed account of police misconduct and violations of protected freedoms over the past century. In an incisive examination of undercover work in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia as well as Washington, D.C., Detroit, New Haven, Baltimore, and Birmingham, Donner reveals the underside of American law enforcement.

Download or read book Broken Trust written by W.E.B. Griffin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dramatic New York Times-bestselling adventure in W.E.B. Griffin’s Badge of Honor series about the Philadelphia police force. Having investigated his share of gruesome murders, Philadelphia Homicide Sergeant Matt Payne is beginning to think nothing can shock him—until the case of a young socialite’s death lands on his desk. The Camilla Rose Morgan he’d known as a teenager was beautiful and brilliant—how was it possible she’d jumped to her death from her own balcony? Her brother tells Payne she’d tragically been battling a lifetime of mental demons, and there is plenty of evidence of it, but still...something just doesn’t sit right. The more Payne digs, the more complications he discovers. Reputations are on the line here, and lives—and if Payne doesn’t tread carefully, one of them may be his own.

Download or read book The Badge Book written by Bill Reno and published by Domain. This book was released on 1988 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheriff Clint Wilson of Comanche County, known for his peerless gunmanship and feared and admired by rivals, must face the ultimate battle with the bottle.

Download or read book Badge 112 written by Peter Stipe and published by Down & Out Books. This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Badge 112 is the story of a restless boy orphaned in high school, and his unlikely passage from juvenile delinquent to decorated police officer. When Peter Stipe finds his mother after her suicide, it leaves him scarred and isolated. After a couple of brushes with the law, his dad sends him off to Culver Military Academy to provide structure and discipline. In a whirlwind final summer, he found himself paired with the most beautiful girl on campus and clashing with the commandant. This pattern of behavior would define his years in high school. At 17, his father’s sudden death from cancer cast him adrift. After beginning work in a warehouse, Stipe is soon befriended by a firefighter who’d lost his only son to combat in Vietnam. The father figure took the aimless youth under his wing, instilling a tireless work ethic while suggesting a career in civil service. Though his spell of misdirection continued, Stipe heeded the advice and found himself working for the Building Department, enforcing city codes and inspecting houses. Trained in every aspect of code enforcement, his laid-back style was effective with business owners, landlords and residents. But he saw the grim effects of poverty first hand, exposed to wretched living conditions. The homes and apartments he inspected were so filthy, he had to strip his clothes off outside when he got home. However, assignments all over town enabled him to learn Ann Arbor like the back of his hand. His skill in code-enforcement led to a personal recruitment by Ann Arbor’s Police Chief to become an officer. A 29-year-old rookie, Stipe left his mark, combining instinct, orientation and superb fitness to catch criminals and save lives. He confronts the memory of his own mother’s death by handling the suicides of several more victims, many to gunfire. His negotiation skills spare the lives of many more. While on the force, Stipe embarked on a series of high-profile arrests, high-speed pursuits, foot chases, bank robberies, hostage situations, homicides, life and death struggles and harrowing rescues. In 1994, a serial killer investigation exposed the strained racial tensions between the police and the public they serve. Stipe and the killer confront one another in court. Stipe’s tactical training results in his assignment as the point man on the SWAT Team. He engages in a sequence of armed encounters, some at point blank range. The peak in his career is toppled by a turbulent marriage to an unfaithful wife, an ill-fated affair with an attractive partner, and the tragic drowning of two teenage girls, trapped in a submerged car. When the veteran officer bottomed out and became immune to hope and humor, he was rescued from the brink by a succession of intuitive patrol partners and the girl that sold him coffee. Badge 112 is about survival in the darkest corners of society, and about a cop turning tragedy and adversity into hope and redemption in the dim light of life on his patrol beat.

Download or read book K9 Rocky written by Darren Maurer and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rocky arrives in the USA as a reject from Holland and is sold by the importer to a police department as a potential police working dog. A quick plane trip unites him with his handler and they begin their unusual journey together. With a slowly developing bond, they attend their police K9 academy where Rocky shines as a gifted and talented student with extreme intelligence and steadfast intensity.After graduation, Rocky quickly adapts to the street where he finds, and sometimes fights, hidden suspects. Rocky burrows into bushes, splashes in canals, dives under equipment and intently searches the midnight shadows for lurking offenders and is shot in the line of duty.Despite shattered bone in his lower leg, Rocky still pursues and brings down the gunman. During recovery, the community responds from coast to coast and he receives awards from multiple agencies. But, his very own police department, who did not issue him a badge, refuses to recognize him. And, state laws prohibit Rocky from being classified as a member of law enforcement.Regardless, Rocky heals and returns to work as if nothing had happened and continues his legacy. He even competes in a statewide police K9 competition and is crowned champion.Rocky is all business and makes a difference. He loves his handler and loves his job and extends maximum efforts for six tough years on the street. So get ready! Lace up your boots and hold on tight to his leash as K9 Rocky: A Cop Without A Badge takes you along the life of a wildly talented, intensely driven, police canine.

Download or read book CyberSpiracy written by Wolf O'Rourc and published by RoRo. This book was released on 2019-08-31 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hot pink hair can't hide you from high-tech hitmen. A timid and lonely sixteen-year-old girl flees from bullying into her dream world of dashing master spy dolls, blue-haired Katy Perry Barbies, and pink Hello Kitty dresses. And she hacks her way across the Net behind the avatar of a six foot four hunk with the handle Cowabunga Dude. A presidential video falls into her laptop and puts her pink paradise in peril. When the clandestine worlds of hacking and military technology collide with her secret crush, she faces the toughest decision of her young life. Love or War? Enjoy this first thrilling 280-page adventure in the Cyberthriller series where a hacker girl sings and dances past discrimination, prejudice, and fear in a fight for her country and herself. Get the exciting technothriller CyberSpiracy now. "CyberSpiracy is stellar. I see the movie in my mind when I think about his story line and unforgettable characters. I cannot recommend this author more highly.This man can write." — Toni K Pacini, Author ~ Poet ~ Storyteller~ Speaker "I absolutely love that the protagonist is a young woman who kicks ass in the world of computer coding and has a hand in saving the free world by making sure that democracy stays intact while falling in love, These stories are an important and empowering voice that deserve to be added to the landscape of the Young Adult canvas." — Valerie J Runyan, Author, Quandaries of Love "Cyberspiracy is an entertaining, fast-paced read with a main character that is quirky without sacrificing relatability and who, through her intelligence and skills, embodies the overall message that girls can do anything, from coding to singing to running a country. It's a commendable message and something that as a reader and woman I really appreciate." — Indie Book Club

Download or read book Spies By Night written by Donna Parker and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2003-02-20 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A corporate espionage story set in the future. Every one of us would like to get one-up on a sibling. At General Transit, Dion Rendahl would do anything to get away from the shadow of his older brother, Michael. But when the corporate V-P asks Dion to solve the problem of corporate spies, he gets into more trouble than he could ever imagine.Saboteurs were stealing power from the Earth Solar Platform. A General Transit Corporation engineer, Volans Mirfak, is kidnapped to Star Colony Alioth through the Infinity Field. Alioth is in the midst of a banking collapse. Anyone who cannot get a credit ID card must leave the Dome. Outerlanders without credit hack into the Dome's Central Prism. Even Broadside Starship manager Beram has a military bodyguard, the philosophical Zamri-Lin. Only Alyson Dahlia Forbs, daughter of a Senator and Portfolio Manager at General Transit on Alioth, can get Dion and Volans out of the trouble they are in.

Download or read book American Hardcore Second Edition written by Steven Blush and published by Feral House. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "American Hardcore sets the record straight about the last great American subculture"—Paper magazine Steven Blush's "definitive treatment of Hardcore Punk" (Los Angeles Times) changed the way we look at Punk Rock. The Sony Picture Classics–distributed documentary American Hardcore premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. This revised and expanded second edition contains hundreds of new bands, thirty new interviews, flyers, a new chapter ("Destroy Babylon"), and a new art gallery with over 125 rare photos and images.

Download or read book The Shattered Cross written by Michael John Sullivan and published by Permuted Press. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael and Elizabeth Stewart discovered long ago that they could time travel through an old church’s basement on Long Island. What they didn’t realize was that their actions in First Century Jerusalem could upend life for the world as we know it. Their encounter with Roman thug, Pontius Pilate, turns life upside down for billions of future generations. Michael endures family loss and survives in a brutal and violent world with the help of a new friend, Adriel. The mystery of this forsaken world is discovered while Michael and Adriel fight off old wicked ways from a past war. Michael realizes he must return and confront Pilate and the Romans to save the world from long-suffering oppression.

Download or read book The Shattered Dream of Death written by Marjorie Townsend and published by Marjorie Townsend. This book was released on 2024-03-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Someone is killing people at ATMs. It's up to Detectives Phillips and Marshall to find and catch the killer. Unbeknownst to them, the killer is writing a script, and has a chapter for each murder. The killer leaves very little evidence behind, and when the detectives finally do have a suspect, it becomes a game of hide and seek as they attempt to gain the upper hand before he strikes again.

Download or read book Medieval Badges written by Ann Marie Rasmussen and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mass produced of tin-lead alloys and cheap to purchase, medieval badges were brooch-like objects displaying familiar images. Sumptuously illustrated, Medieval Badges considers all badges, whether they originated in religious or secular contexts, and highlights the ways in which badges could confer meaning and identity on their wearers.

Download or read book Cold as Hell written by Rhett C. Bruno and published by Black Badge. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the West, there are worse things to fear than bandits and outlaws. Demons. Monsters. Witches. James Crowley's sacred duty as a Black Badge is to hunt them down and send them packing, banish them from the mortal realm for good. He didn't choose this life. No. He didn't choose life at all. Shot dead in a gunfight many years ago, now he's stuck in purgatory, serving the whims of the White Throne to avoid falling to Hell. Not quite undead, though not alive either, the best he can hope for is to work off his penance and fade away. This time, the White Throne has sent him to investigate a strange bank robbery in Lonely Hill. An outlaw with the ability to conjure ice has frozen and shattered open the bank vault and is now on a spree, robbing the region for all it's worth. In his quest to track down the ice-wielder and suss out which demon is behind granting a mortal such power, Crowley finds himself face-to-face with hellish beasts, shapeshifters, and, worse ... temptation. But the truth behind the attacks is worse than he ever imagined ... The Witcher meets The Dresden Files in this weird Western series by the Audible number one bestselling duo behind Dead Acre.