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With his world of Kodomir overrun by brutal conquerors, Stevar Polrany makes a desperate escape to find allies who can help. But in the 29th Century, the Settled Worlds have plunged into war and few care about the fate of a backwater farming world. Against his own best judgment, he finds the only help he can find is by hiring a small mercenary unit called the Wild Geese. As the Kodomiri form an underground, interstellar maneuvers try to make Kodomir into a pawn on a board measured in light years. In the face of murderous occupation, desperately the fuse of rebellion is ignited. With time ...

Internal audits can be ponderous affairs, requiring the use of an extensive audit program, multiple reviews, and the delayed issuance of findings and recommendations. In the Agile Auditing manual, we describe how to avoid these issues by restructuring audit teams, accelerating the audit timeline, including the client in the conduct of audits, paring back workpapers, and focusing on providing a strong value proposition to the client. The net result is a much more effective internal audit department.

Secrets, Adventure, Fear, & Love : Book Four is a collection of six stories by a team of very talented authors. Riderless Horse by Chera Thompson A recent terrorist attack casts a shadow over a family trip to Cairo, which follows the mother through the ancient roads and tombs. But a chance encounter with a local man challenges her to confront her fear and prejudices and take a leap of faith. The Challenge Seekers by Elaine DeGroot An eclectic group of ladies in a writing group decide to participate in a writing challenge. Nightside: The Turning by Michelle L Crocker One step into the ...

All practical Shelby Stewart wants is to build her PR career at the Boston zoo, and maybe find some nice guys to date. But long-buried memories of a childhood incident keep interrupting her plans, affecting her health one way after another. And when will she actually date someone her friends think is good enough for her? Ambitious Astrid Ericcson thinks she wrote the book on How to Get Ahead by Flirting. But she is forced to re-visit her career advancement strategy when her PR agency boss takes the innuendos to a whole new level, threatening her job and her safety.

Someone keeps sending small mercenary groups to perform hit and run raids on the backwater farming world of Kodomir. As tensions rise following attack after attack, Kodomir, still trying to determine who is attacking them and why, suddenly finds itself the target of two imperialist powers, both of whom want Kodomir as a stepping stone towards the other. As foreign fleets in orbit overhead eye one another, diplomats and intelligence officers race to find the key to the lock that will save Kodomir from being ground to dust between the two powers. Part of the solution may be a disgraced ...

The battle for Earth and beyond enters a chilling new phase in Early Winter, the second book of The Auditors trilogy. Picking up moments after Under an Autumn Sun, David King, Irene Mercado and the women of Thwaite Industries face coups, betrayals, and alien threats. As Thamina wrestles with tragic choices, Anna endures a dangerous transformation, and Sophia’s fate teeters between life and oblivion, Thwaite scrambles to defend humanity from extinction. Blending corporate intrigue, futuristic science, and relentless action, Early Winter delivers a high-stakes thriller where survival ...

In March 2005, Dr. Steven Berk was kidnapped in Amarillo, Texas, by a dangerous and enigmatic criminal who entered his home, armed with a shotgun, through an open garage door. Dr. Berk's experiences and training as a physician, especially his understanding of Sir William Osler's treatise on aequanimitas, enabled him to keep his family safe, establish rapport with his kidnapper, and bring his captor to justice.

A collection of some of the best short stories published by Circlet Press and then featured in the Nobilis Erotica podcast, "[T]he best podcast of erotic speculative fiction in the known universe".

You wanted the jolly fat man to bring Yuletide joy, but the season has gifted you with a heart breaker and a life taker—Badass Santa. Grab your eggnog and camouflage candy canes, strap on your bulletproof holiday stockings, and prepare for thrills and kills.

Men and women are separated to achieve permanent peace. No competition, no jealousy, no love. But what if everything you thought to be true was just a façade to enforce compliance? Andrea is in her final year of school - the year each woman meets a man for the first time. Reluctant to participate and meet the expectations of her community, she decides to try and understand this unfamiliar gender for herself before partaking in her sexual duties.

Humans have achieved something no other species has ever experienced: the ability to live in a state of constant comfort. Our bodies are still hard-wired for coping with intense physical and environmental challenge — from famine to extreme temperatures. But our comfortable lifestyles never exercise these hard-wired systems. This is killing us.

We showcase guests and experts in the field of motivation who discuss how to address issues and obstacles that are keeping people from achieving goals in work and personal life. We look at what it takes to be successful and what disciplines you need to employ to get there. The host is a high energy and insightful personality with extensive experience as a leadership and public speaking trainer that helps individuals with their fear and anxiety to speak in public.

Sometimes, the dead do come back. Sometimes, they crave your flesh...and sometimes, they desire your very soul, but they aren’t the only thing you have to fear. You don’t believe in what you can’t see, yet something is there, watching, waiting. You can feel its unholy intentions deep down in the marrow of your bones. You don’t know where it came from, but you know with every fiber of your being that it is not from this earth, and as you feel its gaze searing through your skin, you know the end just might be near.

Howdy! Too Busy For Crypto is a podcast for fans of Cryptocurrency who want to learn and articulate ideas, but who don’t have time to be watching hours of Youtube videos, where most of the best Crypto education currently exists. People also don’t have time to sort through a mountain of indiscriminate shilling of trash in order to find useful content. Please listen to my first four episodes on Risks, Warnings and Disclaimers, if you have not already. Those episodes on Negatives are meant to anchor my Crypto-Positive content. ...If you listen, what will you learn? You will learn about ...

This book explains how artificial intelligence is transforming every stage of the audit process by enabling deeper analysis, faster testing, and stronger fraud detection. It shows auditors how to apply AI tools while maintaining professional judgment, oversight, ethics, and regulatory compliance. Readers learn the skills and strategies needed to use AI responsibly and effectively, positioning themselves to deliver higher-quality, more insightful audits.

Razor-sharp teeth. Vicious claws. The soul-piercing eyes that stare you down right before it pounces. What will you do when it’s you against a purveyor of pure evil? You think it’s just a dream? Think again. These nightmare creatures have transcended the pages of the books they were written into, they’ve ripped their way from the silver screen, and now they are coming for you. There is nowhere to hide - they will find you. But the question remains. Do you have what it takes to conquer the beast or will you let it destroy you?

Buckle up for an explosive ride into the heart of battle with 'Contested Landing' – the ultimate anthology of military science fiction that'll leave you on the edge of your seat! Get ready to dive headfirst into the fray as fearless defenders clash with relentless invaders in heart-pounding actions across the cosmos. From pulse-pounding firefights to jaw-dropping heroics, these adrenaline-fueled tales will thrust you into the heart of interstellar conflict like never before.

Have you ever wanted to make a million dollars? Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician is ready, willing, and able to explain the nuts and bolts - as well as the mystery and wonder - of earning money, investing it, accruing dividends and interest, and watching savings grow. Hey, you never know! Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician is your guide as you learn about the various forms of money and how it is used to buy things, pay off debt, and build interest.

Webmaster for the Eurythmics Video Visionaries website, Rex Saldana, teams up with longtime friend Mark A. Stevens, an Author and former newspaper publisher, for this podcast that joyfully explores the musical output of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, Eurythmics. The two longtime Eurythmics fans discuss the music with one another and from time to time include fans and others involved in the longtime musical journeys of Dave and Annie. From examinations of groundbreaking Eurythmics works like "1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)" and "Savage", to conversations with Dave Stewart, Joniece Jamison, ...

This is a fast-paced, easy-to-hear story of an accomplished and well-traveled man who never believed in God until the continued, fervent prayers of a few of his dermatology patients broke through. It culminated in a spiritual awakening that has led to more than 30 years of unshakable faith in God, and, in 1994, the founding of the Paramount Church in the historic landmark Paramount Theater Building in Palm Beach, Florida.