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"Enter the Ferryman..."Frank Charon is the Death Master: a covert operative who answers to no one but himself, hired by governments to do their dirty work with absolute deniability. A master of the ancient Japanese martial art of koppojutsu, Charon's techniques are as deadly as they are effective. He takes no prisoners and has no mercy when he is unleashed by those who employ him.A startling rise in White Supremacist terrorism sends Charon on a mission to infiltrate Black Widow, a group dedicated to assassinations, bombings, and terrorism. But those who seek to instill fear are not immune to the same. And when Charon is involved, fear is the least of their worries...TRIGGER WARNING: If you're a Trump supporter, you will not like this book. While Trump is never mentioned by name, his actions and policies are routinely criticized and I wouldn't want your head to explode when the main character calls him an assortment of insults that would probably lead you to write a whiny review complaining about that fact. So don't read it, okay snowflake?#1 in the brand new series by the author of the bestselling Lawson Vampire series Jon F. Merz is the author of over 40 bestselling novels. A US Air Force veteran and former Government employee, he holds a 5th degree black belt in Ninjutsu, is an actor and model, and much more. Find him on Instagram @jonfmerzofficial and @jonfmerzbooks and visit his website at www.jonfmerz.net
What happens when two professional assassins - one a Mafia hitman and the other a former German terrorist - kill at exactly the same moment in time? For Ernst Stahl and Frank Jolino the result is a psychic bond that slowly blossoms in each man's mind, enabling them to see into the other's world. Frank Jolino doesn't like what he sees, especially when he realizes that Stahl is headed to his home turf of Boston to kill a scientist who may hold the key to solving the world's deadliest diseases. But for Stahl, there's no other option. Virtually bankrupt and with his son in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant, he's got little choice but to take the assignment. Jolino has other ideas. On the run from his crime syndicate for refusing to kill his ex-girlfriend-turned-government-informant, Jolino sets a plan in motion that will bring the two men face-to-face and gun-to-gun...with no guarantees either will survive.
The Cashflow Manifesto: Everything I Learned from My Millionaire Mentors
Jon F. Kowalsky
Independently Published
2018
nidottu
The Allen Brothers present comix, poetry, short stories, and then some featuring Jenny Gonzalez-Blitz, Pissed , Sam Hane, Liz Valasco, Bob Cunningham, Mike Diana, J.T. Dockery, Heather Jacobs, Max Clotfelter, Aaron Lange, Bob Salup, Rich Hillen Jr., Lori, Brian Manley, David E.Williams, Wostok, DV Nikt, and KR.
"Lawson is like Jason Bourne with fangs..." - BooklistNot every vampire likes drinking blood...Meet Lawson: vampire by birth, Fixer by trade. His mission: preserve the secret existence of living vampires by any means necessary. There's just one problem - his oldest enemy Cosgrove is back, killing humans and threatening to unleash an ancient unholy evil. Can Lawson stop Cosgrove and still adhere to the very laws he has sworn to uphold by not falling in love with a beautiful human ex-KGB assassin named Talya? (#1 in the Bestselling urban fantasy Lawson Vampire series - this is the book that started it all in 2002 - previously published by Pinnacle Books/Kensington and St. Martin's Press )The series now spans over 35 adventures, all available on Kindle Unlimited "A powerful novel by a man who knows the turf already." -NYT Bestselling author Robert. B. Parker on THE FIXERPick up the thrilling first novel of your new favorite urban fantasy series today "The Kensei (Lawson Vampire series #7) is an action novel with real bite. Vampires, Yakuza killers, crooks and animal-monster hyrbids. Jon F. Merz brings his A-game and then ratchets it up to a whole new level of supernatural action. Highly recommended " --Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of The Dragon Factory and Patient Zero"Jon F. Merz's novels move at a break-neck pace, twisting through a landscape of thrills and terror." -- Douglas Clegg, author of The Infinite and The Priest of Blood"If James Bond, True Blood and Kill Bill created a mutant hybrid of a book, it would be The Kensei. A bullet train slice 'em, dice 'em mixture of action, suspense, and vampire ninjas. Did I mention vampire ninjas?"--Jason Pinter, bestselling author of The Fury and The Darkness"In The Kensei, Jon F. Merz seamlessly welds gritty detail with myth and legend to create a thrill ride into the shadow-world lurking beneath modern Japan. Lawson's fight against evil has bone-crunching authenticity. Plus, it has vampires, ninjas, and vampire ninjas. What more could anyone ask?"--Christopher Farnsworth, author or Blood OathAbout the Author: Jon F. Merz is the author of over 30 novels (including the bestselling Lawson Vampire supernatural espionage series) ranging from urban fantasy to espionage and sword & sorcery fantasy. Prior to becoming a full-time writer Jon served in the United States Air Force, protected a variety of Fortune 500 executives, and taught defensive tactics to government agencies like the State Department, Bureau of Prisons, and others. He is an active CrossFitter, a 5th degree black belt in Togakure-ryu Ninjutsu, enjoys doing GORUCK challenges, and in 2014 started modeling and acting, most recently starring as Alfred P. Sloan in THE CARS THAT MADE AMERICA on the History Channel. He lives each and every day by the motto, "Who Dares Lives."
"Lawson is like Jason Bourne with fangs..." - Booklist(#2 in the Bestselling Lawson Vampire Series)MEET LAWSON.A cynical, wise-cracking vampire charged with protecting the Balance - the secret existence of a race of LIVING vampires that have evolved alongside humanity for thousands of years.A FIXER.Part-spy, and part-commando -- James Bond with fangs. Lawson mixes shrewd cunning with unmatched lethality to get his job done. He tries his best to dismantle conspiracies, dispatch bad guys, and live long enough to get home.ARVELLAA power-hungry member of the vampire governing body, the Council. She wants absolute power and will stop at nothing to get it. Even if it means kidnapping a child.JACK.Naive and innocent, but filled with an awesome power to conjure the spirits of dead vampires and make them do his bidding. When his father is mistakenly killed, Jack is alone. Unprotected.PETROV.A traitor to the cause, bent to Arvella's will, he'll do anything she asks.Now Lawson's got one chance to rescue Jack - even if it means traveling halfway around the world to do it.From the blood-slicked streets of Boston to the skyscraping Himalayas, the action never stops.This is the second book in the Lawson Vampire series, originally published back in 2002. This book also contains an excerpt from THE DESTRCUTOR (A Lawson Vampire Novel #3) and runs approximately 84,000 words. The author's website is http: //www.jonfmerz.netPraise for Jon F. Merz: "A powerful novel by a man who knows the turf already." -NYT Bestselling author Robert. B. Parker"Jon F. Merz's novels move at a break-neck pace, twisting through a landscape of thrills and terror." -- Douglas Clegg, author of The Infinite and The Priest of Blood"...a fine stalking session in vampire-noir land...a series and talented writer I'll be sticking with all the way." -- Mort Castle, author of The Strangers and On Writing HorrorPraise for Jon F. Merz's THE KENSEI (A Lawson vampire Novel #5): "If James Bond, True Blood and Kill Bill created a mutant hybrid of a book, it would be The Kensei. A bullet train slice 'em, dice 'em mixture of action, suspense, and vampire ninjas. Did I mention vampire ninjas?"--Jason Pinter, bestselling author of The Fury and The Darkness"The Kensei is an action novel with real bite. Vampires, Yakuza killers, crooks and animal-monster hyrbids. Jon F. Merz brings his A-game and then ratchets it up to a whole new level of supernatural action. Highly recommended " --Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of The Dragon Factory and Patient Zero"In The Kensei, Jon F. Merz seamlessly welds gritty detail with myth and legend to create a thrill ride into the shadow-world lurking beneath modern Japan. Lawson's fight against evil has bone-crunching authenticity. Plus, it has vampires, ninjas, and vampire ninjas. What more could anyone ask?"--Christopher Farnsworth, author or Blood OathAbout the Author: Jon F. Merz is the author of over 30 novels (including the bestselling Lawson Vampire supernatural espionage series) ranging from urban fantasy to espionage and sword & sorcery fantasy. Prior to becoming a full-time writer Jon served in the United States Air Force, protected a variety of Fortune 500 executives, and taught defensive tactics to government agencies like the State Department, Bureau of Prisons, and others. He is an active CrossFitter, a 5th degree black belt in Togakure-ryu Ninjutsu, enjoys doing GORUCK challenges, and in 2014 started modeling and acting, most recently starring as Alfred P. Sloan in THE CARS THAT MADE AMERICA on the History Channel. He lives each and every day by the motto, "Who Dares Lives."
The Arcanum: A Supernatural Espionage Urban Fantasy Series
Jon F. Merz
Independently Published
2019
nidottu
(#28 In The Bestselling Lawson Vampire Series)Dead spies, a mysterious rendezvous, assassins with skills they should not have, an ambush abroad...all of these incidents have led Lawson's Control Niles to determine the existence of a grand conspiracy afoot within the Council. But to what end? And who is running it?Now, without a proper sanction, Niles dispatches Lawson on a deadly mission: find out who is behind the conspiracy and bring them to justice, whatever the cost. But being this far off the books brings with it its own inherent danger and Lawson will need someone he can trust if he has any hope of accomplishing his mission. Because on an assignment that reaches this close to the top of vampire society, even old allies might just not be as loyal as you hope...About the Author: Jon F. Merz is the author of over 30 novels (including the bestselling Lawson Vampire supernatural espionage series) ranging from urban fantasy to espionage and sword & sorcery fantasy. Prior to becoming a full-time writer Jon served in the United States Air Force, protected a variety of Fortune 500 executives, and taught defensive tactics to government agencies like the State Department, Bureau of Prisons, and others. He is an active CrossFitter, a 5th degree black belt in Togakure-ryu Ninjutsu, enjoys doing GORUCK challenges, and in 2014 started modeling and acting, most recently starring as Alfred P. Sloan in THE CARS THAT MADE AMERICA on the History Channel. He lives each and every day by the motto, "Who Dares Lives."
Evaluation in departments is widespread but often fails to spark positive change. Based on his extensive work with academic departments across the country, Wergin explains that successful department evaluation exists only when faculty and departments have a strong influence on the purposes, processes, and methods of evaluation. The central purpose of Departments That Work is how academic programs can make evaluation more useful and critical reflection more likely. Topics include: * How quality has become confused with such concepts as effectiveness, productivity, and marketability and how it might more constructively be conceived as focusing on the engagement of the department with its constituencies * An examination of both intrinsic and extrinsic motivators of faculty work, the concept of organizational motivation, and the factors influencing identification with the institution and motivation to contribute to it * The three critical factors of effective department evaluation * How academic leaders can create a culture of engagement * How to define and negotiate academic values with diverse stakeholders * How to ask the right questions and collect the right idea * How to determine standards and make meaning of evaluation data * An overall summary of specific recommendations for academic leaders and departmental faculty, including an appendix of the constructs presented in each chapter
Jon F. Gleman, through his book Life's Journey (VOLUME 1), is dedicating his journey to generating awareness on just how fortunate we are to be part of life here on our planet Mother Earth, and the responsibilities we have to protect and preserve our home. No matter where you live on this planet there is one thing that we all need to agree on. It may be the most important decision mankind ever makes. Time is running out, and we won't get a second chance. Our planet, Mother Earth, is talking to us. At this point, she is imploring us to set things right, to stop defiling and polluting our home - the very planet we live on, along with all our earth-born companions. It has to stop, or life as we know it will change for the worse. It already is.
Jon F. Gleman, through his book Life's Journey (VOLUME 1), is dedicating his journey to generating awareness on just how fortunate we are to be part of life here on our planet Mother Earth, and the responsibilities we have to protect and preserve our home. No matter where you live on this planet there is one thing that we all need to agree on. It may be the most important decision mankind ever makes. Time is running out, and we won't get a second chance. Our planet, Mother Earth, is talking to us. At this point, she is imploring us to set things right, to stop defiling and polluting our home - the very planet we live on, along with all our earth-born companions. It has to stop, or life as we know it will change for the worse. It already is.
Jon F. Gleman, a trav s de su libro "El Viaje de la Vida" (VOLUMEN 1), dedica su trayectoria a generar conciencia sobre lo afortunados que somos de ser parte de la vida en nuestro planeta, la Madre Tierra, y las responsabilidades que tenemos de proteger y preservar nuestro hogar.No importa d nde vivas en este planeta, hay una cosa en la que todos debemos estar de acuerdo. Puede ser la decisi n m s importante que la humanidad haya tomado. El tiempo se agota y no tendremos una segunda oportunidad. Nuestro planeta, la Madre Tierra, nos est hablando. En este momento, nos est implorando que corrijamos las cosas, que dejemos de profanar y contaminar nuestro hogar, el mismo planeta en el que vivimos junto con todos nuestros compa eros nacidos en la Tierra. Esto debe parar, o la vida tal como la conocemos cambiar para peor. De hecho, ya est cambiando.
A Forced Disappearance: A Lawson Vampire Mission
Jon F. Merz
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
nidottu
Lawson's worked with the Lycanthropes only a few times in his past, but when the young prot g e of the Lycan elder Belladonna goes missing unexpectedly, Belladonna calls upon Lawson to find her at all costs - something the vampire Council will most certainly not approve of, especially when rescuing the apprentice means Lawson must trespass on Lycan territory. If he's discovered, it could mean war. This is the first Lawson adventure in DARK OPS - missions not sanctioned by the Council and totally off-the-books.
Adapting the Process Communication Model for Higher Education Writing - Connecting with Personality Types
Jon F Thompson
VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
2008
pokkari
The notes in this volume were written as a part of a Nachdiplom course that I gave at the ETH in the summer semester of 1995. The aim of my lectures was the development of some of the basics of the interaction of homological algebra, or more specifically the cohomology of groups, and modular representation theory. Every time that I had given such a course in the past fifteen years, the choice of the material and the order of presentation of the results have followed more or less the same basic pattern. Such a course began with the fundamentals of group cohomology, and then investigated the structure of cohomology rings, and their maximal ideal spectra. Then the variety of a module was defined and related to actual module structure through the rank variety. Applications followed. The standard approach was used in my University of Essen Lecture Notes [e1] in 1984. Evens [E] and Benson [B2] have written it up in much clearer detail and included it as part of their books on the subject.
Cohomology Rings of Finite Groups
Jon F. Carlson; L. Townsley; Luís Valero-Elizondo
Springer
2010
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Group cohomology has a rich history that goes back a century or more. Its origins are rooted in investigations of group theory and num ber theory, and it grew into an integral component of algebraic topology. In the last thirty years, group cohomology has developed a powerful con nection with finite group representations. Unlike the early applications which were primarily concerned with cohomology in low degrees, the in teractions with representation theory involve cohomology rings and the geometry of spectra over these rings. It is this connection to represen tation theory that we take as our primary motivation for this book. The book consists of two separate pieces. Chronologically, the first part was the computer calculations of the mod-2 cohomology rings of the groups whose orders divide 64. The ideas and the programs for the calculations were developed over the last 10 years. Several new features were added over the course of that time. We had originally planned to include only a brief introduction to the calculations. However, we were persuaded to produce a more substantial text that would include in greater detail the concepts that are the subject of the calculations and are the source of some of the motivating conjectures for the com putations. We have gathered together many of the results and ideas that are the focus of the calculations from throughout the mathematical literature.
Dream, Tremble, Fly: Slavery and Sacred Experience in the Revolutionary South
Jon F. Sensbach
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PRESS
2027
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Religion and slavery created a central paradox in Southern history. Whereas thousands of white Southerners used Christianity to justify slavery and racism, some dissenters criticized slavery as unholy. Enslaved Black Southerners sought spiritual freedom through beliefs and practices from many traditions. Dream, Tremble, Fly explores the enchanted interior world of visions, prophecies, and sacred memories that enabled Southerners to challenge or survive slavery during the American War for Independence. At a time when 40 percent of Southerners were enslaved, revelation and revolution were joined. For one white Quaker in North Carolina, a startling dream forced him to alter his own enslaving ways and embrace the moral cleansing of abolition. In lowcountry Georgia, an enslaved Muslim's body trembled with the Holy Spirit, transcending the profane captivity of the body. And in Piedmont North Carolina, another enslaved man embarked on two parallel spirit journeys--one toward Christianity, the other in metaphysical return to Africa. Each recounted his experience in a unique way, and each story represents an experiment in reconstructing from bare archival fragments the inner sacred landscape of enslaved and other ordinary people, revealing the entwining of religion with slavery and the quest for freedom.
The Upper Kennebec Valley is one of the most important gateways to Maine's Great North Woods and has, for over 200 years, attracted those who love the wilderness, lakes, mountains, and streams. The Upper Kennebec Valley Volume II begins, once again, at The Forks, where the East Branch of the Kennebec and the Dead River unite to form the Kennebec. The area has long been dominated by logging and tourism trades. Starting with the days of horses and oxen, when loggers and sports came to the woods by foot and wagon to the coming of the railroad and the automobile, we see the growth of these small towns and the hardworking loggers, daring river drivers, sport hunters and fishermen, and those who guided and hosted them. Early scenes of the daily lives of valley folk enjoying local parades, picnics, reunions, and sporting events come alive within these pages.
In colonial North Carolina, German-speaking settlers from the Moravian Church founded a religious refuge--an ideal society, they hoped, whose blueprint for daily life was the Bible and whose Chief Elder was Christ himself. As the community's demand for labor grew, the Moravian Brethren bought slaves to help operate their farms, shops, and industries. Moravians believed in the universalism of the gospel and baptized dozens of African Americans, who became full members of tightly knit Moravian congregations. For decades, white and black Brethren worked and worshiped together--though white Moravians never abandoned their belief that black slavery was ordained by God. Based on German church documents, including dozens of rare biographies of black Moravians, A Separate Canaan is the first full-length study of contact between people of German and African descent in early America. Exploring the fluidity of race in Revolutionary era America, it highlights the struggle of African Americans to secure their fragile place in a culture unwilling to give them full human rights. In the early nineteenth century, white Moravians forsook their spiritual inclusiveness, installing blacks in a separate church. Just as white Americans throughout the new republic rejected African American equality, the Moravian story illustrates the power of slavery and race to overwhelm other ideals. |The power of race to overwhelm other ideals is conveyed in this history of N.C.'s Moravian colonists and their slaves. They worked and worshiped together for decades, until the Moravians installed blacks in a separate church.