Tom Clarke

GUNFIGHT is a starting point for people who are new to the idea of utilizing a handgun as part of their overall self-defense platform. Beginning with the functionality of the handgun, ammunition, handgun selection, and more, the book then moves into the self-defense application, as well as tactical aspects such as flashlight techniques, movement, addressing multiple attackers, and more.

Written primarily for students embarking on an undergraduate bioscience degree, this primer will introduce students to topics at the forefront of the subject that are being applied to probe biological problems, or to address the most pressing issues facing society. These topics will include those that form the cornerstone of contemporary research, helping students to make the transition to active researcher. Students will acquire a solid understanding of the essentials of microbial biotechnology, its applications in agriculture, diagnostics and urban and artistic conservation, as well as the potential threats genetic modification may pose to public health, the environment and intellectual property.

BROKEN CREEK follows two gold miners, Jacob Daleman and Nelson Washington, working a small claim outside the town of Broken Creek, Montana in 1856. Panning, they uncover a silver box buried in the stream on their claim. While trying to sell the box they discover that it is in fact a very old dybbuk box containing a powerful demon imprisoned by the church during the time of the Romans. The demon is released, and one of the miners is possessed. Working with the Sheriff of Broken Creek the other miner, a veteran of the Mexican-American war, along with a priest from the ancient order of the church that imprisoned the demon, battle the monster, and its followers in an attempt to put the beast back into its prison. The fight comes full circle when they discover that they did not find the box, rather, it found him. Treachery, deceit, and violence take hold as secrets are unmasked, and the history of the demon in the box, leading all the way back to the fall of Masada is revealed. No one is who they seem to be when the box that cannot be opened, is opened, in Broken Creek

The barrier has collapsed, our world has ended. Now, Mike Acothley and Dave Nielson, along with the rest of their team, begin the journey of surviving in the new reality. A journey that will see old friends reunited, surviving military forces mobilized, and a fight with the monsters of our fairytales and legends. A fight that escalates into a full-scale battle that will dictate the direction of the new world, and the fate of humanity. Monsters will rise, and Gods will topple The fight for the new world has begun.

The demon Alue-Ran has begun the final stages of his plan to pave the way for domination of mankind. This means that loose ends must be tied off, such as the Catholic Church, and the only human to defeat him, Jim Richards. Moving to stop the monster from achieving its goals, Jim, along with his wife Shelly and Darrel Wilcox, venture to find the only person who can actually end the demon Alue-Ran; the immortal Roman solider Longinus-- known to them as Nico. A quest that will take them to the dark corners of tested faith, violence, and betrayal. A quest that culminates at the water'edge.

What would you do if you woke up tomorrow and discovered that our reality was existing right along side another reality, one where the monsters of our legends and fairytales were real? Now imagine that the barrier separating our two realities was collapsing. A new world is about to be formed, whether we want it to or not. The question now becomes will mankind survive the collapse, and if so will we prosper, or just become food and slaves for the creatures on the other side of THE BARRIER.

Are you afraid of monsters? That's just one of the questions that undercover narcotics Agent Jim Richards must answer as he, and fellow Officers, find themselves immersed in the violence that comes when demons make a play for power in his city. Loosely based on experiences the author had during his twenty-year law enforcement career The Basement follows Agent Richards into the darkness as he comes to grips with, and then fights demonic forces that have an appetite for violence.