Author: Jim Michael Hansen
Publisher: Dark Sky Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 097692434X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Denver homicide detective Bryson Coventry, and beautiful young attorney Taylor Sutton, are separately hunting vicious killers but for very different reasons. As the two dangerous chases inadvertently intersect, both of the hunters get pulled deeper and deeper into an edgy world of shifting truths where there is more at stake than either could have imagined, nothing is as it seems, and time is running out.
The Laws of Human Nature
Author: Robert Greene
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698184548
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power comes the definitive new book on decoding the behavior of the people around you Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves. We are social animals. Our very lives depend on our relationships with people. Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess, without which our other talents can only take us so far. Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles, Queen Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King Jr, and many others, Greene teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control, how to develop the empathy that leads to insight, how to look behind people's masks, and how to resist conformity to develop your singular sense of purpose. Whether at work, in relationships, or in shaping the world around you, The Laws of Human Nature offers brilliant tactics for success, self-improvement, and self-defense.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698184548
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power comes the definitive new book on decoding the behavior of the people around you Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves. We are social animals. Our very lives depend on our relationships with people. Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess, without which our other talents can only take us so far. Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles, Queen Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King Jr, and many others, Greene teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control, how to develop the empathy that leads to insight, how to look behind people's masks, and how to resist conformity to develop your singular sense of purpose. Whether at work, in relationships, or in shaping the world around you, The Laws of Human Nature offers brilliant tactics for success, self-improvement, and self-defense.
Shadow's Law
Author: Simon Häggström
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 9188153452
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The True Story of a Swedish Detective Inspector Fighting Prostitution Detective inspector Simon Häggström is head of the Stockholm Police Prositution Unit. Everyday, he meets those who inhabit the shadowy underbelly of Stockholm; the prostituted women, and men, who try to keep their business hidden and the punters who at all cost want to avoid being caught. Even though Sweden has a strict anti-prostitution law, business is thriving. Shadow's Law tells the true stories of the people Simon Häggström and his co-workers encounter every day; young girls facing dangers they did not foresee, seven foreign women working and living together in a one bedroom apartement, Lovisa, born into a life of drugs and prostitution, and of course, the men who buy sex. These are their stories as they have never been told before.
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 9188153452
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The True Story of a Swedish Detective Inspector Fighting Prostitution Detective inspector Simon Häggström is head of the Stockholm Police Prositution Unit. Everyday, he meets those who inhabit the shadowy underbelly of Stockholm; the prostituted women, and men, who try to keep their business hidden and the punters who at all cost want to avoid being caught. Even though Sweden has a strict anti-prostitution law, business is thriving. Shadow's Law tells the true stories of the people Simon Häggström and his co-workers encounter every day; young girls facing dangers they did not foresee, seven foreign women working and living together in a one bedroom apartement, Lovisa, born into a life of drugs and prostitution, and of course, the men who buy sex. These are their stories as they have never been told before.
The Long, Lingering Shadow
Author: Robert J. Cottrol
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820344761
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Students of American history know of the law’s critical role in systematizing a racial hierarchy in the United States. Showing that this history is best appreciated in a comparative perspective, The Long, Lingering Shadow looks at the parallel legal histories of race relations in the United States, Brazil, and Spanish America. Robert J. Cottrol takes the reader on a journey from the origins of New World slavery in colonial Latin America to current debates and litigation over affirmative action in Brazil and the United States, as well as contemporary struggles against racial discrimination and Afro-Latin invisibility in the Spanish-speaking nations of the hemisphere. Ranging across such topics as slavery, emancipation, scientific racism, immigration policies, racial classifications, and legal processes, Cottrol unravels a complex odyssey. By the eve of the Civil War, the U.S. slave system was rooted in a legal and cultural foundation of racial exclusion unmatched in the Western Hemisphere. That system’s legacy was later echoed in Jim Crow, the practice of legally mandated segregation. Jim Crow in turn caused leading Latin Americans to regard their nations as models of racial equality because their laws did not mandate racial discrimination— a belief that masked very real patterns of racism throughout the Americas. And yet, Cottrol says, if the United States has had a history of more-rigid racial exclusion, since the Second World War it has also had a more thorough civil rights revolution, with significant legal victories over racial discrimination. Cottrol explores this remarkable transformation and shows how it is now inspiring civil rights activists throughout the Americas.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820344761
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Students of American history know of the law’s critical role in systematizing a racial hierarchy in the United States. Showing that this history is best appreciated in a comparative perspective, The Long, Lingering Shadow looks at the parallel legal histories of race relations in the United States, Brazil, and Spanish America. Robert J. Cottrol takes the reader on a journey from the origins of New World slavery in colonial Latin America to current debates and litigation over affirmative action in Brazil and the United States, as well as contemporary struggles against racial discrimination and Afro-Latin invisibility in the Spanish-speaking nations of the hemisphere. Ranging across such topics as slavery, emancipation, scientific racism, immigration policies, racial classifications, and legal processes, Cottrol unravels a complex odyssey. By the eve of the Civil War, the U.S. slave system was rooted in a legal and cultural foundation of racial exclusion unmatched in the Western Hemisphere. That system’s legacy was later echoed in Jim Crow, the practice of legally mandated segregation. Jim Crow in turn caused leading Latin Americans to regard their nations as models of racial equality because their laws did not mandate racial discrimination— a belief that masked very real patterns of racism throughout the Americas. And yet, Cottrol says, if the United States has had a history of more-rigid racial exclusion, since the Second World War it has also had a more thorough civil rights revolution, with significant legal victories over racial discrimination. Cottrol explores this remarkable transformation and shows how it is now inspiring civil rights activists throughout the Americas.
Shadow's Law
Author: Utkarsh Sharma
Publisher: Utkarsh Sharma
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The story follows Shawn as he makes his final journey to stop an ancient abomination. It is his life's mission. He has followed the creature to the mining and gambling city of Little Las Vegas. Shawn's only advantage is his innate ability to store luck for later. He believes that he alone has these powers. As he uses these powers more and more, people start to take notice... On the night his lifelong plan is to come to fruition, he is set upon by an organization that has followed the same path of destruction that he has. The karma police. They have been watching him. They know what he can do. They have also been following the trail of dead bodies to Little Las Vegas straight to Shawn. In a moment of insanity, the city falls into chaos. The abomination escapes. Shawn must race against time as the abomination systematically purges the city of evidence. Shawn is beset by enemies on all sides as the police, FBI, monstrosities and the karma police duke it out in the city. Each group in the desert city feels that Shawn is the most likely culprit. Shawn must make alliances and cheat his way to victory against all parties to survive. As his life's work falls apart, he must decide how much he is willing to gamble to go through with his goal.
Publisher: Utkarsh Sharma
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The story follows Shawn as he makes his final journey to stop an ancient abomination. It is his life's mission. He has followed the creature to the mining and gambling city of Little Las Vegas. Shawn's only advantage is his innate ability to store luck for later. He believes that he alone has these powers. As he uses these powers more and more, people start to take notice... On the night his lifelong plan is to come to fruition, he is set upon by an organization that has followed the same path of destruction that he has. The karma police. They have been watching him. They know what he can do. They have also been following the trail of dead bodies to Little Las Vegas straight to Shawn. In a moment of insanity, the city falls into chaos. The abomination escapes. Shawn must race against time as the abomination systematically purges the city of evidence. Shawn is beset by enemies on all sides as the police, FBI, monstrosities and the karma police duke it out in the city. Each group in the desert city feels that Shawn is the most likely culprit. Shawn must make alliances and cheat his way to victory against all parties to survive. As his life's work falls apart, he must decide how much he is willing to gamble to go through with his goal.
Shadow Vigilantes
Author: Paul H. Robinson
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1633884317
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
"This book examines many examples of how the community has responded when the justice system is perceived to fail."--Book jacket.
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1633884317
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
"This book examines many examples of how the community has responded when the justice system is perceived to fail."--Book jacket.
The Shadow System
Author: Sylvia A. Harvey
Publisher: Bold Type Books
ISBN: 1568588828
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
From an award-winning journalist, a searing exposé of the effects of the mass incarceration crisis on families -- including the 2.7 million American children who have a parent locked up. In The Shadow System, award-winning journalist Sylvia A. Harvey follows the fears, challenges, and small victories of three families struggling to live within the confines of a brutal system. In Florida, a young father tries to maintain a relationship with his daughter despite a sentence of life without parole. In Kentucky, where the opioid epidemic has led to the increased incarceration of women, many of whom are white, one mother fights for custody of her children. In Mississippi, a wife steels herself for her husband's thirty-ninth year in prison and does her best to keep their sons close. Through these stories, Harvey reveals a shadow system of laws and regulations enacted to dehumanize the incarcerated and profit off their families -- from mandatory sentencing laws, to restrictions on prison visitation, to astronomical charges for brief phone calls. The Shadow System is an eye-opening account of the way incarceration has impacted generations of American families; it delivers a galvanizing clarion call to fix this broken system.
Publisher: Bold Type Books
ISBN: 1568588828
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
From an award-winning journalist, a searing exposé of the effects of the mass incarceration crisis on families -- including the 2.7 million American children who have a parent locked up. In The Shadow System, award-winning journalist Sylvia A. Harvey follows the fears, challenges, and small victories of three families struggling to live within the confines of a brutal system. In Florida, a young father tries to maintain a relationship with his daughter despite a sentence of life without parole. In Kentucky, where the opioid epidemic has led to the increased incarceration of women, many of whom are white, one mother fights for custody of her children. In Mississippi, a wife steels herself for her husband's thirty-ninth year in prison and does her best to keep their sons close. Through these stories, Harvey reveals a shadow system of laws and regulations enacted to dehumanize the incarcerated and profit off their families -- from mandatory sentencing laws, to restrictions on prison visitation, to astronomical charges for brief phone calls. The Shadow System is an eye-opening account of the way incarceration has impacted generations of American families; it delivers a galvanizing clarion call to fix this broken system.
Universal Laws and Spiritual Progress
Author: Erkki Lehtiranta
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN: 952998328X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Welcome to a guided tour of the 12 universal laws! This book is a messenger. The messages are the Universal Spiritual Laws, the ultimate rules of reality, and the basic principles of creation. These are the ways and means that the universe uses to converse with us every day, every hour - right now. The Universal Laws are the great lesson of humanity and breaking them is at the base of the great problems of our time. On the other hand understanding them and complying with them guarantees your maximum spiritual progress, integration, the expansion of your consciousness, and your well-being. These cosmic principles are the unchanging factors behind all change. Of course you can live without knowing about them or you can even turn your back on them, but knowing, studying, and following the Universal Laws makes your life much more meaningful, joyful and excellent. If you want profound knowledge about the nature of reality, this is the book just for You!
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN: 952998328X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Welcome to a guided tour of the 12 universal laws! This book is a messenger. The messages are the Universal Spiritual Laws, the ultimate rules of reality, and the basic principles of creation. These are the ways and means that the universe uses to converse with us every day, every hour - right now. The Universal Laws are the great lesson of humanity and breaking them is at the base of the great problems of our time. On the other hand understanding them and complying with them guarantees your maximum spiritual progress, integration, the expansion of your consciousness, and your well-being. These cosmic principles are the unchanging factors behind all change. Of course you can live without knowing about them or you can even turn your back on them, but knowing, studying, and following the Universal Laws makes your life much more meaningful, joyful and excellent. If you want profound knowledge about the nature of reality, this is the book just for You!
In the Shadow of International Law
Author: Michael Poznansky
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190096616
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Secrecy is a staple of world politics and a pervasive feature of political life. Leaders keep secrets as they conduct sensitive diplomatic missions, convince reluctant publics to throw their support behind costly wars, and collect sensitive intelligence about sworn enemies. In the Shadow of International Law explores one of the most controversial forms of secret statecraft: the use of covert action to change or overthrow foreign regimes. Drawing from a broad range of cases of US-backed regime change during the Cold War, Michael Poznansky develops a legal theory of covert action to explain why leaders sometimes turn to covert action when conducting regime change, rather than using force to accomplish the same objective. He highlights the surprising role international law plays in these decisions and finds that once the nonintervention principle-which proscribes unwanted violations of another state's sovereignty-was codified in international law in the mid-twentieth century, states became more reluctant to pursue overt regime change without proper cause. Further, absent a legal exemption to nonintervention such as a credible self-defense claim or authorization from an international body, states were more likely to pursue regime change covertly and concealing brazen violations of international law. Shining a light on the secret underpinnings of the liberal international order, the conduct of foreign-imposed regime change, and the impact of international law on state behavior, Poznansky speaks to the potential consequences of America abandoning its role as the steward of the postwar order, as well as the promise and peril of promoting new rules and norms in cyberspace.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190096616
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Secrecy is a staple of world politics and a pervasive feature of political life. Leaders keep secrets as they conduct sensitive diplomatic missions, convince reluctant publics to throw their support behind costly wars, and collect sensitive intelligence about sworn enemies. In the Shadow of International Law explores one of the most controversial forms of secret statecraft: the use of covert action to change or overthrow foreign regimes. Drawing from a broad range of cases of US-backed regime change during the Cold War, Michael Poznansky develops a legal theory of covert action to explain why leaders sometimes turn to covert action when conducting regime change, rather than using force to accomplish the same objective. He highlights the surprising role international law plays in these decisions and finds that once the nonintervention principle-which proscribes unwanted violations of another state's sovereignty-was codified in international law in the mid-twentieth century, states became more reluctant to pursue overt regime change without proper cause. Further, absent a legal exemption to nonintervention such as a credible self-defense claim or authorization from an international body, states were more likely to pursue regime change covertly and concealing brazen violations of international law. Shining a light on the secret underpinnings of the liberal international order, the conduct of foreign-imposed regime change, and the impact of international law on state behavior, Poznansky speaks to the potential consequences of America abandoning its role as the steward of the postwar order, as well as the promise and peril of promoting new rules and norms in cyberspace.
The Shadow of Christ in the Law of Moses
Author: Vern S. Poythress
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781629954127
Category : Jewish law
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The first five books of the Old Testament were written centuries before the birth of Jesus. Yet they intricately involve him. Here Vern S. Poythress explores Genesis through Deuteronomy, demonstrating how the sacrifices and traditions of the Hebrews graphically foreshadow Christ's relationship with his people. Dr. Poythress also explains how the penalties of the law prefigure the destruction of sin and guilt through Jesus. -- Publisher's statement
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781629954127
Category : Jewish law
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The first five books of the Old Testament were written centuries before the birth of Jesus. Yet they intricately involve him. Here Vern S. Poythress explores Genesis through Deuteronomy, demonstrating how the sacrifices and traditions of the Hebrews graphically foreshadow Christ's relationship with his people. Dr. Poythress also explains how the penalties of the law prefigure the destruction of sin and guilt through Jesus. -- Publisher's statement
THINKING LAWS AND STRUCTURAL MODELS OF THE BRAIN
Author: ZHAO XIONGSHAN
Publisher: American Academic Press
ISBN: 1631815970
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
The theories in this book are all original and intended to demonstrate the fundamental laws of the brain’s thinking. In this book, the characteristics of the information stored in the brain are discussed and the trigger law are derived from them; the law of the influence of human emotional activities on the thinking of the brain is demonstrated, and the reasonable choice law is deduced based on it; according to the way information is stored in the brain, the understanding law is derived. Three laws can be used to explain a large number of brain thinking phenomena, including thinking phenomena at the information, consciousness, and cognitive levels. It can be said that as long as the brain can guarantee the realization of these three laws, it has powerful thinking ability. According to the three laws, two mathematical models of the brain structure are proposed in this book, among which the circuit model is more intuitive and easier to understand; the path model is very simple and easy to implement and may be closer to the real brain. Combining the laws of brain thinking with the structural model of the brain leads to a better understanding of how the brain thinks.
Publisher: American Academic Press
ISBN: 1631815970
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
The theories in this book are all original and intended to demonstrate the fundamental laws of the brain’s thinking. In this book, the characteristics of the information stored in the brain are discussed and the trigger law are derived from them; the law of the influence of human emotional activities on the thinking of the brain is demonstrated, and the reasonable choice law is deduced based on it; according to the way information is stored in the brain, the understanding law is derived. Three laws can be used to explain a large number of brain thinking phenomena, including thinking phenomena at the information, consciousness, and cognitive levels. It can be said that as long as the brain can guarantee the realization of these three laws, it has powerful thinking ability. According to the three laws, two mathematical models of the brain structure are proposed in this book, among which the circuit model is more intuitive and easier to understand; the path model is very simple and easy to implement and may be closer to the real brain. Combining the laws of brain thinking with the structural model of the brain leads to a better understanding of how the brain thinks.