The definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, from the author of the New York Times bestseller *Area 51*
No one has ever written the history of the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful, and most controversial military science R&D agency. In the first-ever history about the organization, New York Times bestselling author Annie Jacobsen draws on inside sources, exclusive interviews, private documents, and declassified memos to paint a picture of DARPA, or "the Pentagon's brain," from its Cold War inception in 1958 to the present.
This is the book on DARPA--a compelling narrative about this clandestine intersection of science and the American military and the often frightening results. Views: 715
In the future, psychic abilities such as telepathy, clairvoyance and psychokinesis have begun to appear in a new generation. Jane possesses these abilities, but knows the danger in using them is real. When she encounters a non-human entity by the name of Max, he warns her that she is being pursued by a dangerous man who has ties to a secretive committee.Jane has always suppressed her dormant paranormal abilities: telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokinesis. The only significant thing that she connects them to is a devastating accident that occurred in her childhood.Amidst the stirrings of an approaching danger she cannot articulate, a distantly remembered spectre from her past — a non-human entity by the name of Max — returns with a warning: a dangerous man is pursuing her.Now, the walls she had so carefully erected around her psychic abilities begin to crumble as she is forced to defend herself against this new intruder. Views: 715
Agent Nine, an intergalactic secret agent, is forced to complete his coworker's failed mission. As his team tries to protect the world from hearing the most horrific music ever produced, Russia and America are on the brink of a nuclear war.Academicessaywriters.com has the capacity to turn around your misfortunes by enabling you to get a good essay in record time. It is never easy to trust someone with your most important and urgent essay. It also takes a lot of professionalism and dedication to deliver a paper that will be a top contender for marks. These are the qualities that we have instilled in our writers over time and it is these qualities that will be employed in crafting your essay. Your trust matters to us because it is from the trust that a long lasting working relationship is natured. Views: 715
In the last great battle of the great controversy between God and Lucifer, God is going defeat Lucifer's empire of evil through a remnant of weak and vulnerable men. On their loyalty He will stake the honor—and survival—of His throne. This story explores why all the power of hell rages against a devoted remnant that will dare to stand for God in the worst conflict there will ever be.Can God defend His law against Lucifer’s colossal arsenal of evil? Can the weakness of God's love Defeat the power of Lucifer's domination? The controversy between God and Lucifer has been raging for millennia. In the last great battle of this conflict God is going defeat Lucifer's empire of evil through a remnant of weak and vulnerable men. On their loyalty He will stake the honor—and survival—of His throne. This story explores the issues at stake in this controversy and why all the power of hell rages against a devoted remnant that will dare to stand for God in the worst conflict there will ever be. Views: 715
What are you grateful for?This book is especially great for traveling, waiting rooms, and reading aloud at home.-5 cute short stories for kids-Just for fun activities and crafts-Morals and lessons about being grateful-Excellent for beginning and early readers-Fun games and mazes includedWhat are you grateful for?Are you looking for a children's book that is highly entertaining, great for early readers, and includes morals and lessons about caring, sharing, and love? This children's storybook has it all!This is an excellent read for beginning and early readers. Each story is easy to read and exciting with cute and bright illustrations for younger readers!This book is especially great for traveling, waiting rooms, and read aloud at home.-5 cute short stories for kids-Just for fun activities and crafts-Morals and lessons about being grateful-Excellent for beginning and early readers-Fun games and mazes includedThis storybook is great for a quick bedtime story and to be read aloud with friends and family.Story List & Activities:-I’m Thankful for my New Friend-Just for Fun Activity-I’m Thankful for Playgrounds-Just for Fun Activity-I’m Thankful for my Robotic Puppy-I’m Thankful for Picnics-I’m Thankful for the Sun-How Many?-Maze 1-Maze 2-Maze 3-Maze 4-SolutionsScroll up and click 'buy' and spend some quality time with your child! Views: 714
This time, Vic Vargo is hired to bid at auction for a valuable sea shell on behalf of an oligarch with more money than sense and then guard it on its way to a private museum. Easy money, Vargo thinks. What could go wrong? But that's just the start of Vargo's troubles as everything does go wrong.This time out, Vic Vargo is hired to bid at auction for a valuable sea shell on behalf of an oligarch with more money than sense and then guard it on its way to a private museum. Easy money, Vargo thinks. What could go wrong? But that's just the start of Vargo's troubles as everything does go wrong. And is the oligarch himself a man to be trusted? Using his wits, strength and reflexes Vargo does his best to save his friends, succeed in his mission and keep his reputation as the best interplanetary recovery agent in the galaxy.Although this is a follow-up to Krillaz, it is a stand-alone story. Views: 714
These nine powerful stories focus on the lives of adult men; some from the present, others from the recent past. Though many could be considered tragedies, there are also moments of justice, courage and humour. Both sexes will appreciate the experiences of these intriguing characters, however; whose collective message is that confronting our weaknesses can often become our greatest strength.Nine Lives is a collection of short stories written over the past decade. The opening story, ‘Not Found Hanging’ concerns a comfortably married man discovering that his ex-lover is terminally ill, and how his repressed guilt over how he deceived her threatens to destroy him too. In ‘Suddenly Autumn’ it is the protagonist who faces serious illness, but his reaction to it is both extreme and surprising. The central character of ‘Chameleon in a Coalmine’ is Hans Asperger, and spotlights his relationship to the activities of medical experimenters under the Nazis. ‘On the Level’ is a short thriller set at a level crossing, where a philanderer’s guilt forces him to make a split second decision about his lover’s husband, with catastrophic results. In ‘If Bricks Should Burn’ a former World War Two airman is haunted by nightmares of his time spent in a Lancaster bomber, whilst struggling to cope with an incurably ill wife in the present. ‘No Laughing Matter’ is a fictional account of the life of one of Britain’s best loved entertainers (but can you guess who?). ‘Imagine Me’ focuses on the relationship between a transvestite and his widowed father, and the novel solution they find to cope with their shared grief. ‘Discharge of Duty’ is the story of a conscientious objector and the privations he suffers as a result of his moral stand - a story with a distinctly black style of humour! Finally, in ‘Strangers at the Door’ an elderly man, who feels persecuted by his neighbours, repeatedly misinterprets the motives of professionals sent to help him, who ironically have his best interests at heart. Views: 714
Two revisionist western books in one.On the Rocks: Wanted, dead or alive. Can she hide? A young cowgirl, falsely accused, searches for a new life. There’s a big reward. And not much hope. Cowgirls Just Wanna Have Fun: Can even the toughest cowgirl survive? First it’s the shooters on horseback, then the bartender, then a lawdog goes missing.There’s a hanging. And a lot of snarky dialogue.Love a sheriff who has his own way of doing things? Outlaws aren’t all bad. Or are they? Action and humor. Cowgirls, Indians & lawdogs.Two revisionist western books in one.On the Rocks: Wanted, dead or alive. Can she hide? A young cowgirl, falsely accused, searches for a new life. There’s a big reward. And not much hope. Cowgirls Just Wanna Have Fun: Can even the toughest cowgirl survive? First it’s the shooters on horseback, then the bartender, then a lawdog goes missing.There’s a hanging. And a lot of snarky dialogue. The outlaws have their reasons. We just have to figure out what they are. Or don’t we? Views: 714
H. H. Twilterwaller is living in reality with dreams that are way out. He is in a bad situation with a drudge wife and worse daughter. The contrast with what he had planned and the reality was at the breaking point. Then it broke.Before she can become the greatest empress in history, fifteen-year-old Sophie will have to survive her social-climbing mother’s quest to put her on the throne of Russia—at any cost.Imperial Court holds dangers like nothing Sophie has ever faced before. In the heart of St. Petersburg, surviving means navigating the political, romantic, and religious demands of the bitter Empress Elizabeth and her handsome, but sadistic nephew, Peter. Determined to save her impoverished family—and herself—Sophie vows to do whatever is necessary to thrive in her new surroundings. But an attempt on her life and an unexpected attraction threatens to derail her plans.Alone in a new and dangerous world, learning who to trust and who to charm may mean the difference between becoming queen and being sent home in shame to marry her lecherous uncle. With traitors and murderers lurking around every corner, her very life hangs in the balance. Betrothed to one man but falling in love with another, Sophie will need to decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice in order to become the empress she is destined to be.In a battle for the soul of a nation, will love or destiny reign supreme? Views: 714
10-year-old Makensie flies across the country alone to spend part of her summer vacation with her aunt and uncle in the northwest. A freak electrical storm on the flight changes her aura to attract strange and unusual creatures; creatures which should only live in legend and myth. They seem to be asking her for help, but what do they want from her?Terrorist. Patriot. Take your pick. In the ruins of the United States travels Dustin Parker and his brother, trying to cross the country to get to safety. A revolution decimated the country seven years ago and forced Dustin from his home. Nowhere is safe, a truth he learns very quickly. The revolutionary Hyenas and the remnants of the American government scrounge through debris and ravaged cities to find Dustin- to find him because of a secret he keeps from both sides. One is meant to protect him. The other would see him executed. But the only question on Dustin’s mind is in regards to which will find him first. Views: 714
It was just a normal night, after a normal day when the Grelflin appeared. His head in a cupboard and his enormous backside stuck up in the air, he was not a pretty sight.His excuse was that he was trying to find his way home, but with his backside still expanding and obviously far too big for a bedside cupboard, what three and a half year old, even one with superpowers, is going to believe that?This is a short story, based upon the Daisy Weal series, and if you wanted to insert it chronologically, it would go somewhere between chapters three and Four of book one.If you are anywhere over ten years of age, and like superhero fantasy then you are going to enjoy this.There are five books in the series, with the first also being available from Audible and iTunes as an audiobook.It was just a normal night, after a normal day when the Grelflin appeared. His head in a cupboard and his enormous backside stuck up in the air, he was not a pretty sight.His excuse was that he was trying to find his way home, but with his backside still expanding and obviously far too big for a bedside cupboard, what three and a half year old, even one with superpowers, is going to believe that?Fearing that he might explode at any minute, Daisy has to race against time to find out where he comes from, and get him back there before he does. Views: 714
In the irresistibly sexy series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout, two free spirits find their lives changed by a one-night stand…
Some things you just believe in, even if you've never experienced them. For Stephanie, that list includes love. It's out there. Somewhere. Eventually. Meanwhile she's got her job at the mixed martial arts training center and hot flings with gorgeous, temporary guys like Nick. Then a secret brings them closer, opening Steph's eyes to a future she never knew she wanted—until tragedy rips it away.
Nick's self-assured surface shields a past no one needs to know about. His mind-blowing connection with Steph changes all that. As fast as he's knocking down the walls that have kept him commitment-free, she's building them up again, determined to keep the hurt—and Nick—out. But he can't walk away. Not when she's the only one who's ever made him wish for forever . . . Views: 714
In Act III of Newbery Medalist Cynthia Voigt’s Mister Max trilogy, the solutioneer sets off to rescue his missing parents!
Ever since Max’s parents were spirited away on a mysterious ship, he has longed to find them.
He’s solved case after case for other people in his business as “solutioneer.” And he’s puzzled out the coded messages sent by his father. He doesn’t know exactly what’s happened, but he knows his parents are in danger—and it’s up to Max to save them.
Max and his friends (and a few old foes) don disguises and set sail on a rescue mission. It will take all of Max’s cleverness and daring to outmaneuver the villains that lie in wait: power-hungry aristocrats, snake-handling assassins, and bombardier pastry chefs.
And behind the scenes, a master solutioneer is pulling all the strings.... Has Max finally met his match?
“Immensely appealing.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A perfect read-aloud, the story will appeal to fans of fantasy, adventure, mystery, and humor.” —The Christian Science Monitor
From the Hardcover edition. Views: 714
At the heart of our galaxy lies the Intragalactic Expo, an exhibition centre promoting tourism between planets. A couple of unlikely travel companions arrive; a slow and steady sloth from Earth being led by an impatient alien girl. Together they meet otherworldly characters along the way and witness the magnificence of mega-structures rivalling the pyramids. Welcome to the Intragalactic Expo.The era of war is over, but what was forged in war will not easily yield to peace. For the crew of the long range survey vessel Sevastopol the legacy of war will find them in the form of a mysterious distress call. In a distant region of space far from help they will have to overcome threats from across the technological and natural spectrum as well as the unexpected dangers carried within if they ever hope to return home. Views: 713
‘The Election’ is the story of a cynical journalist covering the heinous events of the fourth annual United Corporate Election. This story is inspired by and dedicated to the late Dr. Hunter S. Thompson and his unique style of ‘Gonzo Journalism’.Inspired by the unique ‘Gonzo’ writings of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, ‘The Election’ is the story of a cynical journalist covering the heinous events of the fourth annual United Corporate Election. In this dystopian future inspired by our own modern politics, Corporations control all aspects of government, and elections have been reduced to satirical pantomimes in which citizens use their ‘Citizen Spending Credits’ to vote for their favourite features of the elected effigy. Journalist Duke O’Brady ventures into this ridiculous spectacle to experience the madness firsthand, but may be in for more than even he anticipated…-Brad OH Inc. Views: 713
