When Edward Snowden began leaking NSA documents in June 2013, his actions sparked impassioned debates about electronic surveillance, national security, and privacy in the digital age. The Snowden Reader looks at Snowden's disclosures and their aftermath. Critical analyses by experts discuss the historical, political, legal, and ethical issues raised by the disclosures. Over forty key documents related to the case are included, with introductory notes explaining their significance: documents leaked by Snowden; responses from the NSA, the Obama administration, and Congress; statements by foreign leaders, their governments, and international organizations; judicial rulings; findings of review committees; and Snowden's own statements. This book provides a valuable introduction and overview for anyone who wants to go beyond the headlines to understand this historic episode. Views: 309
The only thing worse than the brutal murder of a father is when the bereaved are not grieving.Jules' job as a homicide detective has become the perfect cover as he pursues supernatural beings that are determined to eliminate him. This short thriller will have you wishing for more... once you catch your breath. Views: 309
Margaret Sutton was a 20th century writer best known for her Judy Bolton mystery series, and The Yellow Phantom was one of the more popular works in the series. Views: 308
Make no bones regarding the trials of leading a more sober life where passion is concerned, it is a hard won battle in each of the seven ages of a mere human's life. Of course, by no means is any warring age to be considered less than another, but in the third - find the words for a lover past.Find it, and more, in this collection of semi-autobiographical sets.Make no bones regarding the trials of leading a more sober life where passion is concerned, it is a hard won battle in each of the seven ages of a mere human's life. Of course, by no means is any warring age to be considered less than another, but in the third - find the words for a lover past. One whom undoubtedly sighed with fire in a woeful ballad made to you before the night descended completely.Find it, and more, in this collection of semi-autobiographical sets that put different voices to an ever changing state of emotion. Views: 308
Hiding out in the college dorm communal showers, 18-year-old Mary and her sultry Asian roommate Ellie secretly get heated up and let fingers fly. Reaching around to her roommate’s backdoor, Ellie eagerly gives a tug to the jeweled head of a toy, bristling to pull it out. Later on, with a glass piece in her hand, Ellie shows Mary just how deep into the backdoor she can go and Mary squirts with delight! This tender, yet explicit, college age lesbian erotic romance is all about the backdoor! It’s wet, wild, and whimsical, a tale of two holes, and an exciting bisexual squirting college romp. This story is a well-written frolic that will have you dripping and wishing you were part of the action. Check the Look Inside for more or have a sample sent directly to your Kindle by clicking “Send a free sample” on the right sidebar. You’re going to love this story!** Views: 308
A collection of stories by charles dickens which include but are not limited to.... Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Dorrit, and Pip. Views: 308
Ammon Waters is on the verge of a stunning breakthrough - the ability to travel through time. He's also on the verge of a breakdown - unable to distinguish reality from a pharmacological illusion. DECEIVE THE PARADOX explores one man's descent into the abyss of insanity as he uses the desperation caused by tragic loss to advance his science.Jacqui explored the Earth on her venerable Royal Enfield 500cc motorbike in the early 21st century. One hundred and twenty years later her cryonically preserved body is thawed and she is flown to explore Mars as part of mankind's effort to find new worlds to colonize. Earth is doomed through over-population,decimation of its resources and choking pollution. She knows that she is being used as a symbol of the struggle to survive,and though anxious to do her best she is plagued with doubts that the human-race will inevitably ruin another planet. Riding her trusty steed Enfield,now powered by an electric motor,she surveys the landscape,coming across a promising plain. Pausing to take photographs,Jacqui falls into a reverie as she encounters an ancient Martian. Views: 308
A love that spans lifetimes...When dreams of a previous life she cannot make sense of starts troubling her, Sita is determined to ignore them. Till the evil that was after her is before her, and she learns that nothing will prevent Ravana from getting what he wants, and now, he wants her, regardless of her being married to Rama. In the island fortress of Lanka, with both mind and body worn down with her captivity, her only hope of rescue lies in the love and tenacity of Rama. But Lanka is impregnable, secured by more than an asura army, and an ocean stands between Rama and her prison.Will she be able to escape her prison or would Rama's arrival be too late? Views: 308
Living Quarters uses both the structure of a domestic space and the rhythms of the seasons to seek, but not reliably find, order and consolation in life's seeming disorder. Relationships dissolve; deaths come too soon; the past vanishes; the earth that gives beautiful and nourishing foods swallows up the creatures for whom it provides. These poems struggle with that mix of affirmation and destruction, celebrating nature's generosity while trying to make peace with its cruelty.Thought-provoking poems reflect an intimate internal dialogue, addressing, among other ideas, Is it really safer at home, or are there perils within our closest relationships, in daily domestic ritual? And where is home, when people are constantly moving, marriages dissolving, new relationships beginning and ending? When is a house just a house, and when does it become a home? Cooking warms a house and gives it a feeling of home, but does there also need to be a surrounding, anchoring... Views: 308
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Cowboy Bill Oakley hasn’t been the same since his son was murdered. Alone in the world, he tracks down his son’s murderer, Nat Dalton, but right before he exacts revenge, Bill is yanked from his time. He awakens 1,000 years in the future, and is asked to fight in a war unlike any other. Will he be able to simultaneously change the future and the past? Only time will tell. (Some adult language)Cowboy Bill Oakley hasn’t been the same since his son was murdered. Alone in the world, he tracks down his son’s murderer, Nat Dalton, but right before he exacts revenge, Bill is yanked from his time. He awakens 1,000 years in the future, and is asked to fight in a war unlike any other. Teaming with two future soldiers, a swashbuckling pirate, and a samurai from Old Japan, Bill has to save the world from mysterious beings known as the Scythes, and may just have an unexpected run-in with the man who murdered his once-deceased son. But, will he be able to simultaneously change the future and the past, or is he perpetually locked onto his own grim fate? Only time will tell. Views: 308
