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The Real Future of the Drone ProgramViral Vector – You understand the words, but the concept is vague. You are not alone.Think of the President’s controversial drone program, complete with a verified kill list, a degree of secrecy and the complicit approval of the American people.Now think of...

First published in 1998, Four Stories is the first short story collection written by Marcus McGee, a favorite for readers who appreciate the author's twisted humor. The stories are loosely autobiographical and center on issues involving family life. Yet they illustrate how political family life can become at times.

Life in medieval Venice was not easy even for the rich and powerful. Wars, disease and horrifying epidemics touched the lives of everyone in the Republic. But if you were the despised son of a brutal butcher, then life was bitter indeed. Rosso stood out not only because of his red hair, but also because...

Stanford Anesthesia Professor Dr.Nico Antone believes his son’s only chance to get accepted into a prestigious college is for Johnny to graduate at the top of the class in a small rural high school. The doctor leaves his wretched marriage in California to relocate to his boyhood hometown, Hibbing,...

Introducing readers to the little known name of Marshall "Major" Taylor, the world's first African American cycling champion. Canterbury weaves a wild and suspenseful tale full of atmosphere and historical details that transports the reader to another time and place in history. Sonja Hazzard,...

The Tenor is a sweeping tale of historical fiction in the style of Ann Patchett’s “Bel Canto” and De Burniere’s “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin.” It swiftly moves from Pino Vaggi’s youth in pre-war Italy, to his coming of age as a soldier in war-torn Greece, before ending in a shattering...

An Inspirational and Entertaining Short Story by Marcus McGee - The Secret For How Ordinary People Can Accomplish Extraordinary Things

If this book has somehow come to you, then tragically the worst has already happened, and you must prepare to have your hands bloodied in an epic battle, though it may already be too late for you. Rise and fight, my brothers. Since the beginning, there have been ancient, perpetual, predatory creatures...

By orders of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the SS American Legion left New York City in the summer, 1940 to evacuate the Crown Princess of Norway, her children and American citizens from the World War II cataclysm overtaking Europe. Mystery surrounded the return voyage. Rather than follow a safer...

Recalling lessons from their Grandmothers for inspiration, writers young and old from around the world share stories of bonds between elders and children so tight her smile, silent disappointments, secrets kept and the smells of her kitchen are remembered and cherished many years later. A few of the...

Set in an urban city in central New Jersey, The Seductive Schoolhouse Scandal, inspired by true events, is the story of Jack Rumford, a corrupt school administrator operating in an impoverished, neglected, poorly-supervised school district. When reading resource teacher Cindy Stone arrives at his...

Hank Hummel, a creative writing instructor at Midland University and a former high school Economics teacher, is doing research on MU’s experimental Human Capital Market, known colloquially as HumCap and hopes to receive an M.S. in Economics. Hector Rodriguez, having been promoted from beat cop at...

What transpires when we make the transition from the physical body? This is something we ultimately all have to face at different levels throughout our existence. All those who have lost a loved one will ask this question, a question we will ask of ourselves one day. Doctor Jasper offers hope for...

Author Tony Morelli finished his book talk at the central library auditorium in Palermo, Sicily. He had noticed a man in the audience who looked familiar, but couldn’t place him. Afterward, he recognizes the man as a childhood friend, Todd Kenilworth. He confronts the man, who knocks him out and...