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Love and Common Sense is the award-winning collection of 70 intriguing short stories. These stories are a blend of business, economics, and extravagant compassion that give lucid and dramatic insights into the selfless activities and adventures of Dr. James W. Jackson. Dr. Jackson is a gifted storyteller who draws his unique insights from his millions of miles of travel and his personal visits to over 150 countries.

Humanity’s first spacecraft, the Terran, finally returns home. The crew is stunned to discover that while their trek lasted for less than a year, three years has passed on Earth. Gamin technologies have begun making their way into everyday life, which in turn has changed the world’s political landscape. Fearing the Terran lost, a coalition of nations has pooled their resources into building a new spacecraft at the alien construction dock. They also constructed a massive space-station, one to replace the International Space Station which was destroyed by the Gamin. Meanwhile, other ...

Behind the famous rhyme lies a murderous conspiracy that goes far beyond Guy Fawkes and his ill-fated Gunpowder Plot. In a desperate race against time, spy Christian Hardy must uncover a web of deceit that runs from the cock-fighting pits of Shoe Lane, to the tunnels beneath a bear-baiting arena in Southwark, and from the bad lands of Clerkenwell to a brutal firefight in The Globe theatre. But of the forces ranged against Hardy, all pale beside the renegade Spanish agent codenamed Realm.

Suppose you wake up one day to find every part of your life was a lie. Maybe not a complete lie, but not as you thought. What would you do when faced with an ‘Augmented Reality’? Joe just has! We follow along as he learns the true condition of the world, the world outside his carefully protected reality. Join his plight as he finds new surprises and new possibilities in this post-apocalyptic world. With a much smaller population and an uncertain future will he find a new home and purpose? Come along as the search for salvation goes awry…

NEW YORK BURNS New York City is on fire following an unprecedented terrorist attack, but for these extremists, the fire is just the beginning of the chaos. A Seal team hunts for those responsible, and then there’s Clay, retired Special Forces, who is just trying to get his stepdaughter, Melinda, out of the city. Melinda becomes embroiled in this dangerous adventure as fate and destiny combine to keep her in the thick of it. She began the day as any typical New Yorker, as events unfold, she proves to be anything but. The hunt for the terrorists turns global when they escape New York; I am ...

Alliance - One ship, against all odds. Cindy leads the crew of the Terran on a mission to salvage parts from the derelict Gamin spacecraft they discovered twenty-two thousand light years from Earth. The wreck holds the promise of technologies and weapons. Along the way, the crew visits the peaceful Oglans, where once again, Emma is in her element. Events spiral out of control for the crew of the Terran when they respond to a hail from Regent Voknor. Their actions have far reaching consequences. Humanity’s fate hangs in the balance as the stakes of the Atlan-Gamin war escalate.

The Gamin have left Earth, and in doing so have raised many questions. Clearly we are not alone in the universe. As the alien visitor’s ships have revealed, space is not a peaceful place. The discovery of a massive construction dock in the Australian Outback surprises all. The partially built spacecraft within its confines is a baffling mystery to many, a technological marvel to others. A consortium of countries pool their resources in their attempt to complete the ‘Terran’. Will the massive vessel even be able to launch? If so, will the crew begin their journey to the stars? Or will ...

Voknor Diaries – One Gamin’s rise to power. ‘Voknor Diaries’ is the fifth installment of the Terran Chronicles Universe, and the last book of the ‘Initiation Series’. The story follows the Gamin on their plight of survival, after the devastating attack on their world by the Atlan Empire. Many years after the Exodus, one Gamin hatches, one whose path crosses humanity’s time and again; first as a master, then as a friend. Space is not safe, as all races painfully discover. Banding together may save them, but is this a temporary safety or will the Alliance hold? And what about ...

We thought we’d won, and got rid of it, but it too is a survivor. And in the end, all we did was kill ourselves. No one knows where it came from. But come it did. We think it’s intelligent, but not in the way we think of intelligence, this thing has an evil malevolence about it. It’s cruel; it toys with its prey. I came face to face with it once and survived. As I peered into it, I saw no soul, no compassion, nothing, I only saw its blinding desire to extinguish my life. My name is Adam, I am one of the last of us, all that remains.

The adventure you are about to embark upon is one of discovery and hope, as humanity comes to terms with its ‘First Contact’. When a fleet of spaceships arrive in orbit, it raises a number of compelling questions. What brings them here? Are they friendly? What will happen to us? The visitors from space do not behave exactly how we expected them to. But then, what did we really expect to happen? With the intentions of our visitors not being fully known or understood, we are powerless to do more than become bystanders to our own fate. As the series unfolds we discover that many answers ...

A sports podcast by one guy who used to cover high school volleyball and two others who are less qualified than that.

You can watch all our episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BringBackThe80sPodcast Join comedy legend James Alderson and radio's Andy Jackson on the podcast that asks questions like: Do kids know they’ve been born these days, why do they call them vinyl and not records, and whatever happened to white dog poo?

A podcast about the Bay Area mountain biking scene. Hosted by Jackson May and James Magee aka Feelgoodchubs, we interview local riders and ramble about bike culture, the riding scene, while getting off topic from time to time.

Welcome to Good Takes and Rookie Mistakes, the journey of Jackson James as he talks with friends and influential figures as he tries to figure out how to avoid "rookie" mistakes. Each Episode features a different guest as the conversations try to decipher different ways to live. Come for the wild topics, and stay for unique takes.

We discuss running a vintage/streetwear brand and store. Also go into details of being an entrepreneur while building brand awareness and becoming your own boss. Lifestyle, fashion, music, sports are all factors and key elements of this podcast!

Two guys, from two different backgrounds, examine rural American politics from two different perspectives. Why are so many small town Americans afraid to embrace a left of center look at the world? And how does this refusal leave them playing catch-up? James Benau is a local political leader and child of 1960’s Chicago activists. Dan Jackson is a small business person, part time columnist and former Republican voter. Together they prove everything local stems from everything politics.

History: Tom Assheton and James Jackson explore the past. Man has led a bloody charge through the millennia, and we have a good look at why. Why so violent. What happened to bring about these bloody events. We discuss, we interview, and we explain how it is that history so often explodes into violence. But hey, it's not all doom and gloom: we have dogs in action, mad dictators, and brave and unsung heroes. We have Bloody Battles, Bloody Objects and some shorter Bloody Bites. History is our hinterland, the past that influences our present and future. It will be Bloody, it will be Violent ... so...

When it comes to teaching your pets new skills and tricks, you need to undergo three important stages

Construction site safety is a top priority for anyone working in the industry. In order to ensure that everyone is informed about the most recent safety regulations, ProEng Services is sharing a podcast focusing on construction safety. This podcast will encompass safety guidelines and recommendations for minimizing risks both on and off the construction site.

Let's Talk Jesus is a Christian Podcast, hosted by James Jackson and cohosted by his wife, Toni Jackson. Together they discuss some of the biggest and hardest hitting parts of scripture. With the goal of spreading the gospel to every living creature as we are called to do in the Great Commission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.