Books

No matter how under-confident you feel right now, there are a few simple strategies you can employ that will change the flavor of your entire experience.Have you ever had that sinking feeling that your career’s going nowhere and that if you could only find half the confidence your colleagues seem to have, you could find the success and fulfillment you crave?You’re certainly not alone… One study found that 62% of men and 79% of women regularly feel unconfident in the...

The games in this book are from the years 1963 to 1974 when I was active in the local leagues (Portsmouth and London) and various South of England Open tournaments (e.g. Bognor Regis and Hastings). Most of the games I have not collected (or annotated) before and many were played at a rapid rate (e.g. 10 or 15 minutes each with no increment). It also contains my recollections of my friend Mike Dymond, chess player, painter, and photographer who died...

Loneliness Dissolved by Alec Alpert is a thought-provoking book exploring loneliness's complex nature. The author draws from firsthand experiences and insights from Eastern and Western traditions to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the root causes of loneliness and practical insights on how to transform their relationship with it.One of the key takeaways from the book is that loneliness is a universal experience that is not necessarily dependent on being alone. The author discusses that emotional independence and freedom...

The stars are within mankind’s reach……But what awaits in the void may end humanity…Mars and the Moon have been colonized, piracy runs rampant in the asteroid belts, and a thriving society grows in the depths of space. Humanity prepares to embark upon its greatest journey—the colonization of Alpha Centauri.Then everything changes…A deep space reconnaissance probe discovers a new Earth-like planet twelve light-years from Earth’s sun. The probe also finds something unusual, something…unnerving. A new mission is created, a space fleet...

Avram Davidson was one of the great original American writers of the 20th century. He was erudite, cranky, Jewish, wildly creative, and sold most of his wonderful stories to pulp magazines. They are wonderful. Now his estate and his friends have brought together a definitive collection of his finest work, each story introduced by an SF luminary. This is a volume every lover of fantasy will need to own.Introductions or afterwords by:URSULA K. LE GUINRAY BRADBURYROBERT SILVERBERGDAMON KNIGHTGENE WOLFEPOUL ANDERSON...

Follow the journey of Dr. Ada Lovelock and her team of brilliant scientists as they race to outwit a new form of artificial intelligence that seeks to dominate and destroy all of humanity.In the not-so-distant future, humanity stands at the brink of a technological revolution, a world where the line between man and machine blurs and superintelligence becomes a reality. But as the world becomes increasingly dependent on these powerful AI entities, a shadowy threat looms in the background, waiting...

My dark secret?The single dad who hired me as a nanny makes me want to rip off his clothes.But that’s not the dark part. I took the job to get close enough to take him down. Six feet under to be exact.“I know a little bit of self-defense.”It’s a lie of course. I could easily kill a man nine different ways with the tip of a ballpoint pen. Dimitri Antonov may be a devoted father.And to say he's easy on...

The Cold War threatens to go hot……when American hostages are taken in Iran.Where will this conflict lead?The Soviets invade Afghanistan, and the governments of Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev jockey for position on the international stage. CIA operative Fred Poole races against the clock to decode the pieces of a Soviet puzzle that could lead to war.Will he be too late?US Marines and Soviet paratroopers advance to contact with the enemy on battlefields across the globe, from the jungles of...

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The pandemic affects everyone, I know it is not easy to have lost someone dear to us, or our dream job, or our chance for education.  There is a need to take better care of our spirit and mental health.And that is why I start writing this book.Prolonged turmoil in family lives, social lives and financial stress will have long term damage to our mental health. But if we address these issues timely, we still have a chance to stop...