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"'Combines brilliant storytelling with rich and deeply researched evidence . . . essential reading for anyone seeking a global history that reexamines the past on a massive scale' - Caroline Elkins, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Imperial Reckoning and Legacy of Violence
'Synoptic in its reach, overwhelming in its detail, The Killing Age leaves one feeling like Jonathan Swift's Gulliver, who came to prefer the company of peaceable horses to membership of humankind' - J. M. Coetzee, Nobel Prize-winning author of Disgrace
A bold, trailblazing history that asks: what if the movements that built the modern world - the Enlightenment, democracy, the Industrial Revolution - were more catastrophic than we ever imagined?
In this radical rethinking of modernity, Professor Clifton Crais argues that the era between 1750 and the early 1900s - seen by many as the birth of the Anthropocene - should instead be known as the Mortecene: the Age of Killing.
Killing brought the world together and tore it apart, as violence and commerce converged to create a new and terrible world order that drove the growth of global capitalism. Profiteering warlords left a trail of devastation across Africa, Asia, and the Americas, committing mass-scale slaughter of humans and animals, and sparking an environmental crisis that remains the most pressing threat facing the world today.
Drawing on decades of scholarship and a range of new sources, The Killing Age turns our vision of past and present on its head, illuminating the Mortecene in all its horror: how it has shaped who we are, what we value, what we fear, and the precarious planet we must now confront.
'Crais obliges us to confront the naked reality of a modern world order spawned from the barrel of a gun . . . This is a courageous and highly readable work' - David Wengrow, co-author of The Dawn of Everything"
"New respect brings new opportunities and new threats . . .
The Sonoran Shielf are now an officially recognized hero team. Criminals, the government, and even the dangerous 46P1 corporation all understand that Trev and his team are powerful and dedicated to justice.
A brutal, ruthless new enemy forces Trev and the team into an unexpected alliance.
Trev is happy to bask in the team's new reputation. He's not prepared when the New Baja Republic government informs him they expect the Sonoran Shield to help protect the visiting Johnathan Tallmere, the CEO of the dangerous 46P1 company.
No matter how bad a situation is, it can always get worse.
A psychopathic terrorist cult has decided Tallmere needs to be killed, and they're more than happy to take down anyone who dares get in their way. Trev, Cassie, and the team will be pushed to their limits against this new enemy who harbor no respect for life and a bizarre and sickening happy-go-lucky attitude toward killing.
Will Trev and the Sonoran Shield be able to withstand the onslaught of an enemy who knows no fear? How far will they go to protect a man who might be even more dangerous than the terrorists targeting him?"
"With money flowing in and villains going down by the week, Trev, Cassie, and Jack are building up a reputation as bounty hunters and rookie heroes. They're ready to make the official shift to hero work as soon as they can convince the local police and military they're not out of control bounty hunters only pretending to care about justice.
Trev is more concerned with improving control of his power and taking down bounties than worrying about small fry. When a local street gang decides they're going to move into his part of town, he decides to educate them about how living a law-abiding life is far less painful, especially when being a criminal means going up against Trev and his friends.
A simple altercation blossoms into a confrontation with a far more dangerous enemy force who has seized control of half the city. Trev and the team are going to have to improve both their powers and their urban warfare tactics if they want to save their city from a dark conspiracy.
Will Trev and his friends survive taking on their greatest army of enemies yet unscathed, or will they be forced to understand that ambition, no matter how well-intentioned, can outstrip ability?"
"The Hero Prophecy hangs over the head of the team . . .
With their last major battle pointing in the direction of 46P1 and assassinations in the government proving the company can't be underestimated, Trev and the team prepare for 46P1 to strike back. They've recruited new members and upped their gear. There's only one problem. They've become so good at taking down local villains they're running out of bad guys to stomp.
A trip to the north ensnares them in a deadly and unexpected spiderweb . . .
Deciding to cast a wider net, the newly expanded team learns of a mysterious underworld hunt in Phoenix for the most unlikely of targets, an archaeologist's young assistant. The hunters become the hunted as Trev and the team decide to investigate.
Cassie's prophecies can only do so much to prepare the team for the shocking truth.
What started as a standard bounty and villain hunt pushes the team into a confrontation with a powerful enemy who will stop at nothing to keep his deep secrets buried. Everything they think they understand about their world will change.
Can Trev and his ragtag hero group stand up to a foe who will spare no expense and dispense with all humanity and mercy?"
"Sifting through layers and layers of myth and legend, Peter Cozzens - the award-winning author of The Earth is Weeping - unveils the true face of Deadwood, South Dakota, the storied mining town that sprang up in early 1876, and was made famous by the HBO series of the same name.
Built on land brazenly stolen from the Lakotas, Deadwood was not merely a place where outlaws lurked, but was itself an outlaw enterprise, not part of any US territory or subject to its laws or governance. This gave rise to the gunslinging, stage-coach robbing, whiskey-guzzling, rampant prostitution and gambling that has come to epitomise the town through the legendary figures of 'Wild Bill' Hickok and Calamity Jane. But this foundation also bred a self-reliance and a spirit of cooperation unique on the frontier, which made it an exceptionally welcoming place for Black Americans and Chinese immigrants at a time of deep-seated discrimination.
The first book to tell this complex story in full, Deadwood reveals how one frontier town came to embody the best and worst of the West-enduring truths about humanity's eternal quest for creating order from chaos, a greater good from individual greed, and security from violence."
"Prophecies don't pay the bills . . .
Trev has accepted the truth of Cassie's vision of him becoming a great hero meant to save the Earth and stop the machinations of the dangerous corporation 46P1. While Trev, Jack, and Cassie are a good team, they've got a long way to go before they're ready to take on the most powerful company left in the broken world.
But dead or alive bounties can make life less complicated . . .
Enjoying the satisfaction that comes with taking down bandits and villains, the team settle on bounty-hunting work as they transition from ragtag racing crew to hero team. They figure they have an easy job when the nearby mining town of New Hope puts out a call for help.
Being a hero in a fallen world means risking betrayal.
There's more going on in New Hope than Trev and his friends expect. They must deal with monsters, out-of-control mercenaries, and a deadly bandit secret that forces Trev to realize that being the toughest in a fight may not guarantee he can save lives.
Will Trev and his team discover the bandits' secret before it's too late for all the innocent people they've sworn to save?"
"Ten years ago an inexplicable energy wave warped Earth forever . . .
Trev Leon grew up in the shattered remains of the once proud United States. He was blessed and cursed like everyone else with a special ability in a world where weak governments are still trying to regain a semblance of control over the superpowered bandits and grotesque mutant animals. With the death of his parents and a warning to keep the nature of his power hidden, Trev moves far away to the desert southwest to start a new life.
Starting over in a broken world isn't cheap. Trev's plan is to win the monster-hunting Sonoran Baja Hunter-Tourist Rally to score quick cash and a strong reputation in his new home.
Navigating the treacherous desert landscape with his best friend and co-driver Jack and an alluring tourist harboring secrets of her own, Trev realizes that winning the race is no longer his only concern.
Facing dangerous monsters, explosive confrontations, and a deepening web of deception, Trev must unravel the hidden mysteries of the southwest.
Will Trev and his companions survive the ultimate race and emerge victorious, or will they become the next team to vanish without a trace in an unforgiving desert?"
"What was philosophy as Descartes found it around 1620? What was philosophy like before Descartes reformed it after 1637? What features of philosophy did he want to fix and what tools did he use? To answer such questions, how should philosophers do their work today? One answer is surprising: that Descartes wrote picture books, for example. Another is challenging: that philosophers in the present would be better students if they spent less time on past philosophy as they commonly understand it. The change would be transformative. But big changes have happened in philosophy's past for non-philosophical reasons that need attention from philosophers today, when oblivion has impeded their study of such changes. Attending to understudied causes of philosophical effects will show philosophers how to repair the damage that oblivion has done to their work. Mending stories about philosophy begins in this book with Descartes and his predecessors on meditation and method. Brian Copenhaver examines these topics from a neglected point of view before introducing an unfamiliar Descartes: the author of the Discourse and Meditations as a writer of picture books. Three chapters about these topics—meditation, method, and picturing—are the practice justified by two theoretical chapters, one about how philosophy changes, the other about the oblivion that cancels memories of change."
"Justice has been served . . . unless the accused is innocent. In this gripping legal drama, Whitlow expertly weaves themes of grace, faith, and the law with a plot that is sure to keep you guessing until the end.
Life in prison is often a nightmare, but Joe Moore believes he is just where God intends him to be. Twenty-five years ago, while high on meth, he makes one terrible mistake after another, culminating in the brutal murder of a young, influential couple. Today, Joe is a radically different person, thriving in his role as a ministry leader and role model to his fellow inmates.
After being fired from two previous law firms, young lawyer Ryan Clark and his wife, Paige, have settled into a small North Carolina town. Hired by a distant relative, Ryan is committed to connecting with the right clients and handling the mundane tasks while his cousin Tom takes on the high-profile cases.
But when critical health issues land Tom in the hospital, Ryan is forced to take the helm at the law firm--just in time for the town's biggest case in history to be reopened. Joe Moore's niece has been doing some digging and, convinced that her incarcerated uncle is innocent, insists that Ryan relaunch the investigation immediately.
After Ryan meets with Joe, both men receive threats that put their own lives--as well as the lives of those around them--in danger. It appears that together they've pulled back a dark curtain that hides a deeper evil than anyone in town suspects exists. Now they must determine if continuing with the case is worth the risk--and if the cost of proving one man's innocence is too great when the lives of so many others would be placed in mortal danger.
Dive into a world where faith meets the law in this heart-pounding legal drama that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Pick up Guilty Until Innocent and find out if the cost of justice is worth risking everything. You won't want miss out on this thrilling story of grace, redemption, and the relentless pursuit of truth."
"With the Spanish Empire brutally driving the buccaneers from their hunting grounds, the half-wild men must look for a new refuge in the West Indies. They find it just a few miles off the northwest coast of Hispaniola: the island of Tortuga.
Rugged, sparsely settled, but poised on the edge of Spain's trade routes, Tortuga is an ideal base for the outcast hunters. Among them is the hulking, enigmatic Jean-Baptiste LeBoeuf, now a reluctant leader of the buccaneers. But LeBoeuf's interest in Tortuga involves more than simply escaping the Spanish Empire. Ownership of a plantation on the island has fallen into his hands, and it is his dream, his vision, to lay claim to that property and put an end to his savage and nomadic life.
But once again Spain stands in his way, as a powerful fleet sent from Seville comes to route the buccaneers from their latest foothold. Among the expedition's leaders is Don Alonso Menéndez, lieutenant governor of the West Indies, who has designs of his own for the island and the land LeBoeuf intends to claim. Now the two men will battle for the beautiful Henriette and the hundred acres of paradise that is the Tortuga plantation."
"Reminiscent of Beauty and the Beast, a recluse and a young woman discover that the scars of life are no match against an act of love.
Iowa, 1903. All of Monticello believes Otis Taylor has been away fostering his musical genius. But the truth is that his father exiled him long ago, rejecting Otis's appearance and the scars that came with it. Now that he is the last living Taylor, Otis has covertly returned to settle his family's affairs and rid himself of his past for good. However, he soon discovers that he may not have been the only abandoned Taylor and begins a tireless search for his missing toddler niece.
At twenty-three years old, Sadie West left her family farm and found employment at the Hoag feather duster factory. It isn't a romantic job, but she's hardly had a glimmer of romance since her beau went off to college, leaving her with no promise of a future together. Desperate to save money and help her family make ends meet, she trespasses and finds shelter in an abandoned building--and is thrown in the path of the town's mysterious bachelor.
Otis's wounds are deep, but as Sadie's friendship with him grows, she begins to fall for the man beneath the mask. Locating his long-lost niece, however, is more difficult than either could have imagined, and Sadie West may be the key to Otis Taylor finally finding his way home."
"In this stylish and gripping historical noir novel, Randall Harker—the controversial city editor of an established progressive daily in the urban Midwest of 1950—excites the wrath of a reckless, corrupt, and ambitious U.S. senator anxious to make a name for himself as the country’s most ardent anti-Communist. Decidedly flawed and afflicted by personal demons and political foes, Harker finds himself abandoned by friends and colleagues as he loses his wife, his reputation, and his job. He also finds himself losing the very sense of his own identity. With its gritty realism and dead-on period detail, the elegant prose of Estranged renders the rough-and-tumble world of mid-century journalism, the historical post-war battle between the Mob and trade unions, and the tender, intimate, and sensual moments of Harker’s desperate romantic escape from the nightmare that his personal and professional life has become. In a tale whose events and themes very much reverberate in Trump’s America, the novel addresses surprisingly contemporary concerns about gender, homosexuality, and sexism, although at an oblique, historical angle. This is a story that occurs at the intersection of public and private life, of love and work with politics and history."
