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Excerpt: "Walter Franks sat in the director''s office; his feet on the director''s desk. He was smoking one of the director''s cigarettes. He was drinking the director''s liquor, filched shamelessly from the director''s private filing cabinet where it reposed in the drawer marked "S." Drawer "B" would have given beer, but Walt preferred Scotch. He leaned forward and tossed the director''s cigarette into the director''s wastebasket and then he pressed the button on the desk and looked up. But it was not the director''s secretary who entered. It was his own, but that did not disturb Franks. He knew that the director''s secretary was off on Mars enjoying a honeymoon with the director. Jeanne entered and smiled. "Must you call me in here to witness you wasting the company''s time?" she asked in mock anger. "Now look, Jeanne, this is what Channing does." "No dice. You can''t behave as Don Channing behaves. The reason is my husband." "I didn''t call to have you sit on my lap. I want to know if the mail is in." "I thought so," she said. "And so I brought it in with me. Anything more?" "Not until you get a divorce," laughed Franks. "You should live so long," she said with a smile. She stuck her tongue out at him."

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883. The Antigonos publishing house specialises in the publication of reprints of historical books. We make sure that these works are made available to the public in good condition in order to preserve their cultural heritage.

Excerpt: "A lot has been written about mankind starving amid plenty. But never before was a civilization confronted with the prospect of luxury amid bankruptcy—". "Keg Johnson was the executive type. He was the chief executive of Interplanet Transport, a position of no mean height. Keg had become the chief executive by sheer guts, excellent judgment, and the ability to gamble and win. Like any high executive in a culture based on a technical background, Keg was well aware of science. He was no master of the scientific method nor of laboratory technique. He was able to understand most of the long-haired concepts if they were presented in words of less than nine syllables, and he was more than anxious to make use of any scientific discovery that came from the laboratory. He knew that the laboratory paid off in the long run. Keg Johnson was strictly a good business man. He played a good game and usually won, because he could size up any situation at a glance and prepare his next move while his opponent was finishing his preparatory speech. So when Keg Johnson met Don Channing in the hallway of the courtroom in Buffalo, he was dangling an exact duplicate of the judge''s watch—a timepiece no longer a rare collector''s item."

Van den Bogaert''s journal of their adventures, fears, success, and hardships of making a journey in winter to an Iroquois Country in what is now New York State.

Is Owen Stanley the quiet, loving teacher known to the staff and students of Warnell College? Or the angel of death who confronts three armed men who come to the Saturday evening student rally to execute the Lewis family? When Stanley uses the skills of a long-forgotten life to kill the three, he reenters that dim, shadowy world of his former life that he had left forever when he dedicated his life to teaching. But the professor opposed a madman when he saved the Lewises, and it ends up costing him his family and his job and leads him to Ell Hernandez, a woman from his past whom he has never met but who knows more about him than any other person on earth. Owen and Ell are plunged into a life and death encounter with James Lacey, the elusive madman and priest of Satan, who ordered the Lewis family execution. Aided by Owen''s best friend, retired Marine Corps Colonel Sean Andrews, techno-genius Ron Harrison, and the father of all hackers, Josh Jacobs, the pair desperately press on through a quagmire of misdirection and chaos in search of the Lewises before Lacey can sacrifice their sixteen-year-old daughter to Satan during a cult ritual scheduled in three days. When they finally locate the Lewises in the Temple of Magick, they must pass through its tight security net and venture down five levels into its bowels to confront the followers of James and save a lovely young woman from a terrible death at the hands of a madman.

The Wright family continues with their lives in On The Scene II: Status Check. After the tragic shooting on the Texas Tower, Stacy finds herself in a struggle to help her father save the life of her mother, taken down by a would be suitor. Stacy and Kimberly continue their quest for gymnastic titles while tragedies they deal with their chaotic and exciting home life. Kevins work remains a constant source of controversy between him and Helen, but Helens brush with death opens her eyes her past actions and the family she has betrayed. New experiences open to all our characters as they deal with day to day life, life and death situations and more complicated societal issues. Kevin rescues a child for the second time during On The Scene II. A tragedy brings the Wright family together, yet ambitions threaten to tear them apart. Sit back and ride along. More emergency calls place stress on Kevin, his staff and his family!

These are challenging times, and perhaps it is here that humans are viewed at their best and their worst. Everyone is accountable for what they say and do. And since government at all levels and its officials are not exempted, and who operate in a more open environment than they once did, primarily as a result of legislation providing for open meetings, more accessible public information, and under more open and recordable visibility, public officials must be more cautious and more aware of the decisions they make. Although a conscious effort on the part of public officials to avoid personal liability suits will help reduce the number of suits filed against them or the government, some preventive and proactive measures--e.g., becoming more proficient in the duties and responsibilities of office, cultural and social education, sensitivity training--must be taken to avoid the possibility of successful liability lawsuits. Public officials are held morally responsible for their decisions, and they are to be respected for the demands placed on them by virtue of that office. However, individuals, including those injured by a particular governmental policy or an official''s decision, are not accepting grievous actions which go against their individual interests. Many are not content with exhausting administrative remedies; rather, they are turning to the courts for a remedy in cases of wrongful death, misuse of legal procedure, etc. A conscious, individual effort to reduce the occurrence liability suits through responsible public decisions will help hold the number of successful suits to a minimum.

"Troubled star" by George O. Smith. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

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"One of three" by George O. Smith. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

FIVE YEARS OLD AND ON THE RUN... A small boy is artificially made super-intelligent by his scientist parents. But soon he has to learn to use his superior brain to escape his "guardian" - a man ready to murder to learn his secret...

George O’Connor’s vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to life in the New York Times Bestselling series The Olympians. This fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology is perfect for fans of Percy Jackson! Shunned even before she was born and destined to live a life of solitude, Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, finds power through her skilled hunting ability and mighty bow. She slays those who wish to do harm to the innocent and takes care of the young and helpless. She protects women and young girls, helps in childbirth, soothes, and is unrivaled in her hunting abilities.

Volume 4 of the highly acclaimed Olympians series! Hades: Lord of the Dead tells the story of the great God of the Underworld and one of the most famous of all Greek myths: Hades'' abduction of Persephone and her mother''s revenge. Be prepared to see a new side of Persephone in this dynamic adaptation of the story of the creation of the seasons. In Olympians, O''Connor draws from primary documents to reconstruct and retell classic Greek myths. But these stories aren''t sedate, scholarly works. They''re action-packed, fast-paced, high-drama adventures with monsters, romance, and not a few huge explosions. O''Connor''s vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to undeniable life in a perfect fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology. This title has Common Core connections. Hades is a Kirkus Reviews Best Children''s Book of 2012

Manhattan Manhunt tells the behind-the-scenes story of the intense police manhunt for international jewel thieves juxtaposed to the inner workings of the elusive crime organization. Led by Major Case Squad Detective Bobby Walsh, the police are on the hunt for Bardyllis "the Bard" Leka, the ringleader behind the ever-mounting heists. The chase goes on for months with near misses and harrowing escapes until the K-9 capture of accomplices leads to big break in the case. Will the heists finally stop? Will the Bard be captured by the police or taken out by his own men? Manhattan Manhunt is a fictional novel inspired by a real-life arrest. In April 1993, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PAPD) Police Officer George O''Donnell and his K-9 partner, Billon, arrested three international jewel thieves. NYPD detectives told George O''Donnell this arrest was instrumental for the NYPD, FBI, and Interpol to catch the masterminds behind the highly sophisticated paramilitary-style burglaries in New York City and throughout the United States. The suspects were later tied to the YACS, an organized crime ring funding the Bosnian War. While Manhattan Manhunt is inspired by a real-life event, the characters and the story line are fictitious.

In the fifth installment of the Olympians series of graphic novels, author/artist George O''Connor turns the spotlight on that most mysterious and misunderstood of the Greek gods, Poseidon: Earth Shaker. Thrill to such famous myths as Theseus and the Minotaur, Odysseus and Polyphemos, and the founding of Athens—and learn how the tempestuous Poseidon became the King of the Seas. This title has Common Core connections.

George O. Draper

Excerpt: "Mark Kingman was in a fine state of nerves. He looked upon life and the people in it as one views the dark-brown taste of a hangover. It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature. Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum. But Venus Equilateral, for their part, were well set. Ships plied the spaceways using their self-contained power only during atmospheric passage, and paid Venus Equilateral well for the privilege. The Relay Station itself was powered on the solar beam, and the costly shipments of potential power had been stopped. There were other relay stations that belonged to the communications company; Luna, Deimos and Phobos, and the six that circled Venus in lieu of a satellite; all were powered by the solar beam. And the solar observatory on Mercury used but little power, so the needs of the observatory became the sole income for Terran Electric''s planetary rights of the solar beam, since Mercury owned no air of its own."

The plans for Operation Teapot, at the Nevada Proving Grounds during 1955, included a series of Civil Effects Tests, one of which, covered the exposure of packaged food products. It was expanded to cover representative commercially packaged beverages, such as soft drinks and beer, in glass bottles and metal cans. Preliminary experimental results were obtained from test layouts exposed to a detonation of approximately nominal yield. Extensive test layouts were subsequently exposed during Operation Cue, of 50 per cent greater than nominal yield, at varying distances from Ground Zero. These commercially packaged soft drinks and beer in glass bottles or metal cans survived the blast overpressures even as close as 1270 ft from Ground Zero, and at more remote distances, with most failures being caused by flying missiles, crushing by surrounding structures, or dislodgment from shelves. Induced radioactivity, subsequently measured on representative samples, was not great in either soft drinks or beer, even at the forward positions, and these beverages could be used as potable water sources for immediate emergency purposes as soon as the storage area is safe to enter after a nuclear explosion. Although containers showed some induced radioactivity, none of this activity was transferred to the contents. (Author).

This is a great collection of action short stories by George O. Smith from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here: "The Undamned", "In the Cards", "Redevelopment", and "The Catspaw".

Since he was in the first grade, fourteen-year-old Nicholas Gilroy has felt that God might be calling him to be a Catholic priest. To determine whether he has a vocation, he applies and is accepted as a freshman at Saint Peter’s High School Seminary. Nicholas, who has been homeschooled, is overwhelmed by the size of the building. He is also intimidated by the vice rector, Father Stephen Reynolds, who, from Nicholas’s perspective, should be in the marines and not in a seminary. The young man soon develops a friendship with Jose and Luke, two other freshman boys, which helps him to achieve success on the football team and to enjoy his new life at Saint Peter’s. But when Nicholas signs up for an after-school program to help tutor children in the inner city, he finds himself thrown into an adventure that puts his life at risk and changes him forever. In this novel, a teenage boy enrolled in a seminary participates in an after-school tutoring program in the inner city and comes face-to-face with life-changing danger.

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In volume six of Olympians, graphic novel author/artist George O''Connor turns the spotlight on Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Look for the same thoroughly researched and wonderfully accessible comics storytelling as O''Connor tackles the story of the Aphrodite from her dramatic birth (emerging from sea-foam) to her role in the Trojan War. O''Connor has outdone himself with this volume: the story is riveting and the artwork is beyond compare. Greek mythology has never been so vivid This title has Common Core connections. A Neal Porter Book

This paper provides a review of the methods for measuring portfolio performance and the evidence on the performance of professionally managed investment portfolios. Traditional performance measures, strongly influenced by the Capital Asset Pricing Model of Sharpe (1964), were developed prior to 1990. We discuss some of the properties and important problems associated with these measures. We then review the more recent Conditional Performance Evaluation techniques, designed to allow for expected returns and risks that may vary over time, and thus addressing one major shortcoming of the traditional measures. We also discuss weight-based performance measures and the stochastic discount factor approach. We review the evidence that these newer measures have produced on selectivity and market timing ability for professional managed investment funds. The evidence includes equity style mutual funds, pension funds, asset allocation style funds, fixed income funds and hedge funds.

Black Cat Weekly #87 features more modern and classic mysteries, fantasies, and science fiction tales. Included this time are: Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “The Weary Are At Rest,” by Veronica Leigh [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “The Case of the Anonymous Note,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “In a Bavarian Forest,” by Warren Moore [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “The Kaluki Kings of Queens,” by Cathi Stoler [short story] Bluffer’s Luck, by W.C. Tuttler Science Fiction & Fantasy: “Glyphs,” by Phyllis Ann Karr and Clifton Alfred Hoyt [short story] “Gentlemen: Please Note,” by Randall Garrett [short story] “Two Worlds For One,” by George O. Smith [short story] “No War Tomorrow,” by Wallace West [short novel] The Grandfathers’ War, by Murray Leinster [short novel]

In "Venus Equilateral," George O. Smith weaves a compelling tapestry of science fiction that explores the intricate relationships between humanity and technology. Set against the backdrop of an ambitious space station orbiting Venus, the narrative delves into the complexities of communication, physics, and the consequences of innovation. Smith employs a narrative style that balances technical detail and imaginative storytelling, ensuring an engaging experience for both the scientifically inclined and general readers. The book is a reflection of the optimistic spirit of the 1950s, embodying the era''Äôs fascination with space exploration and its potential to unite humanity through shared endeavors. George O. Smith, an accomplished science fiction writer and engineer, drew upon his background in electrical engineering and aeronautics to craft this novel. His extensive knowledge of scientific principles infuses the storyline with authenticity, while his experiences during a time of rapid technological advancement fueled his imagination. Smith''Äôs passion for theoretical physics and communication technology serves as a foundation for the intricate dilemmas faced by the characters within this work, offering readers a glimpse into the author''Äôs visionary world. "Venus Equilateral" is a must-read for enthusiasts of speculative fiction and those intrigued by the relationship between science and society. Smith''Äôs adept storytelling and rich character development invite readers to ponder the ethical dimensions of technological progress. This insightful exploration of human ingenuity will resonate with anyone who appreciates thought-provoking literature that challenges the boundaries of our understanding in a rapidly evolving world.

In "Hellflower," George O. Smith delves into the complexities of human emotion and the metaphysical realm, crafting a rich narrative that intertwines science fiction with elements of mysticism. Set against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic society, the novel explores themes of love, loss, and redemption through the lens of advanced technology and psychological introspection. Smith''s distinctive literary style combines vivid imagery and philosophical undertones, inviting readers to contemplate the implications of human ingenuity and its potential to both uplift and doom civilization. The tapestry of narratives woven throughout the book produces a compelling commentary on the resilience of the human spirit. George O. Smith, an influential figure in mid-20th-century science fiction, was a pioneer in integrating more nuanced themes into the genre, influenced by his experiences and a robust understanding of engineering and technology. His background as an electrical engineer and his interests in the intersections of science and philosophy deeply informed his writing. This unique fusion of technical knowledge and profound existential inquiry serves as a key foundation for "Hellflower," where each speculative element resonates with emotional depth, reflecting Smith''s own contemplations of humanity''s future. Readers who appreciate a blend of speculative thought and emotional truth will find "Hellflower" an illuminating experience. Smith''Äôs intricate storytelling and philosophical insights challenge us to reflect on our relationship with technology, making it a crucial addition to the library of any science fiction enthusiast.

George O’Connor’s vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to life in the New York Times Bestselling series The Olympians. This fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology is perfect for fans of Percy Jackson! Thrown from Mount Olympus as a newborn and caught by Thetis and Eurynome, who raised him on the island of Lemnos, Hephaistos had an aptitude for creating beautiful objects from a very young age. Despite his rejection from Olympus, he swallowed his anger and spent his days perfecting his craft. His exquisitely forged gifts and weapons earned him back his seat in the heavens, but he was not treated as an equal—his brothers and sisters looked down at him for his lame leg, and even his own wife, Aphrodite, was disloyal. Witness Hephaistos’ wrath in God of Fire as he creates a plan that’ll win him the respect he deserves.

An illustrated retelling of the Greek myth that details the story of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war.

This book is a call for believers everywhere in the world to be awakened to the raging battle between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan. Believers are called to be sober,be vigilant, because our adversary, the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. But at the same time, we are admonished by the apostle Peter to resist him, steadfast in the faith. (1 Peter 5:8,9) The antichrist spirit which has been at work in the world since the birth of the Church on the Day of Pentecost is now working ferociously in these last days! Let every believer wake up, take up your spiritual weapons and your armour and fight the good fight of faith; intercede in prayers for your family, your ministry, your church, and your nation in the name of Jesus!

"Dark recess" by George O. Smith. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.