Catalyst For Change: A Novel Of Our Times by Margaret Cummins (Jaggard-Hawkins) (9 Reviews)    Price verified 20 minutes ago

Catalyst For Change is a political and techno-thriller set in the Australia of the 2030's. The plot contains action, adventure, mystery and suspense, with many twists and turns and an unexpected outcome. The story is told from the multiple view points of a small group of engaging characters. Meghan Lewis, the family matriarch, is a retired anthropologist, living a pleasant existence within an idyllic rural commune. Her secretive daughter, Sara, lives nearby in a small coastal town with her engineer husband, Con. He designed a high-tech barrier to protect the town from rising sea levels. In contrast, Gaia, Meg's granddaughter, inhabits a tiny pod in a highrise tower in central Melbourne. Most of the tower inhabitants, known as poddies, are unemployed due to high levels of automation. They spend their lives totally captivated within an entrancing world of infotainment. Gaia is fortunate to have cyber skills which enable her to earn small amounts of crypto-currency as a gig worker on ...

Genre: Political

The Calypso Effect by Samuel DenHartog (STUDIOS SINALOA) Price verified 13 hours ago

In a world blissfully unaware of the dark future that awaits, Marcus, an astute physicist and engineer, encounters a quantum anomaly that forever changes his perception. This bizarre event bestows upon him the unsettling ability to see possible futures, revealing glimpses of a dystopian world ruled by an oppressive regime. It is this very vision that compels Calypso, a rebel from that harrowing future, to seek him out, desperate for his help to prevent her world's bleak destiny. Thrust together by fate, Marcus and Calypso form an unlikely alliance, uniting their knowledge and resolve to alter the course of history. Their journey is fraught with challenges as they orchestrate a series of actions designed to undermine the future totalitarian regime. Each decision they make intertwines their destinies ever deeper, blurring the lines between right and wrong, past and future. "The Calypso Effect" is a gripping tale of courage and resilience, highlighting the profound impact of our ...

Genre: Political

Animal Farm by George Orwell (Gates Classics) (98 Reviews)    Price verified 51 minutes ago

"Animal Farm" by George Orwell is a captivating allegory that takes you on a thought-provoking journey. Set on a farm, the animals rebel against their human oppressors, establishing their own society. Initially, it's a utopian vision of equality and justice, but power and corruption soon creep in. Orwell's storytelling brilliance shines as each animal represents a facet of society, and their revolution mirrors historical events. Witness the rise and fall of their animal-led government, the emergence of a ruthless elite, and the haunting parallels with the human world. This novella is a warning against totalitarianism, propaganda, and the corrupting influence of power. Orwell's vivid prose and sharp social commentary make "Animal Farm" an essential read for those interested in politics and society. It's a timeless tale of how ideals can be twisted, leaving you pondering the nature of power and the fragility of freedom.

Genre: Political

The Fight Belonged to Her by Rasmenia Massoud (6 Reviews)    Price verified 20 minutes ago

"It's best to do what your dad says without making any waves." Robin understood it was the men in her life who had the control. After a lifetime of feeling powerless and witnessing her mother's potential being crushed under the weight of compliance, Robin is ready to fight back, even if it means pushing against those closest to her.

Genre: Political

1984 (Essential Orwell Classics) by George Orwell (Cedro Classics) (529 Reviews)    Price verified 51 minutes ago

The lexicon of 1984, which includes terms like Newspeak, Doublethink, Big Brother, and the Thought Police, has entered the English language as a representation of the horrors of dictatorship. Not least due to its logical consistency, George Orwell's account of Winston Smith's struggle against the all-pervasive Party has become a classic. It was first published in 1949, yet its importance hasn't diminished.

Genre: Political

Donald J. Trump Will You Please Go Now! by Martin Bodek (NYRLAE Press) (12 Reviews)    Price verified 46 minutes ago

The time has come. The time is now. He has to go. Go. GO! We don't care how. He can go by plane to Curacao. Donald J. Trump, has to go now. And so on. Martin Bodek has an abiding interest in politics, likes to write books (obviously), is Dr. Seuss's biggest fan, and his wife has been after him for years to write a children's book. Nailed the quadfecta, so hard.

Genre: Political

Black Irish: A Novella by K.M. Rice (Wildling Spirit) (31 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

His lawlessness was a shield against their expectations. "I know what you're t'inking; if you've read one love story, you may as well have read them all. But I can guarantee that you haven't read this one before. And it certainly isn't a tale of traditional love by any means. So for those of you who choose to read on, I will say this one t'ing: if it has to be there at all, it's best that you go and find trouble rather than trouble finding you." Free additional short story: https://bit.ly/2DgA4tv (copy and paste the link into your browser)

Genre: Political

Child In A Time Of Tribulation by Ndubichi Okezue (Red Sargon Publishing) (8 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST NEW NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR EBOOKS IN 2021 BY BOOK AUTHORITY In July 1993, a Lagos city police detective is ordered by his superior to travel to the faraway city of Enugu to assist the local police over there with their investigations. He is reluctant to go to Enugu because of the trauma that he suffered there as child during the Nigerian Civil War(1967-1970). This short story chronicles the frustration that Detective-Inspector Ikenna Kodilinye is undergoing while stuck in the notorious Lagos city traffic enroute to the airport from where he is scheduled to fly to Enugu. Between an annoyingly talkative taxi driver, the chaotic gridlock outside and the emotional turmoil brought on by the reawakening of repressed childhood memories, the frustrated detective struggles inside his taxicab to keep himself cool under the sweltering citywide heatwave. Then he relieves his childhood trauma from decades past, and comes to the realization that his superior's order to travel to ...

Genre: Political

The oranges of Dubai by Cristina Costa (0111 Edizioni) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Paolo Manfredi is an affirmed paediatric surgeon who lives and works in Paris. Born in Torre dell'Isola, a town not too far from Palermo, after high school he left Sicily, a land then upset by serious upheavals, to pursue his ambitions. After thirty years, he comes back with his wife and his children to celebrate his fiftieth birthday, and to retrace the steps of a brusquely interrupted personal and civil history. He finds a deeply changed world, and walking on the footsteps of his own past, searching for his Sicily, he finds again his old friends, and with them the emotions he denied for a long time, his cut roots, his childhood places, changed yet still deeply intact. In the nostalgic memory of his past life, Paolo learns to look at the events from the point of view of those who stayed and fought so that the identity of a people wouldn't be lost.

Genre: Political

Fatal Memory: A Gripping Suspense Political Thriller (Agent Red:Teagan Stone Series Book 1) by Ava S. King (304 Publishing Company in association with Harrell Street Films) (273 Reviews)    Price verified 56 minutes ago

A fast-paced action adventure, a political thriller, with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense. Early in her military career, Teagan Stone was recruited from the Navy to work with an elite group, where she became a notorious spy. After many years of service, all she wants to do is focus on her husband and three kids. Instead of enjoying retirement, she wakes up one day and finds herself chained to a bed in a 4x4 cell with no memory of how she got there or why. The life she tried to leave behind has dragged her back. Once again Teagan must rely on her time as a undercover government operative, to work a mission she didn't ask for, while doing things she hasn't done in years, in order to save her country.

Genre: Political

Assassins of Athens by Jeffrey Siger (Poisoned Pen Press) (527 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Discover a gripping new mystery series with the extended excerpt of Assassins of Athens When the body of a boy from one of Greece's most prominent families turns up in a dumpster in one of Athens' worst neighborhoods, Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis of the Greek Police's Special Crimes Division is certain there's a message in the murder. But who sent it and why? Andreas' search for answers takes him deep into the sordid, criminal side of Athens nightlife and then to the glittering world of high society, where age-old frictions between old and new money breed jealousy, murder, revenge, revolutionaries, and some very dangerous truths. It is a journey amid ruthless, powerful adversaries that brings Andreas face-to-face with old grudges, new emotions, ancient Athenian practices, and modern political realities once thought unimaginable. Assassins of Athens brings readers deep into a world of crime set against the seductive backdrop of modern-day Greece in Jeffrey Siger's must-read ...

Genre: Political

When Chemistry Wins (The Dark Horse Trilogy Book 1) by Cynthia Dane (Barachou Press) (39 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

The debut serial of new contemporary romance author Cynthia Dane! "Two households, both alike in dignity; From ancient grudge break to new mutiny." STAR-CROSSED LOVERS The Mitchells and the Halls are embroiled in the most heated gubernatorial election the state has ever seen.. Kerri Mitchell, the governor's debutante daughter, yearns for a life free from her family's controlling grasp. A life where her worth isn't based on how vapid and innocent she can appear on the evening news. Hunter Hall doesn't see eye-to-eye with his father, Governor Mitchell's nemesis. He's tired of the campaigning, the false promises, and the dirty mudslinging that comes with modern politics. And Hunter's tired of having no one to share his life with. One fateful night brings these two souls together. One fateful night that changes the course of these two families' fates forever. For when it comes down to it, will Kerri and Hunter choose their families... or love?

Genre: Political

Reparations USA by Philip Wyeth (34 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

America, 2028. The War for Equity has begun! A new bureaucracy called the Historical Reparations Administration oversees enforcement of restitution for colonialism and slavery. This is the story of everyday people caught in the crossfire between idealism and technology. Supercomputers scan old documents while drones monitor both Debtors and Beneficiaries from coast to coast. Reality TV shows and religious cults help the nation atone for its sins. Reparations USA is the frantically inventive future history that creates an entire world, complete with its own slang and a diverse cast of sympathetic characters. Philip Wyeth's exuberant debut novel sets the stage for this timely series which is full of heart... humor... and total surveillance! This is Book One of the Reparations series. 36,500 words.

Genre: Political

Welcome to the Hotel Yalta: Six Stories of Cold War Noir (The Cold War Chronicles) by Victoria Dougherty (Wilderness Press) (169 Reviews)    Price verified 16 minutes ago

Cold spies. Cold dames. Cold love. Cold War! An heiress who can't seem to keep her legs closed. A Russian plan for dominating the space race. An assassin with a penchant for rich food and sadistic murder. When you're alone in the cold, passion and betrayal are commodities and love hangs on by an icy thread. From the author of "The Bone Church," "The Hungarian," and "Cold," comes a white knuckle tour de force of Cold War noir. Read the whole story in "The Hungarian," Book 2 of the Cold War Chronicles. Fans of books by John le Carré, Daniel Silva, Graham Greene, Ken Follett, and Alan Furst, have been mesmerized by this masterfully written Cold War series!

Genre: Political

The President's Table by Jenny Bond (Hachette Australia) (19 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

In Roosevelt's White House, one woman finds love and friendship in unexpected places. A short story from the author of The President's Lunch. Iris McIntosh is many things to many people - advisor to President Roosevelt, friend and confidant to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, lover to one man, and girlfriend to another. But when the flamboyant Alexander Woollcott comes to stay, Iris begins to question everything that she had previously taken for granted. As she struggles to maintain the façade that splits her heart between two men, an unexpected evening with Aleck shows that they have more in common than Iris knew, and a simple game unravels both the mystery surrounding his past and the truth that she has failed to admit, even to herself. Jenny Bond has worked as a teacher, journalist, copywriter and researcher. Her non-fiction titles have been published in Australia and the USA. Writing about the stories behind great novels led Jenny to write her own first novel, Perfect North ...

Genre: Political

The Spirit of Resistance (Jefferson's Road Book 1) by Michael J. Scott (Amazon.com) (161 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

All Peter Baird wants to do is save his brother Martin from himself. All Martin wants to do is spark a second American Revolution. He will provoke the government into declaring war against its own citizens by assassinating the next President on Inauguration Day. Fearful for his brother's life, Peter is drawn into the shady world of radicalized militias. He must choose to become part of the plot or risk losing his brother forever. Can he talk his brother down from this insane plan by going along with this scheme, or must he betray Martin to save his country?

Genre: Political