New Releases by Mark Roberts

James Dickey Review publishes 1) scholarship that furthers the serious study of James Dickey''s poetry, fiction, screenplays, and non-fiction; 2) all forms of creative writing that align with Dickey''s enduring themes, style, and literary experimentation; 3) critical reflection essays by contemporary writers that analyze the influence of James Dickey on their own work or the work of other writers; 4) short reflections and meditations on James Dickey, the man and the myth; 5) book reviews.

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Evelyn''s Lighthouse is a charming book set in 1924 that will help girls appreciate a different time in American life, what it was like to live at a lighthouse, and the value and importance of family. Evelyn is a fun and smart 12 year old girl who balances her love for Split Rock''s famous lighthouse, for her friends, and for her loyal dog, Jo, with schoolwork, chores, and helping her dad around the lighthouse ... all while trying to solve the mystery of who wants to burn down her lighthouseWhile Evelyn is a fictional character, the story is historical and is thoroughly well-researched and fact based. The operation of the lighthouse, where the station is and its role, the technologies of the time, and more are all set very carefully and historically in the year 1924. Real people are used throughout and the geographical details and places are accurate. The novel gives readers the opportunity to step back in time and see what life was like at a lighthouse in 1924 (and Split Rock is a fabulously beautiful and very famous light station), and to learn from Evelyn''s adventuresome spirit, love of reading, and her determination to help her family and her lighthouse.

The genesis of my book is 20 years coming. Imagine a young 22-year-old starting a career as a financial advisor with a young face and working for a captive company, where my clientele options were very limited. I discovered quickly that for me to make a real go of this career, I needed to stand out from other financial advisors. I dove into tax strategies. I wanted to build a company in the financial service industry that had an emphasis on helping clients strategically save taxes on their investment accounts. Now, years later, I can say the No. 1 question I get regarding tax strategies is, "if this is that easy, then why my financial advisor wouldn''t show this to me?" In my book, you will learn what we know to be basic strategies that, hopefully, will enhance your lifestyle and your portfolio''s longevity. Also in the book, we address some of investors'' fears about their money, like outliving their money, stock market risk and health care expenses. In my experience, the No. 1 fear most investors have is they don''t know what they don''t know. In other words, they don''t know what questions to ask their advisor or even how to find the right advisor. I believe investors, in general, expect a financial advisor to inform them about things that are important and to be proactive and not just reactive. In this context, reactive means answering investor questions as they arise and being there for them when they need it, which are both important. But I also believe that being proactive with my investors is essential. I provide education and I actively deliver information that gives them something different to think about, something outside the box... I want you to read this book and say to yourself, "wow that made sense," and "I wish I had read this book long ago." I hope this book gives you ideas to take back to your advisor and ask some heart-to-heart questions, review these rules and tax laws, and figure out what you can do now to get on the right track. Securities and advisory services offered through Client One Securities LLC. Member FINRA/SIPC and a Registered Investment Adviser. Affinity Asset Management and Client One Securities LLC are not affiliated.

A kidnapped child. A coded message. A burning car... A nine-year-old boy crawls from a burning car and is left fighting for his life. Young children go missing in the dead of night. Something sinister is at work on this London estate. Then DCI David Rosen and his team find a sinister eye carved into the site of the wreckage. Nearby, mysterious markings are etched onto the wall. Every second counts. Can Rosen and his team crack the code in time? Or will these children stay missing for ever? What people are saying about WHAT SHE SAW: ''Solidly believable world with intriguing and eyebrow raising characters'' ''Lots of twists and turns throughout, builds to a brilliant climax'' ''What a cunning, gripping story this is'' ''Read it in 2 sittings, couldn''t put it down''

Six women. Six abductions. Six souls. The tabloids call him Herod. A barbaric serial killer who mutilates pregnant women and dumps their bodies in London streets. DCI Rosen calls him the Devil. A disturbed and twisted man who follows an ancient occult text said to be hell''s answer to the bible. Then a new victim is abducted. DCI Rosen knows that time is running out to save her. But if he enters the killer''s lair, he will find that there are far worse things than death... What people are saying about THE SIXTH SOUL: ''Of all the thriller/police books I have ever read, The Sixth Sense catapults right to the top spot!'' ''A real humdinger of a thriller'' ''An absolute triumph in crime drama literature'' ''From the first page it grabs you by the throat and won''t let you go until you''ve finished''

THE STORY: Country music star Justin Spears is young, handsome, hugely famous, hugely wealthy, and has an ego at the top of the charts. On the eve of Justin’s wedding day, his ruthless managers, Paul and Chuck, try in vain to keep an unruly entourage under control. Enter Ollie, the star-struck hotel bellboy with a cockeyed view of fame; Sharon, Justin’s vigilante, scorned ex-girlfriend; and dirty old pig-farming Uncle Jim who arrives with inflatable lady, Wanda June Whitmore. So how does this raucous rodeo go so wrong…so fast? Welcome to the NEW COUNTRY, where the hits just keep on comin’.

Why can''t she say what she saw? She watched her father die... A gripping serial killer thriller, perfect for fans of Angela Marsons. Leonard Lawson was a respected professor of medieval art. He lived a quiet life in a suburb of Liverpool with his grown-up daughter. He had no enemies. Louise Lawson witnessed her father''s murder. Before she blacked out, she saw his body mutilated and deformed, twisted into a parody of the artworks he loved. DCI Eve Clay must overcome her own demons to decode a message written in blood – before another life is taken.

Vielen ist er bekannt als der Totenprediger. Er selbst hält sich für einen Propheten; Ärzte und Polizisten hingegen nennen Adrian White einen Psychopathen, der mindestens zwölf Menschen auf dem Gewissen hat. So viele Morde konnte DCI Eve Clay ihm zumindest nachweisen, als sie ihn vor Jahren hinter Gitter brachte. Clay ermittelt gerade in einem harten Fall, in dem eine ganze Familie brutal ermordet wurde, da nimmt White plötzlich Kontakt zu ihr auf. Er sagt, diese Familie sei erst der Anfang gewesen. Und wenn Eve weitere Morde verhindern will, müsse sie ihrer eigenen Bestimmung auf den Grund gehen ...

Quand un garçon de neuf ans est laissé pour mot dans une voiture en feu dans un quartier défavorisé de Peckham, l’inspecteur principal David Rosen y est appelé pour enquêter. Le jeune garçon a été gravement brûlé et il lutte à présent pour sa vie. Alors que Rosen et son équipe écument la scène de crime à la recherche de preuves médico-légales, ils découvrent quelque chose de terrifiant. Le graffiti d’un oeil à l’air sinistre, peint dans les moindres détails au-dessus du site de l’épave — et derrière lui, une série de marques mystérieuses gravées dans le mur. Les marques représenteraient-elles un code secret laissé par le meurtrier — un code qui serait la clé de l’enquête? Macy Conner, onze ans, est le seul témoin de l’incendie criminel. Macy est une enfant peu commune. Elle est très observatrice et s’exprime aisément. Mais plus Rosen analyse son témoignage, plus il commence à se poser des questions sur sa version des faits. Rapidement, Rosen commence à voir que Macy n’est pas la petite fille perdue si innocente qu’elle semble l’être. Des forces obscures oeuvrent parmi les enfants de la zone. L’inspecteur en chef Rosen doit lutter pour obtenir la vérité avant qu’une autre agression n’ait lieu... et qu’une autre âme soit prise.

Londres est aux prises avec un tueur en série barbare, surnommé Hérode par la presse populaire. Quatre femmes ont été enlevées à intervalles rapprochés, leurs corps mutilés et abandonnés. Quand une cinquième femme, Julia Caton, est kidnappée chez elle en pleine nuit, l’inspecteur David Rosen sait que le temps presse pour la sauver... Il reçoit un mystérieux coup de téléphone du père Sebastian Flint, un prêtre énigmatique qui en sait un peu trop sur les enlèvements. Quand il apparaît que le père Flint était autrefois le grand spécialiste de l’occulte au Vatican, l’enquête prend un tournant de plus en plus troublant. Mais ce n’est pas avant que Rosen découvre l’existence d’un texte ancien — censé être la réponse du diable à la Bible — que la véritable horreur du plan d’Hérode commence à se dévoiler. Rosen est inexorablement attiré dans le repaire du tueur où il découvrira une terrible vérité, à savoir que le châtiment d’Hérode est absolu et qu’il existe des choses bien pires que la mort...

The number of people in South Asia''s cities rose by 130 million between 2000 and 2011--more than the entire population of Japan. This was linked to an improvement in productivity and a reduction in the incidence of extreme poverty. But the region''s cities have struggled to cope with the pressure of population growth on land, housing, infrastructure, basic services, and the environment. As a result, urbanization in South Asia remains underleveraged in its ability to deliver widespread improvements in both prosperity and livability. Leveraging Urbanization in South Asia is about the state of South Asia''s urbanization and the market and policy failures that have taken the region’s urban areas to where they are today--and the hard policy actions needed if the region’s cities are to leverage urbanization better. This publication provides original empirical and diagnostic analysis of urbanization and related economic trends in the region. It also discusses in detail the key policy areas, the most fundamental being urban governance and finance, where actions must be taken to make cities more prosperous and livable.

Going the Speed Limit: Seventy Character Lessons on Life''s Highway helps you to ask yourself the important questions that will help you build your character while trusting in God and His Word. Author, Mark Roberts, gives readers a lesson plan that will have them going the speed limit on Life''s Highway in no time!

''Dark, gripping and believable'' GRAHAM MASTERTON. Are you looking for an addictive serial killer thriller with a dark twist? EVERY NIGHT, A FAMILY DIES... While a blizzard rages through the streets of Liverpool, a family are slaughtered in their beds. Their mutilated bodies are dragged onto the landing to form a strange pattern. None of the neighbours hears a sound. EVERY NIGHT, SHE TRIES TO SAVE THEM... DCI Eve Clay and her Liverpool team can''t understand the secret rituals of this killer. Who would risk capture to arrange their victims so precisely? Somewhere in Eve''s mind, a long-buried memory flickers... But this is no time for hunches. She must find the killers before they strike again. TIME IS RUNNING OUT... First in the gripping, original and inventive Liverpool crime series introducing DCI Eve Clay. Reviews for Blood Mist: ''Intricate, fast-paced, with a sense of the macabre... A genuinely innovative crime writer'' DAILY MAIL. ''Dark, gripping and believable. Roberts'' intimate knowledge of Liverpool makes the city into a sinister character of itself'' GRAHAM MASTERTON. ''The book is fantastic! It grips hold of you right away... A hard hitting and disturbing tale. It leaves you chilled, exhausted and most definitely uncomfortable'' EUROCRIME. ''A fast-paced, chilling novel... Short chapters, crackling dialogue and action that never lets up for a single moment... Mark Roberts is what British crime fiction has been looking for'' CRIMESQUAD. ''This is one of the most thought-provoking, powerful serial killing murders I''ve ever read. It''s brutal, but I found that the plot was so deep, so twisted, intense and clever that there was no way I could put the book down until the final page'' BESTSELLING CRIME THRILLERS.

From the author of Annihilation, now a major motion picture Marvellously entertaining dip-in spoof guide to exotic fictional illnesses and afflictions, with over eighty entries contributed by fifty-eight writers, including the editors themselves and Steve Aylett, Neil Gaiman, David Langford, China Miéville, Michael Moorcock, Brian Stableford, etc. It is illustrated throughout with curious and humorously unenlightening sketches. ''An amazing book ... sure to delight the discerning (and slightly warped) reader'' Publishers Weekly

It has long been an article of faith amongst regional economists that increasing returns to scale are necessary to explain the punctiform location of economic activity and population. However, there is no consensus in the empirical literature over whether returns to scale are constant or increasing. A notable example of this lack of agreement is provided by the static-dynamic Verdoorn law paradox. While the dynamic Verdoorn law (specified using growth rates) yields estimates of substantial increasing returns to scale, the static Verdoorn law (specified using log-levels) indicates only the presence of constant returns to scale. In this paper, we explain the static-dynamic Verdoorn law paradox by showing that estimates of returns to scale obtained using the static law are subject to a spatial aggregation bias, which biases the estimates towards constant returns to scale. We illustrate our arguments by means of simulation exercises. The results obtained hold general lessons for applied economic analysis using spatial data.

Textbook for college-level course in Adobe Photoshop software. For Graphic Design and Photography programs.

This important new text provides a broad-ranging introduction to the ''new'' institutional theories which have become increasingly influential in recent years and gives an assessment of their application and utility in political analysis.

The discovery of the remains of ''Boxgrove Man'', a ''Missing Link'' hominid half a million years old in chalk pits in Sussex made world headlines in May 1994. This was the most sensational archeological find in the UK since Piltdown Man - only this time it was not a hoax. Continuing excavation by site archeologist Mark Roberts has enabled him and his team to build up a picture of this, the first Englishman, and to open up a unique window on life in Britain before the Ice Age. Because these human remains, the artefacts surrounding them and the remains of the local flora and fauna - including elephants and rhinoceroses of an extinct species - are preserved in an unprecedented way, we now discover how our ancestors hunted, ate, manufactured the implements they needed to survive and interacted; these were neither the opportunist scavengers nor the mindless killers that they have previously been supposed to be. Boxgrove, therefore, represents a revolutionary view of the origins of mankind, and changes our understanding of what it means to be human.

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This is the 3rd in the series of Abasi books.''Fear makes you run, faith makes you walk, love, makes you stay.''It has been twenty years since King Abasi reclaimed the throne from Darius. Tullius, the Roman Emperor, invades Persia and has his eye set on the palace.A faceless soldier holding a gold sword appears in the dreams of Tullius and Abasi. A recurrent dream that has been passed from person to person with a prediction made centuries ago. With the palace holding the key to the past and the present, will the prophecy come true?A dramatic story that reminds us to accept who we are and to fight for what we believe in.Other titles available: Abasi and the Palace; Abasi and the Journey Home.Coming soon: Abasi and the Dark Secret

Prima ancora di arrivare sulla scena del crimine, il detective David Rosen sa già quello che troverà: niente. Dopo averla rapita, il killer terrà prigioniera la vittima per alcuni giorni, poi la ucciderà e lascerà il cadavere in pieno centro, a Londra. E anche allora la scientifica non rileverà né impronte digitali né tracce di DNA. Nulla. Rosen lo sa perché questo schema si è già ripetuto quattro volte e, per quattro volte, lui e la sua squadra sono stati costretti ad ammettere la propria impotenza. Se solo avessero una traccia, un’unica traccia... Rosen venderebbe l’anima al diavolo per risolvere il caso. Prima ancora di ascoltare la notizia alla radio, padre Sebastian Flint sapeva già che l’assassino avrebbe colpito di nuovo. Perché i suoi delitti seguono lo stesso schema di quelli compiuti da Alessio Capaneo, un eretico vissuto a Firenze alla fine del XIII secolo. E Capaneo uccideva per celebrare un macabro rituale, un rituale che prevedeva il sacrificio di sei donne. Per padre Flint, è giunto il momento di avvertire la polizia: David Rosen è un detective intelligente e meticoloso, capirà subito che quella è la pista giusta. E seguirà le sue indicazioni alla lettera. Quindi ben presto s’insospettirà, farà alcune indagini e scoprirà la verità. E allora il gioco potrà proseguire con nuove regole... Prima ancora di essere pubblicato, Il giorno del sacrificio è diventato un caso editoriale: lo stile incalzante, i personaggi ambigui e sfuggenti, la vicenda narrata – in cui nulla è come sembra – lo rendono un thriller innovativo e inquietante, che ha entusiasmato gli editori di tutto il mondo.

Prima ancora di arrivare sulla scena del crimine, il detective David Rosen sa già quello che troverà: niente. Dopo averla rapita, il killer terrà prigioniera la vittima per alcuni giorni, poi la ucciderà e lascerà il cadavere in pieno centro, a Londra. E anche allora la scientifica non rileverà né impronte digitali né tracce di DNA. Nulla. Rosen lo sa perché questo schema si è già ripetuto quattro volte e, per quattro volte, lui e la sua squadra sono stati costretti ad ammettere la propria impotenza. Se solo avessero una traccia, un’unica traccia... Rosen venderebbe l’anima al diavolo per risolvere il caso.Prima ancora di ascoltare la notizia alla radio, padre Sebastian Flint sapeva già che l’assassino avrebbe colpito di nuovo. Perché i suoi delitti seguono lo stesso schema di quelli compiuti da Alessio Capaneo, un eretico vissuto a Firenze alla fine del XIII secolo. E Capaneo uccideva per celebrare un macabro rituale, un rituale che prevedeva il sacrificio di sei donne. Per padre Flint, è giunto il momento di avvertire la polizia: David Rosen è un detective intelligente e meticoloso, capirà subito che quella è la pista giusta. E seguirà le sue indicazioni alla lettera. Quindi ben presto s’insospettirà, farà alcune indagini e scoprirà la verità. E allora il gioco potrà proseguire con nuove regole...Prima ancora di essere pubblicato, Il giorno del sacrificio è diventato un caso editoriale: lo stile incalzante, i personaggi ambigui e sfuggenti, la vicenda narrata – in cui nulla è come sembra – lo rendono un thriller innovativo e inquietante, che ha entusiasmato gli editori di tutto il mondo.

Many have tried and failed to come up with some sort of “system” to beat the odds at Roulette. And many have sold supposed “fool-proof” strategies “guaranteed: to make their customers rich, strategies that ultimately have proven to be foolhardy. The truth is that there is no guaranteed system that will ensure riches in the game of Roulette or any game of chance. But that doesn’t mean you can’t shift the odds in your favor. This strategy isn’t meant to give readers false hope that one day they’ll be jet-setting millionaires laughing about how they made their fortunes in the casinos. No. That’s just a fairy tale that charlatans use to sell you their latest scam.

A bicycle tour or France''s Loire Valley, told in words and photographs.

From a parking orbit observing Antares to the fi nal stand of a lone, battleweary Templar knight in A Cold Day, author Mark Roberts presents this primer that introduces his work in poetry and fi ction, the macabre and the supernatural. Roberts uses a full arsenal of toolspoetry, essays, short stories, novel excerptswhich he employs with ease and augments with heart-stopping horror and straightfor-the-throat humor to communicate his personal views on philosophy, metaphysics, religion, and politics. His Wiccan influences grant him a unique license which he readily abuses for a mischievous and brazen flirtation with irreverence. In Misunderstood Roberts demonstrates just how far beyond political satire, social commentary, and leftist politics hes willing to go. I still have the treasured mementos and timeless photographs, symbols of the golden friendships of youth. And I still listen to the magicking, vociferous music that was to be our own unique timbre, the guiding soundtrack on our mission to change the world. Werent we such inspired, uninhibited bohemians? In our most shining moments, propining, benevolent, umanitarian, visionary and romanticizing. At our worst, the Lady Caroline might have referred to us as mad, bad, and dangerous to know. Aimed at full-scale provocation, Roberts presents this eclectic collection that refl ects his Wiccan infl uences and his no-holds-barred sense of humor. A Primer of Darksome Intent is meant to be scary, funny, insightful, argumentative, and profound.