A veteran police officer gives his thoughtful, balanced views on police shootings, racial profiling, community relations, and every other aspect of policing--and he'll change what you think about the police. From the author of the acclaimed 400 Things Cops Know, Police Craft is a thought-provoking and revelatory examination of policing in America, as seen by a working police officer. Adam Plantinga, a 17-year veteran sergeant with the San Francisco Police Department, gives an inside view of the police officer's job, from handling evidence and conducting interrogations to coping with danger, violence, and death. Not hesitating to confront controversial issues, Plantinga presents the police officer's views on police shootings, racial profiling, and relationships between police and the community--and offers reasoned proposals on what the police and the public can do better. Hard-boiled, humorous, and compassionate, Plantinga wrestles with the complexities and contradictions of a job he loves in which he witnesses so much suffering. Transcending today's strident pro-cop/anti-cop rhetoric, Police Craft will give every reader a greater respect for the police and greater understanding of the job they do.

"The Ends of Time" follows Gary and Josh as they infiltrate the dictator's house as part of their rebellion to prevent an attack on the past using time travel technology. The dictator allows aristocrats to purchase life insurance to ensure that their ancestors are placed together. The dictator's men are well-prepared for their arrival and attempt to eliminate the rebellion. Gary and Josh flee through the house, eventually stumbling upon a time portal. In a desperate move, Gary escapes through the time portal. In the past, Gary watches the attack unfold and witnesses the arranged marriages of North America's wealthy, while the rest of the world's population is scattered across the globe over the years he spends there. Gary manages to reach the United States and stows away with an aristocrat's ancestors who are traveling to the future to witness unoccupied time. Navigating through airport security androids, Gary finds Josh, who is five years away from the planned attack on the dictator's house. Despite lacking knowledge of the future, Gary convinces Josh of his true identity. As they are pursued by the dictator's androids, the younger Gary remains in hiding until he is eventually forced to join a fight he never knew existed.

He knew the life of a professional racer was hard, but he didn’t expect to be dodging lasers and missiles. Zane Silvering, the youngest professional racer in the Antigravity Racing League, competes with his powerful craft on vertigo-inducing rollercoaster circuits across the galaxy. He signed up for the toughest racing in the universe, and in this season he has a new coach, who is more like an army drill instructor, and new teammates, who seem more like enemies. Soon Zane finds himself out of the racing lineup and at odds with his girlfriend. To get a chance at the championship, he must navigate intergenerational power-games, use his flying skills in dogfights with killing lasers, deal with the shady women of his past and, of course, beat the best of the universe on the track. When it all comes together, Zane must decide: how far is he willing to go? If you like underdog stories, awe-inspiring galactic trekking, and high-adrenaline racing (think F1 in space), The Pro will keep you strapped to your seat until the finish line. Scroll up and buy The Pro to secure your seat on the ride now!

Let's Meet a Police Officer! Do you want to learn more about police cars? Police dogs? Other tools the police use? Then it's your lucky day! Officer Gabby is a police officer. She knows how to keep people safe. She shows a group of kids how she does her job. Three cheers for police officers! "Cartoon-style animated drawings in bright colors introduce diverse characters who will capture children's interest." —School Library Journal "In each book introducing a community-benefiting career, schoolchildren meet one adult to learn about his or her job; information includes the training required to become a firefighter, doctor, etc., daily routines, and primary responsibilities. The content is inclusive and up-to-date but delivered though vapid stories. Peppy computer-generated cartoons are amateur." - The Horn Book Guide Free downloadable series teaching guide available.

Every Wickedness describes the efforts of Kristin Ginelli, an untenured professor at a Chicago university, to discover why a young woman died from a fall on a hospital construction site. Professor Ginelli is a former Chicago cop and she suspects that the woman’s death was not an accident. Her refusal to quit looking into the woman’s death makes a lot of people angry, including the murderer. The more academic administrators and police officials try to get her to stop investigating, the more Kristin is determined to expose the interlocking forces of wickedness in our society that can conspire to lure young people into danger and that can sometimes even get them killed. The purveyors of wickedness are very dangerous, and they will threaten those who try to expose them, including Kristin.

You can't hide from the bleeding darkness. There's no front-line. How do you fight that? Jill Faith has given away her superhuman powers for freedom on a paradise beach. But when thousands of mysterious black spots appear all over the inhabited galaxy, foreboding a dark invasion, Jill realises her mistake. To get back her powers, she has to face her old enemies. Meanwhile, the ancient evil has grown more powerful than ever, and when the dark universe bleeds over, it happens everywhere. There's no front-line. There's nowhere to hide. With the Dawn Alliance Navy crippled, the fate of humanity rests on people like Jill and her motley crew of allies. Starbearer is the epic conclusion to the exhilarating Shades Space Opera series. If you like glorious heroines, alien encounters, and paranormal powers, then you'll love this action-packed novel. Buy Starbearer to join fight for the universe now!

The Dark Gods are seething after the defeat of Lord Beelzebub and the destruction of the Devil Temple in Bengal. Prince Leviathan, an Aqueous God, and brother of Beelzebub is determined to get revenge. He is worshipped as God on Prasino Animos, a planet revolving round the Sun in the Constellation of Corvus. It is similar in atmosphere to Earth. The men are evil and cruel. Probes are sent to Earth, releasing Giants and Little Green Men in water areas, Loch Ness, Ullswater, and the Norfolk Broads. The public get the jitters and are terrified. They stay at home. There is no power, water, sanitation or food. Venus Defence send their Super Spy, Sreena, dyed the same green as the Prasinos. She has high intelligence and the courage of a lion. She sends data back to Venus twice a week by Scout Craft. They can reduce the journey to one day by Time and Space Warping. She reports that a major invasion of Earth is imminent. Hundreds of Space Craft attack the East Coast, and submerge off the coast of Norfolk. A Defence Front Line is manned by the Army and NATO Allies, Germany and France with a U.S.A. Aircraft Carrier supporting. The Defence Line with tremendous courage and determination hold back three waves of small attack craft, who send in hundreds of Giants and thousands of Little Green Men. Scientists devise unusual weapons to deal with them and defeat them. Venus Defence send attack craft to help the defenders. The Prasino Fleet vacate and return to their planet but most are destroyed in Space. Robert Renwick with his Venusian Comrade Yarno are landed on Prasino. They find Sreena and rescue her with other abductees and they are returned to safety.