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Call Sign Chaos is the account of Jim Mattis’ storied career, from wide-ranging leadership roles in three wars to ultimately commanding a quarter of a million troops across the Middle East. Along the way, Mattis recounts his foundational experiences as a leader, extracting the lessons he has learned about the nature of warfighting and peacemaking, the importance of allies, and the strategic dilemmas - and short-sighted thinking - now facing our nation.

The fourth and final book in the Magicae Mathematica series concludes the story of Alex, Archimedes, and many other beloved characters as they fight against the evil Master Wizards who possess a device that could destroy the world. With time and hope running out, can Alex become the missing variable that everyone believes she is? With recent losses from both sides heavy and heartbreaking, and the most difficult decisions yet to be made. Will the Guardians make it through the mountains?

Desiring to bring hope and healing to other victims, these men and women — survivors as well as their community of family and friends — come together to speak out about their abuse and betrayal by Catholic priests and leaders. These are only a few stories — but through these few are related the experiences of many victims. Contrary to conventional wisdom, these men and women are still active, practicing Catholics who love their faith. The abusers may have stolen their innocence, but through God’s grace, they weren’t able to steal their faith.

A device that can destroy the world has fallen into the hands of the two master wizards who seek to destroy the council and their city. After a terrible event strikes the city, plans are put in motion for a mission to take back the device before Diades discovers its true power. Will they reach the black castle? How will they get past the tribesmen chiefs? A city divided, alliances split, two master wizards set to conquer, and a device of incredible power. If Alex is the missing variable...now what?

A festival in Nosaj's honor has been interrupted by a mysterious challenger wearing the Circulus de Potentia, a band of gold that gives him unstoppable strength and power. One by one the Guardians fall and a race is on for Alex to go find the wizard with a secret regarding the curious symbol on the golden band.

Alex, a young precocious girl, mysteriously gets transported to a strange world where Latin and Math combine in formulas and equations with magical effects. With a cruel council leading the only safe city of its kind in this world, she will have to prove her worth to stay as well as help this city as it is the target for two evil wizards who seek to destroy the city and its ruling council.

Jim, a PhD molecular biology student, stumbles across a patented barley GMO that appears to have disappeared without any testing. His girlfriend, Maria, working on her master's degree in archaeogenetics, discovers a dramatic and unexplained drop in the birth rate of a small African nation. Finally finding the connection among three companies in Africa and the United States, along with a similar GMO that caused sterility, they must now prove the treachery and stop the genocide before an entire population disappears.

Throughout his first two tours as a recon marine, Jim learned firsthand how cheap human life was. Following the almost-complete annihilation of his team on a small insignificant hill, Jim was noticed by a very senior officer who decided that he was worthy of special attention. After completing a program to become a marine pilot, Jim returned to Vietnam one final time. Returning home and nearing the end of the war, Jim was recruited to join a very special group that worked covertly to assist a high-profile security firm known as Black Water.

A secret government program has developed a unique being from experiments with alien DNA and human embryos. This genetically enhanced being is known as GENE (Genetic Embryonic Nucleus Enhancement). But during the World Trade Center attacks, Gene has escaped – and is befriended by Butch of Texas. The US government mounts a nationwide search, but Butch does his best to hide Gene. With the help of Butch’s close friends, Gene avoids being captured by the government despite the government’s efforts of finding him.

As the hunt for Gene continues, things became more complicated when he met Leslie and got her pregnant. Now that their baby is born, Gene and his protectors must face a more delicate and complex situation. As the net tightened, plans that were started months ago during one of his protectors' trip to Del Rio must suddenly be enacted. Discovery of Gene, Leslie, the newborn, and Kevin was passed to the facility beneath the Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base (NAS/JRB) and dramatic measures were soon to be taken to regain Gene and the rest of those having knowledge of him.

Kitty Be My Friend is a heartwarming tale celebrates the transformative power of how patience, calm understanding, and a little extra time can create the sweetest friendships. The cat from Kitty Be My Friend is based on the real-life cat who lives with the author, Jim West. She was rescued as a kitten from a garbage dumpster one night by a kind woman who cleaned her up and searched for a forever home for the kitten. The next weekend, that kitten was brought home by her new mom and named Miss Mabel Louise.

DNAlien tells the intriguing story of a top-secret government program that planned to create a new form of life by combining DNA taken from alien bodies with a normal human embryo. Taking place within an ultra-secret facility hidden on the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base located in Fort Worth, Texas, success ultimately occurs. Years ahead of their civilian counterparts, the military and government scientific personnel finally hit upon the magical combination of alien DNA and human embryonic tissues that result in a being that hopefully will posses the traits desired from both sources.

Light in My Hands: A children’s bedtime story for early listeners, kindergarteners and 1st graders. Have you ever been afraid of the dark? Maya was very afraid to fall asleep with the lights off. She feared the creepy-crawlies would come out at night to get her! With the a little bit of magic and the help from her daddy and the stars, Maya learns to overcome her fear of sleeping in the dark. — This book is great for quick bedtime story or listened to with friends and family!