Bøger af Patrick Thomas

This book enables non-designers to create graphics for protests.

Fly through the cosmos & relieve our stress. Join your animal friends and bring them a new sense of color. Coloring is an effective way to find one's inner peace and escape from the hectic everyday world. Find your inner peace and balance while coloring cats, dogs, and more.This coloring book for adults offers: 50 unique animals to colorColoring supports relaxation and stress reduction and resembles soothing meditationTemplates with medium to high complexity

After three quarters of a century of no real violence, retired economics professor, horseman, martial artist, and firearms enthusiast Ray Taylor finds himself involved in a violent conflict between a corrupt business organization and a technically advanced alien world that totally oppresses its population through psychological domination, but has lost its ability to defend itself against an outside threat. Taylor is invited to join a student, Floyd Wells, and a fellow professor, Susan Kelly, on an archeological dig as a horse wrangler; needed because the site is "...way back in the Rocky Mountains." Things start to unravel when he learns that the site is on the Moon and the Earth rises above its horizon, "Not the Moon or the Earth that we know. But a different Earth and Moon in another reality, another universe." The crowning problem: the project is financed by New Century Enterprises, a company known for criminal dealings with which Taylor has had problems before. Their interest is an ore unique to the alien Moon that, "...will burn for days...Burned under pressure it lasts far longer..." and has "...enough potential energy to create an atomic bomb equivalent without the radiation problem." Taylor finds himself facing the task of getting himself and his two "project associates" out alive and hopefully preventing New Century from getting their hands on a weapon capable of changing world order. Armed only with his forty five revolver, assisted by "... the smartest horse in any world", and hampered by age ("Golden years be damned! I'm not up to this.") Taylor has a problem.

All the world - indeed, the galaxy! - knows of Tom Corbett: Space Cadet and his heroic deeds across the heavens. Aboard the Polaris, a sturdy spaceship, his loyal, intrepid crew is ready to face danger and maintain the peaceful status quo of the universe - for all mankind! Tom Corbett's secret mission leads to unknown danger light years from Earth in "Mystery Mission to Kepler 186f" by R. Allen Leider. "Ask Not for Whom the Planet Tolls" by Patrick Thomas, an expedition from Earth discovers treachery and rebellion on - The Rogue Planet. Earth's fate hangs in the balance; A child's nightmares warn of a deadly future in "A Voice in the Dark" by Sandra Lee Rauenzahn; and Agent Archer blasts off for action When the Insectoids stalk hapless space travelers in "Rogue Planet" by DJ Tyrer.

In "The Santa Heist," a gang of henchmen are tired of the rich and privileged getting all the goodies and decide to sleigh-jack Santa to balance the scales. If some of the goodies fall into their pockets, so much the better.This is just the first of many Christmas tales by John L. French and Patrick Thomas. From the North Pole to the Big Apple, their stories will take you from a Birth of a Child in Bethlehem to a new Nativity, with stops along the way for crimes and cups of Christmas cheer.Celebrate the season with stories ranging from nice to naughty.

Embark on a fun adventure with "Monster Mayhems" a coloring book that ignites your imagination. Explore stunning illustrations of Monsters making mayhem in the city. With your choice of colors, bring these Monsters to life and experience the exhilaration of a coloring adventure like no other. Unleash your creativity and ignite the magic of "Monster Mahems" today!50 Monsters of all types to colorMultiple types of styles to keep any Monster tamer busy

We are under siege. Wake up America! This is no time to be giving the Administration the benefit of the doubt; we are in trouble. The United States of America is under siege from several fronts: We are under siege by militant Islamists (9/11, Iraq and Afghanistan, along with the various foreign and domestic terrorist attacks, are just parts of this.) They are not attacking us because we are free and prosperous, nor because we have troops in Asia, nor because we have not closed Guantanamo. They are attacking us because we are infidels. "Islam by the sword." We are at war with drug cartels on our southern border. They have outposts in U.S. Territory. We have been invaded by the drug cartels. Our southern border is undefended; we have been overrun by illegal immigrants. Our own government is attempting to destroy our nation as we know it. The current federal government is the most left leaning in our history. It is trying to remake our country to match Europe-just as the European economy is failing from the weight of their governments. The Obama administration is totally ignoring the Constitution and establishing new "laws" through executive orders coming out of the White House and rulings by the massive number of federal agencies created or enlarged by the "Imperial Presidency". Where are we now? Nearly half way through the slowest economic recovery in U.S. history (or perhaps the end of recovery and the start of the next downturn), saddled with useless laws and restrictions that hamper business growth, losing two wars (and having lost the international respect we once had), with an open southern border, and with an administration that enforces the law very selectively, and is increasingly swamped with scandals which it attempts to cover up by stonewalling: that's where we are! What can we do? In the short term, we have to pull out of the ditch and stop the runaway pull to the left. In the long term, we have to make corrections to our government (largely returns to the original Constitutional principles) to avoid future runaways (to either the left or the right). And vote! Voting is an obligation as well as a right. I'm not a politician nor am I an academic. I'm an American with a reasonably good education (BA in economics and political science 1960) who has worked for many different companies in several industries for more than fifty years. I have followed national politics for years. I passed the three quarter century mark more than a year ago. I remember what I was doing when Pearl Harbor was attacked and on VE and VJ days. I remember the concerns of nuclear annihilation that swept the country during the cold war. I sweated my National Guard unit being called to war during the Berlin and the Cuban missile crises. And I have never been as concerned as I am now. In all of those other times, the United States was a strong nation because of the strength of its citizens. The U. S. population held to a strong work ethic and moral code. Now, the ruling plurality dismisses individual achievement and traditional morality in favor of government handouts and being careful to not offend minorities-even if this means the destruction of the majority will. And the destruction of the majority's culture and rights. We elected a president with little experience, and about whom we knew next to nothing hoping for a "...change we could believe in." We got the slowest financial recovery in the history of our nation (it's still going and shows signs of getting worse before it gets better), a tremendous increase in national debt, an almost total loss of respect for our government in the international community, and a growing list of federal government scandals. So what did we do about it? We reelected him for a second term. This is the scary part. Have enough voters gotten tied into the gravy train to always swing the vote in favor of handouts?

Dr. Watson is dead... Long live Dr. Watson! There's a new Dr. Watson working alongside Sherlock Holmes... And Dr. Jane Watson plans to do her late father and her godfather Sherlock proud. In partnership with Sherlock Holmes, Jane Watson has to solve murders and mysteries involving a choice between love and money, a European crime boss who is a master of disguise, and a ghost haunting. Then Jane is called upon by King and Country to lend her skills to solve a crime for a foreign power.It seems there's been a vampire murdered at Castle Dracula and King Vlad will accept no one less than the protege of Sherlock Holmes, the only man to have ever bested Dracula, to solve it.Despite Sherlock Holmes's misgivings, Jane Watson sets out on a Transylvanian airship. Along the way, she encounters Martian technology, a werewolf seeking asylum in Transylvania, a transformed Moriarty, the creature known as Adam Frankenstein, a council of vampires, and King Dracula himself. But will Jane be able to solve a crime that may have been committed by those whose powers rewrite the definition of impossible? And if she can't, what will Dracula do?Nobody ever said following in Sherlock Holmes's footsteps as a Detective of the Abyss would be simple. The game is afoot and the Abyss will never be the same!

Faced with the ultimate soldier's dilemma, Major Hans Benedict and others of the 142nd Starborne chose honor over obedience.After Earth is destroyed, the Behemoth is its last surviving Colossus-class. It is up to 142nd Starborne to keep the peace on the colony worlds, be it from alien invasion, vampire rebellion, or the darker urges of humankind. Among these soldiers are an exceptional mech warrior and one who must become like his military service dog in a truly unique way.Join the men and women of the 142nd Starborne as they strive to protect what is left of humanity from the monsters within and without. The 142nd Starborne takes place in the future of the world of Agents of the Abyss!The worlds of the 142nd Starborne are now a card game from DPH Games: RISING STORM: THE STARBORNE

A Global Guidebook for Activism in the Age of Climate Chaos and Social InjusticeIn 1994, Patagonia invited representatives from 75 grassroots nonprofit organizations to gather and learn from active experts how to be more effective at what they do. Through this ongoing conference as well as years of funding these organizations, Patagonia has helped thousands of activists make the changes they envision for the world. In 2016, Patagonia publishedTools for Grassroots Activists,a compilation of presentations from the Tools conferences, accompanied by case studies and inspiring essays from environmental leaders. The world since then has changed in profound ways, and this new edition reflects the world we now occupy.Completely revisedTools to Save Our Home Planet: A Changemaker's Guidebook,captures the wisdom and best advice from activists in the field, creating a resource for any organization hoping to hone core skills.The lessons and examples it shares are as current, diverse, and global as the changemakers working around the world. At a high level, the book's structure echos an activist's journey. It begins with self-reflection, essays prompting readers to identify their purpose and clarify their cause. The focus shifts to the inner workings of an organization or campaign-how to create a communications strategy;organize people, and fundraise-before taking an outward look at creating momentum through mobilizing and events, using political tools, collaborating with other people and organizations, and taking legal action. The book culminates with a chapter all about movements: How combining purpose, effective organizations, and momentum can create a tidal wave that can change the world. A go-to resource for driving change, offering anyone who is passionate about environmental and social justice a timely and relevant resource to support their mission-aligned work, this book is intended for both those who are new to taking action and seasoned activists and community organizers who want to learn how others are finding success.The hope is that, like its predecessor, it will become dog-eared and scribbled in -- a reassuring and resourceful companion to the environmental and environmental justice movements.

Dieses Open-Access-Buch adressiert die durch Globalisierung und Digitalisierung zunehmende Internationalisierung der Wahrnehmung von Urheberrechten. Musikverlage, aber auch Urheber sehen sich dabei zwar der Option einer selbstbestimmten internationalen Wahrnehmung ihrer Urheberrechte gegenüber. Gleichzeitig ist dieser Schritt aber mit großen betriebswirtschaftlichen, technischen und rechtlichen Herausforderungen und Unsicherheiten behaftet. Dieses Buch soll an der Schnittstelle zwischen Wissenschaft und Praxis die Grundlagen, Konzepte und Technologien internationaler Verwertung vermitteln. Dabei strukturiert es sich entlang des Lebenszyklus, beginnend mit der Mitgliedschaft bei Verwertungsgesellschaften, über Werk- und Nutzungsmeldungen bis hin zu Abrechnungsprüfungen und Reklamationen.

There are creatures lurking in our world. Obscure creatures long relegated to myth and legend. They have been sighted by a lucky-or unlucky-few, some have even been photographed, but their existence remains unproven and unrecognized by the scientific community.These creatures, long thought gone, have somehow survived; creatures from our nightmares haunting the dark places. They swim in our lakes and bays, they soar the night skies, they hunt in the woods. Some are from our past, and some from other worlds, and others have always been with us-watching us, fearing us, hunting us.These are the cryptids, and Systema Paradoxa tells their tales.***PI and retired MMA fighter Rufus Griffin pounds the streets of Vegas on the tail of an unfaithful spouse, but what he finds is a tale of another sort. One of intrigue and illicit fight clubs and cage bouts too incredulous to believe, even when he sees the fighters with his own eyes.He keeps his head down and stays on task until he discovers those in the ring aren't there by choice. A victim of abuse himself, there is no way he can leave them to their fate, even when his official business concludes. Rufus Griffin dives back into the underbelly of the Strip and comes out fighting.

The Right to Bear Arms - and the wisdom of doing so is intended to present a cohesive argument for: 1) the right of the average citizen to go armed for the protection of self, family, friends and others; and 2) the advantage of an armed populace. These arguments are based on the research of leading legal experts, historians, economists, criminologists, and statisticians.

A monster gives good advice to bad people.

This is the story of three hundred ordinary kids who went to school one day and became victims of a magic spell. Kidnapped, along with fragments of their town, the kids found themselves in a world of dragons and darkcats, of dwarves and Fortesans. It was no fairytale land, but a dangerous realm where magic ruled, a place known as the Wildsidhe.

Legends belly up to the bar at the end of the rainbow to help the troubled.