The French Revolution invented the notion of the citizen, but it also invented the noncitizen—the person whose rights were nonexistent. The South American outpost of Guiana became a depository for these outcasts of the new French citizenry, and an experimental space for the exercise of new kinds of power and violence against marginal groups.

The Underworld Empire is an action packed suspense fiction novel. James G. Ross is an teenager who made a mistake of stealing from the Italian Mob in Pittsburgh PA. Now they are searching to eliminate him and his friends. James has vowed to protect his friends, he is left with the realization that he would have to become as cunning and ruthless as them to survive. He infiltrated their organization and stategically set his plans in motion. The Mobs highest ranking assassian attemped to kill James but hasitated for one second which cost him his life! James had to gear-up and go to war. He destroyed their private club, killed them and took their money, guns and product. The New York Italian Mob was on their way!

The Empire has taken over the galaxy. Anakin Skywalker is now Darth Vader. Most of the Jedi are gone...but a few remain. It is up to former Jedi apprentice Ferus Olin and his street-smart sidekick Trever to find them.

At the outset of 1973, Alphonse Giordano is the unquestioned king of the New York underworld, supported by a secret society of enforcers, earners, and influencers who manipulate the city conditions to their own ends. Foremost on their mind is the construction of a Manhattan high-rise, a project they hope can provide them with a once-in-a-lifetime score, if only the right buttons are pressed. And press them Al does, no matter the risk or cost of human life. However, his actions draw unwanted attention from both sides of the law until the friction becomes too much. Something must give. And the city will never be the same. Uncover the truth of the story along with V, a struggling writer determined to sift through the ashes, no matter the implications.

Celestial Empire shows the wealth and cultural richness of the Qing dynasty, which ruled China for nearly three centuries, as seen through rare materials from the National Library of China and the National Library of Australia. The book is illustrated with stunning images, from woodblock printed books to colourful maps, making accessible a wealth of culture from China’s last imperial dynasty. Many works that appear in the book have never been seen outside China before, or presented in English. Examples include painted scrolls of scenic and sacred sites, maps detailing a variety of landscapes, woodblock illustrations demonstrating extraordinary skill and artistic vision and delightful folk art used on festive occasions. The book also includes architectural drawings produced for the Imperial court of iconic locations such as the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. A visually beautiful book that gives insight into the dynasty that laid the foundations of modern China.

This book charts the political exposés of an escaped convict-turned-activist and sheds new light on nineteenth-century British imperial reform.