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An international medical conglomerate secretly creates a state-of-the-art surgical center within the Texas Medical Center district in Houston to perform organ transplants for wealthy patients desperate to find a suitable match at any price. The concierge-style operation uses a public clinic in Monterrey, Mexico to source its organ matches, unbeknownst to the impoverished donors. FBI Special Agent Cortez, while investigating possible cartel connections to the recent murder of a prominent Houstonian, instead uncovers a scheme so despicable that it shocks even the most hardened of law enforcement officers.

A fully-loaded supertanker anchored sixty miles off the Texas coast suddenly begins hemorrhaging hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude into the Gulf of Mexico, and FBI Special Agents Pete Cortez and Teri Barnhart quickly determine the vessel has been deliberately sabotaged . There are strong indications that whoever was behind the first attack is planning another -and soon-as Cortez and Barnhart navigate the treacherous world of oil, politics and environmentalism in hopes of unraveling the mystery of who sabotaged the supertanker, why they put the marine habitat of the entire Gulf Coast at risk to do it, and why they'd kill to keep their secret hidden.THE NORTHERN LIGHTS is the second book in the Pete Cortez FBI Thriller series.

#1 national bestseller on Amazon in SIX categories, including Regional Planning, State & Local Government, Political Philosophy, Political Economy, Legal System, and Leadership. 2nd EditionAre you weary of the barrage of hyper-partisan spin that fills our public discourse? If so, Unapologetically Moderate is for you. This book is a collection Bill King's previous essays on a wide variety of political and public policy issues. Each essay is grounded the same fact-based, pragmatic approach for which Bill is known by his readers.It explores topics ranging from the demographic revolution sweeping the world to the pressing need for Social Security reform to the place of religious faith in politics. It is King's dispassionate, fact-driven approach to hot-button issues sets him apart from most political commentators seeking to score political points against their opponents. His clear explanation of complex subjects provides welcome perspective on topics that have become muddled by partisan interpretations.

Teaches how to combine cables with other knit structures to turn ordinary fabrics into a fashion statement Includes step by step instructions, with accompanying photographs, that are suitable for all makes and gauges of machine Progresses from cable basics, through a variety of techniques to more advanced methods, with pointers and ideas for further development Provides patterns so that the newly learnt processes can be put into practice to create new garments

"Preach to yourself and you can be pretty sure you will hit most of your congregation." Bill King got that advice as a young pastor and it underlies this accessible and engaging book of short devotions. Originally written as online meditations, the pithy reflections in Bread for the Journey draw on art, pastoral encounters, books, podcasts, and significant cultural events, such as the mass shooting at Virginia Tech. King places them in conversation with the Bible and the Christian tradition, inviting readers to see how experiences, both mundane and earthshaking, may be filled with spiritual insight.Organized around the seasons of the church year, Bread for the Journey invites readers to reflect on their own times of waiting and darkness, hope and light, death and rebirth, struggle and growth. Written in a conversational, often whimsical style, it is ideal for those seeking a devotional resource which connects Scripture to life's gifts and challenges.The devotions in Bread for the Journey range from funny to poignant. Always thoughtful and sometimes profound, King offers an over the shoulder look at how one pastor connects the Christian tradition to daily life.Bill King is a retired pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. During his ministry he served as pastor of Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Welcome, North Carolina, for 30 years as Lutheran Campus Pastor at Virginia Tech, on the national campus ministry staff of the ELCA, and as pastor of Luther Memorial Lutheran Church in Blacksburg, Virginia.