Bøger af James McKenna

REVIEWERS CHOICE GOLD AWARD WINNER "An October's Journey: Poe's Final Gift," has been named a 2023-24 Reader Views Literary Award Winner, receiving the REVIEWERS CHOICE GOLD AWARD in the category of General Fiction/Novel. In addition, it has also just been named a FINALIST in the 2023 PARANORMAL BOOK AWARDS division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards Competition for Supernatural Fiction. In this elegant work of speculative historical fiction, a young, nineteenth-century attorney receives a strange birthday gift from his friend, Edgar Allan Poe, who convinces him to defend a woman and her two grown children who have been arrested for practicing witchcraft. The trial is to be held in an old Puritan town that has somehow "fallen out of time," and the verdict of the case will determine the fate of many more than just the three souls on trial. Navigating as a stranger in an even stranger land, he must piece together the truth of the most bizarre case of his career.

For use in schools and libraries only. A comprehensive first guidebook to earning, saving, and investing money. Written in a humorous but informative voice that engages young readers, it's the book that every parent who wants to raise financially savvy and unspoiled children should buy for their kids. It is packed with lively illustrations that make difficult concepts easy to understand all as a way of building financial literacy, good money decision-making, and the appreciation of a hard-earned dollar.

When Rosie inherits a Mind Traveller's locket from her mother she is transported to Mind Space and thrown into the angel wars. With help from Elissa of the Special Angel Services, the SAS and three village boys who have been accidently transported with her, she joins with the Knights of Lousã in battle against Hisdrillo the Dark Angel and his Grolack tree monsters. Rosie is warned that if the sand in her locket runs out, she and her pals will be trapped forever in Mind Space. When Grolacks invade the castle, Rosie and friends are sent to wake the feared Dragon Queen and ask for her help. Together they fight the Grolacks but her friends are captured and the dragon killed. With sand in the timer nearly gone all seems lost, except Rosie's will and determination.. Mind Space is where you are encapsulated when time future rolls into time past. A place somewhere in the infinite centre of time change, a place that must exist yet cannot exist.

Fed up with habitual criminals using prison as a temporary hotel? Directus Iurisdictio has an ancient alternative. Sean Fagan of SOCA is sent undercover to investigate the dark structure of a secret network that executes habitual criminals, dishonest MPs, greedy bankers and spying policeman. Dismissing the criminal judicial system as not fit for purpose, a system which repeatedly allows prisoners free to re-offend, Directus Iurisdictio evokes its own ancient system of social retribution. The crime rate plummets as habitual rapists, burglars, paedophiles and other career criminals die or vanish without trace. Enticed by two beautiful sisters who he suspects are members of DI, Fagan gets close enough to discover involvement of senior Whitehall officials using Directus Iurisdictio to save the judicial system billions. When Fagan does not join them as expected they order his immediate execution. Knowing Directus Iurisdictio has infiltrated the police, SIS and Government he is trapped in a world of sinister forces. Only his own determination and skill can extract him.

Is the girl on the train beside you a free citizen, or is she enslaved by debt bondage? Human trafficking is the fastest growing industry run by organised crime. Detective Inspector Sean Fagan of SOCA investigates the Agency, a criminal fraternity trafficking illegal immigrants. When MI5 inform Fagan the Agency are contracting expendable people for use by an Islamic terror cell, the pressure mounts while the SIS manipulate dark and secret ways to fight their long-term wars. Trapped in a wretched world of modern slavery, abuse and barbaric killings, Jelena an illegal from Kosovo dreams of freedom but violent forces which shaped her adolescence still dominate her life. Jelena is given to the terrorists as a disposable chattel and finds herself locked in a flat with millions of virus contaminated bank notes. Death awaits until events reunite her with Gavrilo, the boy she had known and loved when both were adolescents. Now mentally disturbed but a successful car thief and solider for the Agency, Gavrilo seeks refuge from reality by busking with his violin while believing Jelena is an angel, a vision who he has always loved but believes is dead. As Fagan closes, a bomb containing enough anthrax to kill thousands is unwittingly carried by Gavrilo into Central London. With Jelena's help, MI5 and SOCA desperately search as the timing device ticks to detonation and the destruction of British democratic tolerance. The slave industry is alive and flourishing. Between 500,000 and 800,000 people are trafficked into the EU every year. The favoured destination is England. Tied by debt bondage women are forced into prostitution while men are used in organised crime or hired out to labour intensive employment where they receive little or no payment. The rebellious are frequently murdered. When beyond physical exploitation many are used for benefit fraud or sold on for organ transplant. For other books by this author go to jameswmckenna.co.uk

Next time you switch on your computer are the unseen waiting to enter your mind, or are they already there?DI Fagan investigates the ritual murder of three young women and finds links between victims and a computer game. On examining hard drives from the murder victims' PCs, traces of subliminal hypnosis are found enticing victims to remote places where they are killed.When a fourth women is murdered in Ireland Fagan realises he hunts a killer capable of global influence. He also discovers governments both sides of the Atlantic are aware and observing. When his own daughters become involved, nightmare encircles him.Subliminal messaging is illegal. It cannot influence a person against their will but for the undecided or vulnerable it can embed into a mind and influence judgment, i.e. buy certain products, vote for a certain politician, kill your neighbour.

Once again Rosie enters Mind Space to fight in the Angel Wars. Her mission, to release Prince Tiago and the Cloud Riders trapped in the Valley of Stone so they can join battle against the scrowlers and Dark Angels. Chased by the witch, Gizeda whose bite turns victims into spiders, Rosie and her pals must first rescue Tiago's wife and child who are trapped in Southwold, 1672. Elissa from the Special Angel Service gives help but all are caught in the sea battle between the Dutch and English. Danger is everywhere, Gizeda closes in and Rosie has only her own determination and skills to save her friends. Mind Space, where time future slips to time past through time present, that place of transition where all time is condensed by infinity, a place which must exist yet cannot exist except in our minds.

When the American Air Force conduct final tests on Global Raider, a strategic, unmanned bomber capable of deploying missiles from the outer stratosphere, Islamic terrorists close in to hi-jack the aircraft and cause an international disaster. On advice from Security, Juliet Walsh, daughter of Global Raider's manufacturer, is sent to a safe house in Britain under close protection of her bodyguards Lisa and Seb, an ex-SAS officer to whom she becomes attached. Betrayal and deceit within Walsh Securities allows Juliet's abduction and Seb is blamed. But who is the real enemy within? While Global Raider flies above the Middle East with its deadly missiles, terrorists and the USAF wrestle for its control as Seb hunts for Juliet and her abductors. In New York her father is faced with the sacrifice of his only child amidst the intransigent hatred between terrorists and US government. When missiles are let loose only Seb can change the balance, but who does he trust?

The updated edition of the bestselling kids' guide to money: earning it, saving it, and investing it. From the creators of Biz Kid$ and Bill Nye the Science Guy comes the comprehensive guide for kids on the basics of earning, saving, spending, and investing money. Written in a humorous but informative voice that engages young readers, it’s the book that every parent who wants to raise financially savvy and unspoiled children should buy for their kids. Packed with lively illustrations and diagrams that make difficult concepts easy to understand, kids will learn the basics of financial empowerment, good money decision-making, and the appreciation of a hard-earned dollar.

Upskill, Reskill,Thrive: Optimizing Learning and Development in the Workplace offers readers an accessible guide to understanding and applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to the workplace. Universal Design for Learning is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. Using exemplars from across sectors and industries, James McKenna highlights how learning and development professionals can redefine the goals of learning in the corporate environment - not only for the benefit of the organization but also, and perhaps more importantly, for the individual.Upskill, Reskill,Thrive illustrates how to create and sustain learning and work environments that honor and empower individuals in ways that promote knowledge generation and sharing. This book will help L&D educators and corporate leaders motivate their teams from the inside to improve performance and become part of an inclusive culture across an organization.

Rosie is given a new mission in Mind Space, to rebuild the White Dove of Peace. Failure means victory for the Dark Angels who battle the White Angels for control of planet Earth and the parallel worlds.Only Rosie's mother knew where the last fragment of dove is hidden but are Rosie's parents dead or trapped in a parallel time? While war rages, Rosie and her pals search for the truth, travelling from Mind Space to the Kingdom of the Incas, hunted by Skreg and his demons.Mind Space, where time future slips to time past through time present, a place of transition where all time zones are compressed by quantum infinity, a place which must exist yet cannot exist except in our minds.Also in this series -The Mind Traveller and The Witch's Shadow

The next time you switch on your computer, will the unseen be waiting to enter your mind - or are they already there? DI Sean Fagan investigates the ritual murder of three young women and finds links between each victim and the world¿s most popular computer game, Princess Kay-ling. When police high-tech units examine hard drives taken from the murder victims¿ PCs, traces of subliminal psychotic induction are found. This induces victims to trust and obey characters from the game. These characters then order the women to remote places or use this trust to gain entry into their homes. When a fourth woman is murdered in Ireland, Sean realises he hunts a serial killer capable of global influence. He also discovers the Government is aware and observing. When his own young daughters become involved, nightmare encircles him.