Deadly Powers

In this illuminating and evocative exploration of the origin and function of storytelling, the author goes beyond the work of mythologist Joseph Campbell, arguing that mythmaking evolved as a cultural survival strategy for coping with the constant fear of being killed and eaten by predators. Beginning nearly two million years ago in the Pleistocene era, the first stories, Trout argues, functioned as alarm calls, warning fellow group members about the carnivores lurking in the surroundings. At the earliest period, before the development of language, these rudimentary "stories" would have been acted out. When language appeared with the evolution of the ancestral human brain, stories were recited, memorized, and much later written down as the often bone-chilling myths that have survived to this day. This book takes the reader through the landscape of world mythology to show how our more recent ancestors created myths that portrayed animal predators in four basic ways: as monsters, as gods, as benefactors, and as role models. Each incarnation is a variation of the fear-management technique that enabled early humans not only to survive but to overcome their potentially incapacitating fear of predators. In the final chapter, Trout explores the ways in which our visceral fear of predators is played out in the movies, where both animal and human predators serve to probe and revitalize our capacity to detect and survive danger. Anyone with an interest in mythology, archaeology, folk tales, and the origins of contemporary storytelling will find this book an exciting and provocative exploration into the natural and psychological forces that shaped human culture and gave rise to storytelling and mythmaking.

This book is a destiny repairer book. A book that will let you alight from vehicle of stagnancy and failure, and occupy coast of breakthrough. Powers of darkness are furious and wicked. They prolong the stay of many in the wilderness and are ready to do more. Since victims of these deadly criminals refuse to pray violent prayers, they remain captives. You don’t romance with enemy, it kills. To avoid this, the book in your hand is written to stop their boast, threat and wickedness. You can perfectly go to war if you are well-equipped and brave enough to face the enemy. Learn the act to command the night with missile prayers against deadly arrows of the enemy breathing wickedly to destroy you. It is for this purpose, the prayer book in your hand is written. You are welcome on board of liberation. This book shall silence every miracle diverting agent assign against you. Every inherited darkness in your life shall disappear while every strongman and woman in the corridor of your life shall be defeated. Your fear shall fall upon your enemies and they shall eventually surrender. Today is the day, obtain your copy.

The seeds of a killer are sown as Billy Bonner suffers torture at the hands of his father and two older brothers on the family farm in Iowa. He commits his first two acts of murder when he is just twelve years old, and he spends the rest of his life avenging the abuse his family perpetrated on him. Forty-two-year-old Nick Powers, a seventeen-year veteran of the New York City Police Department, is assigned to investigate a special case. A serial killer is on the loose in New York City. Targeting victims over the age of sixty, this murderer disguises himself as a charming deliveryman, policeman, or priest. After gaining entrance to the victims homes, he hangs the women by their ankles while they bleed to death, and then he removes their eyes. The notes left at the scenes read: She should have seen. Powers vows to catch this diabolical killer who has successfully eluded twenty police departments for twenty years. But the chase becomes personal when the killer contacts Powers and threatens to harm his family

A simple day at work becomes a race for his life as loyal and patriotic Max discovers sensitive information that’s he not supposed to find. Thinking his friend and boss Mark is working with terrorists developing a new form of chemical weapons for mass destruction, Max enlists the help of his best friend Sam to foil the plans he discovered. Quickly Max is hiding out in FT Lauderdale before he and Sam fly to Jamaica where he discovers the truth. The US Government working with Mark has set a trap to stop a major terrorist group working in Afghanistan. Things don’t go quite as planned and Max and Sam learn their good life living in sunny Ft Lauderdale takes some serious turns as they become the hunted by both Jake a deranged psycho and the terrorists whose weapons supply they intended to stop.

Scholars frequently portray the Second World War as an epic morality play driven by a villain (Hitler) and a sinner (Chamberlain). Deadly Imbalances offers a new approach, combining both the attributes of states and the structure of the international system to explain the origins and causes of the war. Central to Schweller's analysis is the argument that the structure of the international system was tripolar--with Germany, the Soviet Union, and the United States as the three central powers--and that this needs to be considered in any examination of the antecedent causes and crucial events of the war.

Finally, the roleplaying game that makes you DIE laughing brings you a supplement that helps you do just that! Introducing "Script Crypt, Vol 1: Psychos and Sickos", a collection of adventure scripts for Horror Rules, the Simply Horrible Roleplaying Game. Originally released in electronic format as part of the Horror Rules Season 1 and Season 2 e-Scripts, these little horror comedy gems are now available in print. All four Scripts are built around the lighthearted and fun-loving "Psychos and Sickos" theme and feature a delightful and colorful assortment of axe-weilding maniacs, homicidal freaks and sinister stalkers (we recommend you play with the lights on). Also, with expanded Sequel Suggestions and Plot Twists, each gripping and terrifying Script becomes four Scripts - that's 16 times the mayhem! With that many Psychos and Sickos, how can you go wrong?! Each Script is a complete adventure, including all the classic Horror Rules elements: Story, Bad Guys, Cast, Walk-Ons, Chain of Events... even Mood tips and Plot Pushers! Packed with all the wacky scares, edge-of-your-seat action and pee-your-pants thrills you've come to love, the Script Crypt is a sure hit and a must-have supplement for horror enthusiasts and gaming fans alike. With this book, you could play your favorite horror comedy roleplaying game until you pass out... and we recommend it! So for those who dare, the Crypt awaits. Just be careful what you open...

There are some traps even a telepathic spy can't see coming...Rob Chandler can read minds. A car crash and a 30,000-volt shock gave him incredible abilities, and it put him on the path to working for the covert SIFTR Agency. When Chandler's girlfriend Pippa leaves him, the result of one too many peeks into her mind, she's kidnapped by evil forces that want the telepath dead. Chandler has no choice but to take the bait.He infiltrates The Order, a powerful organization seeking worldwide domination. Drawn into a life-sized recreation of the town of Tombstone, Chandler will need more than his mental powers to save Pippa. He'll need to draw his Colt .45 Peacemaker faster than a man going by the name of Billy the Kid.Deadly Powers is the second installment in the Tapped In saga, a series of paranormal thrillers. If you like mind-blowing action, electrifying suspense, and surprises you won't see coming, then you'll love Mark Wayne McGinnis' paranormal spy adventure.Buy Deadly Powers to start the twisty thriller today!