In the Hands of the Malays, and Other Stories by G. A. HentyAuthor Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902 Title In the Hands of the Malays, and Other Stories Language English Category Text On the 1st of May, 1669, a man was standing at the edge of the shore of a rocky island, one of a group of a dozen or so similar in character, lying off the south-western portion of Sumatra. It would have been difficult to fix his nationality. The outline of the face was Arab; the colour of the skin showed that though one or other of his parents had been white, the other had been either Arab or Malay. He stood looking after a Dutch vessel, carrying guns, like all those engaged at that time in the Eastern trade. His hands were clenched, and he was regarding the ship with an expression of malignant hate.Close by where he stood, a roughly-made grave piled with rocks, with a wooden cross standing at its head, showed that a Christian had been buried there. Any seaman of the time who had seen the man would have rightly concluded that he had been marooned for some crime committed on board the ship that was sailing away, and their judgment would have been a correct one.

A girl believes she doesn't fit anywhere until she gets a visit from an alien.A short story.Dare to Be Successful is a parable about a middle school teacher who helps female gang member transform her life. The story will teach you how to discover your purpose, increase your self-confidence, overcome daily challenges, and fulfill your dreams. Dare to Be Successful is based on John Barrett Hawkins’15-year study of human achievement. Included are teachings from Wayne Dyer, Napoleon Hill, Cheryl Richardson, Marianne Williamson, Stephen Covey, Martha Beck, Mark Viktor Hansen, Jack Canfield, Og Mandino, Anthony Robbins, Deepak Chopra and Caroline Myss, among others. This book spells out 75 principles used by the world’s most successful people. You’ll discover: • Tools that will enable you to identify your natural talents and ideal career• Secrets for developing a winning mindset and becoming unstoppable• Strategies for mastering your emotions• A detailed action plan for setting and achieving your goals• Tips to overcome procrastination and stay motivated • Techniques to recondition your belief system and eliminate the behaviors may be preventing you from fulfilling your dreamsDare to Be Successful reveals the philosophies and habits of the world’s peak performers…and provides a step-by-step process to help you create the successful life you deserve.

Vincent Malick takes great pleasure in something terrible: Killing. He's good at it, and gets paid well. But his newest job is a little different, and things are about to spiral out of his control. Soon he will discover the awful truth that what he sees is only the surface of something much more dreadful.Norman wakes up not feeling very well and his condition quickly deteriorates. Will the love of his life be able to save him?

After billions of dull years, the Snub Nubbins have a new Wizard, Larco the scientist continues his quest. Being a scientist is about discovery, and Larco is keen to explore the dark hole of rainbows, to expand his wisdom and wizardry.The Snub Nubbins are a bit different, we can expect that, after all they do come from a planet so far away, an area in space called the Cosmos. Just like humans they have a planet to live on that is no different to our own earth, or so they thought.Billions of years beyond human's existence on earth evolve the Snub Nubbins, Larco the Wizard discovers the far away planet Plop Plop is in fact Snub Nubbin from ancient times when it was called Earth. Larco travels back in time down the dark hole of rainbows to expand his knowledge and continue his quest of discovery.

Billionaire Abram Guy must protect the greatest benefit to humanity...from humanity itself.When the mysterious murder of a rival company's security guard stirs the curiosity of New York City billionaire Abram Guy, he dons his goggles and grabs his Skeleton Key to investigate as the Innovator in the dead of night. However, upon his investigation, the only thing he finds to be right about the investigation is that there was more to it than met the eye.And how right he was...Aided by both his personal assistant Duke Costello and a persistent, yet unwelcome guest, the Innovator follows the breadcrumb of clues left at the scene of the murder, only to stumble upon a discovery that could change the very progression of mankind. But how can the goggled guardian hope to protect such a discovery, when its very threat is humanity itself?

During this short but engaging story, Jack gets in a fight with his father and decides to make a living in the woods. He is able to live in the woods for a couple of weeks. But, after a close encounter with a forest creature can he still survive?Sarah is given Aisha's diary right before her mysterious death. Being reluctant at first, Sarah decides to read her diary, to figure out the truth, of what might have lead to her sisters death.. She discovers another world, of love, religion and cultures. Can the power of Love unite those who are of different religions?

On the run from exacting vengeance on a traitorous general for the loss of his team that was betrayed, Cage soon finds himself unable to escape.Then out of nowhere he is sucked to another world.On the run from exacting vengeance on a traitorous general for the loss of his team that was betrayed, Cage soon finds himself unable to escape.Then out of nowhere he is sucked to another world. A world where magic exists and no longer is he bound to a wheelchair. with a new lease on life he does what any man would do, look for a fight and resist urges from beautiful women.Adult themes and content.

Having escaped from a turbulent home life, Lea finds herself caught in the grip of a dangerous future. Will the handsome face from her past pull her back from the point of no return, or will she choose to embrace her new, dark life?Lea has made some poor decisions in her life. It makes no difference what pushed her into her choices, but now she has to find a way to survive in this new, hostile world she's stumbled into. Tempted by the danger, she decides to push forward beyond the point of no return... until she is stopped by an unexpected, nearly forgotten past.But... there are so many hands grasping for her, trying to stop her. Can she managed to escape them all and complete this one last job to win her freedom?

the unbeatable spirit of the heroes of old is reborn in the nineteen sixties, where it engages the monsters and villains of modern life in scotland in its quest to be free, in this swirling epic set in a bygone era which still beams a nostalgic message to us. this is how it really was.growing up in scotland during the sixties, the main character of this novel spins the capivating tale of the formative events and escapades that snowballed into an epic struggle to make real the obsessions of that era which colonized the minds of his generation. the many characters who are drawn to him and become part of this tale are often recognizable as like ourselves or others we have known; the dilemmas and challenges he faces are some of them familiar, others bizarre and extreme; what is unique and uplifting is his response and his spirit and the insights he gains into friendship, love, wealth, and power.

The thirsty herd of range cattle drove across the desert heading for the water filled arroyo. The old cowboy sat on the cabin porch and watched with young eyes. He lived the dream again. He knew tomorrow would come and with it the reckoning, but it didn't matter anymore. There was only today.And...it was almost over, but one last thing needed to be done.The old cowboy sat in his chair on the porch of the new cabin. He watched the rim of the desert. How many more days would there be? He knew this was his last hurrah.The hired hand didn't understand, but it didn't matter anymore. It was almost over.Today...thought the old man, it has to be today, I feel it in my bones.He sat on the porch and looked at the sky: the hired hand told him there would be no ride today, bad weather coming.As he watched, the clouds were bizarre, all piled up, shouldering one another for the best place, the big ones black and lowering. The pink air thick but so clear, you could almost see tomorrow."My gawd!" the old man cried as he gazed at the sky, "it's the end of the world!"He wanted to sit on the porch and watch but the hired hand hustled him inside the cabin. The rain turned to hail the size of golf balls. So big they could kill a new born calf.The storm finally passed and the sun came out. The old man, the hired hand and the Indian housekeeper went out and sat on the porch and looked at the fresh new world.The edge of the desert grew hazy; the cloud of dust on the horizon grew bigger. "There they are," shouted the old cowboy, "here they come!"The water crazed herd of range cattle drove for the bloated arroyo, the smell of water making them mad. The bawling cattle elbowing and pushing their way passed the porch. They stamped and bellowed and the dust filled the old man's nostrils and he thought it the sweetest smell.Life coursed through his old bones and he stood and swung his old Stetson in the air and whooped and swore, pleasure flowed through him, and he was young again.But soon they were gone.The old man sat down heavily, age settled back on his shoulders, "I'll finish tomorrow, Ramona," he said to the old Indian housekeeper, "it'll be O.K.".The hired hand watched with foreboding, what will be finished tomorrow?

Homeless, hopeless and on the run in the large city, Chris huddles near a dumpster for refuge. Alone, cold and confused, he drifts off to sleep only to awake to what begins as a nightmare. From 1998 to 1868 his fight to survive fills the pages of this book with excitement. New values, new Morals, an entirely new life awaits.Christopher's Journey is about a young man who was plagued with the hardships of a broken home, abusive childhood and the struggles of adolescents. Desperate for family, love and attention, he joined the inner city gang for protection. Chris' attempt in criminal activity were sloppy and he was continuously seized by the law. His attempt to find acceptance turned to a fight to survive. Now homeless, hopeless and on the run in the large city, he huddles near a dumpster for refuge. Alone cold and confused, he drifts off to sleep only to awake to what begins as a nightmare.Christopher’s fight for existence no longer includes the big city or the inner city gang. He finds himself fighting for survival in 1868. He has no choice but to discover how to fend for himself in the wide open plains. Eventually he is found and helped by a pioneer family and discovers new values, new morals and a completely new kind of life.

The first installment in a new science fiction short story series.Sam Tanner is the captain of the Fluster, a T-Class ship roaming the universe. These are the stories of their adventures, beginning with a run-in with the law.A fortune in Nazi stolen art leaves a London port. Among the treasures—the infamous Maltese Falcon… Death is at the heart of it, death and the blood of its victims. The fabulous wealth of the Maltese Falcon has lured greedy prey across the centuries. Follow Chicago P.I. Joe Ganzer as he runs a gauntlet of Cold War spies, Nazis, stolen booze, stolen art, and at the end of it all is the Falcon of Malta...the stuff of nightmares.

After several installments of gallivanting around the South Seas, Aubrey and Maturin return home to England, where the surgeon-cum-intelligence-agent discovers that his wife has disappeared. As if such a domestic crisis weren't enough, the intrepid pair are also dispatched to the Gulf of Guinea (to suppress the slave trade) and to Ireland (to rebuff an impending French invasion). O'Brian's stunning range, coupled with his mind-bending command of minutiae, explain why James Hamilton-Paterson has called him "the Homer of the Napoleonic Wars."

Rica, a young woman stumbles into another world. She awakes in a desert with no water, food or hope. As she succumbs to dehydration and hunger strange Cat like people find her and help her. She recovers to find herself in a world of magic and science, a world slowly descending into war. She finds friendship, betrayal, and a touch of the power that waits within her. Will she find a way home?Rica, a young woman stumbles into another world. She awakes in a desert with no water, food or hope. As she succumbs to dehydration and hunger strange Cat like people find her and help her. She recovers to find herself in a world of magic and science, a world slowly descending into war. Her new friends take her to their home in search of answers to her question of how she had gotten there and how she would get back home. In her search for a way back to the only home she has ever known, she finds friendship, betrayal, and a touch of the power that waits within her. Will her journey end in success or disappointment? Will she discover who she really is?

Terrorists Come To the Ghetto...And only One Man Can Stop them!After leading a successful mission to take out Iraqi warlord Samhal Hussein, Sgt John Williams is hailed as a Hero by the U.S Army. However, when he returns to the South Bronx he finds his neighborhood being oppressed by a neighborhood drug kingpin.With the NYPD scared, and residents feeling powerless, John realizes that he has to declare his own war on terror to save his neighborhood and protect his community.