Best women sleuth books according to redditors

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u/attunezero · 49 pointsr/politics

The real foundation of the problems we are facing is bad campaign finance law and the corruption that results from it. Before we get to elect anybody they are first selected in what you could call a "shadow election" of money. Those with enough cash and connections to run a campaign are those who get to make a (serious) run for office. We can't elect people who will work in good faith because we only get to choose from the pool of people who were pre-selected by money. That is why we always end up picking between the giant douche on the left and the turd sandwich on the right. The giant douche and turd sandwich were pre-picked by and are beholden to moneyed interests which leaves us with the situation we have now. If campaign finance law is changed to something more sensible like a small dollar system then we will get real people in elections who want to work for us instead of the money-picked jerks we have now.

Please read Republic Lost by Lawrence Lessig and visit /r/rootstrikers

u/Philipp · 42 pointsr/politics

Thank you. For anyone not convinced, I suggest this video and this book.

If you are already on board and looking for ways to help, here's one: http://mayday.us

u/dakta · 23 pointsr/printSF

^(Note: these are all books I've read and can recommend from experience.)

David Brin's Sundiver is a detective mystery. Likewise his Existence is a mystery about a recently discovered artifact, though its presentation with multiple perspectives lacks the singular detective tone of Sundiver. It's not as much of a mystery/thriller more of a mystery/adventure. It is also one of the overall best science fiction novels I've ever read; the writing is top notch, the characters superbly lifelike, the tone excellent, and the overall reading experience enjoyable and filled with a realistic optimism.

Gregory Benford's Artifact is an investigative mystery about a strange artifact. His Timescape is about a strange phenomenon.

Jack McDevitt's The Engines of God is an investigative mystery about a strange artifact.

Asimov's The End of Eternity is a classic mystery/thriller.

Alastair Reynolds' The Prefect and Chasm City are both standalone detective mysteries. His Revelation Space is similar, but does not have the same classic mystery tone.

Greg Bear's Queen of Angels and Slant are both standalone detective mysteries.

I seem to recall the Second Foundation (Foundation's Fear, Foundation and Chaos, Foundation's Triumph) trilogy by Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, and David Brin having some mystery aspects. I think one of them at least is a detective mystery, but I can't remember which right now.

Dan Simmons' Ilium/Olympos is a sort of detective mystery, but its tone is much more action/adventure despite the protagonist's undertakings to determine what in the world is going on.

Joan D. Vinge's Cat Trilogy (Psion, Catspaw, and Dreamfall) are detective mysteries.

Julian May's Perseus Spur is a detective mystery. It's pretty light-hearted and a lot of fun to read. Something you would pick up at an airport bookstore and not be at all disappointed with. I can't speak for the other two books in the trilogy, haven't read them yet. Just ordered them off Amazon for $4 a piece.

I could go on, but I think that should keep you busy for a while.

 

^(Edited to clarify the tone of some suggestions. Some are more traditional mystery/thriller, while others are more adventure/mystery, more alike to Indiana Jones than a noir detective.)

u/awinnie · 18 pointsr/politics

Lessig has done a TED talk on campaign finance and also written a stellar book on the subject. He knows his shit.

u/YouthInRevolt · 11 pointsr/politics

You should read Lessig's "Republic, Lost" if you haven't already. He talks about Congress's dependence corruption (as opposed to quid pro quo corruption) and shows how publicly-financed campaigns could fix our broken political system.

u/AyeMatey · 11 pointsr/news

no. If you are concerned about the issue, read Larry Lessig's book, Republic Lost. There are proposals in how to change things without subverting the will of the people.

u/pharmaco4 · 8 pointsr/eFreebies

Worked for me, but the only 'freebie' you can get with this credit is this book :

-The Innocent Dead: A Witch Cozy Mystery (The Maid, Mother, and Crone Paranormal Mystery Series Book 1)

All other books are >$2.00 - correct me if I'm wrong, I just sorted by price low to high and only saw the one

u/[deleted] · 6 pointsr/technology

While I agree that the buzzword commercials should go, campaign financing really is the root of these problems. Congress has developed a dependency on campaign financing that directly competes with their originally intended sole dependency on "The People". You should really check out Lawrence Lessig's book "Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It", which he talks about here.

u/elihu · 6 pointsr/NeutralPolitics

Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessig is a pretty good place to start.

http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Lost-Money-Corrupts-Congress/dp/0446576433

Lessig's premise is basically that the big problem isn't corruption in the traditional sense. If you picture it as politicians being handed paper bags full of cash under the table in exchange for voting a certain way on a certain bill, that sort of thing really isn't all that widespread. The big problem is the completely legal economy of favors and undue influence that exists, which prevents both liberals and conservatives from making any progress on many of their policy objectives.

Liars and Outliers by Bruce Schneier is another book that has a lot to say about corruption, but he approaches the problem from the perspective of examining the various systems that society puts in place to compel good behavior from its members, and how those systems fail.

http://www.amazon.com/Liars-Outliers-Enabling-Society-Thrive/dp/1118143302

u/joelangeway · 4 pointsr/politics

>These people aren't an electoral threat to me.

I think this is the most important problem of this generation. Elected officials spend most of their time fund raising and the extreme majority of the time, the candidate who raises more wins (something like 98% of the time I read in this book but I don't remember exactly). The government doesn't care about about 20-something unemployed people and no candidates will so long as they have to raise money. Low voter turnout is evidence of rationality more than stupidity or apathy.

This is the point of "we are the 99%". It is the <1% whose interests that are reflected by government. This is likely because they have money to fund political campaigns.

u/lunkwill · 4 pointsr/politics

I've always respected Larry Lessig's work -- he fought copyright until a few years ago, when he switched to fighting corruption in government.

He just wrote a book called "Republic, Lost" about it. One of the things he proposes is public funding of elections, where each voter gets an amount of money they can allocate among the candidates they support.

http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Lost-Money-Corrupts-Congress/dp/0446576433/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt

u/strolls · 4 pointsr/printSF

Steven Gould's Blind Waves is not so much about climate change so much as it's set in a future in which the polar ice caps have melted and sea levels have risen by 100'.

I don't think this book is quite as good as Gould's Jumper or Wildside, but it has a different style and I enjoyed it.

u/gabwyn · 3 pointsr/printSF

I'd like to give you an unbiased view of his books but I'm afraid when it comes Alastair Reynolds I suffer from a blatent case of fanboyism; he's the only good scifi writer novelist us Welsh have (nearly insulted all the Doctor Who fans there), it still amazes me how many great scifi writers Scotland produces in comparison.

I believe his characterisation improves, this was after all his first novel.

His biggest strength IMHO is his worldbuilding, I can't get enough of his Revelation Space universe. His second novel set in the Revelation Space universe (although can be read as stand-alone) Chasm City is my favourite as it started me on my journey through his universe and generally got me hooked on all his writing.

The last one The Prefect set before the melding plague was also excellent, I'm hoping he writes a few more over this time period after finishing 'Poseidons Children'.

TLDR; I'd recommend to keep on reading, you will be rewarded.

u/buzzcut · 3 pointsr/politics

I share your frustration, but what you propose is 1) not going to happen and 2) not going to solve the long-term problems. Take the time to read Lawrence Lessig's [Republic Lost] (http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Lost-Money-Corrupts-Congress--/dp/0446576433/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323053002&sr=8-1). It has a very sophisticated understanding of the problem, and difficult but real potential solutions.

u/Temujin_123 · 3 pointsr/worldnews

Lawrence Lessig has done some excellent work on describing how exactly we got here and how, perhaps, we might get out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw2z9lV3W1g

BTW, his book "Republic Lost" is amazing!

u/jimgreer · 3 pointsr/IAmA

When you design a multiplayer game, you're trying to design incentives and rules to channel players' competitive energy and aggression into an experience that's fun and fair for everyone. That's true of a community-based site as well.

Back in the 90s me and my friend and CounterPAC cofounder, Zack Booth Simpson, were working on a game called Netstorm. At that time John McCain and Russ Feingold were just starting their campaign finance reform effort. We got to thinking - it's great that they're doing that, but there's a paradox in the government trying to regulate itself. The guys with money are always going to react faster than the legislators and regulators.

That made us wonder whether you could have a private organization that would be on the "good guy" side. We had various ideas, but no time or money to make it happen.

Now I do have the money, and I stepped back from Kongregate to make the time.

> Also as a British reader - where can I find more info on PACs and the American political system?

I love this essay Lessig wrote last month: https://medium.com/@lessig/whats-so-bad-about-a-superpac-c7cbcf617b58.

His book is great too: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446576433/

u/Rave-light · 3 pointsr/TheGirlSurvivalGuide

Hey thanks!!

Some of them are really really cheesy. Then others are wildly entertaining.

Here are some romance novels that still free on Amazon and I've enjoyed:

Dragonfly


Babysitting the Baumgartners. (SUPER SMUTTY)

[A Cold Dark Place]
(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IR4J6RY?redirect=true&ref_=kinw_myk_ro_title)

Carrots Only free with Kindle Unlimited right now. And not a romance novel. But was quite good.

u/Cdresden · 3 pointsr/suggestmeabook

A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow.

Cold Storage by John Straley.

You might like John Krakauer's Into the Wild. Though Alaskans don't have the same romantic feelings about Chris McCandless as most of the rest of the US; we mostly regard him as an idiot.

A Kodiak Bear Mauling by R. Keith Rogan.



And don't overlook The Call of the Wild by Jack London.

u/o0Enygma0o · 2 pointsr/moderatepolitics

i didn't know it was my job to take seriously people who can't understand the complexities of campaign finance and democratic government. if you want to read an enlightening book, i would suggest this: http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Lost-Money-Corrupts-Congress--/dp/0446576433/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334193301&sr=8-1

u/brodies · 2 pointsr/ask

Lately, Bruce Bartlett's The Benefit and the Burden and Lawrence Lessig's Republic Lost. Mostly issue politics and future of country type of stuff. That said, I have a bachelor's in poli sci and went to grad school for political theory (ad then went to law school), so my choice materials may be a bit different than most. But you should still read both of those (especially Republic Lost).

u/frank55 · 2 pointsr/printSF

Upvote for Wildside. I love that book. I wish author would write more. I like everything I have found

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u/Zottelchen · 2 pointsr/FreeEBOOKS
u/Gideon_Nomad · 2 pointsr/selfpublish

I have finally published my debut novel... Corporate Assassin. I had to use a pseudo name due to personal reasons. Thanks everyone for the valuable feedback on the cover design and other general guidance. I'd especially like to thank /u/Taurnil91 for the editing.

Here is the description:

As the head of Organized Crime Division, Alex Schulz has been a highly successful officer in the BKA, the German federal investigative police agency. While investigating a terror attack in Frankfurt, she makes an unsettling discovery. Several top executives of a European insurance behemoth have started dropping dead, apparently from natural causes.

Alex learns that the deaths are the work of a sinister and dangerously talented assassin. He targets large corporations and leaves no evidence of his involvement. As Schulz uses her unique skills to lure in the mad-man, she risks becoming his next target. As the mystery unravels, she finds herself facing an adversary that's larger than she could have ever imagined. Her enemy wields immense resources and massive influence, with claws that reach deep within the German government.

It's priced at $2.99 and is on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071HKHN56

Hope you'll like it.

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u/themousedoctor · 2 pointsr/FreeEBOOKS

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u/cunning001 · 1 pointr/PoliticalDiscussion

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This is the book that does the most explanation of the author's concept of demarchy which, in many ways, is like what you wrote.

u/Micrafone_AssAssin · 1 pointr/rawdenim

Two really big topics I have started to get very interested in, a lot in part due to reddit actually.

[The Healing of America by T.R Reid] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Healing-America-Global-Cheaper/dp/0143118218)

[Republic Lost by Lawrence Lessig] (http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Lost-Money-Corrupts-Congress/dp/0446576433/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=)

u/NoWarForGod · 1 pointr/politics

You've got the top post on reddit at the moment and you mention Dr. Lessig, give a shout out to his book!

You should all read it!

u/danaacc · 1 pointr/politics

Wake up Reddit! Don't let the American Anti-Corruption Act die...

The American Anti-Corruption Act (AACA) was published in Nov 2012. It reached 300,000 citizen co-sponsors by January 2013 but since then has slowed to a crawl. As of writing this there are only about 400,000 signatures. If this sluggish pace continues, support for the AACA will be too weak to pressure congress into making it law.

What's most disappointing is that the internet communities the AACA was most depending on for its success have practically ignored it. There's hardly been any attention generated for the AACA on Reddit over these past 6 months, yet I'm constantly reading comments from Redditors complaining about the excessive influence of money in American democracy and expressing frustration at not knowing how to solve the problem. Meanwhile, well-known activists Lawrence Lessig and Trevor Potter have collaborated to publish a comprehensive solution (the AACA) and a plan for making it law, and Reddit barely notices. I know Reddit can do better because of the strong opposition it showed to SOPA.

So what gives Reddit? Let's wake up already and get the AACA the exposure it needs.

Link to become a citizen co-sponsor of the American Anti-Corruption Act and learn more about it (becoming a citizen co-sponsor just means adding your name to the petition):
http://anticorruptionact.org


Other informative links:

American Anti-Corruption Act: full text and details

American Anti-Corruption Act: analysis of how well individual act provisions will hold up in the Supreme Court (summary: most should be fine)

Lawrence Lessig AMA

Lawrence Lessig TED Talk

Lawrence Lessig Book: Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It

Trevor Potter AMA

OpenSecrets.org: tracks the political money trail

OpenCongress.org: tracks the political money trail, the life cycle of congressional bills, and representative's voting records

EDIT: It appears the link to the video might be down right now. It's basically just a clever commercial highlighting how our senators are practically whoring themselves for political money.

u/RiflePoet · 1 pointr/IAmA
u/ender17 · 1 pointr/books

Lessig just released a book about how money corrupts politics, including his ideas about how we can change that. It's on my reading list for winter break for sure, and it sounds exactly like what you're looking for. Check it out here: http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Lost-Money-Corrupts-Congress/dp/0446576433

And if you want a preview, check out this awesome talk Lessig gave: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik1AK56FtVc

u/uphir · 1 pointr/NeutralPolitics

The problem goes beyond "influencing those gullible voters with TV ads!". It affects whose issues get discussed in the legislature, who has direct access to discussing issues with elected officials, and what elected officials consider before taking a position on an issue.

Try this: you're a back-bencher in the majority party from a rural district. You support conservation and protecting the environment for future generations. Your election is coming up later this year, and you have a viable opponent.

A bill comes before the legislature that would legalize a risky & unproven (note: not taking a side on fracking here, just establishing that a controversy exists) method of extracting energy from the ground, and your district happens to contain lots of that potential energy.

You have usually opposed bills like this in the past- once making a speech that made national news. That particular bill failed on a close vote.

A company or industry PAC makes it known that it will spend up to $1m US attacking any candidate that opposes the above-mentioned bill. This is a credible threat from a wealthy, well-connected group. They also make it known privately that they will endorse and heavily fund your opponent should you be outspoken in your opposition

Knowing all of this, how do you vote? Even better, do you do another speech that makes national news? would you still be as outspoken as you were in the past?

edit- Much of this example is shamelessly lifted from Prof. Lawrence Lessig's excellent Republic Lost. Read it and decide for yourself!

u/case-o-nuts · 1 pointr/IAmA

Have you read Lawrence Lessig's thoughts on how money corrupts congress?

If so, do you agree that this sort of lobbying and corruption is a problem?

If so, is there anything that you can do, and what is it?

(Entire book here, and a Google talk about it here)

u/Smilin-_-Joe · 1 pointr/politics

Saying there's no hope is just an excuse for apathy imo. It just takes the right creative solution and the public will to support it. I don't know nearly enough to argue Citizen's United, but I have heard some good ideas that don't conflict with the court ruling. If you have the time/inclination I strongly recommend Republic Lost by Lawrence Lessig. He also has some great Youtube videos.

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u/FreeBeerandHotWings · 1 pointr/politics

Republic Lost - Lawrence Lessig

u/pheliam · 1 pointr/politics

Gut reaction: Off with their heads.

Sensible reaction: What can we do, as a reasonable, rational group of concerned citizens, to end this problem?

I'm in the middle of reading Lessig's Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It in the hopes of finding a sensible answer.

Here's what I'm talking about...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m1EYX10ERN0GN1/ref=ent_fb_link

Here's a good place to start:
http://vimeo.com/rootstrikers/anti-corruption-pledge

u/aacaman · 1 pointr/politics

The American Anti-Corruption Act (AACA) was published in Nov 2012. It reached 300,000 citizen co-sponsors by January 2013 but since then has slowed to a crawl. As of writing this there are only 365,906 signatures. If this sluggish pace continues, support for the AACA will be too weak to pressure congress into making it law.

What's most disappointing is that the internet communities the AACA was most depending on for its success have practically ignored it. There's hardly been any attention generated for the AACA on Reddit over these past 6 months, yet I'm constantly reading comments from Redditors complaining about the excessive influence of money in American democracy and expressing frustration for not knowing how to solve the problem. Meanwhile, well-known activists Lawrence Lessig and Trevor Potter have collaborated to publish a comprehensive solution (the AACA) and a plan for making it law, and Reddit barely notices. It's this type of apathetic laziness that has been the greatest impediment to fixing politics in America, and I know Reddit can do better because of how active we were in opposing SOPA.

So what gives Reddit? Let's wake up already and get the AACA the exposure it needs.

Link to become a citizen co-sponsor of the American Anti-Corruption Act and learn more about it (becoming a citizen co-sponsor just means adding your name to the petition):
http://anticorruptionact.org


Other informative links:

American Anti-Corruption Act: full text and details

American Anti-Corruption Act: analysis of how well individual act provisions will hold up in the Supreme Court (summary: most should be fine)

Lawrence Lessig AMA

Lawrence Lessig TED Talk

Lawrence Lessig Book: Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It

Trevor Potter AMA

OpenSecrets.org: tracks the political money trail

OpenCongress.org: tracks the political money trail, the life cycle of congressional bills, and representative's voting records

u/drfuzzphd · 1 pointr/cincinnati
  1. Natural Capitalism - Creating the Next Industrial Revolution. Most businesses still operate according to a world view that hasn't changed since the start of the Industrial Revolution. Then, natural resources were abundant and labor was the limiting factor of production. But now, there's a surplus of people, while natural capital natural resources and the ecological systems that provide vital life-support services is scarce and relatively expensive. In this groundbreaking blueprint for a new economy, three leading business visionaries explain how the world is on the verge of a new industrial revolution.

  2. The Information Diet. The modern human animal spends upwards of 11 hours out of every 24 in a state of constant consumption. Not eating, but gorging on information ceaselessly spewed from the screens and speakers we hold dear. We're all battling a storm of distractions, buffeted with notifications and tempted by tasty tidbits of information. And just as too much junk food can lead to obesity, too much junk information can lead to cluelessness.

  3. Republic, Lost. With heartfelt urgency and a keen desire for righting wrongs, Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig takes a clear-eyed look at how fundamentally good people, with good intentions, have allowed our democracy to be co-opted by outside interests, and how this exploitation has become entrenched in the system. Rejecting simple labels and reductive logic - and instead using examples that resonate as powerfully on the Right as on the Left - Lessig seeks out the root causes of our situation. He plumbs the issues of campaign financing and corporate lobbying, revealing the human faces and follies that have allowed corruption to take such a foothold in our system.

  4. Free: How Today's Smartest Businesses Profit by Giving Something for Nothing. A generational and global shift is at play—those below 30 won't pay for information, knowing it will be available somewhere for free, and in China, piracy accounts for about 95% of music consumption. Anderson provides a thorough overview of the history of pricing and commerce, the mental transaction costs that differentiate zero and any other price into two entirely different markets, the psychology of digital piracy and the open-source war between Microsoft and Linux. Although Chris Anderson puts forward an intriguing argument in this cheerful, optimistic book, many critics remained unconvinced.
u/gerrymadner · 1 pointr/scifi

Bruce Sterling's Zeitgeist is right up modern reference alley.

Other people have mentioned William Giibson's early cyberpunk work, but frankly his more recent novels like Idoru, Pattern Recognition, and Virtual Light are every bit as good.

In depth travel through fictional (though not VR) worlds is well handled in L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt's Compleat Enchanter series.

Lastly, John Myers Myers' Silverlock is pretty much the literary reference motherload.

u/hybridhavoc · 1 pointr/danielgreene

I thought I would go through my Audible library and pick some books to recommend.

A Borrowed Man by Gene Wolfe

I remember thinking at the time of reading this that it felt a bit like one of the Robot stories from Asimov. Released in 2015, it's maybe one of the most classic-sci-fi feeling books that I've read in a while.

Pattern Recognition by William Gibson

Fairly unique feel to this one. I'm not a die-hard Gibson fan, and this one isn't future science fiction but very worth a read in my opinion.

The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu

This one is admittedly hard to follow at times, though this may be a matter of the translation more than anything else.

Three novels by Peter Clines: 14, The Fold, and Paradox Bound

Peter Clines is one of those that is capable of capturing some of the feeling of classic sci-fi, especially with The Fold. He also sometimes mixes in a bit of Lovecraft for good measure.

Snapshot by Brandon Sanderson

Very short listen / read, but pretty good. I wouldn't put this on the same level as The Emperor's Soul, but it's enjoyable.

Two books by Rob Reid: Year Zero, and After On

Definitely not future sci-fi, they are still science fiction though they also serve as commentary on Silicon Valley.

u/Candroth · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Full disclosure: I've talked about these books before. It's hard not to talk about them again, because I love reading books!

The dated but still fun modern-fantasy SERRAted Edge series written by Mercedes Lackey and others starts with Born to Run. They tackle some serious issues and have serious moments, but they're generally a nice light read.

Dana Stabenow's Alaskan murder mystery Kate Shugak series starts off with A Cold Day For Murder -- and it's free if you have a Kindle/other e-reader. The main character Kate and her half-wolf Mutt have a lot of suspenseful, yet occasionally hilarious, moments. There's even a bit of romance thrown in here and there.

David Weber writes a space-opera series that's on its ... twentieth? novel. It all started off with On Basilisk Station and The Honor of the Queen -- both of which are free as well through the Kindle store! (HotQ is probably my favorite in the entire series.) This series is less humor and a little more cerebral (especially once you get to 'recent events' and end up re-reading the entire series to spot the plot setups...) but honestly, how can you argue with a main character whose primary companion is a six-limbed, arboreal, prehensile-tailed, thumb-wielding, telepathic cat?

Maggie Furey wrote a magic-fantasy quadrilogy that I discovered years ago when I read Aurian. It's actually been long enough since I've read it that I don't remember tons of the details, but it's currently very high on my to-read (again) list.

Naomi Novik writes an alternate history Napoleonic-era Britain (with dragons!) that starts with His Majesty's Dragon. I highly recommend the first three. It's sort of sea-and-sky-opera with some lighthearted fun thrown in.

A new addition to my recommended list is the modern-fantasy Dresden Files, written by Jim Butcher and starting with Storm Front. Private investigation meets spellslinging, with sometimes unpredictable and often hilarious results.

u/Rosylinn · 1 pointr/selfpublish

Here are a few first in series if you are interested:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HNJQQTG/

and

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EO8DA0A/


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u/ajbooloodian · 1 pointr/selfpublish

Book two of my AIR series, Broken Paths, launched a few days ago. I'm very excited about the new addition to the series. It's available on Amazon here.

To celebrate the release AIR I: Shattered Soul is free on Amazon through 12/11/2016.

Synopsis for Shattered Soul:
Instead of using my powers as a Reader to work the psychic network hotlines, I work as a field agent for the clandestine agency, AIR. My elven partner Logan is showing me the ropes. Relocating a troll and interviewing a werewolf should be a normal day. When shots are fired and a fairy turns up dead, our day turns into a nightmare.

My job keeping mythological creatures, the Lost, hidden from the world takes a U-turn into an investigation. Using my powers, I have a shot at tracking the killer, but someone else has the same idea. An agency sanctioned assassin mistakes me for a demon and almost succeeds in taking me off the case and out of life. These are my tax dollars at work.

With my powers raging out of control and a target on my back, will I be able to protect the Lost?

u/monologp · 1 pointr/Fantasy



Free e-books today!

r/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H764YSS- "Detective Wings", a story about a special detective cases and his target of 100% solved cases

r/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GTRY25Z- "Sam's Theory", a short story about a woman who loses everything and starts questioning her past relationships

r/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HHM6W4T- "Mousetrapped", a story about an immortal woman who faces childbirth and motherhood and a special relationship with her immortal husband

u/DarlingBri · 1 pointr/selfpublish

Two if you want to include book or series titles; three is common if the authors are very well known and no titles or series are listed.

u/Sptlightstar · 1 pointr/wroteabook

When home is no longer safe, where do you run to?


Leaving behind her newly crowned husband to oversee Pettraud, Duchess Jacqueline Arienta Xavier returns home to Saphire for the first time in months. While the War Council looms ever closer, the Duchess is eager to get back to work upon her return to the duchy. Yet, soon after her homecoming, a harrowing attack within the halls of the palace forces Jax to flee from court. Seeking refuge behind the walls of the fortified Galensmore estate, Jax and her friends prepare to wait out the storm until the culprit behind the palace attack is apprehended. It's not until a member of the Galensmore household turns up dead that Jax realizes danger is closer than ever before.


Peril strikes the heart of Duchess Jacqueline's court in SOVEREIGN SIEGED.

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RC2D7V6/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i4

u/PenDragyn21 · 1 pointr/selfpublish

The Justicar Jhee Mysteries fantasy series.

One part Scooby Doo, one part Detective Dee and, one part Sherlock Holmes with magic in an arcanepunk, fantasy world.

Book 1, Justicar Jhee and the Cursed Abbey


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Death stalks the abbey at Tranquility Bridge...

On their way to the Imperial capital, Justicar Jhee and her spouses must halt for repairs at a secluded abbey. Trapped by circumstances and with no way for help to arrive, can she uncover the truth before she or her spouses become the next victims of the sinister forces that lurk just out of sight?

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Book 2, Justicar Jhee and the Hole in The World


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Storied Galleon City is the central point in the Empire; the place where the Storm Shield protects the Blessed Isles from the wrath that surrounds them. But it is also a city that is being ripped apart by restless factions and swamped with refugees, the destitute, and the unwanted. Justicar Jhee and her spouses arrive for vacation in the midst of this chaos. It's non-stop galas and protests until murder rears its ugly head and shows death never takes a holiday.

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u/theorymeltfool · 0 pointsr/changemyview

Sorry, we're just too far apart for my responses to be worth my time. You're not looking at the negative effects enough, and seem to be very pro-Government. You're also not providing your case for why we should allow lobbying, thus I'm not learning anything new from this discussion. Rather than respond to your points, as this will likely go back and forth for quite a while, I'd rather list a few books/articles that are anti-lobbying for your consideration. Perhaps you could offer some pro-lobbying books/articles, just in case my position is wrong (which I sincerely don't think it is). Here's the anti-lobbying links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying_in_the_United_States

http://www.amazon.com/Prophets-War-Lockheed-Military-Industrial-Complex/dp/1568586973

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_lobbying_in_the_United_States

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_lobbying_in_the_United_States

http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/a-pocket-guide-to-lobbying-in-the-united-states/

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/08/03/627471/private-prisons-spend-45-million-on-lobbying-rake-in-51-billion-for-immigrant-detention-alone/

http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/top.php

http://business.time.com/2011/05/26/did-lobbying-cause-the-financial-crisis/

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/us/politics/05loans.html?pagewanted=all

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443589304577637773840176082.html?google_editors_picks=true

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100723/09055310339.shtml

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8854-the-top-five-special-interest-groups-lobbying-to-keep-marijuana-illegal

http://reporting.sunlightfoundation.com/2013/pro-cispa-backers-spend-over-100-times-more-lobbying-opponents/

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/12/13/30-major-u-s-companies-spent-more-on-lobbying-than-taxes/

http://www.npr.org/2009/02/18/100706260/so-damn-much-money-the-influence-of-lobbyists

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/mar/22/our-corrupt-politics-its-not-all-money/?pagination=false

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446576433?ie=UTF8&tag=thneyoreofbo-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0446576433

Edit: I'd be surprised if you found any pro-lobbying articles/books that weren't written by politicians, bureaucrats, pundits, or lobbyists.

u/FockerCRNA · -1 pointsr/IAmA

I have two books for you to read:

Influence: Science and Practice

Republic Lost

They both lay out very good reasons for why downplaying the potential sway that dinners, parties, or other favors have on your behavior is not a good idea.