In this book Robert Cole--a retired California police officer hired by DynCorp as an international police trainer--presents a vivid account of the challenges of training the Iraqis to handle their own security. In blunt, everyday language, Cole gives the reader an unusually candid and often hair-raising glimpse into reality at the street level as he and his colleagues navigate the dangerous sectors of Baghdad, Tikrit, and Kirkuk, dodging explosions and bullets aimed at them by young, Iraqi, wannabe heroes. Cole describes situations not shown in the media: men in their sixties being hired as...

The Affective Ground explores how drawing may be used as a model to have a cross-cultural dialogue about space, place and spirituality between artists in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. The artist, Jan Hogan, discusses the process and development of her art practice on the site of Gundaroo Common in rural Australia and how it responds to propositions seen in the work of Indigenous Australian artists. She proposes that the materiality and visual understanding of these artists develops in the viewer empathy for place alongside an acknowledgement of the displacements that have occurred...

Flight attendant Abbey Gaddett has a secret ability, one to which the government would love to gain access. When she's reassigned to work another flight, she walks into a life-or-death scenario, but one that might also bring her closer to her dream job - a newspaper reporter. When the hijacker wants to talk, Abbey realizes this could be her chance to write a bestseller. Once she helps bring the hijacking to an end, Abbey jets between cities as she ferrets out the truth, seeking to write what really happened to a billionaire's murdered daughter. Author Jan Hogan uses her experience as a TWA...

From teenage lovers to young adults making their way in the world, two people set out in search of the American dream, each one battling obstacles and self-doubt, each one determined to make it big no matter the cost. But one has a secret, a debt that entwines the other. And the man who owns the debt will stop at nothing to see it's repaid ... and then some.

When an on-board emergency turns out to be more than what it appears, flight attendant Abbey Gaddett (rhymes with cadet) ferrets out someone bent on murder. America's favorite flight attendant returns for a third foray into a world where a secret agency is desperate to use her innate ability - remote viewing - when she's not jetting off around the world. Trouble is, Abbey has an agenda of her own - learning to enhance her ability to assist a hapless victim, all while figuring out who's behind the death of a passenger who was in the epitome of health. Toss in a chic high-rise condo in Vegas...

She was a disappointment from the day she was born. Who was this strange child, who spoke of things she was not supposed to know? She was different, odd, and was known to act a little weird. And yet she was, at times, wise beyond her years. But then, as her parents would eventually learn, she was born for a single purpose. One person, a stranger among them, had the wherewithal to recognize this purpose. She took the youngster under her wing, fostering her abilities until she became a young woman and emerged to be the person she was meant to be: The Healer. Jan Hogan, award-winning journalist,...

Abbey Gaddett (rhymes with Corvette) leaves Century Airlines for a special temp assignment - being the part of a candidate's inner circle. More than merely a flight attendant, her journalism degree means she helps with his press kit and bio, cluing her into his past. So, when a threatening notes puts everyone on alert, Abbey takes it upon herself to investigate who might be behind it. And when the killer strikes, the bullet hits a little too close. It's up to Abbey to ferret out the truth behind the attack, before it's too late.