This book is a mixture of Sherlock Holmes and Wikileaks files, become a detective youself. Read the adventures of world famous detective Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and discover 23 highly interesting files from the Wikileaks collection of cables. Read the cables and become a detective by and reveal the contradictions between the US's public persona and what it says behind closed doors. This book is also the first of a series of books published by artist Michael Marcovici, a completely new type of "remixed books" that will feature documents, literature, comics as well as official...

Blogging is a phenomenon of the internet and today's technological age. Anyone can do it - and almost everyone seems to be doing it. Some very successfully - and a lot of money can be made from a high-profile blog. It needn't be difficult and there is a lot of useful information available to help you along the way. What follows will give you some idea of the scope, type and nature of blogs, what works and what to avoid and how to start yourself up and keep it all together. But what matters in the end is you - whatever success criteria you choose it will be your own personality and drive that...

The issue of how increased security precautions impact on individual privacy is a crucial one for Americans - and many others around the world. Since 9/11 security surveillance and access to personal information by government and their agencies has increased and become, in some people's eyes, more intrusive and unacceptably controlling and monitoring. To understand the full range and potential impact of these changes it is necessary to look across a very wide spectrum of data and opinion. This is not a subject that simply looking at the media can provide a balanced view of; there are many...

Forex systems are on offer all over the place - you might already have received offers via email, web links or even direct mail hard copy. They promise the earth - but the reality is very different. The vast majority of them deliver very little and can end up losing you a lot of money. Even the best probably won't deliver on the extravagant claims made in the literature. But it is often tempting to think that some people are making a fortune on these investments - why not me? The brutal truth is that those who do make a massive killing are either extremely experienced and skilled or - more...

The search for cheap, plentiful and reliable energy has become one of the holy grails of modern industrial society. Since the Western technologically-advanced nations own supplies began to deplete from the 1970s those economies became increasingly dependent on foreign oil, especially from volatile (and potentially hostile) areas in the Middle East, and gas from the world's major producer - Russia. The discovery of large deposits of shale oil and gas in North America and across other parts of the world has been a major game changer as it puts the control of energy back in the hands of the US...

Flyfishing is the king of pastimes. The most popular sport in the world, it captures the imagination of tens of millions throughout the world and many a family are slaves to the weekend fishing expedition. Whether it is a simple, gentle trip to the local pond or river to tickle the trout or just dangle a rod in the water on a sunny afternoon in a beautiful spot or a high-tech venture on an expensive, technologically equipped boat with the latest gear and accessories, it is a pastime that offers rich satisfaction to many. It can be a complex, sophisticated matter as well with knowledge of...