In a bid to rekindle the torch of democracy, a longtime federal executive explores the political discord that has so many people fighting with each another.

If you're concerned about the future of the United States and the shortcomings of today's political system, then you're part of an ever-growing club.

Author William W. Robe, who spent more than Forty years in the service of his country, is deeply disturbed by the lack of harmony within the halls of government. Social, economic, and demographic changes pose challenges, but Tea Party activists, Wall Street occupiers, and others are only making our problems worse.

In this detailed commentary on the current political system, Robe considers a different approach to understanding American economics; truths about the national debt and deficit spending; two flaws in Adam Smith's original version of capitalism; and ways to find common ground on important issues.

If the country's citizens remain divided, democracy will collapse. It won't be because of an invading army; it will be because of internal strife. Even so, it's not too late to rekindle the light of freedom through unity. It begins by recognizing that "Divided We Fall."

Are you chasing a job that you really want, but need to take a numerical reasoning test to get it? With the help of this book, you'll sharpen your skills and quickly become confident in your ability to pass. Written by a psychologist with years of test-writing experience, it's packed with examples of every kind of test and will take you through everything you need to pass with flying colours. Feel practised, prepared and confident Be ready to take on any type of test Develop a strategy to maximise your performance With plenty of tips, tricks and practise tests to help you, no matter what level or type of test you face, prepare to succeed!

Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys) returns to Battle Action and brings a roster of writers and artists to help him resurrect characters from the classic UK comics Battle and Action. From air ace Johnny Red to the daring Nina Petrova, and from lethal British agent Dredger to the louche Major Eazy. In total this collection includes 12 action-packed stories from some of the most popular writers in modern comics; John Wagner (Judge Dredd), Torunn Grønbekk (Thor, Star Wars), Rob Williams (Suicide Squad) and Dan Abnett (Guardians of the Galaxy), and features art by some of the most in-demand comic artists including Chris Burnham (Doom Patrol, Batman) and John Higgins (Watchmen, Dreadnoughts). This collection brings you blazing Battle Action on every page!

Prepare. Practice. Perform. Succeed! Are you chasing a job that you really want, but need to take a verbal reasoning test to get it? With the help of this book, you'll sharpen your skills and quickly become confident in your ability to pass. Written by a psychologist with years of test-writing experience, it's packed with examples of every kind of test and will take you through everything you need to pass with flying colours. * Feel practiced, prepared and confident * Be ready to take on any type of test * Develop a strategy to maximise your performance With plenty of tips, tricks and practice tests to help you, no matter what level or type of test you face, prepare to succeed!

THE END OF THE DREAM? Foul Playis the second book in the football-tastic Roy of the Rovers Graphic Novel series. Part of the first season, this exciting series is written by award-winning comics writer Rob Williams.With a stunning super-strike against premier English club Tynecaster, Roy Race announced himself to the footballing world. Melchester Rovers fans thought a saviour had arrived to lift them out of lowly League Two, and the agents came calling, sensing a new cash cow on the scene. But a lot of things can go wrong on a football pitch. Injuries can happen to anyone - even Roy of the Rovers. Is Roy's career over before it's even begun? Will he ever play in front of the Mel Park faithful again? And can Rovers make it to the playoff finals without him? The dramatic footballing adventure of Roy Race continues! Enjoyed this title? Pick up Play-Offs next to continue the story! Praise for the Roy of the Rovers series: EPIC! - Match of the Day Magazine I love the way that they are about so much more than football: they are about heart, values and family. Both graphic novel and fiction titles are compelling, engaging and a lot of fun. Lace up and get reading. - Jim Sells, Programme manager for Sport & Literacy, National Literacy Trust. Read with my 7 year old who is football mad, really enjoyed it and left us wanting to read the next one in the series! - GoodReads Review

In The Son Johnny Alpha is assigned to mentor Kenton Sternhammer, one of the new recruits to the ranks of the Strontium Dogs. Johnny knows that Kenton Sternhammer is his old partner Wulf's offspring and while Kenton understandably wants to follow in his father's footsteps, Johnny is reluctant to allow it, knowing the fate that has befallen many a Strontium Dog, including Wulf, a death which still eats away at Johnny's conscience. This brand-new collection showcases all-time comics legend Carlos Ezquerra's final work on the character he co-created for Starlord in 1978, drawn before his death in 2018.

Orlok the Assassin is Back! Judge Dredd thought that Orlok the Assassin, one of his most nefarious enemies - responsible for infecting Mega-City 1's citizens with Block Mania during the Apocalypse War, and the murder of Judge Giant Snr - was dead. But Orlok appears to be back, and responsible for a shocking wave of murders. Even more troubling, Orlok is not alone, and is working with La Reine Rouge, a brutal Crimelord who is trying to take over Europe. Can Dredd stop the Red Queen's sinister plans before its too late? Writers Arthur Wyatt (Dredd/Anderson: The Deep End) and Rob Williams (Suicide Squad, Judge Dredd: Control), team up with fan favourite artist Jake Lynch (Proteus Vex) to tell an action-packed adventure that will change Dredd's world - forever!

WINNER TAKES IT ALL! The GBP100 Million Game is the eighth book in the football-tastic Roy of the Rovers Graphic Novel series. Part of the third season, this exciting series is written by award-winning comics writer Rob Williams. It has been a tumultuous three seasons since Roy Race first joined Melchester Rovers. Through financial difficulties, injuries, the near-loss of their manager, new ownership and the destruction of their old ground, the Rovers have defied all expectations and now find themselves on the brink of promotion into the Premiership, having also secured a place in the cup final. As club captain and top striker, Roy has been instrumental in the Rover's success. But although he's found glory on the pitch, behind the scenes he has battled tragedy and heartbreak. Now, as the season draws to a close, will Roy be able to lead his team to victory? Praise for the Roy of the Rovers series: EPIC! - Match of the Day Magazine I love the way that they are about so much more than football: they are about heart, values and family. Both graphic novel and fiction titles are compelling, engaging and a lot of fun. Lace up and get reading. - Jim Sells, Programme manager for Sport & Literacy, National Literacy Trust. Read with my 7 year old who is football mad, really enjoyed it and left us wanting to read the next one in the series! - GoodReads Review

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME! It's the start of a terrific new season for Melchester Rovers. They are now a Championship club with a new kit, new owners and a fabulous new stadium. With Sowerby now fully integrated into the club, Rocky and Roy Race couldn't be happier. But a personal tragedy and an appalling incident during a Melchester Rovers match in Europe, will push the footballing siblings to the limit. Enjoyed this title? Pick up Game Changer next to continue the story! Praise for the Roy of the Rovers series: EPIC! - Match of the Day Magazine I love the way that they are about so much more than football: they are about heart, values and family. Both graphic novel and fiction titles are compelling, engaging and a lot of fun. Lace up and get reading. - Jim Sells, Programme manager for Sport & Literacy, National Literacy Trust. Read with my 7 year old who is football mad, really enjoyed it and left us wanting to read the next one in the series! - GoodReads Review

Real-Time Systems Development introduces computing students and professional programmers to the development of software for real-time applications. Based on the academic and commercial experience of the author, the book is an ideal companion to final year undergraduate options or MSc modules in the area of real-time systems design and implementation. Assuming a certain level of general systems design and programming experience, this text will extend students' knowledge and skills into an area of computing which has increasing relevance in a modern world of telecommunications and 'intelligent' equipment using embedded microcontrollers. This book takes a broad, practical approach in discussing real-time systems. It covers topics such as basic input and output; cyclic executives for bare hardware; finite state machines; task communication and synchronization; input/output interfaces; structured design for real-time systems; designing for multitasking; UML for real-time systems; object oriented approach to real-time systems; selecting languages for RTS development; Linux device drivers; and hardware/software co-design. Programming examples using GNU/Linux are included, along with a supporting website containing slides; solutions to problems; and software examples. This book will appeal to advanced undergraduate Computer Science students; MSc students; and, undergraduate software engineering and electronic engineering students.

What if at the end of Judge Dredd: Judgement Day a different strategy was used in order to stop the zombie invasion? Instead of Judge Dredd executing Sabbat the Necromagus this plan involves dropping dimension-bombs to shift the whole zombie horde into a different reality. This means disaster for all the other characters published in the pages of 2000 AD as the zombies infect everyone from Rogue Trooper to Sinister Dexter, from Ace Trucking to The V.C.'s. There is now a whole multiverse of zombies that need killing, and only a few heroes left to take care of business!

It takes a special kind of judge to go undercover on the mean streets of Mega-City One - especially in the crime infested Low Life; the nastiest part of the 'Big Meg'. This division of the Justice Department known as the 'Wally Squad' contains some of the bravest individuals working the streets - and also some of the most unhinged! Join Judges Aimee Nixon, Thora, 'baby Judge' Mortal and Dirty Frank as they encounter some of the biggest threats ever to appear in the Low Life, including a new reality-altering drug called 'Creation' and a war on the streets between the Justice department and the Yakuza!

Hell hath no fury like Barbara Hershey! You think you know her story. Chief Judge of Mega-City One, Barbara Hershey had been a powerful ally to Judge Dredd, until she became infected with an alien pathogen and - supposedly - died. But little do the citizens and judges of Mega-City One suspect that Hershey's death was faked. Now, join fan favourite character Judge Hershey as she embarks on a new adventure beyond the grave and beyond the walls of Mega-City One, to right the wrongs of her past and dispense justice! Critically acclaimed creative team Rob Williams (Judge Dredd, Doctor Who) and Simon Fraser (Judge Dredd, Doctor Who) tell a globe-spanning, gritty story of retribution.

Judge Dredd is the top lawman of Mega-City One, but now it seems as though the end has come - he must face off against the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse! Luckily he has an unexpected ally at his side in the form of meta-normal cowboy killer Ichabod Azrael. The Dredd epic of the year has arrived as Rob Williams (Judge Dredd: Control) teams up with Henry Flint (Judge Dredd: The Small House) and Colin MacNeil (America) to bring you this revelatory tale of the harbingers of the Final Judgement facing off against Mega-City One's toughest Judge. This collection is rounded out with epilogue stories from Rob Williams, Arthur Wyatt, Boo Cook and Dan Cornwell.

Media education for digital citizenship is predicated upon the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and produce media content and communication in a variety of forms. While many media literacy approaches overemphasize the end-goal of accessing digital media content through the acquisition of various technology, software, apps and analytics, this book argues that the goals for comprehensive and critical digital literacy require grasping the means through which communication is created, deployed, used, and shared, regardless of which tools or platforms are used for meaning making and social interaction. Drawing upon the intersecting matrices of digital literacy and media literacy, the volume provides a framework for developing critical digital literacies by exploring the necessary skills and competencies for engaging students as citizens of the digital world.

Tired of always being on the run from SERVEYOUinc, the Doctor tries to buy the corporation...but it doesn't work out as he planned! Can companions Alice Obiefune, Jones and ARC rescue the Doctor from himself? Plus, tracking a falling meteor back into the past sees the TARDIS team colliding with warring Roman Emperors in 312 AD - as a malevolent alien force crawls from the crater!

Accused of terrible war crimes that he can't remember committing, the Eleventh Doctor goes on the run' with his companion Alice Obiefune, along with a mysterious amnesiac who calls herself The Squire! As they dig deep into the history of the Time War in hope of clearing the Doctor's name, the bounty hunter called The Then and The Now, a hideous perversion of spacetime, tracks them at every turn!

The critically-acclaimed and fan-lauded latest Judge Dredd tale which sent shockwaves through the universe and Mark Millar called "one of the best runs ever!" Everything is at stake and no-one is safe - in the critically-acclaimed storyline from Rob Williams and Henry Flint, Judge Dredd and his team of hand-picked allies finally takes on the nefarious Judge Smiley, Mega-City One's behind-the-scenes manipulator - but who will be left standing at the end? And with tensions with Chief Judge Hershey at breaking point, has Dredd finally met his match?

Tired of always being on the run from SERVEYOUinc, the Doctor tries to buy the corporation...but it doesn't work out as he planned! Can companions Alice Obiefune, Jones and ARC rescue the Doctor from himself? Plus, tracking a falling meteor back into the past sees the TARDIS team colliding with warring Roman Emperors in 312AD - as a malevolent alien force crawls from the crater! And that's all just a preface to this year's epic season finale!

Numeracy tests are increasingly a part of the recruitment process, but taking numeracy tests is something most of us dread, let alone practise.

"Brilliant Numeracy Tests" will give you all the practise you need. You'll gain experience with realistic practice questions and answers, become familiar with all the common tests, both general and organization-specific, and feel comfortable with a range of difficulty levels.

Written by an experienced psychologist who has designed and administered numeracy tests, you'll find a variety of effective strategies, tactics and tips to achieve peak performance.

Companion website: www.pearson-books.com/numeracyandverbaltests

The Doctor struggles to clear his name, and rediscovers more of what his War Doctor incarnation got up to during the Time War! Plus: the Squire uncovers her true past, and Alice cracks a temporal mystery. (While Abslom Daak uses his chainsword to bash things a lot) Guest-starring River Song, and the best jailbreak of ANY century!

With a force of personality capable of bending time itself and all the energy of a star's exploding heart, the Doctor blasts into the hollow, tragic life of a woman with so much to offer - and gives her the chance to scream "Geronimo!" at the thrills, colours and terrors of an infinite universe! Masterful writers team with astounding artists to blast the Eleventh Doctor - as played by Matt Smith - into a tantalising new era of time-twisting comics stories!