Conspiracy Game

Author: Christine Feehan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101146907
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
The fourth novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan’s GhostWalker series plunges two lovers into a game where danger and passion lurk in the darkest shadows of the mind… Jack Norton is a GhostWalker, a genetically enhanced sniper with a merciless sense of justice, a phantom welcomed by the anonymity of the night. But a mission to rescue his brother in the jungle has left him vulnerable to rebel forces. His only salvation is his power of telepathy. Then he meets Briony, an unusual beauty on a mission of her own. But they share more than the sweltering heat... Briony shares the GhostWalker powers. Yet she’s different. She doesn’t know what she is, or what she’s capable of. But her enemies do. And Jack and Briony’s flight will take them into a frightening conspiracy of mind and body—across the globe, and into the heart of darkness where the shocking truth is something neither of them could have foreseen—or can escape.

Conspiracy of Shadows

Author: Keith Senkowski
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781411605053
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 126

Book Description
In this roleplaying game, the characters are people, not elves, dwarves or orcs. They are like you and I only they live in a medieval world where dark supernatural forces conspire against humanity. Driven by a secret knowledge of a hidden evil, they risk their lives searching for the truth about the conspiracy and a means to thwart it. This is a complete role-playing game that allows you to create an entertaining story with your own antagonists and protaganists. Event resolution is quick and easy, based upon a single die mechanic.

Deluxe Illuminati

Author: Steve Jackson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781556343841
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

The Conspiracy Game

Author: Adam Holt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940873015
Category : Androids
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
"All Tully Harper wants is a normal summer at home with astronaut father, who is set to return from a mission to Mars. But when a mysterious object strikes Mars, and his father almost loses his life, Tully's hopes of hoverboarding and video games change in a heartbeat. ... In The Conspiracy Game, Tully recounts this adventure, one which takes them into deep space on a convert mission. But the Adversity carries secrets that will impact more than just the mission. Among those secrets is The Conspiracy Game that Tully finds himself drawn into by an android who may be his greatest ally or worst enemy. In the end, Tully and his friends must solve these mysteries--and uncover the secrets of The Harper Device--before time runs out, possibly for us all."--Page 4 of cover.

Who Really Runs the World?

Author: Thom Burnett
Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser
ISBN: 160925886X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 344

Book Description
The world is a mess. It’s constantly at war, things cost too much, and the average person struggles to survive against powers they can barely see, let alone control. It appears so at odds with common sense, in fact, that it begs a fundamental question: Who runs the world? This book looks at the conspiracies in everyday life, both hidden and not-so-hidden. It examines actual people, businesses, social networks, corporate alliances, and the dark forces of conspiracy and secret history that hold them together. The conclusions reached may shock and scandalize some people—especially those who fervently believe in democracy—but will fascinate everyone.

The First Conspiracy

Author: Brad Meltzer
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250130344
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
Taking place during the most critical period of our nation’s birth, The First Conspiracy tells a remarkable and previously untold piece of American history that not only reveals George Washington’s character, but also illuminates the origins of America’s counterintelligence movement that led to the modern day CIA. In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington’s bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan. In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitorous soldiers, along with the Governor of New York, William Tryon, and Mayor David Mathews, launched a deadly plot against the most important member of the military: George Washington himself. This is the story of the secret plot and how it was revealed. It is a story of leaders, liars, counterfeiters, and jailhouse confessors. It also shows just how hard the battle was for George Washington and how close America was to losing the Revolutionary War. In this historical page-turner, New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer teams up with American history writer and documentary television producer, Josh Mensch to unravel the shocking true story behind what has previously been a footnote in the pages of history. Drawing on extensive research, Meltzer and Mensch capture in riveting detail how George Washington not only defeated the most powerful military force in the world, but also uncovered the secret plot against him in the tumultuous days leading up to July 4, 1776. Praise for The First Conspiracy: "This is American history at its finest, a gripping story of spies, killers, counterfeiters, traitors?and a mysterious prostitute who may or may not have even existed. Anyone with an interest in American history will love this book." —Douglas Preston, #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God “A wonderful book about leadership?and it shows why George Washington and his moral lessons are just as vital today. What a book. You’ll love it.” —President George H.W. Bush “This is an important book: a fascinating largely unknown chapter of our hazardous beginning, a reminder of why counterintelligence matters, and a great read.” —President Bill Clinton

Conspiracy Theories

Author: Mark Fenster
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 0816632421
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 315

Book Description
JFK, Karl Marx, the Pope, Aristotle Onassis, Queen Elizabeth II, Howard Hughes, Fox Mulder, Bill Clinton -- all have been linked to vastly complicated global (or even galactic) intrigues. In this enlightening tour of conspiracy theories, Mark Fenster guides readers through this shadowy world and analyzes its complex role in American culture and politics. Fenster argues that conspiracy theories are a form of popular political interpretation and contends that understanding how they circulate through mass culture helps us better understand our society as a whole. To that end, he discusses Richard Hofstadter's The Paranoid Style in American Politics, the militia movement, The X-Files, popular Christian apocalyptic thought, and such artifacts of suspicion as The Turner Diaries, the Illuminatus! trilogy, and the novels of Richard Condon. Fenster analyzes the "conspiracy community" of radio shows, magazine and book publishers, Internet resources, and role-playing games that promote these theories. In this world, the very denial of a conspiracy's existence becomes proof that it exists, and the truth is always "out there." He believes conspiracy theory has become a thrill for a bored subculture, one characterized by its members' reinterpretation of "accepted" history, their deep cynicism about contemporary politics, and their longing for a utopian future. Fenster's progressive critique of conspiracy theories both recognizes the secrecy and inequities of power in contemporary politics and economics and works toward effective political engagement. Probing conspiracy theory's tendencies toward scapegoating, racism, and fascism, as well as Hofstadter's centrist acceptance of a postwar American"consensus, " he advocates what conspiracy theory wants but cannot articulate: a more inclusive, engaging political culture.

The Conspiracy

Author: Paul Nizan
Publisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 1781684278
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
The Conspiracy is the last and most acclaimed novel by French writer and activist Paul Nizan, who died two years after its publication fighting the Germans at the Battle of Dunkirk. Hailed by Jean-Paul Sartre as Nizan's masterpiece, the book centers upon the figure of Bertrand Rosenthal, a misguided philosophy student studying in pre-war Paris. Eager to foment a revolution and having little grasp of his own motives, Rosenthal draws a small group of disciples into a conspiracy both fatuous and deadly. Simultaneously, he plunges into a forbidden-and ultimately tragic-love affair as the intertwined plots move inexorably toward their twin destinations of betrayal and death. The Conspiracy won the coveted Prix Interalli in 1938. This new edition includes Walter Benjamin's critique of the book, available here for the first time in English.

The Zephyr Conspiracy

Author: Israel Keats
Publisher: Darby Creek ™
ISBN: 1512467707
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 78

Book Description
In a virtual reality treasure hunt game, a gamer named Gadget is a steampunk pirate looking for her captain's lost treasure—a mysterious mechanical device. If she can find the scattered pieces that make up the device, she'll be released from the game. But the further she gets into it, the more Gadget worries she's in over her head. In a game where it's hard to know who's a real person and who's a non-player character, can Gadget trust anyone?

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy

Author: S.D. Perry
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN: 1781161887
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
Raccoon City: a remote mountain community suddenly besieged by a rash of grisly murders. At the epicenter, a dark secluded mansion belonging to the mysterious Umbrella Corporation. Deployed to investigate the strange goings-on is the Special Tactics and Rescue Squad (S.T.A.R.S.) but what unfolds as the team penetrate the mansion’s long-locked doors is terror beyond their worst nightmares.