U.S. president Ashton is in Salamanca, Spain to announce plans for a major global summit on terrorism. As he stands behind the podium in front of a loudly cheering crowd, he is shot twice. This is followed minutes later by a small explosion and then a massive blast. Secret Service agents Barnes, Taylor, and Holden immediately jump into action, trying to find the terrorists responsible amid all the chaos. First, the events are seen through the eyes...

"Following the death of the family patriarch, a box of newly procured family documents reveals writer-filmmaker Chase Joynt's previously unknown connection to Canadian media maverick Marshall McLuhan. Vantage Points takes up the surprising appearance of McLuhan in Joynt's family archive as a way to think about legacies of childhood sexual abuse and how we might process and represent them. To do so, Joynt stages a series of vignettes that place memoir...

Every leader, no matter whether they have several thousand people working with them or just one, has two main responsibilities: to create direction and clarity, and to get out of the way. Paula Leach aims to help a leader to consider their unique 'vantage point' and to share cases from her professional life and present practical tools for creating clarity in a simple way. She wants to help readers understand that finding a perspective is purposeful,...

Are you living beneath your potential and failing to achieve your goals? What would your life look like if you could transform your day into being more fulfilling and productive? What if you could start living out your desired future now and find meaning in your work and relationships? In Elevate Your Perspective, Sam Gichuki tells of how he almost ruined his future, until one teacher helped him change for the better. Through his experience, you...