The Gold Service


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Miscreants, malcontents, degenerates, scoundrels. Sounds like a good time. And it was until the crew of the small smuggler ship Aurum found themselves in the clutches of an Imperial Admiral. Captain Osyen thought going back to prison was as bad as it could get. Turns out the Navy has a job for his team, one only they could pull off. Retrieve a mysterious and powerful artifact from the most dangerous sector of human-controlled space, rife with pirates and worse. Bring it back, and they'd have their slates wiped clean. Prison would almost be preferable to this suicide mission, but saying no might not be an option. And trust is in thin supply. To make matters worse, a rogue Imperial officer seems dead set on ensuring they fail. ◆◆◆ ✯✯✯✯✯ -- "If Firefly had a meaner older brother, this would be it." Join this colorful ensemble—a handsome conman, a snarky gunslinger, a cautious cyborg, a reckless bruiser, an aging mechanic, a disgraced royal, and their young cabin boy—in an adventure that reviewers have praised as "...full of twists, turns and back-stabbing" and "...filled a Firefly-shaped hole in my heart..."




The Gold Service Trilogy


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Miscreants, Scoundrels, Malcontents Just on the Job—Until it Became a Calling. The Complete Trilogy, 3 Books in 1 - Over 900 Pages of Sci-Fi Action/Adventure! The crew of the small smuggler ship Aurum has found themselves in the clutches of an Imperial Admiral. Turns out he had a job for this team, one only they could pull off. And if they fail, they'll wish they'd gone to prison. A quick-thinking conman, a cool-headed pilot, a charming gunslinger, a renegade noble, a pixie bruiser, a crotchety mechanic, their diabolical AI—and an innocent cabin boy with a dark destiny. This disaster of a found family full of criminal scum is about to go toe-to-toe with the best and worst humanity has to offer. If they want to survive, they'll need to confront their traumas and stand as one against the collective might of an intergalactic Empire. And their battles may just change the course of human history... Get the entire trilogy here today!




Cost of the Gold Service


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They're called Paladins. They're not soldiers. They're zealots. Dogmatic, violent, and single-minded. The very best the Empire has to offer, completely removed from military oversight. They're trained to kill, augmented with the most extreme technology available to humanity. Paladins don't fail, they don't die. And they have only one goal: Slay the enemies of the Dunsweir. Thom, Osyen, and the crew of the Aurum are in for the fight of their lives. But what will it cost them to get out alive? *** Book Two in the Gold Service Trilogy kicks off with a bang, grabs hold and never lets go.




Powers of the Gold Service


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Osyen Belt's mother is alive—and he's going to find her. Literal brick and mortar obeys the Empire's will here on the planet city of Ilum. Entire buildings shift and slide to combat threats to law and peace. It is the epicenter of the Ministry of Peace. And they are not going to let a valuable asset fly away. This is a criminal's worst nightmare... But old enemies complicate their impossible rescue mission. Sinister crime lord Anze Orchikov is more than happy to ally with furious Admiral Hugh to make Osyen's heroic quest a fatal mistake. Suddenly, Osyen and the gang are trapped between underworld and law enforcement. If any of them are to make it out alive, little Thom Hugh is going to have to confront his gift—and what it may mean for the future of the Aurum... ◆◆◆ The journey of Thom Hugh & Osyen Belt comes to this thundering climactic confrontation that may change them from simple renegades into something much more...




The Gold Service


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Blue-Collar Gold


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Problem: Most Americans don't realize the potential gold mine in blue-collar business. By "blue-collar business" I mean a business providing a specialized service requiring a trained employee and manual labor. In my case it is chimney sweeping, but it can range from construction to gardening to plumbing and junk removal. There are literally thousands and thousands of opportunities, but many people don't consider blue-collar work as an option and are missing out as a result... Over 3 million blue-collar and skilled labor jobs went unfilled in America last year! The service industry is wide open in America and this book will open your eyes to a growing opportunity that you probably never thought about. By reading this book you will learn how to: Think bigger - Don't be scared of starting or growing your existing business. Make a decision and then make the decision right. Be a leader - You have to learn to be a leader if you want to have a great business. Leadership is a learned skill and this book can help get you started. Start with a plan and an exit strategy so you can live the life you want without being stuck in your business. So come on America, let's get to work doing the "dirty" jobs and make a whole lot of money while you're at it




Pulitzer's Gold


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The Joseph Pulitzer Gold Medal for meritorious public service is an unparalleled American media honor, awarded to news organizations for collaborative reporting that moves readers, provokes change, and advances the journalistic profession. Updated to reflect new winners of the Pulitzer Prize for public service journalism and the many changes in the practice and business of journalism, Pulitzer's Gold goes behind the scenes to explain the mechanics and effects of these groundbreaking works. The veteran journalist Roy J. Harris Jr. adds fascinating new detail to well-known accounts of the Washington Post investigation into the Watergate affair, the New York Times coverage of the Pentagon Papers, and the Boston Globe revelations of the Catholic Church's sexual-abuse cover-up. He examines recent Pulitzer-winning coverage of government surveillance of U.S. citizens and expands on underexplored stories, from the scandals that took down Boston financial fraud artist Charles Ponzi in 1920 to recent exposés that revealed neglect at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and municipal thievery in Bell, California. This one-hundred-year history of bold journalism follows developments in all types of reporting—environmental, business, disaster coverage, war, and more.




The Laws of the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast, Containing the Ordinances of the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast and the Orders, Proclamations, Rules, Regulsations and Bye-laws Made Thereunder, in Force on the 31st Day of December, 1919, with an Appendix, Containing the Imperial Orders in Council, Royal Instructions, Etc., Relating to the Northern Territories


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The New Gold Standard: 5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company


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Discover the secrets of world-class leadership! When it comes to refined service and exquisite hospitality, one name stands high above the rest: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. With ceaseless attention to every luxurious detail, the company has set the bar for creating memorable customer experiences in world-class settings. Now, for the first time, the leadership secrets behind the company's extraordinary success are revealed. The New Gold Standard takes you on an exclusive tour behind the scenes of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. Granted unprecedented access to the company's executives, staff, and its award-winning Leadership Center training facilities, bestselling author Joseph Michelli explored every level of leadership within the organization. He emerged with the key principles leaders at any company can use to provide a customer experience unlike any other, such as: Understanding the ever-evolving needs of customers Empowering employees by treating them with the utmost respect Anticipating customers' unexpressed needs and concerns Developing and conducting an unsurpassed training regimen Sharing engaging stories from the company's employees--from the corporate office and hotels around the globe--Michelli describes the innovative methods the company uses to create peerless guest experiences and explains how it constantly hones and improves them. The New Gold Standard weaves practical how-to advice, proven leadership tools, and the wisdom of experts to help you create and embed superior customer-service principles, processes, and practices in your own organization.




The Spell of the Yukon, and Other Verses


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