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The US Army has developed a secret base in the outback of Australia with the aim of controlling time travel. When a young Australian man, Matthew Fraser, inadvertently interferes with the Army's latest experiment, he is ruthlessly hunted down and captured. After exhibiting the ability to bounce back a few minutes in time, Matthew is used as a pawn by the Army while they try to replicate his power of time travel. Meanwhile, terrorists hatch a plot to explode three nuclear bombs within the United States. Now Matthew and his new-found colleagues hope to use his abilities in a race against time to thwart the terrorists in their desire to unleash a nuclear nightmare.

In Part 1 of Civil War Two, President Jennings tried to Make America Christian Again. The Secular States would have none of it.The President declared war to stop America's dissolution, no matter the consequences.Now America has been killing itself for 2 long years; Christian states versus secular. The world's most advanced military has divided against itself. New York City is under attack.There's no end in sight and seemingly no hope of the nation ever healing.America survived one Civil War-but are the divisions now just too great? How bad do things have to get before everyone has had enough?When Americans turn on each other, there's no turning back. Can America be saved?

President Joshua Maccabee Jennings has just taken office, vowing to Make America Christian Again.When a Supreme Court Justice dies unexpectedly, the government falls into crisis, and the secular states start seceding, forming the Coalition of Secular States of America. President Jennings declares war to stop America's dissolution-no matter what the consequences.The new Civil War will be like nothing America has faced before.And in Part 2, find out America's fate.

In Max Weber: A Skeleton Key Randall Collins gives a concise overview of the work of one of sociology's greatest classic thinkers. The many strands of Weber's theorizing and the breadth and scope of his historical comparisons are here brought clearly into focus. This is an ideal text for students in sociology.

In this new interpretation of Weberian sociology, Professor Collins draws attention to important but neglected aspects of Weber's writings and shows how Weber's theory of the rise of capitalism, his theory of politics and his conflict theory of the family can inform an analysis of current world issues.