Bruce Davis

The first behind-the-scenes history of the organization behind the Academy Awards. For all the near-fanatic attention brought each year to the Academy Awards, the organization that dispenses those awards—the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—has yet to be understood. To date, no one has ever produced a thorough account of the Academy’s birth and its awkward adolescence, and the few reports on those periods from outside the organization have always had a glancing, cursory quality. Yet the story of the Academy’s creation and development is a critical piece of Hollywood’s history. Now that story is finally being told. Bruce Davis, executive director of the Academy for over twenty years, was given unprecedented access to its archives, and the result is a revealing and compelling story of the men and women, famous and infamous, who shaped one of the best-known organizations in the world. Davis writes about the Academy with an intimate view of its workings, its awards, and its world-famous membership. Thorough and long overdue, The Academy and the Award fills a crucial gap in Hollywood history. Available now for the first time in paperback.

Sylvie has been taken She's a prisoner somewhere in the Havens, possibly in her own father's home, and Simon is determined to get her back. But to do that, he'll need help. He recruits a team of shadow mercenaries, men who specialize in high-risk operations and anonymity. With help from Kermal Brackenfield and the Cabal of Orc Clans, they find and rescue Sylvie but at a high cost. One of their team is killed during the escape, and a high-value prisoner is murdered by an Air spell. Now Simon must choose between loyalty to the team and his duty as a Peacekeeper. But how do you track down a murderer who doesn't exist?

Going straight is hard. The Profit is living up to her name for the first time since Zack Mbele stole her from the Martian Navy. After using the money from a big score to upgrade the ship's living quarters, Zack and crew market her as a high-class charter yacht to the rich and famous. They're welcome most everywhere they go (except Ceres and Kwai Hong One, but you can't please everyone). Even their reputation as pirates and hard-case smugglers works to their advantage with clients who enjoy the illusion of danger. Life is good, if a bit boring. But that all changes when Deuce's daughter is abducted, and the crew is forced back into operational mode to help get her back. Soon, they're facing down black ops Revenants and Mongolian terrorists and hunting Zack's nemesis, Colonel Metternich. Wait, Deuce has a daughter? Proft Motives is book four of the Profit Logbook Series: Glowgems for ProfitThieves ProfitProfit and Loss: Shorts from the Profit Logbooks

Enjoy these three shorts set in the universe of The Profit Logbooks, the compelling and action packed science fiction series from Bruce Davis. The Profit was living up to her name for the first time since Zack Mbele had stolen her from the Martian Navy in the chaos at the end of the Reunification War. He was earning a good living for my crewmates, and himself, and it was all honest money. It was what Cleo had always wanted - a home built on a stable business. Zack once thought it was what he wanted, too. So why did it chafe on him so? On Highpoint after a successful charter job, Zack decides to look up Akira Kensai, an old acquaintance. But Akira is dead and his brother, Tanaka Kensai, turns to Zack for help in solving the mystery of his death. When people start dying, Zack realizes the plot is bigger than just the death of one honest man, especially when Zack's old enemy, Kwai Hong is involved. Meanwhile, Deuce rediscovers an old lover. Grace is now a torch singer in a high class bar on Highpoint's Promenade. But Deuce knows her from old and still loves her, even if her past is full of hidden dangers.

The anthology series for authors published by Brick Cave Media, Futurewords features short stories in the science fiction and fantasy gernres. The first collection, Futurewords: A Brick Cave Anthology, was released in 2017. The new edition will be released March 1, 2024 in paperback and eBook formats. Futurewords II features: The Pondby Sharon SkinnerSometimes the dark wants more than we are prepared to give. Bloodlinesby J. A. GiuntaWhat if you found out magic WAS real... and you would be hunted in the knowing? Good Neighborsby Bruce DavisGood neighbors can come from anywhere. But they are still neighbors. Titan Resoluteby Bob NelsonHumanity is rising to the stars... but someone else may already be there and prefer we not interfere.

Three days of riots have left the Hollows a war zone. The fragile racial, social and economic fractures that ran under Cymbeline have ruptured with seismic intensity leaving hundreds dead. Freshly promoted Lieutenant Simon Buckley is assigned to a flying squad responding to newly discovered bodies. But he finds that not all the deaths are due to simple violence born of racial hatred and desperation. Someone is using the chaos to cover foul murder. Simon's investigation threatens the fragile peace left in the aftermath of the riots and leads his teams to discover a deeper conspiracy, one that threatens the very foundation of the Commonwealth: the Royal Family. Author Bruce Davis (Platinum Magic, Glowgems for Profit) returns with the third exciting installment of the Magic Law fantasy novel series. These Nior infused titles perfectly balance fantastical fantasy with police procedural, insuring every fan of either or both will have a satisfying read.

Three days of riots have left the Hollows a war zone. The fragile racial, social and economic fractures that ran under Cymbeline have ruptured with seismic intensity leaving hundreds dead. Freshly promoted Lieutenant Simon Buckley is assigned to a flying squad responding to newly discovered bodies. But he finds that not all the deaths are due to simple violence born of racial hatred and desperation. Someone is using the chaos to cover foul murder. Simon's investigation threatens the fragile peace left in the aftermath of the riots and leads his teams to discover a deeper conspiracy, one that threatens the very foundation of the Commonwealth: the Royal Family. Author Bruce Davis (Platinum Magic, Glowgems for Profit) returns with the third exciting installment of the Magic Law fantasy novel series. These Nior infused titles perfectly balance fantastical fantasy with police procedural, insuring every fan of either or both will have a satisfying read.

Underneath the waves of daily thought is our ocean of being. As the world pulls on our attention, occupying our awareness, there is the ocean of our awareness without busy thought to explore and receive. There is the great silence within our heart. This is the contemplative path. The pilgrimage into the heart is found in all religions, enjoyed by mystics in all cultures. We let go. We let be. Our attention comes deeper within. Underneath the thinking world we discover another world, the world of quiet, connectedness, oneness, infinite heart. As the waves of so much thinking become less, our knowing of the ocean of our awareness grows. Our heart, our beingness is present, brilliant, and loving. We realize we are on the journey of awakening. We are coming home.

The first behind-the-scenes history of the organization behind the Academy Awards. For all the near-fanatic attention brought each year to the Academy Awards, the organization that dispenses those awards—the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—has yet to be understood. To date, no one has ever produced a thorough account of the Academy’s birth and its awkward adolescence, and the few reports on those periods from outside have always had a glancing, cursory quality. Yet the story of the Academy’s creation and development is a critical piece of Hollywood’s history. Now that story is finally being told. Bruce Davis, executive director of the Academy for over twenty years, was given unprecedented access to its archives, and the result is a revealing and compelling story of the men and women, famous and infamous, who shaped one of the best-known organizations in the world. Davis writes about the Academy with as intimate a view of its workings, its awards, and its world-famous membership. Thorough and long overdue, The Academy and the Award fills a crucial gap in Hollywood history.

Do you know where your money is? More importantly, do you know what your money is doing? Most of us feel confident that we know what money is. But few of us feel confident in taking responsibility for what our money does. We hand over the power of money to banks and mainstream finance with real, often damaging, consequences for people and planet. A unique collaboration between an academic and a practitioner, this book tells the story of money, from ancient Athens to the Bitcoin revolution, to explain how crowdfunding is the way for people to reclaim the power of their money in pursuit of a fairer and greener society.

The Love Letters of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi is a work of historical fiction. The journey these two great saints discovered eight hundred years ago lifted the church and promises today to lift all who embrace their heart felt path. The Love Letters is the love story of Francis and Clare. The mystical journey they embraced transforms how we see our spiritual journey including our purpose, our relationship with one another, nature and all of creation. To read the Love Letters of St. Francis and St. Clare is to fall into the hearts of these two saints only to see our own hearts and our potential to become instruments of true peace and joy.

Follow the journey of three men, as each makes the transition into the next stage of his life. Their ability to accept and honor change will directly affect the lives of one another. Aaron is a misguided teen, who gets caught up in a lifestyle that's not his own. He is a church boy that finds himself involved in a gang. He faces the daily struggle of trying to blend in, when he was called to stand out. Lucious, the young entrepreneur is a newly wed. Each decision in his life was apart of a meticulously detailed plan. He is forced to confront unscripted circumstances in his otherwise well planned life. Dr. Taylor serves as Chairman of the Deacon Board. Because he is a man of great wisdom and humility, he inspires the hearts and minds of many. Despite this, his greatest fear is the thought that he may have failed as a father. Their lives are forever changed by their newly developed relationships with God and each other.

The compression molding process is well known for its ability to produce highly complex, high-strength parts. This book not only covers the advantages and disadvantages of the molding operation with SMC/BMC (thermosetting) and GMT/LFT (thermoplastic) materials, it also provides the reader with relatively simple models for monitoring, troubleshooting, and quality control of their processes.