Justice Never Rests

Justice Never Rests: A U.S. Attorney’s Battle against Murderers, Drug Lords, Mob Kingpins & Cults…A Brief Synopsis

As soon as I slid the contents from the envelope, I knew it was a bomb.

So opens Justice Never Rests, the story of U.S. Attorney William Kolibash’s relentless fight against organized crime in the foothills of West Virginia and beyond.

Not content with only the investigative and prosecutorial tools at his disposal, Kolibash sought new and different means to put away kingpins who’d successfully skirted the law. Toward that end, he pioneered the use of the RICO statute to bring criminals to justice and became the first U.S Attorney ever to make use of multi-jurisdictional task forces and investigative grand juries.

In his twenty years in the Northern District of West Virginia, first as an assistant and then as the sitting U.S. Attorney, Kolibash prosecuted all manner of crimes and criminals, ranging from old-school moonshiners who operated a massive marijuana ring, to sex traffickers, to violent Jamaican posses, to major drug dealers at the forefront of the cocaine wave. He also convicted the notorious “Godfather” of midwestern crime, Paul Hankish, and finished his career by bringing down the murderous and corrupt swami of the Hare Krishna movement.

Hardly adverse to ruffling feathers within the judicial system itself, Kolibash assembled his own Untouchables-like team of local, state, and federal crime fighters as comfortable with numbers as they were with guns. Even when his own life was threatened, Bill Kolibash wasn’t about to rest.

Because justice never rests either.

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Layered Leadership

Layered Leadership: Drive Double-Digit Growth and Dominate Your Competition with Creative Strategies and Execution…A Brief Synopsis

From one of the world’s most successful global leaders in architecture and design, discover a holistic, humanist approach to leadership centering on an unwavering commitment to developing well-rounded leaders within any organization.

Larry Armstrong didn’t just want to build a great company within his industry; he wanted to build a great company, period. And under Larry’s creative, layer-based leadership approach, Ware Malcomb has become a global leader in the industrial building sector—one of the world’s most successful and admired businesses of its kind.

Central to this success is a firm commitment to developing and training well-rounded leaders. Larry’s vision for competitive excellence is animated by investing in and caring about the development of the whole person and their surrounding community. Now, in Layered Leadership, Larry distills the secrets and internal processes of Ware Malcomb’s “whole brain leadership” culture and its fearless Strategic Growth strategy, teaching companies of all kinds how to:
Synthesize influences, metaphors, and life lessons into a style of leadership Build a mentoring culture that coaches and supports rising leaders Protect executive time for creative work
Drive consistent growth through up and down economic cycles Find your formula for greatness and deploy it to attract, keep, and expand business Implement succession strategies that stick

When people can bring their whole selves to work, cultivate their diverse capabilities, and identify their best career opportunities, they’re on the path to becoming great leaders—and building a surrounding culture of success. An accessible handbook featuring illustrations by Larry, also an accomplished artist, Layered Leadership is an evidence-based guide to raising leaders who will prove instrumental to all kinds of companies’ success.

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Transcend

Transcend: Unlocking Humanity in the Age of AI…A Brief Synopsis

The question TRANSCEND answers is, how can we use Al to unlock humanity’s full potential while protecting what is most precious about the human experience?

As humanity takes its first steps into the Age of Artificial Intelligence, we are only just beginning to think through the possibilities and the dangers this technology brings. But we do not have time for leisurely speculation. AI will overturn the world we know in our lifetimes, and we must prepare ourselves to meet the unprecedented changes that will soon be upon us.

This book provides readers with the road maps they need to tackle the most important questions of our generation.

It offers a unique perspective that emerges at the intersection of philosophy, humanity, business, and technology, providing powerful and practical frameworks to guide readers in understanding and utilizing AI.

The OPEN framework offers a guide to unlocking the potential of AI, while the CARE framework focuses on protecting against its dangers.
Structured approaches are tailored to meet the specific needs of individuals, businesses, and government agencies, offering comprehensive strategies for navigating the evolving AI landscape.

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Book Awards 2025

2025 Book Awards – Bestsellersworld.com

Nominations are now open.

All books written in English, are eligible to win.

The judging panel is comprised of BestSellers World reviewers, some of whom are authors. All are active in the literary community. A few areas of criteria to be judged will include:

  • Plot
  • Ability to Engage the Reader
  • Title of Book
  • Book Cover Design
  • Grammar
  • Content
  • Originality
  • Conclusion

We will use a point system to determine three finalists. A judging panel will determine the first, second and third place winners.

Due to postage increases, we are encouraging only PDF copies of your book. Be sure the PDF includes the front book cover. You will be notified when to forward the PDF.

Deadline for nominations is December 15, 2024.

Awards and Benefits

Winners will be announced by January 1, 2026.  There will be three winners in each category: one first place winner, one second place winner and one third place winner.

Winners will be given a free author page on Bestsellersworld.com.

Each winner will receive a digital seal and certificate.

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2025 Book Awards

 

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Congratulations to the Bestsellersworld.com Reviewer’s Choice Award Winners for 2024…A Brief Synopsis

Category:  Adult Fiction

First Place:  Pigs in Paradise by Roger Maxson

Second Place:  Three for the Money by William LeRoy

Third Place:  The Joy Divisions by Scott Dimovitz

 

Category:  Adult Non-Fiction

First Place:  Black, White, and Gray All Over by Frederick Douglass Reynolds

Second Place:  Consciousness is All There Is by Dr. Tony Nader

Third Place:  Saint Bloodbath by Frederick Douglass Reynolds

 

Category:  Children’s Books

First Place:  Tommy Rocket and the Goober Patrol by Thomas Kuhn

Second Place:  Stella and Shell by L.S. Lentz

Third Place:  SiP by Marius Trevelean

 

Category:  Historical (Fiction and Non-Fiction)

First Place:  The Joy Divisions by Scott Dimovitz

Second Place:  On the Run by William Shaw

Third Place:  Return to Pamplona by Peter J. Meehan

 

Category:  Humor/Satire

First Place:  Pigs in Paradise by Roger Maxson

Second Place:  Tommy Rocket and the Goober Patrol by Thomas Kuhn

Third Place:  Three for the Money by William LeRoy

 

Category:  Mystery/Thriller/Horror/Suspense

First Place:  Cargo Hold 4 by Lonnie Busch

Second Place:  The Goatman by Wallace Martin

Third Place:  The American Martyr by Richard W. Kelly

 

Category:  Science Fiction

First Place:  Tommy Rocket and the Goober Patrol by Thomas Kuhn

Second Place:  Cargo Hold 4 by Lonnie Busch

Third Place:  Project  Ubermensch by Lonnie Busch

 

Category:  Young Adult

First Place:  The Goatman by Wallace Martin

Second Place:  On the Run by William Shaw

Third Place:  Broken Pencils by J.R. Rice

 

 

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Unicorns Can Be Deadly

Unicorns Can Be Deadly…A Brief Synopsis

A young boy witnesses a kidnapping in a homeless encampment and flees for his life.

Single mom and private investigator Cameron Chandler works for Penny-wise Investigations, a discount detective agency located in a dying suburban shopping mall in Seattle. Cameron is exiting a mall restroom when she encounters a frightened boy and makes a snap decision to help by hiding him in the women’s restroom. When she learns that he was running from two men who he saw kidnap a woman from her tent in a homeless encampment, she and her partner Yuri become determined to find the woman and protect the boy.

Challenged by investigations that venture into a complex world of camaraderie and hardships where no one is safe, Cameron finds solace in her quirky but supportive family, her partner’s trivia rants, her dog’s obsession with stuffed endangered species toys, and a handsome detective who may or may not be interested in more than a professional relationship.

Although Unicorns Can Be Deadly is a humorous mystery, the plot has a serious theme related to the homeless problem in Seattle. As I explain in the Acknowledgments, I have a personal interest in the issue having worked as a strategic planning consultant for a consortium of concerned groups and companies trying to improve ways to provide resources and housing to the homeless.

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Wisdom and the Baobab Tree

Wisdom and the Baobab Tree…A Brief Synopsis

In this book I am dealing with issues such as: How do we deal with challenges in life?  How can we grow from our experiences?  Can these questions be asked at the national, as well as personal levels?  And how can we communicate meaningfully across cultural divides?
My manuscript tackles themes of failure, redemption, growth, and maturation.  It contains a positive and optimistic conclusion – which nonetheless has a hook to it.  These themes are explored along two, related tracks – one is key character personal development, and the other is a fictitious African country’s halting and tentative evolution from autocracy towards democracy.  This manuscript also deals with issues that are relevant for contemporary US politics and society.

I would place this manuscript in the (cross-cultural) literary fiction genre; I have been very influenced by writers such as Graham Greene (The Quiet American, Our Man in Havana) and William Boyd (An Ice Cream War, A Good Man in Africa).  The title of the manuscript is Wisdom and the Baobab Tree, which comes from a West African proverb “Wisdom is like a Baobab Tree; no one individual can embrace it.”  This refers to an underlying theme of this manuscript; that whether to achieve either individual or collective self-fulfillment, one needs to be able to collaborate with others.

Adam Edwards is a young, intelligent, and well-meaning but somewhat naïve American who finds himself thrust into a maelstrom of intrigue, violence, competing relationships and political crisis in Kombonia.  He arrives in-country as Kombonian President Simon Mushi is seeking to oversee and manage the potentially most democratic election in the country’s history.  Adam directs a project funded by the U.S. government to help ensure legitimate elections with a Kombonian civil society group.  He also embarks upon an ill-fated relationship with a Kombonian journalist who has her own agenda.  Events build up to climax; Adam has important decisions to make.

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Girl  on Fire

Girl on Fire…A Brief Synopsis

On her 16th birthday, Kassia is condemned to death—twice.

Already battling a fatal disease, Kassia Madison somehow survives an apocalypse that kills billions. Only a tiny percentage of people are immune to the strange red mist—but not all of them are human.

Alone, Kassia searches for her family in a dying New York filled with extraordinary dangers. After she meets a dynamic resistance leader fighting for humanity’s future, she faces a devastating choice.

Meanwhile, in the shadows, someone not fully human has taken a special interest in Kassia. Raised as an emotionless Outrider, this hybrid records the destruction of civilization in New York. As he coolly observes Kassia’s desperation and courage, he decides to turn her struggle to stay alive into a scientific experiment.

Elsewhere, the other hybrid Outriders are already planning their next move. Brutal and relentless, they are intent on eradicating the remaining human survivors … including Kassia.

Girl on Fire is the 1st book in the Girl on Fire series. Packed with pulse-pounding action, compelling characters, and a slow-burn romance, this thrilling 4-book series will grip you from start to finish.

For fans of The 5th Wave and Hunger Games.

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Third Place:  Return to Pamplona

Return to Pamplona…A Brief Synopsis

Overview:
Weaving together romance with political intrigue, this enlightening mystery immerses the reader in an entertaining lover’s quest.

Synopsis:
A decade after the Spanish Civil War, a visitor is captivated by the country’s romantic allure. Richard falls for a Basque intern, who challenges his naïve perspective of Spain’s veiled turmoil. When Terese disappears, he desperately attempts to find her.
Years later, a discovery compels him to return. Forcing him to question their past relationship, Richard’s journey takes him beyond the grip of Franco’s conflicted legacy to discover the truth behind his lover’s disappearance.

Background:
Activists flocked to Spain to support democracy in 1936, at the start of the Spanish Civil War: the confrontation between fascism (Franco’s Nationalists) and democracy. The best analogy today is Ukraine after Putin’s invasion.

Return to Pamplona opens in 1949, during Franco’s subsequent dictatorship. The novel’s heartfelt story follows a lover’s quest as Franco’s conflicted legacy extends into the 21st century, revealing his regime disposed of thousands of dissenters. These ‘disappeared’ are still being discovered by loved ones. Is there any hope for reconciliation in Spain?

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