Bøger af Robert Forte

A beautiful woman cleared of murder charges in the death of her wealthy husband is stalked by her embittered ex-boyfriend, a hard drinking police Detective convinced of her guilt.

Three outlaws mistakenly kidnap a woman thinking she is the daughter of a wealthy rancher. Her husband, a store clerk and the newly reformed town drunk claiming to be good with a gun, ride out to try and save her

Private Eye, Patrick Miles Atwater, is on the hunt for Rachel Stone Barbieri. Despite assistance of the FBI and the LAPD, she's disappeared. Eighteen months have passed with no success until Patrick takes on a new client searching for his missing daughter. The case takes Patrick right to one of the leaders in Barbieri's secret organization.As the private eye attempts to close his case and finally find Barbieri, his life is placed in jeopardy by a sadistic hitman, hired by Barbieri to kill Patrick and his entire team.Will Patrick apprehend his prey or fall victim in the new thriller, Magenta Dairy.

The national political scene in 2032 is out of control and a group of friends decide to create their own political party and run their candidate for President of the United States.

PATRICK MILES ATWATER finds himself going back into the motion picture world attempting to aid a grieving father convinced his actress daughter was murdered and did not kill herself as the LA coroner has reported. Patrick begins his investigation and runs into old associates of Rachel Stone Barbieri. Patrick focuses in on the case until his old friend, FBI Agent Clovis Edwards calls from New Jersey with devastating news and a request. Rachel has escaped and the FBI Agent needs Patrick's help to reel her in. Will Patrick discover the person responsible for the actress' death and still be able to assist Agent Edwards in recapturing Rachel Stone Barbieri?

Who can say no to a vulnerable woman who needs assistance? Certainly not Patrick Miles Atwater. But it may be the worst mistake he will ever make.Patrick, a private investigator, is a hero in Los Angeles. An ex-marine and ex-police officer, he's truly a stand-up guy. His duty, as he sees it, is to help the victims of monstrous men-and he takes that obligation seriously.When Rachel Stone Barbieri finds him at his local watering hole, she says she needs his help-but her motives are murky and her intentions unclear. Patrick knows he can't trust her, but at the same time, he finds he can't turn this intriguing woman away. Claiming she suspects her husband of having an affair, she wants to engage Patrick's services to confirm her suspicions-and despite his better judgment, Patrick takes the case.He was wary of her from the get-go, but even Patrick can't foresee the magnitude of trouble this simple case of adultery will lead to. Accused of murder and hunted by the police, will Los Angeles's hero uncover the truth and live another day-or will the woman in the yellow dress be his ultimate downfall?

SPIRITUALITY / ENTHEOGENS "Collectively, these essays constitute the best single inquiry into the religious significance of chemically occasioned mystical experiences that has yet appeared." --Huston Smith, Ph.D., author of The World's Religions We live in a time when a great many voices are calling for a spiritual renewal to address the problems that face humanity, yet the way of entheogens--one of the oldest and most widespread means of attaining a religious experience--is forbidden, surrounded by controversy and misunderstanding. Widely employed in traditional shamanic societies, entheogens figure prominently in the origins of religion and their use continues today throughout the world. They alter consciousness in such a profound way that, depending on the set and setting, they can produce the ultimate human experience: union with God or revelation of other mystical realities. With contributions by Albert Hofmann, Terence McKenna, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, Thomas Riedlinger, Dale Pendell, and Rick Strassman as well as interviews with R. Gordon Wasson and Jack Kornfield, this book explores ancient and modern uses of psychedelic drugs, emphasizing the complementary relationship between science and mystical experience and the importance of psychedelics to the future of religion and society. Revealing the mystical-religious possibilities of substances such as psilocybin mushrooms, mescaline, and LSD, this book exposes the vital need for developing an organized spiritual context for their use in order to fully realize their transformative and sacred value. Stressing the importance of academic and religious freedom, the authors call for a revival of scientific and religious inquiry into entheogens so they may be used safely and legally by those seeking to cultivate spiritual awareness. ROBERT FORTE, AMRS, began his work with psychedelics as a student of Stanislav Grof and Frank Barron, cofounder of the Harvard Psilocybin Project. He obtained his master's degree under Mircea Eliade and has collaborated with many of the leaders in the field of psychedelics, including R. Gordon Wasson, Timothy Leary, and Huston Smith. A former director of the Albert Hofmann Foundation, he teaches at the California Institute of Integral Studies.