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Power, Control, Conformance
Psychopath + Empath = World Domination?
When Roland Vandergrift, a psychopath with a PhD in Neuro-physiology and Psychiatry wants something, he always gets it. Or does he. Will Sedric Jace, a high degree empath with a PhD in Physics, become like his psychopathic boss and mentor, Roland Vandergrift? Will Sedric be lured into the world of power, control, and conformance and help Roland achieve world domination?
Enter a world of big business where Lean Transformations have enabled massive reductions in work forces and closing of manufacturing plants. A world where the women are turned into stepford wives through the use of pharmaceuticals that affect their DNA to keep them subservient and devoted to men. A world where secrets are shared amongst a few privileged elite, in a special club where secrecy violations are met with the penalty of death.
If a high degree empath can hear others' thoughts, experience their feelings, and heal others, can a cold and calculating psychopath be the other end of the scale and capable of causing death purely through intention?
It is known that one in every 25 people is a psychopath. That doesn't mean they are killers and many make excellent CEO's, commanders, and leaders. They learn to fit in well and present some of the emotions of normal people without becoming emotionally involved with decisions. However, to them, other people are still no more than objects moving through space.
Empaths are less well known since they never cause harm and fit well into society as caring and empathetic persons. Some intuit others' feelings, while high degree empaths can even read minds and heal.
Can empaths be turned into psychopaths and use their powers for killing instead of healing?
What could possibly replace power, control, and conformance in this world? Can these three methods, used for centuries by governments, the military, and religions to amass wealth, create empires, and shape society, be replaced, or should they simply be accepted since that is how the world works.
Join Doctor Sedric Jace in his quest for answers.
Look inside and start reading now.
When Roland Vandergrift, a psychopath with a PhD in Neuro-physiology and Psychiatry wants something, he always gets it. Or does he. Will Sedric Jace, a high degree empath with a PhD in Physics, become like his psychopathic boss and mentor, Roland Vandergrift? Will Sedric be lured into the world of power, control, and conformance and help Roland achieve world domination?
Enter a world of big business where Lean Transformations have enabled massive reductions in work forces and closing of manufacturing plants. A world where the women are turned into stepford wives through the use of pharmaceuticals that affect their DNA to keep them subservient and devoted to men. A world where secrets are shared amongst a few privileged elite, in a special club where secrecy violations are met with the penalty of death.
If a high degree empath can hear others' thoughts, experience their feelings, and heal others, can a cold and calculating psychopath be the other end of the scale and capable of causing death purely through intention?
It is known that one in every 25 people is a psychopath. That doesn't mean they are killers and many make excellent CEO's, commanders, and leaders. They learn to fit in well and present some of the emotions of normal people without becoming emotionally involved with decisions. However, to them, other people are still no more than objects moving through space.
Empaths are less well known since they never cause harm and fit well into society as caring and empathetic persons. Some intuit others' feelings, while high degree empaths can even read minds and heal.
Can empaths be turned into psychopaths and use their powers for killing instead of healing?
What could possibly replace power, control, and conformance in this world? Can these three methods, used for centuries by governments, the military, and religions to amass wealth, create empires, and shape society, be replaced, or should they simply be accepted since that is how the world works.
Join Doctor Sedric Jace in his quest for answers.
Look inside and start reading now.
242 pages, Paperback
First published July 8, 2014
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About the author
A.J. Aaron
14 books10 followersI wrote my first book, "A New Reality - A Wake up Call to Life's Mysteries" because I had a true story I had to tell. It developed from an envelope of notes and scraps of papers collected over time from strange happenings. Being educated as an engineer and very pragmatic, I had to find answers to the occurrences. When answers arrived to every question, I had to tell the story.
I enjoyed writing the first book so much I wanted to write another but without the restriction of it being a true story. That's when I wrote, "Reluctant Gods" by asking, "What if?" The story is fantasy fiction with a set of characters who became like real people to me, each with their own quirks, flaws and personalities. I'd laugh as I wrote and pictured them interacting as if they were real and in front of me.
The feedback on the second book motivated me to stay with it and to create "Reluctant Gods II - The Demon Seth" which is now out. I hope all of you get the chance to take a look at it and let me know what you think.
My goal now is to find more time to write and spread the pleasure of a fun, entertaining story to as many readers as possible.
I enjoyed writing the first book so much I wanted to write another but without the restriction of it being a true story. That's when I wrote, "Reluctant Gods" by asking, "What if?" The story is fantasy fiction with a set of characters who became like real people to me, each with their own quirks, flaws and personalities. I'd laugh as I wrote and pictured them interacting as if they were real and in front of me.
The feedback on the second book motivated me to stay with it and to create "Reluctant Gods II - The Demon Seth" which is now out. I hope all of you get the chance to take a look at it and let me know what you think.
My goal now is to find more time to write and spread the pleasure of a fun, entertaining story to as many readers as possible.
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August 11, 2017
Okay book
Pretty decent read got the book for free so for that I give a 4 star rating as the characters were good
Pretty decent read got the book for free so for that I give a 4 star rating as the characters were good
February 2, 2021
The best thing I can say about this is that it was a free Kindle read, otherwise I would have been very annoyed. I read a wide range of books and can usually get into most things. I was not able to do this however on this occasion. I will admit I didn't get very far into the book but the first few chapters I did read felt more like a treatise on the applying Lean practices ruthlessly regardless of their outcomes rather than an interesting work of fiction. I always take the approach that there are a lot of books to read and if I am not enjoying something why continue? I probably finish over 80% of first time author reads so to not want to continue is rare for me not to finish something.
I know most of the reviews have been positive and it may have got better if I had persisted, but nothing I had read gave me any enthusiasm to battle through further
I know most of the reviews have been positive and it may have got better if I had persisted, but nothing I had read gave me any enthusiasm to battle through further
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