Book cover for Paisano by David Hume

Paisano

2014 Released
312 Pages
5-7 Hours
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Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN 9781500667856

When the mutilated body of a Border Patrol agent is discovered in Mexico, a secret US operation aimed at stopping human traffickers is unmasked and the subsequent investigation reveals one terrible fact; this murder wasn't an isolated act of violence, it was a declaration of war. Human freight, people trafficked for profit, has surpassed the value of the flow of drugs across the US border ten-fold. Here finally was a low-risk, high-profit product that could be jettisoned in transit without financial loss. Federal and state law enforcement units are soon overrun by the surge of the traffickers' game. The Border Security Task Force pursues the evidence trail left by the murdered agent. Texas Ranger Captain, Grady Gibson, the task force's director, brings in Christopher Garcia, the former Coast Guard chief of intelligence in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to lead the law enforcement effort. Together, they begin to piece together the motives for the murder and the identity of the trafficking empire, but realize they are outnumbered; corruption and betrayal have penetrated their own ranks. They need a miracle. It appears in a way that shakes both sides in this battle to their foundations.

David Hume

David Hume reshaped philosophy by questioning what we can truly know and how we come to believe it. Born in 1711 in Scotland, he became a central figure of the Enlightenment through his bold and skeptical thinking. A commitment to empiricism guided his philosophy, arguing that experience, not reason alone, forms the basis of knowledge.Careful inquiry and skepticism define the heart of his ideas. In works such as A Treatise of Human Nature and An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, he explored causation, belief, and the limits of reason. Insightful arguments reveal how habit and perception shape human thought more than pure logic.Lasting influence has made him one of the most important philosophers in Western thought. Thinkers such as Immanuel Kant were deeply influenced by his challenges to certainty and reason. Today, his work remains widely studied, valued for its clarity, depth, and enduring impact on philosophy.

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