Author : Tammy Laura Lynn Enz
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 21,82 MB
Release : 2017-12-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1543537928
Super-speed always keeps the Man of Steel one step ahead of his enemies. But what is speed? And can anyone or anything in our world move as fast as Superman? Get ready to find out with the help of the World’s Greatest Hero. You’ll be amazed by how much you can learn about the science of speed.
Author : M. Carolyn Steele
Publisher : The Wild Rose Press Inc
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 38,58 MB
Release : 2019-07-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1509226818
While caring for the family farm and his widowed mother during the Civil War, young Ebenezer Fears dreams of joining his older brothers in the Union Army. Confederate bushwhackers attack their home, stealing everything of value, and Ebby seeks revenge. He joins the army over his mother's objections and is sent on a scouting mission. Someone unexpectedly betrays him into Confederate hands where he overhears plans of a pending attack on a Union supply train—one he knows is guarded by his brother. Ebby makes a daring escape from captivity before he is to be shot. He races through the wilds of Northwest Arkansas determined to warn of the attack but faces a difficult decision when a friend joins him in his flight and is wounded. A merciless bushwhacker, intent on killing Ebby, is relentless in his pursuit and equally determined to prevent the warning.
Author : Patrick Rambaud
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 17,34 MB
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 080219804X
From the author of The Battle: A novel that brings French history to life as Napoleon moves in on Russia—where the ultimate test awaits. The French army stands at the gates of Moscow. Exhausted and demoralized, Napoleon’s men are a mere fraction of the four-hundred-thousand-strong force that crossed the river Niemen in the summer, just three months earlier. Still, the sight of this famous city feels like a triumph and a chance, at last, to enjoy a conqueror’s spoils. The emperor expects to be met by city elders bearing tokens of surrender, but no one appears—Moscow has been evacuated. Napoleon, oblivious to the predicament before him, sends to Paris for comic novels and imagines that it is only a matter of time before Tsar Alexander sues for peace . . . In a novel that “brings a keen immediacy to the harrowing events” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), what follows is a waiting game—and, ultimately, a decision—that will brutally test the survival of twenty thousand soldiers and the resolve of a man hell-bent on power.
Author : Elizabeth Mayne
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 33,8 MB
Release : 2011-07-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1459279735
Beloved captive… THE SHEIK'S CAPTIVE All aircraft designer Haley Bennett wanted was to deliver the state-of-the-art jet she'd created to its new owner in the Middle East. But then war engulfed the desert kingdom, and suddenly this freewheeling modern woman was a prisoner—in a palace that was like something from the Arabian Nights…. PRISONER OF DESIRE Her captor was just about the most gorgeous hunk of man she'd ever laid eyes on. But his attitudes—especially when it came to women—were straight out of another world. And the most infuriating part was, Sheik Zayn Haji Haaris awakened within her a passion that rocked her world to its very foundations….
Author : Chris Feliciano Arnold
Publisher : Picador USA
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 32,78 MB
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1250098947
A veteran journalist evaluates the state of the war over the Amazon, tracing the efforts of environmental activists, locals, and indigenous tribes to save the jungle from the dangers of loggers, drug lords, and corrupt politicians.
Author : Imogen Kealey
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 30,94 MB
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 153873320X
Inspired by the true story of World War II's greatest heroine, this international bestseller and "cinematic treat" tells the story of Nancy Wake and the impact she had on the world (Publishers Weekly). Hero. Soldier. Spy. Leader. Her name is Nancy Wake. To the Allies, she was a fearless freedom fighter, a special operations legend, a woman ahead of her time. To the Gestapo, she was a ghost, a shadow, the most wanted person in the world. But at first, Nancy Wake was just another young woman living in Marseilles and recently engaged to a man she loved. Then France fell to the Nazi blitzkrieg. With her appetite for danger, Nancy quickly finds herself drawn into the underground Resistance standing up to Nazi rule. Gaining notoriety as the White Mouse, with a 5-million-franc bounty hanging over her head, Wake rises to the top of the Nazi's Most Wanted list—only to find her husband arrested for treasonous activity under suspicion of being the White Mouse himself. Narrowly escaping to Britain, Wake joins the Special Operations Executive (SOE) and parachutes into the Auvergne, where she must fight for the respect of some of the toughest Resistance fighters in France. As she and her maquisards battle the Nazis, their every engagement brings the end of the war closer—but also places her husband in deeper peril. A riveting, richly imagined historical thriller, Liberation brings to life one of World War II's most fascinating unsung heroines in all her fierce power and complexity. This is the story of one of the one of the war's most decorated women, told like never before.
Author : Estate of John G. Miller
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 38,63 MB
Release : 1996-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1612511570
This is the true story of the legendary Vietnam War hero John Ripley, who braved intense enemy fire to destroy a strategic bridge and stall a major North Vietnamese invasion into the South in April 1972. Told by a fellow Marine, the account lays bare Ripley's innermost thoughts as he rigged 500 pounds of explosives by hand-walking the beams beneath the bridge, crimped detonators with his teeth, and raced the burning fuses back to shore, thus saving his comrades from certain death. First published in 1989, the book has broad appeal as a riveting tale of adventure. But John Miller has taken this daring act of heroism beyond the specifics of time and place to provide new insights into the nature of war and warriors, characteristics that have remained unchanged for centuries and will remain valid for generations to come. It has been on the Marine Corps Commandant's recommended reading list since 1990. Newly illustrated by Col. Charles Waterhouse, USMCR (Ret.).
Author : Rita Field-Marsham
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 28,17 MB
Release : 2017-07-29
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1487003536
33 personal stories that redefine how Canadians see themselves. We are more than just landscapes, polar bears, Mounties, and canoes. More than just “thank yous,” “sorrys,” hot prime ministers, and doughnut shops. We are also tattoo artists who have discovered the secret to cheating death. Designers hell-bent on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Super soldiers who take “live vests” off suicide bombers. Freethinkers who refuse to be tamed. We are global-village visionaries, world record setters, ambassadors of the imagination, and conquerors of the Rockies. We are Canadian. We are whoever we dream ourselves to be. Meet the glorious and free. $2 from each book sale will be donated to PEN Canada in support of its efforts to defend freedom of expression. Why? Because living glorious and free involves challenging, exploring, and imagining a better world — and being whoever we dream ourselves to be. And freedom of expression protects our right to do all of that.
Author : Josh Clark
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 892 pages
File Size : 12,65 MB
Release : 2009-04-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0596555733
With iWork '09, Apple's productivity applications have come of age. Unfortunately, their user guides are stuck in infancy. That's where iWork '09: The Missing Manual comes in. This book quickly guides you through everything you need to know about the Pages word-processor, the Numbers spreadsheet, and the Keynote presentation program that Al Gore and Steve Jobs made famous. Friendly and entertaining, iWork '09: The Missing Manual gives you crystal-clear and jargon-free explanations of iWork's capabilities, its advantages over similar programs -- and its limitations. You'll see these programs through an objective lens that shows you which features work well and which don't. With this book, you will: Produce stunning documents and cinema-quality digital presentations Take advantage of Mac OS X's advanced typography and graphics capabilities Learn how to use the collection of themes and templates included with iWork Get undocumented tips, tricks, and secrets for each program Integrate with other iLife programs to use photos, audio, and video clips Learn why iWork is the topic most requested by Missing Manual fans. One of the few sources available on Apple's incredible suite of programs, iWork '09: The Missing Manual will help you get the best performance out of Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and more in no time.
Author : Joshua Hood
Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 17,2 MB
Release : 2024-08-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1665109637
From the USA Today bestselling author of Robert Ludlum’s Treadstone series, Burn Out is a no-holds-barred thriller from the “master of action” (Publishers Weekly) Joshua Hood. Becoming one of the US Forest Service’s elite smoke jumpers has been Jake Slade’s dream. Parachuting into the path of a raging fire and beating it into submission isn’t for the faint of heart, but Slade has never backed down from a challenge. After surviving the grueling six-week training course, he thinks he’s ready for anything nature has to dish out. What he hasn’t considered is manmade danger, in the form of an old friend turned CI and the DEA Special Agent determined to hunt him down ... using Slade as the tracker. It’s an offer he wants to refuse, but with the promise of prison time being expunged from his record, Slade agrees, hoping to finally put to rest the demons of his past. But what begins as a straightforward search and rescue mission swiftly turns into a harrowing run for his life ...
