Author: Thomas Taylor
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
ISBN: 9780781810173
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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This account delivers a gripping portrayal of the 1991 conflict with Iraq. As the only air assault division in the world, the 101st Airborne Division -- The Screaming Eagles -- flew off to Saudi Arabia in 1990 to join Operation Desert Shield. Its 18,000 soldiers (including 700 women) and 400 helicopters played a crucial role in the resulting Desert Storm. This is their story, based on dozens of interviews and hundreds of army videos. This compelling account of modern warfare delivers suspenseful battle scenes, clear explanations of strategy, and fully developed portraits of many of the combatants.
Author: Richard Paul Evans
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481444123
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Michael, Taylor, Ostin, and the rest of the Electroclan go on their most dangerous mission yet as the thrilling action continues in this electrifying fifth installment of the New York Times bestselling series! The Electroclan is on the run. The resistance movement has been compromised. The safe house has been destroyed. The voice is in hiding, and they have no idea if their families are alive…or dead. Meanwhile, the Elgen are on the move. They’ve launched a new assault on the small island nation of Tuvalu. If they are successful, it will be the first domino to fall as part of Hatch’s master plan to take over the rest of the world. But cracks are beginning to appear in the ranks of the Elgen elite, and while Hatch still rules with an iron fist, there are signs of dissent. If the Elgen are beginning to turn against each other, can the Electroclan find an opportunity to use this to their advantage? Or is it just a trap to destroy them once and for all? The stakes have never been higher, and Michael and his friends are about to be tested in ways they never imagined.
Author: Barbara Freethy
Publisher: Fog City Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 0996117148
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
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"Barbara Freethy’s Romantic Suspense books are explosively good!" –New York Times bestselling author Toni Anderson. When her father's plane mysteriously disappeared in the middle of an electrical storm, Alicia Monroe became obsessed with lightning. Now a news photographer in Miami, Alicia covers local stories by day and chases storms at night. In a flash of lightning, she sees what appears to be a murder, but when she gets to the scene, there is no body, only a military tag belonging to Liliana Valdez, a woman who has been missing for two months. While the police use the tag to jump-start their stalled investigation, Alicia sets off on her own to find the missing woman. Her search takes her into the heart of Miami's Cuban-American community, where she meets the attractive but brooding Michael Cordero, who has his own demons to vanquish. Soon Alicia and Michael are not just trying to save Liliana's life but also their own, as someone will do anything to protect a dark secret… From #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes the first book in a new romantic suspense trilogy: Lightning Strikes. Readers who love Jayne Ann Krentz, Rebecca Zanetti, and Elisabeth Naughton will love this twisty, chilling tale of suspense and romance that also leads to the unraveling of a decades-old family secret and more than one murder. Grab the Complete Lightning Strikes Trilogy: Beautiful Storm (#1) Lightning Lingers (#2) Summer Rain (#3) What the readers are saying... "Barbara Freethy delivers riveting, plot-twisting suspense and a deeply emotional story. Every book is a thrilling romantic ride." USA Today Bestselling Author Rachel Grant "I loved the twists and turns that really kept me on the edge to the romance. It was a story I could not put down. I am so looking forward to the rest of the series." Cynthia - Goodreads on Beautiful Storm "Freethy sets her latest series amid one of the world's least understood phenomenon - lightening. With extraordinary finesse she succeeds with a first rate romantic mystery. Old hurts - some real and some imagined, also add to the plot. Read this book, you will not regret it." Emilie - Goodreads on Beautiful Storm "This was a suspenseful, mysterious and romantic book. The characters were strong, well defined and believable. It is also a story of family and forgiveness. I can't wait for the next in the series." Becky - Goodreads "Beautiful Storm definitely did not disappoint me. There was romance, mystery and intrigue written in Ms. Freethy's wonderful, down to earth and compellingly realistic style. I am looking forward to reading Book Two." Mary - Goodreads on Beautiful Storm "Freethy has a gift for creating complex characters." Library Journal Don't Miss The Spin-Off Series: OFF THE GRID: FBI SERIES Perilous Trust (#1) Reckless Whisper (#2) Desperate Play (#3) Elusive Promise (#4) Dangerous Choice (#5) Ruthless Cross (#6) Critical Doubt (#7) Fearless Pursuit (#8) Daring Deception (#9) Risky Bargain (#10) Perfect Target (#11) Fatal Betrayal (#12)
Author: Andrew Fukuda
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1250008565
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Don't Sweat. Don't Laugh. Don't draw attention to yourself. And most of all, whatever you do, do not fall in love with one of them. Gene is different from everyone else around him. He can't run with lightning speed, sunlight doesn't hurt him and he doesn't have an unquenchable lust for blood. Gene is a human, and he knows the rules. Keep the truth a secret. It's the only way to stay alive in a world of night—a world where humans are considered a delicacy and hunted for their blood. When he's chosen for a once in a lifetime opportunity to hunt the last remaining humans, Gene's carefully constructed life begins to crumble around him. He's thrust into the path of a girl who makes him feel things he never thought possible—and into a ruthless pack of hunters whose suspicions about his true nature are growing. Now that Gene has finally found something worth fighting for, his need to survive is stronger than ever—but is it worth the cost of his humanity?
Author: Hyemeyohsts Storm
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780345367105
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Now, in this gripping spiritual autobiography that begins where SEVEN ARROWS ends, Hyemeyohsts Storm chronicles his own life and how it has been enriched by the power and sophistication of a discipline that reaches back tens of thousands of years to the Mayans and beyond. A rich blend of spiritual adventure, lyrical beauty, profound wisdom, and love, LIGHTNINGBOLT renews our understanding of the true intelligence of our Sacred Mother Earth, and teaches that without healing of the Self there can be no healing of the world.
Author: Margo Gates
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN: 1541573218
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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"See the natural wonder of lightning in this ... illustrated story with ... leveled text that shows younger readers there's nothing to be afraid of during a thunderstorm"--
Author: Richard Paul Evans
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481424408
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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Michael and his friends must rescue a child prodigy as the thrilling action continues in this electrifying fourth installment of the New York Times bestselling series! Michael, Taylor, Ostin and the rest of the Electroclan head to China in search of a girl who may have discovered why Michael and his friends became electric. Her name is Lin Julung, or Jade Dragon, and she’s a child prodigy with an IQ higher than Einstein’s—and Ostin’s. But Hatch gets to her first, and the Elgen are holding her prisoner in their Taiwan Starxource plant. Now the Voice wants Michael and the Electroclan to go to Taiwan and free her before Hatch can realize his dreams of an army of electric children. The hunt for Jade Dragon is on, and it’s a race against time!
Author: Paul Fleisher
Publisher: Lerner Publications
ISBN: 0761363297
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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What causes thunderstorms and lightning? Where and why do hurricanes form? How are blizzards more dangerous than other snowstorms? To answer these questions, you’ll need to know about nature’s most powerful weather events. Storms of all types and sizes occur around the globe. Each storm needs just the right combination of weather conditions to form and become dangerous—or even destructive. In this fact-packed book, discover how storms form, where they strike, and what makes them so powerful.
Author: Anne Cameron
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062112783
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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The first book of a funny fantasy and adventure series about three friends who discover they have the ability to control the weather. It's Storm Chasers meets The 39 Clues, in a story that Booklist called "fascinating . . . mixing serious science with full-on fantasy." Eleven-year-old Angus's world is turned upside down when he is mysteriously whisked away to become an apprentice at the Perilous Exploratorium for Weather and Vicious Storms. At Perilous, the world's most dangerous weather is studied to protect mankind from its ravages. There, Angus discovers that his parents aren't boring government workers after all—they are actually famous Lightning Catchers, and they've been kidnapped. With the help of two loyal new friends, Angus intends to find them. This fast-paced, action-packed, funny story of friendship, adventure, science, and mayhem begins a high-octane four-book series.
Author: Anne McAllister
Publisher: Harlequin Treasury-Harlequin Presents 90s
ISBN: 9780373108442
Category : Man-woman relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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Lightning Storm by Anne McAllister released on Oct 25, 1985 is available now for purchase.
