Author: Bob Madgic
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Recalls a July 27, 1985 trip up Yosemite's Half Dome that left two people dead of a lightning strike and others stranded on the rock, the subject of a dramatic rescue attempt.
Shattered Air
Author: Bob Madgic
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Recalls a July 27, 1985 trip up Yosemite's Half Dome that left two people dead of a lightning strike and others stranded on the rock, the subject of a dramatic rescue attempt.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Recalls a July 27, 1985 trip up Yosemite's Half Dome that left two people dead of a lightning strike and others stranded on the rock, the subject of a dramatic rescue attempt.
The Whitefire Crossing
Author: Courtney Schafer
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1597803529
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Dev is a smuggler with the perfect cover. He's in high demand as a guide for the caravans that carry legitimate goods from the city of Ninavel into the country of Alathia. The route through the Whitefire Mountains is treacherous, and Dev is one of the few climbers who knows how to cross them safely. With his skill and connections, it's easy enough to slip contraband charms from Ninavel - where any magic is fair game, no matter how dark - into Alathia, where most magic is outlawed. But smuggling a few charms is one thing; smuggling a person through the warded Alathian border is near suicidal. Having made a promise to a dying friend, Dev is forced to take on a singularly dangerous cargo: Kiran. A young apprentice on the run from one of the most powerful mages in Ninavel, Kiran is desperate enough to pay a fortune to sneak into a country where discovery means certain execution - and he'll do whatever it takes to prevent Dev from finding out the terrible truth behind his getaway. Yet the young mage is not the only one harboring a deadly secret. Caught up in a web of subterfuge and dark magic, Dev and Kiran must find a way to trust each other - or face not only their own destruction, but that of the entire city of Ninavel.
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1597803529
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Dev is a smuggler with the perfect cover. He's in high demand as a guide for the caravans that carry legitimate goods from the city of Ninavel into the country of Alathia. The route through the Whitefire Mountains is treacherous, and Dev is one of the few climbers who knows how to cross them safely. With his skill and connections, it's easy enough to slip contraband charms from Ninavel - where any magic is fair game, no matter how dark - into Alathia, where most magic is outlawed. But smuggling a few charms is one thing; smuggling a person through the warded Alathian border is near suicidal. Having made a promise to a dying friend, Dev is forced to take on a singularly dangerous cargo: Kiran. A young apprentice on the run from one of the most powerful mages in Ninavel, Kiran is desperate enough to pay a fortune to sneak into a country where discovery means certain execution - and he'll do whatever it takes to prevent Dev from finding out the terrible truth behind his getaway. Yet the young mage is not the only one harboring a deadly secret. Caught up in a web of subterfuge and dark magic, Dev and Kiran must find a way to trust each other - or face not only their own destruction, but that of the entire city of Ninavel.
Shattered Soul
Author: Amanda Booloodian
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781947382121
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
I know what goes bump in the night, it's humans that are the problem. Instead of using my powers to work the psychic network hotlines, I work as a field agent for a clandestine agency risking my life to protect supernatural creatures. Relocating a troll and interviewing a werewolf should have made for an easy day, but when shots are fired and a fairy is murdered, my nightmare begins. I have a shot at tracking the killer, and I'm not the only one that thinks so. Someone puts a price on my head and an agency sanctioned assassin almost succeeds in taking me off the case and out of life. With my powers raging out of control and a target on my back, will I be able to protect the mythological creatures I oversee?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781947382121
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
I know what goes bump in the night, it's humans that are the problem. Instead of using my powers to work the psychic network hotlines, I work as a field agent for a clandestine agency risking my life to protect supernatural creatures. Relocating a troll and interviewing a werewolf should have made for an easy day, but when shots are fired and a fairy is murdered, my nightmare begins. I have a shot at tracking the killer, and I'm not the only one that thinks so. Someone puts a price on my head and an agency sanctioned assassin almost succeeds in taking me off the case and out of life. With my powers raging out of control and a target on my back, will I be able to protect the mythological creatures I oversee?
Shattered Sword
Author: Jonathan Parshall
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597973092
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange s bestselling "Miracle at Midway," Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, "Shattered Sword" makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources. It also corrects the many errors of Mitsuo Fuchida s "Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan," an uncritical reliance upon which has tainted every previous Western account. It thus forces a major, potentially controversial reevaluation of the great battle. The authors examine the battle in detail and effortlessly place it within the context of the Imperial Navy s doctrine and technology. With a foreword by leading WWII naval historian John Lundstrom, "Shattered Sword" will become an indispensable part of any military buff s library. Winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the "Best Book in U.S. Naval History" and cited by "Proceedings" as one of its "Notable Naval Books" for 2005."
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597973092
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange s bestselling "Miracle at Midway," Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, "Shattered Sword" makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources. It also corrects the many errors of Mitsuo Fuchida s "Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan," an uncritical reliance upon which has tainted every previous Western account. It thus forces a major, potentially controversial reevaluation of the great battle. The authors examine the battle in detail and effortlessly place it within the context of the Imperial Navy s doctrine and technology. With a foreword by leading WWII naval historian John Lundstrom, "Shattered Sword" will become an indispensable part of any military buff s library. Winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the "Best Book in U.S. Naval History" and cited by "Proceedings" as one of its "Notable Naval Books" for 2005."
Never Mind, We'll Do It Ourselves
Author: Bierbauer Alec
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510720928
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
“An extraordinary, riveting, page-turning account—finally cleared for publication by the CIA—of the once highly classified effort by the CIA and special military units to develop a truly game-changing, transformational capability: armed drones."—General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, US Central Command, and US and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan, and former Director of the CIA The Inside Story of How a CIA Officer and an Air Force Officer Joined Forces to Develop America’s Most Powerful Tool in the War on Terror. Never Mind, We’ll Do It Ourselves is the story behind the origins of the Predator drone program and the dawn of unmanned warfare. A firsthand account told by an Air Force team leader and a CIA team leader, Never Mind, We’ll Do It Ourselves takes readers into the back offices and secret government hangars where the robotic revolution went from a mad scientist idea to a pivotal part of global airpower. Featuring a foreword by Charlie Allen, an introduction by Lieutenant General John Campbell, USAF (Ret.), and an afterword by Lieutenant Colonel Gabe Brown, the story reveals the often conflicting perspectives between the defense and intelligence communities and puts the reader inside places like the CIA’s counterterrorism center on the morning of 9/11. Through the eyes of the men and women who lived it, you will experience the hunt for Usama bin Laden and the evolution of a program from passive surveillance to the complex hunter-killers that hang above the battlespace like ghosts. Poised at the junction between The Right Stuff and The Bourne Identity, Never Mind, We’ll Do It Ourselves documents the way a group of cowboys, rogues, and bandits broke rules and defied convention to change the shape of modern warfare
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510720928
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
“An extraordinary, riveting, page-turning account—finally cleared for publication by the CIA—of the once highly classified effort by the CIA and special military units to develop a truly game-changing, transformational capability: armed drones."—General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, US Central Command, and US and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan, and former Director of the CIA The Inside Story of How a CIA Officer and an Air Force Officer Joined Forces to Develop America’s Most Powerful Tool in the War on Terror. Never Mind, We’ll Do It Ourselves is the story behind the origins of the Predator drone program and the dawn of unmanned warfare. A firsthand account told by an Air Force team leader and a CIA team leader, Never Mind, We’ll Do It Ourselves takes readers into the back offices and secret government hangars where the robotic revolution went from a mad scientist idea to a pivotal part of global airpower. Featuring a foreword by Charlie Allen, an introduction by Lieutenant General John Campbell, USAF (Ret.), and an afterword by Lieutenant Colonel Gabe Brown, the story reveals the often conflicting perspectives between the defense and intelligence communities and puts the reader inside places like the CIA’s counterterrorism center on the morning of 9/11. Through the eyes of the men and women who lived it, you will experience the hunt for Usama bin Laden and the evolution of a program from passive surveillance to the complex hunter-killers that hang above the battlespace like ghosts. Poised at the junction between The Right Stuff and The Bourne Identity, Never Mind, We’ll Do It Ourselves documents the way a group of cowboys, rogues, and bandits broke rules and defied convention to change the shape of modern warfare
Proceedings
Author: Physical Society of London
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physics
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physics
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Shattered
Author: Jennifer Armstrong
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
ISBN: 0307433749
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
As bullets ring and bombs are dropped, children watch—mostly from the sidelines, but occasionally in the direct line of fire. Unaware of the political issues or power struggles behind the battle, all they know are the human, emotional consequences of this thing called war. This collection examines all of war’s implications for young people—from those caught in the line of fire to the children of the veterans of wars long past. Critically acclaimed author Jennifer Armstrong brings together 12 powerful voices in young people's literature to explore the realities of war from a child's perspective. The settings vary widely—the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, an attempted coup in Venezuela, the American Civil War, crisis in the Middle East—but the effects are largely the same. In war, no life is ever left untouched. In war, lives are shattered.
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
ISBN: 0307433749
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
As bullets ring and bombs are dropped, children watch—mostly from the sidelines, but occasionally in the direct line of fire. Unaware of the political issues or power struggles behind the battle, all they know are the human, emotional consequences of this thing called war. This collection examines all of war’s implications for young people—from those caught in the line of fire to the children of the veterans of wars long past. Critically acclaimed author Jennifer Armstrong brings together 12 powerful voices in young people's literature to explore the realities of war from a child's perspective. The settings vary widely—the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, an attempted coup in Venezuela, the American Civil War, crisis in the Middle East—but the effects are largely the same. In war, no life is ever left untouched. In war, lives are shattered.
Deadly Past
Author: Kris Rafferty
Publisher: Lyrical Liaison
ISBN: 1516108183
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Cold, hard facts are what make or break a case for the FBI. But when there’s evidence that one of their own has been turned, there’s more on the line than the truth. There are personal bonds that can be stretched to the limit . . . After blacking out, a discharged weapon and hazy memories put FBI profiler Cynthia Deming at the scene of a crime: the execution of six federal witnesses against the mob. The one and only person she can turn to for help is her best friend, Boston forensic pathologist Charlie Foulkes. It’s a relationship that no one on her team knows about—and it’s about to be tested by danger and desire . . . Charlie knows that Cynthia is no killer. But as they embark on a shadow investigation to clear her name, evidence surfaces implicating him. With the conviction of a mob boss hanging in the balance, they’ll have to uncover who’s framing them to take the fall, and what lines they’re willing to cross—in their professional and personal lives—to prove that nothing will tear them apart.
Publisher: Lyrical Liaison
ISBN: 1516108183
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Cold, hard facts are what make or break a case for the FBI. But when there’s evidence that one of their own has been turned, there’s more on the line than the truth. There are personal bonds that can be stretched to the limit . . . After blacking out, a discharged weapon and hazy memories put FBI profiler Cynthia Deming at the scene of a crime: the execution of six federal witnesses against the mob. The one and only person she can turn to for help is her best friend, Boston forensic pathologist Charlie Foulkes. It’s a relationship that no one on her team knows about—and it’s about to be tested by danger and desire . . . Charlie knows that Cynthia is no killer. But as they embark on a shadow investigation to clear her name, evidence surfaces implicating him. With the conviction of a mob boss hanging in the balance, they’ll have to uncover who’s framing them to take the fall, and what lines they’re willing to cross—in their professional and personal lives—to prove that nothing will tear them apart.
Hwelte
Author: Roy McShane
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462078745
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
THE BEST KEPT RUSSIAN SECRET OF WORLD WAR II. By the close of World War II almost 1,000 Russian women had flown combat missions in every type of Soviet warplane. This was kept secret, not by the Soviets but by the Allies, from the general public in the West. Using historical fiction based on fact Roy McShane's exciting novel,HWELTE, reveals for the first time what truly deadly hunters these women fighter pilots proved to be. It also chronicles the adventures of a young American pilot, who stumbles across this secret, at the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942. Author's Websites: www.thaiwave.com/hwelte www.phuketdir.com/hwelte
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462078745
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
THE BEST KEPT RUSSIAN SECRET OF WORLD WAR II. By the close of World War II almost 1,000 Russian women had flown combat missions in every type of Soviet warplane. This was kept secret, not by the Soviets but by the Allies, from the general public in the West. Using historical fiction based on fact Roy McShane's exciting novel,HWELTE, reveals for the first time what truly deadly hunters these women fighter pilots proved to be. It also chronicles the adventures of a young American pilot, who stumbles across this secret, at the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942. Author's Websites: www.thaiwave.com/hwelte www.phuketdir.com/hwelte
Industrial World
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial arts
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial arts
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description