Author: Bob Sugar
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 153206795X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
When part of a five-man unit of special operatives learns that Master Sergeant Avery Franks is being held in a mountain compound in France, the team sets operations in motion to get Franks out. The bandits, holding Avery, are under some illusion that the United States Military would be willing to make a swape. One American for six of theirs. That was not how Colonel Reade’s team operated. Even if a raid to free Franks were not sanctioned, Darren---the team’s captain---the Colonel, Reis Sabette, and Dave Wolf would have tried a rescue mission no matter what the consequences. The Colonel’s team was a splinter group before the forming of the Green Berets and operated outside of usual protocol, engaging in covert operations that others could not undertake. In this operation, the team annihilates the enemy and finds Franks along with a French citizen who talks of seeing silver ingots placed inside of an underground vault. The team is intrigued, but with the threat of a further enemy encounter looming, they don’t have the time to investigate. Later, a nagging curiosity brings the now-retired team back together to launch one final--- and possible lucrative---mission. But the operation has already been compromised, and nobody knows how or why.
The Silver Affair
Author: Bob Sugar
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 153206795X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
When part of a five-man unit of special operatives learns that Master Sergeant Avery Franks is being held in a mountain compound in France, the team sets operations in motion to get Franks out. The bandits, holding Avery, are under some illusion that the United States Military would be willing to make a swape. One American for six of theirs. That was not how Colonel Reade’s team operated. Even if a raid to free Franks were not sanctioned, Darren---the team’s captain---the Colonel, Reis Sabette, and Dave Wolf would have tried a rescue mission no matter what the consequences. The Colonel’s team was a splinter group before the forming of the Green Berets and operated outside of usual protocol, engaging in covert operations that others could not undertake. In this operation, the team annihilates the enemy and finds Franks along with a French citizen who talks of seeing silver ingots placed inside of an underground vault. The team is intrigued, but with the threat of a further enemy encounter looming, they don’t have the time to investigate. Later, a nagging curiosity brings the now-retired team back together to launch one final--- and possible lucrative---mission. But the operation has already been compromised, and nobody knows how or why.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 153206795X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
When part of a five-man unit of special operatives learns that Master Sergeant Avery Franks is being held in a mountain compound in France, the team sets operations in motion to get Franks out. The bandits, holding Avery, are under some illusion that the United States Military would be willing to make a swape. One American for six of theirs. That was not how Colonel Reade’s team operated. Even if a raid to free Franks were not sanctioned, Darren---the team’s captain---the Colonel, Reis Sabette, and Dave Wolf would have tried a rescue mission no matter what the consequences. The Colonel’s team was a splinter group before the forming of the Green Berets and operated outside of usual protocol, engaging in covert operations that others could not undertake. In this operation, the team annihilates the enemy and finds Franks along with a French citizen who talks of seeing silver ingots placed inside of an underground vault. The team is intrigued, but with the threat of a further enemy encounter looming, they don’t have the time to investigate. Later, a nagging curiosity brings the now-retired team back together to launch one final--- and possible lucrative---mission. But the operation has already been compromised, and nobody knows how or why.
An Affair with a House
Author: Bunny Williams
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9781584794707
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"[This] book is part memoir, part decorating manual, part entertaining guide, but most of all it's a portrait of a creative couple and their very beautiful, utterly comfortable home."-
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9781584794707
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"[This] book is part memoir, part decorating manual, part entertaining guide, but most of all it's a portrait of a creative couple and their very beautiful, utterly comfortable home."-
Morgan Dollar
Author: Michael Standish
Publisher: Whitman Publishing
ISBN: 9780794839536
Category : Dollar, American (Coin)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Michael "Miles" Standish, vice president and senior grader of PCGS, presents an engaging history and coin-by-coin study of the famous Morgan silver dollar. Featuring the recollections of legendary dollar dealer John Love, beautiful high-resolution photographs of the Coronet Collection (ranked by PCGS as the "Number One Finest Morgan Dollar Set of All Time"), certified-coin populations, retail prices in multiple grades, and other valuable contents for collectors, investors, and history buffs alike.
Publisher: Whitman Publishing
ISBN: 9780794839536
Category : Dollar, American (Coin)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Michael "Miles" Standish, vice president and senior grader of PCGS, presents an engaging history and coin-by-coin study of the famous Morgan silver dollar. Featuring the recollections of legendary dollar dealer John Love, beautiful high-resolution photographs of the Coronet Collection (ranked by PCGS as the "Number One Finest Morgan Dollar Set of All Time"), certified-coin populations, retail prices in multiple grades, and other valuable contents for collectors, investors, and history buffs alike.
The Silver Wind
Author: Nina Allan
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN: 1789091705
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Named as one of '50 Writers You Should Read Now' by The Guardian. From the award-winning author of The Rift, Nina Allan, The Silver Wind is a remarkable narrative exploring the nature of time itself. Martin Newland is fascinated by time. Watches and clocks are for him metaphorical time machines, a means of coming to terms with the past and voyaging into the future. But was his first timepiece a Smith, given to him on his fourteenth birthday, or the Longines he received four years later? Was it the small brass travelling clock unearthed in the run-down house for which he is to act as estate agent? And who is the maker of these time machines?
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN: 1789091705
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Named as one of '50 Writers You Should Read Now' by The Guardian. From the award-winning author of The Rift, Nina Allan, The Silver Wind is a remarkable narrative exploring the nature of time itself. Martin Newland is fascinated by time. Watches and clocks are for him metaphorical time machines, a means of coming to terms with the past and voyaging into the future. But was his first timepiece a Smith, given to him on his fourteenth birthday, or the Longines he received four years later? Was it the small brass travelling clock unearthed in the run-down house for which he is to act as estate agent? And who is the maker of these time machines?
The Affair
Author: Lee Child
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0440339359
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Everything starts somewhere. For elite military cop Jack Reacher, that somewhere was Carter Crossing, Mississippi, way back in 1997. A lonely railroad track. A crime scene. A cover-up. A young woman is dead, and solid evidence points to a soldier at a nearby military base. But that soldier has powerful friends in Washington. Reacher is ordered undercover to find out everything he can and then to vanish. But when he gets to Carter Crossing, Reacher meets local sheriff Elizabeth Deveraux, who has a thirst for justice and an appetite for secrets. Uncertain they can trust each other, they reluctantly join forces. Finding unexpected layers to the case, Reacher works to uncover the truth, while others try to bury it forever. The conspiracy threatens to shatter his faith in his mission—and turn him into a man to be feared.
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0440339359
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Everything starts somewhere. For elite military cop Jack Reacher, that somewhere was Carter Crossing, Mississippi, way back in 1997. A lonely railroad track. A crime scene. A cover-up. A young woman is dead, and solid evidence points to a soldier at a nearby military base. But that soldier has powerful friends in Washington. Reacher is ordered undercover to find out everything he can and then to vanish. But when he gets to Carter Crossing, Reacher meets local sheriff Elizabeth Deveraux, who has a thirst for justice and an appetite for secrets. Uncertain they can trust each other, they reluctantly join forces. Finding unexpected layers to the case, Reacher works to uncover the truth, while others try to bury it forever. The conspiracy threatens to shatter his faith in his mission—and turn him into a man to be feared.
The Heiress's 2-Week Affair
Author: Marie Ferrarella
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1460822188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Shell–shocked detective Natalie Rothchild wasn't sure what stung more knowing that her twin had paid dearly for flaunting their fortune at a Las Vegas hot spot or prying information from the man who went AWOL after promising her forever. In between lame excuses and darkly possessive glances, casino security expert Matt Schaffer revealed how the bejewelled tabloid queen sashayed down the red carpet before she died. Yet he couldn't say whether Natalie was dealing with a crime of passion or a family foe on a wild rampage. Would the two ex–lovers partner up to solve this horrific crime or would they give the sizzling heat of Sin City a run for its money?
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1460822188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Shell–shocked detective Natalie Rothchild wasn't sure what stung more knowing that her twin had paid dearly for flaunting their fortune at a Las Vegas hot spot or prying information from the man who went AWOL after promising her forever. In between lame excuses and darkly possessive glances, casino security expert Matt Schaffer revealed how the bejewelled tabloid queen sashayed down the red carpet before she died. Yet he couldn't say whether Natalie was dealing with a crime of passion or a family foe on a wild rampage. Would the two ex–lovers partner up to solve this horrific crime or would they give the sizzling heat of Sin City a run for its money?
The Cuban Affair
Author: Nelson DeMille
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501101722
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Mac has left his life of danger and adventure behind him. But when Carlos, a hotshot lawyer heavily involved with anti-Castro groups, approaches Mac for a ten-day fishing tournament in Cuba - to be accompanied by a covert mission and a sizable paycheck - Mac's interest is piqued. Mac understands that if he accepts this job, he'll either walk away rich - or not at all.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501101722
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Mac has left his life of danger and adventure behind him. But when Carlos, a hotshot lawyer heavily involved with anti-Castro groups, approaches Mac for a ten-day fishing tournament in Cuba - to be accompanied by a covert mission and a sizable paycheck - Mac's interest is piqued. Mac understands that if he accepts this job, he'll either walk away rich - or not at all.
The Governess Affair
Author: Courtney Milan
Publisher: Courtney Milan
ISBN: 1937248062
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
The start of a critically acclaimed historical romance series by New York Times bestselling author Courtney Milan... Hugo Marshall earned the nickname "the Wolf of Clermont" for his ruthless ambition--a characteristic that has served him well, elevating the coal miner's son to the right hand man of a duke. When he's ordered to get rid of a pestering governess by fair means or foul, it's just another day at work. But after everything Miss Serena Barton has been through at the hands of his employer, she is determined to make him pay. She won't let anyone stop her--not even the man that all of London fears. They might call Hugo Marshall the Wolf of Clermont, but even wolves can be brought to heel... The books in the Brothers Sinister series: ½. The Governess Affair (free prequel novella) 1. The Duchess War 1½. A Kiss for Midwinter (a companion novella to The Duchess War) 2. The Heiress Effect 3. The Countess Conspiracy 4. The Suffragette Scandal 4½. Talk Sweetly to Me
Publisher: Courtney Milan
ISBN: 1937248062
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
The start of a critically acclaimed historical romance series by New York Times bestselling author Courtney Milan... Hugo Marshall earned the nickname "the Wolf of Clermont" for his ruthless ambition--a characteristic that has served him well, elevating the coal miner's son to the right hand man of a duke. When he's ordered to get rid of a pestering governess by fair means or foul, it's just another day at work. But after everything Miss Serena Barton has been through at the hands of his employer, she is determined to make him pay. She won't let anyone stop her--not even the man that all of London fears. They might call Hugo Marshall the Wolf of Clermont, but even wolves can be brought to heel... The books in the Brothers Sinister series: ½. The Governess Affair (free prequel novella) 1. The Duchess War 1½. A Kiss for Midwinter (a companion novella to The Duchess War) 2. The Heiress Effect 3. The Countess Conspiracy 4. The Suffragette Scandal 4½. Talk Sweetly to Me
The Blantyre House Prison Affair
Author: Tom Murtagh
Publisher: Waterside Press
ISBN: 9781904380313
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
In this autobiographical account of his life as a prison governor and administrator, Tom Murtagh deals with life in charge of The Maze Prison, Northern Ireland - when he narrowly avoided being killed by a terrorist bomb - and his move to England. This is when he was faced with a remarkable series of events at Blantyre House where a modern, liberal, ground-breaking, and in many respects, successful regime was beginning to attract the attention of reformers, academics, and others. But that regime also masked more sinister developments - events that should ultimately have received serious attention from a House of Commons Select Committee set up to look into 'The Blantyre House Affair.' Only now - and after much reflection - does Tom Murtagh feel able to tell publicly his side of the affair of how the committee chose to concentrate on selective and misleading information. Despite all the accolades for Blantyre House, behind the scenes and in reality, the regime was being taken advantage of by a number of very serious offenders who had managed to get themselves transferred there so that the establishment was at risk of being overtaken by organized crime and corruption, leading to covert police and other criminal investigations. The book tells how the author acted to preempt this, only to be vilified by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, some penal reform groups, and ultimately the committee. The Blantyre House Affair is a telling example of how people can sometimes be swept along by events that may cause them to ignore those things that are counter or inconvenient to their own aims or interpretation.
Publisher: Waterside Press
ISBN: 9781904380313
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
In this autobiographical account of his life as a prison governor and administrator, Tom Murtagh deals with life in charge of The Maze Prison, Northern Ireland - when he narrowly avoided being killed by a terrorist bomb - and his move to England. This is when he was faced with a remarkable series of events at Blantyre House where a modern, liberal, ground-breaking, and in many respects, successful regime was beginning to attract the attention of reformers, academics, and others. But that regime also masked more sinister developments - events that should ultimately have received serious attention from a House of Commons Select Committee set up to look into 'The Blantyre House Affair.' Only now - and after much reflection - does Tom Murtagh feel able to tell publicly his side of the affair of how the committee chose to concentrate on selective and misleading information. Despite all the accolades for Blantyre House, behind the scenes and in reality, the regime was being taken advantage of by a number of very serious offenders who had managed to get themselves transferred there so that the establishment was at risk of being overtaken by organized crime and corruption, leading to covert police and other criminal investigations. The book tells how the author acted to preempt this, only to be vilified by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, some penal reform groups, and ultimately the committee. The Blantyre House Affair is a telling example of how people can sometimes be swept along by events that may cause them to ignore those things that are counter or inconvenient to their own aims or interpretation.
Silver Lights
Author: Michelle Lynn
Publisher: Canoe Tree Press
ISBN: 9781951490010
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The story of Silver Lights opens in the year of 2015 in New York City, where Skylar Lynn, an aspiring Hollywood Actress, is an extra on the production set of The City of Dreams. Barely surviving between takes, she discovers within herself the Silver Lights, a higher power that guides her out of darkness and into the light towards a role of a lifetime in the drama filled world of exotic entertainment. With juicy storylines testing her character's strength in just about every scene, she pushes aside her fears, and discovers her talent as an actress and storyteller within her exotic dancer, "Soleil." But will the ruckus of the wall street espionage and the champagne-soaked intrigue in the VIP rooms be enough material to fuel Skylar's Hollywood dreams? And will her new faith in the Silver Lights sustain her as she dances toward stardom in her second feature screenplay, Hollywood Dreams? Follow Skylar Lynn through her darkest scenes and lightest moments while catching a glimpse into the underground world of nightlife and exotic entertainment.
Publisher: Canoe Tree Press
ISBN: 9781951490010
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The story of Silver Lights opens in the year of 2015 in New York City, where Skylar Lynn, an aspiring Hollywood Actress, is an extra on the production set of The City of Dreams. Barely surviving between takes, she discovers within herself the Silver Lights, a higher power that guides her out of darkness and into the light towards a role of a lifetime in the drama filled world of exotic entertainment. With juicy storylines testing her character's strength in just about every scene, she pushes aside her fears, and discovers her talent as an actress and storyteller within her exotic dancer, "Soleil." But will the ruckus of the wall street espionage and the champagne-soaked intrigue in the VIP rooms be enough material to fuel Skylar's Hollywood dreams? And will her new faith in the Silver Lights sustain her as she dances toward stardom in her second feature screenplay, Hollywood Dreams? Follow Skylar Lynn through her darkest scenes and lightest moments while catching a glimpse into the underground world of nightlife and exotic entertainment.