Author: David E. Kaplan
Publisher: Scribner
ISBN: 9780743245388
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Through the murder of Henry Liu, an American citizen, journalist, father, and spy, investigative reporter David E. Kaplan delivers dramatically shocking and newsworthy details on the conflict between China and Taiwan while unveiling the role the United States plays within the struggle. In October 1984 in the privacy of his California home, Henry Liu was murdered by agents of an important American ally. Who was Henry Liu and why was he killed? The pages of this remarkable expose begin with the death of Henry, but what follows is far more than one man’s story. For the first time ever, investigative journalist David E. Kaplan reveals the disturbing tale of international intrigue amidst the dispute between China and Taiwan and just how intense this struggle proved to be for the United States. With Henry Liu’s elaborately complex lifetime providing a compelling framework, revelations of the Chiang Kaishek’s Kuomintang infiltration of the U.S. State Department and FBI, sabotage of the nation’s foreign policy, and recruitment of Mafia members to steal U.S. nuclear weapons.
Fires of the Dragon
Author: David E. Kaplan
Publisher: Scribner
ISBN: 9780743245388
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Through the murder of Henry Liu, an American citizen, journalist, father, and spy, investigative reporter David E. Kaplan delivers dramatically shocking and newsworthy details on the conflict between China and Taiwan while unveiling the role the United States plays within the struggle. In October 1984 in the privacy of his California home, Henry Liu was murdered by agents of an important American ally. Who was Henry Liu and why was he killed? The pages of this remarkable expose begin with the death of Henry, but what follows is far more than one man’s story. For the first time ever, investigative journalist David E. Kaplan reveals the disturbing tale of international intrigue amidst the dispute between China and Taiwan and just how intense this struggle proved to be for the United States. With Henry Liu’s elaborately complex lifetime providing a compelling framework, revelations of the Chiang Kaishek’s Kuomintang infiltration of the U.S. State Department and FBI, sabotage of the nation’s foreign policy, and recruitment of Mafia members to steal U.S. nuclear weapons.
Publisher: Scribner
ISBN: 9780743245388
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Through the murder of Henry Liu, an American citizen, journalist, father, and spy, investigative reporter David E. Kaplan delivers dramatically shocking and newsworthy details on the conflict between China and Taiwan while unveiling the role the United States plays within the struggle. In October 1984 in the privacy of his California home, Henry Liu was murdered by agents of an important American ally. Who was Henry Liu and why was he killed? The pages of this remarkable expose begin with the death of Henry, but what follows is far more than one man’s story. For the first time ever, investigative journalist David E. Kaplan reveals the disturbing tale of international intrigue amidst the dispute between China and Taiwan and just how intense this struggle proved to be for the United States. With Henry Liu’s elaborately complex lifetime providing a compelling framework, revelations of the Chiang Kaishek’s Kuomintang infiltration of the U.S. State Department and FBI, sabotage of the nation’s foreign policy, and recruitment of Mafia members to steal U.S. nuclear weapons.
In the Mouth of the Dragon
Author: Deborah Wallace
Publisher: Avery
ISBN: 9780895294401
Category : Combustion gases
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"The bulk of this book consists of six case studies of major fires through which Wallace attempts to create sentiment against plastics, especially polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and for fire safety regulation--much as Rachel Carson did for pesticides in Silent Spring. Wallace does convince the reader that existing combustion tests, standards, fire and building codes, code enforcement, emergency services, public agencies, and private companies send out false assurances, and that neither firefighters nor the public are adequately protected against very toxic or fatal fumes from burning plastics. Her model of a successful resolution is the New York State Building Code, passed in 1986. The book is only a partially successful synthesis of technical and popular material;"--Library journal.
Publisher: Avery
ISBN: 9780895294401
Category : Combustion gases
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"The bulk of this book consists of six case studies of major fires through which Wallace attempts to create sentiment against plastics, especially polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and for fire safety regulation--much as Rachel Carson did for pesticides in Silent Spring. Wallace does convince the reader that existing combustion tests, standards, fire and building codes, code enforcement, emergency services, public agencies, and private companies send out false assurances, and that neither firefighters nor the public are adequately protected against very toxic or fatal fumes from burning plastics. Her model of a successful resolution is the New York State Building Code, passed in 1986. The book is only a partially successful synthesis of technical and popular material;"--Library journal.
Call Me Dragon
Author: Marc Secchia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Call me Dragon. It's the last thing you'll ever do. Blitz the Devastator has never done a decent day's devastating in his life. Fireless, artistic and shunned by his Dragon Clan, he struggles to pillage even the meanest village. A future full of misery and failure beckons. This much is true until the day the burly brown Dragon successfully - imagine that - kidnaps the Princess Azania. As a black Princess of T'nagru, this spirited beauty is by definition the most unforgettable woman in the seventeen realms. Knights errant, men-at-arms and sundry Princes expire at her feet in drivelling worship. Unfortunately, they all want his scaly head on a platter shortly thereafter. Goes with the territory. To Blitz's consternation, the royal nuisance refuses to behave herself and be a typical pampered Princess. With humour, unconventional flair and the odd stomp of her diminutive slipper, she sets out to reform her Dragon. One question remains. Who will save the Dragon from the Princess?
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Call me Dragon. It's the last thing you'll ever do. Blitz the Devastator has never done a decent day's devastating in his life. Fireless, artistic and shunned by his Dragon Clan, he struggles to pillage even the meanest village. A future full of misery and failure beckons. This much is true until the day the burly brown Dragon successfully - imagine that - kidnaps the Princess Azania. As a black Princess of T'nagru, this spirited beauty is by definition the most unforgettable woman in the seventeen realms. Knights errant, men-at-arms and sundry Princes expire at her feet in drivelling worship. Unfortunately, they all want his scaly head on a platter shortly thereafter. Goes with the territory. To Blitz's consternation, the royal nuisance refuses to behave herself and be a typical pampered Princess. With humour, unconventional flair and the odd stomp of her diminutive slipper, she sets out to reform her Dragon. One question remains. Who will save the Dragon from the Princess?
The Fires of Vengeance
Author: Evan Winter
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN: 0316489816
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
In this "relentlessly gripping, brilliant" epic fantasy (James Islington), an ousted queen must join forces with a young warrior in order to reclaim her throne and save her people. Tau and his Queen, desperate to delay the impending attack on the capital by the indigenous people of Xidda, craft a dangerous plan. If Tau succeeds, the Queen will have the time she needs to assemble her forces and launch an all out assault on her own capital city, where her sister is being propped up as the 'true' Queen of the Omehi. If the city can be taken, if Tsiora can reclaim her throne, and if she can reunite her people then the Omehi have a chance to survive the onslaught. "This gritty series set in a South African–inspired fantasy world is an intense reading experience, and the second book is just as phenomenal as the first."—BuzzFeed News "The Fires of Vengeance is epic fantasy at its finest."—Winter Is Coming The Books of The Burning Series The Rage of Dragons The Fires of Vengeance The Lord of Demons
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN: 0316489816
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
In this "relentlessly gripping, brilliant" epic fantasy (James Islington), an ousted queen must join forces with a young warrior in order to reclaim her throne and save her people. Tau and his Queen, desperate to delay the impending attack on the capital by the indigenous people of Xidda, craft a dangerous plan. If Tau succeeds, the Queen will have the time she needs to assemble her forces and launch an all out assault on her own capital city, where her sister is being propped up as the 'true' Queen of the Omehi. If the city can be taken, if Tsiora can reclaim her throne, and if she can reunite her people then the Omehi have a chance to survive the onslaught. "This gritty series set in a South African–inspired fantasy world is an intense reading experience, and the second book is just as phenomenal as the first."—BuzzFeed News "The Fires of Vengeance is epic fantasy at its finest."—Winter Is Coming The Books of The Burning Series The Rage of Dragons The Fires of Vengeance The Lord of Demons
The Dragon who Liked to Spit Fire
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals, Mythical
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Darius, the fire-spitting dragon, learns the value of friendship that overcomes loneliness.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals, Mythical
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Darius, the fire-spitting dragon, learns the value of friendship that overcomes loneliness.
Fire & Blood
Author: George R. R. Martin
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 1524796301
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 753
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work, the inspiration for HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon “The thrill of Fire & Blood is the thrill of all Martin’s fantasy work: familiar myths debunked, the whole trope table flipped.”—Entertainment Weekly Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen—the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria—took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire & Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart. What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why was it so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What were Maegor the Cruel’s worst crimes? What was it like in Westeros when dragons ruled the skies? These are but a few of the questions answered in this essential chronicle, as related by a learned maester of the Citadel and featuring more than eighty-five black-and-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley—including five illustrations exclusive to the trade paperback edition. Readers have glimpsed small parts of this narrative in such volumes as The World of Ice & Fire, but now, for the first time, the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed. With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Fire & Blood is the first volume of the definitive two-part history of the Targaryens, giving readers a whole new appreciation for the dynamic, often bloody, and always fascinating history of Westeros. Praise for Fire & Blood “A masterpiece of popular historical fiction.”—The Sunday Times “The saga is a rich and dark one, full of both the title’s promised elements. . . . It’s hard not to thrill to the descriptions of dragons engaging in airborne combat, or the dilemma of whether defeated rulers should ‘bend the knee,’ ‘take the black’ and join the Night’s Watch, or simply meet an inventive and horrible end.”—The Guardian
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 1524796301
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 753
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work, the inspiration for HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon “The thrill of Fire & Blood is the thrill of all Martin’s fantasy work: familiar myths debunked, the whole trope table flipped.”—Entertainment Weekly Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen—the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria—took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire & Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart. What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why was it so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What were Maegor the Cruel’s worst crimes? What was it like in Westeros when dragons ruled the skies? These are but a few of the questions answered in this essential chronicle, as related by a learned maester of the Citadel and featuring more than eighty-five black-and-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley—including five illustrations exclusive to the trade paperback edition. Readers have glimpsed small parts of this narrative in such volumes as The World of Ice & Fire, but now, for the first time, the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed. With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Fire & Blood is the first volume of the definitive two-part history of the Targaryens, giving readers a whole new appreciation for the dynamic, often bloody, and always fascinating history of Westeros. Praise for Fire & Blood “A masterpiece of popular historical fiction.”—The Sunday Times “The saga is a rich and dark one, full of both the title’s promised elements. . . . It’s hard not to thrill to the descriptions of dragons engaging in airborne combat, or the dilemma of whether defeated rulers should ‘bend the knee,’ ‘take the black’ and join the Night’s Watch, or simply meet an inventive and horrible end.”—The Guardian
Fires of Invention
Author: Jeffrey Scott Savage
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606407427
Category : Dragons
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Even though technology and inventions have been outlawed in the mountain city of Cove, in order to save the city Trenton and Kallista must follow a set of mysterious blueprints to build a creature to protect them from the dragons outside their door.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606407427
Category : Dragons
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Even though technology and inventions have been outlawed in the mountain city of Cove, in order to save the city Trenton and Kallista must follow a set of mysterious blueprints to build a creature to protect them from the dragons outside their door.
Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon
Author: James Hibberd
Publisher: Corgi
ISBN: 9780552177245
Category : Game of thrones (Television program)
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Publisher: Corgi
ISBN: 9780552177245
Category : Game of thrones (Television program)
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
I Am Dragon
Author: Marc Secchia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
I am Dragon. Fear the talon that carves your doom!Having been kicked into shape by his captive Princess, the Dragon formerly called Blitz has new fires and a new name. He is a Dragon - imaginatively - called Dragon. Now, he must discover who he is.Simple, right?As simple as a Dragon shedding his own scales.With war looming, the intrepid pair decide to fly over the Tamarine Mountains and across the oceans to the Island Archipelago where Azania's long-time love awaits, hoping to recruit an army of fierce warrior Dragonesses. Can the Princess rescue his King? Will Dragon find his true family and avoid losing his head - literally - over his interest in Aria Seaspray?The second hilarious, epic volume in Dragon Fires Rising follows the rollercoaster adventures of a misfiring Dragon and a feisty black Princess.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
I am Dragon. Fear the talon that carves your doom!Having been kicked into shape by his captive Princess, the Dragon formerly called Blitz has new fires and a new name. He is a Dragon - imaginatively - called Dragon. Now, he must discover who he is.Simple, right?As simple as a Dragon shedding his own scales.With war looming, the intrepid pair decide to fly over the Tamarine Mountains and across the oceans to the Island Archipelago where Azania's long-time love awaits, hoping to recruit an army of fierce warrior Dragonesses. Can the Princess rescue his King? Will Dragon find his true family and avoid losing his head - literally - over his interest in Aria Seaspray?The second hilarious, epic volume in Dragon Fires Rising follows the rollercoaster adventures of a misfiring Dragon and a feisty black Princess.
Fire and Wings
Author: Marianne Carus
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780812626643
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Are you brave enough to face a whole host of dragons? Then this collection of fifteen fire-breathing tales is just for you. Your traveling companions will be soldiers, princes and princesses, village girls and shepherd lads, and even a kitchenmaid who juggles ... dragons? You'll battle a fiery, seven-headed dragon from Poland and test wits with clever, riddling dragons from Ukraine and the mysterious Eastern Kingdom. You'll laugh at a mischievous, shape-changing dragon from England and tremble before a terrifying Korean dragon at the bottom of the sea. You'll even meet the very last of the dragons! These stories were specially selected by Marianne Carus, editor in chief of Cricket magazine, to create a treasure trove of tales for dragon lovers everywhere. Artist Nilesh Mistry's striking black-and-white illustrations bring dragons from East and West swooping off the page and straight into readers' imaginations! Book jacket.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780812626643
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Are you brave enough to face a whole host of dragons? Then this collection of fifteen fire-breathing tales is just for you. Your traveling companions will be soldiers, princes and princesses, village girls and shepherd lads, and even a kitchenmaid who juggles ... dragons? You'll battle a fiery, seven-headed dragon from Poland and test wits with clever, riddling dragons from Ukraine and the mysterious Eastern Kingdom. You'll laugh at a mischievous, shape-changing dragon from England and tremble before a terrifying Korean dragon at the bottom of the sea. You'll even meet the very last of the dragons! These stories were specially selected by Marianne Carus, editor in chief of Cricket magazine, to create a treasure trove of tales for dragon lovers everywhere. Artist Nilesh Mistry's striking black-and-white illustrations bring dragons from East and West swooping off the page and straight into readers' imaginations! Book jacket.