Fort McCain, New Mexico at the turn of the 20th century and an investigation into the of an Indian. Flashback forty years to the murder of a soldier at Ft McCain. Two men on the run join a gang of renegades but their is too much for them and instead they help the victims of the gang. After a fight, the two take off with two Mexican beauties with the law and the renegades firmly on their trail.
Herein you will find 17 tales and short stories by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley author of the acclaimed “Frankenstein”. It was during a summer spent with Lord Byron and friends near Geneva in 1816, that Mary conceived the idea for her novel Frankenstein. The Shelleys left Britain in 1818 for Italy and it was during this time that the collected tales and stories in this volume were penned. These are the stuff of Mary Shelley's richly Romantic stories. Set against varying backdrops of medieval chivalry, the wars and revolutions of her age, and grandiose scenes of nature, her tales mark a high point in the Gothic storytelling art. Long out of the public’s eye, these stories are once again made available in ebook format. Tragically in 1822, her husband, the acclaimed poet, Percy Shelley, drowned when his sailing boat sank during a storm near Viareggio. Thereafter Mary Shelley returned to Britain to focus on bringing up her only living child, Percy Florence Shelley. REVIEWS "Beyond question Shelley scholars and 19th-century specialists will value this usefully annotated and carefully produced edition; it may also be that anyone would enjoy the stories themselves...and the accompanying original engravings."--Diane Johnson, 'Washington Post.' ---------------------------- TAGS: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, author, Frankenstein, eighteen tales, 18 stories, gothic, storytelling, Sisters Of Albano, Ferdinando Eboli, Evil Eye, The Dream, Mourner, False Rhyme, Tale Of The Passions; Death Of Despina, Mortal, Immortal, Transformation, Swiss Peasant, Invisible Girl, Brother And Sister, Parvenue, Pole, Polish, Euphrasia, Elder Son, Pilgrims, Percy Florence Shelley, Percy Blysse Shelley, Geneva, Lord Byron, Summer, holiday, Italy, son, husband, death, drowning, 19th Century
Book 3 in the McAlister Line series finds Danny McAlister and Mad Monty on the run once more. They find themselves working for General Claire Chennault’s China Air Transport only to be dragged into the last throes of the Chinese Civil War and then onto Korea where Danny learns first-hand the horrors of battle. But far worse is yet to come. After the Korean cease-fire, General Chennault assigns Danny to Vietnam where he rejoins his old flame, med-student, Angela Holyman. Unwittingly Danny and Angela are thrown into the desperate, bloody climax of the siege at Dien Bien Phu. How did they survive this bloody, last gasp battle of the French Empire in a long forgotten place called French Indo-China?
What happens when a Vietnam War chopper pilot puts pen to paper on retirement? Imagine the adventures and escapes a young RAAF pilot would, and could, get up to 1970’s Vietnam. Think a mix of the late Robin Williams’ “Good Morning Vietnam” and Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jnr.’s “Air America”, and you soon realise why, when Marman put pen to paper the result was “The McAlister Line”. So, be prepared to be taken back to a time in the Earth’s history when young men were once again thrust into a conflict of the politician’s making. And like young men everywhere, when put into extraordinary and unnatural circumstances, the adventures and escapes, too, are extraordinary. Also to be noted, Marman has flown just about every aircraft he mentions in the books of the McAlister Line. Especially aimed at young adults (YA), as he was when he was thrust into the 1970’s Vietname War, the 4th book in the McAlister Line starts with Danny recovering from injuries suffered at Dien Bien Phu, gets straight back into action in Saigon via way of Taipei. The 17th Parallel has just been created with the communists to the North. But South Vietnam is awash spies and agents from the CIA, MI6 and other secret service types from the West, but especially Russian, Chinese and with North Vietnamese infiltrators, all vying to fill the, soon to be, power vacuum currently being created by the French who are starting to pull out of Indochina. Still flying for CAT airlines, commonly referred to as the “most shot-at airline in the world”, Monty and Angela join him as they plunge headlong into another non-stop, breathtaking odyssey across five continents, landing in one desperate scrape after another. Finally all three make heart-breaking decisions which ultimately define their true allegiance. -------------- McAlister’s Line Reader Reviews from YAbookscentral.com ...with pirates and secrets set amongst the northern tropics, you're in for a delightful read. It has a really good sense of place and from the voice to the detail it's a very fast moving action story that will leave you wanting more. McAlister's Way is a fast paced, page turning read, the kind of read where you lose track of time. Absolutely enveloping! Highly Recommend!!
MCALISTER’S HOARD - Book 2 in the Mcalister Line Only months after escaping from Frenchy Duval’s band of cut throat pirates (in McAlister’s Way), Danny McAlister and Angela Holyman are once again thrown into a thrilling, helter-skelter adventure in their tropical, South-Sea paradise. Following only the flimsiest clues they embark on a perilous treasure hunt in a desperate struggle against old enemies in order to save the lives of new friends. On their quest they make alliances which develop into life-long friendships, but also make enemies, mostly of the deadly kind. They are entrusted with secrets, encounter mysteries, are given pleasant, and not so pleasant, surprises, are the hunters only to become the prey, get thrown into the “Lion’s Den”, pass through amazingly beautiful, but equally deadly, rain forests and much, much more. And then there is the flying, ship wrecks, surfing, diving, and the discovery of the treasure and, of course, the beautiful Angela Holyman……… ************** WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE MCALISTER SERIES: “Waiting for the sequel” “McAlister’s Spark is a fast paced, action riddled, amazing read you will struggle to put down” “A great action read for teenagers and great graphics……a great literary effort”. ************** Following only the flimsiest clues they embark on a perilous treasure hunt in a desperate struggle against old enemies in order to save the lives of new friends. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE MCALISTER SERIES: “Waiting for the sequel” “McAlister’s Spark is a fast paced, action riddled, amazing read you will struggle to put down” “A great action read for teenagers and great graphics……a great literary effort”.
Two books by Elle Burton and Rita Hayward, both illustrated by Richard Marman, which encourage girls and young women to follow their dreams and not let anyone turn them aside from their chosen path. Martha has always dreamed of flying. Discouraged by her father, she becomes a school teacher, but still dreams of flying. Eventually she follows her dream and builds an aircraft. Follow Martha on her airborne quest for adventure where things don't always go as planned. Adventures which lead her to new places and new relationships. Hannahs village is terrorised by a dragon. But what can the people do? How do they fight against a dragon? Hannah decides something has to be done and sets off on a quest to confront the dragon with surprising consequences. Abela has published these two books which shows girls and young women that they can achieve anything they set their minds to. You only have to look at the feats of Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson, Jean Batten and Nancy Bird Walton, all pioneering Aviatrixes in the early part of the 20th C. proving that the myth about flying and engineering being a male domain was firmly debunked by these pioneering woman in the 1920s and 30s. Hannah follows in the footsteps Joan of Arc, Boudicca, Zenobia (Queen of Palmyria), Tamar (Queen of Georgia), Amelia Pankhurst and the Suffragettes and the over 500 women who, through the ages, have stepped in to lead armies and causes, furthering women's rights and protecting all they hold dear.
Richard Marman brings the McAlister line into the 21st C. in this, the final book in Australian branch of the McAlister Line. In an instant the developed world is destroyed and plunged into anarchy. Can Zach McAlister, Karen Davenport and Mike Farrow survive as they’re thrust into a feral and deadly new order? Not only must they come to terms with their Stone Age environment and the use of only Medieval technology, but also face the terror of marauding tribal gangs, whose only method of survival is violence and conquest. Will they be able to forge a future themselves and their descendants? The question can only be answered through their courage, determination and friendship. But, is that enough? --------------------- Set in Australia, this is the second in the McAlister series and is a meeting and merging of Schute’s “On the Beach” and “Mad Max”. Action and adventure abounds which keeps you turning the pages, it is a thrilling and entertaining read for teenagers and young adults.
The bonds linking family and the lines separating enemies have become very blurry for 17-year-old Robert. With his father away fighting for the Union, Robert must decide to act alone in order to help his ailing mother, extricate his injured Confederate Uncle, and bring relief to his cousin, Emily. When he unwittingly gets entangled in a Confederate escape plot, Robert must forge his anger and shame into a new determination to save his family. And, perhaps, he must also realize that the saving might not be entirely up to him. Honor and duty to God and country aren’t as clear-cut as he hoped them to be.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this inspiring meditation on courage, Senator John McCain shares his most cherished stories of ordinary individuals who have risked everything to defend the people and principles they hold most dear. “We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear but the capacity for action despite our fears,” McCain reminds us, as a way of introducing the stories of figures both famous and obscure that he finds most compelling—from the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to Sgt. Roy Benavidez, who ignored his own well-being to rescue eight of his men from an ambush in the Vietnam jungle; from 1960s civil rights leader John Lewis, who wrote, “When I care about something, I’m prepared to take the long, hard road,” to Hannah Senesh, who, in protecting her comrades in the Hungarian resistance against Hitler’s SS, chose a martyr’s death over a despot’s mercy. These are some of the examples McCain turns to for inspiration and offers to others to help them summon the resolve to be both good and great. He explains the value of courage in both everyday actions and extraordinary feats. We learn why moral principles and physical courage are often not distinct quantities but two sides of the same coin. Most of all, readers discover how sometimes simply setting the right example can be the ultimate act of courage. Written by one of our most respected public figures, Why Courage Matters is that rare book with a message both timely and timeless. This is a work for anyone seeking to understand how the mystery and gift of courage can empower us and change our lives. Praise for Why Courage Matters “[John] McCain the man remains one of the most inspiring public figures of his generation.”—The Washington Post Book World “Thrilling . . . John McCain’s profiles in courage offer inspiration. . . . A marvelous collection of stories featuring honest-to-God heroes.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram “Extraordinary . . . McCain proves how courage can change lives and improve the world.”—New York Daily News “[McCain] is open and candid, a refuge from spin and arrogance.”—The Washington Post “Wise words from a man who personifies courage.”—The Sunday Oklahoman
