Captains Island: 1942 . . . For the sleepy little fishing village in Casco Bay, war was just a distant rumbling. Life went on pretty much as usual while their giant sixteen-inch guns guarded the convoys leaving Portland, Maine. Only Tom Heiden, a young American security officer, was uneasy—they were vulnerable to attack. Nobody seemed ready to listen . . . and then a stranger named Ryker showed up. But John Ryker—who seemed as safe as the man next door—was a killer, an American-born mercenary and Germany's most valued secret agent. He had served the Reich faithfully and well behind enemy lines in France, Poland, Norway. This time the assignment was different: to return to the place of his birth as the leader of a Nazi commando team. Their mission: capture an army base off the coast of Maine! This time Ryker would strike the blow that would destroy his native land. . . The Casco Deception. “If you liked The Eagle Has Landed or The Eye of the Needle, you’ll love The Casco Deception!” —Pittsburgh Press “The tension never flags.” —Washington Post A “taut thriller”! —Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The third of four volumes that cover the Tucson entertainment scene during the second half of the 20th century. This 3rd volume features Tucson musicians, actors and sports personalities from the 1990s. More than 220 pages and thousands of entertainers, hundreds of articles, interviews and original photos published in the Entertainment Magazine into the early 2000s.
Mommy's in the psych ward. Vada Bower, stay-at-home mother of three is living the suburban dream. While this mom-blogger and minivan princess may appear to have it all together, her hilarious F-bomb ridden internal dialogue tells a completely different story. Although her husband Eric is aware of her life long struggle with OCD, he begins to notice some behaviors that leave him very concerned about his wife's mental health. Overwhelmed and at her breaking point, Vada finds herself an inpatient in a mental hospital. As Vada gets to know some of her fellow patients, her maternal instinct takes over and she's back in her forever role of the caregiver. Will she ever be able to take herself off the back burner? Vada soon realizes she is in way over her head taking on the problems of her new found friends. But it's her own mental issues that end up backfiring in a way she never saw coming. BONUS MATERIAL: The Vada Diaries, Short Stories and Confessions of a Crazy Mother is included in this edition!!
THIS IS THE BEST CARD YOU WILL EVER GET! BECAUSE IT'S NOT A CARD AT ALL! IT'S A BOOK! CHECK OUT ALL THE OTHER BOOKS IN THE "BETTER THAN A CARD" SERIES THROUGH R.J.DUNCAN'S AUTHOR PAGE This DIY book is just a great, creative, alternative gift card for that friend that has a great sense of humor. Fill in the book with whatever you feel is appropriate: pictures; best wishes from you and all of the birthday boy's/girl's friends; finger paintings; whatever! Get in touch with R.J.Duncan for a custom book!
This dark, compelling, occasionally inappropriate, and often hilarious linked story collection introduces a character who defies all stereotypes about urban life and Indians.
On the surface, James Sawday's life couldn't be any better. Writing investigative pieces for a glossy men's magazine, he gets to travel the world. And when he gets home, there's Lucy: smart, funny, seems to love him. She could even be the one. But when James's editor sends him to the seaside town of Grancombe, to cover a murder - the third attack by a serial killer who specialises in chopping off his victims' hands - James finds himself sucked back down into a world he's tried all his adult life to forget. Ten years before, during a hazy, drug-fuelled summer, James was one of a group of teenagers who stumbled on the mutilated corpse of local artist Jack Dawes. And then the second killing happened - the one that still gives James nightmares. Now James has got to dig up everything he's worked so hard to bury. And what he's going to find out could cost him his sanity. And even his life.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volume 2 by Edward Gibbon: - An Historical Classic! - Volume 2 of 6. Over 280,000 Words. See other Volumes by the Publisher - Includes over 1,600 Footnotes Hint: Click on the above Book cover to 'Look Inside' the sample. Summary: The literature of Europe offers no substitute for "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." It has obtained undisputed possession, as rightful occupant, of the vast period which it comprehends. The inherent interest of the subject, the inexhaustible labor employed upon it; the immense condensation of matter; the luminous arrangement; the general accuracy; the style, which, however monotonous from its uniform stateliness, and sometimes wearisome from its elaborate air., is throughout vigorous, animated, often picturesque always commands attention, always conveys its meaning with emphatic energy, describes with singular breadth and fidelity, and generalizes with unrivalled felicity of expression; all these high qualifications have secured its permanent place in historic literature. The gradual decline of the most extraordinary dominion which has ever invaded and oppressed the world; the fall of that immense empire, erected on the ruins of so many kingdoms, republics, and states both barbarous and civilized; and forming in its turn, by its dismemberment, a multitude of states, republics, and kingdoms; the annihilation of the religion of Greece and Rome; the birth and the progress of the two new religions which have shared the most beautiful regions of the earth; the decrepitude of the ancient world, the spectacle of its expiring glory and degenerate manners; the infancy of the modern world, the picture of its first progress, of the new direction given to the mind and character of man-such a subject must necessarily fix the attention and excite the interest of men, who cannot behold with indifference those memorable epochs, during which, in the fine language of Corneille- 'Un grand destin commence, un grand destin s'acheve.' Volume 2 spans "The Conduct Towards The Christians, From Nero To Constantine" to "Progress of The Huns". Publisher: Kindle and Paperback Editions of the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon; Volumes 1 to 6: Complete Edition: Kindle Edition:ASIN: B009EF5QKQ Volume 1: Kindle Edition:ASIN: B009PPUEK2 Paperback Edition:ISBN-10: 1480087297 Volume 2: Kindle Edition:ASIN: B009TE724U Paperback Edition:ISBN-10: 148012737X Volume 3: Kindle Edition:ASIN: B009V8M30W Paperback Edition:ISBN-10: 1480139440 Volume 4: Kindle Edition:ASIN: B009V8M5WS Paperback Edition:ISBN-10: 1480141321 Volume 5: Kindle Edition:ASIN: B009V8LUHE Paperback Edition:ISBN-10: 1480145459 Volume 6: Kindle Edition:ASIN: B009VKKFGY Paperback Edition:ISBN-10: 1480150762 Publisher: Catholic Way Publishing - Click on the Publisher Name in the Title for more Catholic Books - Go to our website: catholicwaypublishing dot com to register for new Book email updates We hope you enjoy this release!
A warm, funny, irresistible book that follows an improbable and life-changing college friendship over the course of forty years—from the best-selling author of The End of Your Life Book Club By the time Will Schwalbe was a junior at college, he had already met everyone he cared to know: the theater people, writers, visual artists and comp lit majors, and various other quirky characters including the handful of students who shared his own major, Latin and Greek. He also knew exactly who he wanted to avoid: the jocks. The jocks wore baseball caps and moved in packs, filling boisterous tables in the dining hall, and on the whole seemed to be another species entirely, one Will might encounter only at his own peril. All this changed dramatically when Will collided with Chris Maxey, known to just about everyone as Maxey. Maxey was physically imposing, loud, and a star wrestler who was determined to become a Navy SEAL (where he would later serve for six years). Thanks to the strangely liberating circumstances of a little-known secret society at Yale, the two forged a bond that would become a mainstay of each other’s lives as they repeatedly lost and found each other and themselves in the years after graduation. From New Haven to New York City, from Hong Kong and Panama to a remarkable school on an island in the Bahamas—through marriages and a divorce, triumphs and devastating losses—We Should Not Be Friends tracks an extraordinary friendship over decades of challenge and change. Schwalbe’s marvelous new work is, at its heart, a joyful testament to the miracle of human connection—and how if we can just get past our preconceptions, we may find some of our greatest friends.
A fake boyfriend she never wanted. Ryan Allie Allistar understood from a young age true love and happy-ever-after doesn’t exist. Her college mantra? Head down, grades up, and stay away from the guys until after graduation. Period. The chance for a memorable year. When a night of celebrating leads to a scary run-in with a guy from her past, and sexy rugby team captain, Xander Brody, steps in and declares he’s her boyfriend, Ryan faces rethinking how she wants to live her last year of college. They’re not anyone’s idea of the perfect match. She’s not into college guys. And definitely not guys with commitment issues. He prefers coeds with experience in the sack. But to survive the mayhem of a stalker on the loose, an unsolved murder, and a secret double life on the verge of unraveling before their eyes, Ryan and Xander will have to convince everyone they’re “the real deal” even if it means crossing the unspoken boundaries of their friend zone. Sports romance, fake romance, college romance, new adult romance, virgin heroine romance
