Roland: 1394 books

1968: Vietnam. Deep in the battle ravaged jungle twelve US Marines confront an enemy infinitely more terrifying and savage than the Viet Cong. An immortal evil. An agent of the apocalypse lurks watching… Waiting… 1988: Manhattan; the economic hub of global commerce. Six survivors must reunite...

Les animaux aussi ont droit à la dignité Cause animale. Corentin est employé au Cimetière central, dont il est plus précisément responsable du secteur où les animaux sont inhumés. Le lieu est d'ailleurs baptisé communément le Cimetière des chiens. Il faut dire que Corentin a un don...

Alaska Saedelaere im Kreuzverhör! Perry Rhodan auf krimineller Mission! Auf der Suche nach Verbündeten erreicht die schwer beschädigte CREST den Planeten Camelot, die Zuflucht der freien Menschheit. Doch die Freude währt nicht lange: Der Überläufer Alaska Saedelaere gilt auf Camelot immer noch als Kriegsverbrecher. Perrys Crewmitglied soll zum Tode verurteilt werden.

Leaving Losapas begins on a tiny atoll in the equatorial Pacific. Leo Markin, a young US Marine and Vietnam combat veteran who survived the war, found himself so changed by the experience that he simply could not find a way to return to his home, family, and his fiancée in a working class city of his...

A heartwarming historical novel set on the Homefront during World War Two. For fans of Kathryn Hughes. Land Girl Connie Carter thought she’d finally left her past behind once and for all when she married Henry Jameson, Helmstead’s vicar and the love of her life. Headstrong Connie and mild-mannered...

* “A winner at every level.” —Booklist, starred review of Peak The International Peace Ascent is the brainchild of billionaire Sebastian Plank: Recruit a global team of young climbers and film an inspiring, world-uniting documentary. The adventure begins when fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello...

Born the runt of his litter and gambled away to a rusty old riverman, the Newfoundland pup Seaman doesn’t imagine his life will be marked by any kind of glory--beyond chasing down rats. But when he meets Captain Meriwether Lewis, Seaman finds himself on a path that will make history. Lewis is just...

With the nation reeling from the recent terrorist attacks, Q and Angela leave Chicago and arrive in San Francisco. Their parents are determined to continue the Match tour but for safety's sake, they have decided to send Q and Angela to boarding school. Not happy at the thought of being taken off the...

My intention in writing The Hip-Hop Chess Master is to show children and people of all ages and ethnicities that following your passion(s) does not mean that you must abandon other areas of interest or talents you may possess or conform to the perceptions of others. It is entirely plausible for these...

A complete guide to Pentaho Kettle, the Pentaho Data lntegration toolset for ETL This practical book is a complete guide to installing, configuring, and managing Pentaho Kettle. If you’re a database administrator or developer, you’ll first get up to speed on Kettle basics and how to apply...

Blending sage advice with personal experiences and anecdotes, this unconventional book is an unusually thoughtful account of long-distance trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Mueser draws upon interviews and questionnaire data gathered from over 100 long distance hikers hoofing it through the Applachian Mountains.

Three best-selling Jerry Pournelle masterpieces in one volume for the first time: Janissaries and Tran. A modern soldier is transported by aliens to a world filled with warriors through the ages including medieval knights, Roman soldiers. His task: survival.JanissariesSome days it just didn't pay to...

Fan, quite simply, is a game of Rock 'n' roll trivia, mostly focusing on indie/punk/post-punk/alternative music from its inception in the 1960 to now.   Introduction: I’ve written this book to share an enthusiasm (obsession?) with those who love popular music as much as I do....

In the noise of the debate about the EU, it is rare for fundamental questions to be asked. For example, for what purposes should we have international institutions at all? Does the EU meet those purposes and, if not, is reform possible? This book considers these questions. An international team of...