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Rangers in Korea

The War the World Didn't Want to Remember, Fought by the Men the World Will Never Forget

by Robert W. Black
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2010

A generation before Vietnam, the war for Korea raged. It was as rough and dirty a war as has ever been fought—a war small in history, but very large to the men who waged it. . . . In the Korean War, one group above all others distinguished itself, a small elite band who volunteered for action...

How to Become Famous in Two Weeks or Less

Two Women, Two Weeks--How They Found Celebrity...and How You Can Too!

by Karen Robinovitz, Melissa de la Cruz
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003

2 WOMEN, 14 DAYS. THE GOAL? ACHIEVE BOLD FACE STATUS SIGHTINGS: Spotted last night at a giant bash at Nobu: fashionista cuties Karen Robinovitz and Melissa De La Cruz. Karen was heard saying she’s “still exhausted” from her recent Bungalow 8 birthday party that would have made P. Diddy...

Storming Las Vegas

How a Cuban-Born, Soviet-Trained Commando Took Down the Strip to the Tune of Five World-Class Hotels, Three Armored Cars, and $3 Million

by John Huddy
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2008

“In my world, you are either the hunter or the prey, and I am the hunter. Vegas was my prey. I tell my crew: Vegas makes it, Vigoa takes it.” –Jose Vigoa[pg. 37] When it comes to violent crime, the Las Vegas cops and casino owners thought they had seen it all. But they had never witnessed...

Have You Ever...

Questions About You, Your Friends, and Your World

by Paul Lowrie, Bret Nicholaus
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007

Have you ever met a professional musician? Have you ever flown in something other than an airplane? Have you ever blown a tire while driving? Have you ever gone on a blind date? Have you ever dreamed in color? Masters of fun and friendly communication, Bret Nicholaus and Paul Lowrie are back...

The Celebration Chronicles

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property Value in Disney's New Town

by Andrew Ross, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011

Scholar and iconoclast Andrew Ross spent a year living in the much scrutinized, and often demonized, Celebration--the picture-perfect town that Disney is building for 20,000 people in the swamp and scrub of central Florida. Lavishly planned with a downtown center and newly minted antique homes, and...
by Steve Berry
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Four presidents of the United States have been assassinated—in 1865, 1881, 1901, and 1963—each murder seemingly unrelated. But what if those presidents were all killed for the shocking same reason: a clause contained in the United States Constitution? This is the...
by Sam Haskell, David Rensin
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009

What would my mother say? How would she want me to handle this situation? How can I make this tough decision and stay true to myself? What would my mother say? Sam Haskell still asks himself these questions every day. When Haskell was young, his devoted mother, Mary, instilled...

The City of Mirrors

A Novel (Book Three of The Passage Trilogy)

by Justin Cronin
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A thrilling finale to a trilogy that will stand as one of the great achievements in American fantasy fiction.”—Stephen King You followed The Passage. You faced The Twelve. Now enter The City of Mirrors for the final reckoning. As the bestselling epic...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2009

Barack Obama has inspired millions of people around the world–and an unwavering chorus of those admirers are children. This delightfully charming collection includes more than two hundred letters that kids have written to President Obama. Some of these messages are humorous, some are heartwarming,...
by Henry O. Dormann
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009

FROM THE WORLDS OF BUSINESS, POLITICS, HISTORY, LITERATURE, ENTERTAINMENT, AND MORE . . . "Think how much happier women would be if, instead of endlessly fretting about what the males in their lives are thinking, they could relax, secure in the knowledge that the correct answer is: very...

News Is a Verb

Journalism at the End of the Twentieth Century

by Pete Hamill
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2011

LIBRARY OF CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT "When screaming headlines turn out to be based on stories that don't support them, the tale of the boy who cried wolf gets new life. When the newspaper is filled with stupid features about celebrities at the expense of hard news, the reader feels patronized. In...

Cat-Dependent No More!

Learning to Live Cat-Free in a Cat-Filled World

by Jeff Reid
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011

Cat Dependency. What is it? Who suffers from it? And how can those afflicted free themselves from the tyranny of their tabbies? At last, there's a book that offers new hope to the millions who for years have been trampled underpaw. Without pussyfooting around, this recovery guide teaches how to live care-free and cat-free again.

Make This Your Lucky Day

Fun and Easy Secrets and Shortcuts to Success, Romance, Health, and Harmony

by Ellen Whitehurst
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008

SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALL THE LUCK. THE REST OF US MAKE IT. Let’s face it: Most of us think Feng Shui is synonymous with moving furniture. But Feng Shui specialist Ellen Whitehurst has updated this ancient art form and given it her own unique spin. The result is “Lucky Day Shui,” which is...

Night Moves

An Alex Delaware Novel

by Jonathan Kellerman
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The master of the psychological thriller makes all the right moves in this new novel of spellbinding suspense. Even with all his years of experience, LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis knows there are crimes his skill and savvy cannot solve alone. That’s when...
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