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Author: Larry Heinemann Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307517705 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 368
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From the moment his first novel was published, Larry Heinemann joined the ranks of the great chroniclers of the Vietnam conflict--Philip Caputo, Tim O’Brien, and Gustav Hasford.In the stripped-down, unsullied patois of an ordinary soldier, draftee Philip Dosier tells the story of his war. Straight from high school, too young to vote or buy himself a drink, he enters a world of mud and heat, blood and body counts, ambushes and firefights. It is here that he embarks on the brutal downward path to wisdom that awaits every soldier. In the tradition of Naked and the Dead and The Thin Red Line, Close Quarters is the harrowing story of how a decent kid from Chicago endures an extraordinary trial-- and returns profoundly altered to a world on the threshold of change.
Author: Larry Heinemann Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307517705 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 368
Book Description
From the moment his first novel was published, Larry Heinemann joined the ranks of the great chroniclers of the Vietnam conflict--Philip Caputo, Tim O’Brien, and Gustav Hasford.In the stripped-down, unsullied patois of an ordinary soldier, draftee Philip Dosier tells the story of his war. Straight from high school, too young to vote or buy himself a drink, he enters a world of mud and heat, blood and body counts, ambushes and firefights. It is here that he embarks on the brutal downward path to wisdom that awaits every soldier. In the tradition of Naked and the Dead and The Thin Red Line, Close Quarters is the harrowing story of how a decent kid from Chicago endures an extraordinary trial-- and returns profoundly altered to a world on the threshold of change.
Author: Shamara Ray Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1593094442 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 400
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While sharing a Brooklyn brownstone with carefree, single Malik, Melina Bradford finds herself falling for him, even as her wedding to one of the most successful African-American men in the country looms.
Author: Don Pendleton Publisher: Gold Eagle ISBN: 0373804334 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 317
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To outsmart terrorist masterminds and rescue Peace Corps volunteers who have been kidnapped and tortured by a mysterious new Islamic terrorist group, the Stony Man team, launching an under-the-radar jungle rescue, must make the ultimate sacrifice to succeed. Original.
Author: Jeff Gulvin Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 148041834X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 374
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Chief Inspector Aden Vanner hunts down a cold-blooded assassin in London’s drug underworld in this page-turning thriller from the author of Sorted. Drug Squad Chief Inspector Vanner is investigating a group of crack dealers in Harlesden, London’s Caribbean district, when a bizarre murder captures his attention. Jessica Turner, a seemingly unremarkable suburban woman, was gunned down in her home with a TT-33 Tokarev—a make of gun now obsolete in its native Russia, but still common among terrorists in the Irish Republican Army. Unless it’s a case of mistaken identity, Jessica Turner clearly had a secret. As Vanner digs deeper into the case, he begins to make connections between Jessica’s murder and the Harlesden gang, between her cagey husband and the IRA, and between himself and a vengeful old acquaintance. When all the pieces collide, even a seasoned pro like Vanner isn’t prepared for the explosion. Close Quarters is the final book in Jeff Gulvin’s gritty and authentic police-procedural trilogy set in the dark streets of London, which includes Sleep No More and Sorted. “Gulvin keeps your nose glued to the page.” —The Literary Review
Author: Lucy Monroe Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp. ISBN: 0758279175 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 319
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Opposites Attract. If They Don't Combust First. To some, he is an assassin. To others, he's merely the man who gets the job done when no one else can. Now politico-military black-ops leader Roman Chernichenko has to take out the leak in an espionage plot that could destabilize all of Africa. Nothing will distract him from his mission. Not even the deliciously appealing blonde who's awoken his deepest desires--and just happens to be his target. . . Tanya Ruston is a beautiful and brainy do-gooder--and Roman is supposed to dispose of her when all he really wants is to seduce her. Soon it's clear Tanya's no information agent--and now that his conscience has gotten the better of him, he and Tanya are on the run from the good guys and the bad. If they're going to make it out alive, Roman will have to act fast--and stop thinking about how he's going to get his feisty new charge down the aisle. . . "Monroe writes with a flourish the type of lovemaking and desire that women can truly appreciate." –Romantic Times on 3 Brides for 3 Bad Boys "Monroe's exciting romance is a great read." –Booklist on Ready "One of my favorite writers." --Lora Leigh
Author: Michael Gilbert Publisher: House of Stratus ISBN: 0755132173 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 236
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More than a year after Cannon Whyte fell from the cathedral gallery, unease still casts a shadow over peaceful living in the Close. In a separate incident, head verger Appledown is being persecuted, before being found dead. Inspector Hazlerigg is called in. Investigations suggest someone connected to the cathedral is responsible.
Author: Robert J. Bulkley Publisher: Naval Institute Press ISBN: 1612511821 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 547
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Small though they were, PT boats played a key role in World War II, carrying out an astonishing variety of missions where fast, versatile, and strongly armed vessels were needed. Called "weapons of opportunity," they met the enemy at closer quarters and with greater frequency than any other type of surface craft. Among the most famous PT commanders was John F. Kennedy, whose courageous actions in the Pacific are now well known to the American public. The author of the book, another distinguished PT boat commander in the Pacific, compiled this history of PT-boat operations in World War II for the U.S. Navy shortly after V-J Day, when memories were fresh and records easily assessable. The book was first made available to the public in 1962 after Kennedy's inauguration as president of the United States interest in PTs was at a peak. Bulkley provides a wealth of facts about these motor torpedo boats, whose vast range of operation covered two oceans as well as the Mediterranean and the English Channel. Although their primary mission was to attack surface ships and craft close to shore, they were also used effectively to lay mines and smoke screens, to rescue downed aviators, and to carry out intelligence and raider operations. The author gives special attention to the crews, paying well-deserved tribute to their heroism, skill, and sacrifice that helped to win the war.
Author: Shanker Naganathan Publisher: BlueRose Publishers ISBN: Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 102
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It is a family drama involving a son and his parents. Father, an engineer, makes a mark in an established engineering company. When the company goes belly-up, father gets a pink slip. Father thinks of his options to spend his retirement life. His son, a brilliant engineer, makes a brilliant career in U.S. but squanders his chances and faces financial ruin. He looks for quick money and looks at his father’s savings. The son uses his father’s helplessness and ill-health to deprive him of his savings. He hoodwinks his parents of a better life in U.S and finally abandons them in the airport and decamps with the pelf. Yes, it is an original work Book hasn’t been published before
Author: Barry Hardy Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0955986575 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 206
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I have no idea how I lived for years in mortal agony as my body and mind were being tortured and destroyed by chronic Lymes Disease. A disease that pushed me into a chronic Fibromyalgia state. Nevertheless and despite populist beliefs, chronic Fibromyalgia is not a life sentence and that is a FACT, for once we understand the rationale behind root cause analysis, we are able to free ourselves from chronic Fibromyalgia's grasp and soar once more like the eagles we were born to be. My battled for life and a good quality has generated a sense of complete contempt now towards those who hide behind talk of Hippocratic Oaths yet who write us off. But I would never have become the man that I am, a man free from Fibromyalgia had the medics that I put my faith in NOT failed me so badly.