Marked: City of the Damned Book 1. A brutal attack in a dark New York alleyway has left Sara marked. Pryse has claimed her intoxicating blood for himself. Until now Gedeon believed that vampires could only feel 2 emotions; lust and hunger, but Sara has him second guessing everything he had ever thought to be true. Can Gedeon break Pryse's mark and claim Sara for himself before it's too late? 18+ Views: 25
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction of 2011 titleFrom a State Department insider, the first account of our blundering efforts to rebuild Iraq—a shocking and rollicking true-life tale of Americans abroadCharged with rebuilding Iraq, would you spend taxpayer money on a sports mural in Baghdad's most dangerous neighborhood to promote reconciliation through art? How about an isolated milk factory that cannot get its milk to market? Or a pastry class training women to open cafés on bombed-out streets without water or electricity?According to Peter Van Buren, we bought all these projects and more in the most expensive hearts-and-minds campaign since the Marshall Plan. We Meant Well is his eyewitness account of the civilian side of the surge—that surreal and bollixed attempt to defeat terrorism and win over Iraqis by reconstructing the world we had just destroyed. Leading a State Department Provincial Reconstruction Team on its quixotic... Views: 25
With her life now covered in scandal, nineteen year old Bess Martin sets out on a journey for justice that leads her straight into the arms of a man she hoped never to meet again. Can she trust his promise of help when every promise made a sacrifice must be given? Her life will never be the same and the chase may prove that when you live a life of secrets, you trust no one and question everything. Views: 25
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Three single women, one domestic agency -- and three professional bachelors in need of...a wife?Jake Abbott needs peace and quiet to work on a business investigation: his brother's empty house seems ideal. Except a disturbingly attractive female house-sitter is already in residence!Cassie Kerrigan was hired to look after her client's home, not a mystery man. Especially not a gorgeous hunk who's quite happy for their temporary living arrangements to become more intimate -- and permanent? Views: 25
A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest. The graphic story of the measurement of a meridian, or longitudinal, arc extending from the tip of the Indian subcontinent to the mountains of the Himalayas. Much the longest such measurement hitherto made, it posed horrendous technical difficulties, made impossible physical demands on the survey parties (jungle, tigers, mountains etc.), and took over 50 years. But the scientific results were commensurate, including the discovery of the world’s highest peaks and a new calculation of the curvature of the earth’s surface. The Indian Mutiny of 1857 triggered a massive construction of roads, railways, telegraph lines and canals throughout India: all depended heavily on the accuracy of the maps which the Great Arc had made possible. Views: 25
ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS?
Dark, dangerous and nursing a bullet wound, Quinn Loudon didn't look
like an assistant U.S. attorney -- nor did he act like one. In fact,
he'd kidnapped Constance Adams at gunpoint. Yet instead of fearing for
her life, she found herself falling under his spell.
Fresh from Washington, D.C., Quinn had fast learned things were
different here in the Wild West. Now a fugitive from the very law he'd
sworn to uphold, he knew he had to clear his name -- and convince this
woman to share it before his time ran out.... Views: 25
Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine The latest from legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together—a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences. Although Scott Carey doesn't look any different, he's been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. Scott doesn't want to be poked and prodded. He mostly just wants someone else to know, and he trusts Doctor Bob Ellis. In the small town of Castle Rock, the setting of many of King's most iconic stories, Scott is engaged in a low grade—but escalating—battle with the lesbians next door whose dog regularly drops his business on Scott's lawn. One of the women is friendly; the other, cold as ice. Both are trying to launch a... Views: 25
Amazon.com ReviewFrankly, this literary critic didn't expect Mick Foley's memoir of his life as Mankind (and his other wrestling personas, Cactus Jack and Dude Love) to hit No. 1 on Amazon.com's hardcover nonfiction bestseller list in its first literary bout. The cover is cluttered and confusing, and do we really need 500-plus pages of Foley's boasts? Yes. Foley gives his all for his calling, and he burns to tell his adventures. Take the famous tale of how he lost most of his ear (the bloody result is depicted in the 16-page color-photo section). It was in his 1994 bouts with Vader (Leon White): after getting a broken nose, a dislocated jaw, and 21 stitches in the first match, Foley did his "hangman" routine, wherein he catches his neck between the second and third ropes and spins them into a twist. "The end result is the illusion of a man being hanged by his neck while his body kicks and writhes in an attempt to get out... the man actually is hanging by his neck and the body really does kick and writhe in an attempt to get out." Unfortunately, in the prior match, Too Cold Scorpio had had the officials tighten the ropes, so Foley tore off his ear to avoid death by strangulation, like "a fox that chews off its paw to escape a trap." Foley also wrestles on 10,000-thumbtack mats with barbwire ropes and C-4 explosives, and earns the ultimate compliment: "The fans really like the way you bleed." Many fans also like the way his gory story reads. --Tim AppeloReview"CAPTIVATING . . . MUCH MORE THAN A STORY ABOUT A PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER . . . HONEST, OFTEN HILARIOUS AND SOMETIMES MOVING." -- _-- _Richmond Times-Dispatch "ENGAGING . . . GRABS THE READER BY THE THROAT." -- _-- _ Syracuse Post-Standard "Engaging . . . Grabs the reader by the throat." -- _-- _ Syracuse Post-Standard "FOLEY'S HARDCORE ACCOUNT . . . ISN'T FOR THE FAINT OF HEART." -- _-- _ Entertainment Weekly "Foley's hardcore account . . . Isn't for the faint of heart." -- _-- _ Entertainment Weekly "Foley's humor alone makes 'Have A Nice Day!' a must read." -- _-- _Daytona Beach News "Foley's humor alone makes 'Have A Nice Day!' a must read."(-- -- Unknown "Mick Foley is a funny, intelligent, interesting man with a fascinating story to tell." -- _-- _LA Times "Mick Foley is a funny, intelligent, interesting man with a fascinating story totell." -- _-- _LA Times "THE BEST INSIDER LOOK AT PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING EVER WRITTEN." -- _-- _Trenton NJ Times Views: 25
When Victoria arrives at her grandmother’s farmhouse, she's terrified by a naked man in her shower. Then the fun begins. No matter how good looking, she wants him gone. Victoria, aka Torrid Tori, has a secret life as the successful author of a series of sizzling hot romances. Will demure Victoria be able to keep her secret in the small town of Pippin's Grove? Cover design by, Camille Shaffer. Views: 25
Captain Picard and the captain of Teniran ship find themselves on planet Domarus IV, while negotiating for the captured U.S.S. Enterprise shuttle. There they realize that they are not alone as they confront an alien force with the power of transforming or destroying the world. Views: 25
