Be on the ball with this game-changing footy favouriteAlright, mate, how's it going? Believe it or not, I haven't always been football mad. But then FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 came out. FIFA inevitably led to Football Manager. And that's where I started getting properly hooked.Now I'm a football club owner who's played to 20,000 people at Wembley Stadium and travelled the world with my team, Hashtag United. And the best bit of all? I'm not even that good.So, how on earth did this happen? How did someone who spent his life playing computer games and making YouTube videos pull it off?I'm hardly sure myself, but here's my attempt to tell the story. Views: 53
Daniel Logan spent six years on death row for a crime he didn't commit. So for him, the justice system is...flawed. Since his release, he's dedicated himself to helping others wrongly convicted. Now his latest crusade pits him against star prosecutor Jamie McNair. Her staunch belief in this system makes freeing a man she put away seem insurmountable. Exactly the kind of challenge Daniel thrives on.Digging into the case reveals disturbing similarities to his own arrest and conviction. Could the same murderer be at work? To his surprise he relies on Jamie to help free an innocent man and help Daniel escape his past. As they get closer to the truth, their attraction brings them together. Only, the stakes are higher than either realizes.... Views: 53
A prominent politician's wife is suspected of infidelity. The case for our twin private investigators becomes nasty when she is found poisoned. A satire of Catalan politics and life and habits of Barcelona's inhabitants, diurnal and nocturnal. Views: 53
Masterly new fiction from the recipient of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureA startling new work: ten fictions, each a revelation of our interior lives, each entering unforeseen contexts of our contemporary world. In the title story, an earthquake exposes both an ocean bed strewn with treasure among the dead and the avarice of the town's survivors. In "The Diamond Mine," a woman recalls her youthful surreptitious sexual initiation, while she and her parents chauffeured a young soldier to his wartime embarkation. The anopleles mosquito brings death to the saunas and other playgrounds of the developed world in "The Emissary." "Mission Statement" is the story of a development agency official's idealism, the ghosts of colonial history, and a love affair with a government official that ends astoundingly. "The Generation Gap" turns the "gap" upside down when a father's bid for freedom shocks his adult children. In "Homage," one of Europe's aliens visits the grave of the... Views: 53
"Eloquent...An uplifting, heart-rending, and terrifyingly real account of frontline air combat. A first-rate military memoir." –David Eastman, US Army retired and author.In this true story, Robert Stanek delivers a raw and unforgettable narrative, revealing what it's like to be in war waged from the skies above. Day by day, step by step, he brings readers into the secretive world of combat fliers, and tells the story of the men and women who flew dangerous combat missions during the largest air war of the 20th century. Experience the extraordinary events through the author's firsthand accounts. This astonishingly detailed chronicle of remarkable lives living through extraordinary times is a testament to the triumphant power of the human spirit over adversity."Quickly becomes hard to put down...gives over to an adrenalin rush of anticipation...impossible not to share the relief and pride of the individual crew members..." –The Journal of Electronic Defense Views: 53
Like fantasy? Love mysteries and conspiracies? Have we got a story for you... Gabriel Frost is a genetically engineered assassin who has no idea where he came from or what he is. He only dreams of living a normal life. Unfortunately, the dark secrets from Gabriel's past won't leave him alone for long. When a wealthy widow named Julia Winschfield adopts Gabriel, he believes he finally has a chance at being a normal kid. He makes friends. He even starts going to school. Then Gabrielbegins to notice things; things a child his age shouldn't notice, or even understand. And then he begins to remember ... But before he can solve the mystery of his past, the shadowfriends attack. Suddenly everything Gabriel has come to accept about reality is changed. He finds himself in a world of dark conspiracies, government cover-ups, and menacing Shadowlords. Unfortunately for them, they made one mistake: they chose the wrong kid to turn into an assassin. Goodreads Review, 5 Stars:...another fantastic read... spectacular storyline packed full of suspense, thrills and cliff hangers Amazon Review, 5 Stars: Best. Book. Ever....action, drama and most of all, well written dialog. ReviewI remember the excitement I felt when I first saw the Indiana Jones stories when I was a kid. It was a thrill a second... one high-action scene into the next. So it is with Gabriel, as he lurches from crisis to crisis. Unreliable weapons, double agents and an almost unbeatable enemy... an old fashioned thrill a minute ride. -Chilli Tween Reads Views: 53
The latest novel in the "enthralling" (Midwest Book Review) Annals of Drakis fantasy epic.The fates of Drakis, former slave warrior of the elven empire of Rhonas, and Soen, former Inquisitor of the Iblisi, are inexorably tied to the magic of Aether—lifeblood of the elven empire and the cause of humanity's fall. As each searches for the truth beyond legends, he must face his own destiny: Drakis amid the ruins of humanity's Lost Citadels; Soen in a desperate race to seize control of the farthest Aether Well of the empire... Views: 53
