When New York City lawyer Janiece Ryder hears about a genetics experiment that is creating a new breed of reptilian soldiers who are both super-efficient and expendable, she knows that she should stop it. The only question she has is how. But when the company creating these soldiers, BIOGENCORP, learns that Janiece has acquired information about the experiment, it sends the A.R.EX. group’s first soldier, called Arex, on a mission to silence Janiece for good. And to make matters worse, the FBI has begun to think that Janiece is involved with the escape and kidnapping of one of her convicted clients, Erickson Meyers. As the soldier studies Janiece, he begins to question why he was asked to assassinate a woman who doesn’t appear to have done anything wrong. Unsure of his past before joining the A.R.EX. project, Arex wonders if Janiece can help him uncover the truth. The one who seems to have all the answers is the very person they’re trying to stop. They both find themselves putting their lives at risk in order to ensnare the scientist behind the A.R.EX. project before it’s too late. Views: 59
The next title in a series that opens up a strange new area of the Magic: The Gathering world. The Darksteel Eye continues a series that explores a new and mysterious world in the Magic: The Gathering setting. Views: 59
Behind them, Destruction.Before them, the Universe.Senyas dancers - on their home planet they practised their unique skills, their smooth skin glowing with complex patterns as they learnt to harness the elemental energies of Nature through Dances of Power. Their constant companions, the fur-covered humanoids who were their Bre'n mentors, alone could channel and control Senyas power. Yet together they had failed to save Deva, an inferno devoured by its greedy sun.Two survivors - and perhaps more? Rheba, the fire dancer, and Kirtn, her Bre'n, swore to search the known - and unknown - universe for others of their kind. And though they knew the danger, they courted the attention and fell into the clutches of the dreaded Loo-chim, galactic slavers from whose clutches none escaped alive . . .But then the Loo-chim had never encountered a Fire Dancer in her power and glory . . . Views: 59
Amazon.com ReviewProduct DescriptionFor the first time, a minute-by-minute account of the attempted assassination of Ronald ReaganOn March 30, 1981, President Reagan walked out of a hotel in Washington, D.C., and was shot by a would-be assassin. For years, few people knew the truth about how close the president came to dying, and no one has ever written a detailed narrative of that harrowing day. Now, drawing on exclusive new interviews, Del Quentin Wilber tells the electrifying story of a moment when the nation faced a terrifying crisis. With cinematic clarity, we see the Secret Service agent whose fast reflexes saved the president's life; the brilliant surgeons who operated on Reagan as he was losing half his blood; and the small group of White House officials frantically trying to determine whether the country was under attack. Most especially, we encounter the man code-named Rawhide, a leader of uncommon grace who inspired affection and awe in everyone who worked with him.Ronald Reagan was the only serving U.S. president to survive being shot in an assassination attempt. In Rawhide Down, the story of that perilous day—a day of chaos, crisis, prayer, heroism, and hope—is brought to life as never before.Amazon Exclusive: Bill O'Reilly Reviews Rawhide DownFor more than 13 years,Rawhide Down is enthralling because of the tremendous detail that Del Quentin Wilber provides to the reader. We learn about President Ronald Reagan's daily habits, his grooming, his demeanor on the job, as well as how he reacted after being shot. We also see how the would-be assassin, John Hinckley, conducted himself in the days leading up to the shooting.This is fascinating stuff and, as a history buff, I couldn't get enough of it. Most Americans have nearly forgotten that Mr. Reagan was on the verge of death after being shot by the unstable Hinckley, and the drama of how the president's life was saved is intense.This book is a page-turner from beginning to end and I believe you will learn a lot about an event that came razor-close to changing America forever and certainly altered the presidency of Mr. Reagan. Rich in detail with reporting I have never heard before, Rawhide Down rewards the reader on just about every page. Trust me on this.Review"The chapters that detail the assassination attempt and its immediate aftermath read like a thriller. In clear prose, we learn that Reagan was far closer to death than was previously thought."—David Baldacci,The Washington Post"A page-turner from beginning to end... You will learn a lot about an event that came razor-close to changing America forever."—Bill O’Reilly, author of the forthcoming Killing Lincoln: The Assassination that Changed America Forever"Newly revealing... A fast-paced book that captures many points of view."—Janet Maslin, The New York Times"A harrowing story, more so than it seemed at the time, and Wilber, a reporter for the Washington Post, has tracked down virtually everyone who had anything to do with protecting the President or with saving his life at the hospital."—_The New Yorker_"In this eye-opening book of solid journalism, we learn just how close Ronald Reagan, code-named 'Rawhide' by the Secret Service, came to being the president with the second shortest time in office."—Bob Hoover,Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"A tense, riveting account of that day."— Dallas Morning News"Detailed and dramatic... Mr. Wilber, aWashington Post crime reporter who writes clear, crisp prose, fleshes out his gripping narrative with a number of well-told side stories."—_The Washington Times_"A riveting minute-by-minute account of the shooting and reveals that Reagan came closer to death than the public knew."—_New York Post_"This intensely researched account yields an almost moment-by-moment account of the crisis."—_New York Daily News_"A fast-paced read that draws well-crafted characters and gives a vivid sense of the history that brought the story’s heroes and Hinckley together that day."—_The Washingtonian_"Gripping ... A fascinating glimpse of a pivotal moment in history."—_Publishers Weekly_ (Starred Review)"This mesmerizing rendition of the event can be read in one sitting, as Wilber’s accuracy and craft provoke rapt interest."—_Booklist_"Del Quentin Wilber has written a compelling and multi-layered examination of the near-assassination of President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981. As a biographer of Reagan who was at the Washington Hilton Hotel that fateful day, I was fascinated by Wilber’s meticulous reconstruction. He properly credits the valor and judgment of the Secret Service agents who saved Reagan’s life but also analyzes the security deficiencies that made the assassination attempt possible. Wilber reminds us of how close we were to losing Reagan little more than two months into his presidency. His detailed and readable accounts of the surgeries performed on Reagan and Press Secretary James Brady are of particular historical value."—Lou Cannon, author ofPresident Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime"_Rawhide Down_ is full of spectacular, original reporting."—Bob Woodward"The 96 months of Ronald Reagan’s presidency changed the nation and the world. Del Quentin Wilber’s gripping account of the ‘near assassination’ of the 40th president shows how close the country—and the world—came to missing more than 93 of those months."—George F. Will Views: 59
The struggle to write with deep emotion is the subject of this extraordinary book, the previously unpublished credo of one of America's greatest 20th-century writers."You don't write a novel out of sheer pity any more than you blow a safe out of a vague longing to be rich," writes Nelson Algren in his only longer work of nonfiction, adding: "A certain ruthlessness and a sense of alienation from society is as essential to creative writing as it is to armed robbery."Nonconformity is about 20th-century America: "Never on the earth of man has he lived so tidily as here amidst such psychological disorder." And it is about the trouble writers ask for when they try to describe America: "Our myths are so many, our vision so dim, our self-deception so deep and our smugness so gross that scarcely any way now remains of reporting the American Century except from behind the billboards . . . [where there] are still . . . defeats in which everything is lost [and] victories that fall... Views: 59
THE RESTLESS DEADLife is over but the dead live on. Within the drafty rooms of an old house, a tarnished locket tumbles to the floor. The haunted souls of the dearly departed are still among us. Ghosts, phantoms, revenants, lost souls — all these troubled spirits have unfinished business on this side of the veil. Doomed to seek out mortal answers, unable to rest until in death, they accomplish what they failed to achieve in life. This hair-raising collection of haunted tales brings together both new writers and celebrated masters — Ramsey Campbell, Christopher Fowler, Neil Gaiman, Richard Matheson, Michael Marshall Smith and others — for the ultimate collection from beyond the grave. Their characters are spirits, without bodies but still floating in our world. Some are motivated by love, others by loss or guilt. But sometimes they are driven by much stronger emotions, menacing and diabolical motives that take us up from our reading to check the hallways, secure the locks and question how firmly anchored we ourselves are to our world. Views: 59
E. Lynn Harris and RM Johnson-- two powerful voices of a generation--unite with an insightful and emotional project that tackles themes of family, loyalty and identity.The untimely passing of the beloved New York Times bestselling author E. Lynn Harris has left fans pining for more. With this collaboration, fans are given the book they've been clamoring to read--and the book that Harris and Essence bestselling author RM Johnson long wanted to write.Cobi Winslow, a handsome, well-educated district attorney, knows nothing about the life of his estranged twin brother, Eric Reed, a career criminal raised in the foster care system. Following their parents' death, Cobi searches for and finds his brother, hoping to regain lost years.Meanwhile, Cobi navigates the pressures of society as he lives life in the closet. The stress comes to a head when he learns that in order to inherit the wealth of his father's estate and save the struggling family business, he must marry a... Views: 59
