NASA's history is a familiar story, one that typically peaks with Neil Armstrong taking his small step on the Moon in 1969. But America's space agency wasn't created in a vacuum. It was assembled from pre-existing parts, drawing together some of the best minds the non-Soviet world had to offer. In the 1930s, rockets were all the rage in Germany, the focus both of scientists hoping to fly into space and of the German armed forces, looking to circumvent the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles. One of the key figures in this period was Wernher von Braun, an engineer who designed the rockets that became the devastating V-2. As the war came to its chaotic conclusion, von Braun escaped from the ruins of Nazi Germany, and was taken to America where he began developing missiles for the US Army. Meanwhile, the US Air Force was looking ahead to a time when men would fly in space, and test pilots like Neil Armstrong were flying cutting-edge, rocket-powered aircraft in the... Views: 13
'The majestic beauty of Van Diemen's Land as well as its tendency to foster grotesque violence is effectively captured in this narrative of notorious convict Alexander Pearce.' Sydney Morning HeraldFor the convicts transported from their homeland, Van Diemen's Land was a feared and dreaded penal settlement at the end of the earth. The worst prisoners were sent to the isolated Sarah Island, accessed through a treacherous channel that the convicts named 'Hell's Gates', a reference to the gates of hell in Dante's Inferno: 'Abandon all hope, ye who enter here'.In 1822, eight convicts escaped in a fateful bid for freedom. This band of escapees with little food or equipment, in a place these immigrants knew little about, battled a merciless enemy - an unforgiving, hostile land - that led to starvation and, ultimately, cannibalism.In Hell's Gates,Paul Collins has fashioned an utterly riveting narrative of physical hardship and pathological behaviour. Views: 13
The collapse of France in 1870 had an overwhelming impact – on Paris, on France and on the rest of the world. People everywhere saw Paris as the centre of Europe and the hub of culture, fashion and invention. Suddenly France, not least to the disbelief of her own citizens, was gripped in the vice of the Iron Chancellor's armies and forced to surrender on humiliating terms. In this brilliant study of the Siege and its aftermath, Alistair Horne evokes the high drama of those ten fantastic months and the spiritual agony which Paris and the Parisians suffered.The Fall of Paris is the first part of the trilogy including To Lose a Battle and The Price of Glory (already available in Penguin). Views: 13
The Nuts About You charity anthology has stories from 18 different authors and it's filled with 15 BRAND NEW romance stories written from a male POV all wrapped up in one amazing anthology! There is something for everyone in this romance anthology, including comedy, contemporary, MC, M/M, erotica, BDSM and more. It's not for the faint hearted. All profit will benefit The Male Cancer Awareness Campaign and Worldwide Cancer Research. Warning This content is for mature audiences only. Please don’t not read if explicit language, violence, sexual situations including anything kinky or taboo offend you. •Accidentally on Purpose by S.E. Hall & Ashley Suzanne•Ashes to Ashes by Tess Oliver•Without Question by Lucy Felthouse•Nutt Cracker by Skye Turner•Since I Now Have You by S M Phillips•There’s No Place Like Home by Jade C. Jamison•Love Letters by Jamie Lake•Love Thy Neighbour by J. A Melville•Right Here Waiting by T.a. McKay•A pets Reward by Don Abdul•Taco Tuesday by Xavier Neal•Corban by Esther E. Schmidt•First Ink by Amy L. Gale•My Wicked Stepsister by T.S. Irons•Catching Mallory by Xana Jordan•The Ball In My Court by T.H. Snyder•A Beautiful Heart by Michelle Rene** Views: 12
From New York Times bestselling master storyteller Robin Hobb comes four thrilling fantasies set in the world of the Rain Wilds. Get all four novels in Robin Hobb's The Rain Wilds Chronicles in one e-book, including Dragon Keeper, Dragon Haven, City of Dragons, and Blood of Dragons. This thrilling series tells the story of the resurgence of dragons in a world that both needs and fears them. Views: 12
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If every historian wrote like Bruce Catton, no one would read fiction. This marvelously well-told account of the final year of the Civil War marches readers from Wilderness, through Petersburg, and finally to the climax at Appomattox. The surrender scene, when Grant and Lee meet at last, is spine tingling. This is the third book of Catton's Army of the Potomac trilogy. It's also the best of the bunch, even though the first two, Mr. Lincoln's Army and Glory Road, are both exceptional. Not to be missed. --John Miller
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An historical account of the final year of the Civil War and the surrender at Appomattox Views: 12
Welcome to the world of Sydney Harbor Hospital (or SHH...for short--because secrets never stay hidden for long!>Teaching Zoe how to love againFor single mum Zoe Harper, trying to be the best mother ever to beautiful baby daughter Emma is a challenge--until gorgeous pediatrician Teo Tuala comes to her rescue. Behind his larger-than-life personality, he's wary of letting anyone close, but Zoe and her baby's plight breach the barriers around his heart--and it scares the hell out of him... Views: 12
Michael Holroyd - the most famous biographer in Britain - turns his attention upon himself and his own family in Basil Street Blues (the title comes from the Basil Street Hotel where the author was conceived in the 1930s). Born into a family rich in eccentricity, Holroyd was largely brought up by his grandparents in Maidenhead because his exotic Swedish mother and reserved English father couldn't stand living together. (His grandparents' marriage provided no better model - his grandfather having had a four-year affair with a woman he met at a bus stop before coming back to his grandmother). Towards the end of Holroyd's parents' lives he persuaded them to write their own stories and using the results, plus his own memories and researches he has written this moving and self-revealing book. Views: 12
Contains science fiction and fantasy stories published in Apex Magazine from July 1, 2009 through June 30th, 2010. Views: 12
This searing third novel in the critically acclaimed Small Worlds series records the cruel fate of the villagers of Krimsk as they encounter the twentieth-century's greatest agents of evil, Joseph Stalin and Adolph Hitler.It is Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year and Day of Judgment — in Moscow during the Stalinist purges of 1936. In the Lubyanka secret police prison, senior investigator Grisha Shwartzman masterfully pursues the rigorous logic and obsessive legalism of the Soviet witch-hunt. Facing an extraordinary prisoner, Grisha realizes that the Soviet system he has faithfully served is murderously corrupt and that he himself will be the next victim — but not an innocent one. In despair, he flees to his home, where his deranged wife and an unexpected Rosh Hashanah letter from his father-in-law, the enigmatic Krimsker Rebbe in America, await him. The Day of Judgment proves to be a startling experience as Grisha, the once idealistic radical, judges... Views: 12
Old Grumbly, a massive volcano that looms over the Urk valley, has begun to rumble and many Urks fear The End of the World is nigh. They agree that the only way to avoid catastrophe is for someone to climb the volcano and make an offering to the ancestors. Preferably, this someone should be the Urk selected to succeed Chief Hammerhead at the momentous Anointing Ceremony . . . which just so happens to be Iggy. Now Borg can implement his latest plan to snatch control of the Urk tribe for himself, with the help of the Noneck tribe we met in the first book in the series, Oi, Caveboy!. It's time for Iggy to come up with a cunning plan. Views: 12
Pink Shades of Words is a collaboration of 8 never before seen short stories from 8 New York Times, USA Today, and International Best Selling Authors. These authors came together to bring you a collection of romance that is a must read including New Adult, Contemporary, Erotica, and Dark Romance. Let’s Pretend by Ruth Clampett Mr. X by Cambria Hebert Indemnity by K.A. Hunter Escaping the Cocoon by Jade C. Jamison Hard Luck by Liv Morris Filthy Rich (Blackstone DYNASTY) * by Raine Miller The Decoy by Emma Nichols Book Boyfriend* by Melanie Shawn Pink Shades of Words is available for a limited time only, so get your copy quick! All proceeds will benefit the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer through the Fifty Shades of Pink team. ** Views: 12
“It makes you feel all the feels. And it lets you know that it’s okay to feel it all.” -Cookie O’Gorman, The Art of Taking Chances ForewordIn love, you have to leap to feel the rush. From first kisses to second chances and celebrity encounters, this collection of young adult contemporary romance short stories has it all. A forbidden game of truth or dare turns into summer love, a chemistry lab explosion leads to fireworks, a last-minute to-do list becomes an end-of-summer road trip. But first, they’ll have to take the leap.These delightful, swoon-worthy stories will have you ready to take an adventure of your own. Views: 12
