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Reacher goes where he wants, when he wants. That morning he was heading west, walking under the merciless desert sun—until he comes upon a curious scene. A Jeep has crashed into the only tree for miles around. A woman is slumped over the wheel.
Dead? No, nothing is what it seems.
The woman is Michaela Fenton, an army veteran turned FBI agent trying to find her twin brother, who might be mixed up with some dangerous people. Most of them would rather die than betray their terrifying leader, who has burrowed his influence deep into the nearby border town, a backwater that has seen better days. The mysterious Dendoncker rules from the shadows, out of sight and under the radar, keeping his dealings in the dark.
He would know the fate of Fenton’s brother.
Reacher is good at finding people who don’t want to be found, so he offers to help, despite feeling that Fenton is keeping secrets of her own. But a life hangs in the balance. Maybe more than one. But to bring Dendoncker down will be the riskiest job of Reacher's life. Failure is not an option, because in this kind of game, the loser is always better off dead.
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Horus
(Hardcover)
Eric C Anderson
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R725
Discovery Miles 7 250
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An historical novel set in 997AD about a young Norwegian Viking,
Magnus Haraldsson, who takes a blood oath to revenge the death of
his father and the ravishing of his mother and sister at the hands
of marauding Vikings. In tense and direct language the reader
follows Magnus and his brave serf through one exploit after another
as he gets the martial arts experience and training he needs to
combat his sworn enemy, 'Hjartan the Terrible' Viking style The
story is believable and mirrors the conditions of the times. It
gives exact locations and historical details. knowledge of
Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, German and Russian. His
effort gives an unprecedented view of details of everyday life in
long forgotten locations. The problems confronting the Vikings of
the late tenth century are brought to life for readers young and
old. knowledge of men at sea and at war, but manages to weave women
into the story, too, in a chivalrous way. Everyone will want to
read to find out if Magnus will complete his blood oath.
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Rage
(Hardcover)
Stewart Raffilll
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R756
R651
Discovery Miles 6 510
Save R105 (14%)
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Honor
(Hardcover)
Kenneth Scherer
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R596
Discovery Miles 5 960
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When a mysterious woman suddenly enters his life, wounded
veteran Brent Edwards is forced to confront his lack of self-esteem
and unwarranted shame. With kind words and a gentle touch, his new
friend will encourage him to recount the battle that nearly cost
him his life, and come to terms with the wounds that drive him to
solitude.
As he relives the fateful hour, Brent will find himself forced
to wrestle with his demons as he looks for answers in the past-a
past that might justify an honor for which he cannot find
reason.
Intimidated by the awesome power of feminine splendor, Brent
struggles to find meaning in a woman's affection for a man ravaged
by the throes of war and lost in a world of personal torment. Taken
by her beauty and torn by her motives, he will soon discover that
his is not a solitary pain, and that honor is found where least
expected.
Selig Kruger, once a dedicated Hitler Youth and committed Nazi
soldier, confronts his past when he meets Eva, the woman whose life
he spared nearly thirty years ago.
"She remembered learning from the bear man shortly after the
incident that two German soldiers were killed by a third. Perhaps
he was the one who took their lives. She believed that if she were
ever to find out the answers, now was not the time to deluge him
with her emotions and questions.
Her persistent gaze released a rush of memories flooding Selig's
mind. In the secret space of his consciousness he saw a young,
frightened girl huddling on the floor of an attic closet. Without
even thinking about it Selig placed his index finger vertically
against his lips. It was the same gesture Selig had performed
twenty-eight years ago on the attic floor of a house in a Polish
village.
'It's really you then?" Eva asked in astonishment.
Selig was stunned at the realization that this was, indeed, the
same young girl whose life he had spared. The same girl whose
destiny he had obsessed about over almost three decades."
Between the Fourth and Fifth Crusades there occurred a lesser known
but important Crusade. The Albigensian Crusade, launched in 1209,
was mounted to eliminate the "heretical" Christian Cathars of
Occitania in the south of what is now modern-day France. It was a
decades-long struggle to extirpate both the Cathars and the
independence of southern France. Prior to the fall of Montsegur,
the last bastion of the Cathars, on the 12th of March 1244, legend
has it that Cathar "treasure" was spirited away from Montsegur. Was
it gold, religious artifacts, or perhaps ancient documents of great
significance to the Catholic Church? The physical efforts required
in surreptitiously removing "treasure" from Montsegur, the mountain
top fortress, during a siege by the Pope's army, dictates documents
Questions scream from the corridors of time: What documents
prompted a Crusade of Christians against Christians? Who wrote
them? What revelations do they contain? What happened to them? And,
why and by what means is the Roman Church now attempting to find
the parchments? How and why does the trail lead from the Middle
East to the Languedoc region of France, to the U.S. Military
Academy at West Point, to Oxford University in Great Britain, and
finally to Rome where the documents are found in the Vatican's
secret archives and translated. Executions of crimes including
murder are revealed. Plans for additional murders are revealed and
foiled. A plan to stop the probable distribution of the translated
documents, if carried out successfully, will change everything.
History records a great deal about ante-bellum southern life.
General Sherman's march to the Sea is an indelible part of history.
Yet, there is a chapter of that era that has gone by unnoticed even
to the point that there is a story that needs to be told. In the
Appalachian Mountains of Northern Georgia there was a surprising
amount of sentiment felt for the Union. There were Confederate
military units created called "Home Guards" with the purpose of
removing these elements of Union support. This was the setting for
conflict. There were many skirmishes between Federal Cavalry and
the Home Guards. Also, the novel gives insight into life of that
little known region. Included are details about making whiskey,
hunting and trapping, the essentials of survival. There is a story
of one such unit led by a man that turned his command into lawless
criminals that were no better than common horse thieves. This
character provides a psychology subplot of human nature when not
restrained by the 'rule of law'.
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Anubis
(Hardcover)
Eric C Anderson
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R539
Discovery Miles 5 390
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It's Only the Enemy Screaming tells of one man's struggle with
faith in the American experiment as the country's first
made-for-media war unfolds. Perhaps I would be called upon to
fight, I thought. I did not want to go. I did not want to sacrifice
my life. I felt remorse for the boys who had already. What would be
my family's reaction if I were to go and die? But these are not
things to consider if you are in the desert with sand slipping away
under your feet, cleaning your gun, smelling the oil, staring in
the face of your enemy. The preparations of a warrior do not
include doubt. They do not include consideration of the life left
behind. The preparations of a warrior consist of absolute
commitment, undaunted determination, and complete sobriety. All
other considerations are made before the decision to go to war. If
they are not, the warrior is doomed. 'It's Only the Enemies
Screaming is the emotionally intense story of one man's descent
into the psychological underbelly of American culture during the
Persian Gulf War. spectator's view during the first Iraq conflict
couldn't be timelier - but his ultimate focus transcends the
political moment. It is a riveting, occasionally hallucinogenic,
and always intelligent portrait of America's love affair with
violence. - Michael Lynch, author of True to Life.
Early dawn, on June 1950, the North Korean army crossed the 38th
Parallel and invaded South Korea. The ten-division North Korean
army, spearheaded by 150 Russian-made T-34 tanks advanced,
capturing Seoul, the capital of South Korea, in four days and
continued advancing to the southeastern corner of the peninsula by
August 1st.As the casualties mounted, the U.N. Allied Headquarters
sent a landing operation to Inchon in the Yellow Sea to cut off
enemy supply lines and take Seoul back from the North Korean
Occupation. It shortened the war and saved many lives.In
preparation for the successful landing operation, the Allied
Headquarters deployed the Under Water Demolition Team of the U.S.
Navy and a platoon of Korean Marines. They cleared mines along the
shipping lanes, swept the enemy off adjacent islands and
reconnoitered the landing sites.At dawn on September 15, 1950,
UDT's and Marines led the armada of the landing operation,
OPERATION CHROMITE, to the landing site. Under heavy enemy fire,
they arrived at the beachhead in the first wave of the landing
crafts, spearheaded the fierce firefight against tremendous odds,
and finally crushed the enemy. At the summit of Mount Ungbong, they
raised the U.N. flag to declare the liberation of Inchon.
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Guilt
(Hardcover)
William E Blaine
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R839
Discovery Miles 8 390
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