Author: Kathy Herman Publisher: Multnomah ISBN: 0307561968 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 338
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Can You Ever Escape Your Past? At eighteen, popular Ivy Griffith likes nothing better than getting stoned with her boyfriend, Pete, and his basketball buddies–until one afternoon when a nightmare unfolds. Ivy watches in horror as her boyfriend and his friends murder a teammate and bury his body in a remote location. The four friends make a pact to keep the killing quiet, and Ivy flees her parents’ Colorado home for college and never looks back. Now, after ten years of numbing her guilt with drugs, she’s finally clean. The single mom of a seven-year-old son, Montana, Ivy returns home to the tiny town of Jacob’s Ear, hoping for courage to reveal the shocking truth of her past and be rid of this baggage forever. But when disaster strikes at her high school reunion, she’s the only one left alive who witnessed that fateful night so long ago…Or is she? Who else could’ve known about the pact and who would want Pete and his co-conspirators dead? As the investigation heats up and the death toll rises, Ivy is forced to decide if confessing the truth is really worth risking her own life.
Author: C S Peters Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1467008516 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 568
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"Ever Present Danger" is the second part of the Graham family saga. It is now early 1942 and finds James Graham coming to terms with his new individual role in the Second World War. A role, like his first as a Fighter Pilot, with its immense inherent risks and dangers. This time, though, the risks and danger come from his work as an SOE operative behind enemy lines in occupied Europe, where there are constant, fatal risks both to himself and others either working for the French Resistance or Evasion and Escape Lines in their desperate attempts to thwart the terrible endeavours of the occupying German forces and Gestapo. Jame's brother Colin is now also embroiled in the horrors of the War as captain of the Lancaster bomber, just one of many aircrew, who night after night, take off on missions to bring the War to a close. In so doing, he sees mass destruction and tragedy not only to those comrades around him in Bomber Command but, also, thousands of feet below in occupied territory. Events arise which see both brother's lives once more threatened and unknowingly entwined and with their fates and those of their family forever sealed. "Ever Present Danger" is full of suspense, shock and thrills and leads to outcomes that no one in the Graham family could ever predict.
Author: Elizabeth Goddard Publisher: Revell ISBN: 1493428608 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 384
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Former FBI Special Agent Jack Tanner is working as a detective in Montana when he comes across a body in the national forest during a search and rescue mission. He's committed to finding the killer, even if it means working alongside his old flame, US Forest Service Special Agent Terra Connors. When Terra discovers that the murder victim had ties to a powerful and dangerous trafficker of archaeological artifacts, the investigation takes a deadly turn--one that hits too close to home. As Terra fears she lacks the courage to face what comes next, Jack is more determined than ever to protect her. But he's failed her before. And if he fails this time, it will cost them far more than just their hearts. Join bestselling and award-winning author Elizabeth Goddard as she plunges you into a web of deceit made of hidden crimes, open threats, and long-buried family secrets in this gripping first book of an explosive new series.
Author: Tom Clancy Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9780425122129 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 708
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The assassinations of the U.S. ambassador and the visiting head of the F.B.I. by Colombian drug lords trigger a mysterious covert response and an investigation of U.S. and Colombian actions by Jack Ryan. Reissue.
Author: Sperantza Adriana Pasos Publisher: ISBN: 9780615404400 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 240
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When news arrives that her uncle has just defected Communist Romania by swimming across the Danube River during the midnight shifting of the guards, Sperantza's life radically changes. Suddenly, she and her family become the target of the Securitate (Romanian KGB). Overnight, life's circumstances catapult her into a poker-faced young girl who at only 14 must run for her life, evade the government officials and leave behind the comforts of home, her four-year-old sister and adoring father, not knowing if she will ever see them again. Her heart-stopping venture will inspire your own journey, enrich your worldview and perspective on life, and no doubt, strengthen your convictions.
Author: George B. Grundy Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317704355 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 547
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A History of the Greek and Roman World, first published in 1926, presents the story of Graeco-Roman antiquity from its earliest recorded origins to the height of the Roman imperium. It aims to bring into prominence the internal dynamism - political, cultural, intellectual, and aesthetic – which animated the ancient peoples at different periods of their history, and to draw attention to the physical, socio-economic and religious conditions under which they lived. Written in a style which will likely be unfamiliar to modern readers, Grundy’s historical portrait is painted with broad brush-strokes, offering not only compelling narrative but also incisive commentary on the individuals and societies which occupy the foreground. A History of the Greek and Roman World will be of interest for the general enthusiast as well as students, who may value such a radically different approach to the interpretation of antiquity compared to the conventions which prevail amongst contemporary scholars.
Author: Alan Shatter Publisher: Poolbeg Press Ltd ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 288
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In Life is a Funny Business Alan Shatter revisits his early life experiences and explores how he was shaped and influenced by them. For the first time he describes the tragedy and comedy in his family history and background, depicted through the lens of an Irish Jewish boy growing up in 1950s and 60s Dublin, and his insights as a member of Ireland’s small Jewish community. His story travels through the Ireland of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and his early years of social and political activism and experiences as a lawyer. It ends shortly after Christmas 1981, just over six months following his first election to Dáil Éireann at the age of thirty. It also touches on some more recent events of social, political and historical significance linked to his past. His surprising and perceptive narrative uniquely depicts an Ireland of decades partially forgotten, profound changes that have taken place, incidents and events he has not previously publicly discussed and how he coped with childhood adversity. Alan’s deeply moving and thoughtful story reveals the real person behind the public figure and what shaped his values, beliefs, character and self-deprecating sense of humour. It is a story of love, laughter, tears and resilience.
Author: John H. Maurer Publisher: Praeger ISBN: 0275949982 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 0
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This study examines what led the leaders of Austria-Hungary and Germany to launch major military offensives at the beginning of the First World War. The focus is on understanding why these two countries adopted high-risk offensive strategies during an international confrontation rather than a defensive military stance. The decision to attack or defend did not occur in a political vacuum. The leaders of Austria-Hungary and Germany adopted offensive strategies as a way to achieve their political ambitions. The offensives undertaken by Austria-Hungary and Germany in 1914 thus reflected their political goals as well as the strategic doctrines of war planners. The concluding chapter of this study explores why deterrence failed in 1914.
Author: Kathy Herman
Author: C S Peters
Author: Elizabeth Goddard
Author: Tom Clancy
Author: Sperantza Adriana Pasos
Author: George B. Grundy
Author: Alan Shatter
Author: Baltimore (Md.). Thomas Wilson Sanitarium for Children
Author: John H. Maurer
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations