Author: Nathan Birr
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 099818134X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
When Private Investigator Jackson Douglas is approached by "history hunter" Joel Robinson with a legend about Crusader treasure, he is more than a little wary. But Joel seems legitimate and believes in Jackson's investigative skills. And he's paying very well. So Jackson joins Joel and his team in their pursuit to decipher the riddle of "The Holy Trinity," believed to be the key to locating the treasure. Questions loom over the expedition from the beginning. What exactly is the treasure? What power did the Crusaders believe it possessed? Why did they go to such great lengths to conceal it? Who else is after the treasure, and what danger do they pose to the team? And which of his teammates can Jackson trust . . . and which can't he? The quest will take Jackson from a prestigious art gallery in New York City to a secret vault high in the Alps to the very land the Crusaders and Muslims fought over centuries ago, testing his deductive abilities-and his faith-at every turn.
Blood and Treasure - The Douglas Files: Book Six
Author: Nathan Birr
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 099818134X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
When Private Investigator Jackson Douglas is approached by "history hunter" Joel Robinson with a legend about Crusader treasure, he is more than a little wary. But Joel seems legitimate and believes in Jackson's investigative skills. And he's paying very well. So Jackson joins Joel and his team in their pursuit to decipher the riddle of "The Holy Trinity," believed to be the key to locating the treasure. Questions loom over the expedition from the beginning. What exactly is the treasure? What power did the Crusaders believe it possessed? Why did they go to such great lengths to conceal it? Who else is after the treasure, and what danger do they pose to the team? And which of his teammates can Jackson trust . . . and which can't he? The quest will take Jackson from a prestigious art gallery in New York City to a secret vault high in the Alps to the very land the Crusaders and Muslims fought over centuries ago, testing his deductive abilities-and his faith-at every turn.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 099818134X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
When Private Investigator Jackson Douglas is approached by "history hunter" Joel Robinson with a legend about Crusader treasure, he is more than a little wary. But Joel seems legitimate and believes in Jackson's investigative skills. And he's paying very well. So Jackson joins Joel and his team in their pursuit to decipher the riddle of "The Holy Trinity," believed to be the key to locating the treasure. Questions loom over the expedition from the beginning. What exactly is the treasure? What power did the Crusaders believe it possessed? Why did they go to such great lengths to conceal it? Who else is after the treasure, and what danger do they pose to the team? And which of his teammates can Jackson trust . . . and which can't he? The quest will take Jackson from a prestigious art gallery in New York City to a secret vault high in the Alps to the very land the Crusaders and Muslims fought over centuries ago, testing his deductive abilities-and his faith-at every turn.
Fire & Ice
Author: Nathan Birr
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0998181366
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
He's her anchor. She's his compass. But they're both in over their heads. Jake and Rachel Taylor head to "The Grand Strand" hoping to rejuvenate their marriage. But before they can get settled in Myrtle Beach, a late-night break-in and the discovery of an enigmatic device plunge them into an international caper. Beachside encounters with charming, glamorous foreigners, sightings of the Taylors' doppelgangers around town, and rumors of a secretive figure known as La Fantôme all complicate matters further. From a covert operation at a seaside mansion to a cat-and-mouse chase along the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk to a life-or-death struggle on the high seas, Jake and Rachel try to stay one step ahead of danger. As the Taylors get drawn deeper into the mystery, they will have to rely on each other like never before if they-much less their marriage-are to remain intact. Fire & Ice is a combination of adventure, intrigue, and romance-set in an exotic locale-that will keep you guessing until the very end!
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0998181366
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
He's her anchor. She's his compass. But they're both in over their heads. Jake and Rachel Taylor head to "The Grand Strand" hoping to rejuvenate their marriage. But before they can get settled in Myrtle Beach, a late-night break-in and the discovery of an enigmatic device plunge them into an international caper. Beachside encounters with charming, glamorous foreigners, sightings of the Taylors' doppelgangers around town, and rumors of a secretive figure known as La Fantôme all complicate matters further. From a covert operation at a seaside mansion to a cat-and-mouse chase along the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk to a life-or-death struggle on the high seas, Jake and Rachel try to stay one step ahead of danger. As the Taylors get drawn deeper into the mystery, they will have to rely on each other like never before if they-much less their marriage-are to remain intact. Fire & Ice is a combination of adventure, intrigue, and romance-set in an exotic locale-that will keep you guessing until the very end!
One Life to Lose - The Douglas Files: Book Seven
Author: Nathan Birr
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1732137307
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Private Investigator Jackson Douglas has always turned to his friends for help. Now, each of them needs to turn to him. Only none of them know where he is. Fighting against their own fears, Maggie, Sam, Mouse, Reggie, and Leroy band together to figure out what happened to Jackson. Working with old friends and new ones, they uncover several possible explanations for his disappearance, each with its own grim ramifications. None of them, however, are nearly as shocking as the truth. Nor as potentially catastrophic.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1732137307
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Private Investigator Jackson Douglas has always turned to his friends for help. Now, each of them needs to turn to him. Only none of them know where he is. Fighting against their own fears, Maggie, Sam, Mouse, Reggie, and Leroy band together to figure out what happened to Jackson. Working with old friends and new ones, they uncover several possible explanations for his disappearance, each with its own grim ramifications. None of them, however, are nearly as shocking as the truth. Nor as potentially catastrophic.
Short Sail - A Douglas Files Short
Author: Nathan Birr
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0998181382
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
One good con deserves another. Jackson Douglas and Tori Walker are little more than paper pushers when their detective firm stumbles upon a scam artist. Since the company lacks the motivation to pursue him, the would-be private investigators decide to take matters into their own hands. During trips to the beach and over dinner at her apartment, they hatch a plan to con a conman not once but twice. Can Douglas and Walker pull off their complicated confidence game on short notice, with limited funds and minimal resources? Will their chemistry work for them or cause a distraction? What happens if the scammer spots the scam? And is righting a wrong really worth the risk-a risk that could put them on the wrong side of the law, or worse? Short Sail is a fast-paced but lighthearted adventure that will leave you craving more of Jackson Douglas.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0998181382
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
One good con deserves another. Jackson Douglas and Tori Walker are little more than paper pushers when their detective firm stumbles upon a scam artist. Since the company lacks the motivation to pursue him, the would-be private investigators decide to take matters into their own hands. During trips to the beach and over dinner at her apartment, they hatch a plan to con a conman not once but twice. Can Douglas and Walker pull off their complicated confidence game on short notice, with limited funds and minimal resources? Will their chemistry work for them or cause a distraction? What happens if the scammer spots the scam? And is righting a wrong really worth the risk-a risk that could put them on the wrong side of the law, or worse? Short Sail is a fast-paced but lighthearted adventure that will leave you craving more of Jackson Douglas.
The Lost City of the Monkey God
Author: Douglas Preston
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1455540021
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, named one of the best books of the year by The Boston Globe and National Geographic: acclaimed journalist Douglas Preston takes readers on a true adventure deep into the Honduran rainforest in this riveting narrative about the discovery of a lost civilization -- culminating in a stunning medical mystery. Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God. Indigenous tribes speak of ancestors who fled there to escape the Spanish invaders, and they warn that anyone who enters this sacred city will fall ill and die. In 1940, swashbuckling journalist Theodore Morde returned from the rainforest with hundreds of artifacts and an electrifying story of having found the Lost City of the Monkey God-but then committed suicide without revealing its location. Three quarters of a century later, bestselling author Doug Preston joined a team of scientists on a groundbreaking new quest. In 2012 he climbed aboard a rickety, single-engine plane carrying the machine that would change everything: lidar, a highly advanced, classified technology that could map the terrain under the densest rainforest canopy. In an unexplored valley ringed by steep mountains, that flight revealed the unmistakable image of a sprawling metropolis, tantalizing evidence of not just an undiscovered city but an enigmatic, lost civilization. Venturing into this raw, treacherous, but breathtakingly beautiful wilderness to confirm the discovery, Preston and the team battled torrential rains, quickmud, disease-carrying insects, jaguars, and deadly snakes. But it wasn't until they returned that tragedy struck: Preston and others found they had contracted in the ruins a horrifying, sometimes lethal-and incurable-disease. Suspenseful and shocking, filled with colorful history, hair-raising adventure, and dramatic twists of fortune, THE LOST CITY OF THE MONKEY GOD is the absolutely true, eyewitness account of one of the great discoveries of the twenty-first century.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1455540021
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, named one of the best books of the year by The Boston Globe and National Geographic: acclaimed journalist Douglas Preston takes readers on a true adventure deep into the Honduran rainforest in this riveting narrative about the discovery of a lost civilization -- culminating in a stunning medical mystery. Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God. Indigenous tribes speak of ancestors who fled there to escape the Spanish invaders, and they warn that anyone who enters this sacred city will fall ill and die. In 1940, swashbuckling journalist Theodore Morde returned from the rainforest with hundreds of artifacts and an electrifying story of having found the Lost City of the Monkey God-but then committed suicide without revealing its location. Three quarters of a century later, bestselling author Doug Preston joined a team of scientists on a groundbreaking new quest. In 2012 he climbed aboard a rickety, single-engine plane carrying the machine that would change everything: lidar, a highly advanced, classified technology that could map the terrain under the densest rainforest canopy. In an unexplored valley ringed by steep mountains, that flight revealed the unmistakable image of a sprawling metropolis, tantalizing evidence of not just an undiscovered city but an enigmatic, lost civilization. Venturing into this raw, treacherous, but breathtakingly beautiful wilderness to confirm the discovery, Preston and the team battled torrential rains, quickmud, disease-carrying insects, jaguars, and deadly snakes. But it wasn't until they returned that tragedy struck: Preston and others found they had contracted in the ruins a horrifying, sometimes lethal-and incurable-disease. Suspenseful and shocking, filled with colorful history, hair-raising adventure, and dramatic twists of fortune, THE LOST CITY OF THE MONKEY GOD is the absolutely true, eyewitness account of one of the great discoveries of the twenty-first century.
The Armed Forces Officer
Author: Richard Moody Swain
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160937583
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
In 1950, when he commissioned the first edition of The Armed Forces Officer, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall told its author, S.L.A. Marshall, that "American military officers, of whatever service, should share common ground ethically and morally." In this new edition, the authors methodically explore that common ground, reflecting on the basics of the Profession of Arms, and the officer's special place and distinctive obligations within that profession and especially to the Constitution.
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160937583
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
In 1950, when he commissioned the first edition of The Armed Forces Officer, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall told its author, S.L.A. Marshall, that "American military officers, of whatever service, should share common ground ethically and morally." In this new edition, the authors methodically explore that common ground, reflecting on the basics of the Profession of Arms, and the officer's special place and distinctive obligations within that profession and especially to the Constitution.
Nazi Gold
Author: Douglas Botting
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780574274
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
In 1945, as Allied bombers continued their final pounding of Berlin, the panicking Nazis began moving the assets of the Reichsbank south for safekeeping. Vast trainloads of gold and currency were evacuated from the doomed capital of Hitler's 'Thousand-year Reich'. Nazi Gold is the real-life story of the theft of that fabulous treasure - worth some 2,500,000,000 at the time of the original investigation. It is also the story of a mystery and attempted whitewash in an American scandal that pre-dated Watergate by nearly 30 years. Investigators were impeded at every step as they struggled to uncover the truth and were left fearing for their lives. The authors' quest led them to a murky, dangerous post-war world of racketeering, corruption and gang warfare. Their brilliant reporting, matching eyewitness testimony with declassified Top Secret documents from the US Archives, lays bare this monumental crime in a narrative which throngs with SS desperadoes, a red-headed queen of crime and American military governors living like Kings. Also revealed is the authors' discovery of some of the missing treasure in the Bank of England.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780574274
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
In 1945, as Allied bombers continued their final pounding of Berlin, the panicking Nazis began moving the assets of the Reichsbank south for safekeeping. Vast trainloads of gold and currency were evacuated from the doomed capital of Hitler's 'Thousand-year Reich'. Nazi Gold is the real-life story of the theft of that fabulous treasure - worth some 2,500,000,000 at the time of the original investigation. It is also the story of a mystery and attempted whitewash in an American scandal that pre-dated Watergate by nearly 30 years. Investigators were impeded at every step as they struggled to uncover the truth and were left fearing for their lives. The authors' quest led them to a murky, dangerous post-war world of racketeering, corruption and gang warfare. Their brilliant reporting, matching eyewitness testimony with declassified Top Secret documents from the US Archives, lays bare this monumental crime in a narrative which throngs with SS desperadoes, a red-headed queen of crime and American military governors living like Kings. Also revealed is the authors' discovery of some of the missing treasure in the Bank of England.
The Lost Island
Author: Douglas Preston
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1455525782
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Gideon Crew--brilliant scientist, master thief--is living on borrowed time. When his mysterious employer, Eli Glinn, gives him an eyebrow-raising mission, he has no reason to refuse. Gideon's task: steal a page from the priceless Book of Kells, now on display in New York City and protected by unbreakable security. Accomplishing the impossible, Gideon steals the parchment--only to learn that hidden beneath the gorgeously illuminated image is a treasure map dating back to the time of the ancient Greeks. As they ponder the strange map, they realize that the treasure it leads to is no ordinary fortune. It is something far more precious: an amazing discovery that could perhaps even save Gideon's life. Together with his new partner, Amy, Gideon follows a trail of cryptic clues to an unknown island in a remote corner of the Caribbean Sea. There, off the hostile and desolate Mosquito Coast, the pair realize the extraordinary treasure they are hunting conceals an even greater shock-a revelation so profound that it may benefit the entire human race . . . if Gideon and Amy can survive.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1455525782
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Gideon Crew--brilliant scientist, master thief--is living on borrowed time. When his mysterious employer, Eli Glinn, gives him an eyebrow-raising mission, he has no reason to refuse. Gideon's task: steal a page from the priceless Book of Kells, now on display in New York City and protected by unbreakable security. Accomplishing the impossible, Gideon steals the parchment--only to learn that hidden beneath the gorgeously illuminated image is a treasure map dating back to the time of the ancient Greeks. As they ponder the strange map, they realize that the treasure it leads to is no ordinary fortune. It is something far more precious: an amazing discovery that could perhaps even save Gideon's life. Together with his new partner, Amy, Gideon follows a trail of cryptic clues to an unknown island in a remote corner of the Caribbean Sea. There, off the hostile and desolate Mosquito Coast, the pair realize the extraordinary treasure they are hunting conceals an even greater shock-a revelation so profound that it may benefit the entire human race . . . if Gideon and Amy can survive.
The Review of Reviews
The Power and Purpose of Blood in God’s Design
Author: Cynthia Hsing-Wei Chang
Publisher: Langham Publishing
ISBN: 1786410125
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
How can Christians delve into the relationship between biblical law, narrative, and rituals to reconcile beliefs with cultural heritage? In this study, Dr. Cynthia Hsing-Wei Chang addresses the unfamiliar and impractical nature of Leviticus’s ritual teachings for Christians, particularly in the context of Chinese culture’s common practice of eating cooked blood pudding. Combining principles from biblical laws and rhetoric to distinguish Leviticus’s literary structure, this book examines well-being offerings in the Old Testament and Ugaritic sacrificial documents, and explores the meaning of blood atonement in rituals to provide a comprehensive theological response. By bridging ancient rituals and modern culture, Dr. Chang offers unique insights for cross-cultural understanding and practical guidance for those seeking to navigate cultural complexities while honoring their faith.
Publisher: Langham Publishing
ISBN: 1786410125
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
How can Christians delve into the relationship between biblical law, narrative, and rituals to reconcile beliefs with cultural heritage? In this study, Dr. Cynthia Hsing-Wei Chang addresses the unfamiliar and impractical nature of Leviticus’s ritual teachings for Christians, particularly in the context of Chinese culture’s common practice of eating cooked blood pudding. Combining principles from biblical laws and rhetoric to distinguish Leviticus’s literary structure, this book examines well-being offerings in the Old Testament and Ugaritic sacrificial documents, and explores the meaning of blood atonement in rituals to provide a comprehensive theological response. By bridging ancient rituals and modern culture, Dr. Chang offers unique insights for cross-cultural understanding and practical guidance for those seeking to navigate cultural complexities while honoring their faith.