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Author: James Brabazon Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic ISBN: 0802195954 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 541
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“Intensely vivid story of war and the peculiar breed of warriors who fight in 21st-century Africa . . . and tribute to an extraordinary comrade-at-arms.” —Kirkus Reviews In February 2002, British journalist James Brabazon set out to travel with guerrilla forces into Liberia to show the world what was happening in that war-torn country. To protect him, he hired Nick du Toit, a former South African Defence Force soldier who had fought in conflicts across Africa for over three decades. What follows is an incredible behind-the-scenes account of the Liberian rebels—known as the LURD—as they attempt to seize control of the country from government troops led by President Charles Taylor. In this gripping narrative, James Brabazon paints a brilliant portrait of the chaos that tore West Africa apart: nations run by warlords and kleptocrats, rebels fighting to displace them, ordinary people caught in the crossfire—and everywhere adventurers and mercenaries operating in war’s dark shadows. It is a brutally honest book about what it takes to be a journalist, survivor, and friend in this morally corrosive crucible. “A classic story of intrigue, greed, and violence in one of the most dysfunctional countries in the world. It is a gripping story that I couldn’t read fast enough.” —Sebastian Junger, New York Times–bestselling author
Author: James Brabazon Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic ISBN: 0802195954 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 541
Book Description
“Intensely vivid story of war and the peculiar breed of warriors who fight in 21st-century Africa . . . and tribute to an extraordinary comrade-at-arms.” —Kirkus Reviews In February 2002, British journalist James Brabazon set out to travel with guerrilla forces into Liberia to show the world what was happening in that war-torn country. To protect him, he hired Nick du Toit, a former South African Defence Force soldier who had fought in conflicts across Africa for over three decades. What follows is an incredible behind-the-scenes account of the Liberian rebels—known as the LURD—as they attempt to seize control of the country from government troops led by President Charles Taylor. In this gripping narrative, James Brabazon paints a brilliant portrait of the chaos that tore West Africa apart: nations run by warlords and kleptocrats, rebels fighting to displace them, ordinary people caught in the crossfire—and everywhere adventurers and mercenaries operating in war’s dark shadows. It is a brutally honest book about what it takes to be a journalist, survivor, and friend in this morally corrosive crucible. “A classic story of intrigue, greed, and violence in one of the most dysfunctional countries in the world. It is a gripping story that I couldn’t read fast enough.” —Sebastian Junger, New York Times–bestselling author
Author: Sarah Diamond Publisher: Orion ISBN: 1409194949 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 360
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When Anna's husband tells her that he's been offered a job in a different part of the country, she's as happy to move as he is. While she enjoys city life, her second career as a novelist is going nowhere, and she hopes that in the small Dorset village inspiration might return. After the move, however, she finds it's quite a different story. With few ideas for her new novel and little else to do, life in the country isn't quite what Anna had imagined. But all that changes when Anna discovers something unexpected: Rebecca Fisher, the notorious child murderess of the 1960s, was the previous owner of their cottage. The more she learns about Rebecca Fisher, the more determined Anna becomes to reveal the truth, a truth which has remained unexplored for over thirty years. But someone else has other ideas - and an unseen enemy threatens her marriage, her safety and ultimately her life . . .
Author: Steven Jenkins Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595444881 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 248
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Behind every wall in every house, there are spiders-spiders with families, communities, and lives of their own. They hunt, spin webs, argue with their parents, avoid bathtubs, and occasionally take pleasure in spooking the humans (and live to tell the tale). For the most part, days are routine; however, for young Bateman, everything changes when he slays the sinister General Raimi, leader of the powerful and vicious Spider Army. Fearing for his life, Bateman flees the confines of The Wall. He's always dreamed of exploring the house and garden, but not as a lone fugitive. Danger looms everywhere, as does the little girl of the house. Unlike the rest of the family she's not in the least bit scared of spiders, and has enjoyed tormenting and torturing the little critters for years. That's why they call her "The She-Devil"-she's every bug's worst nightmare. If Bateman is ever to return to the comfort of his family and friends, he must face the Spider Army's fury and the vengeful General Raimi II. With the thrilling and wickedly funny adventures of Bateman and his unlikely allies, you'll discover what it means to be home and what it takes to be a hero. And you'll never look at your average arachnid in the same way again.
Author: Patrick Nielsen Hayden Publisher: Tor Teen ISBN: 142997883X Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 292
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Nightmarish or whimsical, irreverent or swashbuckling, each of these short stories is an adventure in imagination. Journey from the here and now into New Skies. A new generation of science fiction fans is at hand. A new generation that is curious, smart, audacious, and experimental. It is for them that Patrick Nielsen Hayden-winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology - has selected these stories from the thousands published by contemporary SF writers over the past two decades. Here are writers such as Philip K. Dick, Orson Scott Card, Jane Yolen, Greg Bear, Kim Stanley Robinson, Steven Gould, Connie Willis, Spider Robinson, and many more. Here is a careening adventure along the outside of a tower looming miles above the ground, and a tale of desperate survival on the deadly surface of the Moon. Here is a world in which children divorce their parents, and the story of a four-dimensional boy in a three-dimensional world. Here are future young people rebuilding after terrible disasters, and here is a story of the future development of baseball-on Mars. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author: Bagel411 Publisher: ISBN: 9781516962945 Category : Languages : en Pages : 50
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Spider House Rules tells a dark and unimaginably twisted tale of a young spider mummy named Brandon who must fight a race of super intelligent regular mummies along with his friend Jake. There is sci fi action, animals, and a sense of adventure.
Author: Joe Janes Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1257949667 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 445
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To follow-up writing a comedy sketch a day for a year with 365 Sketches, Joe Janes has collaborated with Chicago's finest directors and actors to write and develop for them 50 short one act plays. Each director showcased his or her own specific take on the limitless imagination of the former stand-up comic and Emmy Award winner turned instructor/director/performer at Strawdog Theater's Hugen Hall in June 2011 to sell out crowds and enthusiastic reception.
Author: Joe Janes Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 055748281X Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 684
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On January 19, 2009, Chicago teacher and playwright Joe Janes decided to write a comedy sketch a day for a year. He did that. When he was done, Don Hall of the WNEP Theater Foundation decided to produce them. All of them. In June of 2010, Don and Joe gathered together over 200 Chicago actors and directors and over eleven nights presented 26 shows each featuring two weeks worth of sketches (although one has 15 scenes). Yep. Crazy. All 365 comedy sketches are collected in this book along with a complete list of directors and actors from the Strawdog shows. Joe teaches comedy writing at The Second City and Columbia College.
Author: Shawn James Publisher: Shawn James ISBN: Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 346
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A Darker Shade of Black... Sixteen-year-old Matilda Crowley lives on the dark side of being light skinned. When a series of events sends the biracial teenager further down the Tragic Mulatto’s road to Hell she enters the world of the Goth Subculture and begins a journey that will change her perceptions of race, culture, and identity. Will she find light in darkness? Or will she be driven to madness?
Author: Bernie Unwin Spencer Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing ISBN: 1803811730 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 225
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A young woman called Tina becomes the first victim of a mutated spider, beginning a horrific and bloodthirsty story set in the near future on the Island of Manhattan. Two young, naïve scientists are frantically searching for the cure for Alzheimer's disease, but inadvertently contaminate the arachnid specimen. The whole of the Island, along with New York city itself must bear the brunt of the total devastation that follows. If these bloodthirsty, black, hideous spiders cannot be stopped here and now, then the entire world will be overrun by these terrifying creatures, killing every man, woman and child on the planet.
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