Jeff Gurner
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The first ever, first-person story of America's private, paramilitary contractors at work around the world-from a man who performed these missions himself and has decades of stories to tell. This is a fascinating tale-and potentially the first-to describe the work of American contractors, men who run highly dangerous missions deep inside foreign countries on the brink of war. It will lift the veil and detail the ultimate danger and risk of paramilitary...
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"Like Carl Hiaasen, Berney delights in the cartoonish. Like Elmore Leonard, he can drive a plot. What sets him apart is how well he evokes love, making the romance…as compelling as the mystery."
-Boston Globe
Lou Berney immediately earned a seat of honor at the mystery masters' table with his crackling caper novel, Gutshot Straight-a lightning-fast, fiendishly clever suspenser that screamed for a sequel. And here it is. Former professional wheel...
3) The Breach
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Travis Chase trilogy volume 1
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New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series, Lee Child, was blown away by The Breach-and you will be, too! A novel of unrelenting suspense and nonstop surprises, The Breach immediately rockets author Patrick Lee into the V.I.P. section of the thriller universe. A treat for Jack Bauer ("24") fans and "X-Files" aficionados, it is a white-knuckle roller-coaster ride that combines the best of Dean Koontz and Michael Crichton with a healthy...
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A breathtaking escape from a South African prison. A call girl found brutally murdered. A fugitive American billionaire obsessed with revenge. A digitally encrypted telephone call is intercepted by the NSA's spy satellites high over Switzerland, and Special Agent Sarah Cahill is urgently summoned to investigate an impending terrorist attack on Manhattan. Her investigation immediately turns into a desperate pursuit of a charismatic and exceptionally
...5) Deep Sky
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Travis Chase trilogy volume 3
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"Lee has an intense brand of storytelling….[He's] the real deal."
Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Jefferson Key
Patrick Lee's extraordinary Breach trilogy comes to an explosive and breathtaking conclusion with Deep Sky-as Travis Chase of the ultra-secret government agency Tangent finally comes face to face with the decision that could determine the ultimate fate of the world. With The Breach, Ghost Country, and now Deep...
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Travis Chase trilogy volume 2
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"In a word: Brilliant….It left me breathless and awed….Pure exhilaration from the first page to the last."
-James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of Altar of Eden
"WOW! Double Wow!...Ghost Country by Patrick Lee will make Asimov and Heinlein cheer with the angels. The techno-thriller meets Sci-Fi, and the result is mind-blowing."
-Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author of Disciple
Patrick Lee reinvented and revitalized...
7) Influx
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A tale set in a world in which technological advances have been suppressed finds particle physicist Jon Grady helping to innovate a device capable of reflecting gravity only to be targeted by a shadowy organization from the future.
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Planet by planet, darkness creeps across the galaxy. Among warriors and generals, among ordinary beings living in far-flung worlds, the fear will not go away: We are losing this war. . . .
Anakin Skywalker feels it, too. The Separatist Alliance, with ruthlessness and treachery, is beating the Republic to every strategic target. But after a costly clash with General Grievous for the planet Kothlis, Anakin has a mission that will...
Anakin Skywalker feels it, too. The Separatist Alliance, with ruthlessness and treachery, is beating the Republic to every strategic target. But after a costly clash with General Grievous for the planet Kothlis, Anakin has a mission that will...
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From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine Black Mask published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner and John D. MacDonald got their start in Black Mask. The urban crime stories that appeared in Black Mask helped to shape American culture. Modern computer games, films, and television are rooted in the fiction popularized by...
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From the author of the bestselling Beneath a Scarlet Sky comes Robin Monarch in three propulsive, nerve-wracking stories.
BROTHERHOOD
Robin Monarch is a man with a complicated, secret past and a very grim future. Currently locked up in the USDB-the military supermax prison known as Leavenworth-the CIA offers Monarch one shot at freedom and a pardon. All he has to do is steal something from a highly secure position at ground zero of a war-zone, and...
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More than two hundred CEOs reveal their candid insights on how to build and foster a corporate culture that encourages innovation and drives resultsIn Quick and Nimble, Adam Bryant draws on interviews with more than two hundred CEOs to offer business leaders the wisdom and guidance to move an organization faster, to be quick and nimble, and to rekindle the whatever-it-takes collective spark of a start-up, all with the goal of innovating and thriving...
12) Escape Artist
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Robin Monarch is a world-class thief and a highly skilled operative——a man with skills, a rigid code of honor, powerful friends and implacable enemies.
In 'Escape Artist,' Monarch's abilities——and his nerve——are both tested when he's sent deep into the jungles of the Congo, into the encampment of an army of boy-soldiers under the leadership of a man calling himself Lieutenant Zed. He's undercover as a black market diamond dealer. His...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 14
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The New York Times bestseller featured on 60 Minutes, this is the first book to take readers inside the world of elite Navy SEAL dogs.
As Seen on "60 Minutes"!
As a Navy SEAL during a combat deployment in Iraq, Mike Ritland saw a military working dog in action and instantly knew he'd found his true calling. Ritland started his own company training and supplying dogs for the SEAL teams, U.S. Government, and Department of Defense. He knew that...
14) Speed Track
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Axel is a little red truck with big wheels and big dreams. In this easy-to-read story that is just right for beginning readers, Axel and his dog, Rex, go to the racetrack at the fairgrounds and race against trucks and cars that are bigger, better, and faster than he is. Does Axel win? You bet he does! Short declarative sentences, tons of action and fun, age-appropriate vocabulary, sound effects and onomatopoeia, and bold, detailed illustrations, make...
15) Rocky Road
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Axel the Truck has big wheels, and he loves to drive fast. A trip to the mountains includes some monster hills and bumpy roads! Features read-to-me audio, perfect for sharing.
16) Beach Race
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Axel the Truck has big wheels, and he loves speed and adventure. Is he fast enough to win the beach race against the big trucks?
18) Field Trip
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Axel is a little truck with great big wheels. Axel loves to explore, have fun, go fast, and get dirty. The Axel books are ideal for children just learning to read, and feature fun art and an easy-to-read text that builds vocabulary, phonics skills, and the joy of reading. Field Trip is the fourth book about Axel, the little truck with great big wheels. What happens when he doesn't watch where he's going, and races into a pond? Cheer on Axel as he...
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Getting someone to tell the truth is an essential skill that very few people possess. In the boardroom, classroom, or our own homes, every day we interact with others and try to get the truth from them. People are often untruthful out of fear of negative consequences associated with divulging information. But if a person is made to forget the long-term outcomes, he or she can be influenced to disclose sensitive information that's being withheld. The...