Six of the most powerful men on earth are about to be assassinated. A group of individuals are set to make a global statement by detonating a nuclear bomb in one of the most iconic cities of the world. And the presidents brother has been kidnapped. Everett Holcomb has slipped through the hands of Team Chad and the FBI and has joined forces with an elusive assassin and a Middle Eastern saboteur. Their goal? To sell a nuclear bomb formula to a rogue terrorist group, take out six of the worlds most influential heads of state and decimate the city of Paris. Chad Gamble, police officer-turned pastor, must evade a police dragnet, assemble his team, and find and defuse the nuclear device before it kills the leaders of the United States, Israel, France, Saudi Arabia, the Iranian Ayatollah and the General Secretary of Hezbollah. The six heads of state are taking an unprecedented risk in an attempt to achieve world peace. Their heart-pounding plan involves being hidden in plain sight. It is a scheme as wild and fraught with danger as any ever undertaken by a group of world leaders. Will it prove productive or become one of the worst disasters ever recorded? It all hangs on Team Chad.
Chad Gamble, policeman turned pastor, has had more pain laid on his shoulders in the last six months than most people experience in a lifetime and he's ready to end it all. An unfaithful wife and a missing and presumed dead son are only part of his grief. A former parishioner who was unjustly fired from his job is planning to duplicate the horror of 9/11 at the dedication of the Freedom Tower in New York City in less than three days. The clock is ticking. The police don't believe him. And one of his team will betray him. Chad must stop the insanity before it once again shakes the very foundations of our society.
Chad Gamble's life has been turned upside down. His wife who betrayed him has now been kidnapped. The trail leads his team and the FBI to the luxurious ski resort town of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Once there, however, they learn that much more than a kidnapping is at stake. A set of breakthrough scientific discoveries - one involving a transportation fuel enhancement formula and the other involving a new technology that enables nuclear bombs to be made easily and inexpensively - is on its way into the hands of terrorists. But even before they can find Stevie and stop the sale of the game changing formulas, they must contend with a nuclear device 1400 times more powerful than that dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki which is about to be detonated at our country's most strategic military site. Both the FBI and Team Chad are tested to their limits in this race against time. To bring Stevie home and the world back from the brink of nuclear insanity, they must outwit not only their old nemesis, Everett Holcomb, but Holcomb's choice partners, an embittered leader of a Right-Wing extremist group, and one of the world's most vicious and sought-after assassins.
Six of the most powerful men on earth are about to be assassinated. A group of individuals are set to make a global statement by detonating a nuclear bomb in one of the most iconic cities of the world. And the presidents brother has been kidnapped. Everett Holcomb has slipped through the hands of Team Chad and the FBI and has joined forces with an elusive assassin and a Middle Eastern saboteur. Their goal? To sell a nuclear bomb formula to a rogue terrorist group, take out six of the worlds most influential heads of state and decimate the city of Paris. Chad Gamble, police officer-turned pastor, must evade a police dragnet, assemble his team, and find and defuse the nuclear device before it kills the leaders of the United States, Israel, France, Saudi Arabia, the Iranian Ayatollah and the General Secretary of Hezbollah. The six heads of state are taking an unprecedented risk in an attempt to achieve world peace. Their heart-pounding plan involves being hidden in plain sight. It is a scheme as wild and fraught with danger as any ever undertaken by a group of world leaders. Will it prove productive or become one of the worst disasters ever recorded? It all hangs on Team Chad.
A fascinating account of both the historical and current struggle of Native Americans to recover sacred objects that have been plundered and sold to museums. Museum curator and anthropologist Chip Colwell asks the all-important question: Who owns the past? Museums that care for the objects of history or the communities whose ancestors made them?"--Provided by the publisher
A New York Times Bestseller Theodore Roosevelt, accidental president, and Joseph Bishop, newspaper editor, met when the future Rough Rider was police commissioner of New York City. This is the remarkable story of mutual loyalty and dedication that ranges from police corruption on the streets of New York, through days of boldness and courage in the White House, to ambition and hardship in the jungles of Panama and beyond.
This graphic sketchbook is a primer for sparking imagination and creativity in landscape architecture and urban design drawing. Field Sketching for Environmental Designers is an ideal guide and companion for both beginning and advanced drawing enthusiasts. The text is profusely illustrated and loaded with fun and enlightening examples of work from a plethora of experienced artists, designers, planners and naturalists from around the world. Each chapter provides easy-to-follow instructions on a wide variety of techniques for field sketching and plein-air painting. The exercises are designed to help readers progressively build a set of skills that will help them construct meaning and gain knowledge from on-site, field observation.
What a treat. Glamorous and nostalgic and very sexy, Cape May is a novel about marriage, lust, shabby seaside towns and lots of gin. Brilliantly unsettling—one of those books that stays with you." - Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water A mesmerizing debut novel by Chip Cheek, Cape May explores the social and sexual mores of 1950s America through the eyes of a newly married couple from the genteel south corrupted by sophisticated New England urbanites. Late September 1957. Henry and Effie, very young newlyweds from Georgia, arrive in Cape May, New Jersey, for their honeymoon only to find the town is deserted. Feeling shy of each other and isolated, they decide to cut the trip short. But before they leave, they meet a glamorous set of people who sweep them up into their drama. Clara, a beautiful socialite who feels her youth slipping away; Max, a wealthy playboy and Clara’s lover; and Alma, Max’s aloof and mysterious half-sister, to whom Henry is irresistibly drawn. The empty beach town becomes their playground, and as they sneak into abandoned summer homes, go sailing, walk naked under the stars, make love, and drink a great deal of gin, Henry and Effie slip from innocence into betrayal, with irrevocable consequences. Erotic and moving, this is a novel about marriage, love and sexuality, and the lifelong repercussions that meeting a group of debauched cosmopolitans has on a new marriage.
You talk about destiny, well, you can't rule that out. We were hard-nosed and that showed up in 1957." -- Braves catcher Del Crandall to editor Gregory H. Wolf Few teams in baseball history have captured the hearts of their fans like the Milwaukee Braves of the 19505. During the Braves' 13-year tenure in Milwaukee (1953-1965), they had a winning record every season, won two consecutive NL pennants (1957 and 1958), lost two more in the final week of the season (1956 and 1959), and set big-league attendance records along the way. This book celebrates the Milwaukee Braves' historic 1957 World Series championship season. Led by the bats of National League Most Valuable Player Henry Aaron and slugging third baseman Eddie Mathews and the "Big Three" pitching trio (Cy Young Award winner Warren Spahn, Lew Burdette, and Bob Buhl) the Braves won 95 games. The team enjoyed standout seasons by shortstop Johnny Logan, outfielder Wes Covington, and catcher Del Crandall And GM John Quinn pulled off the biggest trade of the summer, acquiring All-Star second baseman Red Schoendienst from the New York Giants. The Braves cemented their place in history by defeating the New York Yankees in the World Series. In one of the greatest performances in the history of the fall classic, crafty Lew Burdette tossed his second consecutive shutout (and third complete game) to defeat the Bronx Bombers in Game Seven, in Yankee Stadium. A collaborative effort of 32 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), Thar's Joy in Braveland! The 1957 Milwaukee Braves portrays that memorable team with life stories of all of the roster players, the manager and coaching staff, the owner, the general manager, and sportswriters and radio announcers. Summaries of the regular season and World Series re-create the magic of that unforgettable season. Table of Contents: Introduction:The Milwaukee Braves Make History by Gregory H Wolf From Yawkey to Milwaukee: Lou Perini Makes his Move by Saul Wisnia THE BRAVES Henry “Hank” Aaron by William Johnson Joe Adcock by Gregory H Wolf Bill Bruton by John Harry Stahl Bob Buhl by Gregory H Wolf Lew Burdette by Alex Kupfer Dick Cole by Doug Engleman Gene Conley by John R Husman Wes Covington by Andy Sturgill Del Crandall by Gregory H Wolf Ray Crone by Gregory H Wolf John DeMerit by Steven Schmitt Harry Hanebrink by Andy Sturgill Bob Hazle by Nancy Snell Griffith Joey Jay by Joe Wancho Ernie Johnson by Dana Sprague Dave Jolly by Chip Greene Nippy Jones by Dan Fields Johnny Logan by Bob Buege Bobby Malkmus by Gregory H Wolf Felix Mantilla by Rick Schabowski Eddie Mathews by David Fleitz Don McMahon by John Vorperian Red Murff by Michael J Bielawa Danny O’Connell by Mel Marmer Andy Pafko by Dale Voiss Phil Paine by Chip Greene Taylor Phillips by Rick Schabowski Juan Pizarro by Rory Costello Del Rice by Norm King Mel Roach by David Fleitz Carl Sawatski by Gregory H Wolf Red Schoendienst by Kristen Lokemoen Ray Shearer by William Johnson Warren Spahn by Jim Kaplan Chuck Tanner by Dan Fields Hawk Taylor by Steven Schmitt Bobby Thomson by Jeff Findley Frank Torre by Norm King Bob Trowbridge by Nancy Snell Griffith THE MANAGER Fred Haney by Jim Gordon THE COACHES Bob Keely by Gregory H Wolf Johnny Riddle by Nancy Snell Griffith Charlie Root by Gregory H Wolf Connie Ryan by John McMurray GENERAL MANAGER John Quinn by Rory Costello County Stadium by Gregg Hoffmann Jane Jarvis by Rory Costello THE SPORTSWRITERS Headlines and Deadlines: Wordsmiths of the Braves by Bob Buege Lou Chapman by Bob Buege Red Thisted by Bob Buege Bob Wolf by Bob Buege RADIO ANNOUNCERS Voices of the Braves: Blaine Walsh and Earl Gillespie by Bob Buege REGULAR SEASON SUMMARY The Milwaukee Braves Season Timeline and Summary by Gregory H Wolf WORLD SERIES SUMMARY World Series Summary by Norm King By the Numbers: Milwaukee Braves in 1957 by Dan Fields Thirteen Years of Magic by Bob Buege
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