Some sixty years after the murder of his uncle in World War II by members of his own platoon, private investigator Jim Morrison discovers that the post-war investigation of the murder was suppressed. When he tries to publicize the results of his inquiry, there are several attempts on his life, all sponsored by Daemon Crux, the would-be candidate for the Republican nomination for president. To protect Jim, his friend, Police Lieutenant Sean Murphy provides him with a hi-tech safe house that he has designed himself. Meanwhile, Sydney Gellar, a prominent reporter, picks up the story. Working together, the three of them try to stop Crux’s attacks and expose his misdeeds before he succeeds in killing Jim and ending his investigation forever.
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Jim and Natalie uncovered a secret that had been hidden for over two centuries, something that treasure hunters had sought for decades. They knew they'd have to bring it to light, but realized they could both die trying. The fragile infancy of the young nation - and a man responsible for its survival - lay in the clues. After driven off the road, shot at and nearly killed, they were determined to follow through to the end ..."--Publisher's description
Its 1943, and handsome young Charles Worthington is the chief of the American Office of Strategic Services in neutral Portugal. Because of its neutrality, Lisbon is the spy capital of wartime Europe. Spies from both sides mingle on the narrow cobblestone streets, the beaches, and at the famous Estoril Casino, in between nighttime meetings with agents, double agents, and simple conmen just trying to make a dollar, pound, or mark by selling bogus information to either side of the war. The closely guarded signals intercept program ULTRA has revealed that the Italian Embassy in Lisbon is somehow obtaining OSS secrets, and Charles is tasked by OSS director Wild Bill Donovan to stop that leak. While pursuing that investigation, he hears a rumor that German Abwehr chief, Admiral Canaris, is planning to smuggle Nazi gold through Portugal to Brazil and thus begins a second important investigation. Along the way, the lovely Russian NKVD intelligence officer Olga, whom hed known in New York City before the war, reappears in his life, assisting his investigation but also greatly complicating his personal life. Weaved into this semifictional plot are the real-life spies Kim Philby, Ian Fleming, Duncan Lee, and British double agents Garbo and Tricycle. There is espionage, betrayal, murder, revenge, and love while searching for the goldand its still only Tuesday!
The Life of Our Lord is a unique and special book in that it, more than any other, reflects Dickens love of God and faith in Jesus Christ. Within its pages, the great novelist unfolds the Gospel message of Jesus Christ, hand-written in the beautiful Dickensian prose the world has come to adore, specifically for his own children during their earlier years. This biographical sketch is not intended as a detailed chronology of the authors life and writings, but instead is primarily a reflection on the heart of the man and the primary motivation behind his great literary workshis faith in Christ and his love for his fellow man. With humility and adoration, we add this precious book to the distinguished Pure Gold Classics collection in anticipation and expectation that young and old alike will be richly blessed by the simplicity and warmth of the story of the life of our Savior that Dickens left as a blessing to the world and a glorious testimony of his own personal relationship with the Lord.
Jim and Natalie uncovered a secret that had been hidden for over two centuries, something that treasure hunters had sought for decades. They knew they'd have to bring it to light, but realized they could both die trying. The fragile infancy of the young nation - and a man responsible for its survival - lay in the clues. After driven off the road, shot at and nearly killed, they were determined to follow through to the end ..."--Publisher's description
This is an extensively revised edition of Paul Tipler's standard text for calculus-based introductory physics courses. It includes entirely new artwork, updated examples and new pedagogical features. There is also an online instructor's resource manual to support the text.
Use this handy guide to quickly calculate the true gold value of jewelry with simple arithmetic. No more guessing at percentages or overpaying for your scrap gold jewelry! Markings: K, Karat KP, Karat Plumb (exact amount of gold) K.P., Karat Plate GF, Gold Filled GS, Gold Shell GP, Gold Plated GEP, Gold Electroplated HGE, Heavy Gold Electroplate Vermeil, Sterling silver that is gold filled or gold plated. Pave, a setting covered with tiny stones. 31.10348 grams = 1 troy ounce (ozt) 1 troy ounce = 1.09714 avoirdupois ounce 28.3495 grams = 1 avoirdupois ounce 20 pennyweights = 1 troy ounce Gold is measured in troy ounces, which are roughly 10% heavier than avoirdupois ounces.
Hailed as "one of the literary giants of SF" by the Denver Post, Gene Wolfe has repeatedly won the field's highest honors, including the Nebula, the Hugo, and the World Fantasy awards. Peace is Gene Wolfe's first full-length novel, a work that shows the genius that later flourished in such acclaimed works as The Fifth Head of Cerberus and The Book of The New Sun. Originally published in 1975, Peace is a spellbinding, brilliant tour de force of the imagination. The melancholy memoir of Alden Dennis Weer, an embittered old man living out his last days in a small midwestern town, the novel reveals a miraculous dimension as the narrative unfolds. For Weer's imagination has the power to obliterate time and reshape reality, transcending even death itself. Powerfully moving and uncompromisingly honest, Peace ranks alongside the finest literary works of our time. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Spud, a twelve-year old lost in the Mississippi swamps in the forties, hears about Indian treasure that was buried in the swamps long ago. He's interested because his family lost their farm to foreclosure. Bull and Wart who have searched the swamps for the gold for so long that they feel the gold is theirs. Cricket and his father, both Indians also claim the gold for their Tribe. Spud meets and becomes friends with Laura and Suzy, younger sisters of Bull and Wart. Following an adventurous Halloween party, Spud interrupts Bull and Wart's harassment of Cricket and his father, but is forced to run for his life. He ends up in a cave that collapses and propels him into the river. He swims to shore - the wrong side - and discovers an Indian chamber on an island in a forgotten lagoon. Later, aided by Laura and Suzy, he finds skins with markings that tell where the treasure is, but the message is in a riddle that not even Cricket's father can decipher.Bull and Wart capture Spud to lead them to the "island" they hear him tell the Indians about. He wiggles out of that, so they give him to their cousin for a carnival sideshow act. Even though Spud is disguised, Laura and Suzy spot him and send Cricket and his father to the rescue. When freed, Spud leads Cricket and his father to where he believes the gold is buried. They find the gold, but Bull and Wart show up. Laura and Suzy bring help in time. The gold is returned to the tribe, but Spud gets a reward.
The Life of Our Lord is a unique and special book in that it, more than any other, reflects Dickens love of God and faith in Jesus Christ. Within its pages, the great novelist unfolds the Gospel message of Jesus Christ, hand-written in the beautiful Dickensian prose the world has come to adore, specifically for his own children during their earlier years. This biographical sketch is not intended as a detailed chronology of the authors life and writings, but instead is primarily a reflection on the heart of the man and the primary motivation behind his great literary workshis faith in Christ and his love for his fellow man. With humility and adoration, we add this precious book to the distinguished Pure Gold Classics collection in anticipation and expectation that young and old alike will be richly blessed by the simplicity and warmth of the story of the life of our Savior that Dickens left as a blessing to the world and a glorious testimony of his own personal relationship with the Lord.
The worldwide Great Depression of the 1930s was the most traumatic event of the twentieth century. It ushered in substantial expansions in the role of governments around the world, focused attention on social insurance, and for a time bolstered socialist economic ideas as a form of cure. Skepticism about the effectiveness of government withered as the free market failed, and it seems safe to say that Keynesian economics would not have flourished if the depression had not occurred. While this severe contraction has been extensively examined, we are just now—thanks to increasingly sophisticated analytical techniques—beginning to comprehend its causes and the reasons for the extremely slow recovery that occurred in the United States. Much of this analysis, though, remains in specialized studies that are visited mainly by economists and economic historians. In Rethinking the Great Depression, Gene Smiley draws upon this recent scholarship to present a clear and nontechnical analysis for the general reader. He explains the roots of the depression in the 1920s, the efforts of the New Deal to combat the economic crisis, and the legacy of these efforts in World War II and the postwar years. He offers new insights and some surprising conclusions: that the causes of the Great Depression lay in the dislocations caused by World War I and the attempt to reconstitute an international gold standard in the 1920s; that the New Deal, regardless of its good intentions, adopted misguided fiscal and monetary policies that prolonged the depression in the United States beyond what it should have been; that World War II, rather than stimulating an end to the depression, actually postponed a full recovery until 1946.
The Watch is the most popular book on vintage and contemporary mechanical watches, appealing to both beginners and experts. In the decade since it was published, the international audience of watch lovers and watch collectors has grown exponentially. It’s time for The Watch, Thoroughly Revised. For this new edition, the original author, Gene Stone, is joined by Stephen Pulvirent of Hodinkee.com. Together, they have thoroughly revamped the book to reflect the current state of the watch world, with the addition of new brands, new models, and more focused and nuanced coverage of the traditional brand leaders, including Rolex, Patek Philippe, Omega, and TAG Heuer.
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