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Paperback. Zustand: Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Defining the Wind is a wonderfully written account of one man's crusade to learn about what the wind is made of by tracing the history of the Beaufort Scale and its eccentric creator, Sir Francis Beaufort. It's as much about the language we use to describe our world as it is an exhortation to observe it more closely.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: As New.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: As New.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Fair.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Fair.

Zustand: Good. A family's secret, a ruthless fanatic, and a covert arm of the American government--all are linked by a single puzzling possibility: What if everything we know about the discovery of America was a lie? What if that lie was designed to hide the secret of why Columbus sailed in 1492? And what if that 500-year-old secret could violently reshape the modern political world?   Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Tom Sagan has written hard-hitting articles from hot spots around the world. But when one of his stories from the Middle East is exposed as a fraud, his professional reputation crashes and burns. Now he lives in virtual exile--haunted by bad decisions and a shocking truth he can never prove: that his downfall was a deliberate act of sabotage by an unknown enemy. But before Sagan can end his torment with the squeeze of a trigger, fate intervenes in the form of an enigmatic stranger. This stranger forces Sagan to act--and his actions attract the attention of the Magellan Billet, a top-secret corps of the United States Justice Department that deals with America's most sensitive investigations. Sagan suddenly finds himself caught in an international incident, the repercussions of which will shudder not only Washington, D.C., but also Jerusalem. Coaxed into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, unsure who's friend and who's foe, Sagan is forced to Vienna, Prague, then finally into the Blue Mountains of Jamaica--where his survival hinges on his rewriting everything we know about Christopher Columbus.   Don't miss Steve Berry's short story "The Admiral's Mark" in the back of the book. …

Zustand: Fair. A family's secret, a ruthless fanatic, and a covert arm of the American government--all are linked by a single puzzling possibility: What if everything we know about the discovery of America was a lie? What if that lie was designed to hide the secret of why Columbus sailed in 1492? And what if that 500-year-old secret could violently reshape the modern political world?   Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Tom Sagan has written hard-hitting articles from hot spots around the world. But when one of his stories from the Middle East is exposed as a fraud, his professional reputation crashes and burns. Now he lives in virtual exile--haunted by bad decisions and a shocking truth he can never prove: that his downfall was a deliberate act of sabotage by an unknown enemy. But before Sagan can end his torment with the squeeze of a trigger, fate intervenes in the form of an enigmatic stranger. This stranger forces Sagan to act--and his actions attract the attention of the Magellan Billet, a top-secret corps of the United States Justice Department that deals with America's most sensitive investigations. Sagan suddenly finds himself caught in an international incident, the repercussions of which will shudder not only Washington, D.C., but also Jerusalem. Coaxed into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, unsure who's friend and who's foe, Sagan is forced to Vienna, Prague, then finally into the Blue Mountains of Jamaica--where his survival hinges on his rewriting everything we know about Christopher Columbus.   Don't miss Steve Berry's short story "The Admiral's Mark" in the back of the book. …

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.

Zustand: Fair. Sally Paul is down to her last penny. As she spends it on a cup of tea--to stave off being at the mercy of the workhouse--the last thing she expects is an offer of marriage.from a complete stranger! Admiral Sir Charles Bright's seafaring days are over--and according to society, that must mean he's in need of a wife! Discovering Sally's in need of a home, he offers a solution. They marry in haste--but will they enjoy their wedding night at leisure.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. The definitive and dramatic account of what became known as"Operation Vengeance" -- the targeted kill by U.S. fighter pilots of Japan'slarger-than-life military icon, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the naval genius whohad devised the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor. ?AIR RAID, PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NO DRILL.? At7:58 a.m. on December 7, 1941, an officer at the Ford Island Command Centertyped what would become one of the most famous radio dispatches in history, asthe Japanese navy launched a surprise aerial assault on U.S. bases on Hawaii.In a little over two hours, more than 2,400 Americans were dead, propelling theU.S.?s entry into World War II.Dead Reckoning is the epic true story of the high-stakes operation undertakensixteen months later to avenge that deadly strike ? a longshot mission hatchedhastily at the U.S. base on Guadalcanal. Expertly crafting this "hunt forBin Laden"-style WWII story, NewYork Times bestselling author Dick Lehr recreates the tension-filled eventsleading up to the climactic clash in the South Pacific skies ? frontline momentsloaded with xenophobia, spycraft, sacrifice and broken hearts. Lehr goes behindthe scenes at Station Hypo on Hawaii, where U.S. Navy code breakers first discoveredexactly where and when to find Admiral Yamamoto, on April 18, 1943, and then chroniclesin dramatic detail the nerve-wracking mission to kill him. He focuses on ArmyAir Force Major John W. Mitchell, the ace fighter pilot from the tiny hamlet ofEnid, Mississippi who was tasked with conceiving a flight route, literally tothe second, for the only U.S. fighter plane on Guadalcanal capable of reachingYamamoto hundreds of miles away ? the new twin-engine P-38 Lightning with itsfabled ?cone of fire.?Given unprecedentedaccess to Mitchell?s personal papers and hundreds of private letters, Lehrreveals for the first time the full story of Mitchell?s wartime exploits up to theface-off with Yamamoto, along with those of key American pilots Mitchell chosefor the momentous mission: Rex Barber, Thomas Lanphier Jr., Besby Holmes, andRay Hine. The spotlight also shines on their enemy target ?Admiral Yamamoto,the enigmatic, charismatic commander in chief of Japan?s Combined Fleet, whosecomplicated feelings about the U.S.?he studied at Harvard?add rich complexity. Inthis way Dead Reckoning offers atonce a fast-paced recounting of a crucial turning point in the Pacific war and keenlydrawn portraits of its two main protagonists: Isoroku Yamamoto, the architectof Pearl Harbor, and John Mitchell, the architect of the Yamamoto?s demise.Dead Reckoning featuresblack-and-white photos throughout. …

Hardback. Zustand: Good. John S. 'Slew' McCain was an old-school sailor. Wiry, profane, a cusser and a gambler, he reminded more than one observer of 'Popeye.' He was also a pioneer in the hard-hitting naval tactics that brought Imperial Japan to its knees. McCain graduated from Annapolis in 1906 and served aboard an armored cruiser in World War I. Espying the future of naval warfare, he earned his aviation wings in 1936 and by 1939 was commander of the aircraft carrier, USS Ranger. He was thus well placed to provide a leading role in America's cut and thrust war with the Japanese across the broad expanses of the Pacific. In 1942 he was made commander of all land-based aircraft during the campaign for Guadalcanal. Though he took his share of blame for the disaster at Savo Island, he counterattacked with every means at his disposal, to the point of commandeering the planes of the crippled carriers Enterprise and Saratoga to reinforce U.S. strength on Henderson Field. Throughout the war, McCain prioritized fighters and single-seat dive-bombers as the best weapons to directly attack the enemy. By the time the U.S. returned to the Philippines, McCain was leading a fast carrier task force under William 'Bull' Halsey. When asked what he thought about his carrier commander, Halsey replied,Not much more than my right arm. At the Philippines, Okinawa, and finally up to the very coastline of Japan, McCain's carrier group destroyed thousands of enemy planes and hundreds of ships with aggressive, swarming tactics. When the Empire formally surrendered on the battleship Missouri, McCain was in the first row of U.S. officers looking on. After Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945, McCain flew back to his home in the U.S., and died in his bed the next day--perhaps from heart failure but more probably from exhaustion. His name has lived on, however, through his son, John S. McCain II, who became commander of U.S. naval forces in the Pacific, 1968-72 (the first father and son four-star admirals in U.S. history), and his grandson, John S. McCain III, a carrier pilot who became the one of the longest held U.S. POW during the Vietnam War and currently serves as a U.S. Senator from Arizona. Drawing upon a wealth of primary sources, including information provided by the McCain family, as well as an expert grasp of the titanic battles waged by the U.S. armed forces in the Pacific, Alton Keith Gilbert has provided the fullest account of the first Admiral John McCain's life yet written. An unconventional leader, Slew McCain's career was marked by courage and innovation, as he emerged from World War II as one of America's greatest combat leaders.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. The definitive and dramatic account of what became known as"Operation Vengeance" -- the targeted kill by U.S. fighter pilots of Japan'slarger-than-life military icon, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the naval genius whohad devised the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor. ?AIR RAID, PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NO DRILL.? At7:58 a.m. on December 7, 1941, an officer at the Ford Island Command Centertyped what would become one of the most famous radio dispatches in history, asthe Japanese navy launched a surprise aerial assault on U.S. bases on Hawaii.In a little over two hours, more than 2,400 Americans were dead, propelling theU.S.?s entry into World War II.Dead Reckoning is the epic true story of the high-stakes operation undertakensixteen months later to avenge that deadly strike ? a longshot mission hatchedhastily at the U.S. base on Guadalcanal. Expertly crafting this "hunt forBin Laden"-style WWII story, NewYork Times bestselling author Dick Lehr recreates the tension-filled eventsleading up to the climactic clash in the South Pacific skies ? frontline momentsloaded with xenophobia, spycraft, sacrifice and broken hearts. Lehr goes behindthe scenes at Station Hypo on Hawaii, where U.S. Navy code breakers first discoveredexactly where and when to find Admiral Yamamoto, on April 18, 1943, and then chroniclesin dramatic detail the nerve-wracking mission to kill him. He focuses on ArmyAir Force Major John W. Mitchell, the ace fighter pilot from the tiny hamlet ofEnid, Mississippi who was tasked with conceiving a flight route, literally tothe second, for the only U.S. fighter plane on Guadalcanal capable of reachingYamamoto hundreds of miles away ? the new twin-engine P-38 Lightning with itsfabled ?cone of fire.?Given unprecedentedaccess to Mitchell?s personal papers and hundreds of private letters, Lehrreveals for the first time the full story of Mitchell?s wartime exploits up to theface-off with Yamamoto, along with those of key American pilots Mitchell chosefor the momentous mission: Rex Barber, Thomas Lanphier Jr., Besby Holmes, andRay Hine. The spotlight also shines on their enemy target ?Admiral Yamamoto,the enigmatic, charismatic commander in chief of Japan?s Combined Fleet, whosecomplicated feelings about the U.S.?he studied at Harvard?add rich complexity. Inthis way Dead Reckoning offers atonce a fast-paced recounting of a crucial turning point in the Pacific war and keenlydrawn portraits of its two main protagonists: Isoroku Yamamoto, the architectof Pearl Harbor, and John Mitchell, the architect of the Yamamoto?s demise.Dead Reckoning featuresblack-and-white photos throughout. …

Zustand: Good. Sally Paul is down to her last penny. As she spends it on a cup of tea--to stave off being at the mercy of the workhouse--the last thing she expects is an offer of marriage.from a complete stranger! Admiral Sir Charles Bright's seafaring days are over--and according to society, that must mean he's in need of a wife! Discovering Sally's in need of a home, he offers a solution. They marry in haste--but will they enjoy their wedding night at leisure.…

Zustand: Fair. The Admiral's Bride by Suzanne Brockmann released on Mar 28, 2006 is available now for purchase.

Zustand: Very Good. The Admiral's Bride by Suzanne Brockmann released on Mar 28, 2006 is available now for purchase.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Fair.

Zustand: Good. The Admiral's Bride by Suzanne Brockmann released on Mar 28, 2006 is available now for purchase.

Zustand: good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly. …

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Reissue. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Zustand: very_good. Cover may have light wear, pages in very good condition and binding is sturdy; may have other light shelf wear or creases. May have notes or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Alan Lewrie is a scandalous young London rake whose amorous onshore adventures lead to his being pressed into His Majesty's service by his own father. As a reluctant midshipman in the Royal Navy, Lewrie finds that he is a born sailor. As his career advances, he finds that the life of a naval officer suits him, as his seamanship and leadership qualities surface.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Alan Lewrie is a scandalous young London rake whose amorous onshore adventures lead to his being pressed into His Majesty's service by his own father. As a reluctant midshipman in the Royal Navy, Lewrie finds that he is a born sailor. As his career advances, he finds that the life of a naval officer suits him, as his seamanship and leadership qualities surface.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Alan Lewrie is a scandalous young London rake whose amorous onshore adventures lead to his being pressed into His Majesty's service by his own father. As a reluctant midshipman in the Royal Navy, Lewrie finds that he is a born sailor. As his career advances, he finds that the life of a naval officer suits him, as his seamanship and leadership qualities surface.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Halsey?s Typhoon is the story of World War II?s most unexpected disaster at sea. In the final days of 1944, Admiral William ?Bull? Halsey is the Pacific theater?s most popular and colorful naval hero. After a string of victories, the ?Fighting Admiral? and his thirty-thousand-man Third Fleet are charged with protecting General MacArthur?s flank during the invasion of the Philippine island of Mindoro. But in the midst of the landings, Halsey attempts a complicated refueling maneuver and unwittingly drives his 170 ships into the teeth of a massive typhoon. Halsey?s men find themselves battling 90-foot waves and 150 mph winds?amid the chaos, three ships are sunk and nearly nine hundred sailors and officers are swept into the Philippine Sea. For three days, small bands of survivors battle dehydration, exhaustion, sharks, and the elements awaiting rescue at the hands of the courageous lieutenant commander Henry Lee Plage, who, defying orders, sails his tiny destroyer escort, the USS Tabberer, back into the storm to rescue drifting sailors. Halsey?s Typhoon is a gripping true tale of courage and survival against impossible odds?and one of the finest untold World War II sagas of our time.…