March 1968: three miles below the stormy surface of the North Pacific, a Soviet submarine lay silent as a tomb-its crew dead, its payload of nuclear missiles, once directed toward strategic targets in Hawaii, inoperable. No longer a real threat, the sub still presented an alluring target and it was not long before the CIA answered its siren call—even at the risk of igniting World War III.Project AZORIAN—the monumentally audacious six-year mission to recover the sub and learn its se...

Learn to meet women in genuinely confident and high-quality ways, both in-person and online. This isn't a book about pickup artistry; it is the opposite and is far better. It shows you how to be bold, yet respectful. It shows you how to be playful, yet impeccably well-behaved throughout the process.Specifically:If you have been struggling due to lack of confidence, not knowing what to say, or not having a plan, this book is for you.If you are tired of being told to ac...

On 21 July 2013 Chris Froome made history as the second British cyclist to win the Tour de France - in the 100th edition of the world's most famous bike race - and the first ever African-born rider to wear the coveted maillot jaune on the top step of the podium in Paris. Froome's path into the elite ranks of road racing - from mountain biking alongside wild animals on dusty roads in the nature reserves of Kenya's Great Rift Valley to the giddy heights of the Tour de France - has been unlik...

America's continued greatness and prosperity isn't guaranteed. We have serious, and in some cases existential, challenges on multiple fronts. We're in trouble economically, culturally, and from a leadership perspective. We have time to fix all of these problems, but we can't wait forever. It will take smart planning and sustained effort to maintain our nation's success.To position ourselves to thrive going forward, we need to unite behind the enduring values that have always made A...

"He was face down in the water. It swirled around him, thick with blood. Deep red, like an oil slick."With another mysterious cold case on their radar, DI David Lancaster and DS Marie Vidêt travel to the island of Jersey in the English Channel, to investigate the death of Peter Urbawicz, a retired World War II spitfire pilot, whose death twenty years prior was recorded by the island police as 'accidental'.With his daughter, Lady Stottard, adamant that her father di...

Whether you have problems with depression or people around you do have problems with depression or simply want a better knowledge of the mind, this book provides engaging and informative facts about the neuroscience behind our feelings, thoughts, and actions. The simple truth is that there isn’t one big remedy to depressive disorder, but there are many simple steps you may take to alter mind activity and chemistry. Some are as easy as calming certain muscles to lessen anxiety, or getting u...

The old cliché about the "starving" artist may have a basis in reality, but it isn’t set in stone! The Thriving Artist provides valuable advice for the performing artist, whether you’re an actor, dancer, lighting guru, costumer, or stagehand, on investing, saving, and building a diversified and stable financial portfolio. Written specifically for artists who have fluctuating, uncertain, and sometimes limited streams of income, this book promotes an understanding of finances and th...

The legend begins when Tarzan's parents are placed on a jungle shoreline by mutinous seamen. Here they establish a crude residence and survive for a time until attacked and killed by a band of apes.

Water hammer, or the study of fluid transient behaviour, is one of the most common problems in the water engineering community. This book covers the many causes and solutions in a practical way and is an essential reference for all those concerned with the flow of liquids, not just water, in pipe systems. It follows on from the authors' previous monograph on the problems and solutions of water hammer and presents common problems in the form of case studies.This is an interesting and useful...

This is the fifth story in the TARZAN adventure novels. Tarzan’s enemy in this book is a Belgian traitor and an Arab chieftain named, Achmet Zek. Tarzan intends to ‘liberate’ more jewels from the lost city of Opar, unaware that his enemies know of his plan and they intend to liberate the jewels from Tarzan. The running battle becomes so intense that Tarzan is incensed to the point of losing his newly-found, refined demeanor and becomes the beast of old with a terrible ferocity. The apeman ...

Tarzan has been in England where he has been learning about civilization, his heritage and how he fits into it all as Lord Greystoke.

This classic Western story takes place on a cattle ranch. When a mysterious stranger comes walking into town seeking employment at the Cross-Triangle Ranch, life changes for these simple country folk. The stranger goes by the name Honorable Patches, and throughout the book, his tumultuous past and his intentions for coming out West are revealed. Patches is put to the test many times by the other employees including the caretaker, Phil Acton, and the owner, Dean Baldwin. As Patches continue...