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2011
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Guantanamo closed? Terror trials on US soil? That's only the beginning.A Hero Captured:Deep in the mountains of Afghanistan, LT CMDR Jose Carmona, a Cuban American and his SEAL team are ambushed in an attempt to capture the terrorist known as The Banker.The world believes the team members are dead. All are killed but Carmona. He is captured and placed in a cave deep in the mountain range known as Tora Bora in some of the roughest terrain on earth. Imprisoned and inju...
Isla Lacra
Scar Island
2011
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Best-selling thriller writer John Boyd's first in the Denver Noles series John Boyd fans are already hooked by international thrillers. Now Boyd introduces Denver Noles, a Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor winner, with a major hole in his life. One way out When Denver Noles inherits half an island in the Florida Keys after the death of his Uncle Harry, he decides to leave the Navy and change his lifestyle. After converting his uncle’s house into a bar, he recruits a couple of other SEALS to run...
2011
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Your enemies are closer than you think. Ultimate Deception A John Boyd international military thriller “Mr. President, we have plenty of information to indict Gilberto Rodriguez. Besides the murders, kidnappings, and terror plot against the US, the drug trafficking charges alone will put him away for life. Though he won’t tell us anything about his involvement in 9/11. Nothing.” A terrorist captured: Robert Davis has rescued his lover Ana and his future sister-in-law Diana, and delivered F...
2026
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We live in a loud world.Not always in sound, but in thought—unfinished conversations, constant notifications, the quiet pressure to stay busy even when nothing is wrong. Many of us move through comfortable lives feeling restless, distracted, and mentally tired without knowing exactly why.Quiet Water, Loud Thoughts is not a book about escaping that noise.It's about learning how to listen to it differently.Through a series of reflective essays rooted ...
Twisted Fate
Robert Davis Series
2010
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ROBERT DAVIS and his brother born to a Colombian mother and an American father, who died in Vietnam, grow up in the United States. The brothers enter the Army after college and begin their journey through the Special Forces with the eldest brother ROBERT DAVIS ending up in Military Intelligence. By a twist of fate he and an elite force hunt down Osama Bin Laden days before 9/11 only to be ambushed and barely escape alive. Upon returning to the U.S. he is tasked under secret orders by the U...
2018
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What happens when two U.S. Naval Astronauts land on the planet Harlech, where there is no government, no law -- indeed, no concept of sin! Public nudity is a way of life and the paternalism of children is of little interest to their mothers. This wry, amusing, and suspenseful satire is truly John Boyd at his best.Praise for John Boyd's The Last Starship from Earth"This is the best anti-Utopia, the strongest satire on trends in our present culture, I have seen since '1984' a...
2021
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Dr. Henrietta Carey, leader of the Fems, was the first woman candidate for president and the perfector of VITA-LERP, a biological skin cream designed to do away with superfluous men. It spelled WAR BETWEEN THE SEXES.Originally published in the 1970s, Sex and the High Command is a reflection of the age and, though dated, a fascinating historical read. Contains some adult elements.
2026
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"Sir George Etienne Cartier: His Work for Canada and His Services to Montreal" by John Boyd is a comprehensive biography that delves into the life and contributions of one of Canada's most significant political figures. Cartier played a pivotal role in the Confederation of Canada, advocating for the interests of French Canadians and promoting national unity. Boyd meticulously explores Cartier's political career, his influence on Canadian governance, and his dedication to the development of...
Locating, Classifying and Countering Agile Land Vehicles
With Applications to Command Architectures
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- Engineering (R0)
2015
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This book examines real-time target tracking and identification algorithms with a focus on tracking an agile target. The authors look at several problems in which the tradeoff of accuracy and confidence must be made. These issues are explored within the context of specific tracking scenarios chosen to illustrate the tradeoffs in a simple and direct manner. The text covers the Gaussian wavelet estimator (GWE) which has a flexible architecture that is able to fuse uncommon sensor combination...
Breaking The Shell That Encloses Your Understanding
The Royal Society of Esoterica, #1
2025
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"Overall, Breaking the Shell That Encloses Your Understanding is a fantastic read for those seeking complex and enjoyable stories that weave scientific theory and philosophical musings into the narrative seamlessly, but also have plenty of action and high global stakes to keep you gripped from cover to cover." 5 Stars - K.C. Finn for Indies TodayDive into a masterwork of Victorian cosmic horror, where Tesla's spar...
Standing Naked In The Wind
The Royal Society of Esoterica, #2
2026
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""A bold, inventive novel that hums with creative energy, Standing Naked In The Wind is a thrilling, beautifully constructed piece of fiction that is as clever as it is captivating," - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Indies TodayLondon, 1901. Queen Victoria is dead. An age of reason is ending. And something far darker is about to begin.When a grieving automaton-maker sells his soul to a secret society of occultists, he ignites a war that will tear reality a...
Soccer, Globalization, and Innovation
The Beautiful Game in the 21st Century
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- Critical Research in Football
2025
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This is the first book to focus on innovation as a response to globalization in soccer in the context of the global development of the world’s most popular sport.Concentrating on social innovation and on innovations in governance and organization in soccer’s traditional heartlands and also at its global periphery, the book explores some of the most important contemporary themes in the social scientific study of sport, including fandom, activism, gender, governance, new media, artif...











