Max has been home from Viet Nam for a year now and he takes another trip. Last year he went across the country to California and back, meeting fascinating women every place he stopped. This year he travels the Old South and meets even more women that are fascinating. You decide whether 1969 is better than 1968 was.

The world is at war. Kelly Winchester is a U.S. Navy fighter / bomber pilot who is recruited by an elite force that has been formed to take the war behind enemy lines. Kelly has been successful where others have not. She falls in love with the commander of the unit, Jim Bradock, a Navy Captain and they marry, but she decides to keep her name. The two embark on a Commando operation together, but are separated, and Kelly has to make her own way to try to accomplish the mission and make a ret...

Kelly Winchester joins her husband, Jim, and another couple who try to interdict piracy operations in Eastern Africa. They are partially successful. After a brief respite on their secret island, they set off on another mission to find the pirate leader and a mysterious sniper trying to kill them.Kelly is captured and tortured, along with her husband, and she wonders if they will make it out alive this time. They are rescued by a group led by a woman Kelly helped many years in the p...

An "entertaining and fast-paced" account of the organization that defines the military-industrial complex—and continues to shape our world today ( The New York Times Book Review).The RAND Corporation was born in the wake of World War II as a think tank to generate research and analysis for the United States military. It was a magnet for the best and the brightest—and also the most dangerous.RAND quickly became the creator of America's anti-Soviet nu...

With a new Beauty and the Beast movie hitting theaters in spring 2017, it’s time to catch up on all things Beastly. Find out what it was like for the beast in Alex Flinn’s contemporary retelling of the classic tale.I am a beast.A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright—a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster.You think I'm talking fairy tales? No way. The ...

An exciting new cookery book for anyone whose heart sinks at the question: 'What shall we have for dinner tonight?'.In spite of her Hollywood name, Alex is a busy working mum who faces all the usual challenges: not enough time, too much to do, wanting to feed her family good home cooked food but bored by endless food shopping. Sound familiar? Guided by her fuss-free approach to cooking and drawing on the recipes from her popular Twitter feed @hollywood_wife, What's For Dinner?

Mortgages For Millennials was written out of a desire to provide first-time buyers with the insights, information and action plan they need to successfully and painlessly finance their dream home. It is a comprehensive guide to every aspect of obtaining a mortgage for the first time. When it comes to mortgages, there is so much conflicting and outdated information and advice that it can feel overwhelming, frustrating and, frankly, impossible to achieve in the current economic climate. The ...

A frank and friendly book explaining puberty and how to stay happy and confident as boys go through physical, psychological and emotional changes. Covers everything boys want to find out about, including moods and feelings, what happens to girls, diet, exercise, body image, sex and relationships, contraception, sexual health, self-confidence, drink and drugs, exam stress and cyberbullying.

Captain Marta Ramos, the most dangerous pirate in the Duchy of Denver, is back and she and Simms are up to their goggles in trouble. Has General del Toro found a way to use the Infected as an army and can Captain Ramos work with her arch enemy, Colonel Geoffrey Douglas, to stop him? Can Simms join forces with the devious Deliah Nimowitz on a jailbreak, some sewer misadventures AND a high society soiree involving tea, a heist and sausages? And what about the Rail King and his nefarious plan...

An oversized, expanded edition of Fantastic Four: Full Circle—the award-winning national bestseller, named Graphic Novel of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society and the Washington Post—with 288 pages of new material, including commentary and unpublished preparatory material from Alex RossThe critically acclaimed, award-winning national bestseller—the first original graphic novel on the Marvel Arts list—now in an oversized, deluxe expanded ...

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Alex Flinn's modern and mysterious retelling of Snow White, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and true love doesn't necessarily mean Prince Charming.Celine's life is the stuff fairy tales are made of. She's beautiful, talented, and brave. Unfortunately, her tale comes complete with a wicked stepmother! When Violet steps into Celine's life, everything changes and weird things begin to happen to her—bizarre accidents, strange illnesses, and ...

**I Love HELL-A!This gory volume is dripping with insights showing just how the video game world of Dead Island 2 came to life!**Featuring never before seen concept art on each of the Slayers, their gear and weapons, the ruined and iconic streets of post-outbreak Los Angeles, and the shambling hordes of dangerous undead that call them home! Also, this book showcases insights from the creators of the game, with captions and text written by Alex Calvin (Runescape...