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The first full-length biography of Eddie Van Halen—a searching, affectionate, and in-depth look at the remarkable life of a genuine musical virtuoso who changed the course of rock ’n’ roll. “The game changing guitar legend gets the biography he deserves.... Diligently researched, perceptive and well-written.” —Classic RockArriving in California as a young boy in the early 1960s, Edward Van Halen and his brother Alex were ripe for the coming mu...

While aboard a luxury cruise liner, sixteen adolescents compete in a lethal challenge to track down a murderer.Eleven-year-old Andrew Mikaelson lives in Wayveryln, New Jersey with his caring mother, annoying kiss-up stepfather, and lazy, but fun step-uncle. But when a brutal serial killer, known as "The Knife Thrower, " begins killing residents, the town of Wayveryln is rocked. The Knife Thrower is cunning, quick, and can stab someone by throw...

We Jews wrongly believe we're immune to alcoholism and addiction-instead, individuals, families, and communities are suffering because of the stigmas surrounding addiction and recovery in the Jewish world."Is the 12 step program suitable for Jews? In this book Michael Levin shows with learning, sensitivity and wisdom why the answer is a resounding 'Yes.'" -Rabbi David Wolpe "Shikkur is a goy." This Yiddish phrase means "Only Gentiles can be al...

From Alan Gaff, author of the highly acclaimed Bayonets in the Wilderness, comes the real story of this stunning defeat against the Native American nations in the Northwest Territory. In three hours on the morning of November 4, 1791, General Arthur St. Clair lost one half of his soldiers as well as his reputation.November 4, 1791, was a black day in American history. General Arthur St. Clair's army had been ambushed by Native Americans in wha...

From modest beginnings to Secretary of the Navy, John Dalton's life is an inspirational story filled with successes and failures in both the public and private sectors and how he navigated through them.John Dalton's life is an inspirational American success story. At the Helm traces his journey from modest beginnings in Louisiana to traveling the world and working across private and public sectors and four presidential appointments all culmina...

An engaging mix of humor and detailed critical analysis…great fun." -Mojo From the award-winning author of Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin, and Beyond and Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd comes this deeply researched alphabetical biography of Queen and each of its dynamic members.Addressing the phenomenal success of the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, acclaimed music journalist Mark Blake builds on the legend of Queen and ...

After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, millions of young American men were eager to join up and defend their country. William Swanson was among them.The View from My Foxhole tells William Swanson's story of fighting in the jungles of Bougainville and Guam and the ash heap of Iwo Jima. Through it he maintains his sense of humor and thanks his lucky stars for every day he survives. From THE VIEW FROM MY FOXHOLE: We move past the torn bodies of ...

Read about the Civil War from those who were there.They say history is written by the victors. In the case of the Civil War, that's largely true. But historian Samuel Mitcham brings the Southern point of view to life in Voices from the Confederacy. In it, you will read about the heroic, the scoundrels, the clever, the vanquished, and the hungry. Rich or poor, black or white, Voices from the Confederacy shares hundreds of poignant and revealing...

An epic tale of a brotherhood forged by war-masterfully told by a lifelong journalist, war correspondent, and U.S. Army veteran."A must-read by military historians who follow the 82nd Airborne Division. It is a compilation of fascinating stories by brave soldiers who found themselves in the crucible of fierce combat." -LTG (Retired) James H. Johnson, 82nd Airborne Division Commander, Panama and Desert Storm "This book is the best I have ever r...

Sergeant Bill Bee's brush with death was broadcast on TV screens and published in newspapers around the world, but behind the cloud of dirt caused by a Taliban sniper bullet is a story of heroism, tragedy, and fighting an invisible war.Sergeant Bill Bee is the Marine in one of the defining images from the War on Terror. He responded to gunfire without protective gear when a Taliban sniper shot hit a sandbank just a few inches from his head in ...

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When unidentified ships begin sabotaging Thalinraya's terraforming project, Tab must trust in his synthetic companions and lifelong friends, Vie and Wil, to help him escape before the planet comes apart in this mind-bending sci-fi adventure."Dayr, decrypt this word squirt with the protocol we used in EllGray-3. Your mom always said you were porous, but I think you'll remember. I need you to know about Vie and Wil. I know our friendship was a l...

Sarah Long is looking for peace in a broken world. The fact that she helped break it, is only the start of her problems.When Sarah Long gets the message that her sister is alive and needs rescuing, she packs a bag with survival gear, loads a coat with six kinds of weapons, and hopes her pregnancy won't slow her down. It's been three years since the ancient, city-sized ship was discovered. And three years since it turned half the planet into de...

The Burning Land, Book 2 of the Overstreet Saga, brings the reader back to the Civil War and its aftermath, when Americans fought each other over what the nation would become-a time of adventure, excitement, opportunity, and agonizing loss.From bestselling historian and storyteller, David O. Stewart, The Burning Land follows a turbulent romance through the feverishly troubled times during and after the Civil War. Richly developed characters em...

A Special Forces soldier sacrifices everything to achieve one victory in America's forever war in Afghanistan.When Charlie, an American Special Forces soldier, finds out the Taliban is trying to sell a Soviet suitcase nuke to Al-Qaeda, he enlists his former interpreter-turned-contractor Ahmed Wali to help recover it. But Wali-one of the "good" Afghans-has his own problems. The first is with the local warlord, Jan, who is trying to drive him ou...

Earth is in peril. Is the only hope for salvation a five-year-old, half-human, half-Arcturian prince and a master Starseed mystic?Enter the extraordinary world of Crown Prince Ian, the last surviving heir of the Royal Arcturian Family of Antwar. He's half-human, half-alien, with an IQ approaching 200 and a penchant for Swiss chocolates and defending humanity from itself. Is he Earth's savior from climate change? Or, as his genetic grandmother ...

Seventeen-year-old Nara Kilday is having the birthday from hell.Her dad has a new girlfriend, her boyfriend's a loser, and she's the constant target of ridicule by the most popular girl in school. As if that weren't enough, there's also something haunting Nara-a secret darkness that has begun to manifest in violent dreams and waking visions. When two of her classmates turn up missing, Nara must confront the evil that lies at the heart of Darli...

What would this world look like if Christ had never been crucified?Michael and Elizabeth Stewart discovered long ago that they could time travel through an old church's basement on Long Island. What they didn't realize was that their actions in First Century Jerusalem could upend life for the world as we know it. Their encounter with Roman thug, Pontius Pilate, turns life upside down for billions of future generations. Michael endures family l...

Sid McDaniel must beat the Deep State on their ground-but he refuses to do it on their terms.Sid McDaniel-an undercover cyber hunter who catches spies doing corporate espionage-finds himself sucked into a scandal so explosive, it could crack the Deep State's power wide open. A cabal within the FBI desperately needs to suppress a new dossier by stopping Sid. To come out alive, Sid must fight them on their own turf. But he refuses to play by the...

Teenage twin boys go on an adventure protecting the Great Chain at West Point, which turns into a rescue mission when one of them gets captured by the Redcoats!The year: 1779 The war: the American Revolution The secret weapon: twin boys and a Great Chain at West Point In this third book in the American Revolutionary War Adventures series, John and Ambrose Clark are hot on the trail of the spy who gave away the secret of their father's mission,...