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Ambiguity contains the roller-coaster ride of Anthony Bulela, a newly minted homicide detective, and his team in pursuing the killer dubbed as the Skinner by the press. Corruption, deception, and lust invade the attempt to stop this scourge.

"Roger Ball! is a magnificent read about a great and distinguished life well lived. John Monroe Smith is a living legend in Naval aviation: an all-American boy living his dream, a dream of becoming the best fighter pilot and carrier aviator in the Navy...

Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler served in two armies, playing a major role in the development of Confederate cavalry in the Civil War's western theater, and, more than thirty years afterwards, commanded troops in the Spanish-American War. After leaving the...

Alaska Bush Cop: And the Beat Goes On is the second of a four-book series, outlining my nearly 32-year career as police chief of a small Alaska bush community. I was hired off the street, with no previous experience, and was asked to single-handedly...

Lizzie Borden [1860-1927] was tried and acquitted for the 1892 axemurders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts.Speculation continues today about the sensational case that produced afamous nursery rhyme. Although she was acquitted, no...

Nothing Is Too Late tells the true story of the mysterious and treacherous Lucian Kozminski, a survivor of four Nazi death camps and an alleged SS collaborator, who embarked on a scheme to steal huge sums of money that the postwar German government had...

Donut Dolly is taken from the diary Joann Puffer Kotcher kept while working for the Red Cross for twelve months during the Vietnam War. She was one of the first women allowed in a combat zone and was almost killed six times. See the war through her eyes,...

"A Mind in Prison is a candid autobiographical examination of life in Nazi Germany and the powerful hold Nazi propaganda had on Germany's youth. It is rare to find such an eloquent, frank, and truly remorseful account of the Nazi years by a...

It only took a moment, but author Clarence Williams' life was changed forever when he felt the Holy Spirit touch his life and lead him to salvation through Jesus. Stationed overseas in the military, Clarence became consumed with learning the works of the...

Who Are Those Guys can be used as a handbook for people who don’t know anyone whose name is on the Wall, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It is also an excellent resource for schoolchildren who visit the Wall during a class trip to Washington...

Diamonds and Perils is about the life of World War ll Navy veteran Johnny Cantrell of Bremen, Georgia, which started when his fellow Navy vet urged the author to write a newspaper article about him. Johnny spent little time in the Navy compared to career...

This wickedly funny non-fiction book spans the 30-year career of (retired) DEA Special Agent Philippa LeVine.   She spent the bulk of her early years in a clandestine lab group chasing methamphetamine cooks and tweekers.  In salty sarcastic...

During the six months before December of 1776, Commanding General, George Washington had retreated from nine consecutive battles with the British in New Jersey and had lost ninety percent of his army. Brigadier General, Arthur St. Clair answered the call...

In the deadly game of working undercover, California Department of Motor Vehicle investigators are the crime fighters faced with lawbreakers who prey on the general public. They are referred to as unforgiving lawless predators. Money is their God. The...

On a cool, spring day in 1897, Alfred Haney left his Williamston, Michigan home to earn a day's wage. He knew his wife's peculiar behavior had become more frequent, and he had planned on her seeing the town doctor, but she assured him she was feeling...

Only A Soldier UnderstandsBook 4: Vietnam ... Clay Lifto knows what it's like to be a soldier. In Book 4 of Only a Soldier Understands, he branches out into a new phase of his military experience, past the Middle East, and into deployment...in Vietnam...

"In the Ranks of the C.I.V." is a 1900 account by Erskine Childers of his time spent as part of an artillery company in the South African Wars (1879-1915). This volume will appeal to those with an interest in the Boer War or British imperialism, and it...

Reformatory Prison Discipline As Developed By Sir Walter Crofton In The Irish Convict Prisons (1872) is a historical book written by Mary Carpenter. The book discusses the reformatory prison system developed by Sir Walter Crofton in the Irish convict...

Remarks On Lieutenant-Colonel Outram�������s Work: Entitled The Conquest Of Sinde, A Commentary (1847) is a book written by Richard Napier. The book is a critical analysis of Lieutenant-Colonel Outram's work titled ""The Conquest of Sinde"". The author...

Memoir On The National Defense is a historical book written by John Francis Birch in 1808. This book is an account of the military defense system of Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars. Birch, who was a British military officer, provides a detailed...

The book ""Speech of Jesse Duncan Elliot, U.S.N.: Delivered in Hagerstown, Maryland, on 14th November, 1843"" is a historical document that recounts a speech given by Jesse Duncan Elliot, a naval officer in the United States Navy, in Hagerstown, Maryland...

Reminiscences Of General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane (1860) is a memoir written by Thomas Makdougall-Brisbane, a British Army officer who served in various military campaigns during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The book covers his...

Memoir Of The Naval Life And Services Of Admiral Sir Philip C. H. C. Durham is a book written by Alexander Murray in 1846. The book is a detailed account of the life and career of Admiral Sir Philip Charles Henderson Calderwood Durham, who was a British...

The Order Book of Captain Leonard Bleeker is a historical document that was written by Captain Leonard Bleeker in 1865. It is a detailed account of his military service during the American Civil War, specifically his time as an officer in the 149th New...

Men of Fire is a book written by John Wilmot Mahood and was first published in 1920. The book is a historical account of the brave and heroic men who fought in the American Civil War. It tells the story of the soldiers who fought in the war, their...

Memoirs Relating To The State Of The Royal Navy Of England, For Ten Years Determined, December, 1688 is a historical book written by Samuel Pepys. The book provides a detailed and comprehensive account of the state of the English navy during the period...

Leaves From A Journal Of Prison Visits, Torn Out And Tied Together is a book written by Maria Shepherd and originally published in 1857. The book is a collection of journal entries that Shepherd wrote while visiting prisoners in various jails and prisons...

""Memoirs Of The Life And Gallant Exploits Of The Old Highlander, Sergeant Donald Macleod: Who Having Returned, Wounded, With The Corpse Of General Wolfe, From Quebec"" is a historical book written by William Thomson and published in 1791. The book...

Memoirs of the Celebrated Eugene Aram: Who Was Executed for the Murder of Daniel Clark in 1759 is a book written by Eugene Aram himself, published posthumously in 1838. The book is a memoir of Aram's life, including his childhood, education, and his...

""Notes On The Life Of Stonewall Jackson And On His Campaigning In Virginia, 1861-1863"" is a historical book written by John Henry Anderson and published in 1904. The book provides a detailed account of the life and military campaigns of Confederate...

Outlines Of The Life And Character Of General Lewis Cass is a book written by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft in 1848. The book provides a comprehensive account of the life and character of General Lewis Cass, who was an American military officer, politician, and...

""Some Account Of The Royal Bodyguard Entitled The Ancient Corps Of The Yeomen Of The Guard, Instituted 1485"" is a book written by Thomas Smith in 1852. The book provides a comprehensive history of the Yeomen of the Guard, a royal bodyguard that was...

Oration On The Life And Character Of General George H. Thomas: Delivered Before The Society Of The Army Of The Cumberland (1871) is a book written by James Abram Garfield. It is a speech given by Garfield before the Society of the Army of the Cumberland...

The book Memorial of Edward B. Dalton, written by John Call Dalton and published in 1872, is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Edward B. Dalton. The book is a collection of writings and speeches about Dalton, who was a prominent lawyer and...

Sir Ralph De Rayne And Lilian Grey: A Legend Of The Abbey Church, St. Albans is a historical novel written by Francis Bennoch in 1872. The story is set in the 14th century and follows the life of Sir Ralph De Rayne, a young knight who falls in love with...

The Journal of Lieutenant William Feltman of the First Pennsylvania Regiment, 1781-82 is a historical account of the American Revolution written by William Feltman himself. The book was originally published in 1853 and is a first-hand account of...

Major-General Joseph Hooker and the Troops from the Army of the Potomac at Wauhatchie, Lookout Mountain, and Chattanooga is a historical account of the Civil War battles that took place in the fall of 1863. The book was written by Daniel Butterfield, a...

""Recollections of John Thurtell, Who Was Executed at Hertford on Friday, January 9, 1824, for Murdering W. Weare: An Appendix to His Account of the Trial"" is a book written by Pierce Egan that documents the life and crimes of John Thurtell, a notorious...

I have written this book in an effort to preserve history and to honor those that served in defense of our great country in the Second World War. What started as a project to simply talk to World War Two veterans about their experiences has blossomed...

Este libro, titulado ""Centenario Del General De La Independencia Americana Don Felix De Olazabal: 1797-20 Noviembre-1897"" y escrito por el propio Felix De Olazabal, fue publicado en el a�����o 1897. La obra conmemora el centenario del nacimiento del...

Das Buch ""Briefe des k������niglich preu�����ischen Generals und Gesandten Theodor Heinrich Rochus von Rochow: An einen Staatsbeamten"" von Theodor Heinrich Rochus von Rochow ist eine Sammlung von Briefen, die der Autor zwischen 1867 und 1872 an einen...