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On January 17, 1781, at Cowpens, South Carolina, the notorious British cavalry officer Banastre Tarleton and his legion had been destroyed along with the cream of Lord Cornwallis’s troops. The man who planned and executed this stunning American victory was Daniel Morgan. Once a barely literate backcountry laborer, Morgan now stood at the pinnacle of American martial success. When George Washington called for troops to join him at the siege of Boston in 1775, Morgan organized a select group of riflemen and headed north.

After the 1986 tragedy of the Space Shuttle Challenger, the technicians of NASA hoped to create a failsafe shuttle, incapable of malfunctioning. With the space shuttle Lightning, all systems were go.... Then lightning struck twice. America’s greatest technological achievement has been sabotaged. First an engine malfunctions. Then, another. Now Lightning is desperately trying to land, racing against time - and a powerful and unseen enemy will do anything to make the first flight of Lightning its last....

Sheriff Seth Reed believes in justice and seeks vengeance on the lawless folks who dare corrupt tranquil Ruby Creek. But when the mayor mysteriously dies and Sherman takes over, corruption begins, especially when a mysterious gunslinger comes to town. As the mysterious stranger disrupts the town, a body of a young woman is discovered. As Seth tries to unravel the mystery, he becomes the next target. When Sherman's wife desperately begs Seth for help, Seth realizes that peaceful Ruby Creek life is all a sham, and no one can be trusted.

Tales from the Beach House is a satiric work of fiction that sharply captures the "man-bites-dog" world of contemporary South Florida. The Beach House, a crumbling old motel, is home to a collection of eccentric residents. Amongst their ranks: a tennis pro at the end of his game, a mortuary scientist whose love life has flat-lined, a paparazzo photographer searching for scoops, and more. Each member of this cohort is in search of something - fast money, an easy hustle, fleeting romance, enduring love, fame, power, dignity, happiness...a place they can call home.

A prison yard becomes the place where a “lifer" inmate attempts his last stand against the gun tower. An ICU nurse attending to an inmate meets the man that tormented his daughter. A rogue correctional officer receives a body receipt from the county coroner for a man he killed. A prison psychiatrist meets his maker by getting bludgeoned to death by the bust of Freud. The infamous serial killer Ed Kemper finally receives the punishment he told the judge he deserves for his crimes - death by torture.

Alice Comyn was a student of piano performance getting by on an insufficient grant from her college and the kindness of two men: one, a distinguished descendant of European nobility who was too good at playing bridge, and the other, an obscure automobile mechanic who was too good at fixing wrecks. Although Alice’s chief business was communing with long-dead composers, she was still young enough to believe that she would live forever and that her knotted fingers and hunched back could be redeemed by fame.

A collection of stories about how and where the author found heaven in his travels across the lands.

Richie Krebbs is an ex-cop, a walking encyclopedia of crime and criminals who chafes at bureaucracy. Frank Robey quit the FBI and joined the Detroit PD, obsessed with the case of a missing child and unwilling to leave the city before she was found. When Richie unearths a possible clue in one of Detroit’s many abandoned homes, it puts him on a collision course with Frank - and with depths of depravity that neither man could have imagined.

Taking on a case that sounded simple, Morgan Stark and Felicity O’Brien are tasked to retrieve two high-value paintings, but it quickly becomes more complicated. Using past connections, the ex-mercenary and the former jewel thief go undercover as part of J.J. Slash's growing crime empire.

Automotive wholesale expert Kevin Leigh reveals how dealers facing compressed margins can shift out of low gear toward accelerated wholesale profits and tells them how they can appraise trades correctly and still profit from wholesale. In this transformative time for car dealers, Wholesale Simplified shifts the discussion from wholesaling at auction to becoming the auction and reveals the journey many dealers have undertaken to reinvent their wholesale departments.

Traveling with the circus since he was 12, the carny life was all Toby Pach knew, the only place he fit in. From strong man to clean-up crew, he had many jobs, but he spent most of his time working with the elephants, who he had more in common with than most people knew. When Toby sees the newest act and member of the family, a dark-haired beauty named Kai, he's enamored. Could she be the one who will accept him, both sides of him?

How do you teach leadership? You could take a class, buy several opinionated books by authors who've "been there", or participate in leadership seminars, workshops, or programs sponsored by your company - if they are available. These cost too much, and in the end the principles of leadership are the same ones taught decades ago. This audiobook is all you need to learn the key principles of leadership and for pennies on the dollar compared to what's out there. In this audiobook you'll learn the theories and principles of motivation, decision making, influencing others, and more.

Towards the end of the Korean War, 28 American soldiers were inserted into the conflict on a hill, with a company of ROK troops, that is now inside the Demilitarized Zone on the Korean Peninsula. They were on a secret mission to test 'battlefield radar' for the first time, which eventually gave GIs the ability to spot the enemy and direct fire on the battlefield, providing a significant advantage during the war. Shortly after arriving, thousands of Chinese soldiers overran their position.

This Texas Divorce Handbook is your Step by Step Guide to Successfully Navigating Texas Divorce. Within this book, you will find the answers you need about every aspect of divorce including:

1. Child custody

2. Child support

3. Spousal maintenance

4. Property division

5. Privacy and security

6. Choosing an attorney

7. Specific divorce laws in Texas

Remo Cobb was down on his luck before, but not like this. In the blink of an eye his flashy life of being a big money, heavy drinking, pill-popping attorney came to a screeching halt. After being fired from the highfalutin law firm following a violent altercation, his days of wheeling and dealing for the accused are over. Now, all he wants to do is pick up the shattered remains of his life and spend some time getting to know his son, but the law isn't ready to let him go. Not yet.

Deep in the heart of New York City, a killer is stalking a select group of individuals. A killer whose MO matches a series of murders that have been going on for more than 80 years. Orrora Dalca is brought in by the US government to identify and find this murderer...but there's a problem. Orrora is hiding a dark secret. And although she's met with the task of finding this killer, she must also hide that person's identity from ever becoming known.

God delivered ordinary people from bully bosses, family bullies, tyrants, oppressors, bully co-workers, school yard bullies, and mean girls. Each and every bully thought that they were more powerful, smarter, or better than everyone else. They felt a false sense of entitlement and that no one could bring them down. Well, each one of them met their match when God showed up and showed out! See how God handled them and be inspired...Because He will do the same for you!

The Fiat Inflationary Circulatory System (FICS) opens your mind to a new paradigm. A tax free economic system that solves most of the world's problems.

You will never quite know how many opportunities you have missed by lacking a little self-confidence when you need it most. Whether it's nailing that job interview, speaking in front of a crowd, or asking that someone on a date. All too often people fall short in these moments as they aren't equipped with the cutting edge confidence to adequately deal with them.

Note: This is a summary and analysis, not the original book. Born the son of parents that survived the Great Depression and a father that fought on the Pacific Theater of World War II, Bill O'Reilly was raised in the old school way. "Old school" refers to the values that are espoused by Americans of yesteryear. As the political machine has given way to snowflakes and those in need of a safe space, the authors feel like America needs to be reminded of the greatness that accompanies the old-school values of life.