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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

by John Perkins

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man reveals a game that, according to John Perkins, is "as old as Empire" but has taken on new and terrifying dimensions in an era of globalization. And Perkins should know. For many years he worked for an international consulting firm where his main job was to convince LDCs (less developed countries) around the world to accept multibillion-dollar loans for infrastructure projects... (more)

Battle Cry

by Leon Uris

Battle Cry is the riveting Marine epic by the bestselling author of such classics as Trinity and Exodus . Originally published in 1953, Leon Uris's Battle Cry is the raw and exciting story of men at war from a legendary American author. This is the story of enlisted men – Marines – at the beginning of World War II. They are a rough–and–ready tangle of guys from America's cities and farms and... (more)

The Winds of War

by Herman Wouk

These two classic works capture the tide of world events even as they unfold the compelling tale of a single North American family drawn into the very center of the wars maelstrom. These two multimillion-copy bestsellers capture all the drama, romance, heroism, and tragedy of the Second World War.

Mila 18

by Leon Uris

It was a time of crisis, a time of tragedy--and a time of transcendent courage and determination. Leon Uris's blazing novel is set in the midst of the ghetto uprising that defied Nazi tyranny, as the Jews of Warsaw boldly met Wehrmacht tanks with homemade weapons and bare fists. Here, painted on a canvas as broad as its subject matter, is the compelling of one of the most heroic struggles of modern times.

Qb VII

by Leon Uris

The author of a book in which a Dr. Adam Kelno was named and accused of violent crimes against humanity is being sued by Dr. Kelno who denies the allegations brought forth in the book.

The Preservationist

by David Maine

"Noe says, -I must build a boat. -A boat, she says. -A ship, more like. I'll need the boys to help, he adds as an afterthought. -We're leagues from the sea, she says, or any river big enough to warrant a boat. This conversation is making Noe impatient. -I've no need to explain myself to you. -And when you're done, she says carefully, we'll be taking this ship to the sea somehow? As usual, Noe's impatience fades... (more)

The Discoverers (Vintage)

by Daniel J. Boorstin

An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him.

Lust for Life

by Irving Stone

No artist has been more ruthlessly driven by his creative urge, nor more isolated by it from most ordinary sources of human happiness, than Vincent Van Gogh. A painter of genius, his life was an incessant struggle against poverty, discouragement, madness and despair. Lust for Life skilfully captures the exciting atmosphere of the Paris of the Post-Impressionists and reconstructs with great insight the development... (more)

The Good German

by Joseph Kanon

The bestselling author of Los Alamos returns to 1945. Hitler has been defeated, and Berlin is divided into zones of occupation. Jake Geismar, an American correspondent who spent time in the city before the war, has returned to write about the Allied triumph while pursuing a more personal quest: his search for Lena, the married woman he left behind. When an American soldiers body is found in the Russian zone during... (more)

The Haj

by Leon Uris

Leon Uris retums to the land of his acclaimed best-seller Exodus for an epic story of hate and love, vengeance and forgiveness and forgiveness. The Middle East is the powerful setting for this sweeping tale of a land where revenge is sacred and hatred noble. Where an Arab ruler tries to save his people from destruction but cannot save them from themselves. When violence spreads like a plague across the... (more)

War and Remembrance

by Herman Wouk

These two classic works capture the tide of world events even as they unfold the compelling tale of a single North American family drawn into the very center of the wars maelstrom. These two multimillion-copy bestsellers capture all the drama, romance, heroism, and tragedy of the Second World War.

The Caine Mutiny: A Novel

by Delacorta, Herman Wouk

Upon its original publication in 1951, this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was immediately embraced as one of the first serious works of fiction to help readers grapple with the human consequences of World War II. In the intervening half-century, Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining story of life-and mutiny-on a Navy warship in the Pacific theater has achieved the status of a modern classic.

Mitla Pass

by Leon Uris

In this semi-autobiographical story, unhappy novelist Gideon Zadok parachutes, on the eve of the 1956 Sinai War, into Mitla Pass with a company of Israeli soldiers to face his past and prove his courage. "Sour, self-indulgent characters and surprisingly awkward dialogue suggest that only the staunchest Uris fans will enjoy his new novel," concluded PW . Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Topaz

by Leon Uris

One of the NATO allies is a prime target of Soviet efforts to break the NATO shield. The Russians have infiltrated their Intelligence Services to such an extent that our ally's leaders, in their innermost councils, are being fed dangerous misinformation by Soviet agents.

Rogue Warrior

by Richard Marcinko, John Weisman

A brilliant virtuoso of violence, Richard Marcinko rose through Navy ranks to create and command one of this country's most elite and classified counterterrorist units, SEAL TEAM SIX . Now this thirty-year veteran recounts the secret missions and Special Warfare madness of his worldwide military career -- and the riveting truth about the top-secret Navy SEALs. Marcinko was almost inhumanly tough, and proved it... (more)

Task Force Blue (Rogue Warrior)

by Richard Marcinko, John Weisman

When a band of terrorists breaches the Pentagon's security, Marcinko and his elite SEAL team, under the pressure of a murder charge, must stop the terrorists from destroying the U.S. government in order to establish their own brand of law.

Green Team (Rogue Warrior Series)

by Richard Marcinko, John Weisman

Richard Marcinko's revelations in his explosive #1 bestselling autobiography, Rogue Warrior , reverberated through the highest levels of the U.S. government. But, bound by government restrictions, he was forbidden to tell the whole story. The answer was fiction. First came Rogue Warrior: Red Cell , the take-no-prisoners bestseller with Marcinko as hero. Now the Rogue Warrior's back and he's hotter than ever, in... (more)

Red Cell (Rogue Warrior (Audio))

by Richard Marcinko, John Weisman

After winning rave reviews for his thrilling autobiography, Richard Marcinko uses his own experiences to create a novel with himself as the hero in this, his fiction debut. 2 cassettes. .

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by John Perkins

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by Herman Wouk

by Leon Uris

by Leon Uris

by David Maine

by Daniel J. Boorstin

by Irving Stone

by Joseph Kanon

by Leon Uris

by Herman Wouk

by Delacorta, Herman Wouk

by Leon Uris

by Leon Uris

by Richard Marcinko, John Weisman

by Richard Marcinko, John Weisman

by Richard Marcinko, John Weisman

by Richard Marcinko, John Weisman

by Leon Uris