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From a leading journalist and activist comes a brave, beautifully wrought memoir. When Darnell Moore was fourteen, three boys from his neighborhood tried to set him on fire. They cornered him while he was walking home from school, harassed him because they thought he was gay, and poured a jug of...

As a child, Robert Howard was taught by his Granny Callie to always face his threats head-on. Some thirty years later, he emerged from the Vietnam War as America’s most decorated Green Beret. For the first time, Robert Howard’s story is being told in full. Respected military historian...

When his mentor asks U.S. Marshal Grover Rayborn to escort a gang leader from Laramie to Denver for trial, he readily agrees. What was supposed to be an easy trek through a mountain pass turns into a desperate fight for survival when Marshal Rayborn encounters an angry ex, a vengeful widower and a cold blooded assassin. And that’s just the beginning of his troubles.

The first woman protagonist of the sword-and-sorcery genre, the strong and defiant Jirel of Joiry A Penguin Classics Hardcover In the pages of Weird Tales, which introduced readers to the writings of some of the most legendary authors in the speculative genre, one heroine’s name stood out from...

This first volume of the Savage Frontier series is a comprehensive account of the formative years of the legendary Texas Rangers. Stephen L. Moore provides fresh detail about each ranging unit formed during the Texas Revolution and narrates their involvement in the pivotal battle of San Jacinto and later battles at Parker's Fort, the Elm Creek Fight, Post Oak Springs Massacre, and the Stone Houses Fight.

Now they’re rebuilding, but strange forces are at work. New friends on the ground and mysterious lights in the sky promise "interesting times" for the Humans and hyper-intelligent Wrogul of Azure. Meanwhile, mercenary leader Verne and Peacemaker Harryhausen resume their search for the ancestral home of Azure’s Wrogul. They encounter distrust, deceit, and misdirection from the all-powerful guilds, but they manage to learn of sightings of Wrogul-like aliens.

In the global turmoil of 2008, Andrew Moore took charge of a declining real estate business in a troubled market. Managing short-term behavior through the language of organisational values, he and his team developed a culture that not only steadied the business, but reversed its fortunes. This book explains how. Andrew Moore has done something remarkable - he's made culture real, tangible and actionable. This is a wonderfully honest and well-written testimony to the power of organisational culture.

From the daughter of business mogul Donald Trump and a rising star in the Trump organization, this New York Times bestseller is a business book for young women on how to achieve success in any field, based upon what Ivanka Trump has learned from her father and from her own experiences...

Roadkill: Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars, by Professor Henrietta Moore and Arthur Kay, explores the philosophical implications of car culture, as well as the practical impacts it has on your money, your taxes, your neighborhood, your planet, your health, and your happiness.

There is a thin wall between our world and that of the Fae. During times of war, it is easily stepped through. The passions and emotions stirred by violence and combat bleed over, and the supernatural often awake from long slumber to meddle in mortal affairs. But there have always been those among us who have been willing to meet the supernatural threat with cold steel, burning hearts, and grim determination.

Seeking instant fame and fortune, Charlie Moore joins a gang of stagecoach robbers. When he ends up killing a man, Charlie finds himself heading to No Man’s Land ahead of a noose. No Man’s Land is a safe haven for criminals like The Sunshine Kid—an aging gunslinger on a mission to save a victimized young woman. Agnes Preston—a murderess on the run from her cruel Brother-in-Law, the sheriff of Sweetwater. ‘Slick’—the ruthless leader of the gang with big plans for No Man’s Land who won’t let anyone—not even Charlie—get in his way.

يقدم الكتاب نظرة مُثيرة حماسية عن الذكورة. ذكورة ليست مبنية على أسس السيطرة، بل مبنية على أسس الإبداع ودعم النفس والآخرين. يُعتبر الكتاب مقدمة موجزة عن مدرسة...

Now a USA Today bestseller! LEVEL UP YOUR LEADERSHIP WITH GAME ON: LEADERS WHO LAST! Many aspire to live the life of an entrepreneur. The world has painted a glamorous picture of the business owner: free, wealthy, and living the dream. The most experienced entrepreneurs know that “living the dream” requires years and years of hard work, overcoming obstacles, and constantly building your skills as a leader, manager, and communicator. Ready to take on the challenge? Game On. This anthology will open your eyes to what it takes to persist as a business leader, even when the “levels” of ...

One Sunday in 1782, white vigilantes suddenly appeared at a camp of Delaware Indians on an island in the Allegheny River near Fort Pitt in western Pennsylvania. Guns blazing, they attacked, killing several Indians and neutralizing U.S. soldiers assigned to guard them. These Delawares were active allies of the American army. Two held the rank of captain, and others had served as scouts. The chief, Colonel Killbuck, escaped by swimming. The title of John L. Moore’s nonfiction book, “Murder at Killbuck Island,” comes from the true story of these killings. It is among the most obscure of ...

A wintry December 1776 forced General Washington’s army to struggle against the ice, snow, sleet, and wind as well as against Hessian and British soldiers. John L. Moore’s nonfiction book draws on first-person accounts to chronicle these struggles. In the weeks prior to Washington’s victory over the Hessians at Trenton: Continental regiments coming south from Albany, New York, to join Washington in Pennsylvania’s Bucks County ran into a severe snowstorm as they marched across northern New Jersey. Militia troops from Dover, Delaware, marched through snow to join Washington in eastern...

Enjoy these 10 Christmas pieces by celebrated authors. The experience includes music and a range of lively and touching characters. Add a little poetry to your Christmas!

On the wall before him, in the dimness of the room, a great circular screen glowed opaquely, awaiting his touch: a doorway into time and space, a doorway to beauty and deadly peril and everything that made livable for him a life that had, perhaps, gone on too long. The shadows leaped backward into three-dimensional vividness that wavered for a moment and then sharpened into focus upon a desert landscape under a vivid crimson sky.

¿Quién no se ha preguntado por la existencia de otros mundos y ha imaginado cómo descubrirlos? Escritos en la primera mitad del siglo XX, los cuentos de Judith Merril, Zenna Henderson, Joanna Russ, Doris Pitkin Buck, Wilmar H. Shiras, C. L. Moore y Mildred Clingerman muestran posibles vías para llegar a ellos.

Castle Joiry had been taken. The heavy boots of invaders rang in the hallways, and the arching ceiling echoed back the clash of falling swords. Still struggling violently, Joiry's commander was brought before the conqueror. Standing tall, armor running red with blood, Jirel of Joiry refused to surrender her home and vowed to her enemy that his victory would cost him his life, and more. That very night, Joiry's lady crept by secret ways to the castle's deepest dungeon.

Classic Christmas Stories features seven timeless classics, including Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore, A Christmas Dream and How it Came True by Louisa May Alcott, A Christmas Inspiration by Lucy Maud Montgomery, The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum, The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen, and The Three Kings by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.