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This memoir continues the adventures of a middle-aged Missourian who was part of the strange, yet fascinating world of Civil War reenacting. In Volume 2, Robert tells of a trip to Gettysburg, yet another movie, the coldest event that was ever attended, a brief tenure as an officer, a trip to Red River, and other amusements. As with the previous book, Volume 2 is loaded with personal anecdotes and humor.

Be prepared for a peek behind the governmental veil and historical perspectives never before shared. Dictators and Diplomats is a fascinating memoir offering a glimpse into the extraordinary life of a US Security Attaché. Robert W. Starnes' international law enforcement career took him to six continents while encountering terrorism, counterintelligence, executive protections, and criminal investigations. You'll enjoy these adventurous reflections in this well-written memoir that is factual, informative, honest, and, at times, cleverly humorous.

Jack is hired to find a missing woman, a woman who has been missing for 20 years. Did she just run off the way the client's father told him, or was she murdered? Jack and Kathleen brave the Chihuahua Desert to find out.

Buried for decades, the Up Stairs Lounge tragedy has only recently emerged as a catalyzing event of the gay liberation movement. In revelatory detail, Robert W. Fieseler chronicles the tragic event that claimed the lives of 31 men and one woman on June 24, 1973, at a New Orleans bar, the largest mass murder of gays until 2016. Relying on unprecedented access to survivors and archives, Fieseler creates an indelible portrait of a closeted, blue-collar gay world that flourished before an arsonist ignited an inferno that destroyed an entire community.

The bird was worth a million bucks. At least, that's what she said. Jack Brady, PI, is on the trail of the Tiffany Macaw, a dingus with the power to feed obsessions that run right to the bone. Jack has to dust off some of his old skills and deal with a deceitful woman to come out of this case with his reputation intact. Written as an homage to one of the greatest PI writers of the 20th century.

Detective Alex Penfield has to solve a murder case before it happens. His own. Retirement never suited Detective Alex Penfield, but there's nothing like a death omen to get you back in the saddle. A psychic colleague warns the detective that his own murder is coming. When a local death bears an eerie resemblance to the psychic's vision, he can't help but get involved.

¿Qué harías si la TSA agrediese sexualmente a tu madre? Si eres un ferviente ciudadano, harías lo mismo que hizo James Young. ¿Quieres saber qué hizo? Tendrás que leer la historia completa.

Quando diventa moralmente giustificabile l'omicidio dei leader politici? è facile giustificare l'uccisione degli Hitler, gli Stalin e i Pol Pot nel mondo: i tiranni assassini devono essere uccisi. Ma nel caso in cui i nostri leader siano semplicemente degli idioti, o dei corrotti, piccoli tirannucoli che non sono della stessa categoría di Hitler, Stalin e Pol Pot? Quanti danni possiamo permettere che facciano, quanti dei nostri diritti possiamo permettere che ci portino via, prima che ucciderli diventi moralmente giustificabile?

Annie Chan, mitad china, mitad tailandesa. Hija de una bailarina de las barras de bares de striptease. Su belleza y otros talentos la introdujeron en el mundo de las damas de compañía más costosas de Hong Kong. La vida de Annie cambió cuando su amante millonario la envió a estudiar a los Estados Unidos. Unos años más tarde, se graduó en Harvard con un posgrado y como contadora pública certificada.

What would you do if the TSA sexually assaulted your mother? If you're a red-blooded American, you'd do the same thing James Young did. What did James Young do? You'll have to find out. This book really highlights the effects that governmental abuse of power and paranoia can do to individual lives. In this short novel, James Young decides that he has had enough and decides to do something about it. The legal system has failed him. The solution is vigilante justice.

Este livro realmente destaca os danos a vidas individuais, que surgem por consequência de paranoia e abuso de poder por parte do governo. Nesta história curta , James Young decide que está farto e vai tomar uma atitude em relação aos abusos. O sistema legal tinha-lhe falhado. A solução é justiça pelas próprias mãos

La sua bellezza, assieme ad altre doti, l'aveva catapultata nel mondo delle escort di lusso ad Hong Kong. La sua vita era cambiata dopo che il suo amante milionario l'aveva mandata negli USA per permetterle di studiare. Pochi anni dopo era uscita da Harvard con un MBA e una certificazione da commercialista. Con qualche aiuto da parte del suo amico, era ascesa a presidente di una delle maggiori banche di Miami.

Cosa faresti se la TSA aggredisse sessualmente TUA madre? Se fossi un americano dal sangue caldo, faresti la stessa cosa che ha fatto James Young. E cos'ha fatto James Young? Leggi questa storia per scoprirlo. Questo libro evidenzia gli effetti che l'abuso di potere e la paranoia del governo possono avere sull'esistenza dell'individuo. In questo racconto breve, James Young decide di averne ha avuto abbastanza e di dover fare qualcosa al riguardo. Il sistema legale ha fallito nei suoi confronti. L'unica soluzione è farsi giustizia da solo.

In 2009, scholars at Yale University came across a startling manuscript: the memoir of Austin Reed, a free Black man born in the 1820s who spent most of his early life ricocheting between forced labor in prison and forced labor as an indentured servant. Lost for more than 150 years, the handwritten document is the first known prison memoir written by an African American.

Sent to investigate, San Francisco reporter Arnold Rednapp soon discovers that the boy's unorthodox beliefs had turned a large section of the small town against him, leading the journalist to suspect a community-wide conspiracy to hide the truth of what happened. Rednapp's suspicions are hardened when he himself receives anonymous threats...

Psychic adventurer Jacob Koslor's body has been destroyed, hideously hacked to pieces by a bloodthirsty maniac. And his killer is under the power of a terrible evil - a supernatural force that can bend men to its will and make them relive their worst nightmares... fatally.

Diese Höhepunkte aus der unerschöpflichen Schatzkiste sprachlicher Scherzartikel sind ein höchst hörenswerter Genuß. Von den Meistern des Humors brillant vorgetragen, sind sie zudem ein unvergängliches Zeugnis der beiden großen Autoren selbst. Die Auswahl stammt aus WimS, der Welt im Spiegel, die berühmte Beilage des Satire-Magazins pardon...

Wer kennt die wahren Vorgänge im Zentralnervensystem, wenn das männliche Auge eine schöne Frau erblickt hat? Wer war schon Augenzeuge jenes dramatischen Wettlaufs der Spermatozoen...

When psychic FBI agent Rae Murphy Hiyakawa is faced with a twisted madman running amok in far off Charleston, West Virginia, she is forced to confront her deadliest opponent yet. Rae is the FBI's secret weapon. When the Behavioral Science Unit gives up on a case, they come to her. Rae is an expert at remote readings. To her, paranormal phenomena are completely normal.

The continued adventures of the teenager team from Earth as they explore their new home in outer space.