![]() ![]() The class of 1966 straddled a fault line in American history, and Atkinson's masterly book speaks for a generation of American men and women about innocence, patriotism, and the price we pay for our dreams. Westmoreland, and a score of other memorable figures. The rich cast of characters also includes Douglas MacArthur, William C. With a novelist's eye for detail, Rick Atkinson illuminates this powerful story through the lives of three classmates and the women they loved - from the boisterous cadet years, to the fires of Vietnam, to the hard peace and internal struggles that followed the war. The first volume, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, received the Pulitzer Prize and was acclaimed by. military’s role in the liberation of Europe in World War II. This program includes an original foreword, read by Rick Atkinson, and exclusive to the audiobook, as well as a bonus conversation between the author and Ty SeiduleĪ classic of its kind, The Long Gray Line is the 25-year saga of the West Point class of 1966. Rick Atkinson recently completed The Guns at Last Light: The War in Europe, 1944-1945, the final volume of his Liberation Trilogy, a narrative history of the U.S. "A story of epic proportions an awesome feat of biographical reconstruction." ( The Boston Globe ) Crusade : the untold story of the Persian Gulf War by Atkinson, Rick. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Omega-3s are today a multi-billion dollar business, and sales are still growing apace-even as recent medical studies caution that the promise of omega-3s may not be what it first appeared.īut a closer look at the omega-3 sensation reveals something much deeper and more troubling. In the last few decades, that promise has been encapsulated in one of America’s most popular dietary supplements. Omega-3 fatty acids have long been celebrated by doctors and dieticians as key to a healthy heart and a sharper brain. Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction The Omega Principle should be read by anyone who cares about human health or the health of the planet, which is to say everyone." Paul Greenberg goes searching for the secret to longevity, and what he learns is, in many ways, more interesting. ![]() Please join us for a special evening with James Beard Award-winning author Paul Greenberg presenting and signing his most recent book, THE OMEGA PRINCIPLE: Seafood and the Quest for a Long Life and a Healthier Planet - an eye-opening investigation of the history, science, and business behind omega-3 fatty acids, the "miracle compound" whose story is intertwined with human health and the future of our planet. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is currently in development at Disney as a television series to be produced by Eva Longoria. It received four starred reviews, and was named Amazon’s best book of 2020 in the 9-12 age range. Tehlor’s debut middle grade novel, PAOLA SANTIAGO AND THE RIVER OF TEARS, was published by the Rick Riordan Presents imprint at Disney/Hyperion. It has been featured on Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, and O by Oprah Magazine’s best books lists, and was a 2019 book of the year selection by Kirkus and School Library Journal. Their debut young adult novel, WE SET THE DARK ON FIRE, received six starred reviews, as well as the Oregon Spirit Book Award for debut fiction, and the Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award runner up honor for debut speculative fiction. TEHLOR KAY MEJIA is a bestselling and award winning author of young adult and middle grade fiction. ![]() ![]() When the alpha who all but destroyed Lola tries to start a game of cat and mouse that’s all claws, the safest place for Lola may be the one she’s most terrified of, in the arms of an alpha pack. If only she could resist their perfect beta, Leo, whose patience and determination to see her heal breaks down one wall after another. And Lola is only a beta, one who comes with deep scars and an unshakeable aversion to alphas and their powerful presences. These alphas are everything Lola dreamed of, but they already have an omega-a playful male model who won’t stop flirting with her. But that’s easier said than done when one stumbling incident after another leads Lola closer to an alluring pack of captivating men. ![]() Armed with her dream job and her less than dreamy apartment, Lola is ready to start a new chapter of her life without alphas. No more hiding in her cousin’s apartment licking wounds that won’t heal. No more chasing alphas who abuse and toss away betas like her. ![]() Lola Barnes only wants one thing, to get her life under control. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Beginning with a peek through a window where Cat, Squirrel and Duck are making music together, Cooper (The Boy Who Wouldn't Go to Bed) invites youngsters into their cozy pumpkin-shaped home. This enchanting story explores the ups and downs of close-knit camaraderie. ![]() ![]() ![]() Crossing snow-capped mountains, canyons and volcanic deserts, Levison will see some of the most spectacular but little-known landscapes on the planet. Known as the 'lands in between', Levison will travel through these countries that sit at the crossroads of two continents, and form a large part of the historic and mysterious Silk Route. Beginning in Southern Russia, Levison will track the mountains through increasingly dangerous terrain where Islamist fighters hide out in the hills, toward Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia and into Iran: a captivating nation that's been off the tourist track for decades. Travelling with the locals and living as they do, Levison's epic, 2,600-mile journey takes him through five countries, crossing the wild lands on the tense frontier between Europe and Asia and visiting some of the most fascinating and diverse people's on earth. And as well as a new region of the world, Levison is taking a new approach to exploring: making his way by any means necessary. Explorer Levison Wood - famous for Walking the Nile, Walking the Himalayas and Walking the Americas - is taking on a new expedition in this four-part series: to cross the mighty Caucusus mountain range that lies between Russia and Iran. ![]() ![]() ![]() Across a year, Morrigan rides a rollercoaster adventure discovering 'wundrous' new things, but underlying it lies the shadowy mystery of the feared and revered Wundersmith. Essences of Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket infuse the writing, but this is a story that stands on its own two feet, perfectly balancing the light and dark. This fabulous new fantasy introduces a vivid and varied magical world, a heroine to truly champion, and a host of characters to become best friends with. But the four trials are anything but simple – especially the last one, which requires a special ability Morrigan is sure she doesn't have. In this magical world, she moves into Jupiter's awesome, ever-changing hotel and enters the trials for membership of the Wundrous Society, which promises friendship, family and an escape from her fate. But just before midnight strikes, the mysterious Jupiter North appears, offering Morrigan another choice: journey with him to Nevermore. Born on Eventide, Morrigan Crow is a 'cursed child', blamed for every misfortune and destined to die on her eleventh birthday. ![]() ![]() They say this place is haunted, and it is.Ĭarlisle Castle hides two of our most awful secrets. I fight back, tooth and nail, never expecting him to chase me across the ocean after we graduate high school.īut here he is, living with me in a dark, looming castle on the outskirts of London.Ī fellow intern. His parents rule this town, its police, every citizen and boutique on Main Street.Īll I own is a nice, juicy grudge against him for that time he almost killed me.īetween hooking up with a different girl every weekend, breaking hearts, noses and rules, Vaughn also finds the time to bully little ole’ me. To me, he is nothing but a heartless prince. ![]() ![]() A top 2020 read hands down.” –Helena Hunting, New York Times bestselling author Angry God, an all-new emotional standalone about first love, second chances, and overcoming breathtaking losses at a young age from USA Today bestselling author L.J. ![]() “ Buckle up and enjoy the ride, because you’re not coming out the same way you went in. ![]() ![]() ![]() Too bad the story itself was not worthy of the narrator. I have always hated one person doing all voices but this narrator did such a fabulous job that I soon forgot that she was doing it all and was able to concentrate on the story. I don't understand all the gushing for this storyįirst, I have to applaud the narrator. But secrets have a way of getting out.and the world wants to break what’s left of me. With royalty threatening and blackmailing me, Theo insisting we stay the course, and constant observers waiting for me to fail, I have no choice but to play the game. Especially when you find yourself engaged and being groomed to become queen. But once you are a part of the royal family, you can’t just walk away. ![]() It made me realize how much my life had been lived for others: my family, the royals, and Theo. Leave it to me to do the stupidest thing possible and fall for my bodyguard, but there was no fighting it. ![]() We were trapped together and forced to face things we had been trying to deny, and we could no longer ignore our overwhelming connection. ![]() I was actually in a living a nightmare.in a gilded cage that was crushing my soul.Ī terrorist attack almost took my life and that of my bodyguard, Lennox. Everyone thought I was living a fairy tale marrying a prince and living happily ever after. ![]() |