-Titulo Original : The Paper Solution What To Shred, What To Save, And How To Stop It From Taking Over Your Life-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: From the Marie Kondo of paper comes a simple and accessible guide to paper management.Americans are drowning in paper. We keep stacks of it on the kitchen counter, stash it in drawers, and store file cabinets full of documents that we never even look at. Studies show that fully 85 percent of the paper in our lives can be tossed--but which 85 percent? And how do we organize and manage the 15 percent that remains? With The Paper Solution, founder of Organize365 Lisa Woodruff delivers a proven, step-by-step guide for what to shred, what to save, and how to sort whats left behind. With her method, youll learn: * What documents you must absolutely hold on to * Which papers you can dispose of today * How to ditch your bulky filing cabinets and make your vital documents accessible and portable And at the heart of it all is the Sunday Basket: a box that sits on your counter and corrals those stray bills, forms, coupons, and scraps into an easy-to-use paper-management system. The Sunday Basket will become your new weekly habit--one that leads to less paper, less stress, and more time to spend on the things (and people) that matter most. Review If you like the idea of binders to stay organized, the new book The Paper Solution has a lot of good information about organizing paperwork. --The New York Times“If the phrase “paper-organizing retreat” makes you breathe a little heavier, [The Paper Solution is] the book for you.” --The New York Times Book Review“Yes, even in the digital age, paper remains the bane of most peoples existence. Whether sorting through your own, or or someone elses backlog, Lisa Woodruffs book will cheerfully guide you in how to confidently eliminate 85% of the paper in your life, while retaining the 15% you really need! What a gift!” -Julie Morgenstern, New York Times bestselling author of Organizing from the Inside Out and Shed Your Stuff, Change Your Life“Systems are the engine to create efficiency in the home. The Paper Solution gives practical tips and tools that allows us all to free up our precious time to focus on what truly matters.” -Eve Rodsky, author of Fair PlayDrowning in paper? With Lisas ingenious methods, you can take control, get more organized, and free up incredible amounts of time. Youll never lose a day to hunting down a permission slip again. -Laura Vanderkam, author of Off the Clock and 168 HoursProfessional Organizer Lisa Woodruff brings a fresh and realistic approach to paper. I loved that she didn’t tell me to get rid of everything. Lisa shares a method for handling paper in a way that eliminates the unnecessary and keeps what’s needed right where you’ll easily find it. A must-read for anyone that has ever struggled with too much paper and wondered if they are keeping and shredding the right documents. Read this and you’ll know what to do with everything that comes your way. -Becky Rapinchuk, author of Clean Mamas Guide to a Healthy Home and Simply Clean“Everyone can benefit from organizational advice in The Paper Solution.” -The Idaho PressThe Paper Solution walks you step-by-step to conquering the paper dilemma in your home...Her tips are practical and doable, leaving readers feeling empowered! -Maria Dismondy, author, speaker, and publisher of Cardinal Rule Press Lisas enthusiasm for productivity and organization shines through every chapter of this book. Her easy-to-follow implementation strategy makes quick work of overwhelming paper piles, and the comprehensive detail within each chapter assures all paper clutter questions have an answer. Lisa is the expert on all things paper clutter and The Paper Solution is proof! This go-to resource provides the information, structure, tools, and motivation to properly manage your paper clutter and stop it from taking over your home and life. -Andrea Dekker, professional organizer and blogger at AndreaDekker “Even in our digital age, paper remains one of the biggest sources o...

-Titulo Original : Capotes Women A True Story Of Love, Betrayal, And A Swan Song For An Era-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: *National Bestseller*New York Times bestselling author Laurence Leamer reveals the complex web of relationships and scandalous true stories behind Truman Capotes never-published final novel, Answered Prayers-the dark secrets, tragic glamour, and Capotes ultimate betrayal of the group of female friends he called his swans.“There are certain women,” Truman Capote wrote, “who, though perhaps not born rich, are born to be rich.” Barbara “Babe” Paley, Gloria Guinness, Marella Agnelli, Slim Hayward, Pamela Churchill, C. Z. Guest, Lee Radziwill (Jackie Kennedy’s sister)-they were the toast of midcentury New York, each beautiful and distinguished in her own way. Capote befriended them, received their deepest confidences, and ingratiated himself into their lives. Then, in one fell swoop, he betrayed them in the most surprising and startling way possible.Bestselling biographer Laurence Leamer delves into the years following the acclaimed publication of Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1958 and In Cold Blood in 1966, when Capote struggled with a crippling case of writer’s block. While en­joying all the fruits of his success, he was struck with an idea for what he was sure would be his most celebrated novel…one based on the re­markable, racy lives of his very, very rich friends.For years, Capote attempted to write An­swered Prayers, what he believed would have been his magnum opus. But when he eventually published a few chapters in Esquire, the thinly fictionalized lives (and scandals) of his closest fe­male confidantes were laid bare for all to see, and he was banished from their high-society world forever. Laurence Leamer re-creates the lives of these fascinating swans, their friendships with Capote and one another, and the doomed quest to write what could have been one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Review One of NY Post’s 35 Best Book Gifts for Everyone on Your 2021 Holiday ListOne of NY Post’s Must-Have Books for Fall 2021 One of Town & Country’s Must-Read Books of Fall One of Wall Street Journal’s 12 Books to Read for October 2021One of Garden & Guns Favorite Books of 2021One of PopSugar’s October Must-Reads “Babe Paley, Slim Keith, C.Z. Guest...they were the stars of 50s and 60s society. They were also the women Truman Capote loved, flattered-and betrayed. A fascinating look at their world.” -People Laurence Leamer deftly tells the stories of the stylish, glamorous women whose trust Capote cultivated and then betrayed. Mr. Leamer has delivered a fast-paced, sensitive tale of the swans, their tumultuous lives and their dismay at Capote’s treachery.” -Wall Street Journal “In this delicious dissection of the writer and the women he befriended, Laurence Leamer uncovers what it meant to let Capote into your inner circle, how each of these women found friendship and frustration with him, and what happened when he committed the ultimate betrayal.” -Town & Country Leamer gives a fascinating look at friendship and betrayal, and the great novel that never was. -New York Post“In describing the background not only of Truman Capote himself, but also of the socialites he called swans, the author writes some very substantive social history of the mid-20th century....What we have here is far more-far better-than a gossipy beach read for the summer. The ‘dish’ is there, but so is the thoughtful analysis.” -The East Hampton Star“Capotes Women by Laurence Leamer is a fascinating nonfiction book about the greatest American novel that was never published.” -PopSugar What Capote’s Women captures is how these myriad and multilayered friendships came about and nourished him for so long, until his inner demons proved too damning for all but a few of his faithful. -BookReporter“Highly engaging…What Leamer did in his best-selling The Kennedy Women he has now done for the (mostly) high-born women Capote cultivated, worshipped, and envied.” -Air Mail Leamer can be critical when he wants, but he’s ...

-Titulo Original : Generation Kill Devil Dogs, Ice Man, Captain America, And The New Face Of American War-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: Based on Evan Wrights National Magazine Award-winning story in Rolling Stone, this is the raw, firsthand account of the 2003 Iraq invasion that inspired the HBO® original mini-series.Within hours of 9/11, America’s war on terrorism fell to those like the twenty-three Marines of the First Recon Battalion, the first generation dispatched into open-ended combat since Vietnam. They were a new pop-culture breed of American warrior unrecognizable to their forebears-soldiers raised on hip hop, video games and The Real World. Cocky, brave, headstrong, wary and mostly unprepared for the physical, emotional and moral horrors ahead, the “First Suicide Battalion” would spearhead the blitzkrieg on Iraq, and fight against the hardest resistance Saddam had to offer.Hailed as “one of the best books to come out of the Iraq war”(Financial Times), Generation Kill is the funny, frightening, and profane firsthand account of these remarkable men, of the personal toll of victory, and of the randomness, brutality and camaraderie of a new American War. Review “A pungently written combat narrative and a close-range study of a bunch of twentysomething warriors trying to get a handle on who they are.”-Time“Nuanced and grounded in details often overlooked in daily journalistic accounts...A complex portrait of able young men raised on video games and trained as killers.”-The New York Times“A stellar reporting achievement...Think Black Hawk Down or Michael Herrs Dispatches.”-ottawa Citizen“Shockingly honest.”-Entertainment Weekly“Visceral, sometimes shocking...a brutally honest acount of Americas latest generation to experiencethe stark, horrifying realities of warfare.”-Boston Herald“Sidesteps Greatest Generation cliches to find the unexpected-a self-described ‘Marine Corps killer’ who listens to Barry Manilow, a corporal who compares a gunfight to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.”-The Washington PostWright wrote about [his] experience in a three-part series in Rolling Stone that was hailed for its evocative, accurate war reporting. This book, a greatly expanded version of that series, matches its accomplishment. Wright is a perceptive reporter...a personality-driven, readable and insightful look at the Iraq wars first month from the Marine grunts point of view.. pelling portraits...a vivid, well-drawn picture.”-Publishers Weekly“The language is blue, the blood red, and the action explosive. This may be the book of the Iraqi engagement.”-Richmond Times-Dispatch About the Author Evan Wright is the author of Hella Nation and Generation Kill, the basis of the HBO® miniseries for which he served as co-writer. Wright earned his degree in medieval and Renaissance studies from Vassar College, an education he soon put work at Hustler magazine, where he served as “Entertainment Editor.” In the late 1990s he began writing feature articles for Rolling Stone focused on youth subcultures, from radical environmentalists to skinheads to sorority girls. His work is characterized by immersion in his subjects worlds, detailed reporting and dark humor.After 9/ll he pitched his editor on the idea that since the US military was “basically another youth subculture,” he ought to be writing about it. Generation Kill received numerous awards, including the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, the Los Angeles Times book award, a PEN USA literary prize and the Marine Corps Heritage Foundations award for “Best History of the Marine Corps.”Wright has covered the wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq. He is the recipient of two National Magazine Awards, one for reporting on the war in Iraq in Rolling Stone and the other for a profile published in Vanity Fair. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. PROLOGUEIts another Iraqi town, nameless to the Marines racing down the main drag in Humvees, blowing it to pieces. Were flanked on both sides by a jumble of walled, two-story mud-brick buildings, with Iraqi gunmen conce...

-Titulo Original : American Sherlock Murder, Forensics, And The Birth Of American Csi-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: A gripping historical true crime narrative that reads like the best of Conan Doyle himself (Karen Abbott, author of The Ghosts of Eden Park), American Sherlock recounts the riveting true story of the birth of modern criminal investigation.Berkeley, California, 1933. In a lab filled with curiosities--beakers, microscopes, Bunsen burners, and hundreds upon hundreds of books--sat an investigator who would go on to crack at least two thousand cases in his forty-year career. Known as the American Sherlock Holmes, Edward Oscar Heinrich was one of Americas greatest--and first--forensic scientists, with an uncanny knack for finding clues, establishing evidence, and deducing answers with a skill that seemed almost supernatural.Heinrich was one of the nations first expert witnesses, working in a time when the turmoil of Prohibition led to sensationalized crime reporting and only a small, systematic study of evidence. However with his brilliance, and commanding presence in both the courtroom and at crime scenes, Heinrich spearheaded the invention of a myriad of new forensic tools that police still use today, including blood spatter analysis, ballistics, lie-detector tests, and the use of fingerprints as courtroom evidence. His work, though not without its serious--some would say fatal--flaws, changed the course of American criminal investigation.Based on years of research and thousands of never-before-published primary source materials, American Sherlock captures the life of the man who pioneered the science our legal system now relies upon--as well as the limits of those techniques and the very human experts who wield them. Review One of The Washington Posts 10 Books to Read in February One of CrimeReads Most Anticipated Books of 2020“Heinrich changed criminal investigations forever, and anyone fascinated by the myriad detective series and television shows about forensics will want to read it.”-The Washington Post “Part institutional history, part true crime account, and part dramatic tale of brilliant minds and clashing personalities, American Sherlock promises to be just as gripping as her first.”-CrimeReads“Edward Oscar Heinrich was one of Americas earliest criminologists. He was also a meticulous record keeper, allowing Dawson to recreate his fascinating life story....Those interested in the development of modern forensics will be enthralled.”-Publishers Weekly (starred review) “While many true-crime books suffer from stale prose, Dawsons writing is remarkable in that it never uses the crutch of false suspense but also doesnt skimp on valuable details....An entertaining, absorbing combination of biography and true crime.”-Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A fascinating book worthy of being associated with the titles literary sleuth. Readers will want a follow-up so they can discover more of Heinrichs cases as told through Dawsons great storytelling. For fans of Michelle McNamaras Ill Be Gone in the Dark and other true crime works.”-Library Journal“Riveting.”-BookPage“Dawson combed Heinrich’s own, voluminous papers to produce this entertaining read.”-Booklist “Dawson balances the two sides of her book deftly, moving nimbly between dramatic renditions of the mysteries Heinrich helped solve, or sometimes didn’t, and reflections on his scientific analyses and personal struggles…As thought-provoking as it is thrilling.” -Columbus Dispatch“In American Sherlock, Kate Winkler Dawson brilliantly tracks the pioneering Edward Oscar Heinrich as he revolutionizes forensic science-the gritty work of studying bloodstains, identifying liars, and gathering faint traces of fingerprints-in the sometimes murky pursuit of justice. Equally entertaining and erudite, this is a work so cleverly conceived and structured, it reads like the best of Conan Doyle himself.”-Karen Abbott, author of The Ghosts of Eden Park “At last a book about the pioneering scientist, Edward Oscar Heinrich, whose early 20th cent...

-Titulo Original : The Odessa File-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: The suicide of an elderly German Jew explodes into revelation after revelation: of a Mafia-like organization called Odessa ...of a real-life fugitive known as the Butcher of Riga..of a young German journalist tumed obsessed avenger.......and, ultimately, of brilliant, ruthless plot to reestablish the worldwide power of SS mass murderers and to carry out Hitlers chilling Final Solution. Review “Forsyth can tell a suspenseful tale better than anyone.”-Fort Worth Star-Telegram “When it comes to espionage, international intrigue, and suspense, Frederick Forsyth is a master.” -The Washington Post Book World “A thrilling cat-and-mouse game…Forsyth skillfully blends fact and fiction into a suspenseful and detailed story which is often downright chilling in its credibility.”-Library Journal “Suspense taut as a violin string…Will keep you reading into the wee hours of the morning.”-The New York Times “Framed by the unshakable facts of two decades, filled with an exceptional cast of characters-both real and fictional, The Odessa File is a story of superior swift suspense…An unmatchable reading experience.”-The Literary Guild Magazine About the Author Frederick Forsyth is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of seventeen novels, including The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File, as well as short story collections and a memoir. A former Air Force pilot, and one-time print and television reporter for the BBC, he has had four movies and two television miniseries made from his works. He is the winner of three Edgar Awards, and in 2012 he won the Diamond Dagger Award from the Crime Writers Association, a lifetime achievement award for sustained excellence. He lives in Hertfordshire, England...

-Titulo Original : Team Dog How To Train Your Dog--the Navy Seal Way-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: Dog owners can experience the close relationship and exceptional training of combat dogs with this New York Times bestselling dog training book from a former Navy SEAL. In Team Dog, Ritland taps into fifteen years’ worth of experience and shares, explaining in accessible and direct language, the science behind the importance of gaining a dog’s trust and then offering invaluable steps for how to achieve any level of obedience. His unique approach uses entertaining examples and anecdotes from his work with dogs on and off the battlefield and direct tips from the Navy SEAL guidebook to teach dog owners how to: choose the perfect dog for their household, establish themselves as the “team leader,” master “command and control,” employ “situational awareness,” and to solidify their dog’s position as the family’s ultimate best friend. Team Dog introduces pet owners everywhere to the new and distinctive authority on how to train your dog...the Navy SEAL way. Review Praise for Mike Ritland: “He’s a good dude and doing great things for our 4-legged heroes!” -Larry the Cable Guy “Perhaps most moving is how this level of trust plays a vital role in the inspiring and hair-raising stories that he shares about different SEAL handler-and-dog teams during deadly missions . . . [Navy SEAL Dogs is a] high-interest offering.” -Booklist “Special force SEALs are elite enough, but SEAL dogs [in Navy SEAL Dogs] are a breed apart. Fascinating . . . About time these heroes got the attention they deserved for a young audience.” -Kirkus Reviews “Navy SEAL Dogs gives a unique insider account of the training and deployment of these special animals and their handlers. Ritland does a superb job of detailing these dogs in combat, as well as the bond between operator and K9.” -Howard E. Wasdin, former Navy SEAL and New York Times-bestselling author of I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior “After a stellar career in the Teams, Mike Ritland has gone on to train working K9s for some of the most elite units in the U.S. Special Operations community. If you want to learn about these amazing animals, the sacrifices they’ve made, and their effectiveness in combat, then read Navy SEAL Dogs.” -Brandon Webb, former Navy SEAL, New York Times-bestselling author of The Red Circle, and editor in chief of SOFREP About the Author Mike Ritlandjoined the Navy in 1996, and after twelve years started his own company to train dogs for the SEAL teams. His clients include the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs, the TSA, and the Department of Defense. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Trident K9 Warriors, which is being adapted for film. Gary Brozek has coauthored and ghostwritten nearly twenty books, including four New York Times bestsellers. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. IntroductionIt all started with a black Labrador retriever named Bud. I was just a kid when we got him, and the connection between us was instantaneous. I realize now that our initial bond was a bit one-sided. I thought he was the greatest, and he thought, well, I couldn’t say for sure what Bud thought. He liked whoever had a leash in hand and was willing to take him on a walk. He liked whoever fed him or offered him popcorn. He was willing to sit, stay, speak, come, and roll over when he knew that popped treat was his reward. He also liked whichever of the upright two-legged creatures fed him, allowed him to empty his bowels and his bladder, tossed him balls, and went with him to explore the outdoors, where his nose was nearly overcome by a series of odors that pleased and sometimes perplexed him.My dad was usually the one who took Bud on his morning walks. I did the same in the afternoons when I returned from a day at school. Bud wasn’t my own dog; he belonged to the family, and each individual member bonded with him to different degrees. It wasn’t like I didn’t have any human friends, but Bud and I really...

-Titulo Original : Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERTransformative ... If Tobia aspires to the ranks of comic memoirists like David Sedaris and Mindy Kaling, Sissy succeeds. --The New York Times Book Review (A Paperback Row Pick) A heart-wrenching, eye-opening, and giggle-inducing memoir about what its like to grow up not sure if youre (a) a boy, (b) a girl, (c) something in between, or (d) all of the above.A beautiful book . . . honest and funny.--Trevor Noah, The Daily ShowSensational.--Tyler OakleyJacob Tobia is a force. --Good Morning AmericaA trans Nora Ephron . . . both honest and didactic. --OUT MagazineA rallying cry for anyone whos ever felt like they dont belong. --Womans DayAs a young child in North Carolina, Jacob Tobia wasnt the wrong gender, they just had too much of the stuff. Barbies? Yes. Playing with bugs? Absolutely. Getting muddy? Please. Princess dresses? You betcha. Jacob wanted it all, but because they were a boy, they were told they could only have the masculine half. Acting feminine labelled them a sissy and brought social isolation. It took Jacob years to discover that being a sissy isnt something to be ashamed of. Its a source of pride. Following Jacob through bullying and beauty contests, from Duke University to the United Nations to the podiums of the Methodist church--not to mention the parlors of the White House--this unforgettable memoir contains multitudes. A deeply personal story of trauma and healing, a powerful reflection on gender and self-acceptance, and a hilarious guidebook for wearing tacky clip-on earrings in todays world, Sissy guarantees youll never think about gender--both other peoples and your own--the same way again. Review “[Tobia] combines incisive wit and undeniable intelligence to invite readers into their personal journey as a gender-nonconforming young person in North Carolina. . . It is in Tobia’s often self-deprecating humor that Sissy is most transformative, and where it most departs from other trans memoirs. The seriousness of the topic never feels glossed over, which allows for an organic and seamless journey from tears on one page to laughing aloud on the next. If Tobia aspires to the ranks of comic memoirists like David Sedaris and Mindy Kaling, Sissy succeeds.”-New York Times Book Review“With bare honesty, irreverent humor, and refreshing vulnerability, this memoir is a rallying cry for anyone whos ever felt like they dont belong.”-Woman’s DayWhen the political reality facing this country seems dark, we need shinier, sparklier thinkers in the public eye. With a signature style matched only by their wit, Jacob fits that bill perfectly. --Alan Cumming“Sissy bravely moves the needle forward, boldly advocating for a world where people of all genders are treated equally and with dignity.A story of audacity and courage, Sissy is not to be missed.”-Billie Jean King “Tobia is bit of a transfeminine Nora Ephron, detailing the story of their ‘coming-of-gender’ in a way that is both honest and didactic.” -OUT Magazine“[Sissy] sends a powerful message about coming-of-age, trauma, healing, and self-acceptance.” -CosmopolitanAcross this country young boys are shamed and humiliated for expressing femininity, as well as young girls for expressing masculinity. Jacob bravely seeks to end this culture of shame.”-Monica Lewinsky“A candid, unapologetic look at Tobia’s journey . . . Sissy is a valuable dispatch from a new generation of queer activists and artists - the first generation with the power to connect to themselves en masse without apology - and it would be a blessing if all such voices were as articulate and charismatic as this one.” -Washington Post“Jacob Tobia is a force. . . . Their voice is unique and inspirational.” -Good Morning America“Tobia sashays away from all the expectations and trappings of what it means to be a man or woman, and calls for us to embrace the fluidity of identity.” -O, The Oprah Magazine“You can judge Sissy ...

-Titulo Original : 99 Stories Of The Game-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: In this sports memoir, Wayne Gretzky weaves memories of his legendary career with an inside look at professional hockey and the heroes and stories that inspired him. From minor-hockey phenomenon to Hall of Fame sensation, Wayne Gretzky rewrote the record books, his accomplishments becoming the stuff of legend. Dubbed “The Great One,” he is considered by many to be the greatest hockey player who ever lived. No one has seen more of the game than he has-but he has never discussed in depth just what it was he saw. For the first time, Gretzky discusses candidly what the game looks like to him and introduces us to the people who inspired and motivated him: mentors, teammates, rivals, the famous and the lesser known. Weaving together lives and moments from an extraordinary career, he reflects on the players who inflamed his imagination when he was a kid, the way he himself figured in the dreams of so many who came after; takes us onto the ice and into the dressing rooms to meet the friends who stood by him and the rivals who spurred him to greater heights; shows us some of the famous moments in hockey history through the eyes of someone who regularly made that history. Warm, direct, and revelatory, it is a book that gives us number 99, the man and the player, like never before. Review Praise for 99: Stories of the Game“The Great One delivers a personal history of the National Hockey League...Gretzky’s sense of his sport’s history rings clearly throughout these pages, as if he is the tour guide of a museum in which he also has created some of the best art...This enjoyable book provides an overview that will educate longtime fans and relative newcomers alike.”-Kirkus Reviews“One of the most enjoyable hockey books to be published in many years.”-Booklist (starred review)“Arguably the best player in the history of hockey, [Gretzky] has written a warm and enthusiastic collection of memories and stories. This book showcases some of hockey’s best moments through the keen eyes of an avid student, lover, and ambassador of the game. VERDICT: Essential for all hockey fans, old and new.”-Library Journal“Wayne Gretzky’s99 glides across a lifetime of high sticks and higher stakes.”-Vanity Fair About the Author Wayne Gretzky, nicknamed “The Great One,” is considered by many to be the greatest hockey player ever. He is the leading scorer in NHL history, and is the only NHL player to total more than two hundred points in one season-a feat he accomplished four times. At the time of his retirement in 1999, he held sixty-one separate NHL records (forty regular season, fifteen playoff, and six All-Star)-and still holds most of them today. His honors include 31 Hart, Art Ross, Conn Smythe, Lester B. Pearson, and Lady Byng trophies and awards.His teams included the Edmonton Oilers (1979-1988, including four Stanley Cups), the Los Angeles Kings (1988-1996, including a Stanley Cup final), the St. Louis Blues (1996), and the New York Rangers (1996-1999). Following his retirement, he became the ninth and final player to be ushered into the Hall of Fame with no waiting period, and the first to have his jersey number retired league-wide.Among his activities since, he has been minority owner and head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes and executive director of Canada’s 2002 gold medal-winning men’s hockey team, and is a restaurateur, winemaker, and philanthropist with his own Wayne Gretzky Foundation. He lives with his family in Westlake Village, California. Kirstie McLellan Day is the coauthor of the Canadian bestselling hockey memoirs Cornered (HarperCollins, 2011), with Ron MacLean; Playing with Fire (Triumph, 2010), with Theo Fleury; and Tough Guy (Triumph, 2009), with Bob Probert. She lives in Calgary, Alberta...

-Titulo Original : Generation Kill Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, And The New Face Of American War-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: Based on Evan Wrights National Magazine Award-winning story in Rolling Stone, this is the raw, firsthand account of the 2003 Iraq invasion that inspired the HBO® original mini-series.Within hours of 9/11, America’s war on terrorism fell to those like the twenty-three Marines of the First Recon Battalion, the first generation dispatched into open-ended combat since Vietnam. They were a new pop-culture breed of American warrior unrecognizable to their forebears-soldiers raised on hip hop, video games and The Real World. Cocky, brave, headstrong, wary and mostly unprepared for the physical, emotional and moral horrors ahead, the “First Suicide Battalion” would spearhead the blitzkrieg on Iraq, and fight against the hardest resistance Saddam had to offer.Hailed as “one of the best books to come out of the Iraq war”(Financial Times), Generation Kill is the funny, frightening, and profane firsthand account of these remarkable men, of the personal toll of victory, and of the randomness, brutality and camaraderie of a new American War. Review “A pungently written combat narrative and a close-range study of a bunch of twentysomething warriors trying to get a handle on who they are.”-Time“Nuanced and grounded in details often overlooked in daily journalistic accounts...A complex portrait of able young men raised on video games and trained as killers.”-The New York Times“A stellar reporting achievement...Think Black Hawk Down or Michael Herrs Dispatches.”-ottawa Citizen“Shockingly honest.”-Entertainment Weekly“Visceral, sometimes shocking...a brutally honest acount of Americas latest generation to experiencethe stark, horrifying realities of warfare.”-Boston Herald“Sidesteps Greatest Generation cliches to find the unexpected-a self-described ‘Marine Corps killer’ who listens to Barry Manilow, a corporal who compares a gunfight to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.”-The Washington PostWright wrote about [his] experience in a three-part series in Rolling Stone that was hailed for its evocative, accurate war reporting. This book, a greatly expanded version of that series, matches its accomplishment. Wright is a perceptive reporter...a personality-driven, readable and insightful look at the Iraq wars first month from the Marine grunts point of view.. pelling portraits...a vivid, well-drawn picture.”-Publishers Weekly“The language is blue, the blood red, and the action explosive. This may be the book of the Iraqi engagement.”-Richmond Times-Dispatch About the Author Evan Wright is the author of Hella Nation and Generation Kill, the basis of the HBO® miniseries for which he served as co-writer. Wright earned his degree in medieval and Renaissance studies from Vassar College, an education he soon put work at Hustler magazine, where he served as “Entertainment Editor.” In the late 1990s he began writing feature articles for Rolling Stone focused on youth subcultures, from radical environmentalists to skinheads to sorority girls. His work is characterized by immersion in his subjects worlds, detailed reporting and dark humor.After 9/ll he pitched his editor on the idea that since the US military was “basically another youth subculture,” he ought to be writing about it. Generation Kill received numerous awards, including the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, the Los Angeles Times book award, a PEN USA literary prize and the Marine Corps Heritage Foundations award for “Best History of the Marine Corps.”Wright has covered the wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq. He is the recipient of two National Magazine Awards, one for reporting on the war in Iraq in Rolling Stone and the other for a profile published in Vanity Fair. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. PROLOGUEIts another Iraqi town, nameless to the Marines racing down the main drag in Humvees, blowing it to pieces. Were flanked on both sides by a jumble of walled, two-story mud-brick buildings, with Iraqi gunmen conce...

-Titulo Original : Im Fine...and Other Lies-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: A hilarious personal account of the life, times, and crippling anxiety of rising star comic, actress, writer, producer, and director Whitney Cummings, now in paperback.After getting her start as a stand-up comic and then breaking out with her wildly successful CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls (shes the creator, writer, and executive producer), Whitney Cummings has seen a few things and is turning to the written word to tell us all the stuff she doesnt say on stage.This book contains some delicious schadenfreude in which Whitney recalls such humiliating debacles as breaking her shoulder while trying to impress a guy, coming very close to spending her life in a Guatemalan prison, and having her lacerated ear sewn back on by a deaf guy after losing it in a torrid love affair.Full of intellect, anxiety, chutzpah, and profundity, IM FINE...AND OTHER LIES is, in Whitneys words, like the internet if the internet were honest and didnt hate women. With her signature ball-busting edge and self-deprecation, Whitney comes clean about what has shaped her into the trailblazing comic that she is today. This intimate, no-holds-barred look at Whitneys life is a revelatory, profoundly astute, and most importantly, honest tale of what it means to be a woman in todays day and age and Twittersphere, with all of the insecurities and anxieties that come with that territory and with the most important takeaway being that, at the end of the day, no matter her situation, shes fine...and other lies. Review One of TODAYs Top Self-Help Books to Read in 2020 “If having a quote from me might make you buy this book, you need to take a long hard look at yourself.”-James Corden “[An] honest, witty debut.”-Cosmopolitan“The comedian and creator of 2 Broke Girls spares no embarrassing details in this richly funny tell-all.”-InStyle“Hilarious.” --People“Fans of 2 Broke Girls can switch off their devices and read this funny, raunchy, feminist memoir from comic, actress, writer, and director Whitney Cummings.”-Elle“As far as funny memoirs go, I’m Fine...and Other Lies is pretty earnest. Cummings uses borderline-insane life experiences...as a springboard for poignant self-reflection.”-Los Angeles Magazine“Provides an honest viewpoint on what it means to be a successful woman in the business world and the importance of facing insecurities straight on. Through broken shoulders, botched surgeries and lacerated ears, Cummings reminds readers that its OK to not set their default to the Im fine mode.” -Associated Press“A zippy, unabashed narrative confronting personal adversity with an equal mix of humor and sincerity...[I’m Fine...And Other Lies is] an extremely self-deprecating assault on a laundry list of proclivities, insecurities, and intimate fears many readers will easily relate to...Akin to the inner-critical narrative voice of Amy Schumer, Cummings’ observations expectedly tackle the uncomfortable and the embarrassing...with deflective humor and straight-up honesty, humility, and a keen sense of humanity.”-Kirkus Reviews“All hail the arrival of Whitney Cummings as a truly hilarious, keenly insightful and endlessly entertaining author. This book made me laugh so hard that sometimes I had to stop reading and dry my eyes. Do not drink fluids while reading this book. They will only shoot out of your unsuspecting nostrils. Buy three copies because youll want to gift a couple. Its that good. Its official: Whitney Cummings can write her ass off.”-Denis Leary“Sassy, witty, profound and reassuring. All women-and men-should read this book.”-Louann Brizendine, M.D., author of The Female Brain and The Male Brain“Whitney Cummings has gone through a life of shame and embarrassment so you dont have to! Fortunately for everyone, she has made these stories hilarious, relatable, and conversational. This book is a must-read for anyone trying to learn how to human better.”-Chris Hardwick“Whitney Cummings is a unicorn riding a Pegasus while...

-Titulo Original : The Victim (badge Of Honor)-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: About the Author W. E. B. Griffin was the author of seven bestselling series: The Corps, Brotherhood of War, Badge of Honor, Men at War, Honor Bound, Presidential Agent, and Clandestine Operations. He passed away in February 2019. W.E.B. Griffin has captured a worldwide audience with his stunning novels of men and women of outstanding courage. BROTHERHOOD OF WAR revealed the drama and challenge of army life...THE CORPS explored the proud tradition of the Marines...Now BADGE OF HONOR takes you behind the scenes of todays urban police force. A brutal Mafia slaying rocks the city of Philadelphia when the only living witness is revealed--a wealthy debutante involved with the targeted mobster. One of the suspects is a cop, Matt Payne, who unwittingly takes on the ultimate battle between organized crime, upper-class power...and his own police force. From Publishers Weekly The victim of the title is a drug dealer named Tony DeZego, but this books real victim is the reader, who is dragged through a flimsy plot thats overwhelmed by tedious, irrelevant details about the Philadelphia police departments uniforms, organization, chain of command and internal politics. The story revolves around two shooting incidents. In the first, an heiress is wounded and mafioso scumbag DeZego killed by a professional assassin. (The reasons for this unlikely pairing never become clear.) Later, a young police officer is found dead in a gutter. These two brief bursts of action notwithstanding, Griffin cannot be lured away from his fascination with the intricacies of policedom to bother solving the crimes. A paragraph tacked on at the end indicates that DeZegos assassin was killed when he bungled a job; the mystery of the murdered police officer quietly peters out. This third volume in Griffins Badge of Honor series is the first to appear under his own name; Men in Blue and Special Operations were published under the pseudonym John Kevin Dugan. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc...

-Titulo Original : Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution For When You Have Too Much To Do (and More Life To Live)-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A REESES BOOK CLUB PICK Tired, stressed, and in need of more help from your partner? Imagine running your household (and life!) in a new way... It started with the Sh*t I Do List. Tired of being the shefault parent responsible for all aspects of her busy household, Eve Rodsky counted up all the unpaid, invisible work she was doing for her family--and then sent that list to her husband, asking for things to change. His response was...underwhelming. Rodsky realized that simply identifying the issue of unequal labor on the home front wasnt enough: She needed a solution to this universal problem. Her sanity, identity, career, and marriage depended on it. The result is Fair Play: a time- and anxiety-saving system that offers couples a completely new way to divvy up domestic responsibilities. Rodsky interviewed more than five hundred men and women from all walks of life to figure out what the invisible work in a family actually entails and how to get it all done efficiently. With 4 easy-to-follow rules, 100 household tasks, and a series of conversation starters for you and your partner, Fair Play helps you prioritize whats important to your family and who should take the lead on every chore, from laundry to homework to dinner. Winning this game means rebalancing your home life, reigniting your relationship with your significant other, and reclaiming your Unicorn Space--the time to develop the skills and passions that keep you interested and interesting. Stop drowning in to-dos and lose some of that invisible workload thats pulling you down. Are you ready to try Fair Play? Lets deal you in...

-Titulo Original : The Sight Of You-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: The Light We Lost meets How to Walk Away in this romantic and page-turning debut that poses a heartbreaking question: Would you choose love, if you knew how it would end?Unique and breathtaking and painful and broken and perfect . . . just like love. Im still crying, yet all I want to do is settle down and read it again. --Jodi Picoult Joel is afraid of the future. Since he was a child hes been haunted by dreams about the people he loves. Visions of whats going to happen--the good and the bad. And the only way to prevent them is to never let anyone close to him again. Callie cant let go of the past. Since her best friend died, Callies been lost. She knows she needs to be more spontaneous and live a bigger life. She just doesnt know how to find a way back to the person who used to have those dreams. Joel and Callie both need a reason to start living for today. And though theyre not looking for each other, from the moment they meet it feels like the start of something life-changing. Until Joel has a vision of how its going to end... Review Some books rip you apart, even as you are marveling at how beautifully put together they are - The Sight of You is one of these. Holly Miller - with her startling metaphors and finely-etched portrait of a star-crossed relationship - has created a novel that is unique and breathtaking and painful and broken and perfect…just like love. I’m still crying, yet all I want to do is settle down and read it again. - Jodi Picoult, author of A Spark of Light and Small Great Things “This book had me in tears. I can’t stop thinking about Callie and Joel and what my choices would be in their circumstances. Beautiful and heartbreaking.” - Jill Santopolo, New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost and More Than WordsWith stunningly evocative prose, Holly Miller crafts an enthralling tale that picks up speed as it churns toward its inevitable conclusion. Im not usually an emotional reader, but this book proved me wrong. The ending is simply perfect. Readers are going to love it.” - Tracey Garvis Graves, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl He Used to Know “A stunning and gracefully written tearjerker about destiny, dreams, and selfless love…Heart-breaking and life-affirming. Readers should be prepared to cry.” -Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Fans of The Light We Lost and The Time Traveler’s Wife will fall hard for this heart-breaking but ultimately life-affirming novel.” -Booklist “The perfect book to kick off your summer reading, The Sight of You by Holly Miller, is full of love and heartbreak, and will have you thinking about your relationships and what you would do if you were to know how they would end.” -Booktrib “Ive just finished it and Im in BITS. There are literally tears still dripping from my chin. What an extraordinary book. Its exquisitely written, incredibly moving and impossible to put down. It made me want to go and give everyone I love a very, very big hug. Who could fail to fall in love with Callie and Joel?” - Beth O’Leary, author of The Flatshare “A wonderful high-concept love story. I adored it.” - Richard Roper, author of How Not to Die Alone “This book stole my heart. It reminds me of how I felt when I first read The Time Travelers Wife. Special, inventive, heart breaking and empathetic, its a book about whether its better to have loved and lost, or never to have loved at all. Womens fiction as its finest.” - Gillian McAllister, author of The Good Sister “Heartbreaking, hopeful, and completely original - The Sight of You is a love story that stays with you long after the final page.” - Dani Atkins, author of The Story of Us “Heartbreaking and compulsive in equal measure, I read The Sight of You in a single day.” - Kate Riordan, author of Fiercombe Manor“ The Sight of You is one of those rare books that stays in your heart long after the final page and Im utterly bereft now i...

-Titulo Original : The Sight Of You-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: The Light We Lost meets How to Walk Away in this romantic and page-turning debut that poses a heartbreaking question: Would you choose love, if you knew how it would end?Unique and breathtaking and painful and broken and perfect . . . just like love. Im still crying, yet all I want to do is settle down and read it again. --Jodi Picoult Joel has sworn off falling in love. But when he meets Callie, he cant help being drawn to her. In Callie, he sees a second chance at life. And in Joel, Callie discovers the kind of love shed always hoped was real. They challenge each other to take chances, to laugh, and to trust that no matter how hard each falls, the other will be there to catch them. But Joel has a secret. He dreams about the people he loves, and these dreams always come true. One night, Joel has the dream of Callie hes feared the most, and each must decide: Can Callie stay, knowing her fate? And if her days must be numbered, is there a life she is meant to live? Told in Joel and Callies voices, The Sight of You is a sweeping, romantic, and unforgettable American debut, about the bravery it takes to love, especially when we think we know how the story will end. Review Some books rip you apart, even as you are marveling at how beautifully put together they are - The Sight of You is one of these. Holly Miller - with her startling metaphors and finely-etched portrait of a star-crossed relationship - has created a novel that is unique and breathtaking and painful and broken and perfect…just like love. I’m still crying, yet all I want to do is settle down and read it again. - Jodi Picoult, author of A Spark of Light and Small Great Things “This book had me in tears. I can’t stop thinking about Callie and Joel and what my choices would be in their circumstances. Beautiful and heartbreaking.” - Jill Santopolo, New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost and More Than WordsWith stunningly evocative prose, Holly Miller crafts an enthralling tale that picks up speed as it churns toward its inevitable conclusion. Im not usually an emotional reader, but this book proved me wrong. The ending is simply perfect. Readers are going to love it.” - Tracey Garvis Graves, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl He Used to Know “A stunning and gracefully written tearjerker about destiny, dreams, and selfless love…Heart-breaking and life-affirming. Readers should be prepared to cry.” -Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Fans of The Light We Lost and The Time Traveler’s Wife will fall hard for this heart-breaking but ultimately life-affirming novel.” -Booklist “The perfect book to kick off your summer reading, The Sight of You by Holly Miller, is full of love and heartbreak, and will have you thinking about your relationships and what you would do if you were to know how they would end.” -Booktrib “Ive just finished it and Im in BITS. There are literally tears still dripping from my chin. What an extraordinary book. Its exquisitely written, incredibly moving and impossible to put down. It made me want to go and give everyone I love a very, very big hug. Who could fail to fall in love with Callie and Joel?” - Beth O’Leary, author of The Flatshare “A wonderful high-concept love story. I adored it.” - Richard Roper, author of How Not to Die Alone “This book stole my heart. It reminds me of how I felt when I first read The Time Travelers Wife. Special, inventive, heart breaking and empathetic, its a book about whether its better to have loved and lost, or never to have loved at all. Womens fiction as its finest.” - Gillian McAllister, author of The Good Sister “Heartbreaking, hopeful, and completely original - The Sight of You is a love story that stays with you long after the final page.” - Dani Atkins, author of The Story of Us “Heartbreaking and compulsive in equal measure, I read The Sight of You in a single day.” - Kate Riordan, author of Fiercombe Manor“...

-Titulo Original : Wolf Pack (a Joe Pickett Novel)-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett encounters bad behavior on his own turf--only to have the FBI and the DOJ ask him to stand down--in the thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling author C.J. Box. The good news is that Joe Pickett has his job back, after his last adventure in The Disappeared. The bad news is that hes come to learn that a drone is killing wildlife--and the drone belongs to a mysterious and wealthy man whose son is dating Joes own daughter, Lucy. When Joe tries to lay down the rules for the drone operator, hes asked by the FBI and the DOJ to stand down, which only makes him more suspicious. Meanwhile, bodies are piling up in and around Joes district in shocking numbers. He begins to fear that a pack of four vicious killers working on behalf of the Sinaloa cartel known as the Wolf Pack has arrived. Their target seems to be the mystery man and everyone--including Joe, Nate, and others--who is associated with him. Teaming up with a female game warden (based on a real person, one of the few female game wardens at work in Wyoming today) to confront these assassins, Joe finds himself in the most violent and dangerous predicament hes ever faced. Review Praise for C.J. Box and Wolf Pack “Look up tried and true in the literary dictionary and you’ll find a picture of C. J. Box, thanks to his superb Joe Pickett series. For proof look no further than Wolf Pack, in which Box tops even himself....A thriller of rare depth and emotion, featuring pitch perfect plotting and characterizations every bit the equal of Cormac McCarthy and Larry McMurtry.”- Providence Journal “Just as nature is tough in the West, where the fittest and sometimes just the lucky survive, there are plenty of human casualties in Wolf Pack. Readers probably wont guess who will survive even as they appreciate the momentum of Boxs wild, shoot-out conclusion.”- Columbus Dispatch “Box is the king of contemporary crime fiction set in the West.”- Publishers Weekly (starred review) “One of his most tightly wound tales, with more thrills than a snowy road on a steep mountain and more authority than the governor of Wyoming.”- Kirkus Reviews“As always, Box takes familiar elements of his long running series...and seamlessly combines them into a read that makes your heart race, even though you won’t leave the couch until you’ve turned the last page. Half mystery, half thriller, totally worthwhile…You can just about set your watch by a Joe Pickett novel in March; the number-one-best-selling author’s legion of fans will be counting down the minutes.” -Booklist “ Wolf Pack is the most unexpected, relentless, and action-packed novel [Box has] ever written.” -The Real Book Spy, Featured Review “C.J. Boxs Joe Pickett series...might just be the best franchise going right now regardless of genre.” -The Real Book Spy “Somewhere along the way, the Pickett books stopped being merely competent regional fiction-featuring stunning mountain scenery, ample hunting and fishing, and a likeable, cowboyish hero-and became one of the most consistently satisfying thriller series ever written...Joe Pickett now rivals Jack Reacher as a protagonist that loyal readers will follow anywhere...Veteran Box readers will expect this inevitable convergence to be both surprising and clever, and they will not be disappointed.” -Chapter16 “Reading Boxs new book each year and following Joe, Marybeth, Nate Romanowski, and others is similar to catching up with old friends you havent seen in a while. Its a real treat, especially for longtime fans of the series. Nobody has ever developed a family the way Box has with the Picketts over the course of nineteen novels. Whereas most series are losing steam and becoming repetitive this deep into their run, Box continues to find brilliant new ways to shake things up.” -CrimeReads, The Best New Thrillers This Month “That this book is a thriller is appealing, but the scenery in the story is just ...

-Titulo Original : The Promise An Elvis Cole And Joe Pike Novel-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are joined by Suspect heroes LAPD K-9 Officer Scott James and his German shepherd, Maggie, in this heart-stopping thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais. Elvis Cole and Joe Pike keep their promises. Even if it could get them killed... Elvis Cole is hired to find a woman who’s disappeared, a seemingly ordinary case, until he learns the missing woman is an explosives expert and worked for a Defense Department contractor. Meanwhile, LAPD K-9 Officer Scott James and his patrol dog, Maggie, track a fugitive to a house filled with explosives-and a dead body. As the two cases intertwine, they all find themselves up against shadowy arms dealers and corrupt officials, and the very woman they promised to save may be the cause of their own deaths. Review “What a perfect book: It has layered, appealing characters, a riveting plot, a most satisfying ending-and a German shepherd! Investigator Elvis Cole thinks he’s finding a missing woman, but what unfolds is a case involving explosives, terrorists, betrayals, and broken hearts. Grade: A.”- Cleveland Plain Dealer “Robert Crais takes the most popular characters from previous novels and shakes them up in an intense and thrilling mystery. Crais delivers a master class in writing with this latest novel.”-Associated Press “After 20 novels, Crais remains one of crime fictions smartest and most effortless plotters. The story unfolds with supreme ease.”- Kirkus Reviews “Master crime fiction writer Crais delivers another winner....For readers who long for character crossovers and unambiguous resolutions, this excellent thriller should fit the bill. A skillfully convoluted plot evolves ever so slowly and culminates in a satisfying finish that also successfully ties up multiple story lines.”- Library Journal“MWA Grandmaster Crais is at the top of his game.”- Publishers Weekly (starred review) About the Author Robert Crais is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, many of them featuring private investigator Elvis Cole and his laconic ex-cop partner, Joe Pike. Before writing his first novel, Crais spent several years writing scripts for such major television series as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice, Quincy, Baretta, and L.A. Law. He received an Emmy nomination for his work on Hill Street Blues, and one of his standalone novels, Hostage, was made into a movie starring Bruce Willis. His novels have been translated into forty-two languages and are bestsellers around the world. A native of Louisiana, he lives in Los Angeles. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CHAPTER 1: Mr. Rollins The woman stood in the far corner of the dimly lit room, hiding in shadows like a fish in gray water. She was small, round, and dumpy. The fringed leather jacket probably made her seem rounder, but she’d never been a looker. She reminded Mr. Rollins of an overripe peach, and the peach was clearly afraid. A steady rain fell from the overcast night. The dingy, one-bedroom bungalow west of Echo Park reeked of bleach and ammonia, but the windows were closed, the shades were down, and the doors were locked. A single yellow twenty-five-watt lamp provided the only light. The chemical smell gave Mr. Rollins a headache, but he could not open the windows. They were screwed shut. Rollins wasn’t his real name, but the man and the woman probably weren’t using their true names, either. Amy and Charles. Amy hadn’t said three words since they arrived. Charles did the talking and Charles was getting impatient. “How long does this take?” The chemist’s answer was resentful. “Two minutes, dude. Relax. Science takes time.” The chemist was a juiced-up, sleeved-out rock pile hunched over the coffee table. A hiker’s LED headlamp blazed on his forehead. He was heating the contents of a glass jar with a small torch while watching two meters t...

-Titulo Original : X (kinsey Millhone Mystery, 24)-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: “An inventive plot and incisive character studies elevate MWA Grand Master Grafton’s twenty-fourth Kinsey Millhone novel...This superior outing will remind readers why this much-loved series will be missed as the end of the alphabet approaches.”-Publishers Weekly (starred review) X: The number ten. An unknown quantity. A mistake. A cross. A kiss... Perhaps Sue Grafton’s darkest and most chilling novel, X features a remorseless serial killer who leaves no trace of his crimes. Once again breaking the rules and establishing new paths, Grafton wastes little time identifying this deadly sociopath. The test is whether private investigator Kinsey Millhone can prove her case against him-before she becomes his next victim. Review Praise for X“Grafton’s endless resourcefulness in varying her pitches in this landmark series, graced by her trademark self-deprecating humor, is one of the seven wonders of the genre.”- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Excellent...pulse-pounding...Grafton has never been better.”- Booklist (starred review) “Ratcheting up the heat as she heads toward the finish line of her alphabetically-framed series, Grafton has turned in a corker of a novel with X, upping her already high-level game.”- The Boston Globe“ X features a smashing ending that rivals that of her debut, A is for Alibi.”- The Washington Post More Praise for Sue Grafton and the Alphabet Series“I’m going to miss Kinsey Millhone. Ever since the first of Sue Grafton’s Alphabet mysteries, A Is For Alibi, came out in 1982, Kinsey has been a good friend and the very model of an independent woman, a gutsy Californian P.I. rocking a traditional man’s job...it’s Kinsey herself who keeps this series so warm and welcoming. She’s smart, she’s resourceful, and she’s tough enough to be sensitive on the right occasions.”- New York Times Book Review “The consistent quality and skillful innovations in this alphabet series justify all the praise these books have received over the past 35 years.”- Wall Street Journal“A superb storyteller.”- Publishers Weekly“Grafton is a writer of many strengths-crisp characterizations, deft plotting, and eloquent dialogue among them-and she has kept her long-running alphabet mystery series fresh and each new release more welcome than the last.”- Louisville Courier-Journal“[Grafton’s] ability to give equal weight to the story of the detective and the detective story sets her apart in the world of crime fiction.”- Richmond Times-Dispatch About the Author #1 New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton first introduced Kinsey Millhone in the Alphabet Series in 1982. Soon after, both writer and heroine became icons and international bestsellers. Ms. Grafton was a writer who consistently broke the bonds of genre while never writing the same book twice. Named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, her awards and honors included the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America, the Ross Macdonald Literary Award, the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award from Britains Crime Writers Association, the Lifetime Achievement Award from Malice Domestic, a Lifetime Achievement Award from Bouchercon, three Shamus Awards, and three Anthony Awards-including the first two ever awarded. She passed away in December 2017. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. I never hear the word Nevada without thinking of Robert Dietz. This coming May, we would celebrate our sixth anniversary of barely ever seeing each other. Truly, in the time Id known him, I dont think wed been together two months at a stretch, and that was only once. But now I needed his Nevada smarts and I dialed his number in Carson City. Three rings and his machine picked up. I listened to his message, which was terse and to the point. I waited for the beep and said, Hey, Dietz. This is Kinsey. I need a favor from you. Im looking for a woman named Susan Telford in Henderson, ...

-Titulo Original : Open Season (a Joe Pickett Novel)-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: Dont miss the Spectrum Originals series JOE PICKETT!The first novel in the thrilling series featuring Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett from #1 New York Times bestselling author C. J. Box. Joe Pickett is the new game warden in Twelve Sleep, Wyoming, a town where nearly everyone hunts and the game warden-especially one like Joe who wont take bribes or look the other way-is far from popular. When he finds a local hunting outfitter dead, splayed out on the woodpile behind his state-owned home, he takes it personally. There had to be a reason that the outfitter, with whom hes had run-ins before, chose his backyard, his woodpile to die in. Even after the outfitter murders, as they have been dubbed by the local press after the discovery of the two more bodies, are solved, Joe continues to investigate, uneasy with the easy explanation offered by the local police. As Joe digs deeper into the murders, he soon discovers that the outfitter brought more than death to his backdoor: he brought Joe an endangered species, thought to be extinct, which is now living in his woodpile. But if word of the existence of this endangered species gets out, it will destroy any chance of InterWest, a multi-national natural gas company, building an oil pipeline that would bring the company billions of dollars across Wyoming, through the mountains and forests of Twelve Sleep. The closer Joe comes to the truth behind the outfitter murders, the endangered species and InterWest, the closer he comes to losing everything he holds dear. Review Praise for Open Season“Meet Joe Pickett: He’s going to be a mystery star.”- Publishers Weekly (starred review) “C. J. Box is a great storyteller.”-Tony Hillerman “A great crime novel.”-Lee Child “A muscular first novel…Box writes as straight as his characters shoot, and he has a stand-up hero to shoulder his passionate concerns about endangered lives and liberties.” - The New York Times Book Review“Intriguing, with a forest setting so treacherous it makes Nevada Barr’s locales look positively comfy, with a motive for murder that is as unique as any in modern fiction. Pickett is a refreshingly human and befuddled hero...But it’s Box’s offbeat way of telling the story that puts it on the best of the year track.” - Los Angeles Times “C.J. Box might represent an endangered species himself: a first novelist who is getting his due…Box’s book has it all -suspenseful plot, magnificent scenery and a flawed male hero who is tough but truly connected to his family…profoundly memorable.” - Boston Herald“Every few years a first novel appears that immediately sets itself apart from the crowd. As readers, we feel that special shock of recognition that announces, ‘Here is something special.’ Taking dead aim with his first sentence…Box remains square on target throughout this nearly word-perfect debut...Best of all, the soft-spoken Joe Pickett is a Gary Cooper for our time.”- Booklist (starred review) “A high-country Presumed Innocent that moves like greased lightning.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Pickett [is] an engaging change from the fast-driving, trigger-happy male heroes of so many contemporary crime novels.” - Washington Post Book World About the Author C. J. Box is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Joe Pickett series, five stand-alone novels, and the story collection Shots Fired. He has won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and two Barry awards, as well as the French Prix Calibre .38 and a French Elle magazine literary award. His books have been translated into twenty-seven languages. He and his wife Laurie split their time between their home and ranch in Wyoming. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. A New York Times Notable Book One of the Chicago Tribune’s Ten Best Mysteries of 2001 Edgar® Award Nominee for Best First Novel by an American Author UNPRECEDENTED ACCLAIM FROM CRITICS AND PEERS FOR C. J. BOX’S...

-Titulo Original : Savage Run (a Joe Pickett Novel)-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett uncovers a conspiracy in this explosive novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. When a massive blast rocks the forests of Twelve Sleep County, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett is called to the scene to help investigate the death of a colorful environmental activist. The case is wrapped up quickly, explained as an environmental publicity stunt gone wrong, but Joe isnt convinced. He soon discovers clues that suggest a deadly conspiracy-one that will test his courage, his survival skills, and his determination to “do the right thing” despite all costs. Review Praise for Savage Run “The suspense tears forward like a brush fire.”- People“Brilliantly crafted...Bears comparison to the best Work of mystery giants such as Tony Hillerman and James Lee Burke.”- Minneapolis Star-Tribune “No sophomore slump from the remarkable talented Mr. Box...His plots, centering on issues of land management but filled with Old West-style action, are rich in both complexity and narrative drive....The ‘outdoor mystery’ was a thriving sub-genre before Box arrived on the scene, but he has taken it to new levels of substance and style.”- Booklist“Box is one of those rare authors who can match his tone with his setting. Here he creates a story as crisp as a Wyoming sunrise and every bit as dramatic.”- Houston ChronicleReinforces Box’s status as a first-class talent.”- Publishers Weekly (starred review) More Praise for the C. J. Box and the Joe Pickett novels “One of today’s solid-gold, A-list, must-read writers.”-Lee Child “Picking up a new C. J. Box thriller is like spending quality time with family you love and have missed...It’s a rare thriller series that has characters grow and change. An exciting reading experience for both loyal fans as well as newcomers.”-Associated Press “Box is a master.”- The Denver Post “Box knows what readers expect and delivers it with a flourish.”- Cleveland Plain Dealer “Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett strides in big boots over the ruggedly gorgeous landscape of C.J. Boxs outdoor mysteries.”- The New York Times Book Review “Riveting...[A] skillfully crafted page-turner.”- People “Will keep you on the edge of your seat.”- The Philadelphia Enquirer About the Author C. J. Box is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Joe Pickett series, five stand-alone novels, and the story collection Shots Fired. He has won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and two Barry awards, as well as the French Prix Calibre .38 and a French Elle magazine literary award. His books have been translated into twenty-seven languages. He and his wife Laurie split their time between their home and ranch in Wyoming. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Part One No compromise in defense of Mother Earth. Earth First! 1 Targhee National Forest, Idaho June 10 on the third day of their honeymoon, infamous environmental activist Stewie Woods and his new bride, Annabel Bellotti, were spiking trees in the forest when a cow exploded and blew them up. Until then, their marriage had been happy. They met by chance. Stewie Woods had been busy pouring bag after bag of sugar and sand into the gasoline tanks of a fleet of pickups in a newly graded parking lot that belonged to a natural gas exploration crew. The crew had left for the afternoon for the bars and hotel rooms of nearby Henrys Fork. One of the crew had returned unexpectedly and caught Stewie as he was ripping the top off a bag of sugar with his teeth. The crew member pulled a 9mm semiautomatic from beneath the dashboard of his truck and fired several wild shots in Stewies direction. Stewie dropped the bag and ran away, crashing through the timber like a bull elk. Stewie had outrun and outjuked the man with the pistol when he literally tripped over Annabel, who was unaware of his approach because she was listening to Melissa Etheri...

-Titulo Original : Dark Sky (a Joe Pickett Novel)-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett must accompany a Silicon Valley CEO on a hunting trip--but soon learns that he himself may be the hunted--in the thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author C. J. Box. The governor of Wyoming gives Joe the thankless assignment of taking a tech baron on an elk-hunting trip. Unbeknownst to them, as they trek farther into the wilderness, a manhunter is hot on their heels. Finding himself without a weapon, a horse, or a way to communicate, Joe must rely on his wits and his knowledge of the outdoors to protect himself and his charge. Meanwhile, when Joes closest friend, Nate Romanowski, and his own daughter Sheridan learn of the threat to his life, they follow him into the woods to try and rescue him before its too late. Review A suspenseful, action-packed yarn set in the vividly described wilderness.-- Associated Press Well-paced....another page-turner for Box, who writes lyrically about big sky country.-- Publishers WeeklyA strong entry in this long-running and wildly popular series. Boxs novels have been translated into 27 languages and regularly appear on best-seller lists, a testament to the strength of his writing and the popularity of the melding of western and crime genres.-- Booklist About the Author C. J. Box is the author of twenty Joe Pickett novels, six stand-alone novels, and a story collection. He has won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and Barry Awards, as well as the French Prix Calibre .38, and has been a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist. A Wyoming native, Box has also worked on a ranch and as a small-town newspaper reporter and editor. He lives outside Cheyenne with his family. His books have been translated into twenty-seven languages. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. One Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett stood on the edge of the tarmac with his hands thrust into the pockets of his parka and his gray Stetson clamped on tight against the cold wind. It was a week until his birthday and his leg hurt and the brisk chill made him feel all of his fifty-one years on the planet. His first glimpse of the $65 million Gulfstream G650ER private jet was of a gleaming white speck high above the rounded, snowcapped peaks of the Bighorn Mountains to the west. It was a cloudless mid-October morning, but it had snowed an inch during the night and the ten-mile-an-hour breeze cleared the concrete of the runway, rolling thin smoky waves of flakes across the pavement of the Saddlestring Municipal Airport. The timbered mountains had received three to five inches that would likely melt away in the high-altitude sun, but the treeless summits looked like the white crowns of so many bald eagles standing shoulder to shoulder against the clear blue sky. Cold this morning, Brock Boedecker said. Yup. Boedecker was a fourth-generation rancher whose land reached up from the breakland plateau into the midpoint of Battle Mountain. He had a classic western look about him: narrow, thin, with deep-set eyes and a bushy black mustache, its tips extending to his jawline. It was the kind of weathered look, Joe thought, that had once convinced the marketing team at Marlboro to hire the local Wyoming cowboy whod brought them horses for their ad shoot instead of the male models theyd flown out from Hollywood. Not quite ready for snow yet, Boedecker said while tucking his chin into the collar of his jacket. Nope. About a month early for these temps. Yup. Its supposed to warm up a little later this week. Yup. Boedecker asked, Are you sure this is something we want to do? Not really. Damn. I feel the same way. Is there any way we can get out of it? Nope. I could do it without you, the rancher said. Hell, I do this all the time. I know you could. But I wouldnt feel right letting you down at the last minute. Im the one that got you into this, remember? ...

-Titulo Original : The Big Kahuna (fox And Ohare)-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: A stoner, an model, a Czech oligarch, and a missing unicorn. Nick Fox and Kate OHare have their work cut out for them in their weirdest, wildest adventure yet in this New York Times bestseller by Janet and Peter Evanovich. Straight arrow FBI Agent Kate OHare always plays by the rules. Charming Con Man Nicholas Fox makes them up as he goes along. She thinks hes nothing but a scoundrel. He thinks she just needs to lighten up. Theyre working together to tackle the out-of-bounds cases ordinary FBI agents cant touch. And, their relationship? Well, there hasnt been so much explosive chemistry since Nitro was introduced to Glycerin. Next on the docket: The mysterious disappearance of the Silicon Valley billionaire, known as the Big Kahuna. Kates been assigned to find him but no one seems particularly keen on helping. His twenty-six year old adult actress wife-turned model wife and his shady Czech business partner are more interested in gaining control of his company. For that they need a dead body not a living Kahuna. The only lead they have is the Kahunas drop-out son, whos living the dream in Hawaii - if your dream is starting your day with the perfect wave and ending it with a big bowl of weed. To get close to the Kahunas son, Kate and Nick go undercover as a married couple in the big wave, bohemian, surfer community of Paia, Maui. Living a laid back, hippy-dippy lifestyle isnt exactly in Kates wheelhouse, but the only thing more horrifying is setting up house with Nick Fox, even if he does look pretty gnarly on a longboard. If they dont catch a break soon, waves arent the only thing shes going to be shredding (or bedding). About the Author Janet Evanovich is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum series, the Fox and OHare series and the Knight and Moon series. Peter Evanovich is Janets son. He has been an important part of the Evanovich writing team since the beginning of the Plum series. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. 1 Kate OHares favorite outfit was her blue windbreaker with the letters FBI written in yellow on the back, worn over a black T-shirt and matching black Kevlar vest. She had reluctantly relegated the outfit to the back of her tiny closet, which now overflowed with an assortment of designer clothes and resort-casual beachwear. The designer clothes and beachwear were all acquired during her recent stint of undercover work. Tools of the trade, she told herself. Unfortunately, it was Nicolas Foxs trade. He was a brilliant con man and a world-class thief. Shed arrested him two years ago, and hed charmed his way out of a lifetime in prison by offering up his unique talents to help the FBI take down the worst and most elusive criminals. Now she had the impossible job of acting as his handler. When conventional police work couldnt get the job done, the FBI set Fox loose to run questionably legal cons and undercover operations on out-of-reach bad guys. Some days Kate wondered whether she was managing Nicolas Fox or he was managing her. Today was one of those days. It was noon, and she was standing in the middle of the Beverly Hills Saks Fifth Avenue dressed in black slacks, a black-and-white striped shirt, red suspenders, white gloves, and a black beret. Her face was painted completely white, except for her bright red lipstick. She was surrounded by a sea of similarly dressed men and women, possibly hundreds of them. It was a flash mob of mimes, and they were all doing classic mime stunts, trying to get out of invisible boxes and climb invisible ladders, struggling not to get blown away by nonexistent wind. This is ridiculous, Kate said to the mime standing next to her. In fact, this has got to be the most ridiculous, humiliating plan youve ever devised. And thats saying a lot. The mime next to her was Nick Fox. You have a short memory, he said...

-Titulo Original : Shadow Prey (a Prey Novel)-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: A series of ritualistic murders committed across the United States draws Lucas Davenport into an unimaginable conspiracy of revenge in this “classic”(Boston Globe) thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. A slumlord butchered in Minneapolis...A rising political star executed in Manhattan...A judge slashed to death in Oklahoma City... Each victim has a history of bad behavior, but the only thing the killings have in common is the murder weapon-a Native American ceremonial knife-and a trail of blood that leads to an embodiment of evil known only as Shadow Love. Recruited to be the lethal hand of a terrorist campaign, Shadow Love has his own bloody agenda, one he will do anything to achieve. Enlisted to find him are Minneapolis police lieutenant Lucas Davenport and New York City police officer Lily Rothenburg. But despite the countrywide carnage they needn’t look far. Because Shadow Love is right behind them. Review Praise for John Sandford’s Prey Novels “Relentlessly swift...genuinely suspenseful...excellent.”- Los Angeles Times “Sandford is a writer in control of his craft.”- Chicago Sun-Times “Excellent.. pelling...everything works.”- USA Today “Grip-you-by-the-throat thrills...a hell of a ride.”- Houston Chronicle “Crackling, page-turning tension...great scary fun.”- The New York Daily News “Enough pulse-pounding, page-turning excitement to keep you up way past bedtime.” -Minneapolis Star Tribune “One of the most engaging characters in contemporary fiction.”- Detroit News “Positively chilling.”- St. Petersburg Times “Just right for fans of The Silence of the Lambs.”- Booklist “One of the most horrible villains this side of Hannibal.” -Richmond Times-Dispatch “Ice-pick chills...excruciatingly tense...a double-pumped roundhouse of a thriller.” -Kirkus Reviews About the Author John Sandford is the pseudonym for the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Camp. He is the author of the Prey novels, the Kidd novels, the Virgil Flowers novels, and six other books, including three YA novels co-authored with his wife Michele Cook. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. In the Beginning . . . They were in a service alley, tucked between two Dumpsters.Carl Reed, a beer can in his hand, kept watch. LarryClay peeled the drunk Indian girl, tossing her clothes on thefloor of the backseat, wedging himself between her legs.The Indian started to howl. “Christ, she sounds like afuckin’ coon- dog,” said Reed, a Kentucky boy. “She’s tight,” Clay grunted. Reed laughed and said,“Hurry up,” and lobbed his empty beer can toward one of theDumpsters. It clattered off the side and fell into the alley. Clay was in full gallop when the girl’s howl pitched up,reaching toward a scream. He put one big hand over her faceand said, “Shut up, bitch,” but he liked it. A minute later hefinished and crawled off. Reed slipped off his gunbelt and dumped it on top of thecar behind the light bar. Clay was in the alley, staring downat himself. “Look at the fuckin’ blood,” he said. “God damn,” Reed said, “you got yourself a virgin.” Heducked into the backseat and said, “Here comes Daddy. . . .” The squad car’s only radios were police- band, so Clay andReed carried a transistor job that Reed had bought in a PXin Vietnam. Clay took it out, turned it on and hunted forsomething decent. An all- news station was babbling aboutRobert Kennedy’s challenging Lyndon Johnson. Clay keptturning and finally found a country station playing “Odeto Billy Joe.” “You about done?” he asked, as the Bobbie Gentry songtrickled out into the alley. “Just . . . fuckin’ . . . hold on . . .” Reed said. The Indian girl wasn’t saying anything. When Reed finished, Clay was back in uniform. Theytook a few seconds to get some clothes on the girl. “Take her, or leave her?” Reed asked. The girl was sitting in the alley, dazed, surrounded bydiscarded adverti...

-Titulo Original : Bombshell (a Teddy Fay Novel)-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: Teddy Fay returns to La-La Land, in the latest thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods. Teddy Fay is back in Hollywood and caught in two tricky situations. First, a rising star at Centurion becomes the target of malicious gossip, and Teddy must find and neutralize the source before the situation gets out of hand--or becomes violent. At the same time, Teddy finds himself targeted by a criminal thug bearing a grudge. Its a lot of knives to juggle, even for a former CIA-operative-turned-movie-producer accustomed to hazardous working conditions. This time Teddy will need to leverage every bit of his undercover skills and fearless daring to stay one step ahead of his foes . . . or hell find himself one foot in the grave. Review “A fun, exciting story”- Publishers Weekly“The perfect bonbon to pick up for distraction during those long production numbers at the actual Oscars.”- Kirkus ReviewsWoods and Parnell mix crime with Hollywood glitz for a winning combination. Nonstop action and brisk prose, plus the senior Barrington in a cameo role, make for amiable summer reading. -Booklist[A] shrewd, tough, enjoyable series.- Shawangunk Journal About the Author Stuart Woods is the author of more than eighty-five novels, including the #1 New York Times-bestselling Stone Barrington series. He is a native of Georgia and began his writing career in the advertising industry. Chiefs, his debut in 1981, won the Edgar Award. An avid sailor and pilot, Woods lives in Florida, Maine, and Connecticut. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. 1 Teddy Fay woke up to the sound of breaking glass. He grabbed the remote control from the nightstand and clicked on the monitor of the high-tech security system Mike Freeman had installed in his house. A dozen views appeared showing the exterior, a red dot pinpointing the source of the break-in. Another click of a button and the image moved to fill the screen; Teddy could see a burly man attempting to get through the living room window. He was being thwarted by a second pane of glass that was far sturdier than the one hed just broken. Teddy grabbed a gun, slipped down the stairs, out a side door, crept up on the man, and jabbed the gun in his back. The man whirled around and lunged for the gun. Teddy groaned. Really? If Teddy had wanted to shoot him, the man would be dead. A mere burglar wouldnt take that chance. Was he a hired assassin, or just dumb? Teddy spun around and chopped down on the mans arm. The intruder howled in pain, but he wasnt done. He shoved his wounded hand into his pocket and came out with a snub-nosed revolver. Teddy almost felt sorry for him. The mans hand was numb, and he could hardly hold the gun. Teddy batted it away. Three armored security vans roared up the driveway. A squad of Strategic Services agents poured out, guns drawn. Relax, gentlemen, Teddy said. The situation seems to be in hand. A young agent who appeared to be in charge said, Youre Billy Barnett? At your service. Your system registered a security breach. Is this the intruder? That he is. Well be happy to take him off your hands. I doubt if youll have him long. The system is also linked to the police. I believe thats them now. A police car came up the drive with its red and blue lights flashing. A uniformed officer climbed out of the drivers seat, surveilled the scene, and said laconically, Whats all this? Attempted B and E, Teddy said. Im the homeowner. Thats the intruder. These gentlemen are private security guards who responded to my alarm. The officer turned to the agent. You apprehended the intruder in the attempt to break and enter? The agent shook his head. The homeowner apprehended the intruder. Before you got here? Thats right. The cop turned back to Teddy. So youre the only witness to the attempted break-in? Aside from ...

-Titulo Original : The Emperors Revenge (the Oregon Files)-Fabricante : G.P. Putnams Sons-Descripcion Original: The Oregon crew must work without their usual resources when a rogue hacker empties their bank account in this action-packed installment from the #1 New York Times-bestselling grand master of adventure. When a bank heist during the Monaco Grand Prix decimates the Corporation’s “offshore” account, Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon find themselves unexpectedly vulnerable. Without his usual financial assets, Juan must trust a woman from his past, an old friend from his days with the CIA, to help him keep his team safe. Together, they’ll face a mysterious hacker with a brutal vendetta. It is only after the hunt begins that the enormity of the plan comes into focus: the bank theft is just the first step in a plot that will result in the deaths of millions and bring the world’s economies to a standstill. The catalyst for the scheme? A stunning document stolen during Napoleon’s disastrous invasion of Russia. But two hundred years later, it may be the thing that brings Europe to its knees. Review Praise for The Emperors Revenge “Another rollicking Juan Cabrillo adventure. Nefarious deeds and derring-do from the Monaco Grand Prix to Malta, Germany, Lithuania, Holland, and the Baltic. The exotic weapons-driven, more-threads-than-a-sweater narrative explodes with action, dead bodies hither and you, with Cabrillo making...skin-of-the teeth escapes.”- Kirkus Reviews “High-octane...The authors keep things moving at a fast pace.”- Publishers Weekly “A solid and fun entry that showcases what fans love when they pick up one of Cusslers novels: a wonderful blend of action-adventure and history.”-Associated Press About the Author Clive Cussler is the author or coauthor of more than 50 previous books in five best-selling series, including Dirk Pitt, NUMA Files, Oregon Files, Isaac Bell, and Sam and Remi Fargo. His nonfiction works include Built for Adventure: The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, plus The Sea Hunters and The Sea Hunters II. They describe the true adventures of the real NUMA, which, led by Cussler, searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler has discovered more than 60 ships, including the long lost Confederate ship Hunley. He lives in Arizona. Boyd Morrison is the author of six adventures, including the four Tyler Locke novels, most recently The Roswell Conspiracy and The Loch Ness Legacy. He is also an actor and engineer, with a doctorate in engineering from Virginia Tech, who has worked on NASA’s space station project at Johnson Space Center and developed several patents at Thomson/RCA. In 2003, he fulfilled a lifelong dream by becoming a Jeopardy! champion. Morrison lives in Seattle. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. ONE Algeria Present day Towering dunes and rocky crags stretched as far as theeye could see, baked by the harsh midday sun. The IL-76 cargo plane, now threehours out of Cairo, had been flying a zigzag pattern across the Saharaaccording to instructions. Tiny Gunderson turned in his pilot’s seat and blinked inconfusion when he saw Juan Cabrillo standing behind him. Normally, Juan sported short blond hair, blue eyes, and atan complexion like the native Californian he was, but today he was disguised asan Arab native, with dyed black hair, brown contact lenses, skin darkened evenfurther by makeup, and a prosthetic nose to alter his appearance. “For a moment, I thought you were one of our otherpassengers,” Tiny said. “They’re busy down in the hold, checking their gear,”Juan replied. “They look a little nervous. A couple of them have never skydivedbefore.” “Well, they picked a doozy of a place to learn. I haven’tseen so much as a road for the last thirty minutes.” “They want to make sure no one beats us to their target.” “Fat chance of that happening. We’re nearing the latestcheckpoint. I’m going to need the next set of coordinates...