When two of his American employees were held hostage in Iran, H. Ross Perot and a select group of his employees took matters into their own hands. They faced incalculable odds on a mission only true heroes would have dared....[...]
Recreates the harrowing, real-life adventure of the successful prison break engineered by Col. Bull Simons, a World War II and Vietnam commando, who rescued two Texans imprisoned in a Teheran jail on behalf of Ross Perot. Reprint.[...]
Hoskyns brings a genuine love as well as an outsider's keen eye to the rise and fall of the California scene. . . . This is a riveting story, sensitively told.
--Anthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, "Rolling Stone"From enduring musical achievements to drug-fueled chaos and bed-hopping antics, t[...]
The inside story can finally be revealed The Eagles are the bestselling, and arguably the tightestâlipped, American group ever, and Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971â1975 is the bestselling album of all time in the United States. Through breakup and comeback, arguments and lawsuits, their p[...]
The inside story can finally be revealedThe Eagles are the bestselling, and arguably the tightestâlipped, American group ever, and Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971?1975 is the bestselling album of all time in the United States. Through breakup and comeback, arguments and lawsuits, their popular[...]
An up-close and personal portrait of the L.A. music scene between 1967 and 1976 draws on interviews with key players of the period to explore the energy and impact of the era, profiling such figures as Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, the Eagles, and Crosby, Stills, Nash,[...]
A visually stunning, comprehensive resource on North America's birds of prey
Always a popular group of birds, raptors symbolize freedom and fierceness, and in Pete Dunne's definitive guide, these traits are portrayed in hundreds of stunning color photographs showing raptors up close, in flig[...]
An activity book based on the newest LEGO(R) theme. Includes buildable minifigure In the beautiful land of Chima, noble Lions battle evil Crocodiles for control of a powerful energy source called CHI. Read their heroic adventures and learn fun facts about their weapons and technology in this jam-pac[...]
Learn to play the signature licks of one of the best selling bands in the world. Jam along to these eight Eagles tracks in your living room, all with the support of a full session band![...]
Features various songs from The Eagles' award-winning come-back album that are arranged for voice and guitar.[...]
A rare week off with his family is rudely interrupted when Slider is called in to investigate the murder of an elderly man, bashed on the head with a bronze statuette, in what Doc Cameron describes as 'our old friend the Frenzied Attack'. Lionel Bygod, retired solicitor, was an old-fashioned gentlem[...]
Twenty years after their conquest of Bajor, the Cardassians have tightened their grip on the captive planet; but they have not succeeded in crushing the relentless Bajoran resistance, which is steadily chipping away at the occupiers' hold. As violence escalates across Bajor, the Cardassian military [...]
The mission: Become the most skilled, highly-trained, and deadliest fighter pilots in the world. The place: TOP GUN In the darkest days of the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy's kill ratio had fallen to 2:1 -- a deadly decline in pilot combat effectiveness. To improve the odds, a corps of hardened fight[...]
The Eagles have enjoyed colossal success spanning three decades. They are a remarkable mesh of lyrical and musical talent, twinned with an explosive blend of personalities. They are a group of individually diverse and vivid characters - something which played a crucial part in propelling them to glo[...]
In this volume in the "Dynasty" series, the aftermath of Waterloo brings post-war depression to England. Even the Morland estate is heading for hard times. A tragic accident strikes at the heart of the family, and a devastating scandal brings the Morland name into the glare of public notoriety.[...]
The saga of the Morlands continues with hope reborn as the monarchy is restored after Cromwell's Commonwealth. For Ralph Morland, the return of the King is a chance to rebuild the family estates and fortune, and for the beautiful and ambitious Annunciata, the Restoration brings a journey to London.[...]
1803: Napoleon is poised to invade England, with only Nelson's weather-beaten ships in his way, but the French fleet are not the only threat to the fortunes of the Morland family. In the North of England, Mary Ann's relationship with the missionary, Father Rathbone, introduces her to the stark reali[...]
England in 1912 still bears itself with Edwardian confidence, but strikes, protests and public violence reveal the fault lines as society evolves under the spur of new ideas and technology. Among the many branches of the Morland family, Jessie and Violet, childhood friends, learn to cope with the su[...]
August 1914: the whole country is thrilled by the declaration of war. The British Experditionary Force goes off toe France to defend gallant little Belgium, and thousands more young men rush to volunteer, hoping to see action before the war ends at Christmas. At home everyone competes to be doing th[...]
1925. England is prosperous; the nation has put the war behind it, and hope is in the air. The Jazz Age is in full swing in New York, where Polly Morland is the most feted beauty of the day. But a proposal of marriage from the powerful, enigmatic Ren Alexander takes her by surprise. Her cousin Lenni[...]
In 1914, Britain faces a new kind of war. For Edward and Beatrice Hunter, their children, servants and neighbours, life will never be the same again. For David, the eldest, war means a chance to do something noble; but enlisting will break his mother's heart. His sister Diana, nineteen and beautiful[...]
The year is 1915, and the war is raging on ...The war was not 'over by Christmas' after all and as 1915 begins, the Hunters begin to settle into wartime life. Diana, the eldest Hunter daughter, sees her fiance off to the Front but doesn't expect such coldness from her future mother-in-law. David's b[...]