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Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn: Thieves' World, Tales From The Vulgar Unicorn, And Shadows Of Sanctuary (Thieves' World® #2)
by John Brunner Joe Haldeman Philip José FarmerBelly up to Thieves&’ World®&’s favorite bar for tales told by such fantasy stars as Philip José Farmer, David Drake, Janet Morris, and others. In the second shared-world anthology of the Thieves&’ World® series, we see &“the gods themselves taking a hand in the fight for the hearts, minds and souls of the citizens of Sanctuary&” (Fantasy-Faction). Via contributions from Philip José Farmer, David Drake, Lynn Abbey, A.E. van Vogt, Janet Morris, Andrew J. Offutt, and Robert Lynn Asprin, you&’ll revisit the nefarious characters of Sanctuary, including One-Thumb, the proprietor of the Vulgar Unicorn; Regli, a nobleman; Illyra, the seer; Hanes, the thief; the crime lord, Jubal; and introducing Tempus Thales, the immortal mercenary. &“It&’s the best kind of sequel, the kind which was not meticulously planned from the start, unlike the deliberate megafranchises being created today, which may be plotted out for a decade in advance of the launch. . . . An important book in the series . . . Many elements which will be exploited to huge degree and cast a huge shadow over later pages are introduced here for the first time. . . . In some ways, it provides an anticipatory, even direct, model for the grimdark of the nineties which would follow.&” —World of Antra
Tales of Aztlan, The Romance of a Hero of Our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a Western Pioneer and Other Tales
by George Hartmann
Tales of Edisto
by Nell S. GraydonNell S. Graydon’s first book, Tales of Edisto, was first published in 1955—14 years after the author’s love affair with her second home at Edisto Island began. Her daughter Virginia recalled that a stay there always included daily trips to the post office, especially during the war years when sharing news was of utmost importance. It was there that the summer colony met and mingled with the natives, and it was in the mundane setting of the post office that the tales of Edisto first reached Nell Graydon’s ears. She wrote many years later: ‘The stories are not new they have been told many times. The tales fascinated me, and I often wondered why someone had not compiled them in book form….’The historical context of Tales of Edisto includes elements of glamour that will appeal to almost any reader; certainly the 19th century sea island cotton plantations with their ‘elegant homes, avenues of magnolias, orange blossoms, beautiful women, and gentleman planters with their mint juleps’ were the stuff of which romance is made.Beautifully illustrated throughout by engineer-photographer Carl Julien of Greenwood, South Carolina.
Tales of Lancasters and Other Aircraft: Dangerous Skies in the Second World War
by George CullingOf every 100 operational airmen in World War Two, 9 were killed flying in England and 3 severely injured in crashes, so non-operational casualties were significant in numbers, over 15,000. Operational casualties were of course chillingly grim – over 56,000 airmen died in the Second World War, over half those involved. George Culling was a nineteen-year-old Lancaster navigator whose own experiences often involved battling tricky and dangerous conditions. Fascinated by the ever-present dangers for airmen even well away from combat, he has collated tales from comrades and combined them with his own to preserve some of the unexpected, inconvenient, dangerous, and often downright bizarre experiences that frequently typified daily life for airmen in the Second World War.
Tales of Mantica: Edge of the Abyss (Tales of Mantica #1)
by Bill Donohue Brandon Rospond Scott Washburn Robert E. Waters Michael McCann Duncan Waugh Cl Werner C. W. Conduff Andrew McKinney Marc DesantisAn anthology of ten stories set in the world of Mantica, a world of epic fantasy. Ten experience authors give the reader an introduction to the setting and people involved in the wonderous world of Mantica
Tales of Militant Chemistry: The Film Factory in a Century of War
by Alice LovejoyThe untold story of film as a chemical cousin to poison gas and nuclear weapons, shaped by centuries of violent extraction. The history of film calls to mind unforgettable photographs, famous directors, and the glitz and hustle of the media business. But there is another tale to tell that connects film as a material to the twentieth century’s history of war, destruction, and cruelty. This story comes into focus during World War II at the factories of Tennessee Eastman, where photographic giant Kodak produced the rudiments of movie magic. Not far away, at Oak Ridge, Kodak was also enriching uranium for the Manhattan Project—uranium mined in the Belgian Congo and destined for the bomb that fell on Hiroshima. While the world’s largest film manufacturer transformed into a formidable military contractor, across the ocean its competitor Agfa grew entangled with Nazi Germany’s machinery of war. After 1945, Kodak’s film factories stood at the front lines of a new, colder war, as their photosensitive products became harbingers of the dangers of nuclear fallout. Following scientists, soldiers, prisoners, and spies through Kodak’s and Agfa’s global empires, Alice Lovejoy links the golden age of cinema and photography to colonialism, the military-industrial complex, radioactive dust, and toxic waste. Revelatory and chilling,Tales of Militant Chemistry shows how film became a weapon whose chemistry irrevocably shaped the world we live in today.
Tales of War
by Lord DunsanyThese artistic, subtle, little sketches of the war with a fairy-story elusiveness to them interpret, in a few pages, more than many books do. They tell of the soldiers' longings, his horror of war, the memories of springtime at home, and even descent to a delight in the work of the kaiser's barber.
Tales of a Helicopter Pilot: Tales Of An Air-evac Helicopter Pilot In The Korean War
by Richard C. KirklandRichard Kirkland is legendary for his P-38 Lightning missions in the South Pacific theater during WWII. After the war, he realized the potential of Igor Sikorsky's new flying machine, and he traded in his fighter-pilot wings for rotors. The nerve-racking chopper missions he has flown are the stuff of legend: scrambling to evacuate president Harry Truman after an unthinkable "code red one" alert comes over his red phone; bantering with the real "Hawkeye" at a MASH unit before flying into North Korea to rescue wounded soldiers. Equally riveting are his accounts of a medevac pilot in Vietnam who lands a ten ton CH-46 "Frog" in the jungle at night, with no lights, under fire, with only a soldier's cigarette lighter for reference; and an aerial tour pilot who routinely pulls people out of the water above, below, and right before Niagara Falls.
Tales of the Dominion War: Tales of the Dominion War (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
by Keith R.A. DecandidoFor two seasons, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine® chronicled the intense struggle of the Federation, fighting alongside the Klingons and the Romulans against the overwhelming forces of the Dominion in some of the most exciting hours of television ever produced. Now, for the first time, see how the Dominion War affected the entirety of the Star Trek universe. From the heart of the Federation to the bridge of the Starship Enterprise . From the front lines of Klingon space to the darkest recesses of the Romulan Empire. From the heroic members of the Starfleet Corps of Engineers to the former crew of the U.S.S. Stargazer. From the edge of the New Frontier to the corridors of station Deep Space 9 . Some of the finest Star Trek novelists have been gathered to provide a dozen new tales from this seminal period in galactic history. Heroes from three generations -- Sisko, Picard, Spock, Kira, Calhoun, Klag, McCoy, Gold, and so many more -- brought together in these... Tales Of The Dominion War Greg Cox Peter David Keith R.A. DeCandido Michael Jan Friedman Dave Galanter Robert Greenberger Heather Jarman & Jeffrey Lang David Mack Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels Josepha Sherman & Susan Shwartz Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore Howard Weinstein
Tales of the Great War
by Henry John NewboltSir Henry Newbolt was a historian of great repute, a poet of renown and an authority on military matters; he was chosen to write for the British Government on many occasions including on the official Naval History of the Great War. He was also a member of the Propaganda Department of the Government, he wrote this book from actual incidents to illustrate the gallantry and victories of the British Army and Navy to generate public support for the war effort. From the seaborne battles with the German raider the Emben to the major battle at Jutland, to the battles in France and Flanders at Mons, Ypres and the Loos.A very worthwhile read
Tales of the Master Race
by Marcie HershmanA novel set in an imaginary town in Germany during the Third Reich, with interlinked stories highlighting chance effects of prejudice, deportation, murder and war.
Talking About O'Dwyer
by C. K. SteadIn his new bachelor flat, too close to comfort to his former family home, Mike Newall, Oxford don and Wittgenstein scholar seeks to rebuild his life, but feels increasingly weighed down by the past.When Donovan O'Dwyer, his colleague and fellow expatriate New Zealander dies, Newall attends the funeral. Afterwards, Newall reveals to his old friend Bertie Winterstoke the secret that O'Dwyer carried with him to his grave. During the battle for Crete in the Second World War, a soldier in New Zealand's Maori battalion died in harrowing circumstances. Believing his commanding officer, O'Dwyer, was responsible for the death, the soldier's family placed a makutu, a Maori curse, on him.Winterstoke demands to be told all, and in the days that follow Newall obliges. But Newall's life and O'Dwyer's are curiously interconnected and Newall finds that he must interweave O'Dwyer's tale with his own - his childhood in New Zealand, his self imposed exile in Oxford, his marriage and divorce, the pilgrimage recently made to Croatia and the promise of a new beginning that this may hold. Gradually, through a series of entwined stories, beautifully told, reflecting on decades of war and of peace, on memory and its failures, and on language and its limitations, Mike Newall comes to see a way of laying the ghosts of O'Dwyer's - and his own - past to rest.
Talking to Terrorists: Concessions and the Renunciation of Violence (Contemporary Terrorism Studies)
by Carolin GoerzigThis book examines the doctrine of giving no concessions to terrorists, and uses empirical research to establish whether there is any link between negotiating with such groups and the spread of violence. The logic of the no-concessions doctrine is based on the argument that other terrorist groups multiply when they realize that terrorism succeeds in achieving political goals. Proponents of the no-concessions doctrine have argued that there is a pattern in terrorist contagion which results from giving in to their demands. Statistical evidence for terrorist contagion is not convincing enough, however, as depicting an increase in terrorist incidences as a consequence of concessions could merely imply a flawed causality. Without an explanation for such correlations we are left wondering whether other reasons could be decisive in the increase in terrorist actions. Based on field research in four countries and interviews with current and former members of several different terrorist groups, this book establishes a qualitative relationship between concessions to terrorists on the one hand and (non-)contagion of other terrorist groups on the other. The deterrence effect, intended by the imperative never to concede, is seriously challenged. In fact, it can be precisely through concessions that groups mentalities and actions are called into question. The book will be of great interest to students of terrorism and political violence, war and conflict studies, security studies and IR/politics. Carolin Goerzig is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris and has a PhD in Political Science from Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich.
Talks of Napoleon at St. Helena with General Baron Gourgaud: Together with the Journal Kept by Gourgaud on their Journey from Waterloo to St. Helena
by Baron Gaspard Gourgaud Elizabeth Wormeley LatimerFirst published in its English translation in 1903, this memoir is composed from private journal entries of Gaspard Gourgaud as a result of his conversations with Napoleon I of France between June 1815 and March 1818, during the latter’s exile on St. Helena. Additionally, journal entries made by Gourgaud on his voyage to St. Helena with Napoleon are included.“It is hoped that this record of what Napoleon said, taken down by one whose truthfulness Napoleon himself vouched for, may be found interesting by many who might have been wearied by reading the larger part of this record, although it was kept by a man who loved his master devotedly, and who had been attached to his personal service since 1812.”“The one capital and superior record of life at St. Helena is the private journal of General Gourgaud. It was written, in the main at least, for his own eye, without flattery or even prejudice. It is sometimes almost brutal in its realism. He alone of all the chroniclers strove to be accurate, and on the whole succeeded.”—Lord Roseberry, Napoleon: The Last Phase
Tall, Dark and Dangerous Collection Volume 1: Prince Joe\Forever Blue\Frisco's Kid (Tall, Dark and Dangerous)
by Suzanne BrockmannTall, Dark and Dangerous Collection Volume 1 by Suzanne Brockmann released on Oct 16, 2017 is available now for purchase.
Tall, Dark and Dangerous Collection Volume 2: Everyday, Average Jones\Harvard's Education\It Came upon a Midnight Clear\The Admiral's Bride
by Suzanne BrockmannFall back in love with New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann's Tall, Dark and Dangerous series, originally published in 1997. EVERYDAY, AVERAGE JONES: All her life Melody Evans has wanted to marry a plain, average man who doesn't take risks. But when the foreign embassy is taken over by terrorists and she's rescued by a daring Navy SEAL, Melody discovers that Harlan “Cowboy” Jones is anything but. HARVARD'S EDUCATION: Senior Chief “Harvard” Becker believes that there is no room for women in a combat zone. It's too dangerous, too tough…and with P.J. involved, too distracting. But P.J. isn't a woman who backs down easily, and to her, Harvard has a lot to learn. She just doesn't expect him to be so eager to instruct her on other subjects…like trust, desire and maybe even love. IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR: As Christmastime settles quietly over the countryside, Navy SEAL William “Crash” Hawken is faced with a deadly conspiracy. And he has only one person to turn to—the caring, passionate Nell Burns. Crash begins to see all they could have together, what the future might hold. If only he could be assured that they had one… THE ADMIRAL'S BRIDE: When a lethal nerve agent is stolen from a military testing lab, Admiral Jake Robinson must recover the chemicals—by any means necessary. With Dr. Zoe Lange at his side, he must infiltrate the compound where religious fanatics have stored the deadly toxin. But Jake fears his instant attraction to Zoe might compromise the mission… Everyday, Average Jones, Harvard's Education, and It Came Upon a Midnight Clear originally published in 1998. The Admiral's Bride originally published in 1999.
Tall, Dark and Dangerous Collection Volume 3
by Suzanne BrockmannFrom New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann, four novels in the fan-favorite Tall, Dark and Dangerous series, collected here! IDENTITY: UNKNOWN: Navy SEAL Mitchell Shaw wakes up one morning with idea who he is. The items hidden in his possession are no help: an address and a .22 caliber sidearm. But the address leads him to the Lazy 8 Ranch—and its beautiful manager, Becca Keyes, who makes him believe he might have a future, even if he's not sure about his past. GET LUCKY: Navy SEAL Lucky O'Donlon is the original love-‘em-and-leave-’em guy, used to women swooning at his feet. So how can it be that the frustratingly attractive journalist Sydney Jameson has nothing to offer him but one very cold shoulder? TAYLOR'S TEMPTATION: When it came to protecting the innocent, Bobby Taylor is your guy. Except when his best friend asks him to keep an eye on his little sister. Gorgeous Colleen Skelly doesn't look like anyone's kid sister, and he wants to keep more than just his eye on her…. NIGHT WATCH: When U.S. Navy SEAL Chief Wes Skelly is sent to L.A. on assignment, he agrees to go on a blind date with beautiful single mother Brittany Evans, sister-in-law of a fellow SEAL. After all, he's been secretly in love for years, albeit with an unavailable woman. So what does he have to lose? Plenty, it turns out. Because suddenly, the woman he thought he could never have is available. However, so is Brittany—and not only that, she's in danger. Identity: Unknown originally published in 2000. Get Lucky originally published in 2000. Taylor's Temptation originally published in 2001. Night Watch originally published in 2003.
Tall, Dark and Dangerous: Tall, Dark And Fearless Tall, Dark And Devastating (Tall, Dark And Dangerous Ser. #1)
by Suzanne BrockmannFrom a New York Times–bestselling author, two classic novels about Navy SEALS who face the most daring adventure of all—falling in love.Prince JoeJoe Catalanotto is part of the military’s elite, and trained to succeed in the most dangerous situations. He also bears an uncanny resemblance to Prince Tedric. Media consultant Veronica St. John has been hired to teach the rugged Navy SEAL to impersonate the European prince who has been targeted by terrorists. Two days isn’t a lot of time to get the job done . . . but it’s just enough time to fall in love.Forever BlueWhen Navy SEAL Blue McCoy left the small town of Hatboro Creek, South Carolina, he never looked back. But when he comes home for his brother’s wedding all hell breaks loose. Police officer Lucy Tait has fantasized about Blue McCoy since high school . . . and nothing about him has changed, except Blue’s been charged with murder. As the investigation heats up, so does their relationship. Now they’re working to save Blue’s future—before they lose their hearts.Praise for Prince Joe“Not only is the suspense nail-bitingly intense, the blistering passion and emotional sensitivity make this a love story you’ll put in your treasure chest.” —Romantic TimesPraise for Forever Blue“Brilliant sexual chemistry, laugh-out-loud humor, riveting action, and flawlessly rendered characters.” —Library Journal (starred review)“Jam-packed with adrenaline-fueled action and sizzling sexual tension.” —Booklist (starred review)
Tall, Dark and Daring (Tall, Dark And Dangerous Ser. #8)
by Suzanne BrockmannExperience two classic tales of heroes facing danger and falling in love from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann’s Tall, Dark and Daring series — collected here in one volume!The Admiral’s BrideWhen six canisters of a lethal nerve agent are stolen from a military testing lab, Admiral Jake Robinson must recover the chemicals—by any means necessary. With Dr. Zoe Lange at his side he defies convention and decides to infiltrate the compound where religious fanatics have stored the deadly toxin. But Jake fears his instant attraction to Zoe might compromise the mission.Originally published in 2006Identity: UnknownNavy SEAL Mitchell Shaw woke up one morning with no clue as to who he was. The items hidden in his possession were no help: an address and a .22 caliber sidearm. But the address led him to the Lazy 8 Ranch—and its beautiful manager, Becca Keyes, who made him believe he might have a future. Even if he wasn’t sure about his past.Originally published in 2007
Tall, Dark and Deadly: "sexy, Suspenseful And Irresistible" (Tall, Dark And Dangerous Ser. #11)
by Suzanne BrockmannExperience two classic tales of heroes who face the most daring adventure of all—falling in love—from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann.Get LuckyThere’s only one woman who won’t play his game…Navy SEAL Lucky O’Donlon was the original love-’em-and-leave-’em guy used to women swooning at his feet. So how could it be that the frustratingly attractive journalist Sydney Jameson had nothing to offer him but one very cold shoulder? Well, two could play that game. But first things first—he and Sydney had a job to do. They had to get their man. Then there would be time enough for him to get his woman…Originally published in 2000Taylor’s TemptationCan he protect a woman he can’t resist?When it came to protecting the innocent, Bobby Taylor was your guy. Except when his best friend asked him to keep an eye on his little sister. Gorgeous Colleen Skelly didn’t look like anyone’s kid sister and he wanted to keep more than just his eye on her…After years of trying to get Navy SEAL Bobby Taylor to notice her, Colleen had finally succeeded. Bobby was hers, if only for a few days. And she was determined to prove she was a grown woman—and that he was all she would ever need in a man…Originally published in 2001
Tall, Dark and Devastating: "sexy, Suspenseful And Irresistible." (Tall, Dark and Dangerous #5)
by Suzanne BrockmannExperience two classic tales of heroes facing the most daring adventure of all—falling in love—from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann’s Tall, Dark and Dangerous series—collected here in one volume!Harvard’s EducationSenior Chief “Harvard” Becker believes that there is no room for women in a combat zone. It’s too dangerous, too tough…and with P.J. involved, too distracting. He might respect her sharp intellect and her shooting abilities, but he still doesn’t want the responsibility of making sure she stays alive. But P.J. isn’t a woman who backs down easily, and to her mind, Harvard has a lot to learn. She just doesn’t expect him to be so eager to instruct her on other subjects…like trust, desire and maybe even love.Originally published in 2004Hawken’s HeartNavy SEAL Crash Hawken awakens in a Washington, D.C., hospital to learn that he is the prime suspect in the assassination attempt on a commanding officer. Charged with treason, conspiracy and murder, he is alone—except for Nell Burns. Nell and Crash have a history—as friends, as lovers. And she knows he could not have committed these crimes. Soon they are on the run, determined to uncover what really happened the night of the attempted assassination. But first they have to survive another day.Originally published in 2005
Tall, Dark and Difficult
by Patricia CoughlinHE WAS AN OFFICER...BUT NO GENTLEMANOnce a dashing, decorated test pilot, embittered Major Hollis “Griff” Griffin no longer gave a damn about anything-except fulfilling his late aunt’s eccentric last request, then leaving all lingering, loving memories behind. But he’d need help, dammit, from one Rose Davenport-surely a fluttery old antiques addict.Yet Rose proved leggy, delectable and mulishly optimistic about restoring castoffs-even unshaven, arrogant, former flyboys like him. Despite her fear of macho males, she bravely evoked Griff’s random acts of tenderness, sentimentally spotting a hero beneath his bitterness. But Griff was no hero. So dare he wheedle this wary, wonderful woman into believing they’d share a bed of roses...forever?
Tall, Dark and Fearless: Frisco's Kid Everyday, Average Jones (Tall, Dark and Dangerous #3)
by Suzanne BrockmannRead these two daring classic tales of fearless men who will go any length to protect those they love…FRISCO’S KIDBeing a Navy SEAL is more than a career to Alan “Frisco” Francisco—it is his whole world. So when a bullet wound threatens his future in the Navy, he is determined to achieve a full recovery. But the unexpected appearance of his abandoned niece leaves Frisco with little time for anything but dealing with the five-year-old girl. His lovely neighbor Mia Summerton is determined to help him. She can’t mend his wounded body, but can she heal his heart?EVERYDAY, AVERAGE JONESMelody Evans just wants to marry an ordinary, average man who doesn’t take risks. But when the foreign embassy is taken over by terrorists and she’s rescued by a daring Navy SEAL, Melody blames the extreme circumstances for their ensuing passion. When it comes to ordinary, Harlan “Cowboy” Jones is anything but, and their encounter leaves Melody with a little more than just memories….Previously published.
Talland House: A Novel
by Maggie HummRoyal Academy, London 1919: Lily has put her student days in St. Ives, Cornwall, behind her—a time when her substitute mother, Mrs. Ramsay, seemingly disliked Lily’s portrait of her and Louis Grier, her tutor, never seduced her as she hoped he would. In the years since, she’s been a suffragette and a nurse in WWI, and now she’s a successful artist with a painting displayed at the Royal Academy. Then Louis appears at the exhibition with the news that Mrs. Ramsay has died under suspicious circumstances. Talking to Louis, Lily realizes two things: 1) she must find out more about her beloved Mrs. Ramsay’s death (and her sometimes-violent husband, Mr. Ramsay), and 2) She still loves Louis. Set between 1900 and 1919 in picturesque Cornwall and war-blasted London, Talland House takes Lily Briscoe from the pages of Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse and tells her story outside the confines of Woolf’s novel—as a student in 1900, as a young woman becoming a professional artist, her loves and friendships, mourning her dead mother, and solving the mystery of her friend Mrs. Ramsay’s sudden death. Talland House is both a story for our present time, exploring the tensions women experience between their public careers and private loves, and a story of a specific moment in our past—a time when women first began to be truly independent.
Talleyrand
by Alfred Duff Cooper 1st Viscount NorwichUnique in his own age and a phenomenon in any, Charles-Maurice, Prince de Talleyrand, was a statesman of outstanding ability and extraordinary contradictions. He was a world-class rogue who held high office in five successive regimes. A well-known opportunist and a notorious bribe taker, Talleyrand's gifts to France arguably outvalued the vast personal fortune he amassed in her service. Once a supporter of the Revolution, after the fall of the monarchy, he fled to England and then to the United States. Talleyrand returned to France two years later and served under Napoleon, and represented France at the Congress of Vienna. Duff Cooper's classic biography contains all the vigor, elegance, and intellect of its remarkable subject.--Print ed.