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The book reviews the history of the cold war through presidential speeches, spanning five decades (1941-1991) with additional commentary. The speeches span from Roosevelt's comments during the second world war, through to George H. W. Bush's 1991 press conference with Gorbachev. Speeches are selected for their historical significance and given in chronological order with additional commentary provided on the speeches themselves. Speeches include the Eisenhower and Truman doctrines, speeches on Cuba, Vietnam, nuclear treaties, and assessments of foreign policy initiatives.

A post-quake San Francisco is ruled by a private corporation called the Bay Area Security Service. Its founder, Saul Rabin, is revered by many as the savior of the city, but by others he is feared and loathed as a fascist tyrant. And because of the cutting-edge antigravity technology being developed by his company, this controversial figure is about to become the most powerful man in the world. To his protégé, Michael Ares, the old man is a mysterious benefactor whom he respects and admires.

Are you a fan of the upside-down worlds of the Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, or Black Mirror? How about Stephen King or Neil Gaiman? Then spend some time reading these 26 twisty, turny stories that cross genres and blur the lines between reality and fantasy. In "Seven Hundred and Seventy-Six", a timid bank clerk working in the Arizona frontier encounters a strange man and an even stranger gun. In "Captain Coffee", a caffeine-powered superhero comes to the rescue...and many more fun ways to spend a few minutes of your day.

Cuno Massey had always stayed on the good side of the law. But he’d never found himself stuck in the middle of a feud between a weary old rancher and a band of Indians hungry for revenge. With warring braves surrounding the ranch and a doomed man begging for help, Cuno’s the only rider left who stands a chance to save the rancher’s daughter from a savage massacre.

The treacherous White Army is on the move and only 16-year-old Queen Sarai's personal guards remain to turn the tide. Hopelessly outnumbered, Sentrus Caroven and Mave Antwern must guide this unusual force of men and beasts to victory, or lose everything they hold dear.

Teenage life is not easy—it comes with a lot of physical, emotional, and cognitive changes. You may often feel hurt by criticism from others, only to be told that you’re just overreacting. Remember this: You’re not being overly sensitive. They just don’t understand why you feel the way you do, including the amount of stress you’re under.

The group have retreated to back roads and small towns in order to avoid the worst of the swarms. The undead were changing. Evolving. Acting and reacting together in a kind of hive-mind. They thought it an aberration at first, but after traveling for so many miles and still encountering this upgraded version of the original monster, they have to face an ugly possibility: if the virus was really linking these creatures together, then every last one of them would be coming after the girl who had been plugged into the collective by surviving a bite. They would be coming after Mackenzie.

Human trafficking has become a global pandemic which affects millions of people worldwide. People of all ages and backgrounds can be potential victims of exploitation and modern enslavement. Why do criminal organizations traffic human beings and how has it become such an extremely lucrative global industry?

Young twins Jed and Tim Strange set out to find their sister, who left home to avenge their father's murder over a year ago. But when they're accused of a murder they didn't commit, they must go on the run to find the true killers.

A philosophical musing on sports and play, this wholly inspiring and utterly charming reissue of Bart Giamatti's long-out-of-print final book, Take Time for Paradise, puts baseball in the context of American life and leisure. Giamatti begins with the conviction that our use of free time tells us something about who we are. He explores the concepts of leisure, American-style. And in baseball, the quintessential American game, he finds its ultimate expression.

Dangers that have slumbered in Aspen Hollow for generations have reawakened, forcing Nikki to face her fears and finally admit what she really is to the people she has come to love. Her unique abilities may be the key to forging the alliances that will prove to be their only hope against the growing darkness that threatens to consume them all. But as Nikki and Calum draw closer to the truth, they realize that the forces conspiring against them may be more powerful than they ever imagined.

Don't allow troublemakers to get to you! Some individuals are just plain difficult to get along with, whether it's a boss who is constantly changing the goalposts, an uncooperative coworker, a negative friend, or a critical family member. Often, your first reaction is to shrink or pout, become defensive, or attack. There are wiser tactics to do when dealing with challenging individuals. This book discusses how to deal with various circumstances with tough individuals while focusing on what you can change.

It is 1934 and Dr. Zho’s once idyllic planet Dagan is ruled by a brutal dictator. Zho is now a refugee hiding on the primitive planet Earth. Of course, in 1934 the United States was in the throes of the Great Depression, and Dr. Zho experiences a very different America. On Dagan, the Dictator Arixn is using a modified version of the Roman Coliseum to divert the citizens' attention. Running low on gladiators, Arixn decides to send a force to “harvest Earthlings” to fight to the death on Dagan. Zho elicits the help of old friend Major Mike Kelly to stop the Harvesters.

Finally get the amazing results you deserve for your hard-earned gym efforts. Have you been training hard, eating clean, doing everything you’re supposed to do...but still not getting the fitness results you want? Are you seeing small changes in your body but not the lean muscle and fat loss the health magazines or the expensive PT promised you? Are you frustrated - and feel like you’ve tried everything to desperately hit those fitness goals? You haven’t. Your one-hour gym session is only one piece of the puzzle.

The Black River Irregulars has made a name for itself as a mercenary company that gets things done regardless of the risk. They know the streets of Corvis, the City of Ghosts, better than anyone. But they aren’t in Corvis anymore. When the Black River Irregulars take on a job in the war-torn nation of Llael, they quickly get in over their heads. What begins as a simple search for an antique book becomes a fight for their lives when the Nightmare Empire of Cryx sends its own agents to seize the book.

The group of wanderers in the wilderness of Northwest Indiana and the group of survivors at the Dune Ridge apartment complex have come together in this thrilling tale of zombie apocalypse survival. With the scientist, Liam, gone only his journal is left to give hope for a cure to the zombie plague. Christine, Zack, and the others band together to deliver the journal to the disease research center in the heart of downtown Chicago, but it is not an easy road ahead of them.

Shifters and witches have hated each other from the beginning, and as a young woman with the abilities of both, Nikki Atwood is trapped between two worlds. Starting fresh in a quiet town where no one knows her secrets, she is determined to stay away from the supernatural. But avoiding the local spook scene is easier said than done.

After preventing an all-out war between the witches and shifters of Aspen Hollow, Nikki Atwood wants nothing more than some peace and quiet. Despite her many secrets, it’s beginning to look like she might be able to make a home for herself here, and maybe even form a deeper bond with Calum Riggs, the sexy future alpha of the wolf-shifter pack.

Neal Clark ramrod of the Circle C Ranch was in Cascade City to see the gunsmith when the Shelly gang attempted to hold up the bank. Neal rushed out of the shop and fired killing Buck Shelly and his son Luke. Buck's teenage son Ed was holding the horses. He escaped but was believed to be mortally wounded. At least that's what Neal thought - until he received a letter from Ed declaring that he’d be back to settle the score.

Tyvian Reldamar — criminal mastermind, rogue mage, and smuggler of sorcerous goods — has just been betrayed by his longtime partner and left for dead in a freezing river. To add insult to injury, his mysterious rescuer took it upon himself to affix Tyvian with an iron ring that prevents the wearer from any evildoing.