“They heard the awful slap of bullets into flesh and heard the screams and saw the insides of men’s bodies spill out and watched the gray blank pallor rise in the faces of their friends, and the best of the men fought back despair” – Mark Bowden Black Hawk Down Black Hawk Down is...
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Red Storm Rising
At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union prepares for war. A sudden crisis leads the Politburo to order their forces west. Hundreds of Soviet submarines leave port and head into the Atlantic. Special Forces prepare to attack NATO command centers. The tanks of General Mikael Alekseyev are poised to roll west....
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The Fire Thief
So our story starts with my Uncle Edward and me, Jim in 1858. We travel around to different cities and do acting shows. I must say, we are pretty good. It’s fun but it isn’t a very well paying investment. So we had to get creative. Nowadays when we arrive in a new...
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Red Dead Redemption
Its 1911 and you’re a once wanted man in one of the most popular outlaw gangs, now all you want is peace from your troubled, young, and irresponsible past. You move into the wild frontier of now present day Texas to redeem yourself of your troubled past, your offer? Kill your former gang members. ...
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Generation Kill
Imagine yourself, m16 or m4 carbine rifle at hand, sweat pouring down the back of your neck onto your BDU, lying on a pile of rubble and dirt to escape the weight of your gear. Through all this chaos, guns firing, people screaming, smoke and ash filling the air, you have your sights...
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The Color Purple
Celie, a poor, African American girl in the 1920s, is abused and raped by her father at the early age of fourteen. She can not escape this tragic life and is too ashamed and frightened to tell anyone. God becomes the only one she can confide in, which she does through her written letters....
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We Die Alone
This book tells the story of a person named Jan Baalsrude, and his incredible story of survival, risks, and sacrifices made by him and the brave people that helped him evade capture during the WWII. He and the rest of his wounded commando team would much rather die than surrender to the Nazis. They...
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The House On Tradd Street
Simpleminded realtor Melanie Middleton just wants an average life, no connecting to and seeing ghosts, no reminders of her rough childhood and the past, just an average life. However, we don’t always get what we want. When Melanie finds herself the new owner of a Historic house on Tradd Street she can neither sell,...
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The Outsiders
All of this mess started when I was born in a bad neiborhood, and became a Greaser. My friends call me Ponyboy Curtis, me and my crew Johnny, Cherry, Dally, Soda Pop, Darry, Two-Bit. We like to hang out alot, until a I made the worst decision of my life. After the “incident” with...
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The Golden Goblet
Historical Fiction ByEloise Jarvis McGraw Reviewed by Leanne Riegel 5 out of 5 stars Trying to ignore the stinging welts on his back, Ranofer goes about his dull work at the gold shop. Plagued by his older half-brother and guardian Gebu, Ranofer, a boy of 11, tries to make a living in the harsh city...
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