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Ashley Wilkes of Gone with the Wind helped to seal Rock Island's reputation as the "Andersonville of the North". McAdams separates truth from fiction about the Rock Island Barracks, the prison that held tens of thousands of Confederate soldiers. Revealing that Rock Island was not without its problems - ignominious punishments, inadequate facilities, malnutrition, and lack of basic supplies - McAdams shows how Union officers sought to maintain humane conditions in the face of a war that raged on longer than anyone anticipated.

After living in the shadow of his older brother, Ivan Wells knows his place in life. Never one to take responsibility for his actions, he spends his days eking a living by playing poker at the local casino. He's comfortable with his lot, until a long-forgotten woman from his past reappears. Hurtling into a heady relationship with the mysterious Sonya Lewis, his existence takes on new life. But then his ex-wife shows up with news that makes it difficult to turn her away. Torn, Ivan finds himself faced with complicated decisions. Will he finally learn to take control of his own destiny?

When a body is found at the foot of a cliff, the local Suffolk Constabulary calls in their consulting lateral thinking detective to help. There are many unanswered questions. Why did a man with impaired vision use a dangerous path as a route to work? If he did use the path every day, no matter what the weather, how come he suddenly fell? With plenty of red herrings and twists to keep the listener guessing.

The long-awaited followup to Assignment: Dublin, this new installment in the series, Assignment: London, brings the story full circle. As James Burke struggles to come to grips with the apparent death of agent Lyndsey Archer, enemies - both old and new - are aligning against the agency. You can't trust anyone.

Would you agree with this statement? “Our judicial system might have some problems, yes, but think of what it would be like if you lived in a country where they might just put a bullet in your head without a trial.” This treatise, in the form of fiction, is on the American justice system - from the average citizen's point of view. Did you know that you can be arrested, thrown in jail, forced to pay thousands of dollars to the system - even if you are innocent, even if the court knows that you are innocent? Wouldn't a bullet in the head be less painful?

When Aiden, a young survivor in a world shattered by the Storm, discovers a mysterious girl who speaks an unknown language within the wreck of a crashed airplane, he comes to understand there must be a safe land somewhere out there. But in order to find this new land, they will have to leave the relative safety of the Eye and face the Storm. It will not be easy. They will need the help of the Stormwalkers, a mysterious group of nomads who choose to live in the Storm. They are a mystery. They may not be what they seem. They may not even be human....

Four ancient sisters are determined to destroy man unless a blind boy, a mysterious stranger, and a band of teenagers can figure out how to stop them. Civilization has been scorched to cinders, as a torrent of flames scorched the earth, destroying everything in its path. Much of the world’s inhabitants have been driven to the brink of extinction. The ancient, evil sisters responsible for the destruction are bound and determined to end humanity for good.

Following the success of the comedic fairytale, Shadoe, this newest audio version of Eclecentric offers a unique feature: Not just a collection of poetry and prose, this audio version includes a capella singing as well as music samples from lyrics off of E. Hyland Maze's first 2 albums. Co-narrator, Dana R Ramirez, offers an inspirational and entertaining element to the selections. If you just want to listen to an eclectic arrangement of poetry (some, in song), or, enjoy short rantings and ravings about such subjects as a better way to elect the President to heavenly-minded enlightenment to answers to questions regarding non-corporeal existence, and to the tongue-in-cheek wisdom of growing old, this book will prove to meet your listening pleasure.

Horrified, saddened, and angered: That was the American people's reaction to the 9/11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, the Virginia Tech shootings, and the 2008 financial crisis. In Consuming Catastrophe, Timothy Recuber presents a unique and provocative look at how these four very different disasters took a similar path through public consciousness. He explores the myriad ways we engage with and negotiate our feelings about disasters and tragedies.

A botched alien abduction sends modern-day Trace Jackson to north Florida in the year 1818, where he meets a beautiful Seminole woman, and the two strike up a relationship. Unfortunately, Trace's distant ancestor, General Andrew Jackson, is hell-bent on driving out the Seminoles by whatever means necessary. Can Trace survive to fulfill his destiny in another dimension where time no longer has meaning, on a moon called Sun?

Col. Samuel R. Johnson, U.S. Air Force, was shot down in April, 1966, while flying his twenty-fifth mission over North Vietnam. Shortly after his capture and imprisonment in the infamous Hanoi Hilton, Colonel Johnson was labeled a diehard by his enemies. His creative and innovative resistance of prison authority earned him banishment to the high-security prison unit where, unknown to U.S. military intelligence, Ho Chi Minh kept the eleven prisoners believed to be a serious threat to his war efforts.

Ragnar Lothbrok is a story of a mighty Viking warrior from the Early Middle Ages. There is no doubt that Ragnar Lothbrok was a legendary Norse hero whose name is often mentioned in the several Old Norse poems and Icelandic sagas. Many historians have debated the very existence of Ragnar Lothbrok. Ragnar Lothbrok was a renowned chief of the Norsemen during the Viking Age, but some historians tend to credit him for the deed of other historical characters of his time.

Centaurius Alphos is a billionaire alpha male who mostly keeps to himself. He finds his perfect companion in an Omega, Wright, on a venture into a local gay bar one night.

James Benton might be the last man on earth. Racing to get to work, he finds random abandoned cars, smoldering pile-ups, and something even stranger. Everywhere he goes there's no grass, no people, not even a bird in the sky. Alone in a barren world, James travels west in search of someone, anyone who might have survived The Quiet.

Patrick's life was going well. He had his life in order at last, got himself off of the drugs that totally controlled him, and found a decent job and was paying back his dues. All of this comes crashing down when his abusive ex-lover stepbrother comes back into the picture, promising that he has changed and has nowhere to go. Patrick takes him in and eventually finds himself falling into the same abusive patterns all over again. Can he keep himself from destroying this new life he has forged for himself?

The Void, is reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock or the Twilight Zone of later days. It will take you deep into the mind and heart of someone either living through a serious mental illness or something mysterious and dangerous resides in the void.

Oh, what can happen in a day, or two or three for that matter, if you have nothing but time. What happens when four curious ladies fill their time with a mission sanctioned only by them? Take a trip with familiar companions and an unwelcome mystery.

What if all the bad news you've been hearing about Christians isn't true? Here are some facts that may surprise you: Evangelicals are more respected by society today than they were 20 years ago. Divorce rates of Christian couples are lower than those of nonbelievers. The percentage of young people who attend church has held steady over the past 20 years. All these statements are true, yet we’ve been told the opposite time and time again. Why is the church being misled?

Business sense consists of "five freedoms," says Dan Thomas, President of FOCUS. Success depends on exercising each freedom in developing strategy, systems, organization, and personnel selection. Dr. Thomas, whose company works with client management teams to help them develop and implement business and corporate strategies that make sense, has taught at both the Stanford and Harvard Business Schools. Now he lends his expertise to help you make the decisions that can mean the difference between prosperity and failure in your organization.

This audiobook features more than 90 poems themed in five chapters using a wandering premise to take you along "Accidental Passages".