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Three Russian agents are trying to stop nuclear weapons stolen from Pakistan by the Taliban. The Taliban wants to use the stolen weapons to force America out of Afghanistan for good and return to power in Kabul. Will nuclear strikes in multiple locations across Afghanistan let them succeed? Or, can Russian agents and American special forces stop the Taliban in time?

Margaritaville . . . to where we all want to escape. But what if you have to go, like it or not? Mike learns secret upon secret as he finds himself helping the man responsible for Jake’s death as the battle for the soul of Group 45 continues.

Originally published by Wm. Morrow, in 1995, Skygods is the saga of America's most glamorous airline - from its meteoric ascent to its plunge to extinction. Pan Am blazed the way across the world's oceans with its magnificent Clipper ships, launched the first international jet service, was the first to fly the behemoth 747, was the lead customer for America's SST and the Concorde, and was even taking reservations for the first commercial flights to the moon.

Three Russian agents are searching Ukraine for a stolen thermonuclear warhead. America suspects the warhead isn’t really stolen, and its detonation just a pretext to let Russia seize Ukraine. Will the agents find the warhead before it is used, and starts WWIII? This will be the Russian agents’ greatest challenge yet.

Author, airline captain, and popular blogger Eric Auxier brings Alaska bush flying to life in his second novel, The Last Bush Pilots. Exhilarating flying, tall tales, and larger-than-life characters abound in a wild land that truly is America's Last Frontier. Two young pilots, Daniel "D.C." Alva and Allen David Foley, take on the world's most dangerous flying: the Alaska bush. But Mother Nature - and a sexy Native Alaskan - stand in their way.

This is the story of the first airline pilot ever arrested and sent to prison for flying under the influence. He was fired by his airline, stripped of his FAA licenses, tried, convicted, and sent to federal prison. Lyle Prouse came from a WWII housing project in Kansas and a family where both parents died as a result of alcoholism. He rose through the ranks of the United States Marine Corps from private to captain, from an infantryman to a fighter pilot. He made his way to the pinnacle of commercial aviation, airline captain, and then lost it all.

From the dog who interviews potential owners to the cat who writes Yelp reviews about her human, this hilarious and heartwarming flash fiction collection celebrates the glorious mess of life with adopted pets. Whether it’s a puppy submitting a resume ("Skills: Professional Cuddler, Amateur Sock Thief") or a shelter cat staging a protest for better treats, these 100 bite-sized stories are packed with love, laughter, and heart-tugging surprises—plus one powerful truth: adopting a pet might just be the best decision you ever make (even if they chew the evidence).

Americans are fascinated by the undeniable mystique of the elite world of Navy fighter pilots. In Bogeys and Bandits, Robert Gandt takes listeners on a thrilling ride in the FA-18 Hornet, one of the fastest, sleekest, and deadliest aircraft in the world. Gandt lived and worked with several pilots learning to fly the Hornet: the identical twins from Middle America; the computer nerd with a penchant for speed; the grandson of a Tuskegee Airman, trying to live up to a proud legacy; and two women dealing with the post-Tailhook world of the Navy.

Alone in a rest area, Bethany is witness to a murder. The victim tells her to trust no one and begs her to take documents to his son before he dies. Hiding in endurance-ride camps and traveling with other riders to stay hidden from the killers, Bethany moves from New Mexico to Colorado. She changes everything, from her looks to the license plates on her truck. Meeting Roger, the victim's son, is problematic. Was he involved in the death of his father? Forced to make a quick decision, Bethany trusts him...up to a point.

Squawk 7700 is a first-hand account of author Peter Buffington's experiences as a commercial airline pilot and the journey he took to reach his childhood dream. Buckle your seatbelt and prepare for an eye-opening, turbulent ride into the world of aviation from the pilot's seat. From student pilot at age 15, to flight instructor, to nighttime cargo pilot, and finally as first officer aboard the ATR 72 turboprop airliners island hopping the Caribbean, Squawk 7700 is a riveting aviation adventure.

Everyone wants to be a writer, and they want to know what they can do to make that dream come true. However, most aspiring writers do not understand how to position themselves so they are ready when presented with an opportunity. They identify themselves as writers but have no writing samples, or their websites and social media talk all about their paintings or music but say nothing of who they are as writers.

Vin Tanner and the rest of the small community he led had to flee.

A pandemic unlike any before was about to take place. They will have to fight their way through the ruins of a collapsing society to reach safety.

Roving gangs, people fleeing the sickness, and other unexpected dangers await them.

With what was left of the world collapsing around them, they had to find a new safe haven to survive.

The seas were empty of all life. The Midwest was a desert. The western states fought wars over water as coastal cities sank under rising sea levels. What food was left was hoarded by the wealthy living lavish lives in the city states while those around them starved. Vin Tanner and the others in his settlement survived by scavenging the urban waste lands around the cities. There was no law except survival of the fittest in a civilization on the verge of collapse.

When the China Clipper shattered aviation records on its maiden six-day flight from California to the Orient in 1935, the flying boat became an instant celebrity. This lively history by Robert Gandt traces the development of the great flying boats as both a triumph of technology and a stirring human drama. He examines the political, military, and economic forces that drove its development and explains the aeronautical advances that made the aircraft possible.

Around the City States, a majority of the population scrounged through the ruins of the civilization to scrape out an existence. Between these two extremes was Vin Tanner, and his Resource Security Force team's job was to make sure the remaining natural resources were equitably divided between the haves and have nots. To keep the gangs in the Wild Areas at bay. Now Vin and his team were running for their lives as a Corporation Special Action team chased them through the ruins.

China’s President faces many problems. Some, like conflict at the Indian border and in the South China Sea he created for himself. Others, like pending disasters at the Three Gorges Dam and China’s oldest nuclear plant, just happened. But the biggest threat to Communist rule is revolutionaries with Internet access through American satellites. Access that lets them spread propaganda, organize free of government surveillance, and launch cyberattacks. Four deniable Russian agents will travel to America to stop that threat.

Charlie Block thought crypto would set him free. Instead, it made him a target. Hunted by governments, betrayed by friends, and stalked by a shadow network, he has one chance to expose the truth before it all goes dark. In a digital world where everyone’s watching and nothing is as it seems, Charlie finds himself caught in a global conspiracy stretching from underground crypto circles to elite power players. This isn’t just a chase — it’s a chess match. One wrong move, and he loses everything: his freedom, his family, and the only digital asset that could bring the truth to light.

There is always a dark shadow lurking everywhere, so was there in America. The liberals: Daunting, fearless, cruel and sadistic, ruled over the only power they could find in America; conservatives and any one who believes in the rule of law and God. Soon, the conservatives find the pain and the power of the liberals too overbearing. The closure of churches, bombings, theft of the economy and deficits weigh down the conservatives causing Texas to become the first state to secede. Soon, other states start fueling up their resentment towards the liberals who used them for their advantage.

Russia has learned that the theft of two Pakistani tactical nuclear missiles will be used to spark a nuclear war between India and Pakistan. And that’s a problem. Because Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left it with just two friends among the world’s leading countries: China and India.

Intelligence agencies in both the United States and France have uncovered information that Group 45 has reorganized under new leadership after its disastrous collaboration with the Broker. The most recent French elections have caused the president of France to include some far-right candidates in his Council of Ministers, and he has had to accede to several of their demands, one of which was the removal of Phillip Rostand as head of the DST.