“During the night it happened. Rumors from the east had spoken of the arrival of pale men and women, with fiery sticks that could kill from a great distance. The medicine man, Falcon Eye, had been fasting for weeks to receive a vision that could tell him and his people how best to prepare for this new threat. This night his prayers to the Great Wankan-Tanka had been heard. Falcon Eye came out of his tepee while the sky was still midnight blue and the horizon spoke quietly of the coming dawn in purple and pink. He looked at the …

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In 1980, President Carter’s chances of reelection are destroyed by the failure of the mission to rescue the hostages held in Iran. In the aftermath, the Iranians claimed to have discovered nine U.S. bodies at the desert location where the mission disintegrated into panic and explosion, while the U.S. authorities claimed that only eight men were missing. Years later, an English monk, once an intelligence officer in Northern Ireland whose life was torn apart by a disastrous undercover operation that led to his parents’ murder, receives a U.S. tycoon’s deathbed confession that he was part of a sinister and successful …

Learn how to remain healthy, happy, and positive during Testing Times in this all-encompassing book that will surely enrich your life. Discover how you can transform all situations and events into opportunities to become a stronger, happier person. Cultivate positive thoughts and feelings, and use Energy Psychology to free yourself from fear, anxiety, and other negative emotions. Use Twelve-Step Manifestation Process to manifest your ideal life. Transform your current reality by using methods to create alternative perceptions that result in more inspired solutions. Learn the art of living in the present moment, letting go of the importance you give to …

Philip Alfred Mickelson was born to be one of the best golfers in the world. He started playing golf about the time he could walk without holding on for support, he ran away from home at age 3 1/2, telling neighbors he was going to the golf course, and he went on to win a PGA Tour event as a junior in college. Most fans are aware of Mickelson’s accomplishments and failures on the golf course, but in order to truly understand Phil Mickelson, you must first understand where he came from. This unauthorized biography explores Mickelson’s upbringing, his college …

Després de l?èxit d?El primer heroi, Martí Gironell ens brinda una novel·la històrica diferent. En aquest cas recrea l?espoli de les pintures romàniques i ens transporta, amb brillant agilitat, al segle xii i principis del xx. L?estiu del 1919 Franco Steffanoni aplica la tècnica de l?strappo per arrencar uns murals de més de mil anys d?antiguitat a Santa Maria de Mur. L?encàrrec li ha fet un antiquari, Ignacio Pollak, per ordre d?un industrial, amant de l?art, Lluís Plandiura. Així comença l?espoli de l?art romànic a mans de personatges sense escrúpols. Els tresors que contenen les esglésies del Pallars i la …

A sinister conspiracy is about to change the world forever. One of the most powerful nations has secretly joined an unholy alliance with India to tip the balance of world power and create an axis that will never again be dictated to by the U.S. government. The world watches helplessly as nuclear weapons replace diplomacy in the increasingly volatile exchanges between the Indian and Pakistan governments. With a fanatic's finger on the nuclear button, world oil supplies are cut off and chaos reigns throughout the Gulf States and beyond. The American and UK governments stand together to face the world …

Hope Solo is one of the most celebrated female soccer players in the world today. Most fans are aware that she is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the game, but in order to truly understand Hope Solo, you must first understand where she came from. "Hope Solo: An Unauthorized Biography" explores Solo's upbringing, her youth career, and details her breakthrough onto the world stage all the way through her training for the 2012 London Olympics. Solo's exceptional talents have fans and critics alike wondering where her career will take her next. Inside, you will discover where it …