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1) Man on fire
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Hard-drinking, burnt-out ex-CIA operative John Creasy has given up on life. That is until his friend Rayburn gets him a job as a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos. Bit by bit, Creasy begins to reclaim his soul, but when Pita is kidnapped, and ultimately presumed to be dead, Creasy unleashes a firestorm of apocalyptic vengeance against everyone responsible.
Author
Series
Digger man volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young boy imagines the work he will do and the safety gear he will wear when he becomes a fireman some day, as his younger brother first watches then joins him on the job.
4) Man on fire
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
All-access collector's edition.
Language
English
Description
Hard-drinking, burnt-out ex-CIA operative John Creasy has given up on life. That is until his friend Rayburn gets him a job as a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos. Bit by bit, Creasy begins to reclaim his soul, but when Pita is kidnapped, and ultimately presumed to be dead, Creasy unleashes a firestorm of apocalyptic vengeance against everyone responsible.
Author
Language
English
Description
Contains "a new nonfiction collection of letters, interviews, and magazine articles spanning Conroy's long literary career, supplemented by touching pieces from the beloved author's many friends. A Lowcountry Heart collects some of Conroy's most charming pieces of short nonfiction, many of them addressed directly to his readers with his habitual greeting, "Hey, Out There." Ranging across diverse subjects such as favorite recent reads, the challenge...
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Religion has left an undeniable mark in our world. Some see it as the answer to every problem, while others see it as the problem itself. Simply put, religion is the single greatest force in history. But in a much more intimate sense, what does religion mean to one life? In this honest, suspenseful, and moving memoir, author David Nasser tells of a life filled with heartbreak and healing. Forced to escape from a country gripped in a religious revolution,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Stieg Larsson died, the author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo had been working on a true mystery that out-twisted his Millennium novels: the assassination on February 28, 1986, of Olof Palme, the Swedish prime minister. It was the first time in history that a head of state had been murdered without a clue who had done it, and on a Stockholm street at point-blank range. Internationally known for his fictional far-right villains, Larsson was...
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Take Dave Barry, Jack Welch, Homer Simpson, and Ray Romano, mix in a family, a little weight gain, failure, introspection, and redemption, and you have Nigel Marsh's international best-selling autobiography.
As a stressed husband and father of four small children under the age of eight, Nigel Marsh was enslaved to his mortgage, recuperating from an embarrassing surgery, and suddenly fired from his corporate career. Deciding to venture "off the treadmill"...
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
"Stieg Larsson's former publisher reveals the real man behind the mega-bestselling Millennium Trilogy--a man who fought heroically for human rights, and who brought that same political and moral passion to his writing. Until the trilogy's posthumous publication, Larsson was best known for his devotion to left-wing causes and as a tireless anti-fascist activist. Horrified by the rise of far-right extremism in Sweden, he dedicated himself to exposing...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"The saga of the Superior Spider-Man continues as Doc Ock takes Peter Parker's body for a joyride through the Marvel Universe, taking on heavy hitters from both sides of the coin! Russian assassins infiltrate a S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier on a contract for the Cameleon's head, but when he escapes custody, Superior Spider-Man fights alongside Nick Fury and his Secret Avengers to put the shady shape-shifter back behind bars. Then, Spider-Man and the Punisher...
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
[Fullscreen version].
Language
English
Description
"In every war there will come a single battle like no other. It is a battle with no rules, where unlikely allies fight side by side until none have the strength to stand. The stage has been lit with fire and hate as the final players gather. Kenshin Himura, Sanosuke Sagara, Hajime Saito, Aoshi Shinomori, and Makoto Shishio remain. Between these five men, the future of the Meiji Era will be decided. Kenshin has come a long way since beginning the walk...
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