Michael Kramer
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A historical fiction novel which is heavily based upon fact. Adalhard, the ghost of a Germanic warrior writes the text and takes you through history including, the geographical limits of Germania at the times of Augusts and Julius Caesar, the first meetings of Germanic tribes and Romans, How Rome tried to conquer the Germanic tribes, the battle of the Teutoburg Forest in which Rome lost three (3) legions, numbering 20,000 soldiers. That resulted in...
2) Now What?!!
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After the Romans left Britain, the Picts and Scots began going through openings in Hadrian's Wall and then raiding and spreading terror among the Britons. After this has gone on for a number of years, the king of Britons, called Vortigern, asked for help from the Engels who were living in Anglen which is in northern Germany and located half way along the Jutland peninsula. What Vortigern did not know was that the Engels, Kimbern and Saxons had amalgamated...
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Michael Lampman lied about his age when he joined the Australian army in 1967. He was 20 years old but he needed the written permission of his parents in order to join the army as he was under the age of 21. That permission was not forthcoming, so he altered the year of birth shown on the back of his Australian Naturalisation Certificate by changing 1947 to 1946. He now found that he was in the army and on his way to the Officer Cadet School at Portsea...
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When the Roman left Britain, this resulted in Picks and Scots crossing Hadrian's Wall and attacking the Britons. That in turn resulted in King Vortigern asking the Romans for protection which was provided for a short time. in 418 A.D., the roman again left and this again resulted in the Britons being attacked. Vortigern now obtained help from three Germanic tribes of Engels, Kimbern and Saxons. what he did not know was that all three of them had confederated...
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Beginning in 1770, the Tay Son Uprisings caused re-adjustment of Vietnamese society. Then, missionaries returning to France with stories of wealth obtainable from SE Asia caused much interest from even the French King. He was bankrupting his country through the excesses of his wife and by giving much aid the American Patriots who were fighting the British. Then came full French colonization, which was followed by the First Indochina War which ended...
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This book provides pregnant women and new parents with evidence-based information on pregnancy and parenting. Most parenting books advise pregnant women or new parents what to do and, at best, defend that advice by citing recommendations from highly selected "experts" or equally selective "studies." Some parents prefer an advice book, but an increasing number do not trust the advice they receive unless they are convinced of its scientific backing.
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The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. Fleeing from Ebou Dar with the kidnapped Daughter of the Nine Moons, whom he is fated to marry, Mat Cauthon learns...
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"Elayne, Aviendha, and Mat come ever closer to the bowl ter'angreal that may reverse the world's endless heat wave and restore natural weather. Egwene begins to gather all manner of women who can channel - Sea Folk, Windfinders, Wise Ones, and some surprising others. And above all, Rand faces the dread Forsaken Sammael, in the shadows of Shadar Logoth, where the blood-hungry mist, Mashadar, waits for prey."--Amazon.
10) Saving Faith
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When a zealous CIA chief uncovers evidence of bribery in high places, he compels Washington influence peddler Danny Buchanan to spy on his clients, but when Buchanan tells his story to the FBI, the tables are turned. Believe the power: In a secluded house not far from Washington, D.C., the FBI is interviewing one of the most important witnesses it has ever had, a young woman named Faith Lockhart. For Faith has done too much, knows too much, and she'll...
11) Kiss the girls
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Detective Alex Cross is called away from kids and his jazz piano when two murderers, operating on opposite sides of the country, strike at the same time, and one of them has abducted his niece, Naomi.
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"An all-new 40,000-word Stormlight Archive novella, "Edgedancer," will be the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first book of short fiction by #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. The collection will include nine works in all. The first eight are: "The Hope of Elantris" (Elantris) "The Eleventh Metal" (Mistborn) "The Emperor's Soul" (Elantris) "Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania, Episodes 28 through...
13) Short straw
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Having married the seductive Barbara Kennedy against his better judgment, Santa Fe lawyer Ed Eagle awakens the morning after his fortieth birthday to discover that his wife has vanished and that all of his money has been wired to Mexico.
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"Detective Alex Cross encounters the most vicious -- and brilliant -- killer of his career. Alex Cross is in love. But his happiness is threatened when chilling murders suddenly strike Washington, D.C. -- murders with a pattern so twisted, they leave investigators reeling. Cross's pursuit of the killer produces a suspect: British diplomat Geoffrey Shafer. But proving he's the murderer soon becomes a deadly task. Now, as Shafer engages in a cunning...
17) The lost metal
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"For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set-with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders-since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines. When Detective Marasi Colms and her partner Wayne find stockpiled weapons bound for the Outer City of Bilming, this opens a new lead. Conflict between Elendel and the Outer Cities only favors the...
18) Knife of dreams
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As the very fabric of reality wears thin, all portents indicate that Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle, is imminent - and Rand al'Thor must ready himself to confront the Dark One. But Rand must first negotiate a truce with the Seanchan armies, as their forces increasingly sap his strength. All is in flux as established powers falter ...In Caemlyn, Elayne fights to gain the Lion Throne while trying to avert civil war and Egwene finds that even the White...
19) The great hunt
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For centuries, gleemen have told the tales of The Great Hunt of the Horn. So many tales about each of the Hunters, and so many Hunters to tell of.... Now the Horn itself is found: the Horn of Valere long thought only legend, the Horn which will raise the dead heroes of the ages. And it is stolen. In pursuit of the thieves, Rand al'Thor is determined to keep the Horn out of the grasp of The Dark One. But he has also learned that he is The Dragon...
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The fourth volume in the saga is ambitious, rich, & detailed. Annotation. The seals of Shayol Ghul are weak now, and the Dark One reaches out. The Shadow is rising to cover humankind. In Tar Valon, Min sees portents of hideous doom. Will the White Tower itself be broken? In the Two Rivers, the Whitecloaks ride in pursuit of a man with golden eyes, and in pursuit of the Dragon Reborn. In Cantorin, among the Sea Folk, High Lady Suroth plans the return...