The Naked God

The Naked God
Author: Peter F. Hamilton
Publisher: Orbit
Total Pages: 1360
Release: 2009-02-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316069981

The Naked God is the brilliant climax to Peter F. Hamilton's awe-inspiring Night's Dawn Trilogy, a space opera that is “big, boisterous, and has something for everyone” (Science Fiction Weekly). As the Confederation begins to collapse politically and economically, the “possessed” insidiously infiltrate more and more worlds. Meanwhile, Quinn Dexter is loose on Earth, destroying the giant arcologies one at a time. As Louise Kavanagh tries to track him down, she manages to acquire some strange and powerful allies whose goals don’t quite match her own. The campaign to liberate Mortonridge from the possessed degenerates into a horrendous land battle, the kind which hasn't been seen by humankind for six hundred years. And finally, Joshua Calvert and Syrinx race to fly their starships on a mission to find the Sleeping God — which an alien race believes holds the key to overthrowing the possessed. "Elements of space opera, Straubesque horror and adrenaline-laced action make this a demanding, rewarding read." —Publishers Weekly on The Reality Dysfunction The Night’s Dawn Trilogy The Reality Dysfunction The Neutronium Alchemist The Naked God

Immortal

Immortal
Author: J.R. Ward
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2015-03-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0451470176

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author who has kept readers on the edge of their seats with her phenomenal Fallen Angels novels, comes one of the most heart-stirring and eagerly anticipated events in that acclaimed series. The Creator invented the game, and the stakes are nothing less than the fate of the quick and the dead: seven souls, seven crossroads. Reluctant savior Jim Heron has compromised himself, his body and his soul, and yet he’s on the verge of losing everything... ...Including Sissy, the innocent he freed from Hell. Jim’s determined to protect her—but this makes her a weakness the demon Devina can exploit. With Jim torn between the game and the woman he’s sworn to defend, evil’s more than ready to play dirty. Humanity’s savior is prepared to do anything to win—even embark on a suicide mission into the shadows of Purgatory. True love is Jim’s only hope for survival—and victory. But can a man with no heart and no soul be saved by something he doesn’t believe in?

Bad Motherfucker

Bad Motherfucker
Author: Gavin Edwards
Publisher: Hachette Books
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2021-10-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0306924307

A fascinating exploration and celebration of the life and work of the coolest man in Hollywood, Samuel L. Jackson—from his star-making turns in the films of Spike Lee and Quentin Tarantino to his ubiquitous roles in the Star Wars and Marvel franchises, not to mention the cult favorite Snakes on a Plane. Samuel L. Jackson’s embodiment of cool isn’t just inspirational—it’s important. Bad Motherfucker lays out how his attitude intersects with his identity as a Black man, why being cool matters in the modern world, and how Jackson can guide us through the current cultural moment in which everyone is losing their cool. Edwards details Jackson’s fascinating personal history, from stuttering bookworm to gunrunning revolutionary to freebasing addict to A-list movie star. Drawing on original reporting and interviews, the book explores not only the major events of Jackson’s life but also his obsessions: golf, kung fu movies, profanity. Bad Motherfucker features a delectable filmography of Jackson’s movies—140 and counting!—and also includes new movie posters for many of Jackson’s greatest roles, reimagined by dozens of gifted artists and designers. The book provides a must-read road map through the vast territory of his on-screen career and more: a vivid portrait of Samuel L. Jackson’s essential self, as well as practical instructions, by example, for how to live and work and be.

Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green

Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green
Author: Johnny Rico
Publisher: Presidio Press
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2008-12-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0307494187

Outrageous, hilarious, and absolutely candid, Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green is Johnny Rico’s firsthand account of fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, a memoir that also reveals the universal truths about the madness of war. No one would have picked Johnny Rico for a soldier. The son of an aging hippie father, Johnny was overeducated and hostile to all authority. But when 9/11 happened, the twenty-six-year-old probation officer dropped everything to become an “infantry combat killer.” But if he’d thought that serving his country would be the kind of authentic experience a reader of The Catcher in the Rye would love, he quickly realized he had another thing coming. In Afghanistan he found himself living a Lord of the Flies existence among soldiers who feared civilian life more than they feared the Taliban–guys like Private Cox, a musical prodigy busy “planning his future poverty,” and Private Mulbeck, who didn’t know precisely which country he was in. Life in a combat zone meant carnage and courage–but it also meant tedious hours standing guard, punctuated with thoughtful arguments about whether Bea Arthur was still alive. Utterly uncensored and full of dark wit, Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green is a poignant, frightening, and heartfelt view of life in this and every man’s army.

Convict

Convict
Author: Roxie Noir
Publisher: Roxie Noir Publishing
Total Pages: 352
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

I never wanted to be good. Not until I met her. Five years in prison was supposed to reform me, but it didn't teach me anything. I tried to start fresh: new name, new town, new life. No more raising hell, no more women whose names I don't bother learning, no more running from the law. Yeah, I screwed that up in no time at all, but it doesn't matter. I've never liked anything but trouble - and Luna is trouble with a capital T. She's smart as a whip, headstrong, absolutely gorgeous... and a cop. I know I can't have her. She'll see through my lies in seconds. She deserves a happy ending I know I can't give her. Hell, with the demons from my past chasing me down, I can't even keep her safe. All I can give Luna is trouble, and I know it. But I can't stay away. Convict is a high-heat standalone romance. It's for fans of redemption-seeking bad boys, opposites who attract, and anyone who's ever gone a little crazy for love. The hero is an ex-con trying to make it work (and make the bad guys pay), and the heroine is a detective who's smart, determined, and wants justice. It's steamy, thrilling, and of course there's an HEA! This standalone is for fans of Devney Perry, Willa Nash, Taryn Quinn, and Anna Hackett.

The Baddest Ass

The Baddest Ass
Author: Anthony Neil Smith
Publisher: Blasted Heath Ltd
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2013-12-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1908688483

Billy Lafitte, former Deputy-Sheriff and motorcycle gang enforcer, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. For some of his enemies, that's still not enough punishment. Agents Colleen Hartle and Franklin Rome want Lafitte dead so bad, they've put a price on his head--eighteen grand to the first prisoner who takes him out. Gang leader Ri'Chess and Head Prison Guard Garner want to collect, and they don't mind who gets run over while they try--like inmate Bryce West, a pawn for whoever hurts him the most. Lafitte's church-going ex-mother-in-law believes in redemption ... for everyone except Billy, perhaps. But she still believes a son has a right to see the truth about his father, so she brings his boy Ham for what she expects to be their final visit. When they all converge on a half-finished prison on the North Dakota prairie during a blizzard, something bad is bound to happen. The third chapter of the Billy Lafitte saga (following YELLOW MEDICINE and HOGDOGGIN') tests the limits of everyone whose life revolves around this man and all his deeds. He's a shadow of his former self, but he still fights to survive, if only for spite. Sometimes, being the baddest ass of them all isn't worth it. "Right now, this sits at the top of my 'Best Thrillers of 2013.' " - Les Edgerton "a tremendous novel" - Ray Banks WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT ANTHONY NEIL SMITH'S AWARD-WINNING ALL THE YOUNG WARRIORS "written with a sureness of hand and a depth of character that are impressive. A highly accomplished crime novel exposing an often unseen world." - The Big Issue ALL THE YOUNG WARRIORS will grip readers who enjoy the chance to slip into a foreign culture and also those who want a page-turning thriller" - Spinetingler Magazine "a powerful story that is both riveting and meaningful" - Crime Fiction Lover "this book is a classic in the making" - I Meant To Read That "ALL THE YOUNG WARRIORS is a pretty rare beast, a clever page-turner. It deserves to be a bestseller and has film adaptation stamped all over it." - Loitering With Intent "a courageous novel that raises a lot of pertinent questions" - Dead End Follies

Lions and Tigers and Cong

Lions and Tigers and Cong
Author: Theodore Wild
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 399
Release: 2016-09-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1483458237

Nineteen years old, author Theodore Wild volunteered for the draft. Promised a two-year commitment rather than the requisite three for an enlisted soldier, he harbored no illusions about where he'd be going. He was shipped to South Vietnam with Charlie Company 5/46 Infantry and later transferred to Bravo Company 4/21st Infantry, Big Bad Bravo. In Lions and Tigers and Cong, he narrates a compendium of times, places, and people who shared his journey from boy to man, a journey that lasted twenty-two months. Raw and evocative, Lions and Tigers and Cong offers a firsthand account of the day-to-day lives of young American soldiers. It draws from personal experience as well as shares stories, legends, tales, and remembrances of those who fought in Vietnam's jungles, mountains, and rice paddies. This is the story of a group of men whose love for one another and need for one another were eclipsed only by the danger that shaped their lives.

Silver Cross

Silver Cross
Author: B. Kent Anderson
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2012-11-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0765328623

History professor Nick Journey and federal agent Meg Tolman investigate a friend's murder only to uncover a conspiracy with ties to France's support for the Confederacy during the American Civil War, a finding that a dangerous covert group is desperate to keep hidden.

Soldier Boy

Soldier Boy
Author: Timothy James Bazzett
Publisher: Rathole Books
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780977111916

In 1962 when Tim Bazzett graduated from high school he'd had enough of academia and classroom drudgery, so he joined the army - and received an education he'd never imagined. Perhaps one of the most unlikely and inept citizen-soldiers since Gomer Pyle, Tim somehow survives the terrors and tribulations of basic training at "Fort Lost-in-the-Woods, Misery," and after further training in the mysteries of Morse code in Massachusetts and Maryland, the small-town innocent is launched overseas and into the larger world. In northern Turkey he finds himself a link in the outermost defenses of America during a Cold War he only imperfectly understands. There he sees poverty and hatred in the faces of children and is forced to confront his own faults and inner demons. Later on in Germany, no longer quite so innocent, he chases girls and dreams of being a rock star. But at the heart of Bazzett's narrative are the characters - the friends he makes along the way. For this is ultimately a book about friendship - and about growing up. In his first volume of memoirs, Bazzett made his Michigan hometown in the fifties come alive for all his readers. In Soldier Boy, his military experiences are made just as real. Get ready to laugh, and maybe cry a little too, as the irrepressible Reed City Boy rides again.

The F***ing Epic Twitter Quest of @MayorEmanuel

The F***ing Epic Twitter Quest of @MayorEmanuel
Author: Dan Sinker
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2011-09-13
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1451655142

Presents the full content of the popular fake twitter account that followed Rahm Emanuel's 2011 Chicago mayoral campaign.