Under Fire (Battleground Vietnam Book 2)
Eric Meyer
Professional & Technical / Reference
Under Fire is the incredible fictional story of PFC Carl Yeager's arrival in Vietnam for his first tour and a life or death mission deep inside the Iron Triangle.PFC Carl Yeager, a rookie infantryman, is on his first Tour of Vietnam. Like most new arrivals to war-torn South Vietnam he has no idea of what he'll be up against. Going on his first patrol with mixed feelings, his platoon runs into a VC ambush. Fighting off an enemy who appeared from nowhere, he gathers together a scratch unit and pursues the Vietcong ambush party deep into the jungle. Until they disappear, melting into the gloom like ghosts.Where did they come from, and where did they go? Desperate for tunnel 'experts' the Army Commander in South Vietnam assigns him to a recon unit. Their task is to enter the Iron Triangle and search for the elusive tunnels. Despite his terror of dark, cramped and enclosed spaced. A terror he must overcome if he is to fight and defeat the Vietcong on their own...
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A Life Misspent
Suryakant Tripathi Nirala
Reference
The tone of the book is comic. It would be good if people did not take offence at it and thereby reveal their inadequacy as readers. - Nirala Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', the first modern Hindi poet of India, is all of sixteen and not conversant with the Khari Boli Hindi of the litterateurs yet when his father gets him married and sends him off to his in-laws' in Dalmau to fetch his bride. There he meets a strange man called Kulli Bhaat who claims descent from a family of bards and, despite his mother-in-law's reservations about Kulli's sexuality, Nirala finds himself drawn to Kulli. Then an influenza epidemic breaks out, claiming numerous lives, and Nirala's bereavement leaves him without mooring. Adrift on the boat of time, he seeks employment in various places but finds himself unable to stay away from Dalmau for long. Kulli, in the meanwhile, has taken a Muslim wife and become a champion of the untouchables. Set in pre-Independence India, A Life Misspent is as much the account...
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Deliver to Dublin...With Care
Aimee Duffy
Romance / Entertainment / Reference
The final instalment of Summer Flings – a fun, flirty and laugh out loud rom com series of short stories. Miserable, lonely and broken hearted, Ciara returns to Dublin on a mission to sort out her life. A job is at the top of the list but a visit to the doctor has surprising repercussions. She refuses to drift apart from her friends now that real life has begun, struggles to fit new relationships into her life and still has to deal with everything else fate throws her way. But even Ciara should know that there's always something a little bit special to be found at the end of the rainbow... The ideal summer treat for those relaxing days soaking up the sun!
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Trouble in Tinseltown
Aimee Duffy
Romance / Entertainment / Reference
Part 1 of Summer Flings – a fun, flirty and laugh out loud rom com series of short stories. Armed with a degree from Oxford that she doesn't have a clue what to do with, Ciara Bree convinces her two best friends, Elle and Gem to spend their first summer of freedom backpacking across the globe. Now it's time to shop, sunbathe, think about boys for a change, and party hard... First stop: LA! The girls hit Tinseltown for a few days of shopping, star spotting, and even a movie premiere! But their plan to sneak into an exclusive celeb party in West Hollywood backfires. Elle's gorgeous older cousin, Zack, is called to the rescue and despite knowing she should stay away, Ciara just can't seem to resist him. The ideal summer treat for those relaxing days soaking up the sun!
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The Symbolism of Freemasonry by Albert G. Mackey
Albert G. Mackey
Nonfiction / Philosophy / Reference
THIS TITLE IS AN OUT-OF-COPYRIGHT BOOK. THE QUALITY OF THE CONVERTED EBOOK WILL VARY.
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Walt Disney World, 2012 Edition
Doug Ingersoll
Reference / Nonfiction
Features the most up-to-date ride ratings, prices, and hotel, park, and dining information. Includes itineraries, planning cards, and maps.
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