Jim DeFelice
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Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
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Gripping, eye-opening, and powerful, American Sniper is the astonishing autobiography of SEAL Chief Chris Kyle, who is the record-holding sniper in U.S. military history. Kyle has more than 150 officially confirmed kills (the previous American record was 109), though his remarkable career total has not been made public by the Pentagon. In this New York Times bestselling memoir, Kyle shares the true story of his extraordinary decade-long career, including...
Author
Language
English
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The widow of "American Sniper" Chris Kyle shares their private story: an unforgettable testament to the power of love and faith in the face of war and unimaginable loss—and a moving tribute to a man whose true heroism ran even deeper than the legend.
In early 2013, Taya Kyle and her husband Chris were the happiest they ever had been. Their decade-long marriage had survived years of war that took Chris, a U.S. Navy SEAL,
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Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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In this book, the author, deadliest sniper in U.S. history tracks down and shoots the ten most important American firearms, from a flintlock rifle to a Colt revolver to the latest high-tech weapon he used as a Navy SEAL. He uses these guns as a window on United States history, making the sweeping argument that the American story has been tied to and shaped by the gun. He revisits turning points in American history, including the single sniper shot...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxvii, 283 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Seventy-five years ago, he hit Omaha Beach with the first wave. Now Ray Lambert, ninety-eight years old, delivers one of the most remarkable memoirs, a tour-de-force of remembrance evoking his role as a decorated World War II medic who risked his life to save the heroes of D-Day."--Publisher's description.
Author
Series
Dale Brown's Dreamland volume 15
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
517 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Ordered by the President to stop the Iranians from testing nuclear weapons, Air Force ace Turk Mako and his Delta Force team, deep within Iranian territory, must race against time to find and destroy several secret nuclear sites as the fate of the Middle East hangs in the balance. Original. 200,000 first printing.
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Language
English
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Description
In the spring of 1860 on the eve of a civil war that threatened to tear the country apart, two Americans conceived of an audacious plan for linking the nation's two coasts, thereby joining its present with its future. This book traces the development of the Pony Express and follows it from its start in St. Joseph, Missouri 1,500 miles west to Sacramento.
Author
Series
Andy Fisher novels volume 3
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
413 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Investigating the murder of the only woman he has ever loved, rogue FBI agent Andy Fisher discovers that the killing is linked to a clean energy project that has been sabotaged as part of a Chinese government plot to steal technology.
Author
Series
Puppet master novels volume 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Boston is hit by a coordinated string of terrorist attacks, robotics innovator Louis Massina leads a team of tech geniuses to deploy every bot, drone, and cyberweapon at their disposal to save the city and bring the plot's mastermind to justice.
10) American sniper
Language
English
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Description
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield. However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world.
Author
Series
First team series volume 1
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
365 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
13) Puppet master
Author
Series
Puppet master novels volume 1
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
487 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Recruited in the wake of a miraculous rescue into the FBI to help track down criminals behind a massive financial scam, a robotics genius is swept up by a dangerous conspiracy that compels him to unleash the most powerful cyber weapons the world has ever seen.
Author
Series
Deep black ; Biowar volume 2
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
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Description
When Dr. James Kegan, a leading authority in the field of germ warfare with possession of knowledge of an apocalyptic virus, mysteriously vanishes, and the trail leads to an alleged terrorist cell, NSA operative Charlie Dean and Delta Force trooper Lia Francesca are called in to find Kegan, stop the terrorist threat, and end a potential biological nightmare.
Author
Series
Rogue Warrior series volume 10
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
394 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Red dragon rising volume 4
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
315 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
While U.S. Army Major Zeus Murphy leads a covert Vietnamese counterattack against China , SEAL Lieutenant Ric Kerfer is sent by the president to destroy a Vietnamese doomsday weapon capable of destroying Southeast Asia.
20) Shadows of war
Author
Series
Red dragon rising volume 1
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
415 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English