±1±: Now is the time Spy in the Attic, The (An Easy - To - Read Paperback) Order Today!
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Date Created : Jul 15, 2010 13:34:12
Fluid text combines beautifully with detailed wash-and-line illustrations in this entertaining and fast-paced story of a suspenseful detective who deals with fear of the outsider. Serves as an excellent transition from an easy reader to a longer novel. Full-color illustrations.
±1±: Now is the time Tory Spy: A New York Frontier Family's War Against the American Revolution Order Today!
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Date Created : Jul 04, 2010 14:42:05
Two weeks before General Cornwallis surrendered his army at Yorktown, a Loyalist yeoman farmer who had fought alongside the British for six years was hanged as a spy at Schuylerville, New York before a crowd of his former friends and neighbors. Like the vast majority of the estimated 500,000 Loyalists who gambled on a British victory, Thomas Loveless and his family were ordinary people swept up by social and political forces beyond their control. TORY SPY analyses this "Loyalist Dilemma," making use of British and American documents of the period and providing illustrations, maps, appendices, footnotes, and an index. A few years ago, the movie "The Patriot" starring Mel Gibson graphically portrayed Rebel-Tory warfare in the Carolinas during 1779-1780. The Rebel family in "The Patriot" was a fictional composite, but the trials of the "Loyalist" Thomas Loveless family of Albany County, New York were real. Located astride the principal invasion corridor between Canada and the United States, and a hotbed of Rebel-Tory conflict, Albany County became a battleground between a cadre of refugee "Tory Spies" based in Canada and their Rebel former neighbors. TORY SPY offers a rare snapshot of the Revolutionary War as a multi-level conflict, in which brother fought brother, neighbor betrayed neighbor, and vague charges of espionage often meant a quick route to the gallows. It is a largely untold story which offers new insights into the price paid by many of the Loyalists, who were the hidden losers of America's first "civil war." This is a story for our times--it is about people responding to the pressures of revolutionary change. Their world was coming apart, and the outcome was unpredictable. Contemporary Americans may be surprised by what TORY SPY tells them about the violent social conflict that gave birth to their country. Yet the book's interwoven stories--a Loyalist farm family's struggle to survive amidst the partisan violence in Albany County, the father's British military service and later exploits as an officer in the "Tory Secret Service," and the bizarre circumstances surrounding his capture, trial, and execution--were among the harsh realities of America's Revolution. (edited by author)
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Date Created : Jun 23, 2010 19:57:19
Sam and Remi Fargo, heroes of Spartan Gold, return in this extraordinary new adventure from the number-one New York Times- bestselling author.
With Spartan Gold, a daring thriller that Publishers Weekly proclaimed "solidly in the Cussler tradition, [and] sure to please new fans and old," Clive Cussler introduced husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo. In their electrifying new adventure, the Fargos make a startling discovery that others would kill to keep hidden...
While scuba diving in Tanzania, Sam and Remi Fargo come upon a relic belonging to a long-lost Confederate ship. An anomaly about the relic sets them off chasing a mystery-but unknown to them, a much more powerful force is engaged in the same chase. Mexico's ruling party, the ultranationalist Mexica Tenochca, is intent on finding that artifact as well, because it contains a secret that could destroy the party utterly.
Through Tanzania and Zanzibar, into the rainforests of Madagascar, and across the Indian Ocean to Indonesia and the legendary site of the 1883 Krakatoa explosion, the Fargos and their ruthless opponents pursue the hunt-but only one can win. And the penalty for failure is death.
Filled with the dazzling suspense and breathtaking action that are Cussler's trademarks, Lost Empire is a stunning new novel from the grand master of adventure.
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Date Created : Jun 16, 2010 06:10:07
Detective Isaac Bell, hero of The Chase and The Wrecker, returns in the remarkable new adventure from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author.
It is 1908, and international tensions are mounting as the world plunges toward war. When a brilliant American battleship gun designer dies in a sensational apparent suicide, the man's grief-stricken daughter turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency to clear her father's name. Van Dorn puts his chief investigator on the case, and Isaac Bell soon realizes that the clues point not to suicide but to murder. And when more suspicious deaths follow, it becomes clear that someone-an elusive spy-is orchestrating the destruction of America's brightest technological minds... and the murders all connect to a top- secret project called Hull 44.
But that is just the beginning. As the intrigue deepens, Bell will find himself pitted against German, Japanese, and British spies, in a mission that encompasses dreadnought battleships, Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet, Chinatown, Hell's Kitchen, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Isaac Bell has certainly faced perilous situations before, but this time it is more than the future of his country that's at stake- it's the fate of the world.
±1±: Best Buy Gotta love Saturdays for many reasons. One of them is the opportunity to read a novel like this at the beach or by the pool. The Spy is the third installment in the Isaac Bell saga. Clive Cussler has another winning series here. The period piece is an excellent summer read. The other titles in the series, in case you have missed them are The Chase & The Wrecker. I think there is a pattern in the titles here, The followed by one more word. I enjoy the simplicity. The novel is set around 1908 as many nations of the world are making alliances and ramping up for war. Everybody wants to know what everybody else has for weapons and how far along they are. Bell being the James Bond of his day, must track down the Spy and stop the newest plot. Cussler & Scott seem to have a good grip on the history and details of the time. I find that type of info amusing and fun, the ability to place us back in time and help us to understand the foibles of the day as Bell chases the spy from locale to locale, trying to cut him off at the pass. Communication, travel, national pride, and world alliances are first and foremost in this novel. Cussler is an excellent storyteller. I have read all his work and thoroughly enjoy his different franchises. He knows how to pace a novel and hold our interest. The world he has created around Isaac Bell is a fun one, steeped in history with a bit of editorial license thrown in. Isaac Bell is an excellent character and I enjoy following his growth and antics. Cussler/Scott takes us on another jaunt through history, having us hold on to the edge of the book as the action ramps up, topping itself, time and time again. If you haven't already placed this novel in your Goodreads -to read- list, please do so , it is just the type of novel summer is made for. What are you reading today? Check us out and become our friend on Facebook. Go to Goodreads and become our friend there and suggest books for us to read and post on. You can also follow us on Twitter and visit us on Book Blogs. Thanks for stopping by today; we will see you tomorrow. Have a great day. [...] on Sale!
