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Shattered Jade
A Novel of Saipan
2024
EN
From New York Times bestselling author Larry Alexander comes a gritty historical novel of World War II, told through the eyes of soldiers on both sides of the firing line.Tarawa was hell but Saipan is worse.For Sergeant Pete "Hardball" Talbot, recently returned from being wounded on Tarawa seven months earlier, Saipan is just another battle as the United States leaps island to island toward an invasion of the Japanese homeland.But the Japan...
2012
EN
Its Up There is a rare story about love and courage. This lively but child-friendly thriller begins with an innovative little boy named Adrian, who conjures up a fantasy about avoiding afternoon naps. A vivid imagination, mythical characters, and unforeseen events force him into a scary scenario.----Adrian overcomes a terrifying experience and his fear of the dark by finding the courage to save his mother from a horrible, hairy, fictitious creature, which he mistakenly believes has capture...
76 Hours
A Novel of Tarawa
2023
EN
The gripping historical novel of the invasion of Tarawa by US Marines in World War II, from bestselling author, journalist, and historian Larry Alexander.The island of Tarawa, a tiny spit of sand out in the middle of the Pacific, teemed with five hundred pillboxes filled with artillery pieces and highly motivated Japanese soldiers. Their commanding officer encouraged his troops, saying, “It would take one million men one hundred years” to conquer Tarawa. They were ...
Shattered Jade
A Novel of Saipan
- Narrated by
- John PirhallaBrian Nishii
Unabridged
13 hours 34 min
2024
EN
From New York Times bestselling author Larry Alexander comes a gritty historical novel of World War II, told through the eyes of soldiers on both sides of the firing line.Tarawa was hell but Saipan is worse.For Sergeant Pete “Hardball” Talbot, recently returned from being wounded on Tarawa seven months earlier, Saipan is just another battle as the United States leaps island to island toward an invasion of the Japanese homeland.But the Japan...
A Higher Call
An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
2012
EN
**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: “Beautifully told.”—CNN • “A remarkable story...worth retelling and celebrating.”—USA Today • “Oh, it’s a good one!”—Fox NewsA “beautiful story of a brotherhood between enemies” emerges from the horrors of World War II in this New York Times bestseller by the author of Devotion, now a Major Motion Picture.**December, 1943: A badly damaged American bomber struggles to fly over wartime Germa...
Biggest Brother
The Life Of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Led The Band of Brothers
2006
EN
**The New York Times bestseller that tells the true story of the life of Major Dick Winters, the man who led the Band of Brothers in World War II.Look for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on Netflix!**In every band of brothers, there is always one who looks out for the others.They were Easy Company, 101st Army Airborne—the World War II fighting unit legendary for their bravery against nearly insurmountable odds and ...
Shadows in the Jungle
The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines in World War II
2009
EN
From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of A Higher Call, an up-close-and-personal account of the Alamo Scouts in World War II.Determined to retake the Philippines ever since his ignominious flight from the islands in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur needed a first-rate intelligence-gathering unit. Out of thousands, only 138 soldiers were chosen: the best, toughest, and most fit men the army had to offer. Their task: silently slip onto Japanes...
2016
EN
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Long ago GOD spoke many times and in many different ways to our ancestors, through HIS prophets. Today, GOD continues to speak to us through HIS written word, and through the example of JESUS CHRIST, HIS SON. The Book of Hebrews exalts CHRIST, perhaps, more than any other book in the bible. It describes in great detail, the superiority of CHRIST JESUS to everything in the Old Testament, including Moses, the angels, the entire priesthood, and, the old animal sacrificial sy...
In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers
A Return to Easy Company's Battlefields with Sgt. Forrest Guth
2010
EN
A tribute to World War II heroism from the national bestselling author of Biggest Brother.Look for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on Netflix!The paratroopers of Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division, have come to symbolize the incredible bravery and heroism shown by the greatest generation in World War II. on the eve of the 65th anniversary of the Allies' victory in Europe, author Larry Alexander ...
The Chemistry Between Us
Love, Sex, and the Science of Attraction
2012
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How much control do we have over love? Much less than we like to think. All that mystery, all that poetry, all those complex behaviors surrounding human bonding leading to the most life-changing decisions we’ll ever make, are unconsciously driven by a few molecules in our brains.How does love begin? How can two strangers come to the conclusion that it would not only be pleasant to share their lives, but that they must share them? How can a man say he loves...
76 Hours
A Novel of Tarawa
- Narrated by
- John PirhallaBrian Nishii
Unabridged
9 hours 49 min
2023
EN
The gripping historical novel of the invasion of Tarawa by US Marines in World War II, from bestselling author, journalist, and historian Larry Alexander.The island of Tarawa, a tiny spit of sand out in the middle of the Pacific, teemed with five hundred pillboxes filled with artillery pieces and highly motivated Japanese soldiers. Their commanding officer encouraged his troops, saying, “It would take one million men one hundred years” to conquer Tarawa. They were ...
Reflections on Crime and Culpability
Problems and Puzzles
2018
EN
In 2009, Larry Alexander and Kimberly Ferzan published Crime and Culpability: A Theory of Criminal Law. The book set out a theory that those who deserve punishment should receive punishment commensurate with, but no greater than, that which they deserve. Reflections on Crime and Culpability: Problems and Puzzles expands on their innovative ideas on the application of punishment in criminal law. Theorists working in criminal law theory presuppose or ignore puzzles that lurk beneath the surf...











