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AMBUSH VALLEYI Corps, Vietnam, 1967the Story of a Marine Infantry Battalion's Battle for SurvivalEric HammelIn the summer of 1967, the Marines in I Corps, South Vietnams northernmost military region, were doing eveything they could to lighten the pressure on the besieged Con Thien Combat Base.Still fresh after months of relatively light action around Khe Sanh, the 3d Battalion, 26th Marines, was sent to the Con Thien region to secure the combat basess endangered main supply route. On Septembe...

CARRIER STRIKEThe Battle of the Santa Cruz IslandsOctober 1942By Eric HammelThe Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, a strategic naval action in the bitter Guadalcanal Campaign, was historys fourth carrier-versus-carrier naval battle. Though technically a Japanese victory, the battle proved to be the Empire of Japans last serious attempt to win the Pacific War by means of an all-out carrier confrontation. Only one other carrier battle occurred in the Pacific War, in June 1944, in the Philippine ...

Can you ever leave a fetish behind? What if it's a behind fetish?These days, Jane's a married woman with a conventional sex life. But she wasn't always an average-in-every-way "plain Jane." Lately she's been haunted by memories of a few sordid months, of a time forgotten, a time when she discovered a forbidden taste and the pleasures of being submissive…. When she sees someone from her college days in a television commercial, someone who shares her secret, will she...

CARRIER CLASHThe Invasion of Guadalcanal &the Battle of the Eastern SolomonsAugust 1942Eric HammelThe Battle of the Eastern Solomons was historys third carrier clash. A collision of U.S. Navy and Imperial Navy carriers in the wake of the invasion of Guadalcanalwhose airfield the United States desperately needed and the Japanese desperately wanted backthe battle was waged at sea and over Guadalcanals besieged Marine-held Lunga Perimeter on August 24, 1942. Based upon the first half of Eric Ha...

GUADALCANAL: Decision at Sea, The Naval Battle of GuadalcanalNovember 1315,1942 by Eric Hammel = Guadalcanal: Decision at Sea is a full-blown examination in vivid detail of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, November 13 15, 1942, a crucial step toward Americas victory over the Japanese during World War II. = The three day air and naval action incorporated Americas most decisive surface battle of the war and the only naval battle of this century in which American battleships directly confronted ...

Can Jessica save Elizabeth from falling in with the wrong crowd when her twin is determined to make friends with the most unpopular girl in school?! The fun and drama continues in this New York Times bestselling graphic novel series!Sophia Rizzo is the best writer in school and Elizabeth knows she'd be perfect to write the new Sweet Valley Middle School play! The one problem? There are rumors about Sophia and Jessica is sure she'll only get Elizabeth in bi...

Ninth House meets The Hazel Wood in this “brilliant” (Booklist, starred review) conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Drowned Gods Trilogy, a gorgeous dark academia fantasy following a teen mage and her friends on their desperate quest through worlds and time!Fate cannot be broken—not even by the gods who serve it.Emory re...

Twin sisters Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield are about to turn seven—which means party-planning and gift-giving drama! Grab some confetti and celebrate the debut of Sweet Valley Kids, the chapter book graphic novel prequel series to the beloved New York Times-bestselling Sweet Valley Twins graphic novels!Jessica and Elizabeth share a vision for their seventh birthday week: matching outfits, tons of presents, and the BEST PARTY EVER! But then those pesky de...

How happiness became mandatory—and why we should reject the demand to "be happy"Happiness today is not just a possibility or an option but a requirement and a duty. To fail to be happy is to fail utterly. Happiness has become a religion—one whose smiley-faced god looks down in rebuke upon everyone who hasn't yet attained the blessed state of perpetual euphoria. How has a liberating principle of the Enlightenment—the right to pursue happiness—become the unavoidable ...

Ninth House meets The Hazel Wood in this “richly written” (Booklist, starred review) sequel to the New York Times bestselling dark academia fantasy Curious Tides, following Emory, Baz, Romie, and Kai on their desperate quests through worlds and time!Opening locked doors has a price—even for those who hold a key.After going through the door that called to them both in dreams, Emory and Romie find themselves in the...

#2 Borders Bestseller in Malaysia, where English Fast & Easy has sold over 100,000 copies.Too busy to study? Learn the most useful English words for work and everyday life. Improve your vocavulary step by step. Cartoon pictures show you how to use the words. Pronunciation helps you say the words. Examples help you remember. Review exercises help you improve.English Fast & Easy is written by communication specialist Marianna Pascal, TEDx speaker of the popular talk “Learning...

Two starred reviews!“A marvel in atmosphere.” —Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent DelightsNinth House meets A Deadly Education in this gorgeous dark academia fantasy “that will capture readers like a rip current” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) following a teen mage who must unravel the truth behind the s...