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John McCarthy

A compact volume that introduces modern gentlemen to some of the greatest pleasures in life, from the very best spirits to the most complex hot sauces to the suavest of accessories.The book is targeted to aspiring bon vivants, modern metrosexuals, millennials, and hipsters eager to become the new gentleman. Content not only includes quick guides to great drinks, foods, and cigars, but also makes the case for why every real gentleman needs a great flask, a ...

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Matt Borne

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John McCarthy

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Sot, the black viking

She was born a slave—but her sword will shape history.1002, Attundaland, Sweden. A harsh winter grips the northern lands, where Norse warriors raid and powerful jarls scheme for dominance, their lives ruled by the sword and the old gods.Sot, rescued as a child from the brutality of Danish slave markets, grows up under the fierce protection of Roar Bjornsson, a famed warrior and trader. Known for her dark skin and amber eyes...

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John McCarthy

Few people read about the Philippine Insurrection in American History. At the treaty ending the Spanish American War, the US purchased the Philippine Islands. However, the Filipinos who fought alongside the Americans against the Spanish felt betrayed and declared war against the occupying American troops. From the period of early 1899 through 1908, the US fought a protracted war said to have been more brutal than the fighting in the Philippines during World War II. The Bluejacket’s Manual ...

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Luigi Ferro

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John McCarthy

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Luigi Ferro

When Marilena Lisa, a beloved TV hostess poised for a career leap to Italy’s national stage, becomes the subject of a sinister plot, it falls to Luigi Ferro to untangle a web of betrayal and deceit.Marilena’s sister has sought Ferro’s expertise, convinced that her glamorous sibling is trying to kill her to bury a shared past of poverty and struggle. As Ferro delves into the case, he quickly discovers that the list of people with grievances against Marilena is longer than he’d ever ...

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Luigi Ferro

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John McCarthy

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Luigi Ferro

In the ruthless pursuit of fame, how far would you go?Luigi Ferro finds himself entangled in a web of deception and betrayal in the glitzy world of cinema. Hired by leading actress Valeria Bianchi to probe a menacing blackmail plot, Ferro is plunged into a labyrinth of secrets as he arrives at Valeria’s beach house, only to witness a shocking murder.With twists at every turn, Ferro navigates through the murky pasts of Valeria and her enigmatic assistant Tilda Larsson, uncov...

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Matt Borne

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John McCarthy

In the shadowy ruins beneath Jerusalem, Dr. Sarah Kensington, a lauded biblical archaeologist, uncovers an enigmatic copper scroll, sparking the ire of a sinister religious sect.Simultaneously, Vatican-based Jesuit scholar, Father Anthony Miller, unearths a millenia-old conspiracy linking the Church to a concealed truth about Eden.When their paths collide in a heart-stopping quest, they must decrypt an ancient cipher, navigate a deadly labyrinth of religious politics, occul...

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John McCarthy

This gripping biography provides an inside look at John McCarthy's time as a nineteen-yearold gunship helicopter pilot in Vietnam. Always honest about what he experienced, McCarthy takes readers through a calendar of months to highlight the people he encountered, the grit of fighting battles, and the details associated with war, danger, trauma, and the sheer will to survive.

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John McCarthy

The depth of evil found in Spain reveals the horror that awaits Israel and then Iran. The souls of loved ones and their spiritual guides will be needed to confront this evil. Rick and other courageous human spirits join forces with humans besieged by the evil incarnate to save mankind from further destruction. Rick died over forty years ago at the age of 19 after unsuccessful neurosurgery. His brother, George, was 16 then and loved Rick. Now George is a retired doctor visiting a conference...

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John McCarthy

Who are we? Where do we come from? What is our purpose? These questions have been asked throughout our existence. Ever since the first campfire was lit, we have asked ourselves if we could do better. And we have wondered what lies in the future.Exposed is a collection of poetry written by John McCarthy, first as therapy and then as an outlet for a vast expanse of emotions. His perspective has been shaped by thirty years of police and investigation experience and by being a...

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John McCarthy

The Sexy Ugly Beautifuls is a rock 'n' roll collection of ocean infused adventures; so named after the colourful characters and exotic destinations John discovers in his global quest to ride the perfect wave. These stories share John's unique journey from youthful bodysurfer in South Africa to the thundering tubes of Hawaii's North Shore and into the wilderness of Namibia and Mozambique.Reviews"This book brims with a wanderlust that drives John...

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John McCarthy

Approaches to urban regeneration have changed dramatically throughout Europe and the USA over recent decades, drawing on notions of public-private partnership, growth coalitions and local spatial alliances. In this engaging book John McCarthy provides critical consideration of such theories in terms of their application to practice. He shows how these notions are used to explain the nature and underlying processes of urban development and to further objectives for urban regeneration. To te...

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John McCarthy, Victoria Chang

In this poetry collection, the author of Ghost Country deeply examines violent masculinity, driven by a yearning for more compassionate ways of being.McCarthy's flyover country is populated by a family strangled by silence: a father drunk and mute in the passenger seat, a mother sinking into bed like a dish at the bottom of a sink, and a boy whose friends play punch-for-punch for fun. He shows us a boy struggling to understand pain carried down through gene...