Inferno by Dan Brown (Contains Affiliate Link)
In his international blockbusters The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown masterfully fused history, art, codes, and symbols. In this riveting new thriller, Brown returns to his element and has crafted his highest-stakes novel to date.
In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology, Robert Langdon, is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces . . . Dante’s Inferno.
Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science. Drawing from Dante’s dark epic poem, Langdon races to find answers and decide whom to trust . . . before the world is irrevocably altered. (From Amazon.com product Listing)
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Monday, February 27, 2017
Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher by Stephen King (Contains Affiliate Link)
Once upon a time, in the haunted city of Derry (site of the classics "It" and "Insomnia)," four boys stood together and did a brave thing. Certainly a good thing, perhaps even a great thing. Something that changed them in ways they could never begin to understand.Twenty-five years later, the boys are now men with separate lives and separate troubles. But the ties endure. Each hunting season the foursome reunite in the woods of Maine. This year, a stranger stumbles into their camp, disoriented, mumbling something about lights in the sky. His incoherent ravings prove to be dis-turbingly prescient. Before long, these men will be plunged into a horrifying struggle with a creature from another world. Their only chance of survival is locked in their shared past -- and in the Dreamcatcher.Stephen King's first full-length novel since "Bag of Bones" is, more than anything, a story of how men remember, and how they find their courage. Not since "The Stand" has King crafted a story of such astonishing range -- and never before has he contended so frankly with the heart of darkness. (From Amazon.com product listing)
Once upon a time, in the haunted city of Derry (site of the classics "It" and "Insomnia)," four boys stood together and did a brave thing. Certainly a good thing, perhaps even a great thing. Something that changed them in ways they could never begin to understand.Twenty-five years later, the boys are now men with separate lives and separate troubles. But the ties endure. Each hunting season the foursome reunite in the woods of Maine. This year, a stranger stumbles into their camp, disoriented, mumbling something about lights in the sky. His incoherent ravings prove to be dis-turbingly prescient. Before long, these men will be plunged into a horrifying struggle with a creature from another world. Their only chance of survival is locked in their shared past -- and in the Dreamcatcher.Stephen King's first full-length novel since "Bag of Bones" is, more than anything, a story of how men remember, and how they find their courage. Not since "The Stand" has King crafted a story of such astonishing range -- and never before has he contended so frankly with the heart of darkness. (From Amazon.com product listing)
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Desert God
Desert God by Wilbur Smith (Contains Affiliate Link)
New York Times bestselling author
Wilbur Smith—hailed by Stephen King as the “best historical novelist”
and one of the world’s biggest-selling authors—returns to Ancient Egypt
in this breathtaking epic that conjures the magic, mystery, romance, and
bloody intrigue of a fascinating lost world.
Game of Thrones meets Ancient Egypt in this magnificent, action-packed epic. On the gleaming banks of the Nile, the brilliant Taita—slave and advisor to the Pharaoh—finds himself at the center of a vortex of passion, intrigue, and danger. His quest to destroy the Hyksos army and form an alliance with Crete takes him on an epic journey up the Nile, through Arabia and the magical city of Babylon, and across the open seas. With the future of Egypt itself on his shoulders, Taita enters a world where the line between loyalty and betrayal shifts like the desert sands, evil enemies await in the shadows, and death lingers on the edges of darkness. (From Amazon.com product listing.)
Game of Thrones meets Ancient Egypt in this magnificent, action-packed epic. On the gleaming banks of the Nile, the brilliant Taita—slave and advisor to the Pharaoh—finds himself at the center of a vortex of passion, intrigue, and danger. His quest to destroy the Hyksos army and form an alliance with Crete takes him on an epic journey up the Nile, through Arabia and the magical city of Babylon, and across the open seas. With the future of Egypt itself on his shoulders, Taita enters a world where the line between loyalty and betrayal shifts like the desert sands, evil enemies await in the shadows, and death lingers on the edges of darkness. (From Amazon.com product listing.)
Monday, February 20, 2017
Desert God
Desert God by Wilbur Smith (Contains Affiliate Link)
New York Times bestselling author Wilbur Smith—hailed by Stephen King as the “best historical novelist” and one of the world’s biggest-selling authors—returns to Ancient Egypt in this breathtaking epic that conjures the magic, mystery, romance, and bloody intrigue of a fascinating lost world.
Game of Thrones meets Ancient Egypt in this magnificent, action-packed epic. On the gleaming banks of the Nile, the brilliant Taita—slave and advisor to the Pharaoh—finds himself at the center of a vortex of passion, intrigue, and danger. His quest to destroy the Hyksos army and form an alliance with Crete takes him on an epic journey up the Nile, through Arabia and the magical city of Babylon, and across the open seas. With the future of Egypt itself on his shoulders, Taita enters a world where the line between loyalty and betrayal shifts like the desert sands, evil enemies await in the shadows, and death lingers on the edges of darkness. (From Amazon.com product listing.)
Game of Thrones meets Ancient Egypt in this magnificent, action-packed epic. On the gleaming banks of the Nile, the brilliant Taita—slave and advisor to the Pharaoh—finds himself at the center of a vortex of passion, intrigue, and danger. His quest to destroy the Hyksos army and form an alliance with Crete takes him on an epic journey up the Nile, through Arabia and the magical city of Babylon, and across the open seas. With the future of Egypt itself on his shoulders, Taita enters a world where the line between loyalty and betrayal shifts like the desert sands, evil enemies await in the shadows, and death lingers on the edges of darkness. (From Amazon.com product listing.)
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Last of the Breed
Last of the Breed By Louis L'Amour (Contains Affiliate Link)
The hero of LAST OF THE BREED is one of L'Amour's most memorable characters: U.S. Air Force Major Joseph "Joe Mack" Makatozi, part Sioux, part Cheyenne, a near Olympic-caliber athlete who is as proud of the long-nurtured legacy of his Indian ancestors as he is of his place in the white man's world. After his experimental aircraft is forced down over the Bering Sea by Russians starved for military secrets, Joe Mack soon makes a spectacular escape from a secluded Soviet prison camp. He flees into the vast wilderness of Siberia- a prison with wall of ice- where his pursuers expect him to perish.
But Makatozi is a true Indian born out of his time. Without food, shelter, clothing, weapon or ally, he is at last free to shed his twentieth century sensibility and summon up the noble calling of his Sioux warrior forebears. To survive he must call upon the ancient skills he learned as a boy: to hunt game with only hand-carved weapons, to make moccasins and outer garments from animal skins and to find shelter in a barren landscape. Most of all, he must continue to be invisible to the relentless pursuit of the agents and soldiers under the direction of Colonel Zamatev, the ruthlessly efficient GRU officer whose career rests on recapturing the escaped American.
But Joe Mack is not always a man alone. He is befriended by a band of exiles in a nearly forsaken outpost and drawn to their leader's beautiful daughter, Natalya, whose spirit and yearning for liberty matches his own. Yet even in those rare moments of comfort and safety, it is the Yakut native Alekhin, his Siberian counterpart, whom Joe fears most. A legendary tracker who knows every natural and manmade hiding place on the Siberian frontier, Alekhin understands that to trap his quarry he must think like a Sioux.
Only one route lies open to Joe Mack- to retrace the path of his ancestors to America overland through Siberia and across the Bering Strait. But first he must avenge the honor of his people and his country - face to face, man to man. (From flaps of jacket cover.)
The hero of LAST OF THE BREED is one of L'Amour's most memorable characters: U.S. Air Force Major Joseph "Joe Mack" Makatozi, part Sioux, part Cheyenne, a near Olympic-caliber athlete who is as proud of the long-nurtured legacy of his Indian ancestors as he is of his place in the white man's world. After his experimental aircraft is forced down over the Bering Sea by Russians starved for military secrets, Joe Mack soon makes a spectacular escape from a secluded Soviet prison camp. He flees into the vast wilderness of Siberia- a prison with wall of ice- where his pursuers expect him to perish.
But Makatozi is a true Indian born out of his time. Without food, shelter, clothing, weapon or ally, he is at last free to shed his twentieth century sensibility and summon up the noble calling of his Sioux warrior forebears. To survive he must call upon the ancient skills he learned as a boy: to hunt game with only hand-carved weapons, to make moccasins and outer garments from animal skins and to find shelter in a barren landscape. Most of all, he must continue to be invisible to the relentless pursuit of the agents and soldiers under the direction of Colonel Zamatev, the ruthlessly efficient GRU officer whose career rests on recapturing the escaped American.
But Joe Mack is not always a man alone. He is befriended by a band of exiles in a nearly forsaken outpost and drawn to their leader's beautiful daughter, Natalya, whose spirit and yearning for liberty matches his own. Yet even in those rare moments of comfort and safety, it is the Yakut native Alekhin, his Siberian counterpart, whom Joe fears most. A legendary tracker who knows every natural and manmade hiding place on the Siberian frontier, Alekhin understands that to trap his quarry he must think like a Sioux.
Only one route lies open to Joe Mack- to retrace the path of his ancestors to America overland through Siberia and across the Bering Strait. But first he must avenge the honor of his people and his country - face to face, man to man. (From flaps of jacket cover.)
Friday, February 17, 2017
Last of the Breed
Last of the Breed By Louis L'Amour (Contains Affiliate Link)
The hero of LAST OF THE BREED is one of L'Amour's most memorable characters: U.S. Air Force Major Joseph "Joe Mack" Makatozi, part Sioux, part Cheyenne, a near Olympic-caliber athlete who is as proud of the long-nurtured legacy of his Indian ancestors as he is of his place in the white man's world. After his experimental aircraft is forced down over the Bering Sea by Russians starved for military secrets, Joe Mack soon makes a spectacular escape from a secluded Soviet prison camp. He flees into the vast wilderness of Siberia- a prison with wall of ice- where his pursuers expect him to perish.
But Makatozi is a true Indian born out of his time. Without food, shelter, clothing, weapon or ally, he is at last free to shed his twentieth century sensibility and summon up the noble calling of his Sioux warrior forebears. To survive he must call upon the ancient skills he learned as a boy: to hunt game with only hand-carved weapons, to make moccasins and outer garments from animal skins and to find shelter in a barren landscape. Most of all, he must continue to be invisible to the relentless pursuit of the agents and soldiers under the direction of Colonel Zamatev, the ruthlessly efficient GRU officer whose career rests on recapturing the escaped American.
But Joe Mack is not always a man alone. He is befriended by a band of exiles in a nearly forsaken outpost and drawn to their leader's beautiful daughter, Natalya, whose spirit and yearning for liberty matches his own. Yet even in those rare moments of comfort and safety, it is the Yakut native Alekhin, his Siberian counterpart, whom Joe fears most. A legendary tracker who knows every natural and manmade hiding place on the Siberian frontier, Alekhin understands that to trap his quarry he must think like a Sioux.
Only one route lies open to Joe Mack- to retrace the path of his ancestors to America overland through Siberia and across the Bering Strait. But first he must avenge the honor of his people and his country - face to face, man to man. (From flaps of jacket cover.)
The hero of LAST OF THE BREED is one of L'Amour's most memorable characters: U.S. Air Force Major Joseph "Joe Mack" Makatozi, part Sioux, part Cheyenne, a near Olympic-caliber athlete who is as proud of the long-nurtured legacy of his Indian ancestors as he is of his place in the white man's world. After his experimental aircraft is forced down over the Bering Sea by Russians starved for military secrets, Joe Mack soon makes a spectacular escape from a secluded Soviet prison camp. He flees into the vast wilderness of Siberia- a prison with wall of ice- where his pursuers expect him to perish.
But Makatozi is a true Indian born out of his time. Without food, shelter, clothing, weapon or ally, he is at last free to shed his twentieth century sensibility and summon up the noble calling of his Sioux warrior forebears. To survive he must call upon the ancient skills he learned as a boy: to hunt game with only hand-carved weapons, to make moccasins and outer garments from animal skins and to find shelter in a barren landscape. Most of all, he must continue to be invisible to the relentless pursuit of the agents and soldiers under the direction of Colonel Zamatev, the ruthlessly efficient GRU officer whose career rests on recapturing the escaped American.
But Joe Mack is not always a man alone. He is befriended by a band of exiles in a nearly forsaken outpost and drawn to their leader's beautiful daughter, Natalya, whose spirit and yearning for liberty matches his own. Yet even in those rare moments of comfort and safety, it is the Yakut native Alekhin, his Siberian counterpart, whom Joe fears most. A legendary tracker who knows every natural and manmade hiding place on the Siberian frontier, Alekhin understands that to trap his quarry he must think like a Sioux.
Only one route lies open to Joe Mack- to retrace the path of his ancestors to America overland through Siberia and across the Bering Strait. But first he must avenge the honor of his people and his country - face to face, man to man. (From flaps of jacket cover.)
On Thin Ice
On Thin Ice by Hugh Rowland With Michael Lent
You've watched him battle the odds on History's Ice Road Truckers.
Now read Hugh "The Polar Bear" Roland's own storm-by-storm account of
surviving and conquering the infamous ice roads of the Arctic. Join Hugh
in the front seat of his truck as he shares his most chilling,
adrenaline-fueled tales of the world's most dangerous job.Every year,
a fleet of truckers travels beyond the northern equatorial line to the
Arctic Circle, battling subzero temperatures and perilous conditions.
Though treacherous, it is a region heavily endowed with natural
resources. Locating this abundance of natural gas, conflict-free
diamonds, and gold is relatively easy; extracting and transporting these
goods is another matter entirely. The elite truckers chosen to deliver
materials vital to these efforts spend two months traveling distances
greater than Western Europe on naturally formed roads of ice that is
only sixteen inches thick.
It is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.
For more than twenty years, Hugh Rowland has survived the ice roads like none other. Each year when the temperature plummets, Rowland leaves his family in Vancouver, Canada, to drive 1,900 miles to Yellowknife, where he will begin his odyssey. Facing the threat of perilous avalanches, hundred-foot cliffs, and the ever-present danger of cracking through the ice, Hugh must push himself to the limit. The payoff is sweet, but Rowland isn't in it just for the money; he is driven by the camaraderie, the call to adventure, and the chance to battle the odds year after year.
From the first snowstorm to the final thaw, On Thin Ice traces the history of ice road trucking, chronicles Rowland's preparation for the trek, and follows him through his perilous journey along the infamous ice roads. Take a ride with Rowland as he recounts tales of epic breakdowns and breathtaking heroism that are just a daily part of the job. In this classic battle of man and machine versus cruelest nature, only the strong will survive to see their payday, their families, and the chance to do it all over again . . . on thin ice.
WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER . . .
"You've never experienced winter until you've lived through one in the far north. It starts in October and doesn't let up until mid-April. The temperatures drop to minus 70, with winds blowing 60 miles an hour. At that temperature, you throw a pot of boiling water or coffee into the air and it will instantly vaporize and turn into snow. It's cold as hell, but it's also full of riches: silver, gold, uranium, diamonds, and oil worth tens of billions of dollars. Locating these treasures in the frozen tundra is the easy part. Getting them out of the ground and bringing them from the frozen wasteland to civilization is a lot tougher. That's my job."
--From Ice Road Truckers (From Amazon.com product listing.)
It is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.
For more than twenty years, Hugh Rowland has survived the ice roads like none other. Each year when the temperature plummets, Rowland leaves his family in Vancouver, Canada, to drive 1,900 miles to Yellowknife, where he will begin his odyssey. Facing the threat of perilous avalanches, hundred-foot cliffs, and the ever-present danger of cracking through the ice, Hugh must push himself to the limit. The payoff is sweet, but Rowland isn't in it just for the money; he is driven by the camaraderie, the call to adventure, and the chance to battle the odds year after year.
From the first snowstorm to the final thaw, On Thin Ice traces the history of ice road trucking, chronicles Rowland's preparation for the trek, and follows him through his perilous journey along the infamous ice roads. Take a ride with Rowland as he recounts tales of epic breakdowns and breathtaking heroism that are just a daily part of the job. In this classic battle of man and machine versus cruelest nature, only the strong will survive to see their payday, their families, and the chance to do it all over again . . . on thin ice.
WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER . . .
"You've never experienced winter until you've lived through one in the far north. It starts in October and doesn't let up until mid-April. The temperatures drop to minus 70, with winds blowing 60 miles an hour. At that temperature, you throw a pot of boiling water or coffee into the air and it will instantly vaporize and turn into snow. It's cold as hell, but it's also full of riches: silver, gold, uranium, diamonds, and oil worth tens of billions of dollars. Locating these treasures in the frozen tundra is the easy part. Getting them out of the ground and bringing them from the frozen wasteland to civilization is a lot tougher. That's my job."
--From Ice Road Truckers (From Amazon.com product listing.)
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