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Discover the Secrets Behind the World's Most Iconic City Think you know New York City? Think again. New York City's Little Black Book 1 takes you beyond the tourist attractions and surface-level history to reveal the fascinating, often surprising stories that shaped the five boroughs into the metropolis we know today. From the geology that made Manhattan possible to the forgotten disasters that changed the city forever, author Bob Mayer—a New York Times bestselling author and Bronx native—delivers bite-sized chapters packed with intriguing facts, hidden history, and insider knowledge. ...

Former covert operative Horace Chase has just discovered he has a son; a son who fled the Military Institute of South Carolina a year and a half ago after being accused of murder. The victim is the grandson of the most powerful woman in Charleston, South Carolina, who has sworn vengeance. Chase teams up with another former covert operative Dave Riley and one of Riley's old CIA friends, Kate Westland to find his son and uncover the truth. Barely into their investigation they become caught up in a land development deal for Daufuskie Island worth hundreds of millions.

**Think you know New York City? Think again.** From the oldest building in the five boroughs to the secret subway stations hidden beneath your feet, New York City's Little Black Book 2 takes you deeper into the fascinating history, hidden corners, and untold stories of the world's greatest city. This is the sequel readers have been waiting for—65 new entries packed with the secrets, trivia, and historic moments that shaped the Big Apple into what it is today. **Inside You'll Discover:** • The tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire that changed labor laws forever • Seneca Village—...

“Rogue politicians, a maniac scientist and the doomsday weapon—The Omega Missile comes screaming down on target. A great action reader!” Stephen Coonts. By the New York Times bestselling author and Special Operations Veteran. The Omega Missile is an exciting, fast-paced on-the-edge look at a problematic vestige of the nuclear age—broken back global warfare.” PT Deutermann A nuclear holocaust is just a button away—and someone’s about to push it. The secret—the ultimate weapon, a missile that carries no warhead, just a doomsday system that can will launch every nuclear device ...

“We cannot be conscious of what we are not conscious of." Julian Jaynes. The Origin of Consciousness in The Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. From the NY Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Atlantis, Nightstalker, Area 51 and Green Beret series. "Before there was just me now, there was a bunch of other stuff that I don't remember. People keep telling me I should remember, but maybe if you can't remember there is a reason." Thus begins Lara’s story as she escapes from an apparent mental institution. Who is she? What reality should she believe? And did she escape in reality or ...

"Too many beginning writers try to be artists before they master the craft of writing." This hard truth from NY Times bestselling author Bob Mayer cuts through the fantasy and gets to the reality of what it takes to succeed as a writer. With over 90 published books and decades of experience, Mayer reveals the mistakes that sabotage writers—and exactly how to fix them. Stop Making These Costly Mistakes Writer's Little Black Book isn't about theory or inspiration. It's a battle-tested field manual from someone who's survived the publishing trenches and come out on top. Every chapter tackles...

Same date; six different years, the Time Patrol must save our timeline from the Shadow by preserving our past.

Maverick federal employee Sammy Pintella, obsessed with uncovering the fate of her MIA father, makes a startling discovery while rifling through some inactive government files. A dozen faded black-and-white photos seem to point to the existence of a secret US Military base built in the frozen wastelands of Antarctica during the height of the Cold War. Aided by Special Forces veteran Dave Riley, she heads for Antarctica. But they aren't alone. Spies, North Koreans and other shadowy forces are also en route, because deep inside Eternity Base is something people will go to extreme lengths to get.

Did you know that the cigar-smoking habits of Sigmund Freud and Ulysses S. Grant contained a deadly element that contributed to their deaths? From NY Times bestselling author Bob Mayer comes the ultimate guide to understanding the 118 building blocks of reality. The Elements Little Black Book transforms chemistry from intimidating science into fascinating storytelling, revealing the secrets, trivia, and deadly truths behind every element on the periodic table. Inside This Comprehensive Guide: ✓ All 118 Elements Covered - From Hydrogen to Oganesson, with detailed composition, properties, ...

Your Life-Saving Companion When It Matters Most From NY Times Bestselling author and former Green Beret Bob Mayer comes the ultimate pocket-sized survival manual—compact enough to carry anywhere, comprehensive enough to save your life. Written by a West Point graduate with real-world Special Forces experience, The Green Beret Pocket-Sized Survival Guide distills military-grade survival knowledge into an accessible, easy-to-use format. Whether you're facing a natural disaster, medical emergency, or wilderness crisis, this guide delivers the critical information you need when seconds count....

What if you had every essential life hack at your fingertips when you needed it most? From NY Times bestselling author and former Green Beret Bob Mayer comes your ultimate quick-reference guide to handling life's everyday challenges and emergency situations. Life's Little Black Book packs over 100 practical, tested hacks into one essential resource that could literally save your time, money, and life. Inside You'll Discover: ✓ Life-saving emergency techniques (Self-Heimlich, CPR guidance, treating shock) ✓ Essential survival skills (fire starting, water purification, hypothermia ...

Diehard in the Rocky Mountains. COLORADO ROCKIES, DECEMBER 1978. WILL KANE CAME HERE SEEKING SHELTER. HE FOUND A WAR ZONE. Former Green Beret Will Kane fled New York City to escape the blood and darkness—the child trafficking ring, the executions, the nightmares that follow him from Vietnam. When his CIA mentor Plaikos reveals that Kane's ex-wife Taryn is alive and living in the isolated mountain town of Neufeld, Colorado, Kane heads west seeking answers about the son they lost nine years ago. But Kane drives straight into an ambush. A sheriff lies dead on the pass. An imposter in a ...

They swore oaths, both personal and professional. They were fighting for country, for a way of life and for family. Classmates carried more than rifles and sabers into battle. They had friendships, memories, children and wives. They had innocence lost, promises broken and glory found. Duty, Honor, Country is history told both epic and personal so we can understand what happened, but more importantly feel the heart-wrenching clash of duty, honor, country and loyalty.

They killed Patton when he opposed them. They've cowered Presidents into going to war. For more than half a century, a secret organization of Army officers known as The Line has been covertly manipulating US Policy. Now, in a political climate rife with dissent and unrest, The Line has ordered a pivotal top-secret operation that will let the world know who is really in charge: take out the President on Pearl Harbor Day. But The Line didn't count on Boomer Watson and Major Benita Trace....

When Philip Cobb, former mob money launderer and current government informer, is murdered just as he is about the enter the Program, his wife, after calling an emergency Program number only to be nearly gunned down herself, turns for help to her brother, who contacts his old girlfriend, Donna Giannini, now a Chicago cop. Giannini (who appeared in SYNBAT) in turn asks her old pal Riley to keep Lisa alive while she finds out what went wrong. The rest of the narrative pits the warrior skills and state-of-the-art special-ops technology of Riley and his men against two groups of professional killers.

Section 8: The men and women called upon by The Organization to do the impossible. They are the soldiers with nothing to lose, making up a top-secret unit tasked with what others call suicide missions. Long before the United States existed, The Organization pulled strings...Dating back to the destruction of the Knights Templar, possibly even further in history. Captain Jim Vaughn is an officer in disgrace. Commanding a Special Forces mission to rescue hostages in the Philippines, Vaughn's team is destroyed, and when the smoke clears, he becomes the scapegoat.

Chief Warrant Officer Dave Riley and his team of Green Berets are summoned to perform "damage control" at a laboratory in Tennessee where top-secret research is made possible through funds granted by the Pentagon's "Black Budget".

The most frightening weapon ever invented can be unleashed by a single person. And now, they have chosen her. On the border between Croatia and Bosnia, a killer practices his art on UN Peacekeeping troops, leaving handless bodies on display on crosses. In a trailer near Fort Bragg, a hitman targets a computer genius who has uncovered information more explosive than he could ever guess. And in an ancient, abandoned castle in Germany, a teenage girl is plunged into living hell-one that will take her into the heart of a murderous Middle Eastern plot.

Who polices the world of covert operations? Enter the Cellar, the most secret spy organization hiding deep within the United States. Deep in the forests of Kentucky, a girl is held captive. In Oklahoma, a young preschool teacher is murdered in front of her students. In the Panhandle of Florida, a college undergrad is kidnapped from a nightclub. These seemingly unrelated crimes catch the eye of the Cellar, the ultrasecret cell of operatives set up to police all other government agencies.

What is the Sword of Damocles that President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev developed in secret during the dark days of the Cuban Missile Crisis? For 13 days in October 1963 the world came the closest to nuclear armageddon. On 22 November 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated. Paul Ducharme and Evie Tolliver unveil a fail-safe type scenario brokered by President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev and race against time before the archaic Sword of Damocles initiates World War III.