Barrett Whitener
41) Wolf of the Deep
Author
Description
In 1862, Confederate Captain Raphael Semmes took over the new warship the Alabama, and became the most hated and feared man along the Union coast, as well as a Confederate legend. Here is the tale of Captain Semmes's remarkable wartime exploits, told with a vivid sense of the excitement and danger of the time.
Author
Description
TURN YOUR GREAT IDEA INTO A GREAT BIG FORTUNE... We all have great ideas, and every day, ordinary people turn their simple, clever ideas into products or services that earn them millions in royalties. So what separates those who earn money exploiting their ideas from those who don't? The answer is in your hands: this audio book gives you all the information and all the motivation you need to turn your ideas into money without investment or financial...
Author
Series
Description
The great blue Berserker's destruction of the human colony Shubra was swift and merciless. And when it was over, Niles Domingo's daughter lay among the dead. Now Niles is a man with a mission: vengeance at any cost. With one small ship, Niles sets out against the great Berserker called Leviathan, tracking it through the interstellar mists of the Milkpail Nebula. He is sure he is ready for anything, but nothing can prepare him for the astonishing discoveries...
Author
Series
Description
This omnibus edition contains the trilogy of science-fiction books that introduced the world to Mike Callahan and all of the regulars at Callahan's Place. Callahan's Crosstime Saloon is the neighborhood tavern to all of time and space, where the regulars are anything but. These time travelers, talking dogs, alcoholic vampires, and cybernetic aliens really, truly care about each other. Time Travelers Strictly Cash is the policy. Lay your money on the...
45) Berserker Man
Author
Series
Description
To defeat the ultimate weapon, you must become one… Once, mankind feared the berserkers, killer machines determined to eradicate all life in the universe. But the Berserker Wars are long over and the threat of the sentient doomsday has passed. Or has it? The Berserkers are back, stronger and more unstoppable than before. And one strange child, half human and half machine, may be humanity's only hope—or its final destroyer.
Author
Description
Hollywood in the years between 1929 and 1948 was a town of moviemaking empires. The great studios were estates of talent: sprawling, dense, diverse. It was the Golden Age of the Movies, and each studio made its distinctive contribution. But how did the studios, “growing up” in the same time and place, develop so differently? What combinations of talents and temperaments gave them their signature styles? These are the questions Ethan Mordden answers,...
47) Tough Management
Author
Description
Based on more than two years of surveys of more than 2,000 senior executives and managers, Tough Management may be one of the most important and practical business books of our time. Bestselling author, weekly columnist, and sought-after speaker Chuck Martin has tapped into his research firm's vast network of business connections to discover that 80 percent of executives and managers are experiencing increased levels of work stress.
On the bright...
Author
Description
Leadership lessons from the best-Gates, Welch, Dell, Gerstner, Kelleher, Grove, and Walton What are the traits, tactics, and strategies of the business world's most transformative leaders... and what can the rest of us learn from them? In What the Best CEOs Know, leadership authority Jeffrey Krames examines the careers of seven of history's most accomplished CEOs-including in-depth interviews with Michael Dell, Lou Gerstner, and Herb Kelleher-to...
49) No Room For Error: The Covert Operations of America's Special Tactics Units From Iran to Afghanista
Author
Description
When the U.S. Air Force decided to create an elite “special tactics” team in the late 1970s to work with special-operations forces, John T. Carney was the man they turned to. Since then Carney and the U.S. Air Force Special Tactics units have circled the world on clandestine missions. They have combated terrorists and overthrown dangerous dictators. They have suffered eighteen times the casualty rate of America’s conventional forces. But...
Author
Description
Over the past quarter-century, Understanding Wall Street has helped investors at every level understand exactly how the stock market works, and how they can build strong portfolios while limiting their risk exposure. Now completely updated to help investors prosper in the new, no-limits market environment, the “little green book” includes:
Two all-new chapters, updated charts and graphs, and nearly 40 percent updated, revised, or new material.
Strategies...
Author
Description
Profit through good times and bad with a resilient, diversified portfolio
The Intelligent Asset Allocator has helped thousands of people like you build wealth through carefully diversified portfolios. Now, with global markets in constant flux, balancing risk and reward is more critical than ever.
Self-taught investor William Bernstein offers no gimmicks, inside secrets, or magic solutions-just the facts about investing and calm, smart advice on...
52) Bloodlist
Author
Series
Description
Jack Fleming, ace reporter, always had a weak spot for strange ladies. And he certainly should have listened to the one who said she was a vampire because, when a thug blasts several bullets through Jack's back, he does not die—but discovers that he has become a vampire as well. Bloodlist is the first novel in an exciting vampire adventure series.
Author
Description
Home-based businesses are not just small versions of big marketing conglomerates. They are faced with totally different issues, problems, and opportunities requiring specific skills and tactics. This book covers these and will show you the way to: (1) Discover the secrets of the most successful home-based entrepreneurs. Their proven techniques can unlock the potential of small businesses; (2) Quit wasting time and money on strategies that will not...
54) Tailspin
Author
Description
In 1945, just after the German surrender, a fleet of B-17s disappears without a trace. When Major Kaufmann tries to follow up, his contacts are murdered before he can reach them—and he knows he's next on the list.
Author
Description
Too many small and mid-sized businesses offer gold-medal quality and service yet struggle to pay their bills and stay in business. What they need are guerrilla marketing weapons to put energy behind their dreams. This indispensable nuts-and-bolts guide outlines every weapon you need to make a significant bottom-line difference in your company. These weapons will add potency to your marketing attack and substantially increase profits. They work for...
56) Lifeblood
Author
Description
Jack Fleming was an investigative journalist in Prohibition-era Chicago until he got shot by an unknown assassin, bitten by his vampire girlfriend, and became one of the undead. Now, this nice-guy nosferatu has a bunch of crazy vampire hunters on his trail armed with crosses, silver bullets, and sharp wooden stakes. He doesn't know how they found out about him or why they are “out for his blood,” but it's not a problem for this street-wise gumshoe,...
Author
Description
Maximize employee performance with this updated edition of the classic bestseller.
In Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Apply the Astonishing Power of Positive Reinforcement, renowned thought leader and internationally recognized workplace expert Aubrey Daniels takes a look at today's rapidly changing work environment, providing a timely update to his seminal book on performance management.
As one of the foremost speakers and writers in the...
Author
Series
Formats
Description
Most Americans trust that their history professors and high school teachers will give students honest and accurate information. The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History makes it quite clear that liberal professors have misinformed our children for generations.
Professor Thomas E. Woods, Jr. takes on the most controversial moments of American history and exposes how history books are merely a series of clichés drafted by academics who...
Author
Formats
Description
Ask someone today where Western Civilization originated, and he or she might say Greece or Rome. But what is the ultimate source of Western Civilization? Bestselling author and professor Thomas E. Woods, Jr. provides the long neglected answer: the Catholic Church. In the new paperback edition of his critically-acclaimed book, How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, Woods goes far beyond the familiar tale of monks copying manuscripts and...
60) Making Waves
Author
Description
In a small Alabama town in Zion County, life is finally looking up for twenty-year-old Donnette Sullivan. Having just inherited her aunt's old house and beauty shop, she's taken over the business, and her husband Tim, recently crippled in an accident, is beginning to cope not just with his disabilities but also with the loss of his dreams.
Once a promising artist who gave up art for sports, Tim paints a sign for Donnette's shop, Making Waves. The...