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DOYLE
Doyle is Lee Child's Jack Reacher, but English. He is a special forces operative, trained and used on covert operations by Special Air Services, famed throughout the world the SAS as an elite band of brothers. The best of the best. Their motto: 'Who dares wins'. This is Doyle's story. From his birth into a large family in the Liverpool docklands, through his schooldays and joining the army. His fights and experiences are chronicled. Join him in his army career and applying to join the SAS. An elite unit where out of every 125 applicants only ten will be selected. Every detail of his training experience to gain selection is described and the covert missions he participated in recorded. This is an autobiography of his life as told by his friend Lord Jack Turner. Doyle's life is uncovered and laid bare. His successes and his failures reported. His love life, marriage and divorce. His biggest battle PTSD and alcoholism. But most of all the courage of the man to come through it all.
Slingin' Sam
Dan Jenkins calls him “the greatest quarterback who ever lived, college or pro.” Slingin’ Sammy Baugh, who played for TCU and the Washington Redskins, single-handedly revolutionized the game of football. While the pros still wore leather helmets and played the game more like rugby, Baugh’s ability to throw the ball with rifle-like accuracy made the forward pass a strategic weapon, not a desperation heave. Like Babe Ruth, who changed the very perception of how baseball is played, Slingin’ Sam transformed the notion of offense in football and how much yardage can be gained through the air. As the first modern quarterback, Baugh led the Redskins to five title games and two NFL champio...
Fly on the Wall
Imagine what it must have been like to be in Las Vegas during its most glamorous and eventful years: the 1950s, the 1960s, and the 1970s.Back then, "the boys" ran the town, dinner shows were a dollar, and vacant lots on what is now the Strip sold for $5 an acre. Tallulah played baccarat, Shecky shot dice, and Frank dealt blackjack.Fly on the Wall chronicles those times, as well as the men and women who shaped them.As a reporter for two of the city's most respected newspapers and a publicist for two of the city's most infamous casinos, Dick Odessky was in the thick of itthe proverbial fly on the wall. His recollections of Las Vegas' good old bad old days put you in the thick of it, too.
New Surgeon at Ashvale A&E
Swapping her white coat for wellies and a pram! Dr Ruby Martyn’s life is in chaos! She’s just been left holding her runaway sister’s baby and has shared one magical kiss with her new boss—the infuriatingly gorgeous Dr Sam Boyd! Leaving the bustle of the emergency room for her family’s remote farm is the hardest decision Ruby’s ever made. But there, she’ll be able to put her niece first. Without Ruby’s dedication and boundless energy, Ashvale A&E is in trouble. And so, Sam realises, is he! For Sam, convincing Ruby to come back to Ashvale might be important—but first on his agenda is winning her heart for ever!
Lost Restaurants of Napa Valley and Their Recipes
Alongside its vineyards, the Napa Valley boasts restaurants celebrated for their pioneering spirit. Stroll through the memories of this region's mouthwatering eateries with tales of the enterprising women and risk takers who helped make Napa a foodie haven. The Empire Saloon made history by being the first business to serve food in the fledgling city of Napa, and a little over a century later, the Magnolia Hotel set the standard for fine dining in Yountville. The A-1 Café made Chinese cuisine a local favorite, and Jonesy's set the aviation community aflutter with its tasty special potatoes. Join author Alexandria Brown as she delves into the history of Napa County's gone-but-not-forgotten restaurants and their classic dishes.
Vegas at Odds
American historians and anyone interested in the history of labor or Las Vegas will find this account highly original, insightful, and even-handed.
The Ghosts of Frenchmans Bay
Stricken by the recent death of her mother, 33-year-old Alexandra Gortchakova moves from Washington to the secluded Calabrese Estate in Sorrento, Maine. She needs time to put behind her mother's lifelong animus towards her and to weigh the odds of resuming life with her boyfriend, John Hefner, currently under contractual obligations in Brazil. Despite its idyllic splendor, Alex soon learns that the estate has been plagued by a series of tragedies. On her first day at the estate, Alex also makes the acquaintance of a ruggedly handsome man, Jason Faulk, who helps her move into the lodge the morning of her arrival. But dark clouds are gathering over her secluded paradise. Within a week of settling in, Alex is confronted by a series of disturbing events. In the end and after many surprises, it is the death of a close friend which--at the risk of their own lives--will become the catalyst for Alex and her childhood friend Tina St. James to uncover the true secret of the Calabrese Estate.
