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...In a world torn apart by a ruthless dictator, humanity is enslaved and on the verge of extinction. The governments have fallen. The cities lie in ruin. The only hope is a man who has been in exile for over a year....

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...ON Mike Saxton Copyright © 2010 All rights reserved – Mike Saxton No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,... ... the permission, in writing, from the publisher. Eloquent Books An imprint of Strategic Book Group P.O. Box 333 Durham CT 06422 www.StrategicBookGroup... ...trategicBookGroup.com ISBN: 978-1-60911-286-8 Printed in the United States of America Book Design: Rolando F. Santos This book is dedicated to my wif... ... I have known Vincent Black for my entire life. I know him and his entire history. What makes him the most dangerous is that he knows mine, as well;... ...” in its title, its service overseas had been limited through most of its history. When one would book a ticket it would be labeled as Hartford, whe... ...and others have bits and pieces so I’m just going to sum- marize. I have a history with this compound. It housed Project Scorpion, of which I was a g... ...hey could get 317 7 Scorpions: Rebellion to Route 6 and follow that into Rhode Island, where they would make their way to the ruins of Providence. ... ...eah, of course. They’re gonna hide out in the ruins of Providence and the Rhode Island branch of Militia 28 is going to get them organized.” “Good, ... ...“ Any of you who would join us, make your way to the ruins of Providence, Rhode Island. The group you’re looking for is Militia 28. You shouldn’t ha...

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...Thrilling narratives of voyages, discoveries, adventures, battles, darings and sufferings of the heroic characters, bold explorers and dauntless spirits who have made ocean history and established christian supremacy over the most savage lands of...

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...The Rolling Stone of History. -- Surprising revelations -- Ancient Cities that are now no more -- Effects of Cataclysms upon the human race -- The rise and fall of nations -- Cave dwellers who became masters of the world -- The first boats -- ...

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...Laura Kate O'Connell left her life of excitement as an overseas news correspondent to return to her Georgia hometown to raise her two young cousins. When Royce Lee, Laura Kate's attorney, supposedly commits suicide, too many pieces of evidence tell a different...

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...ISBN 10: 1-936000-13-X ISBN 13: 978-1-936000-13-5 Published in the United States of America Publish Date: March 29, 2009 Editor-In-Chief: Gai... ...opyright by Desert Breeze Publishing, Inc © 2009 All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by a... ...ng, recording or by any information retrieval and storage system without permission of the publisher. Names, characters and incidents depicted in... ...in a sturdy rawhide armchair behind his desk. His hazel-brown eyes tracked Jackson Rhodes as the man paced the room, mumbling into a cell phone. At... ...ather’s lip twisted. He was supposed to think that a woman just had to talk to Jack Rhodes at that particular moment or die. “You got to give it a ... ... Chapter Three Slamming the gearshift of his silver Mercedes SL into park, Jack Rhodes jumped out and strode past the sign that read Royce Lee, ... ...e Pittiford Hartwell. The Hartwells and the Pittifords went back a long way in the history of the town. They also ranked at the top of the state’s... ... we’re there or not.” “Maybe you didn’t hear me right. Hannah and Mather have a history.” “I did. Hannah will be all right. Dees is there... ... Hannah will be all right. Dees is there.” She wondered if Dees and Hannah had a history, too. For a brief interval neither spoke, then she said,...

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... listen. We easily hallucinate word boundaries. Spaces, such as you see in writing, are absent from speech. Yet somehow we find it easy to make sense of speech. -- 2. The Gift of Memory-For millennia, mnemonics reigned over commerce, news, entertainment, and the perpetuation and refinement of crafts. -- 3. From Whence Cometh Indo-European Tongues?-Did a freshwater lake com...

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...Information Technology Tales By expanding the sharing of knowledge, time after time InfoTech upset the balance of power within m... ...L For becoming my smart, beautiful bride in 1949 and then giving fully of herself to me and our wonderful family incomparable love, care, feeding... ...ove, care, feeding, fun, and friendship. Also for her perceptive editing of my copy over many decades, especially during the writing of this book.... ...take less than a century to create the largest contiguous empire in world history. 10. Mongols Open the Way They open the gate blocking direct h... ...lly until Mergenthaler built his Linotype. But Ottmar’s name fell through history’s cracks. 18. ―The Eighth Wonder of the World‖ Although as lat... ...to the start of the Epilogue. This is because my own perspective on the history of the written word is tied so powerfully to the history of eBooks... ...Julius Caesar‘s Roman Legions found no sign of any written language on the island when they first raided southern Britain in 54 and 55 BC, but most o... ... when they first raided southern Britain in 54 and 55 BC, but most of the island natives spoke the Celtic tongue. Crossing over from central Europe ... ...ibraries in forty- seven of the forty-eight states back then, missing only Rhode Island. Almost three out of four were built in small towns with fewe...

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...Preface: In writing this ponderous tome, the author?s desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our annals in such a form and style that the young may make acquaintance with them of their own accord. For this purpose, while ostensibly relating the adventures of a chair, he has endeavored to keep a distinct and unbrok...

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