Christopher Lane
41) Knight & Day
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Not since Dashiell Hammet's characters Nick and Nora Charles has a couple exchanged so much biting banter in the course of solving a murder mystery. Capturing the turbulence of Southeast DC and the opulence of Georgetown, Knight & Day richly evokes the contrast between the mean streets of Washington and the corridors of power on Capitol Hill. Jerry Knight is the "Night Talker," the opinionated right-wing host of America's most popular all-night radio...
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A collection of classic Western tales
Tappan's Burro by Zane Grey
Prospecting was lonely business for Tappan, but his burro Jenet was good company, and she knew the trails and waterholes better than Tappan. She tracked with him, faithful, his only friend. And he repays her with a final, supreme effort of heart, will, and spirit.
Jargan by Max Brand
Jargan, a summer gambler wintering in the western town of Big Horn, saves the life of Don José...
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Author Ayn Rand's novel Ideal, in print for the first time ever-a landmark event for fans of the groundbreaking philosopher. Originally conceived as a novel but then transformed into a play by Ayn Rand, Ideal is the story of beautiful but tormented actress Kay Gonda. Accused of murder, she is on the run and turns for help to six fans who have written letters to her, each telling her that she represents their ideal-a respectable family man, a far-left...
44) Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs: The Unknown History of the Men and Women of World War II's OSS
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“Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs is a superbly told story of the men and women of the OSS. They helped write the book on special operations. I was struck by the similarity of the context of their stories to ones I've experienced in different combat situations. This book is a must-read for those in the special operations business today and anyone else who wants to learn about the exploits of the real warriors of the OSS during WW II. Only by understanding...
45) Press Corpse
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Press Corpse brings back the dynamic twosome of Jerry Knight, the "Night talker"-the brash and opinionated right-wing host of America's most popular all-night radio talk show-and Jane Day, a thoroughly liberated and just as opinionated leftist reporter for the Washington Post. Their philosophies are light-years from one another. From food to religion, politics to who's going to win the Superbowl, these two can't seem to agree on anything. Anything...