CREOLE BELLE begins where the last book in the Dave Robicheaux series THE GLASS RAINBOW ended. Dave is in a recovery unit in New Orleans where a Creole girl named Tee Jolie Melton visits him & leaves him an iPod with the country blues song ' Creole Belle' on it. Then she disappears. Dave becomes obsessed with the song & the memory of Tee Jolie & goes in search of her sister who later turns up inside a block of ice floating in the Gulf. Meanwhile there has been an oil well blowout on the Gulf threatening the cherished environs of the bayous. CREOLE BELLE is James Lee Burke at his very best with beloved series hero Dave Robicheaux leading the charge against the destruction of both the land & the people he has sworn to protect. ...

Nora should know better than to think her life can return to normal after falling in love with a fallen angel. & Noras life isnt normal
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Nora should know better than to think her life can return to normal after falling in love with a fallen angel. & Nora's life isn't normal
- her dad was murdered & the facts about his death just don't add up. Now Nora's own life is in imminent danger. Are she & Patch strong enough for the battle ahead?
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Dirk Pitt must fight another perilous battle in Clive Cussler's Crescent Dawn. An ancient cargo long thought lost is found. With terrible consequences... Dirk Pitt is surveying in the Middle East when a stroke of luck reveals an Ottoman wreck with a very curious cargo. While investigating the find he foils a night raid on Istanbul's Topkapi Palace Museum. This puts Pitt at the centre of a race to acquire a series of legendary artefacts. Meanwhile the region is being pushed to the brink of war by a series of explosions across Turkey & Egypt. Finding that his search for the artefacts is linked to the attacks Pitt must prevent a deranged brother & sister's fanatical plans succeeding... Packed with breathtaking suspense & fired by an extraordinary imagination Crescent Dawn is a barnstorming read for all fans of action suspense & intrigue. Crescent Dawn is the twenty-first of Clive Cussler's bestselling Dirk Pitt novels
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Includes:: Inca Gold & his first novel Mayday
- co-authored with his son Dirk Cussler in which hero Dirk Pitt finds himself caught between artefacts & fanatics. No-holds barred adventure.. .a souped-up treat". (Daily Mirror). " Frightening & full of suspense.. .unquestionably entertaining". (Daily Express). Clive Cussler is the author or co-author of thirty-eight previous books including nineteen Dirk Pitt novels eight NUMA[registered] Files adventures six Oregon Files books three works of non-fiction & two historical adventures The Chase & The Wrecker. He lives in Arizona. Dirk Cussler an MBA from Berkeley worked for many years in the financial arena & now devotes himself full time to writing. He is the co-author with Clive Cussler of Black Wind Treasure of Khan & Arctic Drift. In recent years he has been an active participant & partner in his father's real-life NUMA[registered] expeditions & served as president of the NUMA advisory board of trustees. He lives in Arizona."



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From the Ishango Bone of central Africa & the Inca quipu of South America to the dawn of modern mathematics The Crest of the Peacock" makes it clear that human beings everywhere have been capable of advanced & innovative mathematical thinking. George Gheverghese Joseph takes us on a breathtaking multicultural tour of the roots & shoots of non-European mathematics. He shows us the deep influence that the Egyptians & Babylonians had on the Greeks the Arabs major creative contributions & the astounding range of successes of the great civilizations of India & China. The third edition emphasizes the dialogue between civilizations & further explores how mathematical ideas were transmitted from East to West. The books scope is now even wider incorporating recent findings on the history of mathematics in China India & early Islamic civilizations as well as Egypt & Mesopotamia. With more detailed coverage of proto-mathematics & the origins of trigonometry & infinity in the East " The Crest of the Peacock" further illuminates the global history of mathematics." ...

The Germans expected their airborne attack on Crete in 1941
- a unique event in the history of warfare
- to be a textbook victory

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Crete is a patchwork of splendid beaches ancient treasures & landscapes weaving in vibrant cities & sleepy villages where locals will share with you their traditions cuisine & generous spirit. Andrea Schulte-Peevers Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book 3 dedicated authors 18 ancient Minoan ruins 21 gorges & hiking trails 113 fantastic beaches Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps In-depth background 3D plans of iconic sights Comprehensive planning tools Easy-to-read layout ...

Operation Mercury the German airborne assault on the island of Crete in May 1941 was the first strategic use of airborne forces in history. The assault began on 20 May with landings near the island's key airports & reinforcements the next day allowed the German forces to capture one end of the runway at Maleme. By 24 May the Germans were being reinforced by air on a huge scale & on 1 June Crete surrendered. This book describes how desperately close the battle had been & explains how German losses so shocked the Fuhrer that he never again authorised a major airborne operation. ...

Marco Polo maps feature completely up-to-date digitally generated mapping. The high quality cartography with distance indicators & scale converters aid route planning. Contains 4 city maps: Agios Nikolaos Hania Iraklio & Rethimno. A fold-out overview map is ideal for route planning & 7 self-adhesive Marco Polo mark-it stickers can be used to pin-point a destination or route for future reference. Scenic routes & places of interest are highlighted
- ideal for touring holidays. Comprehensive index booklet. The map scale is 1: 150 000.
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A Lancaster bomber required a crew of seven men. Van the pilot is American Jock Flight Engineer a Scot. Piers the hopeless navigator is a foppish aristocrat
- Frightfully sorry Skipper not absolutely sure where we are. The bomb aimer is an Aussie. Wireless operator a London cockney who was older than God a mid-upper gunner with terrible eyesight & the most heartrending of all the rear gunner dragged backwards in a fishbowl through the sky a seventeen-year-old who had lied about his age to get into the air force. They are all appalling at the beginning of the book. The pilot nearly crashes them on the first landing they dont get on all that well with each other. They all loathe Piers the toff & they dont cohere as a team at all. Then slowly as they begin their first real gut-dropping bombing raids over Germany they begin to develop as a real crew depending on each other becoming more proficient. Charlies young widowed mum comes to live in a cottage near the airfield in order to be near her boy. Inevitably a romance develops between her & the older than God wireless operator (over thirty!). Other women become involved love them lose them. One of the crew is killed at the end...which one? A wonderful emotive gripping heart wrenching novel of men & women at their best.
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