A United Nations-brokered détente between North and South Korea is about to make history when two powerful bombs rock Midtown Manhattan, killing the warring nations' representatives as well as innocent bystanders. A renegade North Korean general is behind the violence and, with a political firestorm unleashed on Washington, D.C., Jake Scott is ordered by the president to infiltrate a secret island meeting of the North Korean rulers. Even with his best crew aboard the Reno, Scott is up against a monstrous enemy armed with hair-raising technology: miniaturized nukes stowed on board the Sang-o, or Red Shark -- a sub which handily dodges conventional sonar and satellite detection. The clock is ticking as Scott makes a chilling discovery -- the weapons are poised and ready to bring down Korea's most despised foe: the U.S.A....

When his father moves the family from Chicago back to the island of Hawaii, a ninth-grade boy finds mystery, suspense, and a respect for the old-time spirit of the island.

Sharks are very big and strong. They are fast and hungry, too. Sometimes little animals are stronger than big animals. Do you know how a little animal could help a big animal? Reading Level 14/F&P Level H

A hip and fun reader program designed to entertain the beginning reader, DogShark Readers is a series of eight books that address the stages in a child's reading development. Each page features one line of text and a simple, inviting illustration that helps clarify the meaning. Children and adults alike will smile at the zany characters brought to life in vibrant illustrations. A blank book is included so new readers can create their own stories, and a convenient carrying case makes this series perfect for on-the-go learning.

The freedom fighters of the Heaven Federation have recovered the Death Scale's gem scales. Now they have a new enemy, Brain Tentacles and his mutant-mixed aliens. They are in alliance with the Sharp Empire. The aliens want to conquer the galaxy by using the galactic ghost gem. Artidector has revived Nala Boomer and a new recruited, revived crocodile hunter, Steve Irwin, to join the others in battle with the empire.

The volume presents for the first time in book form in English the work of two major representatives of the so-called Moscow-Tartu school. The Introduction outlines their project for a poetics of expressiveness against the background of the structural-semiotic movement of the '60s and '70s. Part I is a systematic exposition of the theory, concentrating on the concepts of theme, expressive device, poetic world, etc. Part II and III apply these concepts to a structuralist portrayal of Leo Tolstoy's tales for children (shown to be A War and Peace in miniature) and of the medieval Latin author Archpoet of Cologne (with special emphasis on his Mock Penitent). The volume is provided with a Bibliography of the poetics of expressiveness and a Glossary of its metalanguage.

The Military Balance has been published annually since 1959. The 2023 edition provides an open-source assessment of the armed forces and equipment inventories of 173 countries, with accompanying defence economics data. Alongside detailed country data, The Military Balance assesses important military issues, region-by-region, and includes graphics to illustrate these as well as noteworthy equipment developments. Maps this year include a focus on Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and select China-Russia military cooperation activities. The book draws on the range of data carried in the Military Balance+ online database, particularly the procurement features in each regional section. The accompanying wallchart explores the military use of outer space, an increasingly important element of defence capabilities, focusing on China, Russia and the United States. For those involved in defence and security policymaking, analysis and research, The Military Balance is an indispensable source.