This Unusual Cold War Story begins in the late fall in Middlesex County, Virginia United States of America. Sixty year old retired Indian Legendary Chief Investigator Mordecai Pintail Jacy is sitting in his beloved old family log home located on the Pianka National Indian Reservation. As he and his wife Elly chat they receive a visit from two Central Intelligence Agency Officers (CIA). These CIA Officers deliver a Secret Letter that requests Pintail come out of retirement and oversee a very important Secret CIA Espionage Mission for the Agency. After reading the Secret Letter, with reluctance Pintail accepts the CIA position. Read this exciting Story and follow Pintail as he pursues this very dangerous Espionage Secret Mission using his Secret White Pearl Necklace and White Pearl Bracelet weapon and see how he applies Justice (His way).

A thrilling, critically-acclaimed account of the Cold War spies and spycraft that changed the course of history, perfect for readers of Bomb and The Boys Who Challenged Hitler. The Cold War spanned five decades as America and the USSR engaged in a battle of ideologies with global ramifications. Over the course of the war, with the threat of mutually assured nuclear destruction looming, billions of dollars and tens of thousands of lives were devoted to the art and practice of spying, ensuring that the world would never be the same. Rife with intrigue and filled with fascinating historical figures whose actions shine light on both the past and present, this timely work of narrative nonfiction explores the turbulence of the Cold War through the lens of the men and women who waged it behind closed doors, and helps explain the role secret and clandestine operations have played in America's history and its national security.

"....[a] powerful sense of sacrifice permeates the book and makes it profound and unique—especially when one considers the void of secrecy in which SOG existed." —Vietnam Magazine The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) was a highly classified, multi-service United States Special Forces unit which conducted covert unconventional warfare operations prior to and during the Vietnam War. The unit conducted strategic reconnaissance missions in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia; carried out the capture of enemy prisoners, rescued downed pilots, and conducted rescue operations to retrieve allied prisoners of war throughout Southeast Asia; and conducted clandestine agent team activities and psychological operations. This book tells the story of the Teams operating out of FOB2 Kontum, near the tri-border area, in 1968–69. From recon missions over the fence to the heroic, and sometimes fatal efforts undertaken to try and rescue missing SOG members, the events are told through the words of the men themselves, supported by previously unreleased official documents.

Get ready for the greatest humor riddled epic satire of all time... No, that ain't it... Cowboys in Space! hmmm... they don't wear cowboy hats?! Ahhh... Cowboy is a state-of-mind. Ever wonder what our world is deep down, really truly like? Well, right now, and light years away, exists the Quantum civilization that has come of age, after running the gauntlet of ecological collapse. Now, it is the Quantums duty to bring the option of balance to their neighboring planet inhabitants. Teach the "Spirit of Life". Little do the Quantums know that getting mixed up in the affairs of money grubbing weasels, the Strokes and the Imeons, will lead them into the depths of genetic experimentation, sexual perversion, a mind-blowing war with gigantic GMO creatures, and the potential of turning their "Spirit of Life" ethics into ground meat death. Oh... and GOD shows up. Tells the Quantums about the dark evil secret coming from outside. Another mission for the Quantums. Time to Cowboy Up! This epic story is not "Star Trek" or "Star Wars". It's the "Lay of the Land"! Happy Trails. Key Words – Humor, Satire, Cowboy, Space, Sci-Fi, Quantums, Genetic, Experimentation

"In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.

Class Acts is your hall pass to great kids' books! In this sampler, New York Times bestselling authors Tim Green (Football Genius), Dan Gutman (The Genius Files), Gordon Korman (Ungifted), Adam Rex (The Cold Cereal Saga), and Jon Scieszka (Guys Read) are teaming up with other stellar middle-grade authors: Bryan Chick (The Secret Zoo), Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson (The Familiars), Christopher Healy (The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom), Nils Johnson-Shelton (Otherworld Chronicles), Jeramey Kraatz (The Cloak Society), Christopher Krovatin (Gravediggers), and Maryrose Wood (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place). Preview twelve awesome books, get hooked on favorite series, and decide for yourself which author is "best in class."