L. Ron Hubbard
81) Trick Soldier
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Meet Lieutenant Flint: hard-edged and muscle-bound, radiating machismo-a bull of a soldier. In the opposite corner stands Captain Turner: with his pencil mustache and tailored shirts, he's a Trick Soldier-smart, crisply-dressed, and always at attention. They're fire and ice, oil and water . . . Sean Penn and Michael J. Fox in Casualties of War. Ten years ago and a thousand miles away, they attended boot camp together. They didn't get along then...
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IL: MG+ - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 3
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As daring and defiant as Kirk Douglas journeying 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, there's no stopping diver Hawk Ridley as he takes the plunge into a briny world of untold riches and danger. The Caribbean is a fortune hunter's dream, salted with the gold of galleons long ago claimed by the deep. Now Hawk's headed for the Windward Passage of Haiti to stake his claim. But a rival team has also picked up the scent, and they're willing to turn the...
83) False Cargo
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Insurance investigator Brent Calloway may be too hard-boiled to crack a smile, but he'll go to any length to crack a case. As tough, terse and tireless as insurance man Edward G. Robinson in Double Indemnity, Calloway's about to go to extremes to see to it that one ship makes it safely from Hawaii to the mainland. Going undercover and posing as ruthless killer Spike O'Brien, Calloway quickly discovers that on this ship nothing is what it seems, and...
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Imagine a young Laurence Olivier cast as a scholarly Oxford professor-an academic snatched out of his bookish world and pressed into service aboard Lord Nelson's legendary British fleet-in the position of schoolmaster. Such is the life of the land-loving, seafaring Mister Tidwell, Gunner. Thrust into service at the height of the Napoleonic Wars, Tidwell soon finds himself directly in the line of fire and way out of his depth. Fate has cast him into...
85) The Headhunters
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Tom Christian is on the trail of revenge and a fortune in gold. As square-jawed and rugged as Clark Gable in his prime, Tom is headed deep into the jungles of the Solomon Islands to find Punjo Charlie-the ruthless criminal who killed his partner. But these jungles are thick with danger . . . as greed, temptation and sudden violence threaten to draw Tom into the heart of darkness. There's a pile of gold. . . . There's a beautiful blonde. . . . And...
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Fortune hunter Billy Newman is not a man of great strength or physical courage. Like a young Johnny Depp, he gets by on his wit, wiles and good looks. And he's had quite a good run-striking gold in the Philippines and buying his very own island in the South Seas. . . .But there's trouble in paradise, and Billy's in the thick of it. The island's crops are failing. The island's people are dying. And the island's owner-Billy-is taking the heat....
87) The Black Sultan
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Meet Eddie Moran, a slightly disreputable American cooling his heels in French Morocco. And don't be surprised if the young Cary Grant comes to mind, because Eddie's as smooth as they come, one step ahead of the game…and of the police. Who's after him? Just about everybody. What's he done? A bit of everything-smuggler, revolutionary, whatever crooked little scheme will pay for his next meal or next drink. But Eddie's latest caper is one he...
88) The Sky Devil
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Vic Kennedy is in one hell of a jam. Quick-witted and sharp-tongued with Nicholas Cage's maverick sense of adventure, Vic's flown out of trouble by the skin of his teeth . . . and straight into the jaws of disaster. He chose the wrong side of a rebellion, and now the French have bid him adieu and the British have said off you go. It seems the only place that will have him is Greece. The problem with that is, as soon as the Greeks get him, they plan...
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They call him Suicide, Smoke or simply Sudden Death. His name is Kit Gordon, and from the banks of the Mississippi to the shores of the Pacific, he is King of the Gunmen. As tall and lean and tough as a young John Wayne, Kit's about to discover that sometimes it takes more than a quick draw and a sure aim to stand up like a man. Falsely accused of murder and one step ahead of a lynch mob, Kit escapes to the next county over-and a whole new...
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A rollicking and unpredictable adventure through the world of spies and double agents, lovers and enemies (often one and same). It has been said that somewhere in the world you have an exact double. This rocket-ride of a novel ignites with the sudden cry of "Ai! Pedrito!", as Naval Lieutenant Tom Smith discovers that his exact look-alike is the notorious South American revolutionary and spy, Pedrito Miraflores. Inspired by a real incident in the life...
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From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Dianetics, with over 22 million copies sold
With 70 percent of our time spent at work, difficulties on the job can impact every facet of our lives.
Contained in this book is not only technology to bring stability to the workplace, but the groundbreaking processes to return joy itself to all of life.
Here is a book that does what you don't expect a book to do. It tells you HOW. It tells you the...
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From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Dianetics, with over 22 million copies sold
"The truth of the matter is that all the happiness you will ever find lies in you."—L. Ron Hubbard
In this book you'll find the answers to put you in charge of your life. Based on L. Ron Hubbard's discoveries culled from decades of research, it's filled with practical tools that can be applied to improve every area of your life.
The articles in this...
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From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Dianetics, with over 22 million copies sold
What is the "meaning of life?" So many of us spend most of our lives searching for the answer to this age-old question. Well, what if you have had the answers all along and all you ever needed were the tools to access them?
In this groundbreaking book, Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought, you will embark on a remarkable journey, mastering the tools...
94) Disaster
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Who is the true master of disaster? Earthlings: prepare for the shock of your lives!
Global warming... reversed. The energy crisis... over. The greatest problem on Earth... solved. Voltarian Royal Officer of the Fleet, Jettero Heller, has it all figured out. And he's devised a daring and ingenious plan to make it all happen... if he lives to see the day.
Saving the world is never easy, and for Heller, it turns out to be a tricky-and risky-business.
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95) Black Genesis
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Drugs. Sex. Murder. Taxes. Welcome to planet Earth.
They're here. They've arrived. And they're all eyes. The Voltarian scouting party-illegal aliens extraordinaire-on a top-secret expedition led by one Jettero Heller, Royal Officer of the Fleet.
His mission: rescue the planet from pollution-and make it safe for the upcoming invasion.
His problem: the planet may not want to be saved-and the invasion may just be a trick.
One way or another, Heller...
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Lynn Taylor and his kid brother Frank may not be angels, but they're not devils, either. They're just a couple of men—two-fisted Texans who have landed on the wrong side of a corrupt lawman. And like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, they're up to their necks in trouble.
Young Frank's been framed for robbery, rustling and murder, and if Lynn doesn't think fast, his brother's going to end up the guest of dishonor at a hanging party. ...
97) Branded Outlaw
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Take the law into your own hands, and you risk losing your grip on everything else-including your life. Lee Weston is as good-looking as he is quick tempered, and he's got a lot to be angry about. His father murdered, his family ranch torched, he goes gunning for Harvey Dodge-the man who he's convinced is the killer-and it's Lee who ends up on the wrong side of the law. Shot in a gunfight, on the run and running out of time, he holes up in a mountain...
98) Dead Men Kill
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Detective Terry Lane is a standout homicide cop who thought he'd seen it all ... until now. Lane has seen the darkest side of human behavior but he's never seen a murder spree like this, targeting the wealthy, the powerful and the privileged. For the evidence is clear: the killers have not emerged from the seamy underside of the city ... but from six feet under it. They are the walking dead, spreading terror and showing no mercy. Following a trail...
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The end is near! The Voltarian terrorists have won! Earth is history! But don't believe everything you read. Or hear. Or see. Because the road to victory is paved with bad intentions-and lies, betrayal and deception are all in play. So who are the players in this treacherous game?
Countess Krak: victim of a spectacular kidnapping, she is bound for a distant dungeon where she faces a venomous fate....
Royal Officer Jettero Heller: convinced the Countess...
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Decadence and murder found on the dark side of the big city pales in comparison to the freak show found by undercover US narcotics agent Bob Clark in The Carnival of Death . Clark's investigation begins with cocaine and leads to cold-blooded murder-the discovery of one, and then another, headless corpse. Who is behind the slaughter? Are the killings tied to the drug traffic? Or is a deeper, darker, and even more sinister conspiracy unfolding in the...