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Exciting, Isn't It?: Volume One of Counterstroke
David O'Neil
Argus Enterprises International, Incorporated
2013
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It's Just One Thing After Another
David O'Neil
Argus Enterprises International, Incorporated
2013
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Treachery Slated for annihilation by his own people To succeed is to die... and to see his fellow military men and women die with him.Major Mike Summers, United States Air Force, puts a foot wrong in the gulf War. It seems his career is over. Then, 20 years later and now a Lieutenant Colonel in the National Guard, he is abruptly promoted to Brigadier General and given command of his unit for deployment to Turkey. Mike doesn't know why but something smells eerily wrong. The unit's impossible task is a covert raid on a nuclear facility in Iran with three outdated, unmarked, F-111's under command of old friend Lt Col Sarah O'Connor, and three unmarked Israeli aircraft.To his horror, he finds that when the task is successful, his Unit is to be eliminated by a Russian strike force under Col Volkov. That's only the beginning, the Russian Colonel and his unit will suffer the same fate as the Americans, all organized by cooperating CIA and Russian agents.The spook-inspired plan goes awry as the successful raid is completed. Both units are posted as KIA. A special Russian clean-up unit is dispatched to clean up the loose ends. Treachery and an unknown war provides the background to this story of mystery and suspense, action, adventure and romance; an action thriller in the present day's unsettled world. Another dynamic military action thriller by David O'Neil, often referred to as the UK"s W.E.B. Griffin.
Distant Gunfire"Border s Away " Serving as an officer on a British frigate at the time of the French Emperor Napoleon is not the safest occupation, but could be a most profitable one. Robert Graham, rising from the ranks to become the Captain of a British battleship by virtue of his dauntless leadership, displayed under enemy fire, finds himself a wealthy man as the capture of enemy ships resulted in rich rewards. Action and adventure is the word of the day, as battle after battle rages across the turbulent waters and seas as the valiant British Royal Navy fights to stem the onslaught of the mighty French Army and Navy. Mystery and suspense abound as inserting and collecting spy agent after spy agent is executed. The threat of imminent death makes romance and romantic interludes all the sweeter, and the suspense of waiting for a love one to return even more traumatic. Captain Graham, with his loyal following of sailors and marines, takes prize ship after prize ship, thwart plot after diabolical plot, and finds romance when he least expects it. To his amazement and joy, he finds himself being knighted by the King of England. The good life is his, now all he has to do is to live long enough to enjoy it. A rollicking good tale of sea action and swashbuckling adventures.
For those awaiting another action adventure naval story of the 18/19th century, then this is it. Following the life of an abandoned 13 year old who by chance is instrumental in saving a family from robbery and worse. Taken in by the naval Captain Bowers he is placed as a midshipman in his benefactor's ship. From that time onward with the increasing demands of the conflict with France, Martin Forrest grows up fast. The relationship with his benefactors family is formalized when he is adopted by them and has a home once more. Romance with Jennifer the Captain's ward links him ever closer to the family. Meanwhile he serves in the West Indies where good fortune results in his gaining considerable wealth personally. With promotion and command he is able to marry and reclaim his birth-right, stolen from him by his step-mother and her lover.The mysterious (call me merely Mr. Smith) involves Martin in more activity in the shadowy world of spies and secret agents. Mainly a question of infiltrating and extricating agents, his involvement becomes more complex as time goes on. A cruise to India consolidates his position and rank with the successful capture of prizes when returning convoying East-Indiamen. His rise to Post rank is followed by a series of events, that sadly culminate in family tragedy. Though still young Martin Forrest-Bowers faces and empty future, yet the mysterious merely Mr. Smith has requested his service. Why does the spymaster require of him, and what lies ahead?
A tax revolt almost as momentous as the Boston Tea Party erupted in California in 1978. Its reverberations are still being felt, yet no one is quite sure what general lessons can be drawn from observing its course. This book is an in-depth study of this most recent and notable taxpayers' rebellion: Howard Jarvis and Proposition 13, the Gann measure of 1979, and Proposition 9 (Jarvis II) of 1980. The people of California, speaking directly through referenda, redirected their state from an intense and expensive concern for the welfare of its citizens to a far more circumspect role. The sequence involved cutting property taxes, limiting tax growth, and then rejecting a state income tax cut. Why did Californians vote to lower some taxes and not others? How fundamental is the American disposition toward tax revolt? Will it happen again? The authors consider a variety of partial answers: the self-interest of certain groups, the apathy of others, the role of party affiliation, the specter of symbolic racism, the meaning of mass mood surges. The interplay between class politics and symbolic protest embodied in the California Tax Revolt has since spread to other states—for example, Proposition 21/2 in Massachusetts, which lowered property taxes—and has reached the federal level. President Reagan, with Republican and conservative Democrat support, has enacted major spending cuts and long-range tax relief. The new revolutionary strand in the fabric of the American political culture appears to be strong.
Professor Ross presents the Georgics as a poem of science, of the power and ultimate failure of knowledge. Exploring the science that Virgil knew and used, he analyzes the oppositions and balances of lire and water, of the qualities of hot and cold, wet and dry, throughout the poem. These the farmer manipulates to create the balance necessary for growth, yet, in Virgil's universe, the potential for destruction inevitably results in a profound pessimism. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Professor Ross presents the Georgics as a poem of science, of the power and ultimate failure of knowledge. Exploring the science that Virgil knew and used, he analyzes the oppositions and balances of lire and water, of the qualities of hot and cold, wet and dry, throughout the poem. These the farmer manipulates to create the balance necessary for growth, yet, in Virgil's universe, the potential for destruction inevitably results in a profound pessimism. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
An accessible, funny, black-and-white highly illustrated young fiction series from David O'Connell, starring a hilarious firefly and snail duo. Perfect for readers aged 6+ and fans of Jamie Smart, Toto the Ninja Cat and Dave Pigeon. Dash is a little firefly. One of his wings is shorter than the other so he flies more slowly than everyone else, but that doesn't stop him getting where he wants to go. When he's happy, his bottom lights up! And he's happiest when he's eating custard and hanging out with his adoptive brother, Dribble the snail. Dribble is never in a hurry. He likes to invent things - and eat cabbage. He keeps all kinds of useful objects hidden inside his shell. They help to keep him out of trouble, which is never far away... Join our minibeast heroes on their first adventure as they foil a master criminal plot involving a crystal worm, ancient custard, a stolen Roboslug and some dastardly dung beetles... A witty, brilliantly author-illustrated project from David O'Connell, the illustrator behind Tom Vaughan's Hercules, Pip Bird's The Naughtiest Unicorn, and many more. A winning blend of the chaos, wacky humour, adventure and comic-style art of graphic novels like Bunny vs Monkey and Investigators, and a more traditional, wittily written fiction story. A laugh-out-loud tale packed with hilarious characters like Flattened Dominic the slug and Mr Truffle the ball of dung!
An accessible, funny young fiction series from David O'Connell, starring a hilarious firefly and snail duo, highly illustrated in black and white. Perfect for readers aged 6-9 and fans of Jamie Smart, Toto the Ninja Cat and Dave Pigeon. Adoptive brothers Dribble the snail and Dash the firefly are on a tour of the local ant's nest to see the queen's crown jewels, when the dastardly dung beetles strike again and swipe the priceless Gumdrop of Destiny! Even worse? In the chaos, Dribble and Dash get trapped in the mysterious underground tunnels - some of which have may even lead to long-hidden kingdoms... And down there, some strange dragonflies have evolved into monster-like beasts! Can the duo beat the 'dragons' and unravel the mystery of WHO this stolen treasure truly belongs to... and get it back? The second instalment in the witty, brilliantly author-illustrated series from David O'Connell, the illustrator behind Tom Vaughan's Hercules, Pip Bird's The Naughtiest Unicorn, and many more. A winning blend of the chaos, wacky humour, adventure and comic-style art of graphic novels like Bunny vs Monkey and Investigators, and a more traditional, wittily written fiction story. A laugh-out-loud tale packed with hilarious characters and teeming with doodles - with a super-fun choose-your-own-adventure chapter!
Adopted brothers Dribble the snail and Dash the firefly are back - this time facing a legendary slug pirate and his cursed booty! Third in the hilarious, highly illustrated black-and-white series for readers aged 6+ by David O'Connell. Dribble has a new invention: a Bubbler (made from superpowered midge farts), perfect for making fizzy drinks. Cool Nat promises to trial the invention in Grottibottigan's Juice Bar if the bros fetch him some seaweed from Bogbrush-on-Sea... But the treacherous pirate Captain Slugbeard is rumoured to have buried his treasure on the very beach they're going to. And he's placed a terrible curse of bad luck upon anyone who tries to nab his loot. At their hotel, the bros run into the naughty Dung Heap Gang, who are keen to sniff out the treasure. With the help of Dribble's latest invention, can Dribble and Dash beat the beetles and escape the curse. or will they fall into the clutches of pirates? And will Prudence the prawn - creepie crawlie of the sea - and Big Steve the sardine prove to be friends or foes? Witty and brilliantly author-illustrated by David O'Connell, the illustrator behind Tom Vaughan's Hercules, Pip Bird's The Naughtiest Unicorn and many more. Absolutely teeming with funny and clever illustrations, perfect for fans of fiction and graphic novels alike. Packed with a hilarious cast of characters in a world of minibeasts, mystery and mayhem!