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He sees 'the butterfly' in his dreams. She is the key to setting a child's soul free. She is the perfect sacrifice. Ex-soldier Kirkman 'Buffel' Potgieter lives by the motto of his former military unit: Tiri Tose, which is Shona for 'we are together'…but also for 'there is no escape'. When Shilo Jamison Khumalo betrays Buffel by saving a neighbour's child, Tara Wright, from becoming the latest addition to his sinister 'butterfly' collection, it...
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Complete with behind-the-scenes diary entries from the set of Vachon's best-known fillms, Shooting to Kill offers all the satisfaction of an intimate memoir from the frontlines of independent filmmakins, from one of its most successful agent provocateurs -- and survivors. Hailed by the New York Times as the "godmother to the politically committed film" and by Interview as a true "auteur producer," Christine Vachon has made her name with such bold,...
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Five years after being jilted at the altar, Hudson Ross's wounds have finally healed. He's ready to settle down. He has his own ranch, a pair of horses, and big plans. The only thing missing is a wife. Despite his best efforts, there's one woman he can't shake. His sister's best friend, Reese.Never mind that they live a thousand miles apart, that she's as city as he is country, or that they've only spent a few short weekends together. Their kisses...
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Erin Ingram is an enormously successful Hollywood star. She has starred in, directed, and produced many films over her long career, starting as a child. She has even won several Academy Awards. She is also a closeted lesbian. Will announcing to the world that she is in love with a woman destroy her long and successful career? Is the world ready to let the 'girl next door' come out of the closet?
Meeting Erin Ingram was a delight and a surprise to...
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The compelling autobiography of one of the great and most committed newsmen of our time: full, frank, and occasionally very funny, Jon Snow's memoirs are as revealing about the great and the not-so-good as about his own passionate involvement in the reporting of world affairs Read by the author. Jon Snow is perhaps the most highly regarded newsman of our time; his qualities as a journalist and as a human being – his passion, warmth, intelligence,...
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One of the most critically acclaimed war films in recent memory, The Hurt Locker is a riveting, extraordinary tale of courage and survival on the Baghdad bomb squad, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, from a script by Mark Boal, who researched the material by traveling to the war in Iraq. Boal's screenplay follows the layered, complex relationship between three soldiers who are thrown together in the crucible of combat-with only 38 days left in their tour....
8) The 2017 Las Vegas Shooting: The Deadliest Mass Shooting in America, Inside the Mind and Psycholo
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It was a seemingly pleasant evening on October 1, 2017, and more than 20,000 people gathered at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. Everyone was in high spirits and the concert began to a thrilling fanfare. Unbeknownst to everyone, sounds began to erupt which were thought to be fireworks … until people started falling as dead bodies. The Las Vegas shooting was the deadliest attack in modern American history that claimed 58 lives and injured over 850....
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Follow Luna, the little girl awed by the starry sky, as she embarks on a breathtaking adventure searching for a shooting star.
Here's why this audiobook is the perfect choice for your child:
Share a story that ignites a glimmer of hope and beauty, reminding every child that, even in the darkest of times, there's always a shooting star shining brightly for those who keep their eyes and hearts open.
Don't wait any longer, embark on an adventure among...
10) The Beginners Guide to Firearm Safety: How to Secure, Transport and Fire a Handgun or Rifle Safely
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One of the most popular sports in the world is shooting and hunting. The Beginners Guide to Firearm Safety: How to Secure, Transport and Fire a Handgun or Rifle Safely by Robert Bradley is his new book aimed at educating individuals wanting to begin owning a handgun or rifle to begin enjoying this sport or for home and personal protection. Many new firearm owners are aware of some of the basic safety instructions to being a responsible firearm owner...
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From ISIS propaganda videos to popular regime-backed TV series and digital activism, the Syrian conflict has been dramatically affected by the production of media, at the same time generating in its turn an impressive visual culture. Yet what are the aesthetic, political and material implications of the collusion between the production of this sheer amount of visual media being continuously shared and re-manipulated on the Internet, and the performance...
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This Book is about Mass Killing and why it occurs. The author Jacques J. Ohayon, Ph.D., has studied almost every incident that falls into the category of a Mass Killing in which the perpetrator is immediately apprehended or commits suicide since 2016. This group comprises the majority of the incidents going back to the Columbine, Colorado massacre in 1999. How To Prevent Mass Shooting reflects the finding that the majority of Mass Killers are medical...
13) Professional Gunsmithing - A Textbook on the Repair and Alteration of Firearms - With Detailed No
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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The danger of home invasion as a form of criminal assault is becoming more prevalent in various parts of the world, often resulting in serious injury and death of the victims. Access to firearms and proper training in the use thereof may be the difference between life and death when seconds are ticking away and a response by law enforcement authorities often several minutes or hours too late. As aggressive as the criminal community is in the planning...
16) The football 100
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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[2023]
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"The definitive ranking of the greatest football players of all time" --
It is a question that has bedeviled football fans for generations: Who's the best? Of the more than 25,000 men who have suited up during the NFL's century of existence, which ones stood head and shoulders above all others? At The Athletic, home to the best newsroom in sports, this question would become a labor of love for dozens of the best football writers on the planet, including...
17) Wandering stars
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"Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Redfeather's shooting in There There"--
Colorado, 1864. Star, a young survivor of the Sand Creek Massacre, is brought to the Fort Marion Prison Castle, where he is forced to learn English and practice Christianity by Richard Henry Pratt, an evangelical prison guard who will go on to found...
18) One final target
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"A warrant service in the San Bernardino Mountains goes horribly wrong when an IED blast kills four police officers. Devastated by the loss of her team, the lone survivor, Long Beach sergeant Jodie King, struggles with her guilt and grief, especially as the case remains open with no clear leads or suspects. Weeks after the explosion, Jodie retires from the police department and returns to the mountain bomb site seeking peace and resolution . . . only...
19) The diabolical
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"Bruno Johnson is a wanted fugitive--and unless he helps the Costa Rican police, they're turning him in. Ex-cop, ex-con Bruno Johnson is hiding from US law enforcement in Costa Rica with his wife, Marie, and the twelve children they rescued from toxic homes in south central Los Angeles. Bruno works at the Lido Cabana Bar at the Punta Bandera Hotel, and his friend, Karl Drago, is getting married on the beach right outside. After the festivities, Bruno...