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In the final days of 1944, Admiral William "Bull" Halsey is the Pacific theater's most popular and colorful naval hero. After a string of victories, the "Fighting Admiral" and his thirty-thousand-man Third Fleet are charged with protecting General MacArthur's flank during the invasion of the Philippine island of Mindoro. But in the midst of the landings, Halsey attempts a complicated refueling maneuver-and unwittingly drives his 170 ships into the...
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The account begins with a brief overview of his years in school and early years with the navy, where he fought in the First World War and served in Mexico and Greece, as he rose through the ranks to become vice-admiral just before the outbreak of the Second World War.
Halsey’s life was dramatically altered with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, as through the next four years, he rose from relative obscurity to become one of the most famous allied...
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Two girls' lives are irrevocably intertwined the summer of 1985 in the streets of Brooklyn, New York, and neither will ever be the same in this coming-of-age story that spans decades.
In the summer of 1985, Lisa Whitaker is a church kid headed to college on a scholarship while her best friend, Dana, is floundering in the wake of her mother's latest eviction. Though Lisa tries to help, their paths diverge. Fifteen years later, Lisa has a beautiful...
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William Halsey was the most famous naval officer of World War II. His fearlessness in carrier raids against Japan, his steely resolve at Guadalcanal, and his impulsive blunder at the Battle of Leyte Gulf made him the "Patton of the Pacific" and solidified his reputation as a decisive, aggressive fighter prone to impetuous errors of judgment in the heat of battle. In this definitive biography, Thomas Hughes punctures the popular caricature of the "fighting...
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By the summer of 1945, Adm. Bull Halsey's U.S. Third Fleet had fought its way far enough in the Pacific that its carrier-based fighters could launch attacks on Japan itself in preparation for the invasion of the home islands, planned for the fall of 1945. This mission U.S. Navy fighters, fighter-bombers, dive-bombers, and torpedo-bombers-Hellcats, Avengers, Helldivers, and more-carried out with a vengeance, striking airfields, industrial targets,...
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Does ADHD make it hard to keep your house in order?
Are you tired of attempting to keep up with everything by employing strategies designed for other people's brains?
If your ADHD is making it difficult for you to leave the house on time and you're having trouble finding your keys, shoes, and clean clothes among the chaos, you've come to the right place!
This book will help you organize your home by employing tried-and-true methods that work WITH...
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"Sharks are as timid as rabbits." So says a superintendent of the Coast Guard, dismissing the possibility that a shark could be the culprit in an unprecedented fatal attack on a swimmer at the Jersey Shore.
It's July 1916, a time when little is known about ocean creatures, and swimming in the sea is a relatively new pastime. Americans up and down the East Coast are shocked and mystified by the swimmer's death. Little do they know that this is only...
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"P. T. Deutermann's previous novels of the US Navy in World War II - Pacific Glory, Ghosts of Bungo Suido, and Sentinels of Fire - have been acclaimed by reviewers and readers for their powerful drama and authentic detail. In The Commodore, the Navy in 1942-1943 is fighting a losing battle against Japan for control of the Solomon Islands. Vice Admiral William "Bull" Halsey is tasked to change the course of the war. Halsey, a maverick, goes on the...
10) Chimera Clash
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Halsey Ambrosius and her cousin, Brigham, are off on their first official mission since downtime was forced upon them. Things might seem back to normal, but that's far from true.
The rules for monster hunting are changing fast and that's not the only thing that's different. The Ambrosius Clan militia are taking on paying clients. What happened to taking down monsters for the sake of humanity?
Halsey and Brigham aren't sure, but that isn't going...
11) Grindylow Ambush
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Halsey and Brigham Ambrosius' task in the English countryside isn't quite over. The barghest may have been slain, but they have one task remaining. Figure out what happened to the people in the abandoned village of Coningsby.
Frankly, the mission isn't over until they clean up the barghest's mess because we all know, Halsey always completes her missions. It's a good thing the copper orb can help heal the locals from what was a deadly monster poison....
12) Crimen Conflict
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The truth behind the creation of the mother of all monsters has to come out at some point. It always does. The only question is whether or not you survive it.
Halsey Ambrosius just didn't think it would be revealed to the other elemental clans before she could tell Brigham.
She might be the Alpha Hunter, but she has no idea what that means, other than fighting crazy powerful monsters that are new on the scene.
Who does have the intel on this new...
13) Ogre Hunt
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Halsey Ambrosius is the best elemental monster-hunter in her Clan militia.
Have you ever wondered where monsters came from? Their origin has been kept a secret for centuries. As long as Halsey and Brigham, her cousin turned mission partner, were on the hunt, you didn't need to wonder, or worry. Till now.
Keeping people in the dark is not so easy when supernatural things stop following the rules and the Clan Council doesn't want to accept that something...
14) Gargoyle Rumble
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The fight for the survival of the entire Elemental Race is here and despite his worry, Brigham is taking the monster slayer, Halsey Ambrosius to the airport.
She's going to face whatever awaits her at the Order of Skrar's headquarters. The fate of the world is hinging on what happens at this meeting.
No big deal, right?
Halil Aydem, or the creature masquerading inside him, has something to show Halsey. Something he claims will change everything...
15) Brownie Havoc
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The Mother of all Monsters has quite the surprise for Halsey, Brigham, and the Ambrosius Clan. Hell, this is a new one for all the Elemental clans.
A monster that doesn't exist in any mythology or any of their ancient lore has suddenly appeared. A creature so monstrous, they have no idea how to fight it. The beast can even take on the form of anyone they know and love. Well, that's just wrong.
There's more trouble on the horizon. Has the Order of...
16) Werewolf Quarry
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Monsters don't just change themselves. And someone out there is using blood magic again. The kind that hasn't been seen for thousands of years.
It's time Halsey and Brigham to travel back to where the changes all began-the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland. At the very least, the monster hunters should be able to find out what happened to the stolen silver coffin if they follow the clues in person, right?
If you have to get something done, sometimes you...
17) The Meeting
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On a hot summer's day in Boston, US Marine turned Homicide Detective Reid Halsey finds himself in the middle of a deadly shootout with a murder suspect. When Lucas Soul, a seemingly innocent victim, rises from the dead moments after a fatal gunshot wound to the head, Reid comes to the shocking realization that the world he believes in may very well be a carefully fabricated lie masking an unearthly reality. "The Meeting" is a short story set in A.D....
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Marianna Halsey has the most boring life in the world. With seven overprotective older brothers, she's even ended up a virgin at twenty-four. But when a dark and sexy male prevents her from getting her wallet stolen on a Greek vacation, she decides it's time for some adventure. She's read a gazillion romance novels. How hard can it be to score a hookup?
Greek billionaire and stock market whiz, Nico Galina’s has built an empire from nothing. Literally....
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Evan Thomas takes us inside the naval war of 1941-1945 in the South Pacific in a way that blends the best of military and cultural history and riveting narrative drama. He follows four men throughout Admiral William “Bull” Halsey, the macho, gallant, racist American fleet commander; Admiral Takeo Kurita, the Japanese battleship commander charged with making what was, in essence, a suicidal fleet attack against the American invasion of the Philippines;...
20) Barghest Brawl
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All families have their secrets. The Ambrosius Clan has more than most and they're keeping information from people in their own family. Halsey and Brigham have just about had enough.
So has Greta. We're only as sick as our secrets.
It's time for some truths to be revealed, no matter who doesn't want the cousins to find out what's really happening.
Will they be able to put all the pieces together and figure out what role the Order of Skrár is playing...
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