None Braver

Author : Michael Hirsh
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101161884
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book None Braver written by Michael Hirsh and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-09-07 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning journalist and combat veteran Michael Hirsh comes the thrilling inside story of the Air Force’s pararescue operations in Afghanistan. The first journalist to be embedded with an Air Force combat unit in the War on Terrorism, Hirsh flew from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, with the 71st Rescue Squadron to their expeditionary headquarters at a secret location in Central Asia. Unparalleled access to the PJs, as well as to the courageous men and women who fly them where they have to go, often under enemy fire, allowed Hirsh to uncover incredible stories of courage.

Author : Gary Braver
Publisher : Forge Books
ISBN 13 : 9781429962933
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elixir written by Gary Braver and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When biologist Chris Bacon headed for the unspoiled rainforests of Papua New Guinea in search of medicinal plants, he had no idea that he would bring home a rare flower rumored by a tribal shaman to prevent human aging. Driven by fountain-of-youth dreams, he plans to turn the flower into an elixir of youth and health. But as Chris begins tampering with the ultimate secret of nature, he unleashes forces that not only threaten his own family, but expose the world to unimaginably horrific consequences. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : William F. Sine
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1480406538
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guardian Angel written by William F. Sine and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fabulous read, filled with heroism, history, and hi-jinks, as author William F. Sine recounts his life as an Air Force Pararescue Jumper” (Readers’ Favorite). US Air Force Pararescue is the most skillful and capable rescue force in the world, taking on some of the most dangerous rescue missions imaginable. PJs (short for para-jumpers), are members of an elite unit whose commando skills are so wide-reaching they often seem like something out of science fiction. They routinely tackle perilous operations that are beyond the capabilities of other rescue organizations, and sometimes dare the seemingly impossible. Since their inception in 1947, PJs have saved more than thirty thousand lives. They can pluck near-frozen climbers off jagged mountaintops and recover shot-down jet pilots stranded deep in hostile territory. In the dead of night, the PJs parachute into ominous, black, twenty-foot-tall waves to save distressed seamen, and they brave the cruelest and most desolate deserts to recover victims. US Air Force pararescuemen have played a prominent role in every armed conflict since the Korean War, rescuing thousands of soldiers from behind enemy lines. Guardian Angel provides a rare glimpse at a PJ’s mind-blowing adventures. You follow Sgt. Sine’s trek across exotic lands and share his encounters with mysterious cultures. Learn what it takes to lower from a helicopter onto the slippery decks of storm-tossed ships to rescue dying sailors. Feel what it’s like to be caught in the middle of a bomb blast so powerful that it tears high-rise buildings in half, and flattens armored vehicles hundreds of yards away. Soar high above towering jungle trees and experience the danger of swinging on a slim cable below a helicopter, while performing a mid-air rescue of a pilot, dangling from his chute a hundred feet above a mountain slope. Go to war in Afghanistan and parachute onto a nocturnal battlefield, surrounded by land mines, to help a mortally wounded soldier. This is a deadly serious business: When things go wrong, they can go terribly wrong. Aircraft crash into mountainsides, killing all onboard, while some PJs live through horrendous helicopter crashes only to struggle with freezing temperatures, snapped limbs and torn flesh in a desperate fight for survival. This book presents true stories of uncommon courage told from the perspective of the actual men in the arena. PJs belong to an exclusive brotherhood and forge unbreakable bonds of loyalty, commitment, and sacrifice. They do these things for their country, to protect their brothers in arms, and to honor their motto: “That Others May Live.”

Author : Gary Braver
Publisher : Forge Books
ISBN 13 : 1429977248
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Skin Deep written by Gary Braver and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Someone is killing the most alluring women of Boston. Someone whose keen eye for beauty masks a twisted mind. Someone who insinuates himself into his victims' lives and leaves them with nothing but an elegant black stocking knotted around their necks. Homicide detective Lieutenant Steve Markarian must stop the killer before another woman is sacrificed. The stakes increase when he realizes his own wife has caught the killer's eye. In this stunning psychological thriller, bestselling author Gary Braver explores the nature of beauty, and the forbidding yearnings that kill in its name. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Lisa Braver Moss
Publisher : She Writes Press
ISBN 13 : 1631526391
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shrug written by Lisa Braver Moss and published by She Writes Press. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Berkeley in the 1960s, and all Martha Goldenthal wants is to do well at Berkeley High and plan for college. But her home life is a cauldron of kooky ideas, impossible demands, and explosive physical violence. Her father, Jules, is an iconoclast who hates academia and can’t control his fists. Her mother, Willa, has made a career of victimhood and expects Martha and her siblings, Hildy and Drew, to fend for themselves. Meanwhile, Jules’s classical record store, located directly across the street from the U.C. Berkeley campus, is ground zero for riots and tear gas. Martha perseveres with the help of her best friend, who offers laughter, advice about boys, and hospitality. But when Willa and Jules divorce and Jules loses his store and livelihood, Willa goes entirely off the rails. A heartless boarding school placement, eviction from the family home, and an unlikely custody case wind up putting Martha and Drew in Jules's care. Can Martha stand up to her father to do the one thing she knows she must—go to college? With its running "soundtrack" of classical recordings and rock music and its vivid scenes of Berkeley at its most turbulent, Shrug is the absorbing, harrowing, and ultimately uplifting story of one young woman’s journey toward independence.

Author : Peter Gurney
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0008219400
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Braver Men Walk Away written by Peter Gurney and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-12-29 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1993 and now available as an ebook. The bestselling story of one man’s fight against terrorism.

Author : Marcus Emerson
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
ISBN 13 : 1250143268
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Super Life of Ben Braver written by Marcus Emerson and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It all started with a peanut butter cup . . . which leads Ben Braver to a secret school for kids with super abilities. Ben has never had any special powers—and maybe never will. But could this be his chance to become the superhero he's always dreamed of? Packed with black-and-white art and comic strips throughout, The Super Life of Ben Braver is the first book in a hilarious adventure series about the greatness that lies within any middle schooler who dreams big from Marcus Emerson, the author of the smash hit Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja series.

Author : Michael Hirsh
Publisher : Avon
ISBN 13 : 9780380810703
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pararescue written by Michael Hirsh and published by Avon. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the capsizing of the cargo ship "Salvador Allende" during a massive storm, and the desperate efforts of the Pararescue Jumpers of the 106th Rescue Wing who risked their lives to save survivors.

Author : Gary Braver
Publisher : Forge Books
ISBN 13 : 9781429971249
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gray Matter written by Gary Braver and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rachel Whitman has everything. She's young, attractive, and affluent. Her husband is the brilliant CEO of his own company. They have a big new house in a flossy Boston suburb. They have all the brand-name "toys" that go along with wealth. And they have a gorgeous, sweet little six-year-old son named Dylan. But Dylan has learning disabilities. Although intelligence isn't everything, Rachel lives in a community where the rewards for brainpower are conspicuous. She fears her son will grow up never fully appreciating the wonders of life. Like so many middle-class parents who would do anything to improve life for their children—whether it means fixing hair, teeth, or nose—Rachel cannot accept that her child is less than perfect. Tortured by the idea that something she did in the past caused Dylan's problems, Rachel becomes obsessed with a secret and expensive medical procedure that claims to turn slow children into geniuses. Should she and her husband sacrifice their new fortune on the risky, experimental procedure for the sake of their son's happiness? Unaware of the real consequences of the brain enhancement procedure, Rachel can't know that the costs of the operation go far beyond financial ones. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Jimmy Settle
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250103002
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Never Quit written by Jimmy Settle and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “That Others May Live” is a mantra that defines the fearless men of Alaska’s 212th Pararescue Unit, the PJs, one of the most elite military forces on the planet. Whether they are rescuing citizens injured and freezing in the Alaskan wilderness or saving wounded Rangers and SEALS in blazing firefights at war, the PJs are the least known and most highly trained of America’s warriors. Never Quit is the true story of how Jimmy Settle, an Alaskan shoe store clerk, became a Special Forces Operator and war hero. After being shot in the head during a dangerous high mountain operation in the rugged Watapur Valley in Afghanistan, Jimmy returns to battle with his teammates for a heroic rescue, the bullet fragments stitched over and still in his skull. In a cross between a suicide rescue mission and an against-all-odds mountain battle, his team of PJs risk their lives again in an epic firefight. When his helicopter is hit and begins leaking fuel, Jimmy finds himself in the worst possible position as a rescue specialist—forced to leave members from his own team behind. Jimmy will have to risk everything to get back into the battle and bring back his brothers. From death-defying Alaskan wilderness training, wild rescues, and vicious battles against the Taliban and Al Qaeda, this is an explosive special operations memoir unlike any that has come before, and the true story of a man from humble beginnings who became an American hero.