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Out On a Limb
by Louise Maxwell BakerAt the age of eight, Louise Baker lost her right leg above the knee as a result of a road accident; she was on her very first bike ride. With a grand sense of humor and great spiritual courage, she faced life with a seemingly irreconcilable handicap. OUT ON A LIMB, her personal story, is not only one of the most stimulating and amusing books; but even more, it will be a revelation to all who have at any time been faced with personal disaster.Louise Baker mastered her tragedy and had a whale of a lot of fun doing it. One moment, she would play the part of a dare-devil female parachute, the next, a fearless alpine skier whose foot had been frozen rescuing a snowbound child—she had to fabricate the most fantastic tales to crush the typical little boy question, “Hey, Lady! Where’s your leg?”She made her very crutches a part of woman’s vanity—using different colors for different ensembles. She did everything a normal woman could do and more: competed with other reporters on a news beat, discovered her own and highly unconventional means of holding her beaux in college, went to live with her new husband in the wilds of Arizona, set out on a hilarious trip to Europe. Whenever the world seemed totally against her, she could console herself with Webster’s definition of “handicap”: “A race…in which an artificial disadvantage is imposed on a superior contestant.”OUT ON A LIMB has a special significance for these times. Louise Baker’s story is told with sympathy and an understanding for all who have suffered similar misfortunes. Her life was not one colored with unhappiness, but filled with energy and purpose—the picture of a woman who enjoyed each day to the fullest.
Out On The Cutting Edge
by Lawrence BlockA powerful Matt Scudder novel about love and loss.Matthew Scudder is hired to find Paula Hoeldtke. Hot on the ice-cold trail of the missing girl, he finds it's a sleaze-and-terror playground in which he is looking for love in all the wrong places, and finding death in all the right ones.
Outback Assault
by Don PendletonWhen a paid assassin starts killing innocent people, it's time to take him out. But while eliminating one killer, Mack Bolan stumbles onto a deadly drug pipeline that takes him deep into the Australian Outback--and into the heart of the Asian mob. To destroy the enemy Bolan must protect the one thing standing in the Triad's way--a young Aboriginal girl. With the Triad and a highly trained covert team--funded by the dead assassin's partner--tracking him, the Executioner is caught in a lethal cross fire. To survive, he'll have to use skills he never knew he had.
The Outback Bridal Rescue (Outback Knights #3)
by Emma DarcyBillionaire Johnny Ellis inherits a share ofGundamurra, the beloved Outback station of hisyouth—and all of Megan Maguire's hostility.Megan resents Johnny's magnetic masculinity—Gundamurra should be hers alone. Shockedwhen their mutual tension explodes into anight of passion, Megan is further amazedwhen Johnny lays out his rescue package:Gundamurra will belong fully to Megan—ifshe becomes his wife!
The Outback Marriage Ransom (Outback Knights #1)
by Emma DarcyRic Donato wanted Lara Seymour. But Ricwas a bad boy. Six months' punishment on anOutback ranch forced him to grow up. Nowhe's a Sydney tycoon….Ric's ready to claim Lara. But despite his successand wealth, she seems just as unattainable asever. How can he persuade her? By doing whata bad boy would do—kidnap her and make herhis bride!
The Outback Wedding Takeover (Outback Knights #2)
by Emma DarcyMitch Tyler is a hard-hitting hotshot Sydneylawyer—who's put his troubled boyhood inthe Outback behind him.However, all Mitch's old instincts come simmeringto the surface when he realizes that Kathryn Ledgeris in need of his protection. Keeping Kathryn closeby his side is driving Mitch crazy. There's anincredible sexual magnetism between them—butshe's engaged to another man. There's only onething this former Outback bad boy can do…takeover Kathryn's wedding!
Outbreak
by Robin CookMurder and intrigue reach epidemic proportions when a devastating plague sweeps the country. Dr. Marissa Blumenthal of the Atlanta Centers for Disease Control investigates--and soon uncovers the medical world's deadliest secret...
Outbreak: A Nightshades Novel (The Nightshades Novels #3)
by Melissa F. OlsonFBI Agents are on the run as they attempt to stop a vampire army’s nefarious plan in the thrilling finale to this urban fantasy trilogy.A shocking revelation has cast suspicion on agents within the Bureau of Preternatural Investigation. As the Chicago Field Office faces internal investigation, agents Alex and Lindy are on the hook—and on the run.But when all of the BPI’s captive vampires are broken free from their maximum security prison, and Hector finally steps out of the shadows, Alex must use every trick to stay ahead of both the BPI and the world’s most dangerous shade.Confrontation is inevitable. Success is not.
Outbreak: Code Red (Code Red #3)
by Chris RyanThirteen-year-old Ben Tracey is looking forward to spending the summer in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where his father has been hired to examine the valuable mineral Coltan that's being mined there. They soon realise that the people living in the village near the mine are frightened and it doesn't take long for Ben and his father to discover why: behind the door of every hut there is at least one person dying or seriously ill, and no one seems to be doing anything to help.As Ben's father falls ill, it's up to Ben and his new friend from the village, Halima, to try and tell the government what's going on so the village can be isolated before the sickness spreads further. Will they be able to prevent disaster?
Outcast (Inscape)
by Louise CareyTRUTH. LIES. IT CAN BE HARD TO TELL THEM APART.When a bomb goes off at InTech HQ, everything changes for Tanta's corporation. Order becomes disorder. Safety becomes danger. Calm becomes chaos.Tanta is tasked with getting to the bottom of the attack before violence and unrest overtake the city. But even though the evidence points towards rival corporation Thoughtfront, Tanta can't shake the feeling that she's missing something.There's a dark secret at the heart of the case, one that will reveal more about her own corporation than Tanta would like. And the closer Tanta gets to the mystery, the more she comes to realise something terrible: Sometimes facing the truth can be the hardest thing of all.* * * * * * * * * *Praise for Louise Carey's Inscape:'A total blast' Joe Hill'Chillingly plausible' Claire North'Filled with great twists and reveals' SFX
Outcast (Inscape)
by Louise CareyTRUTH. LIES. IT CAN BE HARD TO TELL THEM APART.When a bomb goes off at InTech HQ, everything changes for Tanta's corporation. Order becomes disorder. Safety becomes danger. Calm becomes chaos.Tanta is tasked with getting to the bottom of the attack before violence and unrest overtake the city. But even though the evidence points towards rival corporation Thoughtfront, Tanta can't shake the feeling that she's missing something.There's a dark secret at the heart of the case, one that will reveal more about her own corporation than Tanta would like. And the closer Tanta gets to the mystery, the more she comes to realise something terrible: Sometimes facing the truth can be the hardest thing of all.* * * * * * * * * *Praise for Louise Carey's Inscape:'A total blast' Joe Hill'Chillingly plausible' Claire North'Filled with great twists and reveals' SFX
The Outcast
by Sadie JonesA mesmerizing portrait of 1950s hypocrisy and unexpected love, from a powerful new voice It is 1957, and Lewis Aldridge, straight out of prison, is journeying back to his home in Waterford, a suburban town outside London. He is nineteen years old, and his return will have dramatic consequences not just for his family, but for the whole community. A decade earlier, his father's homecoming has a very different effect. The war is over and Gilbert has been demobilized. He reverts easily to suburban life-cocktails at six-thirty, church on Sundays-but his wife and young son resist the stuffy routine. Lewis and his mother escape to the woods for picnics, just as they did in wartime days. Nobody is surprised that Gilbert's wife counters convention, but they are all shocked when, after one of their jaunts, Lewis comes back without her. Not far away, Kit Carmichael keeps watch. She has always understood more than most, not least from what she is dealt by her own father's hand. Lewis's grief and burgeoning rage are all too plain, and Kit makes a private vow to help. But in her attempts to set them both free, she fails to foresee the painful and horrifying secrets that must first be forced into the open. In this brilliant debut, Sadie Jones tells the story of a boy who refuses to accept the polite lies of a tightly knit community that rejects love in favor of appearances. Written with nail-biting suspense and cinematic pacing, The Outcast is an emotionally powerful evocation of postwar provincial English society and a remarkably uplifting testament to the redemptive powers of love and understanding.
The Outcast
by Michael WaltersUlaan Bataar bakes in the heat of an unseasonably hot summer as it prepares to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the birth of the Mongol Empire. But the city is facing a series of unexpected crises--an apparent suicide bomber shot down by police in Suuk Bataar Square, a dead body in the City Museum gruesomely arranged to recreate a macabre scene from ancient Mongolian history, an explosion at a political rally, and yet another body found murdered nearby. For Doripalam, now boss of the Serious Crime Team, the crises are growing increasingly personal. As he struggles to keep control of his own personal and professional life, one of his own team is arrested. Solongo, Doripalam's wife is facing her own challenges and finds herself entangled with murder and with the fugitive officer. Worst of all, Nergui, now an influential figure in the Ministry of Security, appears to be pursuing an agenda all of his own.The roots of all this trouble lie in the past--in the history of the Mongol nation, as well as in the more recent legacies of the communist state. As the sun beats down, a chilling figure emerges--a figure from Nergui's past, an outcast, who has returned to exact revenge, both on Nergui himself and on the nation that rejected him.
The Outcast Dead (Ruth Galloway Mysteries #6)
by Elly Griffiths"Elly Griffiths draws us all the way back to prehistoric times . . . Highly atmospheric." -- New York Times Book Review The service of the Outcast Dead is held annually in Norwich commemorating the bodies in the paupers' graves. This year's proceedings hold special interest for forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway, who has just unearthed the notorious Mother Hook, hanged in 1867 at Norwich Castle for killing multiple children. Now Ruth is reluctantly starring in a TV special, working alongside the alluring historian Dr. Frank Barker. Nearby, DCI Harry Nelson is investigating the case of three children found dead in their home when another child is abducted. A kidnapper dubbed the Childminder claims responsibility, but is the Childminder behind the deaths too? The team races to find out -- and after a child close to everyone involved disappears, the stakes couldn't be higher. "An uncommon, down-to-earth heroine whose acute insight, wry humor, and depth of feeling make her a thoroughly engaging companion." -- Erin Hart, Agatha and Anthony Award-nominated author of Haunted Ground and Lake of Sorrows Elly Griffiths's Ruth Galloway novels have been praised as "gripping" (Louise Penny), "highly atmospheric," (New York Times Book Review), and "must-reads for fans of crime fiction" (Associated Press). She is the winner of the 2010 Mary Higgins Clark Award.
The Outcast Dead: The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 6 (The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries #6)
by Elly GriffithsForensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway has excavated a body from the grounds of Norwich Castle, once a prison. The body may be that of Victorian murderess Jemima Green. Called Mother Hook for her claw-like hand, Jemima was hanged for the murder of five children. DCI Harry Nelson has no time for long-ago killers. Investigating the case of three infants found dead, one after the other, in their King's Lynn home, he's convinced that their mother is responsible. Then a child goes missing. Could the abduction be linked to the long-dead Mother Hook? Ruth is pulled into the case, and back towards Nelson.(P)2014 Quercus Publishing plc
The Outcast Dead: The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 6 (The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries #6)
by Elly GriffithsHistorical crimes involving a Victorian child killer may hold the key to several contemporary deaths in this macabre outing for Dr Ruth Galloway, forensic archaeologist. 'Told with a deepening sense of the unease, seasoned with a touch of the occult' Daily MailRuth has excavated a body from the grounds of Norwich Castle, which was once a prison. The body may be that of Victorian murderess Jemima Green. Called Mother Hook for her claw-like hand, Jemima was hanged for the murder of five children. DCI Harry Nelson has no time for long-ago killers. Investigating the case of three infants found dead, one after the other, in their King's Lynn home, he's convinced that their mother is responsible. Then a child goes missing. Could the abduction be linked to the long-dead Mother Hook? Ruth is pulled into the case, and back towards Nelson.
The Outcast Dove
by Sharan NewmanCatherine Le Vendeur's curiosity and passion for justice have sometimes led her to solve grisly murders and brave horrors... but this time the threat is to those she loves. Catherine's family business relies on her cousin Solomon to negotiate the treacherous path to riches. The fact that Solomon is her cousin is secret, however, because he's Jewish--and if their family connections were discovered, it could mean ruin or death. When Solomon's father, who rejected Judaism for the more socially acceptable Christianity, asks for his help, Solomon must come to a decision about who he is, and where he really belongs.
Outcast Dove: Number 9 in series (Catherine LeVendeur Mysteries)
by Sharan NewmanYoung Catherine LeVendeur and her nobleman husband Edgar rely heavily on her dearest cousin, Solomon, for his help in their successful trading business. But their relationship must remain fiercely secret. While Catherine's father was abducted as a child and raised a Catholic, the rest of his family are Jewish. The connection would spell ruin - and death - for Catherine's family.When Solomon travels to Spain to make his fortune, he encounters his estranged father, a man who rejected his Jewish faith to become Brother James. When a fellow monk is murdered, James is convinced a conspiracy is at work, and turns to the son he abandoned for help. Solomon wants nothing to do with his father. But faced with his ancestry and the ties of blood, Solomon knows he must come to a decision about who he is - and where he really belongs.
The Outcast Girls (A World's End Victorian Mystery #2)
by Alys Clare"I must, I fear, speak bluntly. Girls are going missing..." London, 1881. Lily Raynor, owner of the World's End Investigation Bureau, is growing increasingly worried. Work is drying up, finances are tight and she cannot find enough for her sole employee, Felix Wilbraham, to do. So when schoolteacher Georgiana Long arrives, with a worrying tale of runaway pupils, it seems like the answer to her prayers. The case is an interesting one, and what could be less perilous than a trip to a girls' boarding school, out in the Fens? Disguised as the new Assistant Matron, Lily joins the Shardlowes School staff, while Felix--suppressing his worries about his cool, calm employer--remains behind. But there are undercurrents at Shardlowes, and the shadowy, powerful men who fund the school's less fortunate pupils loom larger as Felix's own investigations unfold. Felix can't shake off his fear that Lily is in danger--and soon, his premonitions come frighteningly true...
The Outcasts: A Novel
by Kathleen KentA taut, thrilling adventure story about buried treasure, a manhunt, and a woman determined to make a new life for herself in the old west.It's the 19th century on the Gulf Coast, a time of opportunity and lawlessness. After escaping the Texas brothel where she'd been a virtual prisoner, Lucinda Carter heads for Middle Bayou to meet her lover, who has a plan to make them both rich, chasing rumors of a pirate's buried treasure. Meanwhile Nate Cannon, a young Texas policeman with a pure heart and a strong sense of justice, is on the hunt for a ruthless killer named McGill who has claimed the lives of men, women, and even children across the frontier. Who--if anyone--will survive when their paths finally cross? As Lucinda and Nate's stories converge, guns are drawn, debts are paid, and Kathleen Kent delivers an unforgettable portrait of a woman who will stop at nothing to make a new life for herself.finally cross.THE OUTCASTS is a page-turning adventure story about greed, love, betrayal, redemption - and the fight to bring order to a chaotic, lawless place.
Outcasts: A Seal Team Six Outcasts Novel (The SEAL Team Six Novels)
by Stephen Templin Howard E. WasdinAuthors of the “harrowing” (Time) and “adrenaline-laced” (The New York Times) insider memoir SEAL Team Six, Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin bring their bestselling talents and hardcore field experience to a riveting novel of a team that covertly defies military code to do what SEALs do best: keep America safe. They are the Outcasts. Because people don’t want to know what they do. With bin Laden dead and seven al Qaeda members vying to replace him, America requires a team capable of finessing the U.N.’s policies of national sovereignty to take out the would-be terrorist leaders. The quartet of elite SEALs that comprises Tier One, a product of the top-secret Special Op unit Bitter Ash, will eliminate its targets under cover of darkness and with no official support from its government. But hot on the tail of the third target, the Outcasts discover a plot with the U.S. in its crosshairs . . . a threat that will put them to the ultimate test.
Outcasts: A SEAL Team Six Novel
by Howard E. Wasdin Stephen TemplinThe New York Times bestselling authors of SEAL Team Six, which "pulses with the grit of a Jerry Bruckheimer production" (The Washington Post), are back in action, bringing the covert operations of the world's most elite military team to stop a new terror threat from al-Qaeda.When America's controversial Phoenix Program was buried during the Vietnam War, a new program rose from its ashes: a top-secret Special Operations unit, with a core mission to combat terror wherever they find it. With bin Laden dead, the leaders within al-Qaeda struggle to assume his role at the top, but the president of the United States doesn't want any of them left to dominate...and that means he has only one choice. But doing what's needed without political repercussions will take a small team flying under the radar. A team capable of finessing the U.N.'s policies on national sovereignty and acts of war. A team like the Outcasts. The team's mission: Take out the seven terror merchants vying to take bin Laden's place. The team's status: Expendable. With no official support from their government and no one to rely on but themselves, the Outcasts must track down each target. Hot on the tail of the third, the team starts to close in on a larger plot, one that puts the security of the United States in dangerous jeopardy. The terrorists are threatening American territory once again, and the Outcasts will have to do what SEALs do best: whatever it takes to keep their country safe.
Outer Earth (Outer Earth Ser. #1)
by Rob BoffardWelcome to Outer Earth: a vivid, dangerous world where every day is a desperate struggle for survival. Who said in space no one can hear you scream?Outer Earth is a huge space station orbiting the ruins of our planet. Dirty, overcrowded and inescapable, it's humanity's last refuge . . . and possibly its final resting place.For there are dark forces at work on the station: forces that seek to unleash chaos. If they succeed, there will be nowhere left to run. This omnibus edition contains all three of Rob Boffard's adrenaline-fuelled Outer Earth novels: Tracer, Zero-G, and Impact.
Outer Earth: The exhilarating space adventure you won't want to miss
by Rob Boffard'EXHILARATING AND UNFORGETTABLE' Sarah Lotz, author of The Three'SETS A NEW STANDARD FOR ALL-ACTION SF' Ken MacLeodAn omnibus edition containing all three of Rob Boffard's thrilling Outer Earth novels: Tracer, Zero-G and Impact.Outer Earth is a huge space station orbiting the ruins of our planet. Dirty, overcrowded and inescapable, it's humanity's last refuge . . . and possibly its final resting place.For there are dark forces at work on the station: forces that seek to unleash chaos. If they succeed, there will be nowhere left to run. 'Fast-paced, action-packed, cinematic space adventure' Civilian Reader'Relentlessly fast pace...Vivid action scenes' SFX'Compelling, compulsive...Thoroughly entertaining' SciFi and Fantasy Reviews'Guaranteed to keep you hooked until the very last page' Glamour
Outer Earth: The exhilarating space adventure you won't want to miss (Outer Earth Ser. #1)
by Rob Boffard'EXHILARATING AND UNFORGETTABLE' Sarah Lotz, author of The Three'SETS A NEW STANDARD FOR ALL-ACTION SF' Ken MacLeodAn omnibus edition containing all three of Rob Boffard's thrilling Outer Earth novels: Tracer, Zero-G and Impact.Outer Earth is a huge space station orbiting the ruins of our planet. Dirty, overcrowded and inescapable, it's humanity's last refuge . . . and possibly its final resting place.For there are dark forces at work on the station: forces that seek to unleash chaos. If they succeed, there will be nowhere left to run. 'Fast-paced, action-packed, cinematic space adventure' Civilian Reader'Relentlessly fast pace...Vivid action scenes' SFX'Compelling, compulsive...Thoroughly entertaining' SciFi and Fantasy Reviews'Guaranteed to keep you hooked until the very last page' Glamour