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  Greenbrier Bunker The: The...

  Charles River Editors

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  In October 1962, American spy planes discovered the Soviets were building nuclear missile sites in Cuba, and intelligence officials informed President John F. Kennedy of this on October 16th. It went without saying that nuclear missile sites located just miles off the coast of the American mainland posed a grave threat to the country, especially because missiles launched from Cuba would reach their targets in mere minutes. That would throw off important military balances in nuclear arms and locations that had previously ensured the Cold War stayed cold. Almost all senior American political figures agreed that the sites were offensive and needed to be removed, but how? Ultimately, Kennedy's administration crafted an eventual plan that sought to avoid all-out war: a blockade of Cuba. 
  In the weeks and months following the crisis, Kennedy sought to ease nuclear tensions. By 1963, the first agreement was signed to limit the testing of nuclear devices, and the habit of secretly taping all meetings, phone calls, and other communications continued, due to the great assistance the practice had provided throughout the crisis.  
  As it turned out, October 1962 was probably the closest the Soviet Union and United States came to formally engaging in a war against each other, but of course, the possibility of a destructive nuclear war had been contemplated years before the Cuban Missile Crisis. That doomsday scenario is precisely why the federal government was working on a secret nuclear fallout bunker underneath the Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia in the years preceding the crisis. Its existence would remain a secret for decades until being declassified shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and to this day the bunker remains both a source of curiosity and mystery. 

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  Is Today the Day? - A Redemption...

  Marty Machowski

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  The Shadow and the Promise by bestselling author Marty Machowski follows the adventures of the animals who witness the events of Genesis and Exodus unfold before them. Join badgers in the Garden of Eden, an array of animals in the Ark, groundhogs at Babel, Abraham’s donkey, sheep from Joseph’s herd, the cats in the palace in Egypt, and a dog and oxen present at the Passover.  Enjoy the whole series!

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  Spelling for Kids Parents and...

  Dani Lai MacGregor

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  Hello Kids and Parents. Are you looking for an interactive book to help your child with spelling? You have come to the right place. The lessons attached are over 350 3-letter words and sentences that will help sharpen your child’s thinking skills and help you and your child have some fun together. They are broken up into six different chapters. Words having to do with being outside, Words beginning with the letter T, Words to do with Animals, Words with a D in them, and two chapters of miscellaneous 3-letter words. As you work thru this audiobook, you will be asked to spell the word, then given the word used in a sentence. The word will then be repeated followed by a pause where you have time to work out the spelling on your own before you are given the correct spelling of the word. Then it's on to the next.Sharpen your skills and have fun figuring out how many more 3 letter words you can find than I did! Enjoy, and Let’s get started!!

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  Young Lions Hunt

  Andrew Mackay

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  Alan, Sam, Alice and Aurora continue to attack German forces who are taking part in Operation Thor: the invasion of Scotland. The Partisans discover that the Fascist Government has begun a program to exterminate all disabled orphan children and that an SS Death Squad is coming to Britain with a secret list of targets to eliminate. The Resistance plan to sabotage Operation Sea lion anniversary celebrations. Young Lions Hunt is the third book in the Young Lions series and is a fast paced, gritty war novel set in an alternative history of the Second World War. 
  The Young Lions series: Young Lions Roar (winner of the NGP Publishing Prize 2012)

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  Lost Sci-Fi Books 156 thru 160

  Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac...

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  Lost Sci-Fi Books 156 thru 160 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60sThe Voice In The Night by William Hope Hodgson - It was a dark, starless night. We were becalmed in the Northern Pacific. Our exact position I do not know; for the sun had been hidden during the course of a weary, breathless week, by a thin haze which had seemed to float above us, about the height of our mastheads, at whiles descending and shrouding the surrounding sea.The World That Couldn't Be by Clifford D. Simak - Like every farmer on every planet, Duncan had to hunt down anything that damaged his crops—even though he was aware this was—The World That Couldn’t BeThe Elephant Circuit by Robert A. Heinlein - The exposition was easily the biggest John Watts had ever seen, and he'd seen them all. Yet, besides its size, there was something else strange about this fair–it was just a little out of this world!Someday by Isaac Asimov - The thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts... but those of a frustrated machine are longer—and deadlier!The Night Shift by Frank M. Robinson - Werewolves are supposed to haunt lonely, back-country roads. That seems a little silly, when you consider that most beasts of prey go where the game is thickest. Now at night, in the larger cities…

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  Paul Bunyan

  William B. Laughead

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  Step into the mighty boots of Paul Bunyan, America’s most legendary lumberjack, in this larger-than-life collection of tall tales by William B. Laughead. With his colossal blue ox, Babe, by his side, Paul fells forests with a single swing, creates great lakes with his footprints, and transforms the rugged North Woods with unmatched strength and humor. Blending early 20th-century logging folklore with playful exaggeration, these stories celebrate the spirit of adventure, ingenuity, and American perseverance. Narrated with hearty charm by Joe Reeder, this audiobook invites listeners of all ages to rediscover the myth, magic, and muscle of one of America's most beloved folk heroes.

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