Discusses the origins and purpose of American special forces units, covering the Green Berets, the Army Special Forces, the Navy SEALs, the Air Force Special Operations, and the Delta Force.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the U.S. Special Ops Forces

History

Cerasini, Marc

Military

Alpha

Unlike past wars, the armed conflicts of the 21st century will see innovative use of computers, satellite imagery and weapons. This text explores in detail how science and technology are giving America a tactical advantage over its enemies, one that will ultimately help secure American victories on the battlefield.

The Future of War: The Face of 21st-Century Warfare

Americas

Two of 20th Century Fox's biggest franchises ever – Alien and Predator –come together in one movie!
 A team of drillers, scientists and archaeologists led by a billionaire industrialist travel to Antarctica to investigate ancient pyramid ruins where they not only discover terrorised human skeletons among the fossilised remains of these alien creatures, but they also find further evidence that these aliens are still alive!
 As if that's not frightening enough, vicious Predators lie in wait above for the release of these aliens from the centuries–old ice in which theyᵥ been preserved.
 Thus begins the showdown between two of the greatest film horrors of all time.

AVP: Alien vs. Predator: The Movie Novelization

Science Fiction & Fantasy

HarperEntertainment

Set in New York in the Depression, this is the story of Jim Braddock, who takes up boxing to make money to feed his family, and eventually goes up against champ Max Baer, notorious for having killed two men in the ring.
 James J. Braddock, born in New York City, was known locally for his thunderous right hand and successful amateur boxing career. After turning professional, he defeated foe after foe, and his rapid rise from obscurity earnt him the nickname, the Cinderella Man. He was given a shot at the world light heavyweight title against champion Tommy Loughran in 1929, but lost in a 15–round decision. Following that defeat and the stock market crash of 1929, Jim Braddock struggled to win fights and provide for his young family. 
 Eventually Jim's luck turned. In 1934 he had upset wins against Corn Griffin and John Henry Lewis. With these two wins, Braddock set himself up for another shot at the world title – against heavyweight champion, Max Baer. On 13 June 1935, as a 10 to 1 underdog, Jim took the world title from Max Baer in what was described as, 'the greatest fistic upset since the defeat of John L. Sullivan by Jim Corbett'. Braddock would lose his heavyweight title two years later in an eight–round KO to 'The Brown Bomber', Joe Louis. Jim was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1964, the Hudson County Hall of Fame in 1991 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001.

Cinderella Man

Sports & Outdoors

Biographies

When the legendary Hot Pink diamond mysteriously vanishes during a magic show at the popular MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas––along with the famous starlet who was last seen wearing it upon her ample bosom––authorities immediately summon Chief Inspector Jaques Clouseau, the world renowned investigator from the Paris Police Bureau, to the scene of the crime. With the aid of an American private eye and bounty hunter "Junkyard" Bob Convoy, the French detective who bumbled his way to fame in the widely celebrated Pink Panther case is determined to track down the bauble and the bosom it was last cleaving to. Oddsmakers predict he'll solve the case. . .or go bust trying to! So look out evil–doers: Clouseau is in Sin City. (And look out Nevada Highway Patrol, because some fool has given him the keys to an SUV!)

The Pink Panther Gets Lucky

Literature & Fiction

Alfonsi, Alice

United States

Who is killing the great pastry chefs of France? Inspector Clouseau is assigned to a high–profile "pastry case"––and he could not be happier, considering his love of croissants.
 After visiting (delicious) crime scenes in Paris, Nice, and the French countryside, Clouseau and Ponton gain ten pounds and come to one conclusion. These French chefs are being killed (in strange gastronomic ways) because they are all members of an elite team that is preparing to compete in the most lucrative and prestigious pastry competition on the planet: the World Dessert Expo, held this year at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The million dollar grand prize has made this competition a world–class event. Over a dozen countries enter their finest chefs, and the French have won every year for the past five, clearly making themselves the target of a rival team or even a rival government (are these deaths the work of jealous chefs or cunning assassins working for an enemy of France?).
 It pains Charles Dreyfus when he realizes that Clouseau is the only French inspector who has any experience in dealing with American law enforcement officials. Thus, he is forced to allow Clouseau to once again represent France's finest in America. Clouseau believes undercover work is key and he arrives in Vegas incognito, as a member of the pastry team. Will the intrepid inspector uncover the killer? Or will he himself end up souf–flayed?

The Pink Panther's Just Desserts

Genre Fiction

Within twenty-four hours a nightmare will be unleashed that could cause the death of untold millions and devastate a great nation. It's a plot being carried out by the unlikeliest of allies. A powerful mole within the deepest reaches of U.S. Intelligence has secretly conscripted the very criminals he's been charged with investigating -- former IRA terrorists, Latino and Asian gang members, Middle Eastern assassins and others -- creating one of the most insidious terrorist networks law enforcement has yet to take down.
One man stands between the destroyers and the death tide: Jack Bauer, lone wolf operative for America's brand-new elite Counter Terrorist Unit. But he's three thousand miles from the CTU command center without backup in a strange city, New York. He's been artfully set up and is being hunted by the FBI for the murder of two of its agents. And time's almost up . . .

Operation Hell Gate (24 Declassified)

The eyes of the world are watching
A powerful world leader is expected to join the Hollywood elite at a star-studded ceremony to be broadcast around the globe. But security has been severely compromised -- and a plot is already in motion to turn the Los Angeles Chamberlain Auditorium into a gruesome slaughterhouse.
When an on-line "Trojan Horse" detected by the CTU cyber unit sends up red flags, rogue operative Jack Bauer is called into action. He has less than twenty-four hours to prevent an unthinkable act of death and destruction from occurring -- a televised massacre intended to topple a foreign government and bring terror into millions of American households.
The countdown is on.

24 Declassified: Trojan Horse

Area 51: America's top-secret advanced military testing ground, hidden away in the Nevada desert, where the awesome weapons of tomorrow are being developed. But a mole inside the impregnable facility has been leaking highly advanced killing technology to America's worst enemies . . . who intend to turn its destructive power on an unsuspecting nation before the day is out.
Agent Jack Bauer has a mere twenty-four hours to derail a horrific plot, as a deadly endgame takes shape in the neon glare of nearby Las Vegas. But to do so, the rogue CTU operative will have to lead an impossible assault on Area 51 itself—and expose a lethal string of betrayal and corruption that leads from the terrorists to the underworld and all the way into the heart of the U.S. government.

24 Declassified: Vanishing Point

In a remote corner of New Jersey is a nation within a nation—a refuge for fanatical converts and fervent believers. But within the confines of the secluded Islamic community of Kurmastan, plans are underway to spread fear, death, and untold destruction across America . . . and to deliver one fatal blow to the country's exposed and vulnerable heart.
On the East coast to supervise the activation of CTU's New York office, rogue agent Jack Bauer finds himself in the center of an unleashed hurricane perhaps already too powerful to stop. But if it isn't, in twenty-four hours the U.S. will be brought to its knees by a secret army grown on its own earth. And there is no one Jack Bauer can trust—because the roots of the terror go very deep . . . and frighteningly high.

Collateral Damage (24 Declassified)

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