Like many heroes of the Second World War, General Albert C. Wedemeyer's career has been largely overshadowed by such well-known figures as Marshall, Patton, Montgomery, and Bradley. Wedemeyer's legacy as the main planner of the D-Day invasion is almost completely forgotten today, eclipsed by politics and the capriciousness of human nature. Yet during America's preparation for the war, Wedemeyer was the primary author of the "Victory Program" that...

It can be a challenge to understand the Hebrew Bible's wisdom literature and how it relates to biblical history and theology, but John L. McLaughlin makes this complicated genre straightforward and accessible. This introductory-level textbook begins by explaining the meaning of wisdom to the Israelites and surrounding cultures before moving into the conventions of the genre and its poetic forms. The heart of the book examines Proverbs, Job, Qoheleth...

Parker is a professional thief who lives by a personal code of ethics: Don't steal from people who can't afford it and don't hurt people who don't deserve it. On his latest heist, his crew double crosses him, and leaves him for dead. Out for revenge, Parker tracks them to Palm Beach, where the crew is planning their biggest heist ever. Undercover as a rich Texan, Parker takes on an unlikely partner, and together they devise a plan to hijack the score,...

The sound of helicopter blades chopping through the air as they swiftly fly away into the distance, the eerie quietness before the buzzing of bullets zipping past the protective helmets, and the blasts of heavy shelling disturbing the ground. These were the familiar sounds heard once a drop was made leaving American soldiers in unfamiliar terrain to fight and fend off the enemy. The Vietnam War took place between 1955 and 1975. This war saw the communist...

An up and coming country singer who has the whole world in his hands until his ego gets in the way.

A wounded man wakes up in the desert surround by bodies, no memory and with three million dollars cash. On the run, he discovers the more he remembers the less he wants to know about who he really is.

Noah Bryan is an up-and-coming country singer determined to become a country music star until his ego gets in the way and is left with custody of his son after a show. He agrees to meet the boy and realizes he must do the right thing to raise him.

Texas Ranger Roland Sharp is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murder of a key figure in the prosecution of a drug kingpin -- a group of University of Texas cheerleaders. Sharp must now go undercover as an assistant cheerleading coach and move in with the young women. They get him to loosen up a little and even help him to patch things up with his neglected daughter.