Former Special Forces Officer and New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor delivers a heart-pounding thriller where Pike Logan's search for a Mossad agent and ally puts him on a collision course with a ruthless military coup in Africa-and tests his loyalties to the Taskforce. It was to be a simple mission. Nothing more than assessing whether a merchant in the fabled Israeli Diamond Exchange was involved in a scheme that could potentially embarrass...

Publisher Annotation: A clever, surprising, and ultimately moving debut novel, set in a small Midwestern town in the early 1950s, about a nosy switchboard operator who overhears gossip involving her own family, and the unraveling that discovery sets into motion. DEBUT NOVEL 352pp., 50K

Continuing their journey across the U.S. in one of the world's largest airships, the team questions how the atmosphere changes with altitude and how that has an impact on the life found there. Microbiologist Dr. Chris van Tulleken and former paratrooper Andy Torbet search for living microorganisms in the "death zone" of high altitude. Parachuting from 26,000 feet, Andy has to overcome sub-freezing temperatures and fatally low levels of oxygen to undertake...

Dan Snow and team take on the rapids of the Grand Canyon in antique wooden boats to rediscover one of the wild west's great adventures of discovery.

Agent Moose and not-quite-so-special Agent Owlfred are back and better than ever! Strange flash floods are making waves (and headlines) all over the Big Forest! Someone is pulling off particularly confounding capers and, between the flooding and the heists, Big Forest is in big trouble. When Madame HQ is nabbed right out of a very wet Woodland HQ, Agent Moose and Owlfred must wade through clues to get her back and stop the mystery criminal making...

After the suspicious death of his uncle, Alex Rider is recruited by British intelligence for a dangerous mission that will save the world. Alex Rider has been trained since birth for a career as a spy. It's not until his beloved uncle, Ian Rider, dies that Alex learns of his intended purpose in life. At just 14, Alex is not sure he can do all that is required of a super spy. Without much choice he is taken under the wing of Britain's secret intelligence...

Commander Ellian Zahra has been tasked by the terrifying Darth Vader with the job of tracking down the remnants of the Rebel Fleet, scattered across the galaxy since the Battle of Hoth. From the bridge of her flagship, the Tarkin's Will, her goal is to eradicate all resistance. But her secret goal is to destroy Leia Organa!

This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series examines Sagebrush, the nation's biggest peacetime maneuver since the 1941 Louisiana War Games. Featuring footage from the National Archives and Records Administration, this fascinating video provides viewers with an in-depth look at Operation Sagebrush, an exercise designed to test our equipment and ideas for a modern, streamlined Army.

This episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series features physical fitness in the military and profiles the Army's sports programs. Featuring appearances from Lindsey Nelson, Warren Spahn, Oscar Robertson, and Jack Kemp, this video from the National Archives and Records Administration explores how the physical fitness programs from intramural levels to inter-service sports competitions, and all the way up to international sporting...