The Pueblo Incident: A Spy Ship and the Failure of American Foreign Policy by Mitchell B. Lerner, ISBN 0700611711
Remember, you are not going out there to start a war, " Rear Admiral Frank Johnson reminded Commander Pete Bucher just prior to the maiden voyage of the U.S.S. Pueblo. And yet a war -- one that might have gone nuclear -- was what nearly happened when the Pueblo was attacked and captured by North Korean gunships in January 1968. Diplomacy prevailed in the end, but not without great cost to the lives of the imprisoned crew and to a nation already mired in an unwinnable war in Vietnam.
The Pueblo was an aging cargo ship poorly refurbished as a signals intelligence collector for the top-secret Operation Clickbeetle. It was sent off with a first-time captain, an inexperienced crew, and no back-up, and was captured well before the completion of its first mission.
Drawing on thousands of pages of recently declassified documents from President Lyndon Johnson's administration, along with dozens of interviews with those involved, Mitchell Lerner provides the most complete and accurate account of the Pueblo incident yet available. He weaves on a grand scale a dramatic story of international relations, presidential politics, covert intelligence, capture on the high seas, and secret negotiations. At the same time, he highlights the personal struggles of the Pueblo's crew -- through capture, imprisonment, indoctrination, torture, and release -- and the still smoldering controversy over Commander Bucher's actions. In fact, Bucher emerges here for the first time as the truly steadfast hero his men have always considered him to be.
More than an account of misadventure, The Pueblo Incident is an indictment of America's Cold War mentality. Lerner argues that had U.S. policymakers regarded the NorthKoreans as people with a national agenda, rather than as serving a global Communist conspiracy, they might have avoided the crisis or resolved it more effectively.
Rides: The Complete Second Season
It's a new season of building and racing on "Rides," and without a doubt, this is the top crop yet. Stars like Jay Leno, Christopher Titus and Jack Osbourne make the scene, along with makes such as Lamborghini, Deusenberg, and a couple names that are far too undercover to mention. It's "Rides" as never before ? All new, all fast and of course ? all incredibly cool. The most comprehensive and definitive televisions series on hot rod cars ever produced. Hosted by movie star and car enthusiast Dylan Bruno. Five-Disc Set contains the complete second season of "Rides." Episodes include: Episode 1 - "Drifters" - The biggest rage today. Episode 2 - "Soccer Mom" - A comic and his search for cool in suburbia. Episode 3 - "Eleanor" - Build me a movie star. Episode 4 - "Rat Rods" - Getting the ride down to the basics. Episode 5 - "702 Motoring" - Let's get this party started. Episode 6 - "Joe Rogan's Sick Fish" - Troy, Chip, Joe and a car beyond description. Episode 7 - "Darkside" - Jack Osbourne...
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The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey, ISBN 1572702443
When Scotland Yard Inspector Alan Grant is confined to a hospital bed, a friend brings him an assortment of pictures of famous historical figures. Grant is captivated by a portrait of King Richard III and wonders how such a sensitive-appearing soul could have murdered his own nephews to secure the British crown for himself. Grant reconsiders 500-year-old evidence pertaining to one of the most intriguing mysteries of all time. Who really killed the princes in the Tower of London? Josephine Teys answer to this question has fascinated readers since the books publication in 1951. This classic mystery has been ranked fourth by the Mystery Writers of America on its list of the Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time. Fans of public televisions Cadfael or I, Claudius know Jacobis work and he is unsurpassed here in his rich reading.
The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey, ISBN 1572702443
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Cry Wolf by Wilbur Smith, ISBN 0312982585
In 1935, the "Wolf of Rome, " Italy's army under Mussolini, is poised to invade Ethiopia. Desperate to save his land, Emperor Haile Selassie enlists American Jake Barton and Englishman Gareth Swales to deliver four ancient refurbished armored cars and an American journalist in exchange for a hefty weight of gold. Their journey leads them to a dramatic struggle to stay alive.
Cry Wolf by Wilbur Smith, ISBN 0312982585
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Crime Fiction
"Crime Fiction" provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series, John Scaggs:
*presents a concise history of crime fiction - from biblical narratives to James Ellroy - broadening the genre to include revenge tragedy and the gothic novel
*explores the key sub-genres of crime fiction, such as "Rational Criminal Investigation," "The Hard-Boiled Mode," "The Police Procedural" and "Historical Crime Fiction"
*locates texts and their recurring themes and motifs in a wider social and historical context
*outlines the various critical concepts that are central to the study of crime fiction, including gender, narrative theory and film theory
*considers contemporary television series like "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation" alongside the "classic" whodunnits of Agatha Christie.
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Rides: The Complete Second Season
It's a new season of building and racing on "Rides," and without a doubt, this is the top crop yet. Stars like Jay Leno, Christopher Titus and Jack Osbourne make the scene, along with makes such as Lamborghini, Deusenberg, and a couple names that are far too undercover to mention. It's "Rides" as never before ? All new, all fast and of course ? all incredibly cool. The most comprehensive and definitive televisions series on hot rod cars ever produced. Hosted by movie star and car enthusiast Dylan Bruno. Five-Disc Set contains the complete second season of "Rides." Episodes include: Episode 1 - "Drifters" - The biggest rage today. Episode 2 - "Soccer Mom" - A comic and his search for cool in suburbia. Episode 3 - "Eleanor" - Build me a movie star. Episode 4 - "Rat Rods" - Getting the ride down to the basics. Episode 5 - "702 Motoring" - Let's get this party started. Episode 6 - "Joe Rogan's Sick Fish" - Troy, Chip, Joe and a car beyond description. Episode 7 - "Darkside" - Jack Osbourne...
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