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Victory

Kydd decides to join Nelson’s squadron just before the Battle of Trafalgar, the greatest sea encounter of all time. Amidst the chaos and bloodshed, Kydd and his shipmates must prove once and for all that the Royal Navy truly rules the seas.

The Time of Terror (HC)

In 1793, British navy commander Nathan Peake get his chance for action when France declares war on England and descends into the bloody madness of the Terror. Peake is entrusted with a mission to wreck the French economy by smuggling fake bank notes into Paris.

Museum of Human Beings (PB)

Sacagawea's son, Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, must travel deep into the heart of the American wilderness and into the depths of his mother's soul on an epic quest for identity.

Invasion (PB)

Rumors fly of Napoleon's planned invasion of England, and Kydd must help American Robert Fulton with his latest creations. Fulton has invented the submarine and the torpedo--weapons of mass destruction that will change the way war is waged on the seas forever.

Pub Date: October 2010

The Tide of War (HC)

Newly-promoted Captain Nathan Peake has been dispatched to the Caribbean to take command of the British navy's latest frigate, the 32-gun Unicorn, a ship with an already tragic history of mutiny and murder.

Pub Date: November 2010

In the King's Name (HC)

1819: Captain Adam Bolitho must make a fast passage from Plymouth to Freetown in West Africa with secret orders for the senior officer there. The slave trade has been declared illegal but over a hundred thousand slaves are shipped out annually, the profit considered worth the risk of interception by the Royal Navy.

Pub Date: February 2011

Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing (PB)

Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns, and Roberto Duran; they were exceptional boxers who matured in the 1980s and ushered in the last Golden Age of boxing.

The Finger Lakes: Nature's Beauty

The natural beauty of the Finger Lakes region of New York State is captured in the stunning landscape photography of Den Linnehan.

The Jewish Princess Cookbook

Contrary to popular stereotype, the Jewish Princess is simply a woman who knows how to make the most of herself and how to enjoy life to the fullest . . .

Better Than Peanut Butter & Jelly: Quick Vegetarian Meals Your Kids Will Love! Revised Edition

Quick, healthy meals for vegetarian family cooking. The recipes are kid-tested. The vegan information has been expanded in this revised edition.

The Complete Midshipman Bolitho

Three novels in one! Sixteen-year-old Richard Bolitho serves in the British Royal Navy as a young midshipman. Follow his adventures as he undergoes a severe initiation into the dangerous world of the great sailing warships!

Night of Flames

In 1939 the Germans invade Poland, setting off a rising storm of violence and destruction. For Anna and Jan Kopernik the loss is unimaginable. She is an assistant professor at a university in Krakow; he, an officer in the Polish cavalry. Separated by the war, they must find their own way in a world where everything they ever knew is gone.