"Based on a true story--P.T. Deutermann's Trial by Fire is a dramatic WWII novel of attack, survival, and triumph on board an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. March 19, 1945: The war in the Pacific approaches its apocalyptic climax. The largest wartime armada ever assembled, Task Force 58, is closing in on Okinawa; once taken, it will finally put American B-29 bombers in range of the home islands of Japan-and victory. At the heart of the fleet are...

When Jim Leighton becomes a deckhand for venture capitalist Will Spark, he finds himself sailing to Rio de Janeiro, but when Stark suddenly changes their course in a fit of paranoia, Jim is soon alone at sea and fighting for his life.

"Grandmothers from eight eastern African countries welcome you into their kitchens to share flavorful recipes and stories of family, love, and tradition in this transporting cookbook-meets-travelogue"--

The book provides each of us the opportunity to revisit, at least in our mind, the thrilling adventures of men and women who helped shape the world we live in today.