This is one.' "The Times" 'A stunningly ambitious novel [that shows] how much a thriller can encompass.' "Sunday Times " 'A fine example of the genre: a strong story about a real dilemma with colourful characters.
Protecting a woman aviator whose violent husband has already committed one murder, Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency oversees the woman's participation in a daring 1910 cross-country race, which is being sponsored by a wealthy ...
He garnishes this story with a chronicle of the tumultuous history of extreme sailing from the nineteenth century to today.
Perfect for the avid motor-sports fan, this book includes interviews with many racing favorites, from Al Unser, Sr. to Parnelli Jones, Bobby Unser, and more.
We were camping at a dirt-bike race and were literally awoken in the night by a boom of thunder the night before my son had his very first tumor symptom. It was like God sent us a warning that things were going to get wild. They did.
Each book comes with notes for parents that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggesta range of follow-up activities.
Is your spiritual engine running on fumes? Do you feel like you¿re falling behind in the race of life, or that you¿ve hit the wall? Get ready to start your engine once again.
Ultimately, the race leads to a deadlocked party convention where Grace must resolve the conflict between his romance with Lexie and his presidential ambitions—and decide just who and what he is willing to sacrifice.
You will learn how to overcome life’s greatest adversities. But most important, you’ll understand what it takes to run the race of life and finish well. As you read The Race, you will cry out with Phidippedes, “Nenikékamen!
Like Undaunted Courage and D-Day, this is a tale of achieving the extraordinary against extraordinary odds.
. . Clive Cussler's The Race is the international bestselling author's follow up to The Spy and The Wrecker, the first two novels in the Isaac Bell series. The Race is a nerve-shredding historical thriller, set at the dawn of flight.
The rocky of cycling! In this stunning novel the Tour de France serves as the perfect backdrop for a celebration of what is truly great about being human. The triumph leaves readers breathless.
"Twenty-two year-old Chris Strider vows to his dying grandmother that he will run a prestigious 6,000 mile race.
A child is kidnapped with consequences that extend across worlds… A writer reaches into the past to discover the truth about a possible murder… Far away a young woman prepares for her mysterious future… In a future scarred by fracking ...
In order to choose the life that we want, we must be able to take risks and realize where we went wrong.
A political thriller set in the drama of the US presidential primary election from the master of 'the thinking man's thriller' A political thriller set in the drama of the US presidential primary election from the master of 'the thinking ...
"Set in a future Great Britain scarred by fracking and ecological collapse, The Race opens in the coastal town of Sapphire, dominated by the illegal sport of smartdog racing: greyhounds genetically modified with human DNA.
A re-telling of the Aesop fable about an impetuous hare and a slow but steady tortoise results in a round the world race.
The race of life is gender blind. Marriage is a race, and we need grace to run the race of our marriages. A race that is void of grace is nothing but frustration. This book encourages us to run the race of our life relentlessly.
Corey Grace - a handsome and charismatic Republican senator from Ohio - is a decorated Gulf War pilot, who is still haunted by a tragic mistake buried deep in his past, and now his integrity will be put to the test in this most brutal of ...