From a beloved master of crime fiction, Free Fall in Crimson is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.He was rich, mean, and slowly succumbing to cancer—until someone hastened the inevitable by beating him to death at a Florida truck stop. Now Ellis Esterland’s son wants Travis McGee to find out who killed his estranged father. The why seems obvious: Esterland’s multimillion-dollar estate.“The Travis McGee novels are among the finest works of fiction ever penned by an American author.” —Jonathan KellermanThough he had been reassured that he would receive a substantial inheritance, Ron Esterland was disowned by his wealthy father years ago. But upon dear old Dad’s conveniently timed murder, the family fortune winds up in the hands of Ellis’s ex-wife instead.The quest to recover Ron’s money takes McGee from Hollywood to the Midwest, where he confronts prostitution rings and drug deals gone wrong. In the haze of violence surrounding him, McGee starts to lose sight of who he really is. But one thing remains crystal clear: McGee is on the trail of a killer conjured from his worst nightmares.

Free Fall In Crimson

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

MacDonald, John

Mystery

Collins

Examines great battles of the American Civil War, from the first battle at Bull Run in 1861 to the Battle of the Five Forks in 1865.

Great battles of the Civil War

History

Americas

Maxwell Macmillan International

17 of the Greatest Battles of the Civil War Come Alive as Never Before For the first time, breakthrough computer graphics re-create every detail of the Civil War's most important battles. A team of experts has researched every aspect of every battle—from topography to troop strength—and, using the computer's latest capabilities, reconstructs the battlefields in vivid detail and analyzes why and how the winners won. Also included is a wealth of contemporary anecdotes, eyewitness accounts, character studies, paintings, drawings and period photographs that reveal a uniquely accurate picture of the most memorable battles of the Civil War. An amazing commander's view. Had the generals possessed these graphics, history might have changed. Here's how it works: From a standard 2-dimensional map, the computer constructs a sophisticated 3-dimensional graphic of the battle site. Then the artists overlay all the details of the battle: troop movement, weapon deployment, the state of the terrain, even the exact weather conditions.

Great Battles of the Civil War

wiley

Great Battles of World War II

A real nice World war II book with hundreds of action pictures and fold out pages in centerfold. Has maps, drawings and diagrams of the most important battles from world War II from Europe to the Pacific.

Military

Collier Books

For the first time, breakthrough computer graphics re-create with unparalleled accuracy every detail of history’s most important battles. Battlefields have been reconstructed in amazing detail allowing you to analyze how and why the winners won.

Great Battlefields of the World

Examines great battles of the American Civil War, from the first battle at Bull Run in 1861 to the Battle of the Five Forks in 1865.

Macmillan

Recreates twenty-five of the most memorable battles of the Second World War, from the invasion of Poland to Okinawa

Macmillan Pub. Co.

Recreates major battles from the Second Punic War to Dien Bien Phu, and analyzes the tactics used in each confrontation

This book is an up to date, introductory treatment of geometrical optics, from the point of view of the future optics practitioner. The principles of gaussian optics and first-order layout and design are emphasized, based on the tracing of two paraxial rays and the associated optical invariant. The radiometry of lens systems is seen to rest on the same concepts. Third order aberration theory is developed in detail. Complete examples of third order design are provided, together with software tools that allow the reader to follow the examples in detail, or to develop other examples independently. Throughout the book, the understanding of fundamental principles is given preference over the mere following of recipes. Several problems at the end of each chapter allow the student to practice and extend the concepts taught. In addition to Gaussian optics and aberrations, the basic principles of several types of optical instruments and components are treated, including gradient index and diffractive optics. A complete yet simple treatment of gaussian beams is included, that is also based on two paraxial rays and the optical invariant. The book concludes with an outline of the optical design process and solved design problems.

Geometrical Optics and Optical Design (Oxford Series in Optical and Imaging Sciences)

Science & Math

Mouroulis, Pantazis

Physics

Oxford University Press

This supplement to The Law of Freedom of Information covers all of the key developments in the subject up to June 2005, and is an essential purchase for all who have already bought the main work. It includes full analysis of the guidance issued by the Department for Constitutional Affairs in October 2004 and the current awareness guidance and policy development documents issued by the Information Commissioner. The authors also examine the first decisions of the Commissioner and the decisions of the Ombudsman including her ruling on the disclosure of the advice given by the Attorney General on the legality of the war with Iraq. In addition, the supplement covers recent decisions from the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Ireland, as well as UK decisions on data protection and confidentiality.The supplement and the main work are also available as a pack (ISBN 0199288054: $350.00).

The Law of Freedom of Information

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

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Free Fall In Crimson

Great battles of the Civil War

Great Battles of the Civil War

Great Battles of World War II

Great Battlefields of the World

Great Battles of the Civil War

Great Battles of World War II

Great Battlefields of the World

Geometrical Optics and Optical Design (Oxford Series in Optical and Imaging Sciences)

The Law of Freedom of Information