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Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie.

Thus reads an ancient stone at Thermopylae in northern Greece, the site of one of the world's greatest battles for freedom. Here, in 480 B.C., on a narrow mountain pass above the crystalline Aegean, 300 Spartan knights and their allies faced the massive forces of Xerxes, King of Persia. From the start, there was no question but that the Spartans would perish. In Gates of Fire, however, Steven Pressfield makes their courageous defense--and eventual extinction--unbearably suspenseful.

In the tradition of Mary Renault, this historical novel unfolds in flashback. Xeo, the sole Spartan survivor of Thermopylae, has been captured by the Persians, and Xerxes himself presses his young captive to reveal how his tiny cohort kept more than 100,000 Persians at bay for a week. Xeo, however, begins at the beginning, when his childhood home in northern Greece was overrun and he escaped to Sparta. There he is drafted into the elite Spartan guard and rigorously schooled in the art of war--an education brutal enough to destroy half the students, but (oddly enough) not without humor: "The more miserable the conditions, the more convulsing the jokes became, or at least that's how it seems," Xeo recalls. His companions in arms are Alexandros, a gentle boy who turns out to be the most courageous of all, and Rooster, an angry, half-Messenian youth.

Pressfield's descriptions of war are breathtaking in their immediacy. They are also meticulously assembled out of physical detail and crisp, uncluttered metaphor:

The forerank of the enemy collapsed immediately as the first shock hit it; the body-length shields seemed to implode rearward, their anchoring spikes rooted slinging from the earth like tent pins in a gale. The forerank archers were literally bowled off their feet, their wall-like shields caving in upon them like fortress redoubts under the assault of the ram.... The valor of the individual Medes was beyond question, but their light hacking blades were harmless as toys; against the massed wall of Spartan armor, they might as well have been defending themselves with reeds or fennel stalks.

Alas, even this human barrier was bound to collapse, as we knew all along it would. "War is work, not mystery," Xeo laments. But Pressfield's epic seems to make the opposite argument: courage on this scale is not merely inspiring but ultimately mysterious. --Marianne Painter.
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Lieutenant Howard “Six- Pack” Paxton loves three things: being a firefighter, riding his Harley, and his bachelorhood That is, until the curvaceous Kat McKenna falls into his arms at the scene of a fire—and melts the six-foot-six tower of bronze muscle…

But just as passion ignites between them—and they explore new heights of ecstasy—a ruthless arsonist with a deadly secret and a thirst for vengeance becomes their worst nightmare..
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You can't run a magazine like Cosmopolitan and not have women dying to find out what you know. And after eight years at the helm of the world's bestselling women's magazine, Kate White is ready to tell. How to Set His Thighs on Fire is an entertaining and informative guidebook with enticing lessons you won't find anywhere else. White has compiled the must-have little instruction book for any girl who wants to take on the world and needs the inside scoop on how to do it--from a successful woman in the know..
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"When it comes to true love, all you need is one spark..."

In the heavily anticipated follow-up to Heated, sexy widower Kade Strong has just moved back into the house he once shared with his wife, hoping to bring some stability into his six-year-ol daughter Kadina's life. He certainly isn't looking for a relationship, but the women of Holtsville, South Carolina have a different ideas and are willing to do anything to get his attention. Only Garcelle Santos respects Kade's grief. Although he isn't ready to let anyone into his life, Kade can't help being irresistibly drawn to Garcelle...

Studying to be a nurse, Garcelle can use a little extra money and accepts Kade's job offer to baby-sit Kadina even though their first meeting was filled with drama. Once they get past their differences, a deep friendship is soon forged between Garcelle and Kade. When Garcelle sees the tricks the neighborhood women have up their sleeves to get near Kade, she makes it her business to protect him. But when she finds herself getting jealous, she realizes she's fallen in love with Kade. And after a stormy night alone, Garcelle and Kade surrender to a desire that only leaves them wanting more...

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Written for children and adults alike, Hot Foot Teddy contains the true history of Smokey Bear. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Smokey Bear Forest Fire Prevention Program. Photographs, illustrations and antique images of Smokey Bear are included..
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Smoldering Embers is a brilliant and exciting book that offers monogamous couples tools to keep the spark alive and the fire burning in their relationships These powerful tools come in the form of erotic stories and sex tips.

Each story takes place between a loving and passionate couple and serves not only as a source of physical arousal, but also promotes new ideas and techniques for a couple to incorporate into their sexual repertoire. Each sex tip is focused on deepening the sexual experience as a couple. The two together provide you with an enticing menu of sex tips, techniques, and secrets guaranteed to keep the sizzle, passion and excitement alive in your relationship.

• Keep the Fire Burning in Your Relationship
• Ignite Passion and Excitement
• Learn How to be a Fantastic Lover
• Discover New and Exciting Ideas and Techniques
• Rediscover a Sense of Playfulness and Adventure
• Improve Intimacy and Communication
• Create a Satisfying and Successful Sexual Relationship
• Stimulate Arousal and Desire
• Intensify Orgasms

Smoldering Embers will help couples open up and explore their sexuality as a couple and develop a successful sexual relationship that will continue to grow deeper, more passionate, exciting, and satisfying within the context of love and monogamy.

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This book describes 11 non-hormonal strategies to reduce the frequency, duration and severity of hot flashes Also described are 10 cooling strategies to make hot flashes more bearable..
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During the eternal quest for pleasure, Ryan finds himself digging up the corpse of another teenager, Jeffrey Neil. He soon befriends the carcass, and through the online journal Jeffrey left behind, Ryan is mentored toward a new perspective on life.

But has his unnatural friendship cursed him? Will he be strong enough to escape the black hole that is his hometown? And who is this tattooed freak that hunts him like some bloodthirsty ghoul? Ryan better be careful; there are cops everywhere...

Inside an empire of mediocrity, the spirit of rebellion is reborn..
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