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Only one Marine in a hundred qualifies for Recon, charged with working clandestinely, often behind enemy lines. Fick's training begins with a hellish summer at Quantico, and advances to the pinnacle--Recon--four years later, on the eve of war with Iraq. Along the way, he learns to shoot a man a mile away, stays awake for seventy-two hours straight, endures interrogation and torture, learns to swim with Navy SEALs, and much more. His vast skill set puts him in front of the front lines. Fick unveils the process that makes Marine officers such legendary leaders and shares his hard-won insights into the differences between the military ideals he learned and military practice, which can mock those ideals.","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kwzr1e3ttk7389h0z12gygkr.jpg?v=3c57394c21","LLQT4N%M~qM{a#RjM{%Maxt7xuRj",2005,391,[513],{"id":514,"slug":515,"name":516},"01kwzr1e35avyd372f05y12k4m","nathaniel-c-fick-ir9j","Nathaniel C. 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From ancient navigators to modern adventurers, learn about their epic journeys, the challenges they faced, and the new worlds they uncovered. This book brings to life the courage and curiosity that drove these remarkable individuals to push the boundaries of the known world.","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01krexrh7pstq2282kyp1yykmh.jpg","LIH1cOvy0Kx^Q8xayDRO~CSQNG-p",2001,96,[689],{"id":690,"slug":691,"name":692},"01kqxg7yq1rp5vayza0saqervz","richard-platt-yp9a","Richard Platt",[694,698,699],{"id":695,"name":696,"slug":697,"is_fiction":16},17,"Children's Books","childrens",{"id":27,"name":28,"slug":29,"is_fiction":17},{"id":31,"name":32,"slug":33,"is_fiction":17},[],{"pace":186,"complexity":7,"audience":499,"mood":702,"themes":703,"setting_period":7,"summary":7,"content_warnings":7},[189,89],[704],"survival",{"key":706,"params":707,"works":708},"genre",{"genre":28},[709,750,784,814,842,853],{"id":710,"slug":711,"title":712,"description":713,"primary_cover_url":714,"cover_blurhash":715,"first_publish_year":716,"community_rating_avg":717,"community_rating_count":281,"page_count":718,"authors":719,"genres":724,"series":742,"enrichment":743},"01kjq7eyj52mbckbdar8rqvqsv","romeo-and-juliet-nsnd","Romeo and Juliet","In the streets of Verona, two great households — the Montagues and the Capulets — are locked in an ancient, bitter feud that erupts into violence at the slightest provocation. 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As the investigation widens, it becomes clear that these are not isolated incidents but part of a larger conspiracy involving an escaped virus from a decades-old outbreak. Tensions escalate when a shadowy figure begins taunting Scarpetta with cryptic messages and disturbing images, forcing her to race against time as the true scope of the threat—and its connection to a deadly pathogen —is revealed.","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kx2j8vktwqn9t3chdg079j9e.jpg?v=a5cf849aa1","L9Eyb~_4ob%L00of-:ozM{WCRioM",1997,"3.00",369,[795],{"id":796,"slug":797,"name":798},"01kjt75ggjtfky7vbyak6yzd4t","patricia-cornwell-k6b0","Patricia Cornwell",[800,801,802],{"id":772,"name":773,"slug":774,"is_fiction":16},{"id":82,"name":767,"slug":768,"is_fiction":16},{"id":27,"name":28,"slug":29,"is_fiction":17},[804],{"id":805,"slug":806,"name":807,"position":808,"is_main_entry":16,"parent_id":7,"parent_slug":7,"parent_name":7},"01kx2d2ekyr55zdk5cj3d3ddee","scarpetta-knml","Scarpetta","8.00",{"pace":186,"complexity":7,"audience":87,"mood":810,"themes":811,"setting_period":7,"summary":788,"content_warnings":7},[378,379],[812,813],"multiple-povs","mystery-box",{"id":815,"slug":816,"title":817,"description":818,"primary_cover_url":819,"cover_blurhash":820,"first_publish_year":821,"community_rating_avg":12,"community_rating_count":13,"page_count":822,"authors":823,"genres":828,"series":838,"enrichment":839},"01kx2kejzw8emerhgyafym4fpz","sin-in-the-second-city-jqut","Sin in the Second City","Step into the perfumed parlors of the Everleigh Club, the most famous brothel in American history--and the catalyst for a culture war that rocked the nation. Operating in Chicago's notorious Levee district at the dawn of the last century, the Club's proprietors, two aristocratic sisters named Minna and Ada Everleigh, welcomed moguls and actors, senators and athletes, foreign dignitaries and literary icons, into their stately double mansion, where thirty stunning Everleigh \"butterflies\" awaited their arrival. Courtesans named Doll, Suzy Poon Tang, and Brick Top devoured raw meat to the delight of Prince Henry of Prussia and recited poetry for Theodore Dreiser. Whereas lesser madams pocketed most of a harlot's earnings and kept a \"whipper\" on staff to mete out discipline, the Everleighs made sure their girls dined on gourmet food, were examined by an honest physician, and even tutored in the literature of Balzac.Not everyone appreciated the sisters' attempts to elevate the industry. Rival Levee madams hatched numerous schemes to ruin the Everleighs, including an attempt to frame them for the death of department store heir Marshall Field, Jr. But the sisters' most daunting foes were the Progressive Era reformers, who sent the entire country into a frenzy with lurid tales of \"white slavery\"--the allegedly rampant practice of kidnapping young girls and forcing them into brothels. This furor shaped America's sexual culture and had repercussions all the way to the White House, including the formation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.With a cast of characters that includes Jack Johnson, John Barrymore, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., William Howard Taft, \"Hinky Dink\" Kenna, and Al Capone, Sin in the Second City is Karen Abbott's colorful, nuanced portrait of the iconic Everleigh sisters, their world-famous Club, and the perennial clash between our nation's hedonistic impulses and Puritanical roots. Culminating in a dramatic last stand between brothel keepers and crusading reformers, Sin in the Second City offers a vivid snapshot of America's journey from Victorian-era propriety to twentieth-century modernity.Visit www.sininthesecondcity.com to learn more!Praise for Sin in the Second City:\"Assiduously researched... [Sin in the Second City] describes a popular culture awash in wild tales of sexual abuse, crusading reformers claiming God on their side, and deep suspicion of the threat posed by \"foreigners\" to the nation's Christian values.\" --Janet Maslin, The New York Times \"Lavish in her details, nicely detached in her point of view, [and with] scrupulous concern for historical accuracy, Ms. Abbott has written an immensely readable book. Sin in the Second City offers much in the way of reflection for those interested in the unending puzzle that goes by the name of human nature.\" -- The Wall Street Journal \"Abbott's first book is meticulously researched and entertaining... a colorful history of old Chicago that reads like a novel.\" --The Atlanta Journal Constitution\"With gleaming prose and authoritative knowledge Abbott elucidates one of the most colorful periods in American history, and the result reads like the very best fiction. Sex, opulence, murder -- What's not to love?\" -- Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants\"A detailed and intimate portrait of the Ritz of brothels, the famed Everleigh Club of turn-of-the-century Chicago. Sisters Minna and Ada attracted the elites of the world to such glamorous chambers as the Room of 1,000 Mirrors, complete with a reflective floor....","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kx2kek06y7x25r4fbptg8w31.jpg?v=75b1ea577e","L8E2hE}]9Z%M1Gt+-VIo4TIox]xa",2007,384,[824],{"id":825,"slug":826,"name":827},"01kvqxtz08stnkbr45qtqejx10","karen-abbott-kjqz","Karen Abbott",[829,833,837],{"id":830,"name":831,"slug":832,"is_fiction":16},144,"Women's Fiction","womens-fiction",{"id":834,"name":835,"slug":836,"is_fiction":16},34,"Historical Romance","historical-romance",{"id":27,"name":28,"slug":29,"is_fiction":17},[],{"pace":186,"complexity":7,"audience":87,"mood":840,"themes":841,"setting_period":7,"summary":7,"content_warnings":7},[378,379],[812],{"id":402,"slug":403,"title":404,"description":405,"primary_cover_url":406,"cover_blurhash":407,"first_publish_year":408,"community_rating_avg":12,"community_rating_count":13,"page_count":389,"authors":843,"genres":845,"series":849,"enrichment":850},[844],{"id":411,"slug":412,"name":413},[846,847,848],{"id":416,"name":417,"slug":418,"is_fiction":16},{"id":31,"name":32,"slug":33,"is_fiction":17},{"id":27,"name":28,"slug":29,"is_fiction":17},[],{"pace":186,"complexity":7,"audience":87,"mood":851,"themes":852,"setting_period":7,"summary":7,"content_warnings":7},[379,89],[],{"id":854,"slug":855,"title":856,"description":857,"primary_cover_url":858,"cover_blurhash":859,"first_publish_year":791,"community_rating_avg":792,"community_rating_count":13,"page_count":860,"authors":861,"genres":866,"series":872,"enrichment":873},"01kx26p9x2tr7z6y7fjg1eczxc","the-modernity-of-witchcraft-politics-and-the-occult-in-postcolonial-africa-ayto","The Modernity of Witchcraft Politics and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa","To many Westerners, the disappearance of African traditions of witchcraft might seem inevitable wuth continued modernization. In The Modernity of Witchcraft, Peter Geschieres uses his own experiences among the Maka and in other parts of eastern and southern Cameroon, as well as other anthropological research, to argue that contemporary ideas and practices of witchcraft are more a response to modern exigencies than a lingering cultural custom. The prevalence of witchcraft, especially in African politics and entrepreneurship, demonstrates the unlikely balance it has achieved with the forces of modernity. Geshiere explores why modern techniques and commodities, usually of Western Provenance, have become central in rumors of the occult.","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kx26p9xjf4zd9788rgc84ngz.jpg?v=368ad55854","L5CPV9?^8wKi0Nt7ozjZ00D%?bV@",311,[862],{"id":863,"slug":864,"name":865},"01kx26p9xdtr875q86dc85wq6r","peter-geschiere-dwaw","Peter Geschiere",[867,868],{"id":27,"name":28,"slug":29,"is_fiction":17},{"id":869,"name":870,"slug":871,"is_fiction":17},106,"Religion","religion",[],{"pace":137,"complexity":7,"audience":87,"mood":874,"themes":876,"setting_period":7,"summary":7,"content_warnings":7},[875,378],"intellectual",[],[878],{"id":879,"slug":880,"title":881,"user":882,"work_id":4,"is_draft":17,"verified_reader":16,"featured":17,"body":889,"overall_rating":890,"depth":7,"momentum":7,"atmosphere":7,"craft":7,"impact":7,"spice":7,"spoiler_level":891,"locale":7,"feed_item_key":892,"like_count":14,"comment_count":14,"top_likers":893,"viewer_can_reply":17,"created_at":894,"updated_at":894},"01kx2cs4xp59qc98nw1z08rxsz","review-of-secretariats-meadow-the-land-the-family-the-legend-by-tara-nelson","Review of \"Secretariats Meadow The Land The Family The Legend\" by tara_nelson",{"id":883,"name":884,"username":885,"avatar_url":886,"is_system":17,"published_reviews_count":887,"books_read_count":888},622,"Tara Nelson","tara_nelson","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Favatars\u002F622.webp?v=1783556101",1064,1246,"Kate Chenery Tweedy is a member of my church and I met her back in April 2009.  It wasn't until March\u002FApril 2010 that I discovered her mother was the owner of the famed horse, Secretariat.  Kate gave a wonderful speech and photo presentation to a large audience at the Bemis Public Library in Littleton, Colorado several months ago as a preview to the release of this book.  At that presentation, many of us were amazed at the strength and conviction the Penny Chenery had when it came to saving her family's home, The Meadow, as well as her father's numerous horses (which included Something Royal, the mother of Secretariat).\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Secretariat is a name that I have heard all of my life, my grandfather and mother both were fans of the horse and both watched him win the Triple Crown.  When Barbaro raced the Kentucky Derby, my mother referenced Secretariat as she spoke about Barbaro's beauty, strength and speed.  I have always been a fan of Secretariat without truly knowing what it was about him that drew me to him.  I was very excited when Kate informed us that she had written a book about her family and what led to her mother becoming the owner\u002Fbreeder of Secretariat.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>I read this book in one day.  Kate, I think, did a very thorough job of researching her family history back to her great-grandfather (and beyond in some chapters) and how her grandfather, Christopher Chenery, came to be the proud ownder of The Meadow and several well-bred horses.  This book focuses more on the Chenery family more than on Secretariat, but I do feel a lot of justice was done in regards to Penny Chenery and how she came to be the one to take over the Meadow and race Secretariat.  Kate and Leeann tell a very clear story about the history of The Meadow, and how it survived (and thrived) through both good times and bad.  The book is filled with pictures of her ancestors as well as the staff who worked with Secretariat in 1970-73.  I recently told Kate how much I enjoyed reading her book and learning so much about her own history.  She said it was an insightful journey for her and she really enjoyed being able to tell the story of the people and the land that bred this amazing Triple Crown winner, Secretariat.",5,"none","rv-01kx2cs4xp59qc98nw1z08rxsz",[],"2026-07-09T02:54:45.000000Z"]