Books with author Blair Howard

The New York Times bestselling author of Dark Invasion and The Last Goodnight once again illuminates the lives of little-known individuals who played a significant role in America's history as he chronicles the incredible true story of a critical, recently declassified counterintelligence mission and two remarkable agents whose story has been called "the greatest secret of the Cold War."In 1946, genius linguist and codebreaker Meredith Gardner discovered that the KGB was running an extensive network of strategically placed spies inside the United States, whose goal was to infiltrate American intelligence and steal the nation's military and atomic secrets. Over the course of the next decade, he and young FBI supervisor Bob Lamphere worked together on Venona, a top-secret mission to uncover the Soviet agents and protect the Holy Grail of Cold War espionage--the atomic bomb.Opposites in nearly every way, Lamphere and Gardner relentlessly followed a trail of clues that helped them identify and take down these Reds one by one, including Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. But at the center of this spy ring, seemingly beyond the American agents' grasp, was the mysterious master spy who pulled the strings of the KGB's extensive campaign, dubbed Operation Enormoz by Russian Intelligence headquarters. Lamphere and Gardner began to suspect that a mole buried deep in the American intelligence community was feeding Moscow Center information on Venona. They raced to unmask the traitor and prevent the Soviets from fulfilling Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's threat: "We shall bury you!"A breathtaking chapter of American history and a page-turning mystery that plays out against the tense, life-and-death gamesmanship of the Cold War, this twisting thriller begins at the end of World War II and leads all the way to the execution of the Rosenbergs--a result that haunted both Gardner and Lamphere to the end of their lives.

Raymond Briggs' charming Christmas story of the boy who builds a snowman who comes to life has become a children's classic. Its popularity has been further enhanced by television broadcasts of the award winning cartoon film The Snowman. In this songbook, composer Howard Blake recreates the story in words and music. Includes the songs: Dance of the Snowman * Walking in the Air * Music Box Dance.

An invasion of Wanderer warriors shakes Jason's life. The intruders take his father, a saddle maker, and mother. While searching for his parents, he encounters interesting characters such as Uclid the BaumanWarrior, Frankenblank, a hermit in a ruined city, the Explorer, and many others while traveling through a land filled with great herds of animals and giant plants. Significant to Jason's adventure is his rescue of a warrior dog and their friendship. Many individuals become his friends and some mentors. There is mystery and scenic beauty in a antediluvian environment that stimulates the imagination. Jason has courage and spiritual curiosity. This leads him to seek knowledge about the Wind (The Creator) and as it turns out, a source of help. His tenacity pays off but not without dangerous and anxious moments along the way. Author Bio: My life's experiences have shown me that children, young people, and older people have an innate desire to know their Creator. As an Engineer, I am convinced that the complexity of our world systems cannot be explained, even in the least ways, as accidental processes. I have spent most of my life as a builder and designer. keywords: Adventure, Friendship, Learning, Youthful, Faithful, Courage, Brave, Resourceful, Curious, Strong