Books with author Max Brooks

***The Amazing Story of the World's Greatest Soccer Tournament, the Champion Teams, & the Star Players***Only the very best players in the world ever make it to the World Cup. Now you can discover the amazing story of the World Cup, the world's greatest soccer tournament. Find out why over a billion people all over the world watch this incredible event every four years to see who will be crowned the best soccer team on the planet.Read this children's book and discover...* Why THIS team is considered the greatest World Cup team ever.* How one World Cup inspired millions of kids around the world to start playing soccer.* How a curious London dog saved the World Cup from a disastrous fate - by sniffing in the right place.* The strange thing that happened during this World Cup when one of the best players of all time got seriously injured.* How a 17-year-old boy from a poor family stunned the soccer world and led his team to the world championship.* The shocking World Cup story of an incredible team that had not lost a single game for four straight years.* How an underdog South American team faced the best team in soccer...withstood 200,000 rabid fans screaming their lungs out against them...and pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of sports.* How the first World Cup almost did NOT happen!...and Much More!So start reading and discover the fabulous history, players, and champions of the World Cup, soccer's biggest championship.

Easy to read and understand for anyone new to this technology, this is the most comprehensive and practical guide for beginners to crypto-currency. If you have ever read about Bitcoin and crypto-currency, then you are going to need this A-Z beginner's guide to understanding the entire Bitcoin phenomenon. Are you someone that tries to stay current in technology? Do you like to know what the future may hold? This is the book for you. In this book, the reader will learn:- the origins and use for crypto-currency- what currencies are available for investment- how to setup an account to buy into coins - potential taxes to look out for with crypto-currencies - how to protect your coins and setup a hardware wallet - how to mine crypto-coins - what the forecast for the crypto-market looks like - important news and current events that have shaped the market - ways to make higher returns than a typical savings account Most of all, this book is designed to be enjoyable, easy to read and provide insight into becoming a sober investor in a market that has dramatic swings almost weekly. Also available for Kindle for ebook readers!

The Man Up Blueprint is the story of how an insecure, aloof, fatherless, introvert became an outspoken, over thinking, father of four. Being told to be a man without any idea of what that meant would be the burning question that would send Mark on a journey of self-discovery and self- reflection. It’s the purpose and intent of the author in this book to help some young boy understand how to “Man Up.” It is the hope of Mark to honestly and transparently give his audience his Man Up Blueprint.

Forbidden love, heart racing suspense, an epic tale set in war-ravaged Greece. Two women -- one a German officer's daughter, the other a young Greek woman filled with fury -- race against time to help Jews escape a Greek town during World War II. They are moments from death if their clandestine operation is exposed. Eva and Zoe should be enemies but fate brings them together to work as a team to accomplish their life saving mission. They find themselves in an unlikely friendship that transcends the barriers between them and while they work to help Jews escape, their unlikely friendship turns to love. Zoe Lambros' faith in God is shattered after her mother's death at the hands of the German Commander. She determines to defy the enemy in every way she can--including a festering urge to kill the German Commander's daughter, Eva Muller.Eva Muller has a tortured past, and a secret, if revealed, will lead to certain death at the hands of her father. Despite knowing the risk, Eva is working with the village priest to help the Jews escape. With her activities closely observed, Eva needs help to continue the clandestine operation and Zoe Lambros is the answer despite her antagonism to the fiery Greek. Awards:- Finalist: Fiction - Historical - Event/Era - 2015 Readers' Favorite - Finalist Gay/Lesbian Fiction - International Book Awards 2015 - Finalist First Novel - IAN (Independent Author Network) Book Of The Year Awards 2015- Finalist Outstanding Historical Fiction - IAN (Independent Author Network) Book Of The Year Awards 2015

On the prairies of Canada during World War II, a girl and her two young siblings begin a war of their own. Stricken with tuberculosis, they are admitted to a nearby sanatorium. Teenager Marie Claire is headstrong, angry, and full of stubborn pride. In a new strange land of TB exiles she must "chase the cure," seek privacy where there is none, and witness the slow wasting decline of others. But in this moving novel about fighting a way back to normal life, it is the thing that sets back Marie Claire the most—the demise of her little brother—that also connects her with the person who will be instrumental in helping her recover.

On the prairies of Canada during World War II, a girl and her two young siblings begin a war of their own. Stricken with tuberculosis, they are admitted to a nearby sanatorium. Teenager Marie Claire is headstrong, angry, and full of stubborn pride. In a new strange land of TB exiles she must "chase the cure," seek privacy where there is none, and witness the slow wasting decline of others. But in this moving novel about fighting a way back to normal life, it is the thing that sets back Marie Claire the most―the demise of her little brother―that also connects her with the person who will be instrumental in helping her recover.

“A quietly astonishing work of art.” – Starred, Quill & QuireIn the midst of a heaven-rattling summer storm a young stranger blows into a small prairie town. On the run after taking her latest boyfriend’s truck, with a pocketful of stolen money and a heart full of pain, seventeen-year-old Noreen Stall seems to invite trouble. And trouble comes soon enough as Noreen’s new mistakes trigger calamities that shake the lives of the residents of Pembina Lake: Lynda Bradley, a divorced mother and owner of a failing café who’s given up on life and love; Dolores Harper, the village elder who, in spite of her signature sweatshirt that says MEDDLING FOR JESUS, has lost her enthusiasm for helping others; and Del Armstrong, a middle-aged bachelor farmer who is still paying for the tragic events of his own seventeenth summer.Set against the vast skies of a prairie landscape, with a rich cast of unforgettable characters and an unlikely heroine as endearing as she is tough, this affecting novel reminds readers that it’s never too late for forgiveness – and that sometimes the most unlikely messenger can deliver a small miracle.

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Thirteen-year-old Zoe Lambros is a Greek girl living an idyllic life on the family farm in Farsala, Greece...until the Germans invade her home and then everything changes.It's 1941 and Zoe is surrounded by death and misery in occupied Greece. She is determined to join the Greek Resistance. With the help of her cousin, Ellie, Zoe is recruited into the Bouboulina Resistance group to take part in a clandestine operation to rescue Jews from certain death. Can Zoe's passionate desire to defend her country be enough to keep her alive long enough to complete the mission?***Enemy at the Gate was originally a novella that was part of a multi-author 2019 USA Today Bestselling book called "The Darkest Hour: Tales of WW2 Resistance". Once the short run of "The Darkest Hour" ended, the novella blossomed into a novel.***

A year after her mother's death, sixteen-year-old Sidonie still spends sleepless nights playing cards with her cat, Bogie. During the day she lies around and reads under the nose of her nineteen-year-old sister, Roberta, who angrily scrubs floors that are already clean and cooks meals that are inedible. Their father, a doctor, comes home when he is too exhausted to remain at work. Only the jazz piano-playing of Roberta's new boyfriend, Phil, brings some relief to the long hot summer. Then Kieran, an angry sixteen-year-old stranger, comes to their lakeside community. Sidonie discovers that he isn't easy to ignore, and in the weeks that follow, her growing attraction to him is accompanied by more frequent, powerful memories of her mother.