Fiction

Eagles Don't Die. By Col. Ronald L. Chisté, USA-Ret.
Tom Lasino, Army veteran and professor, has his mundane life turned upside down after being contacted by a CIA agent. Tom becomes part of a secret mission filled with intrigue, suspense, and danger. Tom, after having his identity and appearance altered, is inserted into Leavenworth as a prisoner. He is to establish a relationship with a soon-to-be released inmate, murderer Kurt Hansen, who is the trigger for a major nuclear terror attack in the U.S. After their release, Tom continues the relationship. Using his wits and a small support team, Tom attempts to become part of the plot and foil it. This timely tale of adventure, action, and romance brings the reader face-to-face with the realities of today's brand of terrorism.

AuthorHouse, 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington, IN 47403. (800) 839-8640. www.authorhouse.com. ISBN 978-1-4343-1006-4. 202 pp. $14.99 plus postage.

DD 891. By Capt John Denham, USN-Ret.
DD 891, is not just about a ship, but its people and the families that support those who chose the Navy and its life. The Martin was a unit in a four ship destroyer division that was part of a squadron in a flotilla that made up the Pacific fleet destroyer force. As each crew member is a part of a team, each destroyer is part of a mission oriented task organization and must be ready when needed and prepared to function when called. The Martin and her people successfully fulfilled many missions for 30 years. The Martin, as were her cohorts, was commissioned to keep the peace, therefore the officers and men spent the majority of their time deterring those enemies threatening that objective. From beginning to end, "Ready" was the Martin's motto. The main characters are real, but names have been changed. The events and times are factual as are most of the scenarios; however, some spice, humor, and embellishment was added to preserve relevance.

Xlibris Corporation, International Plaza II, Suite 340, Philadelphia, PA 19113-1513. (888) 795-4274. www.xlibris.com. ISBN 978-1-4257-2470-2. 482 pp. $21.24 plus postage.

Non-Fiction

How to Use the Internet to Advertise, Promote, and Market Your Business or Web Site -With Little or No Money. By Lt. Cmdr. Bruce C. Brown, USCG.
This new book presents a comprehensive, hands-on, step-by-step guide for increasing Web site traffic and traditional store traffic by using hundreds of proven tips, tools, and techniques. Learn how to target more customers to your business and optimize your Web site from a marketing perspective. You will learn to target your campaign, use keywords, generate free advertising, search-engine strategies, learn the inside secrets of e-mail marketing, how to build Web communities, co-branding, auto-responders, Google advertising, banner advertising, eBay storefronts, Web-design information, search-engine registration, directories, and real-world examples of what strategies are succeeding and what strategies are failing.

Atlantic Publishing Group Inc., 1405 SW 6th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34474. (352) 622-1825. www.atlantic-pub.com. ISBN 0-910627-57-6. 288 pp. $31.90 postpaid.

The Ultimate Guide to Search Engine Marketing: Pay Per Click Advertising Secrets Revealed. By Lt. Cmdr. Bruce C. Brown, USCG.
The keys to success in Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising are to know what you are doing, devise a comprehensive and well-crafted advertising plan, and know the relationships between your Web site, search engines, and PPC advertising campaign methodology. This groundbreaking and exhaustively researched new book will provide everything you need to know to get you started on generating high-volume, high quality leads to your Web site. This new book will teach you the six steps to a successful campaign: Keyword Research, Copy Editing, Setup and Implementation, Bid Management, Performance Analysis, Return on Investment, and Reporting and Avoiding PPC Fraud.

Atlantic Publishing Group Inc., 1405 SW 6th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34474. (352) 622-1825. www.atlantic-pub.com. ISBN 978-0-910627-99-3. 288 pp. $24.95 plus postage.

Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young Story. By Capt. Diane Diekman, USN.
As one of the best-known honky-tonkers to appear in the wake of Hank Williams's death, Faron Young was a popular presence on Nashville's music scene for more than four decades. The Singing Sheriff produced a string of Top Ten hits, placed more than eighty songs on the country music charts, and founded the long-running country music periodical Music City News in 1963. Flamboyant, impulsive, and generous, he helped and encouraged a new generation of talented songwriter-performers that included Willie Nelson and Bill Anderson. In 2000, four years after his untimely death, Young was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Presenting the first detailed portrayal of this lively and unpredictable country music star, Diekman masterfully draws on extensive interviews with Young's family, band members, and colleagues.

University of Illinois Press, 11030 S. Langley Avenue, Chicago, IL 60628. (800) 621-2739. www.press.uillinios.edu. ISBN 978-0-252-03248-6. 296 pp. $29.95 plus postage.

The Final Voyage of the Central America,1857. By Maj. Normand E. Klare, USAF-Ret.
Klare's book includes much historic fact relating to the involved period of time - much detail concerning the passengers and crew, the catastrophic events involving the loss of hundreds of passengers and crew-members and tons of gold with the steamer in a disastrous Atlantic hurricane.

Klare-Taylor Publishing Company, P.O. Box 637, Ashland, OR 97520. ISBN 0-97644-03-0-X. 285 pp. $30.50 plus postage.

Herndon and Gibbon: Lieutenants, United States Navy. By Maj. Normand E. Klare, USAF-Ret.
The Herndon expedition was accomplished by the direction of Navy Secretary William Graham. The explorers' reports of detailed findings and adventures were then passed to President Willard Fillmore and to his successor, Franklin Pierce, who in turn passed the reports to the United States' Senate and House of Representatives for review and publication. Those reports were the primary source of this book, with further research and rewriting spread over a fifteen year period, and additionally including a personal visit by the author to the Amazon region in order to get an impression of a very small portion of the area covered by Lewis Herndon.

Klare-Taylor Publishing Company, P.O. Box 637, Ashland, OR 97520. ISBN 0-9764403-1-8. 258 pp. $30.50 plus postage.

The Famed Green Dragons: The Four Stack APDs. By CWO Curtis Clark, USN-Ret.
This beautiful long-awaited second edition contains 40 additional pages of even more fascinating material. The story of the Famed Green Dragons and the significant role the APD Destroyer Sailors played in WWIl features histories and photographs of all 32 Green Dragons, biographies of APD Veterans, personal experience stories, history of the APD Association, membership roster, and index.

Order from: CWO Curt Clark, USN-Ret., 3080 Monarch St., San Diego, CA 92123-3244, (858) 427-6696. ISBN 1-56311-475-5 (VII). 192 pp. $40.00 postpaid, check or money order only.

From Chatham to Osyka: Journey of the Mixon Ancestors. By Lt. Col. Paul S. Mixon, USAF-Ret.
This book chronicles the Mixon family's journey from England to America. Follow the family from the childhood home of Charles Dickens all the way to Mississippi. Mixon, a former chaplain, also includes a collection of articles which originally appeared in the Defender Newsletter.

Available from the author, 107 Country Club Road, Shalimar, FL 32579. (850) 651-9254. ISBN 1-889-93122-5. 132 pp. $15.00 postpaid.

Strange but True Facts of the Civil War. By Lt. Col. Patrick M. Reynolds, USA.
This fun, illustrated book contains hundreds of little-known facts about the always-fascinating Civil War. Did you know a January 1861 plot to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln was thwarted with the help of a police chief named…John Kennedy? Or that the Confederacy briefly had a program developing rockets? These are just two of the many stories in this entertaining, educational cartoon strip.

Taylor Trade Publishing, 4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20796. ISBN 978-1589793620.122 pp. $18.95 plus postage.

Riding With the Wizard of the Saddle: A Guided Tour of General Nathan Bedford Forrest's Career. By Capt. Brent Lokey, USAF-Ret.
The 158th commemorative issue of this book took ten years to compile and marks the life and times of General Nathan Bedford Forrest, not only in a narrative account, but also in pictures. More than 300 photographs are included in this 210 page second edition. Lokey has successfully chronicled the distinguished career of Gen. Forrest in the pages of this book.

The Dixie Press. P.O. Box 110783, Nashville, TN 37222. (615) 831-0776. ISBN 9-781888-366075. $30.00 postpaid.

A Time to Lead for Duty, Honor and Country. By. Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA-Ret.
Since he ran for president in 2003, Gen. Wesley Clark has become a major leadership figure on the world stage. In "A Time to Lead for Duty, Honor and Country," Clark takes readers behind the scenes of both his public and personal lives and shares how his experiences, from a rough childhood in segregated Arkansas to a stint as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, have shaped his vision for the future of America. It is the sum of these experiences that inform his ideas about the current state of our country, the direction we're headed in, and what we, as a nation, should hope to achieve.

Palgrave Macmillan, 175 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10010. www.palgrave.com. ISBN 978-1-4039-8474-6. $24.95 plus postage.

The Korean War: The Essential Bibliography. By Col. Allan R. Millett, USMC-Ret.
Though sometimes lost in the shadows of World War II and the Vietnam War, the Korean War has finally begun to get its share of historical scrutiny. This bibliography serves as an essential reference tool, written by Col. Allan R. Millet, USMC-Ret., a professor of military history. It guides the curious through the build-up to the war, its strategic aspects, the role of China and the United States, and the events following the withdrawal of U.S. forces. It's the perfect addition to any scholar's arsenal.

Potomac Books Inc. 22841 Quicksilver Drive, Dulles, VA 20166. www.potomacbooks.com. ISBN 978-1-57488-976-5. $14.95 plus postage.

You Live! You Die! Who Decides? A Textbook of Life and Death. By Rear Adm. Joseph H. Miller, USNR-Ret., M.D.
This book examines different areas related to death, such as brain death, persistent vegetative states, living wills and testimonial care, and euthanasia. An interesting read for those hoping to learn more about medical ethics.

AuthorHouse. 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington, IN 47403. (888) 280-7715. www.authorhouse.com. ISBN 978-1-4259-7571-5. $25.95 plus postage.