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1. The marksman
Publisher:
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date:
[2021]
Language:
English
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Ex-Marine and hardened Arizona rancher Jim Hanson simply wants to be left alone as he tries to make a living on an isolated stretch of borderland. But everything changes when he witnessses 11-year-old migrant Miguel and his mother fleeing from a band of assassins sent by a ruthless drug cartel. After being caught in a shootout, Miguel's mother begs Jim to take her son to the safety of their family in Chicago. Defying law enforcement, Jim and Miguel...
2. The Marksman
Publisher:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date:
2005
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
A mysterious sniper must put and end to a group of Chechen rebels after they take over a Russian nuclear plant.
3. The Marksman
Author:
Publisher:
Level 4 Press, Inc
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Description:
A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING LIAM NEESON Jim Hanson, an ex-Marine sniper, was getting by in life as a rancher on the Arizona-Mexico border until his wife's recent battle with cancer wiped him out financially and hollowed him out emotionally. Then he encounters a young Mexican boy, Miguel, and his mother as they are fleeing from a vicious drug cartel. Jim calls the Border Patrol but is soon confronted by cartel soldiers who demand he turn over...
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Publisher:
Skyhorse
Pub. Date:
2013
Language:
English
Description:
The Marksmanship Primer serves as a roadmap to greater shooting proficiency as well as greater enjoyment of the sport of shooting. Jim Casada, renowned outdoors author and editor, has brought together the best selections from America's great gun writers of yesterday and today. Marksmen of all levels of experience-beginners, pros, and hobbyists-can benefit from this collection of shooting wisdom. Topics include: - Positions for Rifle and Handgun Shooting...
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Publisher:
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date:
2012
Language:
English
Description:
Two short novels from a master of hard-boiled storytelling Simon Crane is an ex-cop with a bad leg, a small pension, and a former lover, Joanne, who works for Sal Aiello, undisputed crime boss of a dusty southwestern city. When Aiello and his millions disappear, the city's underworld whips into a frenzy that could get Joanne killed. To save her life, Crane must find the dead mobster's cash before anyone else does. Somebody put a hit out on Aiello,...
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Publisher:
Read Books Ltd
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Description:
A republication of the 1896 edition. The illustrated contents contain much valuable information on shooting, shotguns and ammunition. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in a high-quality, modern edition.
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Publisher:
Carlyle Books & Gifts
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
In the 19th-century, a young Englishman signs on for more adventure than he expects when he enlists in the army to fight in Afghanistan. But, his service to Queen Victoria becomes far more dangerous when he encounters two villains bent on destroying the peace of England. Legends of The Dragon's Blood is a series of science fiction adventure novels featuring alien vampires who come from a planet called Antellus, located somewhere in the Cygnus constellation....
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Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Description:
"Jim Lindsay's The Sniper reveals, for the first time ever, the story of the deadliest sniper in Marine Corps history, Chuck Mawhinney, who served in the Vietnam war at age 18-written with his full cooperation and participation. Charles "Chuck" Mawhinney is a United States Marine who holds the Corps' record for the most confirmed sniper kills (and the second most of any US service member in history), having recorded 103 confirmed kills in 16 months...
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Publisher:
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Pub. Date:
2011
Language:
English
Description:
A gritty, no-holds-barred behind-the-scenes memoir of life as one of the world's top snipers In Sniper Elite, Rob Maylor takes readers inside the closed world of the elite Special Forces sniper, detailing Maylor's dedication to the dark art of sniping and touching on the history of the great snipers who came before him. As one of Australia's most highly trained and successful combat marksmen, he tells the story of his years on the front lines, from...
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Publisher:
Marvel Entertainment
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
Also collects Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman #1 and material From Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #159-161. The Avenging Archer takes the stage in a collection of enough sensational solo adventures to fill anyone's quiver! First, watch out as Hawkeye encounters a genetically engineered monstrosity created by the insidious Secret Empire. But will this feral fiend prove to be friend or foe? Then, roll with the punches as Hawkeye gets battered by...
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Someone has taken a shot at the president of France in the City of Light. The bullet was American. The distance between the gunman and the target was exceptional. How many snipers can shoot from three-quarters of a mile with total confidence? Very few, but John Kott -- an American marksman gone bad -- is one of them. And after fifteen years in prison, he's out, unaccounted for, and likely drawing a bead on a G-8 summit packed with enough world leaders...
16. Cross fire
Author:
Series:
Alex Cross volume 17
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
Alex Cross encounters his most explosive case ever as a D. C. assassin picks off politicians . . . and his most deadly enemy is waiting to kill everyone he loves.
Detective Alex Cross and Bree's wedding plans are put on hold when Alex is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington D.C.'s most corrupt: a dirty congressmen and an underhanded lobbyist. Next, the elusive gunman begins picking off other crooked...
Detective Alex Cross and Bree's wedding plans are put on hold when Alex is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington D.C.'s most corrupt: a dirty congressmen and an underhanded lobbyist. Next, the elusive gunman begins picking off other crooked...
Publisher:
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date:
2001
Language:
English
Description:
Set against the siege of Stalingrad during World War II, this is the epic tale of a young Russian sharpshooter, Vassili, who becomes a legend when a savvy political officer makes him the hero of his propaganda campaign. Their friendship is threatened when both men fall in love with a beautiful female soldier. As the battle for the city rages, Vassili faces his ultimate challenge when the Nazi command dispatches its most elite marksman to hunt down...
18. Shooter
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
Bob Lee Swagger is a master marksman who has retreated from his duty as an off-the-books hired gun for the military. He has become disillusioned with his government, but finds that the government needs Swagger to scope out the location of a rumored attempt on the life of the president. A shadowy government operative begs Swagger to use his sniper's skills to out-fox the assassin. Ultimately he is double-crosses and framed for the attempted assassination....
19. Dead man's wake
Author:
Series:
Mike Bowditch mysteries volume 14
Language:
English
Average Rating:
2 stars
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Description:
"On the evening of their engagement party, Maine Game Warden Investigator Mike Bowditch and Stacey Stevens witness what seems to be a hit-and-run speedboat crash on a darkened lake. When they arrive at the scene, their spotlight reveals a gruesome sight: a severed arm floating just beneath the surface. As day breaks, the warden dive team recovers not one but two naked corpses: a dismembered man and the married woman with whom he was having an affair....