Bill Yenne
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Bill Yenne is the author of several novels and over three dozen books on historical topics. He has also been a contributor to encyclopedias of both world wars. The New Yorker wrote of Sitting Bull, his biography of the great Lakota leader, that it "excels as a study in leadership." This book was named to the number 14 spot among Amazon's 100 Best Books of the Year. Library Journal observed that "enthusiastic World War II readers will be drawn to" his dual biography, Aces High: The Heroic Story of the Two Top Scoring American Aces of World War II. Recently, his book Convair Deltas was named as Book of the Month by Air Classics, while his book Tommy Gun was named Pick of the Month by Shooting Illustrated. His book Guinness: The 250 Year Quest for the Perfect Pint was listed among the top business books of the year by Cond Nast Portfolio Magazine, which rated Yenne's tome as its TOP pick for "Cocktail Conversation." Yenne's Rising Sons: The Japanese American GIs Who Fought for the United States in World War II, was praised by Walter Boyne, former Director of the National Air & Space Museum, who called it "a fast moving... page turner," and the "best book yet written on the saga." The Wall Street Journal wrote, when reviewing his Indian Wars: The Campaign for the American West, that Yenne writes with "cinematic vividness," and says of his work that it "has the rare quality of being both an excellent reference work and a pleasure to read." The author lives in San Francisco, California, and on the web at www.BillYenne.com
Books
Ufo!
The focus of this book is the problem of "UFO"s as a hazard to aviation. The author describes herself as an open minded skeptic. She believes "UFO"s absolutely exist, but regards them as literally unidentified and not necessarily of extraterrestrial origin. The events of this book are about "physically real phenomena" which are not debatable.
David and Goliath
A shepherd boy leads the Israelites to victory by killing the giant leader of the opposing army.
The Christmas story
This book tells the story of Mary, Jesus, and Joseph.
The encyclopedia of North American Indian tribes
A catalog of Indian tribes that have existed in North America since prehistoric times, from the Abittibi to the Zuni. Individual entries includee the region, language, dwelling and subsistence type for each tribe as well as a discussion of their history, culture and way of life.
Raptor Force
With this elite covert strike team, terrorists don't stand a fighting chance.In the midst of a hotly contested election, the president's wife is kidnapped while touring Europe, and the commander of Raptor Force is gravely wounded in the attack. Now, it's up to Raptor Force to set things right-without any rules, and without any mercy.