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The world stands on the brink of it's darkest hour. John Mung's great-grandson, Captain Kenji Ishikaway of Japan's air force becomes embroiled a series of events that lead to the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and ultimately Hiroshima. He must go into the very Gates of Hell. This fascinating novel finalizes the epic saga begun with The Fall of the Shogun. Through the compelling story of John Mung and his descendants, bestselling author Dov Silverman has breathed fire into the history of Japan's emergence into the modern world.

John Mung inherits the title of Black Dragon, thereby becoming the eyes and ears of the Emperor of Japan. It's a world of change for the feudal country. Mung must work through betrayal and dangerous intrigue to open the borders to foreign trade and bring feudal Japan into the modern age.

Fighting in the Korean War, Colonel "Tough" Tony Shultz of the 5th Marines clashes against Sung Shi Lee and the Chiang-si Province Boys. It's a stark contrast of American ideals vs the pride of an ancient culture, certain of its own Communist ideals. Political wrangling and corruption are the backdrop to the moral battlefield of Panmunjom and the land called "No Man's Land" in Chang Dang Valley. The United Nations' deceitful role is revealed in a conflict of interest with both the Chinese and Americans paying the price. This story of East and West mirrors the conflicts, misunderstandings and potential for productive relations of two proud nations.

Based on the true story. John Mung, a Japanese fisherboy, is rescued and adopted by American ship Captain Whittefield. John Whittefield, Mung's adopted brother, becomes Commodore Perry's liaison between the Japanese Emperor and the United States. It is with this circumstance of fate that Mung is able to return to 19th century Japan and become the bridge for Western knowledge into his island country home. Book one of the Power Path series. In this 5 book historical fiction series, these two men and their descendants devote their lives to bringing the Japanese people into the twentieth century and to peaceful relations between their countries.

Building the Hoover Dam led the America and the world out of the Great Depression. See life through the eyes of farmers, hustlers, bricklayers, businessmen, politicians, whores and truck drivers who built the Dam, then traveled 21 miles on Death's Highway, to Sin City, Las Vegas where legal gambling, whorehouses and cold beer awaited. The Hoover Dam began with the death of worker John G. Tierney, December 20th 1922, and ended with the death of his son Patrick W. Tierney, December 20th 1935, exactly thirteen years to the day in the same river, working on the Hoover Dam. From Theodore Roosevelt to Franklin Roosevelt, seven American Presidents were personally involved in the building of the Dam. Larger than the Pyramids, more complex than the Great Wall of China, the Hoover Dam helped populate the western United States. America became the bread basket of the world. This dam controls floods and drought in seven states, provides electricity, fresh drinking water to irrigate 1/4 million square miles of new farm land. The weight of the water behind the dam moved planet earth a fraction out of balance.

For European foreigners in 19th century Japan, a danger has risen through the Golden Lizard leader. He and his tattooed men are bent on removing Japan of all foreigners. This isn't the only obstacle Japan's heroes, John Mung and John Whittefield, face while attempting to educate Japan out of the feudal age. There is also the threat of Russian invasion as they attempt to take over Japan's northernmost islands. For John Mung, the heartache has only just begun as he makes his mark on history. The Power Path Series is the historical fiction series based on the life of John Mung, a Japanese fisher boy who was rescued and adopted by American ship Captain Whittefield, and the lives of those around him. With a Harvard education, Mung returned to 19th century Japan and became the bridge for Western knowledge into that isolated island kingdom

The Good Shepherds are growing old. To breathe new life into the team, former British Intelligence agent Alec Finney recruits ex-Marine Captain Nelson Cross and Tal Caspi, female Israeli Olympic athlete. Their mission: to recover Vietnamese gold and exact revenge on the CIA agents that killed a squad of Marines to steal it.

"Which tune do I dance to?" the little boy asked. "We all dance to God's music," the nun replied. This is the story of a tenth generation Catholic-American on his mother's side, a second generation Jewish-American on his father's side and his Search for Identity. Victor Holland dances to many tunes: Tough Street Kid, High School Failure, Combat Marine, Railroad Conductor, Auctioneer, Businessman, Candidate for a Rabbinical College, Emigrant to Israel, Teacher and High School Principal, City Councilman and Best Selling Author. God is Victor's musician, choreographer and partner, leading him through four wars, an intense and complicated love affair, intellectual awakening, religious revitalization and paternal conflict. The last melody leaves Victor and God in hand to hand combat as partners on the Dance Floor of Life. This novel is written by Dov Silverman, Best-Selling novelist, international literary prize winner and historical researcher. Having written twenty novels Dov uses his experience talents, researched information of personal and formal letters, family diaries, and tape recordings, radio and TV broadcasts spanning half a century of American, Korean and Israeli history to bring you an emotion-filled saga of a man, his wife and their Search For Identity.

AMETROPIA: A myopic condition preventing the eye from focusing; short-sightedness. Gentaro, a Nisei (Japanese American) artist is found dead in a 16th century castle located in the village of Joshu in southern Japan. It's a murder of international consequence. A year later Hiroki "The Black Dragon" Ishikawa, orphan child of Hiroshima, must solve this ritualistic murder at the request of the American President and the Emperor. Sens, an indigent Ainu with special powers, assists. Social confrontations, a paranoid mayor, and a Yakuza chieftain are but three of the obstacles that will stand in his way ...

It's 1947. The Brooklyn neighborhoods are still in the Depression. August comes and Christmas must follow for two gangs, the Central Avenue Boys and the Palmetto Street Tigers. Tommy Boy, the block's most ferocious tomboy, and Dutchy Moran are two best friends and members of the Central Avenue Boys. When the leader of the Comanches starts looking for new recruits, they and their friends find themselves under pressure to take his offer. Father Klein and Parker F. Wessels are there to help but they wonder how will they manage. Then, as if by God's will, a blizzard brings the resourceful pair a chance.

At 6:58 a.m., Sunday, 26 December 2004, planet Earth trembled. An underwater earthquake equal to the power of 23,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs shook the world. The deep-water seismic eruption generated ocean swells 50 feet high - tsunamis. Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal, as well as villages towns and cities three miles inland, were devastated. The Raj's oldest son, Raikar, convinces his father to buy gold directly from the mines to be melted down and cast as floor plates in a plane. In this way the gold can be shipped secretly to the Bay of Bengal as relief funds. Unfortunately, the plane is lost in flight. With it's loss comes betrayal and a clash of siblings. Either the money is forever lost or it will be returned to the desperate community of Tamil Nadu. Dov Silverman lives up to the expectations resulting from his five book "Fall of the Shogun" bestseller series.

Love, treachery and sacrifice come to Japan in the first part of the 20th century. John Mung and the Black Dragon Society are called upon by the Emperor to thwart Japan's militarist plans to wage war with China, Korea, and Russia. When Mung's grandson and his wife are recruited to spy in Manchuria, they are caught in the schemes of Colonel Shibata. This fourth novel of the Power Path Series shows the growth of Japan's international spy system that outmaneuvered the western military world in the first part of the 20th century, and reached the epitome of industrial espionage in the latter half of the 20th century.

Well-behaved women seldom make history. Lola Montez was anything but well-behaved.Many were enamored by her sparkling blue eyes and midnight black hair, but she was captivated by fame, power and money. In an age where women struggled for equality, she danced to the top where she eventually became the Duchess of Landsfeld.Inspired by Barbara Tuchman's historical truth-telling style, the author DOV SILVERMAN has worked to tell us about the most fascinating, intelligent and extraordinarily beautiful woman of the 19th century. He believes Lola would have approved.

Rev. Smith is charged with the mass murder of his Brooklyn congregation. Smith is a schizophrenic. His second personality is God. Jobynski and Connors must prove that Smith's God character really is God. Together they will face Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Jewish and Atheist leaders in three, worldwide TV debates. But the Vatican and World Council of Churches send hit men to stop them from appearing. Protected by the FBI and guided by God, they are betrayed by religion as a test of faith.

It's 1947. The Brooklyn neighborhoods are still in the Depression. August comes and Christmas must follow. For some members of two gangs, the Central Avenue Boys and the Palmetto Street Tigers, this Christmas holds chilling surprises and changes they will never forget.

Her land had been claimed by the Romans, and now it faced invasion by a more dangerous force to the east. But the beautiful Cahena was gifted with second sight, and she would use it to protect her people from the enemy... even if it meant turning from God.The historical novel by the award-winning Dov Silverman traces the life of The Cahena, who reigned as Berber Queen in 7th century Northern Africa. Her resistance to Rome and, later, the Muslim conquest of Maghreb in the region known as Numidia has become the stuff of legends.

Well-behaved women seldom make history. Lola Montez was anything but well-behaved.Many were enamored by her sparkling blue eyes and midnight black hair, but she was captivated by fame, power and money. In an age where women struggled for equality, she danced to the top where she eventually became the Duchess of Landsfeld.Inspired by Barbara Tuchman's historical truth-telling style, the author DOV SILVERMAN has worked to tell us about the most fascinating, intelligent and extraordinarily beautiful woman of the 19th century - following her worldly life into her days as a Christian penitent. He believes Lola would have approved.