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Evelyn Chang and her husband were vacationing in the Philippines when they were ambushed by terrorists. Evelyn’s husband was killed. She was kidnapped and disappeared into the lawless netherworld of the Sulu Archipelago. There was no hope of a rescue. Former Green Beret Gene Yu was five years out of the military, unemployed, and struggling with his transition back to the real world when Evelyn’s family asked for help. His improbable mission: infiltrate one of the most dangerous corners of the world and get her back. Alone.

Were you terrible at history class? Was it just a blur of boring lectures, endless dates, and the same old lineup of white dudes who apparently did everything and invented everything? Maybe your teacher was also your football, wrestling, or baseball coach — because apparently nothing says “qualified historian” like calling plays and assigning worksheets. Or maybe they were the kind of teacher who told you you’d end up at McDonald’s because you were a girl, or Black, or couldn’t catch a deep slant your quarterback couldn’t throw even if his mother’s life depended on it. (Okay, ...

Fifty-seven shots in ninety seconds, five people dead, seven others wounded and it all happened inside a courtroom on a cold March day in 1912. Lives and fortunes were lost over what most believe was a senseless tragedy. The echoes of the gunfire have long since disappeared but the wounds left behind in the quaint little town of Hillsville, Virginia have continued to fester. The political drama that led up to the shooting has divided families for generations. Some say the shootout was self-defense, others murder. Many of the questions surrounding that day have yet to be answered. Fifty-Seven ...