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Bega District News: A Novel
By Alan Sillitoe. 1983
A post-WWII adventure from the bestselling author of The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner. A top-secret mission sends a crew…
of Royal Air Force veterans from South Africa to the subarctic Kerguelen Islands in this suspense-packed tale of lawlessness, piracy, obsession, and greed. At the helm of the Aldebaran, a huge flying boat, sits the monomaniacal Captain Bennett, a man hell-bent on unearthing a treasure buried by the Germans in the final days of World War II. And on the seaplane's radio is the young wireless operator Adcock, a man who listens to everything and tries to make sense of it all. The rest of the ex-soldiers on board seek either riches or adventure--but all are fleeing the frustrations and disappointments of their postwar lives. As the voyage takes dangerous turns toward natural and manmade threats, it becomes clear that Captain Bennett is keeping secrets and the Aldebaran is not alone on her quest. Adcock's morals are soon put to the test, machine guns are mounted on the flying boat's turrets, and the thirst for gold may cost the crew their lives. Classic kitchen sink realism meets high-flying adventure in this British thriller that goes beyond action and into the depths of human values and motivations in a war-damaged world. Drawing upon Alan Sillitoe's own wartime experiences as a wireless operator, The Lost Flying Boat is full of aerial heroics, coded messages, shattered dreams, and the will to persevere.En un hotel de Malmö
By Marie Bennett. 2015
La lucha por la supervivencia, el amor y la traición impregnan las páginas de esta intensa y cautivadora novela ambientada…
en la Suecia de 1940 que ya es considerada en Escandinavia como el Casablanca sueco. En Suecia, durante el duro invierno de 1940, Georg es reclutado para defender la frontera con Finlandia contra el avance del Ejército Rojo. Mal equipados, desnutridos y expuestos a temperaturas extremas, los soldados están a merced de oficiales sádicos e incompetentes. Tras un motín, Georg y otros soldados rebeldes son enviados a un campo de trabajo. Mientras tanto, Kerstin, la esposa de Georg, sobrevive como puede en Malmö, atrapada entre una madre distante y un hermano dedicado al mercado negro. Ya no espera el regreso de su esposo, que ha estado tres años ausente, cuando conoce a Viola, una mujer rica, atractiva y culta de la que se enamora, y con la que vive una apasionada relación prohibida. En la Navidadde 1943, Georg regresa, traumatizado por las experiencias vividas. Su inesperado retorno obligará a Kerstin a encarar una difícil decisión. Críticas:«Una novela completamente adictiva.»AftonbladetL'últim vol
By Ken Follett. 2002
Un relat de suspens genial, magistral i amb uns personatges carismàtics que reafirmen Ken Follett com a mestre indiscutible del…
gènere. Al juny del 1941, en plena Segona Guerra Mudial, les tropes del Tercer Reich marxen victorioses per tot Europa i no hi ha ningú capaç d'enfrontar-s'hi. Els avions anglesos que han de bombardejar Alemanya són destruïts per l'enemic que, sense que ningú s'ho expliqui, en coneix a la perfecció les rutes i destinacions. Se sospita que els alemanys disposen d'algun aparell mortífer. L'Hermia Mount, una jove agent de l'MI6, prova de posar-se en contacte amb una organització de la Resistència que opera a la Dinamarca ocupada i amb la qual col·labora el seu company, el pilot Arne Olufsen. Tots els indicis fan pensar que en alguna base alemanya s'amaga un sistema de radar molt més perfeccionat que l'anglès. En Harald, el germà de l'Arne, viatjarà fins a Gran Bretanya en un vell biplà per revelar aquesta informació vital.Alt risc (Áexits Ser. #Vol. 63)
By Ken Follett. 2004
Acció trepidant. Una missió d'alt risc protagonitzada per sis dones valentes que treballen com a agents secrets durant la Segona…
Guerra Mundial. El dia D s'acosta. Encara no se sap on ni quan serà, però els alemanys estan convençuts que no falta gaire. La Felicity Clairet, àlies Flick, és una de les millors agents de la unitat encarregada de les operacions de sabotatge al nord de França. A la Felicity li consta, i sap, que l'habilitat dels alemanys de frustrar l'atac dels aliats depèn de les seves línies de comunicació. Però quan ella i el seu marit, un líder de la resistència, intenten dur a terme un atac directe que acaba fent fallida, tot el que l'envolta empitjora. El seu grup és destruït, el seu marit ha desaparegut, els seus superiors ja no confien en ella... Ha de forjar un nou pla: un grup exclusivament femení i no professional serà reclutat i entrenat en qüestió de dies. Les seves membres han d'intentar infiltrar-se a la central telefònica dels nazis, però no saben que els alemanys les estan esperant. Ressenyes:«Una de les novel·les més populars de Ken Follett.»Publishers WeeklyTom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance (A Jack Ryan Novel)
By Mark Greaney. 2016
The #1 New York Times–bestselling series is back with the most shocking revelation of all. After years of facing international…
threats, President Jack Ryan learns that the greatest dangers always come from within... It begins with a family dinner in Princeton, New Jersey. After months at sea, U.S. Navy Commander Scott Hagan, captain of the USS James Greer, is on leave when he is attacked by an armed man in a crowded restaurant. Hagan is shot, but he manages to fight off the attacker. Though severely wounded, the gunman reveals he is a Russian whose brother was killed when his submarine was destroyed by Commander Hagan’s ship. Hagan demands to know how the would-be assassin knew his exact location, but the man dies before he says more. In the international arrivals section of Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport, a Canadian businessman puts his fingerprint on a reader while chatting pleasantly with the customs official. Seconds later he is shuffled off to interrogation. He is actually an American CIA operative who has made this trip into Iran more than a dozen times, but now the Iranians have his fingerprints and know who he is. He is now a prisoner of the Iranians. As more deadly events involving American military and intelligence personnel follow, all over the globe, it becomes clear that there has been some kind of massive information breach and that a wide array of America’s most dangerous enemies have made a weapon of the stolen data. With U.S. intelligence agencies potentially compromised, it’s up to John Clark and the rest of The Campus to track the leak to its source. Their investigation uncovers an unholy threat that has wormed its way into the heart of our nation. A danger that has set a clock ticking and can be stopped by only one man...President Jack Ryan. A New York Times BestsellerUn saco de canicas
By Joseph Joffo. 2017
La lucha por la supervivencia de un niño judío en la Francia ocupada por los nazis. El peluquero Joffo, un…
honrado judío establecido en el París ocupado por los nazis, decide dispersar a su familia para evitar el cruel y posible destino que les espera. Sus hijos, Joseph (el autor de esta obra) y Maurice tienen, a sus diez y doce años, que sobrevivir solos en un universo desquiciado, en el que la barbarie, la amistad, la picaresca y, sobre todo, el miedo, imponen una sola ley: la supervivencia. Reseñas:«Una verdadera joya literaria.»Diario 16 «Este libro, es el libro del miedo, de la angustia y del sufrimiento, podría haber sido también el libro del odio, pero es, en resumidas cuentas, un grito de esperanza y amor.»Bernard Clavel «Entre los testimonios sin nombre dedicados a los tiempos malditos, este es único, por la naturaleza de la experiencia, la emoción, la alegría, el dolor infantil. Y está relatado de tal modo que la aventura agarra, arrastra, lleva al lector de página en página hasta la última línea.»Joseph Kessel «Una espontaneidad, un humor, una ternura, una emoción discreta hacen de este libro uno totalmente diferente a los demás.»La Croix «Joffo es un narrador nato.»Kirkus ReviewsThe Door
By Ali Smith, Len Rix, Magda Szabo. 1987
An NYRB Classics Original Winner of the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize and the Prix Femina ÉtrangerThe Door is an unsettling exploration…
of the relationship between two very different women. Magda is a writer, educated, married to an academic, public-spirited, with an on-again-off-again relationship to Hungary's Communist authorities. Emerence is a peasant, illiterate, impassive, abrupt, seemingly ageless. She lives alone in a house that no one else may enter, not even her closest relatives. She is Magda's housekeeper and she has taken control over Magda's household, becoming indispensable to her. And Emerence, in her way, has come to depend on Magda. They share a kind of love--at least until Magda's long-sought success as a writer leads to a devastating revelation. Len Rix's prizewinning translation of The Door at last makes it possible for American readers to appreciate the masterwork of a major modern European writer.The Distance from Here
By Neil Labute. 2002
No American playwright has written more compellingly about the subtle ways in which people inflict pain on each other than…
Neil LaBute. His films In the Company of Menand Your Friends and Neighborsboth gained critical renown for their biting satire and caustic wit. Now, with The Distance from Here, he has written his most riveting play yet, an intense look at the dark side of American suburbia. With little to occupy their time other than finding a decent place to hang out--the zoo, the mall, the school parking lot--Darrell and Tim are two American teenagers who lack any direction or purpose in their lives. When Darrell's suspicion about the faithlessness of his girlfriend is confirmed and Tim comes to her defense, there is nothing to brake their momentum as all three speed toward disaster.The Risen: A Novel of Spartacus
By David Anthony Durham. 2016
From the author of the widely praised Pride of Carthage, the superb fictional rendering of Hannibal's epic military campaigns against…
Carthage's archenemy Rome, comes the perfect follow-up: an equally superb novel of the legendary gladiator Spartacus and the vast slave revolt he led that came ever so close to bringing Rome, with its supposedly invincible legions, to its knees. In this thrilling and panoramic historical novel we see one of the most storied uprisings of classical times from multiple points of view: Spartacus, the visionary captive and gladiator whose toughness and charisma turn a prison break into a multi-cultural revolt that threatens an empire; his consort, the oracular Astera, whose connection to the spirit world and its omens guides the uprising's progress; Nonus, a Roman soldier working both sides of the conflict in a half-adroit, half-desperate attempt to save his life; Laelia and Hustus, two shepherd children drawn into the ranks of the slave rebellion; Kaleb, the slave secretary to Crassus, the Roman senator and commander saddled with the unenviable task of quashing an insurrection of mere slaves; and other players in a vast spectacle of bloodshed, heroism, and treachery. In the pages of The Risen--the term the slaves in revolt have adopted for themselves--an entire, teeming world comes into view with great clarity and titanic drama, with nothing less than the future of the ancient world at stake. No one brings more verve, intelligence, and freshness to the novel of the classical age than David Anthony Durham.From the Hardcover edition.Max
By Penny Hueston, Sarah Cohen-Scali. 2016
Nazi Germany 1936. The Lebensborn program is going strong as German women are carefully selected by the Nazis and recruited…
to give birth to new representatives of the Aryan race. Inside one of these women is Max, a fetus waiting to be born and fulfill his destiny as the perfect Aryan. Max is taken away from his birth mother as soon as he enters the world. He will be raised under the leadership and ideologies of the Nazi Party. As he grows up without a mom, without any affection or tenderness, according to Nazi educational precepts, he soon becomes the mascot of the program. But things don't go according to plan.Originally published in French, Sarah Cohen-Scali's touching, illuminating, and heartbreaking book has been translated for an English-speaking audience.A Neal Porter BookClosing Time
By Joseph Heller. 1995
A darkly comic and ambitious sequel to the American classic Catch-22. In Closing Time, Joseph Heller returns to the characters…
of Catch-22, now coming to the end of their lives and the century, as is the entire generation that fought in World War II: Yossarian and Milo Minderbinder, the chaplain, and such newcomers as little Sammy Singer and giant Lew, all linked, in an uneasy peace and old age, fighting not the Germans this time, but The End. Closing Time deftly satirizes the realities and the myths of America in the half century since WWII: the absurdity of our politics, the decline of our society and our great cities, the greed and hypocrisy of our business and culture -- with the same ferocious humor as Catch-22. Closing Time is outrageously funny and totally serious, and as brilliant and successful as Catch-22 itself, a fun-house mirror that captures, at once grotesquely and accurately, the truth about ourselves.Journey to America
By Sonia Levitin, Charles Robinson. 1970
After years of global war, the Wingman faces a threat from outer spaceHawk Hunter is the finest fighter pilot on…
Earth. Behind the controls of his famous red, white, and blue F-16, he can perform feats of aviation that make gravity seem nonexistent. All his life he has yearned to escape the Earth's pull, and now he finally has--orbiting the planet in a stolen Russian shuttle. But this is no pleasure cruise. A crazed terrorist has escaped the Wingman's grasp. Pursuing his old enemy in zero gravity, Hunter detects a far greater threat than one rogue madman: a comet speeding straight toward Earth. Stopping this interstellar threat will be the toughest mission of Hunter's highly decorated career. To fend off the comet, the people of Earth must band together as they never have before. In a world consumed by warfare, only peace can save them. Death Orbit is the thirteenth book of the Wingman series, which also includes Wingman and The Circle War.The Catalyst
By Boyd Morrison. 2011
THE EXPERIMENT WAS A FAILURE. THE RESEARCH SOUNDLY DISMISSED. BUT SOMEONE IS HUNTING DOWN THE SECRET KNOWLEDGE A YOUNG CHEMIST…
HAS UNEARTHED . . . IN AN EXHILARATING THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE ARK. Chemistry grad student Kevin Hamilton is sure his advisor Michael Ward's death in a suspicious fire was no accident. The young Ph.D. candidate received a cryptic message from Ward just before the fatal blaze--a warning that their recent collaboration on a supposedly failed experiment had actually brought about one of the most important discoveries of the century: Adamas, a chemical process worth billions, and one with the potential to topple entire industries. Now on the run with his girlfriend, Erica, the two must elude relentless assassins long enough to protect the top-secret information, thwart a global conspiracy, and save their own lives before time runs out.The Nightingale Won't Let You Sleep
By Steven Heighton. 2017
From internationally acclaimed and Governor General’s Award-winning author Steven Heighton comes a passionate novel of buried secrets, the repercussions of…
war and finding love among the ruinsElias Trifannis is desperate to belong somewhere. To make his dying ex-cop father happy, he joins the military—but in Afghanistan, by the time he realizes his last-minute bid for connection was a terrible mistake, it’s too late and a tragedy has occurred. In the aftermath, exhausted by nightmares, Elias is sent to Cyprus to recover, where he attempts to find comfort in the arms of Eylül, a beautiful Turkish journalist. But the lovers’ reprieve ends in a moment of shocking brutality that drives Elias into Varosha, once a popular Greek-Cypriot resort town, abandoned since the Turkish invasion of 1974. Hidden in the lush, overgrown ruins is a community of exiles and refugees living resourcefully but comfortably. Thanks to the cheerfully corrupt Colonel Kaya, who turns a blind eye, they live under the radar of the Turkish authorities. As he begins to heal, Elias finds himself drawn to the enigmatic and secretive Kaiti while he learns at last to “simply belong.” But just when it seems he has found sanctuary, events he himself set in motion have already begun to endanger it.The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II
By Jeff Shaara. 2008
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jeff Shaara's No Less Than Victory. Jeff Shaara, America’s premier author of military…
historical fiction, brings us the centerpiece of his epic trilogy of the Second World War. General Dwight Eisenhower once again commands a diverse army that must find its single purpose in the destruction of Hitler’s European fortress. His primary subordinates, Omar Bradley and Bernard Montgomery, must prove that this unique blend of Allied armies can successfully confront the might of Adolf Hitler’s forces, who have already conquered Western Europe. On the coast of France, German commander Erwin Rommel fortifies and prepares for the coming invasion, acutely aware that he must bring all his skills to bear on a fight his side must win. But Rommel’s greatest challenge is to strike the Allies on his front, while struggling behind the lines with the growing insanity of Adolf Hitler, who thwarts the strategies Rommel knows will succeed. Meanwhile, Sergeant Jesse Adams, a no-nonsense veteran of the 82nd Airborne, parachutes with his men behind German lines into a chaotic and desperate struggle. And as the invasion force surges toward the beaches of Normandy, Private Tom Thorne of the 29th Infantry Division faces the horrifying prospects of fighting his way ashore on a stretch of coast more heavily defended than the Allied commanders anticipate–Omaha Beach. From G.I. to general, this story carries the reader through the war’s most crucial juncture, the invasion that altered the flow of the war, and, ultimately, changed history.Omega Cult
By Don Pendleton. 2017
Firestorm: Destroyermen
By Taylor Anderson. 2011
BURNING WATERS Designated Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, Matt Reddy must now contend with a new threat; the Dominion—humans…
whose lust for power matches the Grik. But even though the Grand Alliance recognizes the danger of the Dominion, it must deal with the land-based Grik first, leaving the Imperial navy—and USS Walker—with little assistance. As war rages, more Japanese ships come through the time-space maelstrom that the Americans call The Squall. One is a “Hell Ship,” carrying prisoners of an Imperial Japan that is growing ever more ruthless in the face of looming defeat. Escorting it is a new, state-of-the-art destroyer, whose officers recognize no rules of war. Fighting on two fronts, Reddy is plunged into a firestorm of loyalty, betrayal, and sacrifice. But nothing can prepare him for a devastating new Grik weapon—a weapon that could wipe out all who oppose them…Behind the Lines
By W.E.B. Griffin. 1995
Behind the Lines is W. E. B. Griffin's powerful novel of World War II -- and the courage, patriotism, and…
sacrifice of those who fought it.By 1942, the Japanese have routed the outnumbered American forces and conquered the Philippines. But deep in the island jungles, the combat continues. Refusing to surrender, a renegade Army officer organizes a resistance force and vows to fight to the last man. A Marine leads his team on a mission through the heart of enemy territory. And the nation's proudest sons fight uncelebrated battles that will win -- or lose -- the war . . .Rise to Victory
By Cooke, R. Cameron. 2006
An American attack submarine heads for Indonesia to evacuate U. S. citizens said to be at risk due to a…
violent rebellion. But the Providence's crew finds there's more to this mission than meets the eye. For they're mere pawns in a deadly game--and are about to engage with a rebel sub in an epic undersea duel.