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A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the novel introduces two of Hemingway's most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. The story follows the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain with a motley group of expatriates. It is an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love and vanishing illusions.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a titanic figure among the world's great authors, and The Brothers Karamazov is often hailed as his finest novel. A masterpiece on many levels, it transcends the boundaries of a gripping murder mystery to become a moving account of the battle between love and hate, faith and despair, compassion and cruelty, good and evil.

Dschingis Khan ist tot, aber sein Vermächtnis lebt in der Nation weiter. Einer Nation, deren Unterschiede in diesen unruhigen Zeiten schwerer wiegen als je zuvor. Nur einer von Dschingis’ Söhnen kann die Völker wieder einen und einen neuen Feind bezwingen. Aber wer wird es sein? Währenddessen erobert Subotai im Westen weitere Gebiete und dringt ungehindert in unbekanntes Gebiet vor. Doch in dem Moment seines größten Triumphes muss er eine Entscheidung treffen, die alles verändern wird.

With its origins set against the tense backdrop of the Cold War, Operation White Coat is a high-octane action-adventure that delves into the shadowy depths of a clandestine bio-weapons program designed to alter the very fabric of humanity. At the heart of this conspiracy is Rhett Kardon, a man who must confront his darkest fears, his harrowing past, and the sinister legacy left behind by his father—a brilliant scientist who was instrumental in creating the monstrous program.

Зима 1942 года. Затерянный в белорусских лесах партизанский отряд остро нуждается в продовольствии, теплых вещах и медикаментах для раненых. На поиски провизии в близлежащее село отправляются старшина Рыбак и бывший школьный учитель Сотников. На обратном пути солдаты натыкаются на полицейский патруль, Сотников получает тяжелое ранение в ногу, и друзья попадают в плен к немцам, где полицаи после короткого допроса должны решить их дальнейшую судьбу.

The legions are but a memory, the glory of Rome only a shadow of crumbling ruins and broken walls. A darkening tide of barbarism was washing across Britain’s shores and the lights of civilization were slowly flickering out into darkness, only kept burning by the legendary Red Dragons cavalry unit. Led by their Tribune, Arthur, who serves no kingdom but goes where the fight is hardest and most crucial, they wage desperate battles to keep back the tide.

Плачь, Маргарита — первая часть художественно-документальной трилогии Елены Съяновой, посвященной истории фашистского Третьего рейха "от рассвета до заката". В центре романа судьбы будущих германских вождей. В основу сюжета положен огромный массив архивных документов, большинство которых прежде было недоступно. (В предисловии к каждому роману трилогии подробно рассказана история доступа к этим документам и работы с ними.) Расшифровки стенограмм, личная переписка, дневники, блокноты, любовные послания и стихи... " Писатель не может ненавидеть своих героев, а я их ненавижу.

DIE KREATUREN RUHEN NICHT – ZEIT FÜR DAS S|SQUAD! Auf der Suche nach gefangen genommenen WHO-Ärzten begibt sich das S-Squad auf eine Mission in den Kongo, die von Anfang an unter keinem guten Stern steht und rasch immer auswegloser wird. Die Truppe wird aufgerieben, isoliert und sieht sich alsbald furchterregenden Kreaturen gegenüber, die längst als ausgestorben galten. Denn in diesem Dschungel geht Mokele-Mbembe um ... und er ist nicht allein ... Monster. Riesige Kreaturen. Kugeln. Und Flüche ... jede Menge Flüche.

The Navy would not allow this book to be printed unless certain changes were made and I had to call it a work of fiction. The time is 1960; the setting; the Mediterranean Sea, a hotbed of the so called Cold War. that was getting even worst in its intensity. It follows the adventures of a crew that flew on board the Navy's first nuclear bomber the P2V-7 Neptune Patrol Bomber. It gives you, the listener, a behind the scenes look at the anti-submarine intelligence gathering, surveillance, and exercises from the perspective of one crew.

El nuevo thriller histórico de uno de los autores de Carmen Mola Almería, 1952. Un hombre huye despavorido de unos jóvenes que lo acosan con perros adiestrados para matar. Su cadáver es abandonado, brutalmente mutilado, en una playa de la idílica Mojácar. Para resolver el crimen, la Guardia Civil envía al joven cabo Javier Bermejo a una misión que parece superarlo. ¿Quién es ese hombre?

The greatest moment in Roman history, from the perspective of the man who could have had it all.Julius Caesar is dead. Mark Antony, his second in command, is surely also in the sights of the assassins.But for Antony, where there is danger, there is opportunity. Can he seize the chance, and replace Caesar as Rome's undisputed ruler? The portents are good until a young man named Octavian appears, claiming to be Caesar's heir... The following months and years are a time of shifting alliances, betrayals and score-settling.

There are levels to survival. Things you swear you’ll never accept—until you do. Until you have to. Honor was supposed to mean something, wasn’t it? But honor doesn’t quiet the cries of a child in the dead of night. Justice doesn’t pay the bills piling up on the counter. Morality doesn’t patch together a home that’s already frayed at the edges. So, the lies were swallowed. The shame. The betrayal. The late nights filled with secrets and cold, hollow excuses. The chains of addiction that dragged everything further into the dark.

When the neo-fascist group The Doomsday Creed kidnap Sabrina Faroukh, Ryan Kaine gets the call. Sabrina was the IT expert who helped Kaine in his early days and as the granddaughter of an influential arms dealer, her life has more value than most to the terrorists. In the Arizona wilderness, up against a fanatical group hell-bent on creating a dirty bomb, Kaine needs more than luck to rescue Sabrina. And he could do without the trigger-happy local law enforcement speeding to the scene.

Nine years ago, Lt. Commander Ky, a test pilot from the future, was flung back in time to a world that never existed. In this world, Carthage won the Punic Wars and Rome was all but destroyed, pushed back to a corner of the British Isles. That war is over. With Ky's help, the Romans formed a new Britannic Empire, defeated the mighty Carthaginian Empire, and set up a new paradigm in Europe.

1814. Die Invasion Frankreichs hat begonnen, und die Royal Navy bittet Major Richard Sharpe um Unterstützung. Er soll mit seinen Scharfschützen eine Festung an der französischen Küste einnehmen und sichern. Das gefährliche Unterfangen gelingt, doch durch die Feigheit eines Navy Captains stehen Sharpe und seine Männer plötzlich allein einer übermächtigen Streitmacht gegenüber. Die Niederlage erscheint unvermeidlich. Sharpe bleibt keine Wahl, als ihr aller Schicksal einem amerikanischen Freibeuter anzuvertrauen, einem Mann, mit dem er schon einmal aneinandergeriet.

Through the story of George Winterbourne, a young soldier disillusioned by the horrors of World War I, The Death of a Hero offers a raw and unflinching look at the realities of combat and the emotional scars it leaves behind. With vivid prose and an unrelenting perspective, Aldington challenges the myths of heroism and the price of sacrifice.

Dies ist meine Geschichte, die Geschichte einer Frau im Krieg. Spätsommer 1939. Elke, eine junge deutsche Frau, hat alles: ein sicheres Zuhause und eine wunderbare Familie, ihren liebenden Ehemann Ulrich und ihren siebenjährigen Sohn Klaus, der sorglos am Strand spielt. Doch die Ruhe wird durch den ausbrechenden Krieg ersetzt, der die ganze Familie mitreißt und ihr Leben für immer verändert. Nachdem ihr Mann zur deutschen Wehrmacht eingezogen wird, bleibt Elke allein zurück, um den kleinen Familienhof zu führen.

Jack Powers has it all figured out. Born in the gritty shadows of Alphabet City, he clawed his way from nothing to the ivy-covered halls of Wharton Business School. With Wall Street in his sights, he’s poised to claim everything he’s fought for—until the CIA makes him an offer he can’t refuse. Jack’s new mission? Weaponize the one force more dangerous than missiles, guns, or bombs: inflation.

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Lou Caldwell doesn’t expect to survive this flight. He’s left his faithful dog Rusty with a friend, knowing in his gut that the unbelievable mission to deliver payback in the heart of China can’t possibly be survived. And as the bleak, likely outcome weighs on him and his multi-national crew, Lou contends with something that only one other person knows—there’s a saboteur on the team.