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For Max Schreiber, World War II was an idyll. It is the return home to Connecticut that feels like entering a combat zone. Ridiculed by his wife and daughter, bored by his legal practice, Schreiber spends his evenings drinking and eating alone, hoping that when he goes to sleep he will dream of France and Micheline, the beautiful young woman who may have broken his heart but at least made him feel alive.

In 2168, a mysterious five-sided pyramid is discovered on the ocean floor of Jupiter's icy moon, Europa. Commander Mac O'Bryant and her team of astronauts are among the first to enter the pyramid's central chamber. They find the body of a missing World War II pilot, whose hands clutch a journal detailing what happened to him after he and his crew were abducted by aliens and taken to a place with no recognizable stars.

‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph Spain, August 1810 The English army faces ruin in Spain – and the Duke of Wellington is desperate for money to fund the war. Only a cache of hidden Spanish gold can save them. And only Captain Richard Sharpe has the cunning to...

Brought to you by Penguin. One wild, exhilarating night in Berlin: a brilliant new novel by one of the most acclaimed writers of our time As a Berlin night draws in around the pristine glass exterior of the Hotel Interconti, a ragtag group of friends, family, and potential lovers find themselves...

Simon Templar never goes anywhere with the intention of getting into trouble, but trouble seems to like following him. In seven adventures 'round Europe, he discovers dead bodies, missing jewels, kidnappers, and swindlers galore. He was meant to be on holiday - but when push comes to shove, he'll make sure that justice is done. Leslie Charteris was born in Singapore and moved to England in 1919. He left Cambridge University early when his first novel was accepted for publication.

A principis del segle XXI, Berlín es troba en mig d’una revolució apocalíptica contra el poder vigent, entre, per una banda, un grup d’alemanys vinculats a moviments antisistema que volen reactivar l’antiga RAF dels anys 70 disposats a atemptar contra una multinacional alemanya i, per l’altra, un grup de gallecs que volen aprofitar l’interès mediàtic i reivindicar la seva posició davant d’una societat que els margina i els manté en la clandestinitat.

"Schulman delivers the known world in startling new sounds, colours, tastes and smells."— New York Times Sunday Book Review It is 1965 and Cora, a deaf young woman, buys a one-way ticket to the island of St Thomas, where she discovers four dolphins held in captivity, part of an experiment led...

*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Richard Sharpe, abandoned in enemy territory, has to trust in assistance from a hostile American privateer. The invasion of France is under way and the British Navy has called upon the...

*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Spain, December 1812 In a deathly cold winter on the Spanish-Portuguese border, a group of deserters take British hostages and it falls to Major Richard Sharpe to lead the perilous rescue...

Tim LaHaye has called Babylon Rising his most exciting series ever, and The Europa Conspiracy is the most thrilling and suspenseful installment yet. Reaching back to some of the most dramatic and prophetically significant stories of the Bible, and forward to the creation of ultimate evil in the...

I en sen nattetime i New York kimer en mobiltelefon på et natbord. Freelance computerekspert Anders Kloder, med danske rødder, tilbydes en yderst lyssky opgave – mod en fyrstelig betaling. Men Anders Kloder er ikke den eneste, der har modtaget dette mystiske opkald. Tre andre computereksperter har fået samme tilbud og sammen rejser de fire om på den anden side af kloden til et afsides område, der gemmer på en velbevaret hemmelighed. Dybt nede i Marianer-graven.

*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Portugal, 1811 Captain Richard Sharpe’s renegade ways leave him discarded by his regiment and waging a war against a private Portuguese enemy – one fought through the burning, pillaged...

Tim LaHaye has called Babylon Rising his most exciting series ever, and The Europa Conspiracy is the most thrilling and suspenseful installment yet. Reaching back to some of the most dramatic and prophetically significant stories of the Bible, and forward to the creation of ultimate evil in the...

In the second entry of his compilation of the most notorious deeds in European history at his point in time, Alexandre Dumas composes an essay covering a span of nearly 300 years of strife between the Catholics and Protestants of Southern France. Dumas recounts numerous instances of bloody conflict, unruly mobs, assassination, and political turmoil as the Protestants of the region fight to live and worship as they choose and Catholics endeavor to suppress a dangerous threat to their hegemony.

1066 – Senlac Ridge, England. William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy, defeats Harold Godwinson, King Harold II of England, in what will become known as the Battle of Hastings. But England will not be conquered easily, the Anglo-Saxons will not submit meekly to Norman rule. Although his heroic deeds will nearly be lost to legend, one man unites the resistance. His name is Hereward of Bourne. His honour, bravery and skill at arms will change the future of England.

Licenciado en Historia y Diplomado en Estudios Avanzados en la especialidad de Historia Moderna, Mario Escobar (1971-) ha escrito numerosos artículos y libros sobre la Inquisición, la Reforma Protestante y las sectas religiosas. Trabaja como director ejecutivo de una ONG y es director de la revista Nueva Historia para el Debate, colaborando como columnista en distintas publicaciones.

Schon immer spürte die junge Archäologie-Studentin Leo, dass sie anders ist. Obwohl sie ein Kind war, das alle in ihren Bann zog, fühlte sie sich immer auf eigentümliche Weise fremd. An ihrem 20. Geburtstag offenbart Leos Großmutter ihr schließlich ein wohl gehütetes Familiengeheimnis... Leo stammt von einem alten Schamanenvolk ab, das vor Jahrtausenden im mittleren Orient lebte. Ihre Ahnen verehrten den Geier als das heiligste aller Wesen, das Seite an Seite mit den Schamanen für das Wohl der Bevölkerung kämpfte.

I fratelli Gracchi furono politici romani che vissero nel tardo II secolo a. C. Le loro riforme sulla proprietà terriera, l'agricoltura e i diritti legislativi avevano un carattere rivoluzionario e incredibilmente moderno, ma furono contrastate dalle branche conservatrici della nobiltà senatoriale.

Gli Etruschi è il secondo audiolibro della collana dedicata da il Narratore alla storia e alla civiltà del Bel Paese, e racconta dell'antico popolo affermatosi...

Storia d'Italia - Roma repubblicana approfondisce gli aspetti politici, economici, sociali e culturali che hanno contraddistinto quei secoli di storia durante...