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Originally published in 1953, Leon Uris’s Battle Cry is the raw and exciting story of men at war from a legendary American author. This is the story of enlisted men - Marines at the beginning of World War II. They are a rough-and-ready tangle of guys from America’s cities and farms and reservations. Led by a tough veteran sergeant, these soldiers band together to emerge as part of one of the most elite fighting forces in the world. With staggering realism and detail we follow them into intense battles - Guadalcanal and Tarawa.

Oregon, summer 1983. A series of mysterious deaths shakes the coastal town of Harmony Bay from its peaceful sleep. Shortly after the death of his wife, Sheriff Cody is called upon to investigate numerous murders which all exhibit strange puncture wounds. Cody and his team expect the murders are committed by a serial killer, but it soon becomes clear something more sinister lurks behind this idyllic town, which becomes his worst nightmare.

Obligada a ocultarse en una cueva, como fiera perseguida, una mujer embarazada delira entre la fiebre y los dolores de su inminente parto. Las llagas en la cara, la oscuridad del cubil y la suciedad del cuerpo, ocultan el esplendor de una vida llena de lujos, luces y libros. Este es sólo uno de los apasionantes pasajes en los que Celia del Palacio nos sumerge en Leona. Apoyada en una documentación acuciosa, la autora recrea el convulso tiempo en que vivió uno de los personajes fundamentales de la Independencia de México: Leona Vicario.

Als Geheimagenten gerieten sie auf die falsche Bahn, doch das Schicksal gab ihnen eine zweite Chance. Seitdem führen sie ein zurückgezogenes Dasein. Kommen sie jedoch zum Einsatz, geht es um Leben oder Tod. Eine Gruppe von Terroristen hat sich auf einem Anwesen in Neuseeland niedergelassen. Um ihre Pläne aufzudecken, tritt der Ex-Agent Leon Murray auf dem benachbarten Weingut einen Job an. Während er gezwungen ist, sich mit skrupellosen Gegnern auseinanderzusetzen, wird er völlig unverhofft mit einer weiteren Herausforderung konfrontiert: Ivy Wilson.

From the acclaimed author who enthralled the world with Exodus, Battle Cry, QB VII, Topaz, and other beloved classics of twentieth-century fiction comes a sweeping and powerful epic adventure that captures the "terrible beauty" of Ireland during its long and bloody struggle for freedom. It is the electrifying story of an idealistic young Catholic rebel and the valiant and beautiful Protestant girl who defied her heritage to join his cause. It is a tale of love and danger, of triumph at an unthinkable cost.

Gideon Zadok arrives in Israel with every intention to research a new book, mend a broken marriage, and improve his dysfunctional family. But as political tensions escalate and his family is evacuated, Zadok asks to follow Israeli paratroopers to secure Mitla Pass and finds himself in the midst of one of the largest global crises of the twentieth century. A sweeping novel of love, passion, and freedom, Mitla Pass stands as an epic look at modern Middle Eastern history and is quite possibly Uris’s most autobiographical work.

Gladys Pratt was in control, the mistress of her own domain. In the 60s she and her husband were running a lodge in a remote area of the Yukon. Communication to the outside world was by mail, if it got out. Gladys was a tyrant. Deeply unhappy in her own life, she made life miserable for everyone around her - her house-keeper, her cooks, and the young women who worked as her waitresses during the summer months.

In this haunting psychological drama, Samantha finds herself trapped in a labyrinth of dreams where the boundary between sleep and wakefulness blurs beyond recognition. In the wake of her beloved Aunt Flo's death, she descends through layers of consciousness, encountering a mysterious Dream Interpreter, her concerned husband Malcolm, and ancestral figures who hold the keys to family secrets long buried.

On the eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis in Paris, 1962, Devereaux and Nordstrom uncover Soviet plans to ship nuclear arms. But when nobody acts after sharing his findings, Devereaux becomes the target of an assassination attempt and soon realizes the plot extends far beyond Cuba - and himself. A thrilling and well-paced novel filled with Cold War intrigue, Topaz features two agents on a journey around the world to save NATO and themselves.

From Homer to Helen Keller, from Dune to Stevie Wonder, from the invention of braille to the science of echolocation, M. Leona Godin explores the fascinating history of blindness, interweaving it with her own story of gradually losing her sight. There Plant Eyes probes the ways in which...

When the World Council sends assassins to Haven's Rest, Harper does something no one has ever dared: he declares independence. From their laws. From their authority. From their right to control his life. The message is clear: Haven's Rest belongs to the people. But rebellion has consequences. Refugees flood in faster than Harper can house them. Saboteurs hide among the desperate. The World Council's embargo threatens to starve them all. And through it all, Harper builds, leads, and protects while proving that someone CAN stand against the most powerful organization in the world.

It was a time of crisis, a time of tragedy - and a time of transcendent courage and determination. Leon Uris’s blazing novel is set in the midst of the ghetto uprising that defied Nazi tyranny, as the Jews of Warsaw boldly met Wehrmacht tanks with homemade weapons and bare fists. Here, painted on a canvas as broad as its subject matter, is the compelling story of one of the most heroic struggles of modern times.

Laku's tournament triumph has everyone at Dzidzo Institute watching him. While dodging accusations, outrunning deadly rumors, and keeping up with school work, he also needs to decode his grandfather secrets before anyone can expose him as a Zero.

Teresa Barrera has finally moved back home after running away when she was 15. Things are better for her than they were then. She's out as a trans lesbian, has a good job, and is in the promising start of a new relationship. To top it all off, she's back in contact with her sister, who has completely accepted her. She's not ready to tell the rest of her family, but that's okay.

Vivian Barrera, a professional woman focused on her company's success, doesn't know what to think when her sometimes-lover and long-time business partner Jack hires someone without her permission. The only thing she does know is that she doesn't like the newcomer. April Hawkins is determined to make her new job work. Left as the sole provider for her niece, she just wants to keep her head down and collect her paycheck. That proves to be difficult when one of her bosses seems to hate her and the other seems to like her a little too much.

Als bei der Zwangsräumung der Wohnung seiner Mutter durch eine Verwechslung alles von Wert in die Müllverbrennungsanlage wandert, bleibt dem Erzähler wortwörtlich nur der Abfall der eigenen Familiengeschichte. Wie hat es so weit kommen können? Der Erzähler blickt auf die Biografie seiner Familie: ein Stammbaum des Wahnsinns. Die Großmutter bipolar, zwölf Suizidversuche, der Großvater Stammkunde in Steinhof, die Mutter Alkoholikerin, der Vater depressiv.

Soren has mastered every aspect of dragon care, yet his boss pays him poverty wages while selling dragons for fortunes. When his father's death leaves impossible debt and his sister becomes an indentured servant, Soren has to earn an impossible sum to free her. Two women see what others missed. Faye, the fierce ranch girl who saves his life, believes in him when no one else will. Nova, the elite dragon rider, recognizes the master trainer hidden beneath society's dismissal.

Dominic DeBlanc is a wayward street hustler and part-time rapper constantly running from a past that haunts him. With a bleak outlook on life, he finds himself teetering between two worlds - a seedy one where he’s not guaranteed to see his 22nd birthday, and a promising one that might bring him recognition for his talent. After a chance encounter with a peculiar waitress, he finds himself engulfed in a friendship he never knew he needed. However, his complex life and reckless decisions challenge their already complicated bond....

Since Yakima's been able to date, her detective father has reminded her of the type of men to steer clear of. At twenty-seven, she's done just that until one night of partying and a botched raid lead her into the house of mob boss Francisco Matisse.

Nirvana Hart, 24, had been dealt a bad hand all her life. As a result of watching her dad shoot her mama and then himself, Nirvana was all alone in the world. The knight in shining armor she thought was there to save her was actually the devil in disguise. Being with her boyfriend, Prophet Morris, for six years, all she’d focused on was doing what she could to stay afloat and uncovering the truth about her past. Yet, at every turn, somebody sought to destroy everything she had built.