In this groundbreaking biography of Eva Braun, German historian Heike B. Görtemaker delves into the startlingly neglected historical truth about Adolf Hitler’s mistress. More than just the vapid blonde of popular cliché, Eva Braun was a capricious but uncompromising, fiercely loyal companion to Hitler; theirs was a relationship that flew in the face of the Führer’s proclamations that Germany was his only bride. Görtemaker paints a portrait of Hitler and Braun’s life together with unnerving quotidian detail—Braun chose the movies screened at their mountaintop retreat (propaganda, of course); he dreamed of retiring with her to Linz one day after relinquishing his leadership to a younger man—while weaving their personal relationship throughout the fabric of one of history’s most devastating regimes. Though Braun gradually gained an unrivaled power within Hitler’s inner circle, her identity was kept a secret during the Third Reich, until the final days of the war. Faithful to the end, Braun committed suicide with Hitler in 1945, two days after their marriage. Through exhaustive research, newly discovered documentation, and anecdotal accounts, Görtemaker has meticulously built a surprising portrait of Hitler’s bourgeois existence outside of the public eye. Though Eva Braun had no role in Hitler’s policies, she was never as banal as she was previously painted; she was privy to his thoughts, ruled life within his entourage, and held his trust. As horrifying as it is astonishing, Eva Braun will undoubtedly be referenced in all future accounts of this period

Una niña solitaria se enamora del amante de su madre y practica misteriosas ceremonias rituales; una mujer permanece medio siglo encerrada en un sótano, víctima de un caudillo celoso; en el fragor de una batalla, un hombre viola a una muchacha y mata a su padre… Estas son algunas de las historias reunidas en este volumen que recupera, con pulso vibrante, los inolvidables protagonistas de la novela Eva Luna: Rolf Carlé, la Maestra Inés, el Benefactor… Veintitrés relatos de amor y violencia secretamente entrelazados por un fino hilo narrativo y un rico lenguaje que recrea azarosas peripecias en un mundo exuberante y voluptuoso. Con ternura e impecable factura literaria, Isabel Allende perfila el destino de sus personajes como parte indisoluble del destino colectivo de un continente marcado por el mestizaje, las injusticias sociales y la búsqueda de la propia identidad. Este logrado universo narrativo es el resultado de una lúcida conciencia histórica y social, así como de una propuesta estética que constituye una singular expresión del realismo mágico

Eva Magnus is a struggling artist and the divorced mother of a seven-year-old child, Emma. One afternoon she and Emma are walking by the river when an unknown man's body floats to the surface of the icy water. She tells her daughter to wait patiently while she calls the police, but when she reaches the phone box Eva dials another number altogether. When the police discover the body, it doesn't take long for Inspector Sejer and his team to determine that the man, Egil, died in a violent attack. But Egil has been missing for months and the trail to his killer has gone cold. It's as puzzling as another unsolved case on Sejer's desk: the murder of a prostitute who was found dead just three days before Egil went missing. Sejer sets to work piecing together the fragments of these two impossible cases; soon enough he realizes that they might not be as separate as they had seemed. Gripping and thought-provoking, Eva's Eye is Karin Fossum's first novel featuring the iconic Inspector Sejer

The Russian Mercenary known as Boris has always been a conundrum for governments the world over. His visage never changes, his capabilities never understood. The Russian government gets word he has been killed on a mercenary mission in America, allowing agents to come in and attack the villages Boris has been protecting. Using a fanatical military sub-group in the Russian military, the atrocities start. The only problem? Boris isn’t dead, and now he has help. Boris won’t allow his people to go unprotected, and now the Queen Bitch herself has accepted his oath of fealty. Russia doesn’t have a clue what they have started when this Bear comes back from the Dead. Please note, as mentioned in a review on a book in the main series, there is flagrantly foul language in these novels. The main character does not have a problem with cussing, just uninspired cussing

Trapped in the deadly land of Nerissette, Allie has all but given up on any return to the mortal realm. Unless she can find the two elusive artifacts that have the power to get her and her friends back home. But she’s got even bigger problems as the newly crowned queen of Nerissette: she must unite her people in the midst of a civil war and capture the Fate Maker—the evil puppet master responsible for the conflict—before he can find another army willing to return him to power. On top of it all, Allie is just a normal teenager. Her feelings are growing for the guy she’s certain is her true love, and balancing her personal life while being the queen isn’t as easy as it sounds. Allie must learn the true meaning of bravery, love, and kinship, regardless of the world—and danger—around her

Šioje aistringoje bei vaizdingoje literatūrinėje fantazijoje perteikiama ne tik Jėzaus, bet ir iki šiol negirdėta jo tėvo Juozapo kaltės drama, prieš akis nušvinta kasdienis būrio vaikų apspistos kuklios jo Motinos gyvenimas, skaidrūs meilės išmintingajai Marijai Magdalietei jausmai, griežti pokalbiai akis į akį su Dievu ir paslaptinguoju Piemeniu, pas kurį paauglystėje Jėzus ganė avis

Antuan Gabriel Pages ( Leo Taksilis ) Dėl Jėzaus Kristaus asmens yra trys nuomonės: 1\. Vieni teigia, kad tai dievas, kuriam laikui nužengęs į žemę žmogaus pavidalu. 2\. Kiti spėja, kad jis buvęs žydas pamokslininkas, kurį jo priešininkai žiauriai persekioję, o jo socialinių - išsivadavimo idėjų šalininkai sudievinę. 3\. Pagaliau treti mano, kad nebuvo nei Kristaus, nei jo apaštalų, o krikščioniškoji legenda, sufabrikuota daugelio kitų religinių legendų pavyzdžiu, buvo pramanyta pagonybės smukimo epochoje, kai žmonėms, turintiems naudos iš žmogiškojo kvailumo, prireikė naujos religijos. Rūpestingai apsvarstęs visus argumentus už ir prieš, tvirtai stojau pastarosios versijos šalininkų pusėn. „Evangelijos linksmybės“ (pranc. „La Vie De Jesus“ – Jėzaus gyvenimas) šleista 1884 metais. Knyga parašyta kaip Biblijos kritika ir parodija. Kūriniui būdinga tai, kad autorius nenaudoja specialios istorinės medžiagos, o tik retkarčiais pasiremia I amžiaus pr. m. e. ir pirmųjų mūsų eros amžių istorikų liudijimais. Leo Taksilis daugiausia atpasakoja Naujojo Testamento tekstą, jame nutylėtas ar neaiškias vietas interpretuodamas bei užpildydamas savo satyriška kūryba, meniniais prasimanymais. Iš pasakojimo jaučiama, kad autorius yra laisvas nuo religinio fanatizmo. Jis bando įtikinti skaitytoją, kokie fantastiški ir prieštaringi yra evangelijos mitai, nori įrodyti, kad evangelija, skaitoma kritiškai, pati save demaskuoja ir pasmerkia

În 1928, Edmond Bordeaux Szekely a publicat traducerea cărţii întâi a Evangheliei eseniene sub titlul Evanghelia eseniană a păcii. Aceasta cuprinde numai o treime din manuscrisul aramaic descoperit de el în Arhivele Secrete ale Vaticanului. Versiunea englezească a acestei prime cărţi a apărut în 1937 şi, de atunci, micul volum a călătorit în lumea întreagă, a fost tradus în numeroase limbi, câştigând în fiecare an tot mai mulţi cititori. După aproape cincizeci de ani au apărut Cartea a doua. Cărţile necunoscute ale esenienilor şi Cartea a treia. Manuscrisele pierdute ale Fraternităţii eseniene. În 1981, a fost publicată postum, respectând cerinţele doctorului Edmond Bordeaux Szekely, Cartea a patra. Învăţăturile Celui Ales. Aceasta cuprinde un alt fragment al manuscrisului care, în aramaică, se află în Arhivele Secrete ale Vaticanului, iar în slavonă, în Biblioteca Habsburgilor din Viena. Lucrarea de faţă cuprinde textul integral al celor patru cărţi apărute ca volume separate sub egida International Biogenic Society. Stilul poetic al traducătorului însufleţeşte frumoasele cuvinte ale Domnului Iisus şi ale bătrânilor înţelepţi din frăţia eseniană

Karina Fosuma Evas acs Atēnas detektīvs Eva Magnusa gatavojas pārkāpt robežai, kurai nekad agrāk nav uzdrošinājusies pat tuvoties. Sevi viņa ir uzskatījusi par ideālistisku mākslinieci un gādīgu vientuļo māti. Viņa ir domājusi, ka pazīst savas vajadzības un vēlēšanās. Un tad pēkšņi uzrodas Marija Durbana — pēc tik daudziem gadiem. Bērnības draudzene, ar kuru Eva reiz dalījusies visā un kura lietiski un dzīvespriecīgi pastāsta, ka ir kļuvusi par augstas klases prostitūtu un ka naudas viņai netrūkst. Un šī tikšanās notiek tieši tajā dienā, kad Eva stāv pie lielveikala ar tukšu naudasmaku un nesamaksātu rēķinu žūksnīti rokās… Karina Fosuma ir uzrakstījusi aizraujošu, psiholoģiski blīvu drāmu par jaunu sievieti, kura savas ziņkārības dēļ tiek iejaukta smagā noziegumā. No norvēģu valodas tulkojis Sandris Briedis Noskanējis grāmatu un  failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis "Gaužām reti iespējams izjust tādu spriegumu un šausmas, kas reizē ir tik inteliģenti pasniegtas un ticamas. Ja tam vēl pievienojas prasmīgs personu potretējums un loģiska darbība*.» tad saproti, ka tavās rokās nonākusi īsta vērtība," Karina Fosuma dzimusi 1954. gadā Sandefjorda, Norvēģijā. Literatūrā vina ienāca . jau 1974. gadā ar dzejoļu krājumu "Varbūt rīt", par kuru saņēma Tarjeja Vesosa debitantu balvu. 1995. gadā tika izdots viņas pirmais kriminālromāns "Evas acs", kurā izmeklēšanu vada pieredzējušais policijas komisārs Konrāds Sejers. Pēc romānu "Evas acs" un "Neskaties atpakaļ!" motīviem uzņemtas filmas. Karina Fosuma atzīta par augstākās raudzes kriminālromānu rakstnieci Norvēģijā. Ingvars Ustvets Redaktore Silvija Brice Riharda Bargā makets Māra Simansona vāka dizains org izd 1995 © Sandis Briedis, tulkojums latviešu valodā, 2001 © Apgāds "Atēna", 2001 Tēvam

ZENONS KOSIDOVSKIS Evaņģēlistu stāsti Savā grāmata, kas zināmā mērā ir «Bībeles stāstu» turpinājums,  Zenons Kosidovskis  analizē kanoniskos Jaunās derības tekstus, iepazīstina lasītāju ar mūsdienu vēsturzinātnes, lingvistikas un ar­heoloģijas atziņām. Starp apkārtklaiņojošiem sludinātājiem un praviešiem bija arī kāds Jēzus, «viens no miljoniem vergu»; vēlāk daudzu faktoru ietekmē, starp kuriem ne jau pēdējā vieta bija masu vajadzībai pēc jaunas reliģijas un pašu Jēzus mācekļu reliģiskai eksaltācijai, izveidojās no mi­roņiem augšāmcēlušās pestītāja tēls. Citiem vārdiem sa­kot, tika mitoloģizēti kāda reāla sludinātāja dzīves no­tikumi. Jaunās derības teksti, to skaitā arī evaņģēliji, radās tikai krietnu laiku pēc viņa nāves. Kristietības pie­kritēji aizpildīja robus Jēzus biogrāfijā ar savu iztēli, di­binādamies galvenokārt uz Vecās derības pravietoju­miem (lai apstiprinātu Jēzus mesiānismu). Viņam piedē­vēja izteicienus, kuriem vajadzēja attaisnot šādus vai tādus, dažādās kristiešu draudzēs izveidojušos rituālus. Z. Kosidovskis pārliecinoši parāda, ka Jaunās derības sacerējumi radušies, no vienas puses, dibinoties uz mut­vārdu tradīciju, kas attīstījās saskaņā ar folkloras tradī­cijām, bet, no otras puses, pateicoties evaņģēliju autoru apzināti tendenciozai jaunradei. Lai gan evaņģēlijus nav uzrakstījuši to nosaukumos uzrādītie cilvēki, tiem tomēr ir savi noteikti autori, un Kosidovskis mums atklāj ik­viena šāda autora individuālā stila īpatnības. RĪGA «ZINĀTNE» 1982 Zenon Kosidowoski OPOWIEŚCI EWANGELISTÓW Iskry, Warszawa, 1979 Kosidovskis Z.    Evaņģēlistu stāsti /, No poļu vai. tulk. V. Meļinovskis. I. Svencickas pēcvārds. — R.: Zinātne, 1982. — 352 lpp., il., 12 lp. il. — (Apvārsnis). Polu rakstnieks Zenons Kosidovskis «Apvāršņa» lasītājiem Jau pazīstams pēc grāmatam «Kad saule bija dievs» un «Bībeles stāsti». Savā jaunajā grāmata, kas zināmā mērā ir «Bībeles stāstu» turpinājums, viņš  analizē kanoniskos Jaunās derības tekstus, iepazīstina lasītāju ar mūsdienu vēsturzinātnes, lingvistikas un ar­heoloģijas atziņām. No poļu valodas tulkojis Voldemārs Mejinovskis I. Svencickas pēcvārds Izdota saskaņā ar Latvijas PSR Zinātņu akadēmijas Redakciju un izdevumu padomes lēmumu ©Zenon Kosidowski Warszawa 1979 ©Tulkojums latviešu valodā Izdevniecība «Zinātne», 1982 Manai sievai, draudzenei un līdzstrādniecei Zofijai, kura bi­jusi kopā ar mani visos ar šīs grāmatas sarakstīšanu saistītos labos un ļaunos brīžos, pateicīgais autors

This new novel by James Hadley Chase is a remarkable psychical study of a prostitute. Set against the picture-making industry of Hollywood, the story revolves round two people, Roger Thurston, who has cheated his way to fame, and Eve, an utterly worthless woman who lives on men. EVE is a bigger subject and a deeper view of life than Mr. Chase has ever before given us. His vigorous, unconventional style is, as always, supremely adapted to the recounting of such a swift-moving, dramatic account of human conflict

The #1 bestselling author delivers the first in a trilogy that will begin to answer questions that have haunted her legion of fans for over a decade, in her newest novel of breathtaking suspense Eve Duncan's mission in life is to bring closure to the families who have experienced the agony of a missing child. As a forensic sculptor, she is able to piece together bones, create a face, and bring an identity to a child who would have otherwise gone unidentified…maybe forever. Eve is brilliant, and driven, and tormented-because her own daughter, Bonnie, was taken from her years ago. And Eve has never discovered what happened to her. But now a name from the past resurfaces, thanks to CIA agent Catherine Ling who knows all too well what it's like to lose a child. After teaming up with Agent Ling to find her missing son, Eve and Catherine share a bond forged by their mutual pain. Now, Catherine challenges Eve with a name: John Gallo. A man from Eve's past. A man, seemingly raised from the dead, whose whereabouts are unknown. Could Gallo be the missing piece to the puzzle that has haunted Eve for years? Why was he in Atlanta just before Bonnie's disappearance? With a brilliant narrative that goes back to Eve Duncan's early life, exploring her history and motivations like no other novel before, Eve reveals long-guarded secrets and is guaranteed to leave Johansen fans panting for more-soon to come in Quinn

In the beginning, there was an apple— And then there was a car crash, a horrible injury, and a hospital. But before Evening Spiker’s head clears a strange boy named Solo is rushing her to her mother’s research facility. There, under the best care available, Eve is left alone to heal. Just when Eve thinks she will die—not from her injuries, but from boredom—her mother gives her a special project: Create the perfect boy. Using an amazingly detailed simulation, Eve starts building a boy from the ground up. Eve is creating Adam. And he will be just perfect… won’t he? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmRb9iK3-ls

Курсант престижного училища из-за трагического инцидента выпадает из элитарного клуба сверхспособных бессмертных пилотов и оказывается выброшен в унылую гражданскую жизнь. Потерявший бессмертие пилот оказывается совершенно чуждым явлением, и мир всячески отторгает его. Герой видит всё больше несоответствий в знакомой ему реальности и понимает, что привычный мир лишь игра для других существ

Dixie has a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The day she happens upon the dead body outside a fancy mansion is no different. She's had her fill of homicide investigations, so she leaves the gate-keeper's corpse to be found by somebody else. Unfortunately, that somebody else sees Dixie leaving the scene of the crime, and the fatal bullet might have even come from her own gun! To make matters worse, the owner of the mansion is Dixie's new client--a scientist who is either a genius, insane, or both--whose pet iguana is under her charge. All that, plus a feisty calico kitten that needs some TLC, means that time is running out for Dixie to cat nip this case in the bud... and collar the killer

The whooping crane rustlers are girls. Young girls. Cowgirls, as a matter of fact, all “bursting with dimples and hormones”—and the FBI has never seen anything quite like them. Yet their rebellion at the Rubber Rose Ranch is almost overshadowed by the arrival of the legendary Sissy Hankshaw, a white-trash goddess literally born to hitchhike, and the freest female of them all. Freedom, its prizes and its prices, is a major theme of Tom Robbins’s classic tale of eccentric adventure. As his robust characters attempt to turn the tables on fate, the reader is drawn along on a tragicomic joyride across the badlands of sexuality, wild rivers of language, and the frontiers of the mind

Hands in his pockets, Rebus turned to face Cafferty. They were old men now, similar builds, similar backgrounds. Sat together in a pub, the casual onlooker might mistake them for pals who'd known one another since school. But their history told a different story. Retirement doesn't suit John Rebus. He wasn't made for hobbies, holidays or home improvements. Being a cop is in his blood. So when DI Siobhan Clarke asks for his help on a case, Rebus doesn't need long to consider his options. Clarke's been investigating the death of a senior lawyer whose body was found along with a threatening note. On the other side of Edinburgh, Big Ger Cafferty — Rebus's long-time nemesis — has received an identical note and a bullet through his window. Now it's up to Clarke and Rebus to connect the dots and stop a killer. Meanwhile, DI Malcolm Fox joins forces with a covert team from Glasgow who are tailing a notorious crime family. There's something they want, and they'll stop at nothing to get it. It's a game of dog eat dog — in the city, as in the wild

The New York Times-bestselling authors return with a heart-stopping new novel. O n the first day of Royal Ascot, the world's most famous horse race, the crowd rejoices in a string of winning favorites. Ned Talbot has worked all his life as a bookmaker – taking over the family business from his grandfather – so he knows not to expect any sympathy from the punters as they count their winnings, and he his losses. He's seen the ups and downs before – but, as the big gambling conglomerates muscle in on small concerns like his, Ned wonders if it's worth it any more. When a gray-haired man steps forward from the crowd claiming to be his father, Ned's life is thrown into far deeper turmoil. He'd been told since he was a baby that his parents had died in a car crash. Barely an hour later, his newly found father is stabbed by an unknown assailant in the Ascot parking lot. Blood oozing from his abdomen, his father warns Ned to 'be very careful.' But of whom? Of what? Ned finds himself in a race to solve his father's riddle – a race where coming in second could cost him more than even money – it could cost him his life…

Beautifully translated from the Dutch by David Colmer, the IMPAC Award-winning translator of Gerbrand Bakker’s The Twin, Hugo Claus’s poems are remarkable for their dexterity, intensity of feeling, and acute intelligence. From the richly associative and referential “Oostakker Poems” to the emotional and erotic outpouring of the “mad dog stanzas” in “Morning, You,” from his interpretations of Shakespeare’s sonnets to a modern adaptation of a Sanskrit masterpiece, this volume reveals the breadth and depth of Claus’s stunning output. Perhaps Belgium’s leading figure of postwar Dutch literature, Claus has long been associated with the avant-garde: these poems challenge conventional bourgeois mores, religious bigotry, and authoritarianism with visceral passion

A suspicious death, a pregnant woman suddenly gone missing: Quirke's latest case leads him inexorably toward the dark machinations of an old foe. Perhaps Quirke has been down among the dead too long. Lately the Irish pathologist has suffered hallucinations and blackouts, and he fears the cause is a brain tumor. A specialist diagnoses an old head injury caused by a savage beating; all that's needed, the doctor declares, is an extended rest. But Quirke, ever intent on finding his place among the living, is not about to retire. One night during a June heat wave, a car crashes into a tree in central Dublin and bursts into flames. The police assume the driver's death was either an accident or a suicide, but Quirke's examination of the body leads him to believe otherwise. Then his daughter Phoebe gets a mysterious visit from an acquaintance: the woman, who admits to being pregnant, says she fears for her life, though she won't say why. When the woman later disappears, Phoebe asks her father for help, and Quirke in turn seeks the assistance of his old friend Inspector Hackett. Before long the two men find themselves untangling a twisted string of events that takes them deep into a shadowy world where one of the city's most powerful men uses the cover of politics and religion to make obscene profits. Even the Dead-Benjamin Black's seventh novel featuring the endlessly fascinating Quirke-is a story of surpassing intensity and surprising beauty

On a cold, quiet day between Christmas and the New Year, a man's body is found in an abandoned apartment. His friends look on, but they're dead, too. Their bodies found in squats and sheds and alleyways across the city. Victims of a bad batch of heroin, they're in the shadows, a chorus keeping vigil as the hours pass, paying their own particular homage as their friend's body is taken away, examined, investigated, and cremated.All of their stories are laid out piece by broken piece through a series of fractured narratives. We meet Robert, the deceased, the only alcoholic in a sprawling group of junkies; Danny, just back from uncomfortable holidays with family, who discovers the body and futiley searches for his other friends to share the news of Robert's death; Laura, Robert's daughter, who stumbles into the junky's life when she moves in with her father after years apart; Heather, who has her own place for the first time since she was a teenager; Mike, the Falklands War vet; and all the others. Theirs are stories of lives fallen through the cracks, hopes flaring and dying, love overwhelmed by a stronger need, and the havoc wrought by drugs, distress, and the disregard of the wider world. These invisible people live in a parallel reality, out of reach of basic creature comforts, like food and shelter. In their sudden deaths, it becomes clear, they are treated with more respect than they ever were in their short lives.Intense, exhilarating, and shot through with hope and fury, Even the Dogs is an intimate exploration of life at the edges of society-littered with love, loss, despair, and a half-glimpse of redemption

New York’s a tough town. Hard to impress. Shrugs off hype, casts a cold eye on glitz. But once in a blue moon a killer with street smarts and a sense of theater will reach out and take the city by the throat. Maybe he’ll write letters to a popular tabloid columnist, proclaiming himself the answer to a failed criminal justice system. Maybe he’ll point a finger at the kind of villain the law can’t touch. A child killer who got off on a technicality, say. A top mobster with decades of blood on his hands. A rabble-rouser who incites others to murder. Maybe he’ll sign himself “Will,” as in “The Will of the People.” Then suppose he takes aim at a respectable lawyer, a defense attorney with a roster of unpopular clients. Suppose the lawyer’s a friend of Matt Scudder. Scudder is New York to the bone. He’s as tough as the big town itself, as hard to impress. And now he’s up against the self-styled Will of the People in a city with eight million ways to die, a city where not just the good guys but even the wicked get worse than they deserve

Even Though I Don’t Miss You captures the essence of being part of a species that is prone to spending nights alone looking up photos of Heath Ledger’s daughter and contemplating making pasta. Its seemingly arbitrary obsession with human evolution and many allusions to self-contempt make this book not only timeless and deeply moving, but one of those rare books to which you will develop a sickening dependence

Paen Scott is a Dark One: a vampire without a soul. And his mother is about to lose hers, too, if Paen can't repay a debt to a demon by finding a relic known as the Jilin God—in five days. When he hires half-elf private investigator Samantha Cosse to help him, he sets her elf senses tingling. Which makes it pretty much impossible to keep their relationship on a professional level. Especially since Sam is convinced that she is Paen's Beloved—the woman who can give him back his soul, whether he wants it or not

Angel Crawford is finally starting to get used to life as a brain-eating zombie, but her problems are far from over. Her felony record is coming back to haunt her, more zombie hunters are popping up, and she's beginning to wonder if her hunky cop-boyfriend is involved with the zombie mafia. Yeah, that's right—the zombie mafia.  Throw in a secret lab and a lot of conspiracy, and Angel's going to need all of her brainpower—and maybe a brain smoothie as well—in order to get through it without falling apart

The dramatic conclusion to the Zombie Killers Series! The end comes for Irregular Scout Team One, The Lost Boys! Find out which Zombie Killers live, and which ones die as they fight zombies with tanks and air support

Sometime in the near future, a few years after the Zombie Apocalypse has devastated the world, a small group of soldiers (sort of) is covering the United States Army’s advance back into Upstate New York and the Hudson River Valley… A realistic look at how the US Army might fight the Zombie Apocalypse and its aftermath

Follow the ongoing battles of Joint Special Operations Command (Zombie) Irregular Scout Team One as they continue to cover down on the ruins of New York City and then head out west. Contains additional stories contributed by fans and set in the Zombie Killers World

When Crawford Sloane's wife, son and elderly father are mysteriously kidnapped, his life turns upside down. As CBA-TV's most celebrated and popular newscaster, he has become a prime target for terrorists.While the TV network is held to ransom, Sloane decides to launch his own rescue mission, and asks Harry Partridge, his colleague and competitor since the days they covered the war in Vietnam together, to head the operation.This is the most perilous assignment either has ever undertaken, and in an uneasy partnership, it will require all their professional and emotional strength.For Jessica, Crawford's wife, is the only woman Harry has ever loved

When he was just six years old, Zachary Lazar's father, Edward, was shot dead by hit men in a Phoenix, Arizona parking garage. The year was 1975, a time when, according to the Arizona Republic, "land-fraud artists roamed the state in sharp suits, gouging money from buyers and investors." How did his father fit into this world and how could his son ever truly understand the man, his time and place, and his motivations? In Evening's Empire, Zachary Lazar, whose novel Sway was named one of the Best Books of 2008 by Rolling Stone, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications, brilliantly attempts to reconstruct the sequence of events that led to his father's murder. How did Ed Lazar, a fun-loving but meticulous accountant, become involved in a multi-million dollar real-estate scandal involving politicians and Mafia figures? How much did he know about his colleagues' illegal activities? Why had he chosen to testify against his former business partner, Ned Warren, Sr.? Warren was "a mystery man," according to 60 Minutes, widely known as "the Godfather of land fraud." The day before Ed Lazar was scheduled to appear in front of a grand jury he was killed in a "gangland-style murder," as reported by Walter Cronkite on the CBS Evening News. Four hundred mourners attended a memorial service for him the next day. Evening's Empire is based on archival research and interviews-introducing a cast of characters as various as Senator Barry Goldwater and Cesar Romero-and is clarified by scenes imagined in the context of this evidence. It is a singular and haunting story of American ambition and its tragic cost. Of Zachary Lazar's previous book, Sway, the reviewer for The New York Times Book Review wrote, "This brilliant novel is about what's to be found in the shadows." The same can be said of Evening's Empire's true story, but here the shadows are very close to home

In the summer of 1947, an unidentified object crashed in Roswell, New Mexico. There were no survivors. Now it’s happened again. But this time, two creatures have emerged from the wreckage alive . . . One is a small being that is kind and benevolent, brimming with intense emotion and intelligence. The other, however, is an animal of remarkable strength and power. It has been brought clandestinely to our world with one sole purpose: the total extinction of all life on Earth. It is called the Destroyer of Worlds. Only the Event Group, the most secret agency in the history of the U.S. government, is prepared to wage battle against such a creature. The Event Group is a dedicated collection of the nation’s most brilliant men and women of science, philosophy and the military. Their difficult task: solving the mysteries of the past and uncovering the hidden truths behind the myths and legends propagated throughout world history. In doing so they protect America from past mistakes---and ensure that history’s errors will never be repeated. An act of war that started in New Mexico decades ago, and was covered up by another far darker organization, has been discovered by the Group at the same time as the new and seemingly identical incident threatens to wipe out the Earth’s population. In the desert wastelands of the American Southwest, a battle is about to commence as the two creatures set out to fulfill their own destinies among the human race. Led by the valiant Major Jack Collins, the Event Group wages total war in the heat-soaked sands of the desert landscape. Using the benevolent creature as an ally and resource, they combine forces with the powerful might of the U.S. military and prepare themselves for an epic battle against the most dangerous threat against human existence that history has ever seen. Event tells of an epic struggle between two worlds. Author David Lynn Golemon has written a classic supernatural thriller, each page bringing human civilization closer to extinction, that proves a blistering roller-coaster ride of thrills and adventure. This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously

The critically acclaimed post apocalyptic saga continues… With Boston collapsing faster than Alex Fletcher predicted, his personal rescue mission deep into the heart of an increasingly unfamiliar city reaches a critical point. Pursued by a ruthless militia group and forced to navigate a treacherous landscape, he runs a gauntlet of grim decisions and impossible odds to reach perceived safety. Perceived because nothing is safe in the world emerging after the “event.” In Maine, the consequences of a random, deadly encounter has left Kate Fletcher and her travel companions in a state of perpetual fear. Finally reaching the Fletcher’s western Maine retreat, they prepare for the worst—not truly understanding the threat conspiring against them. A series of lethal coincidences fuels a local militia leader’s ghastly strategy to raise a private army, planting the Fletcher’s firmly at the intersection of his power play—and the epicenter of his rage. The human darkness released on August 19, 2019 continues to grow, threatening to tear the fabric of their fragile society apart… until nothing remains but a distant memory of the past

2046 A.D.: Seven years ago an experimental space vessel disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Now the ship has been found orbiting Neptune. When a salvage team is sent to investigate, they encounter the ultimate horror that lurks behind the Event Horizon. Paramount’s major motion picture will be released in August [1997] and stars Sam Neill, Laurence Fishburne, Kathleen Quinlan, Richard T. Jones and Joely Richardson

Каждый день в России проходят тысячи мероприятий самой разной направленности. Концерты, фестивали, семинары и тренинги, конференции, праздники, вечеринки, онлайн-трансляции. Как их организовывать? Как привлекать на event людей в условиях высокой конкуренции? Как провести мероприятие, чтобы посетители остались довольны? Как получить много новых клиентов в свой бизнес с помощью событий? Книга ответит на эти вопросы. Для кого эта книга? – Для организаторов открытых мероприятий любых форматов. – Для представителей рекламных, PR– и event-агентств. – Для музыкантов и арт-директоров. – Для малого, среднего и крупного бизнеса. Наталия Франкель и Дмитрий Румянцев – создатели и ведущие крупнейшего блога в социальных сетях об event-маркетинге. Организаторы sold out-конференций и фестивалей: «Суровый питерский SMM», «Найди свой трафик», SOLD OUT, VideoDays, SMM-десант, «Детский Петербург» и других

Kent Haruf, award-winning, bestselling author of Plainsong returns to the high-plains town of Holt, Colorado, with a novel of masterful authority. The aging McPheron brothers are learning to live without Victoria Roubideaux, the single mother they took in and who has now left their ranch to start college. A lonely young boy stoically cares for his grandfather while a disabled couple tries to protect their a violent relative. As these lives unfold and intersect, Eventide unveils the immemorial truths about human beings: their fragility and resilience, their selfishness and goodness, and their ability to find family in one another

Dazzling in its structure and shattering in its emotional force, Graham Swift's Ever After spans two centuries and settings from the adulterous bedrooms of postwar Paris to the contemporary entanglements in the groves of academe. It is the story of Bill Unwin, a man haunted by the death of his beautify wife and a survivor himself of a recent brush with mortality. And although it touches on Darwin and dinosaurs, bees and bridge builders, the true subject of Ever After is nothing less than the eternal question, "Why should things matter?" "Ever After is explicitly concerned with historical investigation, love, death, family affairs…. It moves quickly, and it vibrates with feeling and thought."-Wall Street Journal

 Witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan needs to save the demonic realm of the Ever After in the eleventh entry in the New York Times bestselling Hollows series from supernatural adventure master Kim Harrison.  When Rachel sets off a chain of events that could lead to the end of the world — demonic and human — she must use her gifts to save those closest to her while preventing an apocalypse.  Satisfying and sexy, a visit to the Hollows will take readers on a wild journey that will capture their imagination. Fans of Charlaine Harris and Stephenie Meyer won't be able to resist Kim Harrison's alternative universe — urban fantasy Cincinnati complete with vampires, witches, and other enchanting creatures — where spine-tingling adventures and fast-paced action are the norm

"Ever the Twain" is about twins Nian and Rue. Ru's dream has always been to become a dragon rider. His bond with his sister is strong, so much so that they can almost hear each other's thoughts. When the dragons come, and select Nian instead of him, she refuses to go. The dragons take them both, but that is no guarantee that either of them will reach their dreams." Эта история о близнецах — Ниане и Ру. Ру всегда мечтал стать всадником. Его связь с сестрой настолько прочна, что они практически могут слышать мысли друг друга. Когда, в поиске, дракон выбрал Ниан вместо Ру, она отказалась ехать. Тогда драконы забирают их обоих, но это ещё не гарантирует исполнения их мечты… Небольшое уточнение к аннотации: обычно робкая, прячущаяся в тени брата Ниан наотрез отказалась ехать в Вейр Иста кандидаткой на Запечатление без брата, не желая расставаться с ним. (Отсюда и название рассказа — "Никогда врозь") Кроме того, девушка не без оснований опасалась, что став всадницей вместо брата, "украдет его мечту" и таким образом сломает ему жизнь

It’s been a year since Ivy’s boyfriend, Tristan, died. They’ve both moved on — Tristan to the other side of the afterlife, and Ivy to sweet, dependable Will. Now Ivy’s heading to Cape Cod, hoping to leave the horror of last summer behind. She wants nothing more than to lie on the beach, sip lemonade, and hang out with her friends. But then a car crash ends Ivy’s life. As she floats to the beyond, looking down on the life she’s left behind, Tristan breathes life back into her with a passionate kiss. She wakes up in the hospital, surrounded by Will and her family, but all she can think about is the love that she lost. But memories aren’t all that’s come back from the past. And this time, Ivy’s not sure love will be enough to save her

When Savannah tattoo artists Riley Poe is ambushed by an undead enemy, she inherits some of the traits of her attackers-and a telepathic link with a rampaging vampire. Now, she's experiencing murder after murder through the victims' eyes. And her new powers will not be enough to stop the horror-or the unending slaughter

New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen delivers a powerful novel of romantic suspense that proves no price is too high, no risk too great, for love… Knowing she'd have only one chance to enlist his help, Kira Rubinoff plotted her approach carefully. Formidable, seductive, handsome to the point of dangerous, Zack Damon didn't suffer fools gladly, but Kira was no one's fool. In this day and age, even a bona fide princess had to be more than just a pretty face. But from the moment of their first encounter at his mountaintop lodge, Kira's well-laid plans – and her life – were turned inside out. For the self-made international financier had been watching her for as long as she'd been watching him. Together they will embark on an adventure to a country as exotic as it is treacherous, linked by a shared destiny and a secret Zack has been keeping until the time is right. And with danger closing in on all sides, the time to reveal it could be now…or never

Kathryne Kennedy's newest installment in a beloved series sparkles with sorcery and seduction... Sir Gareth Solimere, knight of King Arthur's Round Table, has been trapped inside Merlin's relic for centuries, cursed until he finds his one true love. When he finally finds her in the unexpected form of a beautiful were-panther named Millicent Pantere, he has to use all of his charms to try to make her love him in return. But if he manages this feat, will he finally be free to live a normal life?

Hudson Blake Tattooed. Hot. My best friend's brother. Off-limits, except for that one night. That One Night Cannot be spoken of. Cannot be thought of. Cannot allow myself to daydream. Daydream That I’m going to become someone. That he can see me as someone. Someone To love. To forget. To believe. To taste. To make me forget my everlasting sin once and for all