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Sara und Jay stehen vor ihrer bisher gefährlichsten Mission: Die Sisterhood beauftragt sie, eine Journalistin aus einem russischen Straflager zu befreien – inhaftiert wegen eines brisanten Artikels über ein entführtes Kind. Nach der riskanten Rettung lässt der Fall Sara nicht los. Sie überzeugt Jay, das Kind aus dem Artikel aufzuspüren und es sicher zurück zu seiner Familie in der Ukraine zu bringen.

Com pela voz da própria Verdade, este audiolivro é uma comovente história sobre até onde somos capazes de ir em busca do perdão. Nico Krispis tem 11 anos e nunca contou uma mentira. Quando os nazistas invadem sua casa, em Salônica, na Grécia, o menino judeu se vê sozinho com um oficial alemão, que decide explorar sua inocência de maneira cruel. Ele é convencido de que poderá rever sua família se fizer um pequeno serviço por alguns dias: ir até a estação de trem e garantir aos judeus forçados a embarcar que todos estarão seguros em seus “novos lares”.

October 1502. As Cesare Borgia sets out to invade the Florentine Republic, Niccolò Machiavelli is sent to spy on him and to glean details of his nefarious plan. But when Borgia asks Machiavelli to write his life story, their bond gains complexity and nuance: ultimately, they both aspire to everlasting fame and to achieve it, they need each other, for the one's sword can only rule in eternity via the pen of the other.

When a solar flare destroys the power grid, Harper is ready. She’s spent years preparing. But when a naive city newcomer stumbles onto her land, survival means more than food and water. Trust is scarce, and every mistake could be fatal.

Years ago, Derrick Holloway was dying. Then his best friend, Telly D. Young, pressed a hand to his chest, and everything changed. Derrick lived & from that moment on, he became the boy who wouldn’t break. They say Derrick Holloway can’t be killed. What they don’t say… is what it’s cost him. In the small town of Alder Bend, Telly vanished without a word; Derrick was left behind with a dog, a cabin, and a silence that stretched for years. And, Derrick’s no longer that boy. He’s a Navy SEAL. He’s a soldier who’s survived every bullet, every mission, and the nightmare.

It is 1843 and to avoid the hangman’s noose two brothers flee from England. The first available ship out of Liverpool takes them to India where they join the army of the East India Company. Even before they have finished basic training they are marched north to the Punjab to face the most professional native army in India – the Sikhs. The British will now face their most severe test in the sub-continent and the brothers must stand in the firing lines to survive.

Shocked by the impending fall of Kabul, Mercer pulls whatever strings he has left to get to Afghanistan to extract his former Ranger platoon interpreter and his family. But when a rogue paramilitary organization abducts Altair’s daughter, Mercer won’t stop until he finds her and puts down those responsible.

Charlie Cooper, einer der besten Gruppe-fünfzehn-Agenten, steht vor einer schwierigen Mission: Er soll Igor Sidorow töten, einen russischen Oligarchen, der sich den Zugang in westliche Geschäftsnetzwerke verschaffen will und paranoid auf seine Sicherheit achtet. Als Analyst im Staatsdienst getarnt, schleicht sich Cooper in die Firma ein und landet kurz darauf in Istanbul, wo es schon bald zum hochexplosiven Finale auf Sidorows Privatinsel kommt.

A multi-billion-dollar casino complex in Macau. A nine-year-old with information capable of ruining its owner. An ex-black ops killer looking for trouble. The second book in a pulse-pounding series from Matt Rogers, a million-copy bestseller and 'a bright new talent shaking up the genre'...

‘WOLF.’ A single command to set off the most sinister terror plot in human history. The first book in a pulse-pounding series from Matt Rogers, a million-copy bestseller and 'a bright new talent shaking up the genre' (Candice Fox). Ex-US black ops warrior Will Slater wasn’t looking for...

The seemingly invincible Air Force One suffers a catastrophic engine failure. When it plummets into the Atlantic with the U.S. President and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff aboard, the world dives toward a peace-shattering crisis. Enter Miranda Chase, the high-functioning autistic air-crash genius, and her extraordinary NTSB team. Faced with an impossible deep-sea salvage operation of the 747, Miranda must rely on her unparalleled intellect and her diverse crew: the fiercely loyal Holly, methodical Mike, brilliant Jeremy, and resilient Andi, along with the enigmatic Taz.

A surgeon becomes an unwilling patient with his own fatal diagnosis. A shadowy transnational organization reaches out to him with an offer: to trade their experimental miracle cure for his services as a medical assassin. Unable to face oblivion, he accepts their offer and is deployed to perform one final house call. Follow Dr. Joe through training, fear, betrayal, and danger as he zeroes in on his target.

Uhtred af Bebbanburg har generobret sit fædrene hjem. Det er dog ikke længe, han kan nyde sin sejr, da han bliver truet fra alle sider af både nye og gamle fjender. Igennem årtier har Uhtred stået midt mellem hedninge og kristne, mellem sakserne og vikingerne, mellem den gamle verden, han blev født ind i, og den nye verden, han voksede op i.

Guiomar’s life and love are upended when she learns her family are secret Jews living in the shadow of the Grand Inquisitor’s dungeons. The Silver Candlesticks is the story of a young woman who learns her family is Jewish just as the Spanish Inquisition grips Sevilla. A new Inquisitor, Padre Ignacio Dominguez, has come to town to ferret out the secret Jews who remain in Spain one hundred years after the Edict of Expulsion forced most to leave or convert.

Some Came Home: Tales from the Tour portrays a collection of profound experiences of young Americans returning from the war in Vietnam. The ERA was one of the most tumultuous times in US history for the entire population — but for those serving in uniform, it was beyond their imagination. Many came home in body only, but their heart and souls were still “in-country”. Vietnam became more than a country on the map; it spearheaded a cultural revolution that changed America forever. These writings eloquently humanize the entire experience.

The castle was now at peace and whole forest was experiencing a season of harmony and rest. Until that fateful day when the wolf awoke, and he began to assemble a new army. This time, Serigala, the great wolf, gathered the angry baboons from Mount Papio and the giant jacaranda bees to help him overtake the castle. What happens to a castle stronghold when the residents become complacent, selfish, and lazy? What happens to a castle when the tower guards give up their posts and stop watching the walls for invaders?

There is no doubt that Josephus was a traitor, the question is: Why? As governor of Galilee, Josephus defeated the Romans at Beth Horon, northwest of Jerusalem, in 66 A.D., led the people of Jotapata in a heroic resistance against soon-to-be-emperor Vespasian in 68 A.D., then capitulated. Josephus took Vespasian’s family name, Flavius, and fought with the Romans in the siege of Jerusalem. Ultimately, Josephus immigrated to Rome where he wrote: “The Jewish Wars” and “Antiquities of the Jews.” Both are classics of the period.

After protecting the Holy Grail from falling into dangerous hands, Laura Stevens and her extraordinary team—including none other than Sir Lancelot—have officially become the Vatican’s new treasure hunters. Their first assignment: reclaim a long-lost hoard from the days when Viking longships ruled the seas. But what begins as a prestigious mission soon spirals into peril. From icy Icelandic caverns to shadowed European cathedrals, Laura and her team follow a trail filled with danger, deception, and ancient secrets.

En 1937, Ernest Hemingway viajó a España para cubrir la Guerra Civil como corresponsal de la North American Newspaper Alliance. Tres años después terminó Por quién doblan las campanas, una historia de amor y muerte que se ha convertido en un clásico, y que sigue siendo una de las mejores y más hermosas novelas bélicas de todos los tiempos.

No amaba a Catherine Barkley, ni se le ocurría que pudiera amarla. Aquello era como el bridge, un juego donde te largas a hablar en vez de manejar las cartas. Eso pensaba el teniente americano Frederic Henry, conductor de ambulancias en el frente italiano durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, al poco de conocer a esta bella enfermera británica. Lo que parecía un juego se convirtió en pasión intensa, mientras la guerra lo arrasaba todo y los hombres desfilaban bajo la lluvia, agotados y hambrientos, sin pensar más que en huir de la muerte.