Blue Honor
ISBN: 9781533036032 / Angielski / Miękka / 484 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Blue Honor tracks four tightly twining families during the American Civil War. Each member is asked to sacrifice more than their share to see friends and loved ones through the terrible times. The only certainty they have is that nothing will be the same. Emily Conrad is the bookish daughter of a wealthy dairy family from Vermont. Her indulgent father has educated her and bred ideas that aren't acceptable to her more urbane mother, who thinks Emily needs to settle down with her longtime friend and town philanderer Evan Howell. The outbreak of war frees Emily from these expectations for a...
Blue Honor tracks four tightly twining families during the American Civil War. Each member is asked to sacrifice more than their share to see friends ...
|
|
cena:
87,06 zł |
An Honorable War: The Spanish-American War Begins
ISBN: 9781561649730 / Angielski / Miękka / 2 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 13th in the Honor Series of Naval Historical Fiction following the career of Capt. Peter Wake Politics, love, and war swirl around Captain Peter Wake (USN) in Havana when the USS Maine explodes on a quiet evening in February, 1898. Working with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt in the tense pre-war days, carrying out a perilous espionage mission inside Cuba, and leading a disastrous raid on the Cuban coast, Wake is in the middle of it all. This is the first of a dynamic trilogy set during the Spanish-American War in the Caribbean, when America changes forever... 13th in the Honor Series of Naval Historical Fiction following the career of Capt. Peter Wake Politics, love, and war swirl around Captain P... |
|
cena:
68,88 zł |
Aftermath: The Unforeseen Series Book Two
ISBN: 9780992565732 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mick and his family have returned home to the farm following Indonesia's withdrawal. But thousands of battle-hardened enemy soldiers remain hidden in the forests and hills, ready to strike when they are least expected. This fight will take Mick to the limit, and protecting his family will require all his strength and determination. Jimmy and Spud lead a platoon through the Australian scrub on relentless guerrilla strikes. But when they find themselves outnumbered and outgunned, it might have all been for nothing. A new Australia will rise again ... or will it? Mick and his family have returned home to the farm following Indonesia's withdrawal. But thousands of battle-hardened enemy soldiers remain hidden ... |
|
cena:
72,59 zł |
A Short Time to Stay Here
ISBN: 9781681629520 / Angielski / Twarda / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The summer of 1917 should have been a summer like any other. Stephen Robbins should have been doing the same thing he'd been doing for years past. As a young boy he'd fled his life in a secluded mountain cove and risen through the ranks to become the manager of the South's finest resort, the elegant Mountain Park Hotel. By all rights, he should have spent this summer as host to some of the wealthiest gentry on the East Coast. Hans Ruser, German Commodore of the world's largest and most luxurious cruise liner, Vaderland, should have been sailing yet again with his elite passengers to the... The summer of 1917 should have been a summer like any other. Stephen Robbins should have been doing the same thing he'd been doing for years past. ... |
|
cena:
136,66 zł |
Flames of Rebellion
ISBN: 9780062566805 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Flames of Rebellion, a group of rebels fighting for independence sows the seeds of revolution across the galaxy in this blockbuster military sci-fi adventure from Jay Allan, the author of the Crimson Worlds and Far Stars series. The planet Haven slides closer to revolution against its parent nation, Federal America. Everett Wells, the fair-minded planetary governor, has tried to create a peaceful resolution, but his failure has caused the government to send Asha Stanton, a ruthless federal operative, to quell the insurgency. Wells quickly realizes... In Flames of Rebellion, a group of rebels fighting for independence sows the seeds of revolution across the galaxy in this blockbu... |
|
cena:
70,47 zł |
Frankenstein in Baghdad
ISBN: 9780143128793 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A prizewinning novel of literary horror from war-torn Iraq--and the debut in English of "Baghdad's new literary star" (The New York Times) From the rubble-strewn streets of U.S.-occupied Baghdad, Hadi--a scavenger and an oddball fixture at a local cafe--collects human body parts and stitches them together to create a corpse. His goal, he claims, is for the government to recognize the parts as people and to give them proper burial. But when the corpse goes missing, a wave of eerie murders sweeps the city, and reports stream in of a horrendous-looking criminal who, though...
A prizewinning novel of literary horror from war-torn Iraq--and the debut in English of "Baghdad's new literary star" (The New York Times)
|
|
cena:
74,66 zł |
1942: Days of Darkness
ISBN: 9781491786239 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is 1942 and the war has heightened the risks of shrimping. As coast watchers keep a lookout for German U-boats along the Louisiana shoreline and in the Gulf of Mexico, eighteen-year-old Rene Dugas works alongside his father on a shrimp trawler. Unfortunately, they are not only finding shrimp in the water, but also the bloated bodies of young mariners. Still, it seems Rene is more determined than ever to ignore his fathers misgivings and join the Navy.
When his fathers boss warns Rene that his father will lose his job if he enlists, Rene sets aside his dream and marries. Although the love... It is 1942 and the war has heightened the risks of shrimping. As coast watchers keep a lookout for German U-boats along the Louisiana shoreline and in...
|
|
cena:
74,45 zł |
No Man's Land
ISBN: 9781455586509 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Special Agent John Puller, combat veteran and the army's most tenacious investigator, is back in this action-packed thriller from worldwide #1 bestselling author David Baldacci. NO MAN'S LAND Two men. Thirty years. John Puller's mother, Jackie, vanished thirty years ago from Fort Monroe, Virginia, when Puller was just a boy. Paul Rogers has been in prison for ten years. But twenty years before that, he was at Fort Monroe. One night three decades ago, Puller's and Rogers' worlds collided with devastating results, and the truth has been buried ever since. Until now....
Special Agent John Puller, combat veteran and the army's most tenacious investigator, is back in this action-packed thriller from worldwide #1 bestsel...
|
|
cena:
66,32 zł |
Divinity
ISBN: 9781491797990 / Angielski / Miękka / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A second chance at life, a second chance to make things right with the world and help the environment more effectively than recycling could ever do. There is a war going on that we have no idea about, there are battles that are fought in the instant of a lightning bolt, some wars quake and shake the Earth, others make us forget just what we were doing. Our minds and hearts are the prize of this war, the lines that have been drawn to label "good" and "evil" will be shattered and the truth will spill out like a broken bladder; if you are a brave soul, if you have a curious mind to see... A second chance at life, a second chance to make things right with the world and help the environment more effectively than recycling could ever do... |
|
cena:
87,06 zł |
The Gates of the Alamo
ISBN: 9780525431817 / Angielski / Miękka / 592 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A New York Times bestselling novel, modern historical classic, and winner of the TCU Texas Book Award, The Spur Award and the Wrangler Award for Outstanding Western Novel
It's 1836, and the Mexican province of Texas is in revolt. As General Santa Anna's forces move closer to the small fort that will soon be legend, three people's fates will become intrinsically tied to the coming battle: Edmund McGowan, a proud and gifted naturalist; the widowed innkeeper Mary Mott; and her sixteen-year-old son, Terrell, whose first shattering experience with love has led him into the... A New York Times bestselling novel, modern historical classic, and winner of the TCU Texas Book Award, The Spur Award and the Wrangler Award...
|
|
cena:
91,25 zł |
Mischling
ISBN: 9780316308090 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A New York Times Notable Book
An Amazon Best Book of the Year A Barnes & Noble Discover Pick An Indie Next Pick A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A Flavorwire Best Book of the Year An Elle Best Book of the Year "One of the most harrowing, powerful, and imaginative books of the year" (Anthony Doerr) about twin sisters fighting to survive the evils of World War II. Pearl is in charge of: the sad, the good, the past. Stasha must care for: the funny, the... A New York Times Notable Book
An Amazon Best Book of the Year A Barnes & Noble Discover Pick An Indie Ne... |
|
cena:
70,47 zł |
QG
ISBN: 9781681812373 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. QG combines love, morality, physics, the nature of God, and weapons in a science fiction tale where mathematics defines reality. Gordon Adams sees the probability wave equations that define the optional realities around him. While playing baseball at age 12, he learns how to choose the maths for a preferred reality. He drives home the winning run by selecting the maths for a double. At age 16, he can copy the maths for his own existence to any location on Earth. One Gordon, two Gordons, five or a million Gordons, it makes no difference. He is a one-man army. He hates the slaughter and... QG combines love, morality, physics, the nature of God, and weapons in a science fiction tale where mathematics defines reality. Gordon Adams sees ... |
|
cena:
68,44 zł |
Checkpoint
ISBN: 9781609453725 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A work of suspense and psychological tension set in the world of international humanitarian aid, Checkpoint is the latest bestselling novel by the founder of Doctors Without Borders, Jean-Christophe Rufin. The four men accompanying Maud on the aid convoy are very different from the cliched image of the humanitarian volunteer. One by one, they reveal the secret wounds that have brought them to this conflict zone and, mile by mile, the true nature of their cargo. Prize-winning author, Jean-Christophe Rufin offers up a powerful psychological literary thriller that asks vital...
A work of suspense and psychological tension set in the world of international humanitarian aid, Checkpoint is the latest bestselling novel by ...
|
|
cena:
74,66 zł |
The Intrepid Miss LaRoque
ISBN: 9781590957103 / Angielski / Twarda / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the war ending, Cissy LaRoque no longer needs to spy but that will not stop her from finding a new career where she can prove her worth beyond serving as some man's appendage. Provoked and titillated by a man she cannot have but craves, she puts aside romance and enters the world of business. Wildly successful, she is happy in what she has achieved and frustrated by what she has given up.
When Wilmington falls in February of 1865, Cissy LaRoque no longer needs to spy. That will not stop her from finding a new career where she can prove her worth beyond societal expectations of a... With the war ending, Cissy LaRoque no longer needs to spy but that will not stop her from finding a new career where she can prove her worth beyond se...
|
|
cena:
139,13 zł |
The Intrepid Miss LaRoque
ISBN: 9781590957110 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cissy tries to put her feelings away and consider Brandon, but despite his continued interest, she realizes it is Ryan that holds her heart. Ryan, who was attracted to Cissy even before he met his wife, is free to pursue her at last.
When Wilmington falls in February of 1865, Cissy LaRoque no longer needs to spy. That will not stop her from finding a new career where she can prove her worth beyond societal expectations of a woman. With the war drawing to an end and Wilmington occupied, she is faced with desperate circumstances. Ryan Madison, a Union officer from the past, and Brandon... Cissy tries to put her feelings away and consider Brandon, but despite his continued interest, she realizes it is Ryan that holds her heart. Ryan, who...
|
|
cena:
88,02 zł |
The Seventh Angel
ISBN: 9781939398765 / Angielski / Twarda / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE WORLD HAS FORGOTTEN THE TRUE NATURE OF TERROR. IT'S ABOUT TO BE REMINDED. A military revolt in southeastern Russia puts a former hard-line Soviet leader in command of a ballistic missile submarine and its arsenal of nuclear weapons. His goal: re-ignite the communist revolution, and recapture the might and glory of the fallen Soviet Union. Without warning, Russia, Japan, and the United States become hostages in a scheme of international nuclear blackmail. When the warheads start falling and people begin dying, no one can pretend that it's a bluff. As the earth... THE WORLD HAS FORGOTTEN THE TRUE NATURE OF TERROR. IT'S ABOUT TO BE REMINDED. A military revolt in southeastern Russia puts a forme... |
|
cena:
163,01 zł |
Jarhead Tanker: A Novel of the Korean War
ISBN: 9781634914628 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the story of U.S. Marine officer John Callahan, an armor crew veteran of WWII who is, after being in reserve, sent to the war in Korea. He serves at Inchon, Seoul, and the epic battle of Chosin Reservoir. He and his men fight to survive the harsh climate and ferocious enemy. He later comes back for a second tour of duty, trying to hold the Chinese back... This is the story of U.S. Marine officer John Callahan, an armor crew veteran of WWII who is, after being in reserve, sent to the war in Korea. He ... |
|
cena:
69,45 zł |
The Four Feathers (Aziloth Books)
ISBN: 9781911405122 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Harry Feversham is a young officer in the British Guards, deeply in love with his fiancEe Ethne, outwardly adventurous, but beset with a secret fear - that his courage will fail in combat. When orders come to embark for Sudan against the forces of the fanatical Mahdi, he resigns his commission. Shocked and disgusted, his three fellow-officers each send Harry a white feather - the symbol of cowardice. Worse yet, Ethne gives him a fourth, breaks off their engagement, and becomes engaged to Durrance, one of Harry's friends who was blinded during his time in Sudan. Humiliated past all... Harry Feversham is a young officer in the British Guards, deeply in love with his fiancEe Ethne, outwardly adventurous, but beset with a secret fea... |
|
cena:
52,03 zł |
How Fast Can You Run
ISBN: 9781941861202 / Angielski / Miękka / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
|
cena:
115,93 zł |
Figlio di Cassino: Son of Cassino
ISBN: 9781532004261 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Before World War II, Stefano Capaldi is a happy peasant child living on a small farm ninety kilometers south of Rome. Then, the war and the Italian pact with Hitler throw his world into turmoil. This fiery eight-year-old finds himself evicted from his home near Monte Cassino by the invading Germans, but what he lacks in body size, he makes up for with heart and brains. Stefano hates the invaders but quickly learns childhood diplomacy, which leads to him being accused of acting as a collaborator. Risk-taking is second nature to him. At one point, he’s even held by the Germans... Before World War II, Stefano Capaldi is a happy peasant child living on a small farm ninety kilometers south of Rome. Then, the war and the Italian... |
|
cena:
58,02 zł |