The Shadows of Power (Chivers Sound Library American Collections (Audio))
by James W Huston
the thunderingly suspenseful new thriller from the New York times bestselling author of Flash Point and Fallout. A tale of electrifying suspense, deadly intrigue and high-flying adventure, the Shadows of Power is the third book in Huston's bestselling Power series. the action returns to Washington and introduces a new character, Kent Rathman aka 'the Rat', who works in the shadows of several government branches. When the Rat's Annapolis roommate, an F/A-18 pilot, is attacked in mid-air by an Alg...
Britain has a new Prime Minister and a new King. Francis Urquhart is a ruthless politician determined to cling to power in spite of the troubles he knows are ahead, but he is frustrated at every turn by a caring, idealistic monarch. Their differences of opinion quickly degenerate into open hostility. The battlefield ranges from architecture to the underprivileged; the battle is fought with rigged opinion polls, manipulated newspaper headlines, sexual scandal and economic brinkmanship a...
The Fortune of the Rougons (Pocket Classics S.) (Immortal Literature)
by Emile Zola
'He thought he could see, in a flash, the future of the Rougon-Macquart family, a pack of wild satiated appetites in the midst of a blaze of gold and blood.' Set in the fictitious Provencal town of Plassans, The Fortune of the Rougons tells the story of Silvere and Miette, two idealistic young supporters of the republican resistance to Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte's coup d'etat in December 1851. They join the woodcutters and peasants of the Var to seize control of Plassans, opposed by the Bonapart...
Invincible Heart (John Baker Chronicles, #1)
by Bryan Tann and Kindra Sowder
Lord of the World (Dover Doomsday Classics)
by Msgr Robert Hugh Benson
Memorial Day had always been a special occasion for Dr. Sandford (Sandy) Beech and his precious family, filled with innocent pleasures like ice cream, clowns, and street performers in the warm Boston sunshine. Most heartwarming of all were the smiles of his lovely wife and two children as they joined together to celebrate one of the most sacred of American holidays. But one fateful Memorial Day Sandy learns first-hand how a blessed life can transform to horror in the blink of an eye. Forced to...