In the Brave New World of terrorism--where anybody with a spare AK-47, a knowledge of kitchen chemistry, or simply the will to die can become a player--the old rules no longer apply. Established with the knowledge of President John Patrick Ryan, "the Campus" is always on the lookout for promising new talent, its recruiters scattered throughout the armed forces and government agencies--and three men are about to cross its radar. ...

U.S. Marine Major Peter Newman is hand picked for a dangerous clandestine operation as the head of the White House's Special Projects Office. His orders are clear: hunt down and eliminate terrorists before they attack. When the mission is compromised, he embarks on a personal odyssey that threatens his life, morality, and marriage. ...

Philip has a lot on his mind - keeping his wife and daughters happy and trying to pay the mortgage. Also his friends Barry and Sean who give great presents - gifts that hurt a man's pride, gifts that can never be matched. ...

Latest piece of quality crime fiction from the No.1 bestselling author. Last novel, "Death In Holy Orders" was a huge success - a "Sunday Times" No.1 bestseller. A massive marketing and publicity campaign to bring her to an even wider audience. Regarded as the "first lady" of British crime fiction. "Each new book gives pleasure not just for macabre crimes or ingenious solutions, but its intensity of experience" Malcolm Bradbury, "Mail On Sunday". ...

An incredible complex and detailed virtual reality, 'Otherland' is home
to the wildest dreams and darkest nightmares of its users and creators.
The conspiracy threatens to sacrifice our Earth for the promise of this
far more exclusive place. And, somehow, 'Otherland' is claiming the Earth's
most valuable source, its children. Now, in 'Otherland Four: Sea of Silver
Light', Tad Williams' epic saga reaches a magnificent ...

In a strange world of the near future, where virtual reality encompasses all aspects of society and boundaries are limited only by the power of the imagination, a dark conspiracy involving the world's most powerful individuals threatens to destroy everyth
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- A bestseller upon its original publication--remaining on the New York Times bestseller list for more than two years--the novel has remained continuously in print and has sold many millions of copies throughout the world.- The novel inspired the now-classic film The Caine Mutiny, starring Humphrey Bogart, as well as the hugely successful Broadway play.- Decades later, Herman Wouk resumed his fictional consideration of World War II in The Winds ...

What makes this masterpiece a pure delight for contemporary readers is its vibrant portrait of life in Edwardian England, and the wonderful characters who inhabit the charming old country house in Hertfordshire called Howards End. This cozy house becomes the object of an inheritance dispute between the upright conservative Wilcox family and the Schlegel sisters, Margaret and Helen, sensitive and intuitive women loved by men willing to leap wide ...

With an Introduction by Alfred Kazin
aus der Reihe A Bantam Classic'>This 1852 novel provides a powerful, historical look at the treatment of slaves in the pre-Civil War South. ...

Transporting readers into a forgotten land of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare, Martin weaves a tale in which maidens cavort with madmen, brother plots against brother, and the dead rise to walk in the night. ...