Agincourt is the quintessential English battle. Outnumbered English forces meet the French on the battlefield, and through courage, tenacity, (and a wicked Welsh weapon called a longbow), they win the day. While Henry V was triumphant, and was immortalized by Shakespeare for his victory, his gains were later squandered by his son, Henry VI, so ultimately not much was accomplished. In this Henty book, Guy Aylmer is an English squire and the son of a knight. He travels to Villeroy, in France, where his lord has a castle, but is swept up in it's defense when it is attacked by Orleanist forces. He winds-up as a prisoner in Paris where he and his charges are assaulted by the White Hoods-the butchers of Paris. After several adventures and escapes he later returns to France with King Henry V and fights in the Battle of Agincourt. Henty's History Series Learning History Through Fiction The Henty series is a unique way of learning about history. It consists of over 80 novels, each written by George A. Henty, and each featuring a significant historical person, period or event. * Perfect for busy people who have never lost their desire to learn. * An ideal way for homeschool students to learn history. * 

Some things won't stay buried… at grave's end It should be the best time of half-vampire Cat Crawfield's life. With her undead lover Bones at her side, she's successfully protected mortals from the rogue undead. But though Cat's worn disguise after disguise to keep her true identity a secret from the brazen bloodsuckers, her cover's finally been blown, placing her in terrible danger. As if that wasn't enough, a woman from Bones's past is determined to bury him once and for all. Caught in the crosshairs of a vengeful vamp, yet determined to help Bones stop a lethal magic from being unleashed, Cat's about to learn the true meaning of bad blood. And the tricks she's learned as a special agent won't help her. She will need to fully embrace her vampire instincts in order to save herself – and Bones – from a fate worse than the grave

A Dance to the Music of Time — his brilliant 12-novel sequence, which chronicles the lives of over three hundred characters, is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England. The novels follow Nicholas Jenkins, Kenneth Widmerpool and others, as they negotiate the intellectual, cultural and social hurdles that stand between them and the “Acceptance World.”

A New York Times Notable Book of 2012 One of The Telegraph's Best Fiction Books 2011 One of Esquire's Best Books of 2012 One of TIME's Top 10 Fiction Books of 2012 Here, from the writer described by The Guardian as "our purest living prose stylist" and whom Alan Hollinghurst has called "the most brilliant English novelist of his generation," is a work of glittering social comedy, profound emotional truth, and acute verbal wit. At Last is also the stunning culmination of one of the great fiction enterprises of the past two decades in the life of the English novel. As readers of Edward St. Aubyn's extraordinary earlier works-Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, and the Man Booker Prize finalist Mother's Milk-are well aware, for Patrick Melrose, "family" has always been a double-edged sword. At Last begins as friends, relatives, and foes trickle in to pay final respects to his mother, Eleanor. An American heiress, Eleanor married into the British aristocracy, giving up the grandeur of her upbringing for "good works" freely bestowed on everyone but her own son, who finds himself questioning whether his transition to a life without parents will indeed be the liberation he had so long imagined. The service ends, and family and friends gather for a final party. Amid the social niceties and social horrors, Patrick begins to sense the prospect of release from the extremes of his childhood, and at the end of the day, alone in his room, the promise some form of safety. . at last

Amy Michaels moves to the small town of Lucky Harbor, where her grandma hiked the Pacific Northwest rain forest for one glorious summer some decades prior, hoping for the same life-changing experience. She gets life-changing alright, in the form of a sexy forest ranger Matt Bowers. She also gets something she never knew she wanted much less needed – love

Step into a world of scandal, intrigue, and enthralling passion as New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh sweeps us into the lives of an extraordinary family: the Huxtables. Margaret, the eldest, embarks on the most risqué adventure of her life and agrees to marry the most notorious man in London.. Only desperation could bring Duncan Pennethorne, the infamous Earl of Sheringford, back home after the spectacular scandal that had shocked even the jaded ton. Forced to wed in fifteen days or be cut off without a penny, Duncan chooses the one woman in London in frantic need of a husband. A lie to an old flame forces Margaret Huxtable to accept the irresistible stranger's offer. But once she discovers who he really is, it's too late - she's already betrothed to the wickedly sensual rakehell. Quickly she issues an ultimatum: If Duncan wants her, he must woo her. And as passion slowly ignites, two people marrying for all the wrong reasons are discovering the joys of seduction - and awaiting the exquisite pleasure of what comes after

Frontiers are not always where you expect them…

“…a well-wrought ground level view of daily life in hell.” This is the remarkable story of a German soldier who fought throughout World War II, rising from conscript private to captain of a heavy weapons company on the Eastern Front. William Lubbeck, age 19, was drafted into the Wehrmacht in August 1939. As a member of the 58th Infantry Division, he received his baptism of fire during the 1940 invasion of France. The following spring his division served on the left flank of Army Group North in Operation Barbarossa. After grueling marches amidst countless Russian bodies, burnt-out vehicles, and a great number of cheering Baltic civilians, Lubbeck’s unit entered the outskirts of Leningrad, making the deepest penetration of any German formation. The Germans suffered hardships the following winter as they fought both Russian counterattacks and the brutal cold. The 58th Division was thrown back and forth across the front of Army Group North, from Novgorod to Demyansk, at one point fighting back Russian attacks on the ice of Lake Ilmen. A soldier who preferred to be close to the action, Lubbeck served as forward observer for his company, dueling with Russian snipers, partisans and full-scale assaults alike. His worries were not confined to his own safety, however, as news arrived of disasters in Germany, including the destruction of Hamburg where his girlfriend served as an Army nurse. In September 1943, Lubbeck earned the Iron Cross and was assigned to officers’ training school in Dresden. By the time he returned to Russia, Army Group North was in full-scale retreat. Now commanding his former heavy weapons company, Lubbeck alternated sharp counterattacks with inexorable withdrawal to Memel on the Baltic. In April 1945 his company was nearly obliterated, but in the last scramble from East Prussia, he was able to evacuate on a newly minted German destroyer. After his release from British captivity, Lubbeck immigrated to the United States where he raised a successful family. With the assistance of David B. Hurt, he has drawn on his wartime notes and letters, Soldatbuch, regimental history and personal memories to recount his frontline experience, including rare firsthand accounts of both triumph and disaster. “…compiled with attention to details. The reader will feel as though he is alongside Lubbeck as he calls fire missions on the enemy during his three years of service.”

Nelson’s life is not turning out the way he hoped. His girlfriend is sleeping with another man, his brother has left their South American country and moved to the United States, leaving Nelson to care for their widowed mother, and his acting career can’t seem to get off the ground. That is, until he lands a starring role in a touring revival of The Idiot President, a legendary play by Nelson’s hero, Henry Nunez, leader of the storied guerrilla theater troupe Diciembre. And that’s when the real trouble begins. The tour takes Nelson out of the shelter of the city and across a landscape he’s never seen, which still bears the scars of the civil war. With each performance, Nelson grows closer to his fellow actors, becoming hopelessly entangled in their complicated lives, until, during one memorable performance, a long-buried betrayal surfaces to force the troupe into chaos

Violet Winters once had it all but lost it when her husband was murdered by a criminal madman. During a cold winter night Violet has to leave her warm bed to tell her neighbor to turn the music down. And that’s when she meets sinister, scarred, scarily attractive security specialist, Joe Callahan. She wants to deny it, but Violet can’t beat back the hunger she feels for Joe so she gives in again and again. Feeling it himself, Joe feeds Vi’s hunger, breaking his own rules to keep her in his bed. Even though Violet had only one man in her life, she’s sure Joe is giving her the signals and Vi decides she’s ready to take a second chance at life and, maybe, love. But Violet doesn’t know the dark secrets in Joe’s past, secrets so soul-wrenching, they’ve drained him dry. With nothing left to give, Joe’s determined to live his life alone and he breaks Violet’s heart. Crushed by Joe’s betrayal, Violet comes to terms with the fact that, no matter what signals he gave, Joe was not theirs to win. But Violet’s husband’s murderer is obsessed with her and heartbreak again haunts the door of the Winters home. When it does Joe is forced to face the knowledge that he can’t fight Violet’s pull, she’s under his skin and filled him full to bursting. Joe needs to win her back and put his life on the line to keep Violet safe. But, having had it all once, can Violet endure losing Joe?

Our concern – and we've communicated this over the weekend to all stations – is that the opposition may be about to deploy an invisible.'An invisible is CIA speak for the ultimate intelligence nightmare: the terrorist who, because he or she is an ethnic native of the target country, can cross its borders unchecked, move around that country unquestioned and infiltrate its institutions with ease. An invisible on mainland Britain was the worst possible news. For Liz Carlyle, an MI5 Intelligence officer, this report from MI6 marks the start of an operation which will test her to the limit and put her own life in jeopardy. As she sifts the incoming evidence and gets reports from her agents she realizes there is an immanent terrorist threat. But who or what is the target? And who and where is the invisible? Time is of the essence in this desperate search and it becomes clear that it is Liz's intuitive skills, her ability to get inside her enemy's head, which offer the only hope of averting disaster. In this terrifying and tautly drawn debut thriller Stella Rimington takes us to the heart of the Intelligence world. It is a place she is uniquely qualified to describe

A sexy Italian should be just the thing to liven up Lara’s working life. Except this gorgeous specimen of a man is not only her new boss, he’s the last person she ever expected to see again-and the father of her child! Now Lara is at Alessandro’s beck and call-but his mind is on more than just work. How is Lara supposed to tell him about their daughter? He may have asked her to step into his office, but his demands have extended to the bedroom!

Jason Palmer loved being a soldier. But after returning home from Iraq with an “other than honorable” discharge, he’s finding rebuilding his life the toughest battle yet. Elena Cruz is a talented cop, the first woman to make Chicago ’s prestigious Gang Intelligence Unit. She’s ready for anything the job can throw at her. Until Jason’s brother, a prominent community activist, is murdered in front of his own son. Now, stalked by brutal men with a shadowy agenda, Jason and Elena must unravel a conspiracy stretching from the darkest alleys of the ghetto to the manicured lawns of the city’s power brokers. In a world where corruption and violence are simply the cost of doing business, two damaged people are all that stand between an innocent child – and the killers who will stop at nothing to find him

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Ohio, 1838: James and Sadie Goodenough have settled in the Black Swamp, planting apple trees to claim the land as their own. As fever picks off their children, husband and wife take solace in separate comforts. Fifteen years later their youngest son, Robert, is drifting through gold rush California. When he finds steady work for a plant collector, peace seems finally to be within reach. But the past is never really past, and one day Robert is forced to confront the brutal reason he left behind everything he loved

These are his final moments. In the little city of Wood River, Illinois, a man nicknamed Firecracker knows the end is near. The fire is coming, just like it came for his father, his grandfather, and who knows how many men. After all, folks in those parts have a short-term memory when it comes to history, and lots of stories have a tendency to go to the grave. Maybe the fire was always there. Maybe it came along when the oil refinery went up in 1907. Who can say? Sometimes, a yarn like this is as close to a history book as a Midwest community and its people are apt to get. When it happened to his father, the doctors only called it an accident. But Firecracker’s mother had a name for it: spontaneous combustion. Firecracker knows there is no way to escape this Act of God, so he retreats into his memories. Past and present become one and the same. The veil of reality pulls away and Death arrives in time for one last conversation, where Firecracker comes to terms with the mysteries of his own life, and realizes that some questions are not nearly as important as the moments which spawned them. From the first line of the tale that sees his eyes explode to—moments and pages later—his whole body being consumed by flame, Firecracker experiences his life and loves through a succession of memories, reveals his friendship with Death, and talks about the men in his family’s unfortunate predisposition. This is a yarn about life and death and spontaneous human combustion.This is a tale of a man with a fire inside him. At the End of the Day I Burst into Flames is a horror story about how beautiful love can be

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A riveting debut novel from an unforgettable new voice that is one both literary, suspenseful, and a compelling story about identity and how you define “home”. Masha remembers her childhood in the former USSR, but found her life and heart in Israel. Anna was just an infant when her family fled, but yearns to find her roots. When Anna is contacted by a stranger from their homeland and then disappears, Masha is called home to Milwaukee to find her, and where the search leads changes the family forever. In 2008, college student Anna feels stuck in Milwaukee, with no real connections and parents who stifle her artistic talents. She is eager to have a life beyond the heartland. When she’s contacted online by a stranger from their homeland—a girl claiming to be her long lost sister—Anna suspects a ruse or an attempt at extortion. But her desperate need to connect with her homeland convinces her to pursue the connection. At the same time, a handsome grifter comes into her life, luring her with the prospect of a nomadic lifestyle. Masha lives in Israel, where she went on Birthright and unexpectedly found home. When Anna disappears without a trace, Masha’s father calls her back to Milwaukee to help find Anna. In her former home, Masha immerses herself in her sister’s life—which forces her to recall the life she, too, had left behind, and to confront her own demons. What she finds in her search for Anna will change her life, and her family, forever

Long acknowledged as a master of nightmarish visions, H. P. Lovecraft established the genuineness and dignity of his own pioneering fiction in 1931 with his quintessential work of supernatural horror, At the Mountains of Madness. The deliberately told and increasingly chilling recollection of an Antarctic expedition’s uncanny discoveries – and their encounter with untold menace in the ruins of a lost civilization – is a milestone of macabre literature. At the Mountains of Madness is a very good introduction to Lovecraft’s mythology of the Old Ones and the glories and horrors that preceded humankind and that still linger in places. It is a good novella on it’s own, and helpful to understanding events and creatures in his other works

Won Hugo and Nebula awards for Best Novelette in 1990

After a recurrence of the cataclysm that killed off the dinosaurs and a resulting Long Winter of 700,000 years, the eventual New Springtime sees only two of the far future Earth’s original Six Peoples emerge from their deep cocoons: the resilient, insect-like hjjk-folk and the simian tribes who regard themselves as heirs to humanity. Young Hresh-full-of-questions is a member of one of the latter, a small band that must radically change its ancient rituals and taboos to adapt to their new life. Taking up temporary residence in the shell of a once great city, the group fearfully meets another people, is itself torn in half by rivalry and, through Hresh, achieves a new realization of who they are. This solid, dramatic novel expands on a favorite motif of Silverberg’s: the mixed terrors and pleasures of freedom, of going out into the wider world without guide, map or a sure sense of one’s own capabilities

Mayhem is on the rise at the Witt’s End Resort, especially Cabin 14, where no guest ever leaves alive. Okay, is that a great hook or what? And the book is about-a death coach. Who solves murders. To add to it, the reason the guests never leave Cabin 14 is not that they're murdered. It's that-well, that would give it away. But let me just ask: have you ever heard a strange noise-when you know there's nothing there? A kitchen cabinet is open-and you now you didn't open it? A voice seems to whisper to you…but you know you're alone? Or are you? (Cue scary music.) Beth Solheim does not seem someone who believes in…well, whatever. Let her tell it

Bahrevskis Vladislavs Anatoļjevičs Atamana dārgumi Stāsti par vēsturi Aizraujošs, piedzīvojumiem bagāts stāsts. Tā ir grāmata, kas vēstī par bezbailīgā un taisnīgā laupītāja Kudejara — postā iegrūstu, pieviltu ļaužu aizstāvja piedzīvojumiem. Bajāri — ļaužu verdzinātāji bija iepazinuši dažu labu zemnieku atamanu jau pirms tam, kad uzliesmoja Stepana Razina draudīgā sacelšanās, pirms tam, kad dumpīgajiem zemniekiem uzradās pirmais vadonis. no krievu val. tulk. Aina Rudzroga Liesma 1975 Noskanējis grāmatu un failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis

Kliftonu ģimenes sāga ir ambiciozākais izcilā Lielbritānijas rakstnieka Džefrija Ārčera romāns. Šajā grāmatā, kura aizsākas 1919. gada Bristoles nomalē, lasītājs dodas dramatiskā, negaidītu un galvu reibinošu pavērsienu pilnā piedzīvojumā pa Kliftonu dzimtas ceļu. Pat pēdējo lappusi aizverot, rodas nepārvarama vēlme šo ceļojumu turpināt… Uzticīgais un mīlošais Meizijas vīrs kādudien aiziet uz darbu ostas dokā un vairs neatgriežas. Kaut kā savelkot galus, Meizija sastopas ar šķēršļiem, kurus rada viņai nezināms, ārkārtīgi ietekmīgs cilvēks. Meiziju vada pārliecība, ka viņa paveiks visu iespējamo, lai izrautos no trūkuma un bezcerības un atvērtu logu uz pasauli savam ļoti talantīgajam dēlam Harijam

Viktors Suvorovs Atbrīvotājs ir populārā dokumentālista, skarbā padomju militārisma kritiķa Viktora Suvorova pirmā grāmata, tulkota vairāk nekā divdesmit valodās. Pirmizdevumu tā piedzīvoja 1981. gadā (likteņa ironijas pēc, laikā, kad PSRS centās "atbrīvot" Afganistānu) — angļu valodā. Pirmo reizi kāds "atbrīvotājs" uzdrīkstējās rakstīt par savu "atbrīvotāju armiju", noraujot tai maskēšanās tērpu. Šajos aizraujošajos stāstos līdzās padomju armijas iekšējā absurda tēlojumam būtiska grāmatas daļa rāda Čehoslovākijas"atbrīvošanu" — notikumus Prāgā 1968. gadā — ne no politiķu tribīnēm, bet no notikumos iesaistītu karavīru un virsnieku skatpunkta. No krievu valodas tulkojis Jānis Kalve Noskannējis grāmatu un failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis Dienas Grāmata VIKTORS SUVOROVS — īstajā vārdā Vladimirs Rezuns. Dzimis 1947. gadā. Savu militārista karjeru sācis jau vienpadsmit gadu vecumā Suvorova Voroņežas karaskolā. Augstāko militāro izglītību ieguvis Kijevā. Bijis Pievolgas kara apgabala izlūkošanas pārvaldes štāba virsnieks; no 1970. gada —PSKPCK nomenklatūras darbinieks. 1974. gadā beidzis Militārās diplomātijas akadēmiju. Četrus gadus nostrādājis PSRS Galvenās izlūkošanas pārvaldes (GRU) diplomātiskajā rezidentūrā Ženēvā. 1978. gada 10. jūnijā — apsūdzēts Dzimtenes nodevībā — pametis valsti. Padomju Savienība viņam aizmuguriski piesprieda nāvessodu, kas joprojām nav atcelts. Autors veltī pieticīgo darbu nenogurdināmajam cīnītājam par mieru, Aizsardzības padomes priekšsēdētājam, četrkāršajam Padomju Savienī­bas Varonim, Sociālistiskā Darba Varonim, augstākā kara ordeņa — Uzvaras ordeņa — kavalierim, starptautiskās Ļeņina prēmijas "Par miera stiprināšanu starp tautām* laureātam, spožajam autoram, Padomju Savienības maršalam Leonīdam Iļjičam Brežņevam. Gramata pirmo reizi publicēta iMndona 1981. gadā angļu valodā. Krievu valodā iznāca 1986.gada ar nosaukumu "Atbrivotāja stāsti". Redaktore Gundega Blumberga Korektore Selga Freimane Mākslinieks Jānis Esītis Gundegas Kārkliņas makets

Herta Müllers Atemschaukel ist ein Ereignis. In einem überwältigenden, poetischen Roman erzählt sie vom Schicksal eines jungen Mannes aus Siebenbürgen im russischen Arbeitslager. "Ich setzte mich an den Tisch und wartete auf Mitternacht. Und Mitternacht kam, aber die Patrouille hatte Verspätung. Drei Stunden mussten vergehen, das hielt man fast nicht aus. Dann waren sie da. Die Mutter hielt mir den Mantel mit dem schwarzen Samtbündchen. Ich schlüpfte hinein. Sie weinte. Ich zog die grünen Handschuhe an. Auf dem Holzgang, genau dort, wo die Gasuhr ist, sagte die Großmutter: ICH WEISS DU KOMMST WIEDER. Ich habe mir diesen Satz nicht absichtlich gemerkt. Ich habe ihn unachtsam mit ins Lager genommen. Ich hatte keine Ahnung, dass er mich begleitet. Aber so ein Satz ist selbständig. Er hat in mir gearbeitet, mehr als alle mitgenommenen Bücher. ICH WEISS DU KOMMST WIEDER wurde zum Komplizen der Herzschaufel und zum Kontrahenten des Hungerengels. Weil ich wiedergekommen bin, darf ich das sagen: So ein Satz hält einen am Leben."

Dangus pajuosta nuo sparnų. It smėlis laikrodyje baigiasi laikas, kai Liusė su Danieliu dar gali sukliudyti Liuciferiui ištrinti praeitį. Jiems būtina rasti vietą, kur angelai nupuolė į Žemę. Tamsiosios jėgos nepalieka jaunuolių ramybėje. Įvyksta didžiulis mūšis ir pareikalauja gausybės aukų. Lieka negyvi kūnai, sudužusios širdys... ir angelų dulkės. Tada Liusė supranta, kad viskas ir visada priklausė tik nuo jos pasirinkimo. Koks jis bus šį kartą?

The nail-biting tale of sabotage set in the desolate frozen wastes of two ice-bound oil fields, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. SABOTAGE! THE VICTIMS Two of the most important oil-fields in the world – one in Canada, the other in Alaska. THE SABOTEURS An unknown quantity – deadly and efficient. The oil flow could be interrupted in any one of thousands of places down the trans-Alaskan pipeline. THE RESULT Catastrophe. One man, Jim Brady, is called in to save the life-blood of the world as unerringly, the chosen targets fall at the hands of a hidden enemy…

Человечество замерло на краю пропасти. Одна вера, один язык, один последний Город, один спокойный и довольный народ – стабильное и мирное существование на грани полного уничтожения. Точный математический расчет ресурсов позволяет удовлетворять потребности каждого гражданина. Но красивая и стройная картина мира начинает рушиться, когда молодой математик Джосайя Кавиани обнаруживает, что числа не складываются: ресурсы берутся словно из воздуха, вопросы остаются без ответов, а Министерства скрывают нечто ужасное

Dílo Ivana Jefremova „Athéňanka Thais” vykročilo z hranic vědecké fantastiky. Vypráví o historické údálosti, spálení Persepolis proslulou athénskou héterou Thais. Jefremov v románu seznámí čtenáře nejen s rozporuplnou postavou Alexandra Makedonského, ale hlavní postava Thais ho provede i různými starověkými náboženskými kulty spjaté s velkou ženskou bohyní. Při válečných taženích Alexandra po celém světě zažije chvíle mocenských triumfů i ktastrofický konec, ke kterému spolu s Alexandrem dospěje helénská říše

ATKRITĒJS Džeks Londons, VII sēj Kad DIEVI smejas

This much-anticipated and long-overdue installment in Akashic’s Noir Series reveals many sides of Atlanta only known to its residents

For once, seventeen year old Theo Essex thought he could put aside his worries and just enjoy himself. A summer weekend at the shore. An evening with his friends. A beautiful girl in his arms. That was before the event. Now Theo finds himself stranded in a strange new world, surrounded by death and the sea, and trapped between rival forces determined to take control of survivors like him. Facing overwhelming odds, Theo must search for the strength to escape Atlantic Island. The critically acclaimed title from author Fredric Shernoff has garnered national attention by bringing sci-fi, action, adventure and romance to the popular locale of a Jersey Shore that is both sentimentally similar and eerily different from our own. Atlantic Island is the first book of a planned trilogy

Published in 1954, John Cowper Powys called this novel, a 'long romance about Odysseus in his extreme old age, hoisting sail once more from Ithaca'. As usual there is a large cast of human characters but Powys also gives life and speech to inanimates such as a stone pillar, a wooden club,and an olive shoot. The descent to the drowned world of Atlantis towards the end of the novel is memorably described, indeed, Powys himself called it 'the best part of the book'. Many of Powys's themes, such as the benefits of matriarchy, the wickedness of priests and the evils of modern science which condones vivisection are given full rein in this odd but compelling work