Could one man alone turn aside its terrible power, that had wiped out man’s mightiest heritage and left him only a future — the hope of death in the stars?

Suspicion runs rampant among the gentry of an English village, as Inspector Alleyn tries to find a method in murder — before a crafty killer can strike again!

The beautiful game just got ugly. In Athens, where London City is set to play Olympiacos in the Champion’s League, the temperature is high, and tempers even higher. Greece is rioting and manager Scott Manson is keeping his team on a tight leash. There must be no drinking, no nightlife and no women. After the game, they are to get back to London refreshed and ready for a crucial match at home stadium Silvertown Docks. But Scott didn’t plan for death on the pitch. When City’s star striker collapses mid-match, it shocks the nation. Is it a heart attack? Or something more sinister? As the Greek authorities mount a murder investigation, Scott Manson must find the truth — and fast — to get his team home in time. The second Scott Manson thriller from bestselling crimewriter Philip Kerr

Allan Alexander Foote (b. 13. April 1905, d. 1. August 1957) was a radio operator for a Soviet espionage ring in Switzerland during World War II. Foote was originally from Yorkshire in England, and had spent some time in Spain working for the Republican side during the Civil War in the 1930s. He decided to continue his efforts against Fascism (and, perhaps, for Communism) and volunteered for clandestine work with Red Orchestra. He was put into contact with Ursula Kuczynski in Switzerland. He became a radio operator for the Soviet espionage operation run by Alexander Radó and was one of those who passed information to Moscow from the Lucy spy ring run by Rudolf Roessler. Foote was one of those arrested when the Swiss police shut down most of the operation and was detained for a time. After the War, he spent some time in the Eastern Bloc and then returned to the West and published his book, A Handbook for Spies. He died in the 1950s.  Because of the implausible veracity of the intelligence (fast, plentiful, and accurate) and never explained source of the Lucy Ring's information, suspicion attaches to all those associated with it. Since Foote, as the Lucy Ring's radio operator was a central cog in the chain of supply and therefore in a position to know much, his subsequent account has been thought to be rather dubious in places. This and the fact that he seemingly managed to return to the West rather easily, has led some to suggest Foote was a British Secret Service double agent and one conduit (perhaps even the main one) of intelligence from Britain to Roessler and thence to Moscow.  According to various sources, Foote was indeed a MI6 (SIS) double agent unbeknownst to Rado. After the destruction of Rado's network and his escape from Switzerland, Rado met Foote in Paris and both were ordered to return to Moscow immediately. They took off aboard a Russian military aeroplane on January 6, 1945, taking a circuitous route (due to the war being still in progress) via Egypt. Their plane landed to refuel in Cairo, where upon Rado defected. Continuing alone to Moscow, Foote was subjected to intensive interrogation in an attempt to determine his loyalty and the possibility of his being a penetration agent. Foote was confronted with an instance of disinformation sent from his transmitter in May 1942 and told "That message cost us 100 000 men at Kharkov and resulted in the Germans reaching Stalingrad." Foote said that he merely passed on what he received from Radó. Satisfied with Foote's explanation, the Soviets gave Foote a false identity under the alias of Major Granatov. Posing as a German, Albert Müller, he inserted himself into post war Berlin to establish this alias with the aim of being sent by Moscow Centre to Argentina, to attempt to identify and infiltrate groups of escaped high ranking Nazis.  Journalist, broadcaster and author Malcolm Muggeridge, himself a wartime MI6 officer, "got to know Foote after the war" (pp 207-08) when Foote paid Muggeridge "regular visits" at his flat near Regents Park, London. Foote at this time was working as a clerk in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, work he found, according to Muggeridge, "very tedious". Muggeridge is firmly of the opinion that the information Foote sent "could only, in fact, have come from Bletchley"  In March 1947, following the defection of a Soviet agent who had been involved with British Intelligence, Foote's allegiance to the British may have been confirmed. Foote himself defected from his Russian control in Berlin, escaping to the British sector

«Ein häßlicher Skandal schüttelt den Jockey-Club. Aber Ex-Jockey und Privatdetektiv Sid Halley überlistet den sadistischen Buchmacher und sticht die feldführenden Killer aus. Handicap packt einen wie ein junger todesmutiger Jockey ein durchgehendes feuriges Pferd.«

Charlotte O'Keefe's beautiful, much-longed-for, adored daughter Willow is born with osteogenesis imperfecta – a very severe form of brittle bone disease. If she slips on a crisp packet she could break both her legs, and spend six months in a half body cast. After years of caring for Willow, her family faces financial disaster. Then Charlotte is offered a lifeline. She could sue her obsetrician for wrongful birth – for not having diagnosed Willow's condition early enough in the pregnancy to be able to abort the child. The payout could secure Willow's future. But to get it would mean Charlotte suing her best friend. And standing up in court to declare that if she would have prefered that Willow had never been born…

В годы, предшествующие Второй Мировой войне, Британское Министерство Авиации стало проводить в развитии своих бомбардировочных сил практику, базирующуюся в принятии на вооружение бомбардировщиков трех типов, создававшихся в соответствии с имевшимися на тот момент техническими возможностями и военно-политической ситуацией. Первым таким «трио» стали «Хэмпден», «Уитли» и «Веллингтон», Затем, когда практика ведения воздушной войны изменилась, появились «Стирлинг», «Галифакс» и «Ланкастер». И, наконец, в послевоенные годы на вооружение были приняты «Вэлиент», «Виктор» и «Вулкан». Но в каждом случае в такой «троице» один из самолетов играл основную роль. Поэтому «Веллингтон», «Ланкастер» и «Вулкан» сыграли более заметные роли, чем их оставшиеся в тени собратья

Something very peculiar is happening in Stockholm. There's a heatwave on and people cannot turn their lights out or switch their appliances off. Then the terrible news breaks. In the city morgue, the dead are waking up…What do they want? What everybody wants: to come home. "Handling the Undead" is a story about our greatest fear and about a love that defies death. Following his success with "Let the Right One In", this novel too has been a bestseller in his native Sweden

War has erupted among the five Old Races, and Margrit is responsible for the death that caused it. Now New York City's most unusual lawyer finds herself facing her toughest negotiation yet. And with her gargoyle lover, Alban, taken prisoner, Margrit's only allies—a dragon bitter about his fall, a vampire determined to hold his standing at any cost and a mortal detective with no idea what he's up against—have demands of their own. Determined to rescue Alban and torn between conflicting loyalties as the battle seeps into the human world, Margrit soon realizes the only way out is through the fire.…

Jedna z najgłośniejszych polskich powieści lat dziewięćdziesiątych, długo obecna na listach bestsellerów. Opowieść o wielkim uczuciu, nadziei i niespełnionej miłości. Poruszająca historia niemieckiego lekarza, który po II wojnie został w polskim Gdańsku. Głębokie studium melancholii na tle wielkich wydarzeń z najnowszej historii Polski i Niemiec. Pełne poezji obrazy Gdańska z pierwszej połowy XX wieku i Gdańska budzącego się do życia po wojennej katastrofie. Współczesne losy bohaterów skonfrontowane ze wstrząsającymi scenami słynnych samobójstw – niemieckiego poety Heinricha Kleista i polskiego pisarza Stanisława Ignacego Witkiewicza. Książka wielokrotnie nagradzana, inscenizowana w radiu, telewizji i teatrze, przyniosła autorowi sławę. W roku 1997 ukazało się jej niemieckie wydanie

Sooner or later, a gent who’s dying for war — meets a hombre who’s killing for peace!

What if you found yourself divorced and penniless? With no skills and a teenage daughter to support? What if the only way to survive was to do things you never thought possible? These are questions Sally has never really thought about before. Married to a successful businessman, she's always been a bit of a dreamer. Until now. Her sister Zoe is her polar opposite. A detective inspector working out of Bath Central, she loves her job, and oozes self-confidence. No one would guess that she hides a crippling secret that dates back twenty years, and which – if exposed – may destroy her. Then Sally's daughter gets into difficulties, and Sally finds she needs cash – lots of it – fast. With no one to help her, she is forced into a criminal world of extreme pornography and illegal drugs; a world in which teenage girls can go missing. Two sisters intent on survival. Until one does something so terrifying that there's no way back…

Tomass Hariss Hanibals  Pagājuši septiņi gadi, kopš doktors Hanibals Lekters izbēdzis no ieslodzījuma. Viņam ir citi dokumenti, un viņš izbauda brīvas dzīves jaukumus, būdams respektējams, finansiāli nodrošināts pilsonis, mākslas, komforta, izsmalcināta ēdiena cienītājs. Bet viņš nav aizmirsts. Viņu nav aizmirsusi FIB speciālā aģente Klarisa Stārlinga. Viņa aizvien vēl sapņos dzird Lektera balsi ar metālisko pieskaņu. Miljardieris Meisons Vērdžers, ļaundara doktora sestais upuris, uz mūžu saistīts pie gultas, ari atceras Lekteru un ir apsēsts ar uzmācīgu ideju par atriebību. "Jēru klusēšanas" varoņi atkal sastopas dramatisma piesātinātā spraigā cīņā, ko ar nepārspējamu meistarību attēlojis pēdējo gadu desmitu izcilākais trilleru autors Tomass Hariss. Kontinents Rīga Jēru klusēšanas varoni atkal sastopas dramatisma piesātinātā spraigā cīņā ko ar nepārspējamu meistarību attēlojis pēdējo gadu desmitu izcilākais trilleru autors Tomass Hariss Pagājuši septiņi gadi, kopš doktors Hanibals Lekters izbēdzis no ieslodzījuma. Viņam ir citi dokumenti, un viņš izbauda brīvas dzīves jaukumus, būdams respektējams, finansiāli nodrošināts pilsonis, mākslas, komforta, izsmalcināta ēdiena cienītājs. Bet viņš nav aizmirsts. Viņu nav aizmirsusi FIB speciālā aģente Klarisa Stārlinga. Viņa aizvien vēl sapņos dzird Lektera balsi ar metālisko pieskaņu. Bagātnieks Meisons Vērdžers, ļaundara doktora sestais upuris, uz mūžu saistīts pie gultas, arī atceras Lekteru un apsēsts ar uzmācīgu ideju par atriebību. ISBN 9984-621-83-9 © Tulkojums latviešu valodā, mākslinieciskais noformējums, Kontinents, 2000 Noskannējis grāmatu un FB2 failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis Tomasa Hansa romāna "Hanibals" publicēšanas tiesības pieder apgādam "Kontinents" No angļu valodas tulkojusi Silvija Brice Vāka autors Kristiāns Šics

Henriks Senkevičs Hanna Romāns Šis rakstnieka agrīnās prozas daiļdarbs pēdējo reizi latviešu valoda izdots 1935. gadā. Aizraujoši dramatiskās un vienlaikus liriskās grāmatas centrā liktenīgais mīlas trijstūris; daiļa meitene un divi jauni draugi, muižnieki — Henriks un Selims, Kur jābūt diviem tur trešais kā zināms — lieks. Bet kurš gan vēlas būt par šo trešo? No laimes spēj atteikties tikai "svētais". Taču pat svētums ne vienmēr var sniegt otram laimi No poļu valodas tulkojis Pauls Jurgens © Guntars Sietiņš, mākslinieciskais noformējums, Sprīdītis 1995 Noskanējis grāmatu un  failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis

Arendt was one of the most important thinkers of her time, famous for her idea of “the banality of evil” which continues to provoke debate. This collection provides new and startling insight into Arendt’s thoughts about Watergate and the nature of American politics, about totalitarianism and history, and her own experiences as an émigré. Hannah Arendt: The Last Interview and Other Conversations is an extraordinary portrait of one of the twentieth century’s boldest and most original thinkers. As well as Arendt’s last interview with French journalist Roger Errera, the volume features an important interview from the early 60s with German journalist Gunter Gaus, in which the two discuss Arendt’s childhood and her escape from Europe, and a conversation with acclaimed historian of the Nazi period, Joachim Fest, as well as other exchanges. These interviews show Arendt in vigorous intellectual form, taking up the issues of her day with energy and wit. She offers comments on the nature of American politics, on Watergate and the Pentagon Papers, on Israel; remembers her youth and her early experience of anti-Semitism, and then the swift rise of the Hitler; debates questions of state power and discusses her own processes of thinking and writing. Hers is an intelligence that never rests, that demands always of her interlocutors, and her readers, that they think critically. As she puts it in her last interview, just six months before her death at the age of 69, “there are no dangerous thoughts, for the simple reason that thinking itself is such a dangerous enterprise.”

Han pasado diez años desde que el Doctor Lecter escapó de sus captores. La agente Sterling no ha podido dejar de pensar en volver a atraparle y cuando aparece un rastro en Florencia comienza la caza

Amazon.com Review Discover the origins of one of the most feared villains of all time in Thomas Harris's Hannibal Rising, a novel that promises to reveal the "evolution of Hannibal Lecter's evil." Thomas Harris first introduced readers to Hannibal Lecter in Red Dragon, a tale wrapped around FBI agent Will Graham (the man who hunted Lecter down) and his ability to "get inside the mind of the killer." Graham consults Dr. Lecter (the man who nearly killed him) on the case, and the legend of the nefarious Dr. Lecter was born. Harris's masterful and mesmerizing follow up, The Silence of the Lambs wowed fans, but it was Jonathan Demme's terrifying, Oscar-winning (Best Actor, Actress, Director, Picture and Adapted Screenplay) film, and Anthony Hopkins's extraordinary (and arguably over the top) performance that made "Hannibal the Cannibal" a household name. Hannibal, the third book in the Lecter saga made Lecter the prey and seemingly wrapped up the tale of the cannibalistic psychiatrist, but never revealed the source of the doctor's…gifts. Fans have been waiting decades to find out how the good doctor became "death's prodigy," making Hannibal Rising one of the most anticipated books of 2006 (and movies of 2007)

Tits Līvijs Hannibals pret Romu Stāsti par vēsturi Izlase no Līvija Romas vēstures. Slavenā Romas vēsturnieka Tita Līvija Romas vēstures fragments par Kartāgas un Romas karu. Savas vēstures sarakstīšanai Līvijs veltīja četrdesmit gadus, vārda pilnā nozīmē tas bija viņa mūža darbs. Dzimis Līvijs 59. g. pirms mūsu ēras Patavijā (tagadējā Paduja) Ziemeļitālijā, miris mūsu ēras 17. gadā. Viņa dzī­ves laikā tātad ir risinājušies ļoti svarīgi notikumi: Romas republikas bojā eja un ķeizarvalsts izveidošanās nežēlīgās asiņainās cīņās. Diemžēl tā darba daļa, kurā Lī­vijs stāstījis par vēsturi kā laika biedrs, nav saglabāju­sies. Sastādījis un no latiņu valodas tulkojis Gustavs Lukstiņš Ilustrējis I. ljjinskis Vāku zīmējis A. Stankevičs Lielu darbu veicis romiešu vēsturnieks Tits Līvijs. Noskanējis grāmatu un FB2 failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis