Review "A monumental work!" -- Cleveland Press"Moving, fascinating, informative.... No other book on this subject...comes close to O Jerusalem!" -- Los Angeles Times"It reads like a whodunit, and you turn page after page to see what happens next....The pace is so swift, the drama so heightened by alternating flashes of tragedy and comedy that one has to stop frequently to catch one's breath and marvel." -- The New York Times Book Review"A remarkable book...a history that not only clarifies the military and political events of the war but brings its human dimensions vividly to life." -- The National Observer"A story as dramatic, as miraculous, as full of wonders as any ever told." -- The New York Times Book ReviewLarr Collins and Dominique Lapierre, NY Times best-selling authors (Freedom at Midnight, Is Paris Burning?, Or I'll Dress You in Mourning, he Fifth Horseman) have written the book that, to date, is still considered the best book on the creation of the State of Israel. They've created a brilliant tapesty of the people and their hope, pride, and courage as the Arabs, the Jews, and the British collide in their desire to control Jerusalem. O Jerusalem! meticulously re-creates this historic struggle portraying the battle for the city from the inside, detailing each party's interests, intentions, and concessions with the city's fragile existence on the line. From the Jewish fighters and their heroic commanders to the charismatic Arab chieftain whose death in battle doomed his cause but inspired a generation of Palestinians, O Jerusalem! tells the three-dimensional story of this high-stakes, emotional conflict. With a new introduction by Dominique Lapierre, O Jerusalem! remains the best book on the unforgettable tale of faith, violence, betrayal and courage. Views: 290
These days, even the humans are built by robots.Charlie7 is the progenitor of a mechanical race he built from the ashes of a dead world—Earth. He is a robot of leisure and idle political meddling—a retirement well-earned. Or he was, until a human girl named Eve was dropped in his lap.Geneticists have restored Earth's biome and begun repopulation. But primate cloning is in its infancy; human cloning is banned.Far from a failed genetics experiment, Eve is brilliant, curious, and heartbreakingly naïve about her species' history. But Eve's creator wants her back and has a gruesome fate planned for her. There is only one robot qualified to protect her. For the first time in a thousand years, Charlie7 has a human race to protect.Extinction Reversed is the first book in the Robot Geneticists series. For fans of old-school science fiction where robots are people and any problem can be solved (or created) with enough scientists. If you've ever wondered... Views: 290
President Jack Ryan is dealing with an aggressive challenge from the Chinese government. Pawns are being moved around a global chessboard, an attack on an oil platform in Africa, a terrorist attack on an American destroyer and a storm-tossed American spy ship that may fall into Chinese hands. It seems that Premier Zhou is determined to limit Ryan’s options in the upcoming G20 negotiations.
But there are hints that there’s even more going on behind the scene. A routine traffic stop in rural Texas leads to a shocking discovery—a link to a Chinese spy who may have information that leads to an unexpected revelation. John Clark and the members of the Campus are in close pursuit, but can they get the information in time? Views: 290
Yamashita "blends the . . . surrealism of Garcia Marquez, bizarre science fiction . . . à la Stanislaw Lem, and a gift for satirizing . . . that recalls Heller of Catch-22" (Publishers Weekly). This freewheeling black comedy features a bizarre cast of characters, including a Japanese man with a ball floating six inches in front of his head, an American CEO with three arms, and a Brazilian peasant who discovers the art of healing by tickling one's earlobe with a feather. By the end of this hilarious tale, they each have risen to the heights of wealth and fame, before arriving at disasters—both personal and ecological— that destroy the rain forest and all birds of Brazil. "Fluid and poetic as well as terrifying." —New York Times Book Review "Dazzling . . . A seamless mixture of magic realism, satire and futuristic fiction." —San Francisco Chronicle "Impressive . .... Views: 290
A gripping YA sci-fi thriller by German and Spiegel-bestselling author, Karl Olsberg. The Boy in a White Room was nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2018, Germany's most prestigious youth fiction award.A fifteen-year-old boy wakes to find himself locked in a white, cube-shaped room. No windows. No doors. Total silence. He has no memories. No clue how he got there. No idea who he is.A computer-generated voice named Alice responds to his questions. Through her, he is able to access the internet. As the boy uncovers snippets of his story — an attempted abduction, a critial injury, a murder — it becomes clearer. But when some of the pieces don't fit, how can he tell what's real and what's not? Who can he trust? And who is he really? Views: 290
Talk show host Poppy White thought she'd seen it all while working in journalism, but when her boyfriend, Mikhail Chekhov, supposedly dies in an explosion and she goes to identify the body, the man on the table at the morgue isn't as endowed as her lover. Nope. There's no way that needle dick is his. But if Mikhail isn't dead, then where is he?
Bisexual, dominant, and rich, Jagger Chabon is Mikhail's hung, inked-upplayboy of a lover on the down low. He knows why Mikhail is on the run and is desperate to find him before the CIA closes in to make their arrest. If only he could get rid of this pesky reporter who keeps sticking her perky breasts in his face.
Note: UNDERCOVER is part one in New York Times bestselling author Avery Aster's new m/f erotic romance serial featuring Jagger and Poppy, which takes place in The Manhattanites' world. Each volume ends on a cliffy and reflects our current political climate of in-your-face TV reporters, cyber hacking, Russian hysteria, and features BDSM, kinky role-play, ménage à trois, and of course very hung, inked-up, dominant men who just want to beloved by their smart alpha females. When you're done, be sure to grab UNLESS, the second installment. Views: 290
Diana Mallory lost everything when her five husbands were taken from her on the other side of the galaxy.
Back on the Milky Way side of the black hole, she’s deep into the war for Mars Station. Diana will do anything for her family, but every day is a living hell without the loves of her life. She assumes she’ll never see them again. But, Damian, Sterling, Cash, Lewis and Judge are on their way to her. When they find her they won’t let war, allegiance, or time differentials keep them from reclaiming their love.
Please note—this book contains the ending to Diana’s story, five hot men who love her, and a race through space you’ll never forget.
Reverse Harem and Intense. Views: 290
