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Book The Story of Henri Tod

    Book Details:
  • Author : William F. Buckley
  • Publisher : Open Road Media
  • Release : 2015-08-25
  • ISBN : 1504018532
  • Pages : 208 pages

Download or read book The Story of Henri Tod written by William F. Buckley and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A CIA agent is out to save a resistance fighter in Communist-controlled Berlin in this “smoothly plotted,” New York Times–bestselling Cold War thriller (The New York Times). President Kennedy is sailing off Cape Cod when the Secret Service tells him they have to return to shore. This can only mean one thing: crisis. The president sails back to Hyannis Port as fast as possible, and upon stepping off the dock, his worst fears are realized. The Communists have cut Berlin in half. Kennedy will not let this stand; Germany is too important to be divided by the Soviets. The president knows he must fight to save Berlin, and there is 1 man in Washington with the savoir faire to carry out the mission. His name is Blackford Oakes. Oakes infiltrates the divided city and makes contact with the resistance leader Henri Tod, whose men have dedicated themselves to driving the Communists out of East Berlin. When Tod disappears, Oakes will risk everything to save him, even if it means stepping across the Iron Curtain. The Story of Henri Tod is the 5th book in the Blackford Oakes Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Book The Story of Henri Tod

    Book Details:
  • Author : William Frank Buckley
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1985
  • ISBN : 9780140056136
  • Pages : 251 pages

Download or read book The Story of Henri Tod written by William Frank Buckley and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Een CIA-agent wordt in 1961 naar Berlijn gestuurd om informatie te verzamelen over de plannen van de Oost-Duitsers met betrekking tot Berlijn.

Book The Story of Henri Tod

    Book Details:
  • Author : William Frank Buckley
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1984
  • ISBN : 9780713913613
  • Pages : 251 pages

Download or read book The Story of Henri Tod written by William Frank Buckley and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Story of Henri Tod

Download or read book The Story of Henri Tod written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Story of Henry Tod

    Book Details:
  • Author : William F. Buckley (Jr.)
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 19??
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book The Story of Henry Tod written by William F. Buckley (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Story of Henri Tod

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  • Author : William F. Buckley
  • Publisher : Dell Publishing Company
  • Release : 1985
  • ISBN : 9780440183273
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book The Story of Henri Tod written by William F. Buckley and published by Dell Publishing Company. This book was released on 1985 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suave CIA agent Blackford Oakes returns to attempt to keep the Soviets from dividing Berlin with the infamous Berlin Wall, in a story of international intrigue, political machinations, and espionage set during the height of the Cold War

Book Lies Told In Silence

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  • Author : M.K. Tod
  • Publisher : Tod Publishing
  • Release : 2014-07-31
  • ISBN : 0991967038
  • Pages : 392 pages

Download or read book Lies Told In Silence written by M.K. Tod and published by Tod Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1914, Helene Noisette’s father believes war is imminent. Convinced Germany will head straight for Paris, he sends his wife, daughter, mother and younger son to Beaufort, a small village in northern France. But when war erupts two months later, the German army invades neutral Belgium, sweeping south towards Paris. And by the end of September, Beaufort is less than twenty miles from the front. During the years that follow, with the rumbling of guns ever present in the distance, three generations of women come together to cope with deprivation, fear and the dreadful impacts of war. In 1917, Helene falls in love with a young Canadian soldier wounded in the battle of Vimy Ridge. But war has a way of separating lovers and families, of twisting promises and dashing hopes, and of turning the naïve and innocent into the jaded and war-weary. As the months pass, Helene is forced to reconcile dreams for the future with harsh reality. Lies Told in Silence examines love and loss, duty and sacrifice, and the unexpected consequences of lies.

Book Red Riding Hood

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  • Author : Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
  • Publisher : Poppy
  • Release : 2011-01-25
  • ISBN : 0316176249
  • Pages : 181 pages

Download or read book Red Riding Hood written by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright and published by Poppy. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valerie's sister was beautiful, kind, and sweet. Now she is dead. Henri, the handsome son of the blacksmith, tries to console Valerie, but her wild heart beats fast for another: the outcast woodcutter, Peter, who offers Valerie another life far from home. After her sister's violent death, Valerie's world begins to spiral out of control. For generations, the werewolf has been kept at bay with a monthly sacrifice. But no one is safe. When an expert wolf hunter arrives, the villagers learn that the creature lives among them - it could be anyone in town. It soon becomes clear that Valerie is the only one who can hear the voice of creature. The Wolf says she must surrender herself before the Blood Moon wanes . . . or everyone she loves will die. This is a dangerous new vision of a classic fairy tale, and for readers who want even more of Valerie's riveting story, a bonus chapter that extends the drama is available at http://www.redridinghoodbook.com/.

Book Henri IV of France

Download or read book Henri IV of France written by Vincent J. Pitts and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2009-01-05 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vincent J. Pitts chronicles the life and times of one of France’s most remarkable kings in the first English-language biography of Henri IV to be published in twenty-five years. An unwelcome heir to the throne, Henri ruled over a kingdom plagued by religious civil war and political and economic instability. By the end of his reign in 1610 he had pacified his warring country, restored its prosperity, and reclaimed France’s place as a leading power in Europe. Pitts draws upon the rich scholarship of recent decades to tell the captivating story of this pivotal French king. From boyhood, Henri was destined to be leader and protector of the Huguenot movement in France. He served as chief of the Calvinist party and fought for the Huguenot forces in the bloody Wars of Religion before an extraordinary sequence of dynastic mishaps left the Protestant warlord next in line for the French crown. Henri was forced to renounce his faith in support of his claim to the Catholic throne and to unite his deeply divided country. A master of political maneuvering, Henri restored order to a country in the throes of great religious, political, and economic upheaval. He was assassinated in 1610 by a Catholic zealot. Vincent Pitts expertly recounts this history and skillfully untangles its complex set of personalities and events. Pitts engages the vast amount of literature relating to the king himself as well as the large body of recent scholarship on France during this time. The result is a fascinating biography of a French king and a comprehensive history of sixteenth-century France.

Book High Jinx

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  • Author : William F. Buckley, Jr.
  • Publisher : Blackford Oakes Novel
  • Release : 1997
  • ISBN : 9781888952520
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book High Jinx written by William F. Buckley, Jr. and published by Blackford Oakes Novel. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blackford Oakes takes on the Russians and a top level traitor during the Cold War in this tale of treason and action-packed adventure. Buckley is the author of See You Later, Alligator and The Story of Henri Tod.

Book Red  White   Royal Blue

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  • Author : Casey McQuiston
  • Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
  • Release : 2019-05-14
  • ISBN : 1250316782
  • Pages : 314 pages

Download or read book Red White Royal Blue written by Casey McQuiston and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Instant NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestseller * * GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER for BEST DEBUT and BEST ROMANCE of 2019 * * BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR* for VOGUE, NPR, VANITY FAIR, and more! * What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales? When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius—his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There's only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex-Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse. Heads of family, state, and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: staging a truce between the two rivals. What at first begins as a fake, Instragramable friendship grows deeper, and more dangerous, than either Alex or Henry could have imagined. Soon Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret romance with a surprisingly unstuffy Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations and begs the question: Can love save the world after all? Where do we find the courage, and the power, to be the people we are meant to be? And how can we learn to let our true colors shine through? Casey McQuiston's Red, White & Royal Blue proves: true love isn't always diplomatic. "I took this with me wherever I went and stole every second I had to read! Absorbing, hilarious, tender, sexy—this book had everything I crave. I’m jealous of all the readers out there who still get to experience Red, White & Royal Blue for the first time!" - Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners "Red, White & Royal Blue is outrageously fun. It is romantic, sexy, witty, and thrilling. I loved every second." - Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six

Book Brief History of the Cold War

Download or read book Brief History of the Cold War written by Lee Edwards and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cold War was a crucial conflict in American history. At stake was whether the world would be dominated by the forces of totalitarianism led by the Soviet Union, or inspired by the principles of economic and political freedom embodied in the United States. The Cold War established America as the leader of the free world and a global superpower. It shaped U.S. military strategy, economic policy, and domestic politics for nearly 50 years. In A Brief History of the Cold War, distinguished scholars Lee Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards Spalding recount the pivotal events of this protracted struggle and explain the strategies that eventually led to victory for freedom. They analyze the development and implementation of containment, détente, and finally President Reagan's philosophy: "they lose, we win." The Cold War teaches important lessons about statecraft and America's indispensable role in the world.

Book The Art of Still Life

    Book Details:
  • Author : Todd M. Casey
  • Publisher : The Monacelli Press, LLC
  • Release : 2020-02-18
  • ISBN : 1580935486
  • Pages : 321 pages

Download or read book The Art of Still Life written by Todd M. Casey and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must-have reference book for today's artists and art students. Every artist needs to learn and master the still life. Written by a well-known artist and expert instructor, The Art of Still Life offers a comprehensive, contemporary approach to the subject that instructs artists on the foundation basics and advanced techniques they need for successful drawing and painting. In addition to Casey's stunning paintings, the work of over fifty past and present masters is included, so that the book will do double duty as a hardworking how-to manual and a visual treasure trove of some of the finest still life art throughout history and being created today.

Book Raised Right

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  • Author : Jeffrey R. Dudas
  • Publisher : Stanford University Press
  • Release : 2017-03-21
  • ISBN : 1503601730
  • Pages : 225 pages

Download or read book Raised Right written by Jeffrey R. Dudas and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How has the modern conservative movement thrived in spite of the lack of harmony among its constituent members? What, and who, holds together its large corporate interests, small-government libertarians, social and racial traditionalists, and evangelical Christians? Raised Right pursues these questions through a cultural study of three iconic conservative figures: National Review editor William F. Buckley, Jr., President Ronald Reagan, and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Examining their papers, writings, and rhetoric, Jeffrey R. Dudas identifies what he terms a "paternal rights discourse"—the arguments about fatherhood and rights that permeate their personal lives and political visions. For each, paternal discipline was crucial to producing autonomous citizens worthy and capable of self-governance. This paternalist logic is the cohesive agent for an entire conservative movement, uniting its celebration of "founding fathers," past and present, constitutional and biological. Yet this discourse produces a paradox: When do authoritative fathers transfer their rights to these well-raised citizens? This duality propels conservative politics forward with unruly results. The mythology of these American fathers gives conservatives something, and someone, to believe in—and therein lies its timeless appeal.

Book Revolutionaries for the Right

Download or read book Revolutionaries for the Right written by Kyle Burke and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2018-04-13 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freedom fighters. Guerrilla warriors. Soldiers of fortune. The many civil wars and rebellions against communist governments drew heavily from this cast of characters. Yet from Nicaragua to Afghanistan, Vietnam to Angola, Cuba to the Congo, the connections between these anticommunist groups have remained hazy and their coordination obscure. Yet as Kyle Burke reveals, these conflicts were the product of a rising movement that sought paramilitary action against communism worldwide. Tacking between the United States and many other countries, Burke offers an international history not only of the paramilitaries who started and waged small wars in the second half of the twentieth century but of conservatism in the Cold War era. From the start of the Cold War, Burke shows, leading U.S. conservatives and their allies abroad dreamed of an international anticommunist revolution. They pinned their hopes to armed men, freedom fighters who could unravel communist states from within. And so they fashioned a global network of activists and state officials, guerrillas and mercenaries, ex-spies and ex-soldiers to sponsor paramilitary campaigns in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Blurring the line between state-sanctioned and vigilante violence, this armed crusade helped radicalize right-wing groups in the United States while also generating new forms of privatized warfare abroad.

Book Tales of Berlin in American Literature up to the 21st Century

Download or read book Tales of Berlin in American Literature up to the 21st Century written by Joshua Parker and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-03-17 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all European cities, Americans today are perhaps most curious about Berlin, whose position in the American imagination is an essential component of nineteenth-century, postwar and contemporary transatlantic imagology. Over various periods, Berlin has been a tenuous space for American claims to cultural heritage and to real geographic space in Europe, symbolizing the ultimate evil and the power of redemption. This volume offers a comprehensive examination of the city’s image in American literature from 1840 to the present. Tracing both a history of Berlin and of American culture through the ways the city has been narrated across three centuries by some 100 authors through 145 novels, short stories, plays and poems, Tales of Berlin presents a composite landscape not only of the German capital, but of shifting subtexts in American society which have contextualized its meaning for Americans in the past, and continue to do so today.

Book The Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Book Details:
  • Author : William F. Buckley, Jr.
  • Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
  • Release : 2008-04-21
  • ISBN : 0470307730
  • Pages : 159 pages

Download or read book The Fall of the Berlin Wall written by William F. Buckley, Jr. and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-04-21 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eloquent . . . immensely readable . . . the saga of the victory of capitalism over the brutal and irrational fraud that was state socialism." —The Baltimore Sun "Buckley's lucid account celebrates the tenacity of the human spirit and the will to achieve freedom." —Publishers Weekly "This is a small masterpiece of the narrative tradition. The Fall of the Berlin Wall keep[s] readers turning the page." —National Review "[A] great narrative of democratic survival and democratic victory." —The Washington Times The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 was the turning point in the struggle against Communism in Eastern Europe. In The Fall of the Berlin Wall, renowned author and conservative pioneer William F. Buckley Jr. explains why the wall was built, reveals its devastating impact on the lives of people on both sides, and provides a riveting account of the events that led to the wall's destruction and the end of the Cold War.