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The Grand Duke's Last Chance

Author : Frank Heller
Publisher : Kabaty Press
ISBN 13 : 8396426090
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (964 download)

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Download or read book The Grand Duke's Last Chance written by Frank Heller and published by Kabaty Press. This book was released on 2022-12-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the island of Minorca some things never change: the sun shines, the breeze ruffles the Mediterranean, and the Grand Dukes are eternally in debt. Grand Duke Ramon XX doesn’t let his permanent state of near-bankruptcy interfere with the simple pleasures of life: a good lunch, a cigar and a glass of cognac. But trouble is on the horizon when the island is visited by a German businessman who will stop at nothing to get his hands on potential sulfur mines. At the same time, a moneylender in Paris threatens to expose a devastating secret, leaving Ramon on the verge of losing not only his beloved island, but his honor and reputation as well. It's not until he crosses paths with Mr Collin, gentleman thief and swindler, that a gleam of hope appears. But who is the mysterious and beautiful woman pretending to be Mr Collin’s wife, and does she hold the key to solving the Grand Duke's financial problems once and for all? Frank Heller was the first internationally famous Swedish crime writer. The son of a clergyman, to avoid arrest after a financial fraud he left Sweden for the continent. In desperate straits after losing the swindled money in a casino in Monte Carlo, he tried his hand at writing novels with immediate success, and produced forty-three novels, short stories and travelogues before his death in 1947. “A first-rate mystery thriller…A novel every one will enjoy” – The Sketch “A story of national bankruptcy, revolution and high adventure in the curious Grand Duchy of Minorca and elsewhere…It is all wildly impossible but none the less amusing on that account.” – Westminster Gazette

Hitler's Last Chance

Author : Kevin Prenger
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1399073001
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Hitler's Last Chance written by Kevin Prenger and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war in Europe was reaching its cataclysmic final months with Germany surrounded on all sides. Hitler’s forces had been driven from Poland by the Red Army and the Soviets were poised a short distance from Berlin, while the Western allies, having repulsed the Führer’s Ardennes offensive, were preparing to cross the Rhine. More than ever, Hitler needed his people to stiffen their resolve for the coming onslaught. To demonstrate what will be expected of the German people, and what they could achieve if they refused to acknowledge defeat, a major feature film would be shown, featuring the one place which held out against Napoleon when he invaded Prussia in 1807 – the city of Kolberg. After crushing the Prussian Army in 1806, French forces swept into the Prussian province of Pomerania. One by one the Prussian fortresses surrendered, mostly without offering any resistance, except for Kolberg. The small and weakly-fortified city held out for four months despite being surrounded by Napoleon’s forces, with Major von Gneisenau organizing a citizen’s militia to aid the Army in its defense. Though much of the city was blasted into ruin, Kolberg remained in Prussian hands until the war with France ended with the signing of the Peace of Tilsit, by which time its defense had become legendary. Even though the Third Reich was literally entering its death-throes, in attempting to reproduce the siege of Kolberg on film, thousands of experts, extras and horses were taken from the war effort by the Reich Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels. The film’s emphasis was to show how civilians and the military can work together to save Germany – just as Kolberg had been saved from the French. The result has been stated to be the most expensive feature film ever made in Germany. This book examines the dramatic conditions under which the film was produced, and the scale of the resources needed to do so, followed by its first showing on 30 January 1945. All Goebbels' efforts, though, were to no avail, as the film never went on general release. A month later, as the author reveals, Kolberg found itself under siege once again, but this time, after bitter house-to-house fighting, it fell to the Soviets in less than four weeks.

Truthful Report on the Last Chances to Save Capitalism in Italy

Author : Gianfranco Sanguinetti
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0615948278
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book Truthful Report on the Last Chances to Save Capitalism in Italy written by Gianfranco Sanguinetti and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A translation of an infamous prank played at the expense of Italy's ruling class in 1975. Signed by "Censor," this book was actually written by Gianfranco Sanguinetti, a former member of the Situationist International.

Last Chance Llama Ranch

Author : Hilary Fields
Publisher : Redhook
ISBN 13 : 031627741X
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Last Chance Llama Ranch written by Hilary Fields and published by Redhook. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Bliss comes a heartwarming tale of friendship, romance, self-discovery. . . and llama drama. When a close encounter with an eighty-foot spruce steals Merry Manning's dreams of Olympic gold, the former ski champ finds herself falling into a career she never expected -- the life of a travel writer. Picturing glamorous trips to exotic places, Merry is speechless when her boss assigns her to the blog, "Don't Do What I Did," and sends her to a middle-of-nowhere llama ranch with instructions to "fall on her fanny" as often as possible. Soon she's eyeball-deep in alpacas, llamas, goats, and all the mess that comes with them. But when the Last Chance Llama Ranch -- and a certain gruff cowboy -- start to grow on her, Merry finds that each life might actually be just what she's been missing. You know what they say: when life gives you llamas. . ..

Becoming a Landlord

Author : Frank Heller
Publisher : Kabaty Press
ISBN 13 : 8396426066
Total Pages : 71 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (964 download)

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Download or read book Becoming a Landlord written by Frank Heller and published by Kabaty Press. This book was released on 2022-09-22 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a loose end, gentleman swindler Mr Collin is drawn into spending an evening in Hamburg's underworld by a Russian Grand Duke in disguise - but his new friend delights in sailing close to the wind. From the elegant night club Papillon de Nuit to an illegal gambling den, can Mr Collin keep their necks and their pocketbooks intact? Frank Heller was the first internationally famous Swedish crime writer. The son of a clergyman, to avoid arrest after a financial fraud he left Sweden for the continent. In dire straits after losing the stolen money in a casino in Monte Carlo, he tried his hand at writing novels with immediate success, and produced forty-three novels, short stories and travelogues before his death in 1947

Parliamentary Debates

Author : Victoria. Parliament
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1342 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parliamentary Debates written by Victoria. Parliament and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 1342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

To Free the Romanovs

Author : Coryne Hall
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445681986
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book To Free the Romanovs written by Coryne Hall and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The murders but also the exciting escapes of the wider Romanov family - the Tsar’s mother, siblings and cousins. Did George V let his cousin the Tsar and his family die?

Mr Collin's Holiday Agency

Author : Frank Heller
Publisher : Kabaty Press
ISBN 13 : 8396616663
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (966 download)

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Download or read book Mr Collin's Holiday Agency written by Frank Heller and published by Kabaty Press. This book was released on 2023-09-04 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: n the midst of a London summer, gentleman-thief Mr. Collin seizes the opportunity to settle an old score against his nemesis Detective Kenyon. In this lighthearted installment of the series, expect humor, charm, and a dash of mayhem as Mr. Collin takes advantage of the season to turn the tables on his old sparring partner. Frank Heller was the first internationally famous Swedish crime writer. The son of a clergyman, to avoid arrest after a financial fraud he left Sweden for the continent. In desperate straits after losing the swindled money in a casino in Monte Carlo, he tried his hand at writing novels with immediate success, and produced forty-three novels, short stories and travelogues before his death in 1947. This is the fourth Mr Collin short story available from Kabaty Press, with the first three being "The Absent-Minded Gentleman," "The Mystery of the Lost Bullion" and "Becoming a Landlord".

The Last Chance Library

Author : Freya Sampson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 059320137X
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book The Last Chance Library written by Freya Sampson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Good Morning America Buzz Pick A Library Reads Pick June Jones emerges from her shell to fight for her beloved local library, and through the efforts and support of an eclectic group of library patrons, she discovers life-changing friendships along the way. Lonely librarian June Jones has never left the sleepy English village where she grew up. Shy and reclusive, the thirty-year-old would rather spend her time buried in books than venture out into the world. But when her library is threatened with closure, June is forced to emerge from behind the shelves to save the heart of her community and the place that holds the dearest memories of her mother. Joining a band of eccentric yet dedicated locals in a campaign to keep the library, June opens herself up to other people for the first time since her mother died. It just so happens that her old school friend Alex Chen is back in town and willing to lend a helping hand. The kindhearted lawyer's feelings for her are obvious to everyone but June, who won't believe that anyone could ever care for her in that way. To save the place and the books that mean so much to her, June must finally make some changes to her life. For once, she's determined not to go down without a fight. And maybe, in fighting for her cherished library, June can save herself, too.

National Heroes and National Identities

Author : Linas Eriksonas
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9789052012001
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book National Heroes and National Identities written by Linas Eriksonas and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2004 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the concept of the heroic, questions what it is that makes the national hero an indispensable appendage to any possible interpretation of national identity, and asks why scholars stop short before coming to terms with this elusive phenomenon. It finds answers by following heroic traditions in Scotland, Norway and Lithuania from the early modern period to the twentieth century. The book argues that heroic traditions - prevailing trends in situating heroes in national history - owe much to the early modern state. Both national heroes and the nation state had been conceived with a similar moral political mindset that looked for new ways to identify sources for commonality. The confluence of political theory and Realpolitik attested to three classical types of polities, i.e. civitas popularis (democracy), regnum (kingship), and optimatium (aristocracy), as found at that time in Scotland, Norway and Lithuania respectively. The author shows the varied impact these patterns had on heroic traditions. The long record of national heroes in Scotland is explained as a vestige of the legacy of civic humanism, the continuing traditions of the heroic king-lines in Norway are seen as a result of long-standing absolutism, while the belated arrival of national heroes in Lithuania is excused by the country's aristocratic if at times oligarchic past.

The Man Who Plundered the City

Author : Sven Elvestad
Publisher : Kabaty Press
ISBN 13 : 839555625X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book The Man Who Plundered the City written by Sven Elvestad and published by Kabaty Press. This book was released on 2021-10-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a series of audacious thefts take place in the city of Christiania (current-day Oslo), Detective Asbjørn Krag must deal with a master criminal who has his measure - or does he? From the dark brickyards on the city's outskirts to the bright lights of the Grand Hotel, Krag must use all his skill to turn the tables on the gang and their mysterious leader. Sven Elvestad, who also wrote under the pseudonym Stein Riverton, was one of Norway's greatest crime writers. The New York Times described him as "the Edgar Allan Poe of Scandinavia." A journalist by training, he was the first foreign journalist to interview Adolf Hitler and was famous for stunts such as spending a day in a circus lion's cage. His first novel was published in 1907 and he went on to write nearly a hundred novels, many featuring detective Asbjørn Krag. Only a few of his works have ever been translated into English, despite enjoying widespread success across Europe and being translated into German, Danish, Dutch, Spanish, Swedish, Slovak, Czech, Finnish and Hungarian. Norway's yearly Riverton prize for the best crime novel is named after him. This new edition features an introduction by Mitzi M. Brunsdale, author of the Encyclopedia of Nordic Crime Fiction.

The Tyrant's Etiquette Tutor

Author : Hyla
Publisher : Editio Publishing
ISBN 13 : 195974206X
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (597 download)

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Download or read book The Tyrant's Etiquette Tutor written by Hyla and published by Editio Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-14 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “You may now kiss the bride.” As Livia and Croft’s contract marriage comes to a head, Prince Persilot’s dirty tricks complicate matters, forcing the Emperor to take Lilian as his second wife. However, not all is as it seems: when Livia learns that Lilian had just been forced into the role, she promises to protect her—but even Livia can’t protect her own swaying heart. The rules of the magical oath are simple. The marriage must be dissolved within three days once one or the other falls in love. If the couple fails to do so, the mark on their wrists will kill them. So, when Livia gets swept up in her feelings towards Croft as she watches his kinder, emotional side, it activates the insignia. Now, the truth must be revealed. Can a divorce really lead to a happy ending, or will Livia and Croft be left brokenhearted by misunderstanding? Find out in the second volume of The Tyrant’s Etiquette Tutor!

Seven Blades of Legend

Author : Kyle Canady
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1491824220
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book Seven Blades of Legend written by Kyle Canady and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between North America and Japan where the North Pacific Ocean meets the Pacific Ocean lays a continent known as The Eighth Continent. Since the beginning of time, this continent was plagued with much chaos and war. The Eighth Continent harbored an extremely powerful demon who eventually conquered and ruled it in its entirety. This demon however looked to the world's example and divided the continent into four sections before his death. He appointed four beings as rulers of the continent, one for each half. One who rules the west, which is composed mainly of demigods, holy, and spiritual beings. The south, which is heavily inhabited by mysterious creatures and monsters. The east, which is ruled by the great demon's son, is infested with every manner of demon and the north, which is where our hero's journey begins, is home to all sorts of magical beings and magic users. In a section of the north is a kingdom known as Valestone, home to an honorable king who soon hopes to make history. Anthropomorphs are humanoid animals, but the human society is nervous and fearful of the idea of fusing our own culture with their own. So the king has begun talking with the leader of the anthropomorphs to help mankind step forward alongside with the humanoid animals. Everything had been working out perfectly until

Blood of Revolution

Author : Erik Durschmied
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1611455839
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Blood of Revolution written by Erik Durschmied and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-20 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating book, the author of The Hinge Factor and The Weather Factor surveys revolutions across the centuries, vividly portraying the people and events that brought wrenching, often enduring—and always bloody—change to countries and societies almost overnight. Durschmied begins with the French Revolution and goes on to examine the revolutions of Mexico in 1910, Russia in 1917, and Japan in 1945, as well as the failed putsch against Hitler in 1944. His account of the Cuban Revolution is peppered with personal anecdotes—for he was the first foreign correspondent to meet Castro when the future leader was still in the Sierra Maestra. He concludes with the Iranian Revolution that ousted the Shah in 1979—another that he personally covered—and, in a new preface, extends his analysis to the Arab Spring. Each revolution, Durschmied contends, has its own dynamic and memorable cast of characters, but all too often the end result is the same: mayhem, betrayal, glory, and death. Unlike the American Revolution, which is the counterexample, few revolutions are spared the harsh reality that most devour their own children. “Durschmied is a supremely gifted reporter who has transformed the media he works in.” —Newsweek “[A] light and lively narrative that serves as a useful introduction for the general reader.” —Library Journal

Albert Camus and the Human Crisis

Author : Robert E. Meagher
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1643138227
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Albert Camus and the Human Crisis written by Robert E. Meagher and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A renowned scholar investigates the "human crisis” that Albert Camus confronted in his world and in ours, producing a brilliant study of Camus’s life and influence for those readers who, in Camus's words, “cannot live without dialogue and friendship.” As France—and all of the world—was emerging from the depths of World War II, Camus summed up what he saw as "the human crisis”: We gasp for air among people who believe they are absolutely right, whether it be in their machines or their ideas. And for all who cannot live without dialogue and the friendship of other human beings, this silence is the end of the world. In the years after he wrote these words, until his death fourteen years later, Camus labored to address this crisis, arguing for dialogue, understanding, clarity, and truth. When he sailed to New York, in March 1946—for his first and only visit to the United States—he found an ebullient nation celebrating victory. Camus warned against the common postwar complacency that took false comfort in the fact that Hitler was dead and the Third Reich had fallen. Yes, the serpentine beast was dead, but “we know perfectly well,” he argued, “that the venom is not gone, that each of us carries it in our own hearts.” All around him in the postwar world, Camus saw disheartening evidence of a global community revealing a heightened indifference to a number of societal ills. It is the same indifference to human suffering that we see all around, and within ourselves, today. Camus’s voice speaks like few others to the heart of an affliction that infects our country and our world, a world divided against itself. His generation called him “the conscience of Europe.” That same voice speaks to us and our world today with a moral integrity and eloquence so sorely lacking in the public arena. Few authors, sixty years after their deaths, have more avid readers, across more continents, than Albert Camus. Camus has never been a trend, a fad, or just a good read. He was always and still is a companion, a guide, a challenge, and a light in darkened times. This keenly insightful story of an intellectual is an ideal volume for those readers who are first discovering Camus, as well as a penetrating exploration of the author for all those who imagine they have already plumbed Camus’ depths—a supremely timely book on an author whose time has come once again.

The Tsarina's Lost Treasure

Author : Mara Vorhees
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1643135570
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Tsarina's Lost Treasure written by Mara Vorhees and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting history and maritime adventure about priceless masterpieces originally destined for Catherine the Great. On October 1771, a merchant ship out of Amsterdam, Vrouw Maria, crashed off the stormy Finnish coast, taking her historic cargo to the depths of the Baltic Sea. The vessel was delivering a dozen Dutch masterpiece paintings to Europe’s most voracious collector: Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. Among the lost treasures was The Nursery, an oak-paneled triptych by Leiden fine painter Gerrit Dou, Rembrandt’s most brilliant student and Holland’s first international superstar artist. Dou’s triptych was long the most beloved and most coveted painting of the Dutch Golden Age, and its loss in the shipwreck was mourned throughout the art world. Vrouw Maria, meanwhile, became a maritime legend, confounding would-be salvagers for more than two hundred years. In July 1999, a daring Finnish wreck hunter found Vrouw Maria, upright on the sea floor and perfectly preserved. The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure masterfully recounts the fascinating tale of Vrouw Maria—her loss and discovery—weaving together the rise and fall of the artist whose priceless masterpiece was the jewel of the wreckage. Gerald Easter and Mara Vorhees bring to vivid life the personalities that drove (and are still driving) this compelling tale, evoking Robert Massie’s depiction of Russian high politics and culture, Simon Schama’s insights into Dutch Golden Age art and art history, Gary Kinder’s spirit of, danger and adventure on the beguiling Archipelago Sea.

The Boy Allies with the Cossacks; Or, A Wild Dash over the Carpathians

Author : Clair W. Hayes
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Boy Allies with the Cossacks; Or, A Wild Dash over the Carpathians written by Clair W. Hayes and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-04 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clair W. Hayes' 'The Boy Allies with the Cossacks; Or, A Wild Dash over the Carpathians' is a gripping adventure novel set against the backdrop of World War I. The book follows the thrilling journey of two young American boys who find themselves caught in the midst of war and must rely on their wits and bravery to navigate the dangers of the Carpathian Mountains. Hayes' writing style is fast-paced and action-packed, drawing readers into the heart-pounding escapades of the protagonists as they face formidable challenges along the way. This book is a prime example of early 20th-century juvenile fiction that combines historical events with vivid storytelling. Readers can expect a blend of adventure, camaraderie, and patriotism throughout the narrative. Clair W. Hayes, a prolific author of children's literature, was known for his ability to create exciting stories that captivated young readers. His firsthand experience as a war correspondent during World War I likely influenced the realistic and vivid portrayal of the wartime setting in this particular novel. 'The Boy Allies with the Cossacks' is a must-read for anyone interested in historical fiction, war literature, or classic adventure tales.