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The Mole The Cold War Memoir Of Winston Bates
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Book Synopsis The Mole: The Cold War Memoir of Winston Bates by : Peter Warner
Download or read book The Mole: The Cold War Memoir of Winston Bates written by Peter Warner and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fictitious account of an untrained spy's pivotal role in many of the 20th century's significant political happenings.
Book Synopsis The Mole: The Cold War Memoir of Winston Bates by : Peter Warner
Download or read book The Mole: The Cold War Memoir of Winston Bates written by Peter Warner and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fictitious memoir of an unlikely foreign spy planted in Washington, D.C., in the years after World War II Recruited by a foreign power in postwar Paris and sent to Washington, Winston Bates is without training or talent. He might be a walking definition of the anti-spy. Yet he makes his way onto the staff of the powerful Senator Richard Russell, head of the Armed Services Committee. From that perch, Bates has extensive and revealing contacts with the Dulles brothers, Richard Bissell, Richard Helms, Lyndon Johnson, Joe Alsop, Walter Lippman, Roy Cohn, and even Ollie North to name but a few of the historical players in the American experience Winston befriends—and haplessly betrays for a quarter century. A comedy of manners set within the circles of power and information, Peter Warner's The Mole is a witty social history of Washington in the latter half of the twentieth century that presents the question: How much damage can be done by the wrong person in the right place at the right time? Written as Winston's memoir, The Mole details the American Century from an angle definitely off center. From Suez, the U-2 Crash, the Bay of Pigs, Vietnam, and Watergate, the novel is richly and factually detailed, marvelously convincing, and offers the reader a slightly subversive character searching for identity and meaning (as well as his elusive handler) in a heady time during one of history's most defining eras.
Download or read book Ocean of Light written by Peter Warner and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story continues in the second book of Peter Warner's trilogy -Ocean of Light. This book covers Peter Warner's 30 years living in The Kingdom of Tonga and moving around the Pacific. It includes the famous rescue of castaways on a remote island in the Pacific and his relationship with the Royal Family. Peter also writes about building artificial islands, investigating religions and helping to establish schools. He includes the island way of operating a fleet of small freighters around the Pacific and bringing up a young family in The Kingdom of Tonga. This is an exciting yarn giving a nice insight into living and working in the Pacific.
Author :Peter Warner Publisher :Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 13 :9781721185306 Total Pages :256 pages Book Rating :4.1/5 (853 download)
Download or read book Ocean of Light written by Peter Warner and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ocean of Light is Part 2 of Peter's autobiography. An exciting true adventure story of the author's 30 years in Tonga and the Pacific, including rescuing castaways building artificial islands, investigating religions, helping to establish schools and operating a fleet of small freighters. An exciting yarn.
Book Synopsis Twilight of the British Empire by : Chikara Hashimoto
Download or read book Twilight of the British Empire written by Chikara Hashimoto and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wide-ranging study of developments in global French-language cinema
Book Synopsis The Cats of Moon Cottage by : Marilyn Edwards
Download or read book The Cats of Moon Cottage written by Marilyn Edwards and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: font size="+1"'My all-time favourite cat book' Jacqueline Wilson/font size Independent Septi is very much his own cat, established as lord of his domain within Moon Cottage. When Otto, a tiny delicate tortoiseshell kitten, joins the household, she must set out to win Septi over - in her own unique way. Written with unending humour and warmth, Marilyn Edwards' Moon Cottage cat memoirs perfectly capture the highs and lows of living with cats, and pay a touching tribute to the joyous and loving relationship we share with our feline companions. The books are also beautifully illustrated throughout by Peter Warner, the designer of the world-famous Whiskas cat. **Fully illustrated throughout** 'At once engaging and uplifting - a colourful series that celebrates the many ways animals enrich our relationships and our lives' Karin Slaughter 'Cat lovers will adore this book . . . A tender story of love between the author and her cats' Celia Haddon 'All the many delights and a few of the heartaches of a life with cats are told with charm and wit. A vivid, honest, observant and involving book' Desmond Morris
Download or read book Just a Minute! written by Yuyi Morales and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bilingual English-Spanish counting book reveals Mexican traditions sure to be adored by kids everywhere. Full color.
Book Synopsis The Distant Land of My Father by : Bo Caldwell
Download or read book The Distant Land of My Father written by Bo Caldwell and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2011-04-29 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ambitious man and his adoring daughter are separated and estranged by an ocean and by the tides of history in this “marvelous” novel (Los Angeles Times). For Anna Schoene, growing up in the magical world of Shanghai in the 1930s creates a special bond between her and her father. He is the son of missionaries, a smuggler, and a millionaire who leads a charmed but secretive life. When the family flees to Los Angeles in the face of the Japanese occupation, he chooses to stay, believing his connections and luck will keep him safe. He’s wrong—but he survives, only to again choose Shanghai over his family during the Second World War. Anna and her father reconnect late in his life, when she finally has a family of her own, but it is only when she discovers his extensive journals that she is able to fully understand him and the reasons for his absences. The Distant Land of My Father is a “beautiful” novel “for everyone who has ever felt himself in exile from any beloved place, or a time that can never return” (The Washington Post Book World). “Seamlessly weaves together Anna’s own memories with those of her father, gleaned from the journals . . . An elegant, refined story of families, wartime, and the mystique of memory.” —Kirkus Reviews “Vivid with details of prewar Shanghai and Los Angeles.” —Publishers Weekly “Lush and epic.” —San Jose Mercury News “Remarkable . . . A moving tale of love and the possibility of forgiveness.” —Library Journal
Book Synopsis Historical Dictionary of United States Intelligence by : Michael A. Turner
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of United States Intelligence written by Michael A. Turner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-10-08 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the United States has had some kind of intelligence capability throughout its history, its intelligence apparatus is young, dating only to the period immediately after World War II. Yet, in that short a time, it has undergone enormous changes—from the labor-intensive espionage and covert action establishment of the 1950s to a modern enterprise that relies heavily on electronic data, technology, satellites, airborne collection platforms, and unmanned aerial vehicles, to name a few. This second edition covers the history of United States intelligence, and includes several key features: Chronology Introductory essay Appendixes Bibliography Over 600 cross-referenced entries on key events, issues, people, operations, laws, regulations This book is an excellent access point for members of the intelligence community; students, scholars, and historians; legal experts; and general readers wanting to know more about the history of U.S. intelligence.
Download or read book Perfect Cats written by Peter Warner and published by Booksales. This book was released on 1993-09 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the world's domestic breeds recounts the history of breeding, describes how cats are groomed and cared for, and features more than fifty paintings by a leading feline artist.
Download or read book Mole written by William Hood and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-18 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vienna. 1952. The Cold War is at its most bleak as tensions and suspicions run high. A mysterious letter, dropped through the car window of an Austrian intelligence officer, begins the remarkable story of the Russian peasant who rose to high rank in Soviet Military Intelligence, only to become the first Soviet official to ever work for the West. It is an act that provides the CIA with the innermost secrets of the Russian military. But it will plunge the man himself into the harrowing life of the penetration agent, or mole - the lonely man in the enemy camp. Whatever his motives may be, the role of a spy is to betray trust. Yet can a man who has volunteered, or been forced, to commit treason logically be trusted again? William Hood reveals that when an intelligence service buys a spy, it buys him totally. For the spy, espionage is a one-way street, ending only in betrayal or discovery... Mole is a historical memoir with high stakes that will keep you hooked until the last page. Praise for William Hood 'A skillful spy novel' - The Wall Street Journal William J. Hood (1920-2013), was a retired senior officer in the Central Intelligence Agency and a writer. During World War II, having just transferred from the Army into military intelligence, he volunteered for the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor to the C.I.A. After the war, he remained in Europe. His hobbies included photography, marksmanship, sailing, jazz, and collecting first editions.
Book Synopsis Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences by : Kristin Luker
Download or read book Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences written by Kristin Luker and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-10 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “You might think that dancing doesn’t have a lot to do with social research, and doing social research is probably why you picked this book up in the first place. But trust me. Salsa dancing is a practice as well as a metaphor for a kind of research that will make your life easier and better.” Savvy, witty, and sensible, this unique book is both a handbook for defining and completing a research project, and an astute introduction to the neglected history and changeable philosophy of modern social science. In this volume, Kristin Luker guides novice researchers in: knowing the difference between an area of interest and a research topic; defining the relevant parts of a potentially infinite research literature; mastering sampling, operationalization, and generalization; understanding which research methods best answer your questions; beating writer’s block. Most important, she shows how friendships, non-academic interests, and even salsa dancing can make for a better researcher. “You know about setting the kitchen timer and writing for only an hour, or only 15 minutes if you are feeling particularly anxious. I wrote a fairly large part of this book feeling exactly like that. If I can write an entire book 15 minutes at a time, so can you.”
Download or read book The Clasp written by Sloane Crosley and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part comedy of manners, part treasure hunt, the first novel from the writer whom David Sedaris calls "perfectly, relentlessly funny" Kezia, Nathaniel, and Victor are reunited for the extravagant wedding of a college friend. Now at the tail end of their twenties, they arrive completely absorbed in their own lives—Kezia the second-in-command to a madwoman jewelry designer in Manhattan; Nathaniel the former literary cool kid, selling his wares in Hollywood; and the Eeyore-esque Victor, just fired from a middling search engine. They soon slip back into old roles: Victor loves Kezia. Kezia loves Nathaniel. Nathaniel loves Nathaniel. In the midst of all this semi-merriment, Victor passes out in the mother of the groom's bedroom. He wakes to her jovially slapping him across the face. Instead of a scolding, she offers Victor a story she's never even told her son, about a valuable necklace that disappeared during the Nazi occupation of France. And so a madcap adventure is set into motion, one that leads Victor, Kezia, and Nathaniel from Miami to New York and L.A. to Paris and across France, until they converge at the estate of Guy de Maupassant, author of the classic short story "The Necklace." Heartfelt, suspenseful, and told with Sloane Crosley's inimitable spark and wit, The Clasp is a story of friends struggling to fit together now that their lives haven't gone as planned, of how to separate the real from the fake. Such a task might be possible when it comes to precious stones, but is far more difficult to pull off with humans.
Download or read book Astor written by Peter Warner and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At 17 years of age, Peter Warner ran away to sea. His family was aghast, pleading for his return to finish his schooling. But Peter was not ready for this. Adventure was running in his veins. Astor -Adventures Ashore and Afloat is the first part of a 3 part autobiography of Melbourne born sailor and entrepreneur, Peter Warner. This first book covers Peter's first 35 intriguing and adventurous years. It also includes many, of the achievements of his father, English born Melbourne industrial tycoon, TV pioneer and politician, Sir Arthur Warner. Sailing enthusiasts will enjoy Peter Warner's lively descriptions of the famous schooner Astor's colourful ocean races. It includes the Trans-Tasman events along with the Sydney to Hobart races in which he won line honours three times. This is a great tale of adventure and thrills when times were freer and rules fewer and far between.
Book Synopsis The Paleoanthropology and Archaeology of Big-Game Hunting by : John D. Speth
Download or read book The Paleoanthropology and Archaeology of Big-Game Hunting written by John D. Speth and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-09-08 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its inception, paleoanthropology has been closely wedded to the idea that big-game hunting by our hominin ancestors arose, first and foremost, as a means for acquiring energy and vital nutrients. This assumption has rarely been questioned, and seems intuitively obvious—meat is a nutrient-rich food with the ideal array of amino acids, and big animals provide meat in large, convenient packages. Through new research, the author of this volume provides a strong argument that the primary goals of big-game hunting were actually social and political—increasing hunter’s prestige and standing—and that the nutritional component was just an added bonus. Through a comprehensive, interdisciplinary research approach, the author examines the historical and current perceptions of protein as an important nutrient source, the biological impact of a high-protein diet and the evidence of this in the archaeological record, and provides a compelling reexamination of this long-held conclusion. This volume will be of interest to researchers in Archaeology, Evolutionary Biology, and Paleoanthropology, particularly those studying diet and nutrition.
Book Synopsis Adventures in the B Movie Trade by : Brian Trenchard-Smith
Download or read book Adventures in the B Movie Trade written by Brian Trenchard-Smith and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Dangerous Fiction by : Barbara Rogan
Download or read book A Dangerous Fiction written by Barbara Rogan and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a glamorous literary agent falls prey to a violent stalker, she discovers that the publishing biz can really be murder, for fans of The Spellman Files and Maisie Dobbs “Suspenseful . . . Barbara Rogan cleverly explores . . . our capacity for self-deception and weaves it into an absorbing mystery that keeps its secret until the very end.” —NPR Jo Donovan always manages to come out on top. Originally from the backwoods of Appalachia, she forged a hard path to elegant lunches and parties among New York City’s literati. At thirty-five, she’s the widow of the renowned novelist (and notorious playboy) Hugo Donovan, the owner of one of the best literary agencies in town, and is one of the most sought-after agents in the business. But all this is about to fall apart, as a would-be client turns stalker, a hack shops around a proposal for an unauthorized tell-all biography of Hugo, and a handsome old flame shows up without warning. Both a seasoned author and a former literary agent herself, Barbara Rogan knows the publishing world from all angles. Fans of Lisa Lutz and Jaqueline Winspear will adore Jo Donovan and Rogan’s wickedly sharp tale that skewers the dangerous fictions we read—and the dangerous fictions we tell ourselves.
