Star Runners Omnibus

The Ides of Matt 2014

The Ides of Matt 2016

The Ides of Matt 2017

All three grand military SF adventures featuring the Fifth Foreign Legion—on the front lines in the hottest and strangest conflicts in the galaxy. Contains the complete novels March or Die, Honor and Fidelity, and Cohort of the Damned.

Now you can enjoy the full Upheaval Series trilogy at a discounted price. Slow Walk Every journey begins with a need and a single step. SLOW WALK, the first book in the Upheaval series, introduces the reader to a new world where survival often means choosing who deserves to live—and who should die. Edge of Reality Sanity is madness put to good use. George Santayana Book Two of the Upheaval series, EDGE of REALITY takes the reader on an extraordinary and unexpected adventure in a world turned upside down. Solstice Moon Survival can be summed up in three words–Never Give Up. Bear Grylls Book Three of the Upheaval series, SOLSTICE MOON concludes Sydney’s courageous journey, traveling down twisty and challenging paths the reader never imagined.

Totul e repetat p?n? ?n cel mai mic detaliu. Secund? cu secund?. Fiecare mi?care e atent studiat?. Nu va fi niciun martor care s? poat? reproduce exact ce s-a ?nt?mplat. Niciun poli?ist nu va g?si vreo pist? care s? duc? la f?pta?i. Av?nd la baz? o poveste adev?rat?, Made in Sweden e un roman cu o intrig? bine condus? despre o band? de infractori neobi?nui?i. Dar este ?i o poveste despre familie, despre dragostea fr??easc? ?i rela?ia complicat? dintre ta?i ?i fii. Despre Leo, Felix ?i Vincen – nu-i ve?i uita! ?Absolut nebunesc, absolut extravagant ?i absolut fantastic: ?n plus, foarte bine documentat.“ – Nordjyske Stiftstidende ?Extrem de bine scris, palpitant, captivant, vesel, tulbur?tor, emo?ionat, ??i d? fiori ?i-?i ?nghea?? s?ngele ?n vene – pur ?i simplu spectaculos. Made in Sweden e o pies? de categorie grea.“ – Fredericia Dagblad ?Structura e perfect cinematic?: scene bine construite, dialoguri vii ?i ac?iune atent condus?. Tema educa?iei ?i-a ?nsu?irilor cu care ne na?tem e abordat? cu subtilitate. Odat? ce-ai ?nceput s? cite?ti, nu te mai po?i opri!“ – Politiken

Povestiri de p?n? azi adun? ?ntre coper?ile sale povestirile c?rtur?re?ti ?i parabolice, cumva borgesiene, din Semnele timpului, volumul de debut al autorului, cu cele explod?nd ?realist“, infuzate de senzualitate ?i sexualitate, din Check Point Charlie, c?rora se adaug? c?teva nara?iuni inedite, care anun?? – poate prefa?eaz? – romanele cosmopolite cu care Liviu Antonesei ?amenin??“ de mai mul?i ani. Indiferent ?ns? de stil, tematic?, viziune ori inten?ii viitoare, toate au poveste, toate te ?in, p?n? la ultima pagin?, cu sufletul la gur? pe parcursul lecturii. F?r? a fi poli?iste, se citesc ca un thriller de bun? calitate.

Greva foamei, trotuare ocupate de protestatari, prim?rii luate cu asalt. Dar ?i un student care o seduce pe amanta profesorului. Pumni ridica?i, manifeste radicale, acuza?ii scandate contra guvernului. Dar ?i o b?tr?n? furi??ndu-se spre ?nt?lnirea cu iubitul ei. Nunta unor mafio?i, un uciga? cu ?ndoieli, un medic criminal. C??iva pui de g?in? ciugulind ni?te ro?ii. Povestirile lui Dumitru Crudu, scriitor pe deplin consacrat, redau ?ntreaga forfot? a vie?ii de azi, ?ntr un limbaj savuros, cu o verv? inegalabil? ?i cu un umor de cea mai bun? calitate.

The first five books in the Saga of Dray Prescot of Earth and of Kregen are brought together in this omnibus edition. Together, they make up the Delian Cycle, in which Dray Prescot comes to terms with the alien world of Kregen. Here he tries to make sense of his situation: the Star Lords, the Savanti, the marvelous places, strange beasts and stranger people. And here he pursues his greatest love of two worlds, Delia of the Blue Mountains. Dray Prescot's saga has been aclaimed as the best planetary adventure series since Burroughs stopped writing about Barsoom. This edition contains a map and glossary.

On the magnificent and mysterious, beautiful and terrible world of Kregen, a planet orbiting Antares four-hundred light-years from Earth, much may be achieved and much lost. Far more than merely a strong sword arm is required for victory. Far more than a cunning and devious brain is needed to secure success. Having won his princess, Delia of Delphond, Delia of the Blue Mountains, and having become the Emperor of Vallia with Delia at his side as Empress, Dray Prescot has renounced the crown and throne. Any thoughts of a quiet life are foolish, as he well knows. Among the many problems besetting him, the most important are uniting the lands of Paz and beating off the viciously hostile raiders from over the curve of the sea, the feared and hated Shanks. Containing three novels: Scorpio Reborn Scorpio Assassin Scorpio Invasion

The divisions of the Waffen-SS were the e?lite of Hitler’s armies in World War II. SS-Totenkopf is an in-depth examination of one of the most famous – or rather, infamous – of these divisions: the ‘Death’s Head’ division. The book explores the background to the unit’s formation from the early concentration camp guards; the men it recruited and the level of brutalisation to which they became accustomed; the key figures involved in its history, such as Theodor Eicke, its founding commanding officer; and the division’s organization. It also looks at the training regimen of the Waffen-SS, and the uniforms and insignia that members of the division wore. SS-Totenkopf also provides a full combat record of the division, which fought on both fronts during World War II, increasingly serving as a ‘fire brigade’ unit as the war turned against Germany, plugging gaps wherever they appeared in the front. The book outlines the unit’s involvement in the invasion of Poland, the fall of France, the invasion of the Soviet Union, the battle of Kharkov, the defence of Warsaw, and the final fruitless attempt to relieve Budapest in the last days of the Reich. Illustrated with rare photographs and written by an acknowledged expert, SS-Totenkopf is a definitive history of one of Germany’s leading fighting units of World War II.

In April 1945, the final dramatic act of World War II in Europe was played out in Germanys capital city. Berlin 1945: The Final Reckoning is a comprehensive history of the last battle of Nazi Germany, which would see the virtual destruction of a city, and the eventual suicide of Adolf Hitler. Berlin 1945: The Final Reckoning begins with a study of the background to the battle and a description of events on the Eastern and Western Fronts before the Soviet forces reached Berlin. The city’s strategic importance to the German war effort and morale is considered, along with factors that caused the Western Allies to halt their advance on the Elbe rather than race the Soviet troops to the Reichstag. The German forces available for Berlin’s defence and their actual defensive preparations (or lack of them) are covered in depth, as is the devastating destruction caused by the ceaseless Allied bombing and remorseless shelling by the Soviet forces. The book describes in words and graphic pictures how, in a city reduced to rubble, a bitter hand-to-hand struggle developed between fanatical Nazis, SS troopers, old men and young boys of the Hitler Youth and the hard-bitten Soviet front-line troops bent on revenge. The suffering of the soldiers and civilians are revealed in full detail, with personal accounts from those involved in the battle. The book also describes the events in the bunker behind the Reichschancellery, where Hitler spent his last months. Finally the reader learns how German commanders disobey the Fuhrer’s orders to fight to the last man, and the fate of the city was sealed. The final chapter discusses the full implications of the battle for the Germans and Soviets, and briefly describes the search for Hitler’s body. Berlin 1945: The Final Reckoning is a brilliant, superbly illustrated account of the battle that ended the Nazi dream of a 100-year Reich.

The struggle for naval supremacy and the naval arms race inspired by HMS Dreadnought may have captured the headlines, but the opening stages of the naval war were dominated by the threat from German cruisers stationed outside European waters, until they were hunted down and sunk by the Royal Navy, notably at the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914. Germany switched its focus to the U-boat, seeing it as a weapon capable of winning the war by starving Britain into surrender. Unrestricted submarine warfare led to the sinking of millions of tons of shipping, but it would also force the USA to enter the war on the Allied side in 1917. In the Mediterranean, the French fleet took the lead, while Austria-Hungary supported German actions. The Allied attempt in 1915 to use maritime power to break the strategic deadlock with an amphibious operation in the Dardanelles ultimately failed, although Allied sea power helped sustain the successful campaigns against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East. What would prove to be the decisive naval engagement of the war took place in 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. Whilst the clash itself was inconclusive, the German High Seas Fleet would be all but confined to port for the rest of the war, handing the initiative to the Royal Navy. The resultant command of the seas allowed the Allies to carry fresh American armies and much-needed supplies to Europe in 1917. However, victory for the Allies was ultimately delivered by the naval economic blockade. By preventing the import of war materials and food, the fighting power and morale of the German armed forces was weakened. It was the mutiny of the High Seas Fleet in October 1918 that prompted the German Revolution and the subsequent abdication of the Kaiser. With the aid of over 300 photographs, complemented by full-colour maps, Naval Warfare provides a detailed guide to the background and conduct of World War I naval operations, describing the struggle to win control of the high seas around the globe.

Citind romanul lui Cosmin, am intrat automat n rolul unui cenzor paranoid, din ce n ce mai ncruntat, pe msur ce intram n pinea de cuvinte. Mai ncruntat fiindc am nceput s adun ntrebri pentru a pune la punct autorul, pentru a-l convinge c un asemenea text nu trebuie publicat, fiindc este periculos pentru ceteanul de bun credin, este subversiv i cu att mai nociv, cu ct ncearc s se ascund n spatele absurdului. Fiindc nou, cenzorilor, la cursul de cenzur aplicat ni s-a atras atenia de la bun nceput: atenie mare la absurdul cu substrat, la textele aparent schizoide! Acolo se ascunde buba! Iar buba trebuie tratat chirurgical! Cine se ascunde n spatele Cinelui de lemn Cine e Jumtatea de Matrioc Iar antierul e cumva La Canal Adic personajele tale au nnebunit din cauza regimului Nu neleg! Mi biete, ai cam srit calul! Fii atent la mine, textul tu nu poate fi publicat! Sau te apuci de scris normal, pe nelesul omului echilibrat, sau las-te! Auzi la el, CHINUL VENIC I NEOSTOITA SCRNIRE A DINILOR!“ – Micleuanu M. Bi, Pera sta e de belea. N-am mai citit nici un scriitor de sta care s-i frece creierii cum o face el. Dup ce termini cartea te nvri n cerc n mijlocul camerei, ca un tmpit, i nu tii ce-i cu tine, frate, pe bune. Eti praf.“ – Un biat C. Pera pare s fie al treilea frate Strugatski. Umor, suspans, intertextualism, fantasy – acestea sunt ingredientele romanului pe care tocmai l citesc i n care, mai mult ca sigur, i-ai dori i tu s fii personaj, fie i mcar unul secundar. Mie mi-ar plcea s fiu Cinele.“ – V. Leac

Set in the inter-war period, between the late 1920s, when Italy began solidifying its power in its new Libyan colony, and the end of World War II, when control of the country passed into British hands. Spina's chief subjects in these stories are Italian military officers who idle their time away at their club or exploring the strange lands where they have been posted, always at odds between the jingoistic education they received at home and the lessons they've learned during their time in Libya. These short stories map the transformation of the Libyan city of Benghazi from a sleepy Ottoman backwater in the 1910s to the second capital of an oil-rich kingdom in the 1960s. Employing a cosmopolitan array of characters, ranging from Ottoman functionaries, to Sanussi aristocrats and Italian officers, Spina chronicles Italy's colonial experience from the euphoria of conquest - giving us a front row seat to the rise and subsequent fall of Fascism in the aftermath of World War II - to the country's independence in the 1950s. Spina continues his narrative with the discovery of Libya's vast oil and gas reserves, which triggered the tumultuous changes that led to Muammar Gaddafi's forty-two-year dictatorship.

Dray Prescot begins an entirely new phase of his adventures on Kregen, that magnificent and terrible world four hundred light years from Earth. Reared in the harsh conditions of Nelson's Navy, Dray Prescot failed to find success on Earth but has succeeded in winning fortune on Kregen. He is called the Emperor of Emperors, the Emperor of Paz, but he himself regards these titles as meaningless. Paz is a vast grouping of continents and islands and is inhabited by innumerable races and nations, so why should they band together under Prescot? The Star Lords themselves have chosen him for this heavy task. Intrigue of Antares In this, the first book of the Balintol cycle, the Star Lords have dispatched Dray Prescot to the town of Amintin in the continent of Balintol. Under the streaming mingled lights of the Suns of Scorpio, Dray Prescot sets forth on new adventures in the subcontinent of Balintol. Gangs of Antares All hell was due to break out in the country of Tolindrin, and the city of Oxonium, as the capital, was likely to receive more than its fair share. Dray Prescot is in the middle of it, and strangeness unlike any that he has previously encountered awaits him... Demons of Antares Dray Prescot's task of uniting the disparate countries so that all Paz can defend itself against the predatory, fish-headed Shanks from the other side of the world is complicated. And the megalomaniac desires of certain princes and nobles who are determined to win the crown of Tolindrin for themselves, and who are willing to destroy anyone who gets in their way, isn't helping. They have hired mercenary armies and allied themselves with the traditional enemies of the country. Prescot must travel to Prebaya, the capital of Caneldrin, and use all his strengths and all his scheming and tricks to achieve his goal with as little bloodshed as possible...

Maggie Walsh has entered the convent. Her brother thinks she’s wasting her life. Her sister doubts she has what it takes. Her mother is heartbroken; her father is happy. Her boyfriend pledges to wait until she “gets it out of her system.” Abandoning her dreams to be an actress or a writer, Maggie embraces Church teaching that says the convent is the path to perfection. She sets out to prove – to herself and her family – that she can do it. She’ll follow her higher calling, no matter what. It is 1960. Church reform is a few years away, but when it comes, radical changes unfold swiftly. Maggie embraces that change. Her brother, Jack, who tries at every turn to get Maggie to come to her senses, involves Maggie in civil-rights and anti-war activities – forcing her into conflict with her superiors. Maggie must choose: will she keep peace in the convent or follow her conscience? A charismatic fellow teacher, Will, captures Maggie’s time and attention, and her first love, Stan, returns from a Navy tour, determined to win her back. Seeking perfection seemed so simple; now, it is anything but. Maggie must choose – God or a normal life?

"A hard-drinking man. A dented Harley. A detour to an unexpected future."? Professor Lawrence Tyrone didn't have a drinking problem―or an obsession with his ex-wife―until he discovered she was marrying his brother. When crashing the wedding with disastrous results leaves him divorced for a second time, unemployed and close to rock bottom, Tyrone moves to the country, buys a Harley, and starts taking riding lessons from a secretive Polish expat.?? Isolated out in the country, far from his usual haunts and routines, Tyrone gets caught up in the lives of several unpredictable characters―his neighbors and their Labrador dog (who has a mind of her own), his street-smart riding instructor, a rebellious young girl, a gambler, and a medical resident caught in a love triangle. ??Meddling in other people's lives forces Tyrone to confront his own failings. For the first time in his life he wants to be a different man, but there's that lifetime of bad habits and bad behavior to overcome.... ?? The Unexpected Journeys of Lawrence Tyrone is a quixotic, inspiring misadventure with an eccentric assortment of characters!

Warren Buffett is known as the billionaire investment expert of the century and everyone would love to know the secret of his success. In his own words, Buffett is just a regular guy who likes fast food, honest work, and people he can trust. Throw in incredible instincts, a genius for numbers, meticulous research, and an almost sure-fire investment philosophy, and you begin to understand how he's become a legend in his own time. With just a few thousands of dollars from relatives and friends, and by taking calculated risks with small companies and staying with them, he managed, almost single-handedly, to turn Salomon Brothers around. Giants like Disney, American Express, McDonald's, Gillette, and Coca-Cola have all been affected by Buffett's magic touch, and he owns a chunk of all of them. By thirty-one, BUffett had already made himself a millionaire, and he's worked his way steadily toward the top of the Forbes list. Here is a fascinating portrait of Warren Buffett, known for his investigating genius, his sense of humor, and his mean turn of a phrase. It's an amazing story of a man who carved his own path through American business by doing his homework, backing companies he believed in, and growing rich on their success-a story that will show you that opportunity abounds for anyone willing to go for it.

Rejt? Jen? 1941 táján írhatta életm?vének eme kevéssé ismert darabját. Az Afrikában játszódó kisregény f?h?se egy orvos-kalandor: az abszurdba hajló alaphelyzet, illetve Morbicer és a bennszül?ttek kulturális kül?nbségei számos komikus helyzetet eredményeznek. Az elbeszélés azonban jóval mélyebb üzenetet is hordoz: a humoron túl a hagyományos életrend és a modern civilizáció ütk?zésének tragédiájáról is szól. Mindez nem meglep?, hisz a II. világháború idején Rejt? maga is megtapasztalhatta a 20. század technikai fejl?désének zsákutcáit, a szilárdnak hitt értékek amortizálódását, a morális értékek morzsálódását (fegyverkezés, az államhatalom túlburjánzása, jogfosztottság stb.). A nyersanyag-lel?helyeket hajszoló, szerelmi csalódásában verg?d?, a bennszül?ttek szemében mitikus lénnyé váló Morbicer azonban gyógyít is - teszi ezt annak dacára, hogy nem jár érte k?sz?net. Figuráját Rejt? részben Albert Schweitzerr?l mintázta: a világhír? orvos és humanista afrikai kórházépítésér?l és gyógyító tevékenységér?l szóló k?nyve magyarul is olvasható volt, Rejt? innét vette az alap?tletet. A kisregény 75 évig lappangott az író szétzilált hagyatékában: annak idején vélhet?en az elbeszélésb?l kiolvasható háborúellenesség miatt nem jelenhetett meg. Kül?nleges annyiban is, hogy számos, egymástól markánsan eltér? változatban maradt f?nn, miáltal szinte egyedülálló módon nyílik rálátás a rejt?i sz?vegalakítás dzsungelkonyhájára, az általa teremtett figurák alakulására. A kisregény most el?sz?r jelenik meg ?nálló k?tetben - ráadásul r?gt?n 3 változatban! - Konzílium j?n. Nekünk kell megállapítani, hogy mi baja van a f?n?knek. - De uram, akkor csak róla állapítsuk meg a betegség okát. Rólam az egész világ tudja, hogy még sohasem loptam. - Bejártam az egész világot, és mindenütt tisztában vannak azzal, hogy te vagy a legnagyobb tolvaj. - Uram, te nemcsak rossz szív? vagy, hanem okos is, de most megtévesztett az egész világ. Kül?nben sem értem, hogy egy konzíliumon miért kell az én betegségeimr?l beszélni, hála Balongának, nem fáj semmim, tehát nem fontos, hogy loptam-e. Ha reméljük, r?videsen meghalsz, ezt a konzílium nev? gyógyítást én nem fogom csinálni. - Te is orvos vagy, tehát tudnod kell szintén, hogy vannak ragályos betegségek, ami azt jelenti, hogyha az egyik ember lop, akkor a másiknak sokszor olyan lesz a gyomra, mint a nadrág. - Vagy a b?r lábszárvéd?. Ezzel tisztában vagyok. De itt senki se beteg, csak a f?n?k. - Mi, orvosok tudjuk jól, hiszen magunk k?z?tt vagyunk, T?kász: hogy vannak úgynevezett bacilusgazdák, ez annyit jelent, hogy valaki lop, nem lesz semmi baja, és egy másiknak a k?zelében olyan lesz a gyomra, mint a b?r lábszárvéd?. Ezért te mint a t?rzs varázslója elmondod, hogy kit?l és mit loptatok, addig nem tudom meggyógyítani a f?n?k?t, mert gondolhatod, hogy más betegség lesz, ha valaki egy négert?l ellopja a halászózsákját, vagy egy misszionáriustól a hosszú cs?vet, amin keresztül befolynak a távoli fák és hegyek, egészen az ember szemébe. Vagy más betegsége lesz valakinek, akit megrúgok, mert elvitte házam el?l a f?lf?z?tt szárított húst...