Opis: This intricate story, faultlessly constructed, supports action packed writing and makes the incredible totally believable...a truly amazing tale.
Opis: In 1812, Napoleon enters Russia at the head of 500,000 men. An ocean of fire destroys Moscow. A chaos of ice and snow engulfs the Grand Army. For the first time, the Eagle bows its head.
From now on, conquered Europe awakes and takes its revenge. The powerful betray him, his old Guard weep at Fontainebleau.
Opis: Kosovo, a 55-mile-long plateau in southern Serbia bordering Albania and Macedonia, should by all rights be a historical and political backwater. A Bulgarian geographer who visited Kosovo during World War I remarked that it was "almost as unknown and inaccessible as a stretch of land in Central
Opis: lory summited Everest, but by that point all but his most devoted fans will have fled the icy crags of this lifeless novel.
“One of the top ten storytellers in the world.” —Los Angeles Times
“There isn’t a better story-teller alive.” —Larry King
“Archer plots with skill, and keeps
Opis: 'Dear Ta-ra-ra, It surprises us to find that a girl sufficiently educated to write and spell well should be so deplorably ignorant of the common rules of society to think that she may go out alone with a young man in his canoe' - "Girl's Own Paper", 1895. "Never Kiss a Man in a Canoe" is a fascinating
Opis: The origin of this book seems to be in a letter from Seepersad Naipaul to young Vido (or Vidia): "If you could write me letters about things and people--especially people--at Oxford, I could compile them in a book: Letters Between a Father and Son...." Although the correspondence (much of it with sister
Opis: At just twelve years old, Paulo becomes an apprentice to Leonardo da Vinci, the brilliant artist and inventor. Dull is not how Paulo describes life in Leonardo’s busy studio. There are floors to sweep, paints to mix, errands to run, and drawings to be made. But there are mysterious events, too. Another
Opis: "A spy novel of the highest order." -- -- Baltimore Sun
"Follett is a master." -- Time
"Heart-stopping, nerve-freezing...Truly suspenseful...Extraordinarily satisfying." -- -- Los Angeles Times
"Thrilling." -- -- The New York Times Book Review