Resultados para "Morgan" en Política

Als Beverly Diamond ihren Mann Larry in einer kompromittierenden Situation mit seiner Sekretärin erwischt, wird ihre Welt auf den Kopf gestellt. Larry leitet das Wahlkampfteam von Marylands amtierenden Senator und Favoriten für die anstehende Wahl. Bev schließt sich kurzerhand seinem Gegner Michael Landau an. Sie und Michael sind ein gutes Team. Vielleicht in mehr als einer Hinsicht.

First published in 1899, this mysterious narrative recounts the tale of an American politician who, disillusioned with the corruption of Washington, sails beyond the Antarctic ice barrier—only to discover an advanced civilization hidden on the other side. What he finds there is a society built on freedom, equality, and advanced technology—a startling contrast to the decaying moral and political landscape of his own world.

In this rousing novel, the action sweeps from the Oval Office to a Navy SEAL assault on a remote Indonesian Island, from the court-martial of an admiral to the impeachment hearings of a peacenik President.

A moving and haunting portrait of a Palestinian immigrant’s heroic efforts to heal his community and birth love from tragedy ‘This is one of those rare stories that feels at once universal and impossibly strange, rooted in the ordinary challenges of the American Dream but lashed to horrors...

Florence, 1415. Banker Cosimo Medici is looked down upon as a jumped up money-changer. Then he marries the noble Contessina de Bardi and becomes the richest man in Europe. But his wealth and power threaten the Florentine elite, who are determined to bring him down. However, the House of Medici cannot be crushed that easily. Sixty years and many violent deaths later, the family are the unquestioned, ruthless rulers of Florence.