Resultados para "The Price" en Política

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.

In Aleppo, irrepressible Sawsan flirts with militias, the ruling party, and finally religion, seeking but never finding salvation. She and her siblings and mother are slowly choked in violence and decay, as their lives are plundered by a brutal regime. Set between the 1960s and 2000s, No Knives in the Kitchens of This City unravels the systems of fear and control under Assad. With eloquence and startling honesty, it speaks of the persecution of a whole society.

Led to the brink of destruction by its corrupt POTUS, Amberica is bleaker than ever. Who could hope to unseat Oscar Wellian, a fascist who wields the full force of martial law? Plenty are willing to try, but only one entrant has what it takes to give Oscar a run for his ill-gotten gains. Enter Angeline Tarkington . . . the people’s final hope. Despite her heart of gold and concrete ideals, it won’t be easy. Is Tarkington’s integrity enough to combat systemic corruption and heal a hemorrhaging nation?

Der Gewinner des Booker Preis 2021: Über den Zerfall einer weißen Farmerfamilie in Südafrika - von der Apartheid bis zur Demokratie. "Das Versprechen" erzählt vom zunehmenden Zerfall einer weißen südafrikanischen Familie, die auf einer Farm außerhalb Pretorias lebt. Die Swarts versammeln sich zur Beerdigung ihrer Mutter Rachel, die mit vierzig an Krebs stirbt. Die jüngere Generation, Anton und Amor, verabscheuen alles, wofür die Familie steht - nicht zuletzt das gescheiterte Versprechen an die schwarze Frau, die ihr ganzes Leben für sie gearbeitet hat.

In this sequel to Dale Brown’s New York Times bestselling Arctic Storm Rising, former U.S. Air Force officer Nick Flynn is caught up in a shadow war against allied Russia and Iran—a duo wielding a terrifying new weapon. Nick Flynn is back in action, and he has a new employer—a shadowy...