THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER A hero can`t always be good... Joe Rickman, head of clandestine operations in the Middle East, has been kidnapped, & with him top secret CIA information that could prove disastrous in the wrong hands. Mitch Rapp must find Rickman at all costs. But something doesn`t add up & he soon suspects something even more sinister is afoot. With elements inside his own government working against him, Rapp will have to make to make a tough call between playing the hero & playing nice. Or will he be stopped dead before he can succeed?AMERICAN ASSASSIN, book one in the series, is soon to be a MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Dylan O` Brien (Maze Runner), Taylor Kitsch (True Detective) & Michael Keaton. Praise for the Mitch Rapp series ` Sizzles with inside information & CIA secrets` Dan Brown `A cracking, uncompromising yarn that literally takes no prisoners` The Times ` Vince Flynn clearly has one eye on Lee Child`s action thriller throne with this twist-laden story... instantly gripping` Shortlist ` Action-packed, in-your-face, adrenalin-pumped super-hero macho escapist fiction that does exactly what it says on the label` Irish Independent ` Mitch Rapp is a great character who always leaves the bad guys either very sorry for themselves or very dead` Guardian ...

In 1960, when Sir Francis Chichester first raced singlehanded across the Atlantic, it was widely regarded as an insane stunt. Nowadays, the Singlehanded Transatlantic Race is not only accorded the greatest of respect but is also recognised as a true test of stamina & seamanship. Almost half a century after Chichester`s achievement, amateur sailor Paul Heiney entered the race to prove that the Corinthian spirit of the transatlantic pioneers can still get you from one side of the Atlantic to the other
- if you try hard enough. ” The Last Man Across the Atlantic” is an honest account of what it is like to be out there alone. Even the strongest yacht takes a battering after 3, 000 miles & there`s no pit stop for repairs. Sails are torn, water goes sour, the last apple turns to mush & there`s still three weeks to go before sight of l&. Paul Heiney fully expected to be the last man across the Atlantic & said it didn`t bother him in the slightest. ` It`s enough to be able to say you climbed Everest without having to run up it as well. & this is the sailing Everest
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From Oliver Bullough, the acclaimed author of the Orwell Prize-shortlisted, Let Our Fame Be Great, a study
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” Wonderful... These are the chronicles of a writer who truly knows Russia”. (New York Times). Award-winning writer Oliver Bullough travels the country from crowded Moscow train to empty windswept village, following in the footsteps of one extraordinary man, the dissident Orthodox priest Father Dmitry. His moving, terrifying story is the story of a nation: famine, war, the frozen wastes of the Gulag, the collapse of communism & now, a people seeking oblivion. Bullough shows that in a country so willing to crush its citizens, there is also courage, resilience & flickering glimmers of hope. ...

Eugene Cernan is a unique American who came of age as an astronaut during the most exciting & dangerous decade of spaceflight. His career spanned the entire Gemini & Apollo programs, from being the first person to spacewalk all the way around our world to commanding Apollo XVII, man`s last mission to the moon. Between those two historic events lay more adventures than an ordinary person could imagine as Cernan repeatedly put his life, his family & everything he held dear on the altar of an obsessive desire. Written with ” New York Times” bestselling author Don Davis, this is the astronaut story never before told
- about the fear, love & sacrifice demanded of the few men who dared to reach beyond the heavens for the biggest prize of all: the Moon.
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In an era in which explorers can use cell phones to call from the peaks of the Himalayas, Irian Jaya & Papua New Guinea have somehow remained untouched by 'civilization'. There are still hundreds of unknown populations in Irian Jaya, many of which are dying out. This volume introduces readers to this place that is the reign of the last men of the earth. Hundreds of specially commissioned pictures taken by a photographer famous for his daring reportage from every corner of the globe bring to life this remarkable vestige of prehistory. Through authoritative text & unsurpassed photography, this book investigates the everyday lives & the challenges confronted by these people evoking the island's splendid yet hostile natural environment & depicting the unique uncultivated characteristics of its flora & fauna. ...

The Last Mughal
- The Fall of Delhi 1857 is William Dalrymple’s account of the life & death of Bahadur Shah Zafar II, the Seige
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Travelling throughout the remote Celtic world, award-winning author Marcus Tanner describes the relentless pressure on Celtic communities to assimilate & warns that a distinct Celtic identity may not survive for another generation--a sobering loss that would impoverish us all. Tanner has concluded we must resign ourselves to the fact that Celticism is done, over, finis. He proves it in a very good & special book that every prodigal & true Celt should read & try to prove wrong.--Malachy Mc Court, Washington Post Book World Lively.... [A] thoughtful book.--Publishers Weekly An exceptional journey into the remarkable cultural history of the Celtic people.... [ Tanner`s] experience reads like a travelogue & an insightful history with an emphasis on cultural heritage.--Raymond L. Flynn, Boston Sunday Herald[ An] angry, elegiac & meticulously researched book.--Christian Century ...

In 1930 a sixteen-year-old boy left England to become one of the last of the 'gentlemen adventurers' -- the fur traders of the Hudson's Bay Company. In the Arctic he found adventure, love & sadness as he came to grips with Eskimo life. Beautifully written, inspiring & funny, this is a boy's own story that captures a world now lost forever. Every boy dreams of adventures, but few have the courage or opportunity to make them a reality. When the Great Depression began to bite, finances forced the Maurice family to leave Britain. Edward was faced with a stark choice: to follow his mother & elder siblings to farm in New Zeal&, or pursue an uncertain future as an apprentice fur trader among the Eskimos. Preferring to make his own destiny, he signed up for five years at the princely sum of fifty pence a week, packing up the two spoons that remained of his inheritance to become one of the last ever 'gentleman adventurers'. Life in Baffin Land was harsh: there was no telephone, no radio communication, only one annual visit from the supply ship to keep in contact with the outside world. But it was also one of tremendous excitement. Under the expert tutelage of his drunken boss, Geordie, Edward learnt to build igloos, hunt polar bears & survive the myriad difficulties of Northern existence. Despite Geordie's warnings against becoming too involved with 'the natives' (and Geordie had taken one for a wife) the young boy became fascinated with the mythic Eskimo culture, learning the language & forming close friendships. After three years, he was sent to his own outpost, where, alone, he had to save the community from illness & starvation, as well as teach them English & contend with the amorous attentions of the local ladies. In charming, timeless prose, The Last of the Gentlemen Adventurers transports the reader to worlds that are now forever inaccessible. It is at once a vivid portrait of a unique society & the moving, often hilarious story of an unforgettable young man determined to triumph over every circumstance. ...

This ambitious account of the arts of the evening, now available in paperback, deftly combines prose-poetry, memoir, philosophy & art history. Intertwining personal, cultural & artistic histories, it is a richly rewarding book written in a unique voice. ...