Steve Berry
41) The source
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An archaeological excavation of Tell Makor launches a journey into the history and culture of the Jews that includes the early Hebrews, the impact of Christianity, the Spanish Inquisition, and the modern Middle East conflict.
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In one of his beloved early bestsellers, Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener details the exploits of the American men who fought the Korean War in the air, as well as their lives on the ground. Young and innocent, they arrive in a place they have barely ever heard of, on a ship massive enough to carry planes and helicopters. Trained as professionals, they prepare for the rituals of war that countless men have endured, just as frightened...
43) Chesapeake
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A four-hundred-year saga of America's Eastern Shore, from its Native American roots to the modern age. In the early 1600s, young Edmund Steed is desperate to escape religious persecution in England. After joining Captain John Smith on a harrowing journey across the Atlantic, Steed makes a life for himself in the New World, establishing a remarkable dynasty that parallels the emergence of America. Through the extraordinary tale of one man's dream,...
45) Sayonara
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From a great master of historical fiction comes a brilliant tale of love amid war. James A. Michener combines powerful storytelling with deep sensitivity in this novel of a U.S. Army man who, against all odds, falls for a fascinating Japanese woman. Stationed in the exotic Far East, Major Lloyd Gruver considers himself lucky. The son of a general, dating the daughter of another powerful military family, he can look forward to a bright future. And...
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"Cassiopeia Vitt takes center stage in this exciting novella from New York Times bestsellers M.J. Rose and Steve Berry. In the French mountain village of Eze, Cassiopeia visits an old friend who owns and operates the fabled Museum of Mysteries, a secretive place of the odd and arcane. When a robbery occurs at the museum, Cassiopeia gives chase to the thief and is plunged into a firestorm. Through a mix of modern day intrigue and ancient alchemy, Cassiopeia...
47) FaceOff
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An unprecedented collective features pairings by 23 best-selling and critically acclaimed suspense writers, including John Sandford, F. Paul Wilson and R. L. Stine, who in short high-action stories pit their most popular characters against one another.
49) MatchUp
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"In this incredible follow-up to the New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller FaceOff, twenty-two of the world's most popular thriller writers come together for an unforgettable anthology. MatchUp takes the never-before-seen bestseller pairings of FaceOff and adds a delicious new twist: gender. Eleven of the world's best female thriller writers from Diana Gabaldon to Charlene Harris are paired with eleven of the world's best male thriller writers,...
50) Poland
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Poland's history from the thirteenth century to modern times overshadows a 1981 dispute between Janko Buk, the leader of a group of militant farmers, and Szymon Bukowski, the communist Minister of Agriculture.
51) Centennial
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A stunning panorama of the West, CENTENNIAL is an enthralling celebration of our country, brimming with the glory and the greatness of the American past that only bestselling author James Michener could bring to stunning life. From the Native Americans, the migrating white men and women, the cowboys, and the foreigners, it is a story of trappers, traders, homesteaders, gold seekers, ranchers, and hunters--all caught up in the dramatic events and violent...
53) Caribbean
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In this acclaimed classic novel, James A. Michener sweeps readers off to the Caribbean, bringing to life the eternal allure and tumultuous history of this glittering string of islands. From the 1310 conquest of the Arawaks by cannibals to the decline of the Mayan empire, from Columbus?s arrival to buccaneer Henry Morgan?s notorious reign, from the bloody slave revolt on Haiti to the rise of Cuba?s Fidel Castro, Caribbean packs seven hundred dramatic...
55) Alaska
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The high points in the story of Alaska since the American acquisition are brought vividly to life through more than 100 characters, real and fictional. Another told-from-the-beginning-of-time Michener saga, this one featuring Alaska. The book begins a billion years ago. Its first characters are the mastadon and the woolly mammoth, followed by such other settlers as the Eskimos, Athapaskans, and Russians. Vignettes of characters as varied as the Danish...
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Cotton Malone novels volume 13
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Steve Berry powraca do początków kariery kultowego bohatera. Akcja tej powieści pędzi z zawrotną prędkością, prowadząc czytelnika do kolorowego Meksyku i przez zimne korytarze waszyngtońskich urzędów. Odkrycia Cottona Malone'a mogą zmienić twarz Ameryki, jaką znamy... Zdania historyków są w tej kwestii jednogłośne: spór między J. Edgarem Hooverem i Martinem Lutherem Kingiem Juniorem zakończył się 4 kwietnia 1968 roku, gdy działacz...
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Brugia. Nagły wystrzał przerywa nabożeństwo w zabytkowej bazylice. Pod osłoną granatu dymnego trzech mężczyzn kradnie relikwię Świętej Krwi. Cotton Malone, szpieg-antykwariusz, bez zastanowienia rzuca się w pościg - i ląduje w areszcie. Wolność odzyskuje dzięki dawnej szefowej, jednak amerykański Departament Sprawiedliwości nigdy nie działa bezinteresownie. Tajemniczy handlarz informacji organizuje aukcję, w której stawką jest...