Gianni Pannofino Knihy

An incredible publishing story, this epic war novel was crafted over thirty years by a decorated Vietnam veteran and became a New York Times best seller for sixteen weeks, as well as a National Indie Next and USA Today best seller. Hailed as a "brilliant account of war," it tells the timeless tale of young Marine lieutenant Waino Mellas and his comrades in Bravo Company, who are thrust into the mountain jungles of Vietnam. As they transition from boys to men, they face not only the North Vietnamese but also the relentless monsoon rains, mud, leeches, tigers, disease, and malnutrition. Compounding their struggles are the racial tensions, competing ambitions, and duplicitous superior officers within their ranks. When the company finds itself surrounded by a massive enemy regiment, the Marines confront the raw terror of combat, an experience that will change them forever. This visceral and spellbinding narrative captures the essence of youth at war, transforming the tragedy of Vietnam into a powerful story of courage, camaraderie, and sacrifice. It serves as a parable of war, highlighting the redemptive power of literature and the universal themes of human resilience and brotherhood.

Gennaio 2007: la guerra in Iraq è in stallo e il presidente George W. Bush annuncia una nuova strategia con l'invio di ulteriori truppe. Tra i giovani soldati ottimisti c'è il 2° battaglione, 16° reggimento di fanteria americano, incaricato di pattugliare una delle zone più pericolose di Baghdad. Per quindici mesi, il reporter David Finkel, vincitore del Premio Pulitzer, vive con loro, documentando ogni sanguinosa fase della loro avventura. Il suo racconto offre un ritratto implacabile della guerra moderna, dove ogni pattugliamento è un gioco al massacro e ogni rifiuto può nascondere un ordigno esplosivo. Le settimane passano e le vittime aumentano, trasformando radicalmente i soldati che affrontano questa terra di nessuno. Le pagine restituiscono i loro volti e le loro storie, rivelando le vite di ragazzi messi alla prova in situazioni estreme. Il reportage non si limita a descrivere l'orrore quotidiano, ma esplora anche le conseguenze meno visibili del conflitto: il lutto, il dolore e gli incubi che questi soldati portano a casa, segnati per sempre dalle loro esperienze in Medio Oriente. Straziante e veritiero, il libro ha riscosso un immenso successo di pubblico e critica negli USA, diventando un classico del genere.

Neal Stephenson follows his international bestseller, the WWII thriller Cryptonomicon, with a novel set in the 16th and 17th centuries, in a world of war, scientific, religious and political turmoil. With a cast of characters that includes Newton, Leibniz

Talking fridges, human clone farms, flying shopping malls - we must be in the Michael Marshall Smith zone. A world all too close to our own...

Accepting an assignment from the CIA to take out an arms dealer who is supplying criminal groups in Southeast Asia, assassin-for-hire John Rain finds the job compromised by a rival assassin and the fear that he is being set up. Reprint.

Landing a prestigious position as a Supreme Court clerk fresh out of Yale Law, Ben Addison is on the ultra-fast track to success—until he inadvertently shares a classified secret with the wrong listener. And now the anonymous blackmailer who made a killing with Ben's information is demanding more. Guilty of a criminal act, his golden future suddenly in jeopardy, Ben turns for help to his roommates—three close friends from childhood, each strategically placed near the seats of Washington power—and to his beautiful, whip-smart fellow clerk, Lisa Schulman.But trust is a dangerous commodity in the nation's capital. And when lives, careers, and power are at stake, loyalties can shatter like glass . . . and betrayals can be lethal.

A moving and life-affirming memoir about survival and the power of love to heal, from internationally renowned writer Salman Rushdie 'A story of hatred defeated by love' Guardian 'Absolutely stunning...the ugliest thing turned into the most beautiful' Nigella Lawson 'Part thriller, part love story' The Times 'A masterpiece... full of Rushdie's wit, his wisdom, his stoicism, his optimism' The Telegraph On the morning of 12 August 2022, Salman Rushdie was standing onstage at the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York, preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm, when a man in black - black clothes, black mask - rushed down the aisle towards him, wielding a knife. His first thought- So it's you. Here you are. What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the world. Now, for the first time, Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath, as well as his journey towards physical recovery and the healing that was made possible by the love and support of his wife, Eliza, his family, his army of doctors and physical therapists, and his community of readers worldwide. Knife is Rushdie writing with urgency, gravity, and unflinching honesty. It is also a deeply moving reminder of literature's capacity to make sense of the unthinkable. This an intimate and life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art - and finding the strength to stand up again.

Rain has a new employer, Israeli intelligence organization the Mossad, which wants him to fix a "problem" in Manila; and a new partner, Dox, whose good-ol' boy persona masks a sniper as deadly as Rain himself. He also has a new hope: that by using his talents in the service of something good, he might atone for all the lives he has already taken.

Philip Marlow, Chandlerov Večný detektív, rieši prípad vydierania. Počas vyšetrovania odhaľuje zložitú sieť zločinnosti spojenej s obchodom s drogami, hazardnými hrami, pašeráctvom a vraždami.

Driven to the edge a nervous breakdown by his failure to capture Spider - one of Amercina ́s most notorius serial killers - FBI agent Jack Salzman decides to quit his job and move to Italy. But when the head of one of Spider ́s victims is posted to Jack ́s f

Jack Forman, odborník na populačnú biológiu a programátor, vyvinul počítačový program, ktorý napodobňuje správanie zvierat a kopíruje vzťah medzi dravcom a jeho obeťou. Z firmy, v ktorej pracuje, ho však náhle prepustia, a tak sa plne vžíva do úlohy muža v domácnosti. Zdá sa, že je s tým spokojný, no manželka Julia sa mu postupne začína odcudzovať – správa sa zvláštne, pracuje dlho do noci v tajnom výskumnom laboratóriu spoločnosti Xymos Technology – a Jack ju začína podozrievať, že má pomer. Keď ho však Julia požiada, aby im pomohol s tajným projektom, rýchlo zistí, že v laboratóriu sa dejú závažné veci. Spoločnosť Xymos Technology vyvinula samoreplikačnú nanotechnológiu – celý mikrorobotický roj baktérií, ktorý sa rozvíja na základe Jackovho programu. Tento roj mal pôvodne slúžiť ako neviditeľná a nezničiteľná letecká kamera, no vedcom sa vymkol spod kontroly. Mimo laboratória sa roj správa ako dravec, ktorý sa reprodukuje a hľadá si svoje obete. Najprv zabíja len zvieratá v púšti, no je zjavné, že dokáže zabiť aj ľudí. Keď Jack odhalí, akú veľkú moc má nebezpečný roj, zistí, že hrozba presahuje hranice izolovaného laboratória.

Il mondo di Grouse County è una ragnatela di cittadine sparse in un immaginario Midwest, dove le vite sono intrecciate da legami di amicizia, affetto o semplice conoscenza. È qui che Louise Darling decide di divorziare da Tiny e fa visita alla madre, Mary, per portarla fuori a pranzo prima della seduta del consiglio comunale, dove si discutono le sorti di un cane mordace. Nel frattempo, lo sceriffo Dan Norman si trova a dare la caccia al marito di Louise, per atti vandalici commessi nella scuola durante il ballo contro i vandalismi. E così Dan incontra Louise, se ne innamora, Tiny la perde per sempre, e Louise ritrova finalmente se stessa. Tom Drury sceglie di non dirigere i suoi personaggi come burattini, ma al contrario, con piccole pennellate, dai loro incontri attinge la forza per creare l’epica di Grouse County. Leggero e profondo, divertente e malinconico allo stesso tempo, La fine dei vandalismi racconta la vita, quella di ogni giorno, che macina gioie e tristezze senza sosta. E lo fa senza seguire traiettorie premeditate, accettando la fatalità dell’esistenza, in un inno alla sua pacata e ingovernabile casualità.

Dlhé roky pôsobil Bryson ako člen supertajnej nadnárodnej špionážnej inštitúcie Direktórium. Pre riaditeľa CIA je Bryson jediný tromf v rukáve, a preto ho presvedčí, aby sa znovu pokúsil infiltrovať do Direktória. No po rokoch nečinnosti, keď Bryson vypadol z hry, nie je ľahké obnoviť staré kontakty a stať sa dôležitým kolieskom mašinérie, ktorá rozhoduje o svete. V novej situácii si nemôže byť istý, komu možno dôverovať a kto hrá s akými kartami. A pritom chýba len tak málo, aby sa narušila krehká rovnováha, ktorá môže znamenať svetovú katastrofu

'LOVED it. I read it in 3 hours in one sitting' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ THEIR FIRST MISTAKE WAS INVITING HER IN... Rose has it all - the gorgeous children, the husband, the beautiful home. But then her best friend Polly comes to stay. Very soon, Rose's cosy world starts to fall apart at the seams - her baby falls dangerously ill, her husband is distracted - is Polly behind it all? It appears that once you invite Polly into your home, it's very difficult to get her out again... The original psychological thriller: a dark, deliciously unsettling drama, perfect for fans of I Let You Go, The Couple Next Door and The Girl on the Train. Readers LOVE Cuckoo! 'Brilliant... truly chilling' Sophie Hannah 'Wow. This book is truly amazing... I devoured it' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Totally compelling'Daily Mail 'This is one smart and sharp psychological thriller... a shiveringly good read' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A read-in-one-sitting book!... Julia Crouch writes with disturbing brilliance' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Completely thrilling, I promise anyone, male, female, young, old, this book won't disappoint!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I was more and more gripped with the more I read... the ending still managed to blow me away. This was a book that stayed with me for days' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Dej románu sa odohráva v Karibiku roku 1665. V tom čase ostrov Jamajka, odľahlá kolónia anglickej Koruny, vytrvalo odoláva rozpínavosti španielskeho impéria. V hlavnom meste Port Royale, plnom hrdlorezov, dobrodruhov, prostitútok a skorumpovaných úradníkov, sa rozchýri, že v prístave ostrova Matanceros čaká na opravu galeóna El Trinidad. Len nedávno vyplávala z Nového Španielska a v podpalubí ukrýva poklad nesmiernej ceny: indiánske zlato. Dobre opevnený a nepreniknuteľný prístav stráži krvilačný Cazalla, obľúbený veliteľ španielskeho kráľa. Je to však príležitosť, na ktorú čaká korzársky kapitán Charles Hunter. Za pomoci vplyvného spojenca zhromaždí posádku surovcov a bitkárov, aby prenikol na nepriateľskú základňu a uniesol El Trinidad aj s jeho pokladom. Výprava sa nebezpečnosťou vyrovná najkrvavejším ostrovným legendám. Hunter prežije úžasné dobrodružstvá a stratí nejedného muža, kým s El Trinidadom zakotví pri brehoch Jamajky. No namiesto uznania a slávy ho čaká zrada a okovy...