Christiane Besse Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

It is 1839 and tension has been rapidly mounting between China and British India following the crackdown on opium smuggling by Beijing. With no resolution in sight, the colonial government declares war.One of the vessels requisitioned for the attack, the Hind, travels eastwards from Bengal to China, sailing into the midst of the First Opium War. The turbulent voyage brings together a diverse group of travellers, each with their own agenda to pursue. Among them is Kesri Singh, a sepoy in the East India Company who leads a company of Indian sepoys; Zachary Reid, an impoverished young sailor searching for his lost love, and Shireen Modi, a determined widow en route to China to reclaim her opium-trader husband's wealth and reputation. Flood of Fire follows a varied cast of characters from India to China, through the outbreak of the First Opium War and China's devastating defeat, to Britain's seizure of Hong Kong.

1969. A veteran secret agent. A single mission. A licence to kill. James Bond returns.

A hypnotic read, effortlessly accelerating towards a moral reckoning Daily Mail

Piya is a young Bengali cetologist brought up in the US. She arrives in the Sundarbans, the islands where the Ganges merges into the Bay of Bengal, to conduct an ecological survey on dolphins. Having been schooled in the US, Piya is fully westernized and does not know any Bengali. A drowning accident leads her to become reliant on a boatman as guide and protector in the violent Sundarbans. She also meets Kanai, a young Bengali professional man visiting the area on a family matter. Between them, the three weave an intriguing tale of history, folklore, ecology, migration, love and grief.

Dr Hope Clearwater lives on an African beach reflecting on the complicated, violent and tragic events that brought her there her stormy marriage to John, a brilliant mathematician, her painstaking research work among the wild chimpanzees in the national park, her encounters with the chaos of the civil war. She examines her past and tries to find tranquility.

Set in the small African republic of Kinjanja, the story follows British diplomat Morgan Leafy, whose personal vices and disdain for his surroundings hinder his career. As he stumbles through his duties, an unexpected chance arises when he is tasked with overseeing the frontrunner in the national elections as part of Operation Kingpin. This pivotal moment offers him the prospect of gaining professional respect and the possibility of a new assignment, despite his chaotic lifestyle.

RO60065249. STARS AND BARS. 1988. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 347 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon