Jack Higgins Knihy

V Karibském moři, nedalo Panenských ostrovů, objevil potápěč německou ponorku, kterou nedávná bouře uvolnila z bahnitého hrobu, v němž odpočívala už od druhé světové války. To už je sám o sobě dost vzrušující příběh, ale co teprve, až vyjde najevo, že ponorka obsahuje cosi výbušnějšího a nebezpečnějšího - materiály, které Hitler nařídil ukrýt ........

Působivý dobrodružný román vychází ze skutečných událostí z doby 2. světové války, kdy se jednotka německých parašutistů pokusila o únos Winstona Churchilla.

Publikace přináší čtenáři překlady čtyř úspěšných napínavých románů amerických a anglických autorů ve zkrácené verzi. Tato publikace obsahuje tituly: Grafton, Sue: N...jako Nástraha Higgins, Jack: Spojka z Bílého domu Kowalski, William: Eddieho bastard Dickinson, Matt: Riskantní podnik

Byl to jeden z nejneuvěřitelnějších a přísně utajovaných příběhů druhé světové války. Osud tomu chtěl, aby dvě letecká esa, dvojčata Max von Halder z Berlína a Harry Kelso z Bostonu, bojovala na nepřátelských stranách. Hluboké bratrské pouto, které je pojilo, poté přímo či nepřímo ovlivnilo průběh války. Po mnoha letech se může konečně s jejich příběhem seznámit i veřejnost. Války se vedou na mnoha bojištích a jedním z nich je i ocelově šedá obloha nad průlivem La Manche. Osud tomu chtěl, aby se tu jednoho dne po mnoha šarvátkách a únicích setkali dva bratři, dvojčata, z nichž každý hájí jiné barvy. Ovšem nejtěžší boj, který je čeká, musí snést ve svých srdcích.... celý text

Vo štvrtok 7. februára 1991 došlo k mínometnému útoku na sídlo predsedu vlády na Downing Street č. 10, kde sa práve konal vojnový kabinet. Tento incident, hoci patrí minulosti, nikdy nebol dostatočne vysvetlený. Jack Higgins presviedča čitateľov o okolnostiach, ktoré mohli útoku predchádzať, pričom je ťažké rozlíšiť pravdu od fabulácie. Hlavnou postavou je Sean Dillon, nájomný vrah, ktorý pracoval pre rôzne organizácie ako IRA, PLO, Červené brigády a ETA. Jeho motiváciou nie sú ideály, ale peniaze; za dvadsať rokov sa nedostal do väzenia a je majstrom podvodu a mystifikácie. Ďalšou postavou je Michael Aroun, Arab s priateľmi na najvyšších miestach a fanatickou oddanosťou Saddámovi Husajnovi. Britská spravodajská služba si je vedomá Dillonových schopností a najíma ďalšieho zabijaka, Martina Brosnana, ktorý sa už nechce zapojiť do hry, no smrť jeho milovanej ženy ho motivuje k pomste. Higgins v tomto románe majstrovsky skladá napínavý dej, bohatý na zaujímavé charaktery a nečakané zvraty, pričom podľa britských kritikov dosahuje vrchol svojej spisovateľskej formy.

Německo začíná prohrávat a nastává rozkol i mezi nacistickou elitou. Kniha navazuje na román Orel přistál, kdy skupina německých parašutistů, vedená členem IRA, hodlá unést Winstona Churchilla. Po neúspěchu akce se zachránil pouze hlavní hrdina Ir Liam Devlin. Dalším, kdo přežil, je plukovník Steiner, který je však uvězněn v Toweru. Himmler vydává nový rozkaz, osvobodit Steinera. Devlin se tak znovu dostává na scénu, vše je ale jenom zástěrka, aby se skryl plán na likvidaci Hitlera, Rommela a Canarise. Napínavá a čtivá kniha Špionážní román z 2. světové války se odehrává v období před spojeneckou invazí

Politický thiller, v nemž se autor věnuje tématům více než aktuálním: komunistická Čína, problémy Hongkongu, terorismus Irské republikánské armády... V srpnu 1944 přistává v jižní Číně vojenská dakota, s Mao Ce-tungem na palubě. Ten podepisuje s lordem Mountbattenem, nejvyšším velitelem jihovýchodní Asie, smlouvu o dodávkách zbraní do Číny výměnou za to, že bude britská správa Hongkongu prodloužena o sto let. Dokument se však vzápětí ztratí. O téměř padesát let později je náhle nalezen v Británii...

Brigadýr Dougal Munro, šedesát pětiletý muž v nehezkém tvídovém obleku, je vedoucím pracovníkem SOE, který se chystá naverbovat dalšího vynikajícího vojáka. Děj se odehrává v Anglii kolem roku 1942, kdy britské tajné služby zjistí, že se chystá konference vedená Rommelem, zaměřená na obranu Atlantického valu. Spojenci plánují vylodění v Normandii a snaží se Němcům naznačit, že akce proběhne v Pas de Calais. Chtějí se zúčastnit konference ve francouzském zámku Voincourt, který je stále pod německou kontrolou, a kde žijí hraběnka Hortensie a její neteř Anne-Marie. Munro se rozhodne využít své tajné agenty, včetně kapitána Martina Hara, Craig Osbournea a Anne-Marie, která má klíčové informace. Situace se však zkomplikuje, když Anne-Marie vypadne z hry. Naštěstí má dvojče, Genevieve, žijící v Anglii. Osbourne se ji snaží přesvědčit, aby zastoupila svou sestru a získala potřebné informace. Genevieve se pilně učí roli a je přesunuta na zámek, kde se setkává se svou minulostí a osudem. V této špionážní hře mezi mocnostmi se však očekává, že situace skončí tragicky.

Napínavý dobrodružný román, v němž se bývalý příslušník americké rozvědky snaží unést z libijského vězení mladého Američana.

Thriller PŘÍPITEK SE SATANÁŠEM nás uvádí do roku 1985, kdy kdesi na severozápadním pobřeží Anglie zmizí sto milionů liber ve zlatě jako přímý důsledek odvážné akce irských protestantů. Poslední zprávy o pohybu teroristů se zmiňují o nákladní lodi IRISH ROSE mířící do Irska. Loď však za silné bouře ztroskotá a přežijí jen tři...

Skupina teroristů si říká Třicátý leden – podle data masakru v Belfastu. Nejsou s nikým spojeni, zabíjejí americké diplomaty, agenty KGB, Araby i Izraelce, členy IRA i britské vojáky. Jsou proti všem, ale hlavně proti míru. Připravují úkladné vraždy, které mají otřást už tak křehkým příměřím v Irsku. Chtějí uvrhnout tuto těžce zkoušenou zemi do občanské války. Proti nim stojí bývalý příslušník IRA Sean Dillon, nejschopnější tajný agent zvláštního oddělení britského ministerstva obrany.... celý text

Jack Higgins uvádí znovu na scénu tým, který poprvé představil již ve své knize PREZIDENTOVA DCERA a jenž se nyní vydává po stopě velmi podivného atentátníka. Tentokrát jde však o zločince natolik nebezpečného, že je schopen srazit na kolena celé národy...

Po neúspešnom protičínskom povstaní Tibeťanov v marci 1959, dalajláma odchádza z Tibetu s pomocou CIA a Britskej tajnej služby do Indie. Bola to pozoruhodná akcia a o tri roky neskôr sa Britom podaril ešte bravúrnejší kúsok. Keď Paul Chavasse, jedného chladného novembrového večera pozrie z okna svojho domu na St. Martin´s Square, ešte netuší, že podivný človek v dlhom kabáte postávajúci vonku, vie príliš veľa podrobností o jeho pozoruhodnej minulosti. Chavasse, ktorý vedie "Výbor" - najutajenejšie oddelenie Britskej tajnej služby - hral hlavnú úlohu v úteku dalajlámu z Tibetu v roku 1959. O tri roky neskôr vyslobodil z rúk Číňanov aj vedca, ktorého objavy boli dôležité pre celý západný svet. V príbehu sa vrátime do roku 1961, kedy sa Chavasse dostáva do zajatia čínskych okupantov. Po zrade kásnej tajomnej ženy, ho všemožne mučí veliteľ mesta plukovník Li, ktorý chce Chavassea, pre ktorého by bolo obrovským úspechom, keby sa mu podarilo obrátiť na komunistickú vieru západného agenta Chavassovho formátu...

Bestseller Úvod k příběhu: "Na začátku března 1934 uprchl John Dillinger, nejznámější zločinec v amerických dějinách, za dramatických okolností z věznice Lake County v Crown Pointu ve státě Indiana. Co se s ním dělo v období, které následovalo po tomto senzačním útěku, zůstane navždy věcí dohadů. Údajně byl spatřen v Chicagu, New Orleansu, v Kalifornii, New Yorku, ba i v Londýně. Vyskytly se však i názory , že se bezpečně dostal za mexickou hranici. Možná, že to bylo nějak takhle...." Tímto úvodem začíná kniha, která je považována za bestseller. Obsah knihy: Co se dělo s Johnem Dillingerem, známým americkým lupičem, po jeho efektním útěku z věznice v Indianě, zůstane navždy obestřeno tajemstvím. V příběhu, který je románovou rekonstrukcí osudů novodobého Robina Hooda, uprchne Dillinger do Mexika a zaplete se do krvavé vzpoury místních Apačů proti nelítostnému vydřiduchovi Riverovi, majiteli zlatého dolu, zamiluje se do jeho krásné neteře a pomáhá mu vysvobodit ze zajetí Apačů jeho malou dcerku. Jeho vlastní osud však již drží pevně v rukou FBI...

Skvělý klasický thriller Jacka Higginse, plný napínavých akcí a nervy drásajících zvratů. Čtenáře čeká nové setkání s brigadýrem Fergusonem a jeho bezpečnostními specialisty Seanem Dillonem a Hannah Bernsteinovou, známými již z románu Spojka z Bílého domu. Tito vyšetřovatelé opět spolupracují s Blakem Johnsonem, šéfem elitní skupiny Bílého domu. Mají zjistit, kde neznámí únosci ukrývají dceru prezidenta USA. Výměnou za Mariin život jsou požadována taková vojensko-politická rozhodnutí, jaká prezident nemůže přijmout. Život dcery je ohrožen.

Profesionální zabiják a terorista Frank Barry, placený KGB, má v Anglii pro Rusy ukrást nejnovější obranný protiraketový systém. Britská tajná služba chce Barryho zlikvidovat za pomoci dvou bývalých členů IRA, Liama Devlina a Martina Brosnana. Jenže Devlin musí napřed Brosnanovi pomoci utéctz francouzského ostrovního vězení, ze kterého ještě nikdo nikdy neutekl...

Akční román o britském agentovi, který působí mezi příslušníky Irské republikánské armády. Bývalý major britské armády, špion a dobrodruh, je pověřen proniknout do belfastské IRA. Spojí se s nimi jako překupník zbraní a podaří se mu kontaktovat i jejich nejhledanějšího vůdce. Zároveň pozná nelítostný boj mnoha frakcí IRA, soupeřících mezi sebou, i pohnutky jednotlivých skupin a vzájemné vztahy. Tvrdý boj, nelítostné praktiky, teror a osobní souboje jsou hlavní dějovou náplní knihy.

Kniha popisuje v krátkosti skutečné události, které vypukly v 80. letech minulého století tzv. "válkou o Falklandy" mezi Argentinou a Velkou Británií.

Odvážný Manning chce pomstít smrt svých přátel a vydává se po stopách nebezpečných teroristů....

Londýn ovládla hrůza. Pohybuje se zde postava děsivého a přitom "romantického" vraha. Zabíjí pouze osamělé ženy. A to vždy za deštivé noci, na místech beze svědků. Na scému vstupují detektivové Scotland Yardu Miller a Mallory.

Paul Chavasse, agent prísne utajeného oddelenia Britskej tajnej služby, rieši prípad rovnako tak háklivý ako nebezpečný. Na jeho začiatku je telo vylovené pri britskom pobreží z mora. Je to telo vodcu zločineckého gangu Harveya Prestona, ktorý bol pred istým časom pre nedostatok dôkazov súdom oslobodený z obvinenia z bankovej lúpeže. Šéf "Výboru" Mallory sa domnieva, že Preston sa snažil dostať do Británie nelegálne, aby si mohol nepozorovane vyzdvihnúť peniaze pochádzajúce z lúpeže. Poverí Chavassa, aby sa v utajení vydal po stopách siete prevádzačov a objasnil, prečo musel Preston zomrieť. Pri pátraní Chavasse odhalí, že vodca gangu prevádzačov Rossiter, bývalý katolícky kňaz, zrádza svoju vlasť ako agent jednej azíjskej veľmoci...

Superšpion Paul Chavasse — jeden z Higginsových nejpozoruhodnějších hrdinů — se vrhá do vysoce riskantní mise, přičemž se ocitá uprostřed smrtelně nebezpečné dvojité hry, v níž musí bojovat o vlastní život. Tentokrát jde o akci, na kterou Paul Chavasse nikdy nezapomene. Jeho cílem je malá izolovaná republika na pobřeží Jaderského moře — Albánie. Dostává se tam v době nejtužšího útlaku, který má na svědomí místní režim a v němž lidé žijí za neustálých obav a strachu z tajné policie. Chavassovým úkolem je nalézt odhaleného dvojitého agenta a vyřadit ho ze hry. Natrvalo. Chavasse však netuší, že hluboko ve spleti vodních kanálů nebezpečných pobřežních bažin mu kdosi nastražil past, někdo, kdo drží klíče k peklu.

Zatímco televizní moderátorka Josie čeká na zprávy od manžela, kterého při výstupu na Mount Everest zaskočila bouře, bývalý horský vůdce Hal Maher čelí na Aljašce neslýchané vlně lavin. Ani jeden prostě netuší, že za několik měsíců budou společně mířit na vrchol nejvyšší hory světa a že to bude cesta, při které půjde o život.

I want to tell you a story. And it's true. That's what makes it a good fucking story, right, 'cause all the best stories are true. Fleet Street. 1969. The Sun rises. James Graham's ruthless, red-topped play leads with the birth of this country's most influential newspaper – when a young and rebellious Rupert Murdoch asked the impossible and launched its first editor's quest, against all odds, to give the people what they want. Ink premiered at the Almeida Theatre in London before transferring to the West End and later Broadway. It was nominated for both the Olivier and Tony Award for Best New Play.

Kneehigh now finds itself celebrated as one of the UK's most exciting theatre companies. This collection contains the performance texts of four of their highly acclaimed shows: Tristan & Yseult, The Bacchae, The Wooden Frock and The Red Shoes. With forewords from Emma Rice, Tom Morris, Anna Maria Murphy and Carl Grose, it offers a unique insight into Kneehigh's approach to making theatre, revealing how ascript can emerge from a collaborative devising process.

The brilliant suspense thriller from the author of THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, set in the wartime battlegrounds of the Mediterranean.

_______________ 'James Campbell is the funniest man I know' - Chris Riddell _______________ A fun and engaging activity book from bestselling author and stand-up comic James Campbell, who has visited over 3,000 primary schools to tell stories and encourage children to write their own. Have you ever wanted to write your own sizzlingly stupendous stories but just don't know where to start? Then look no further! Write Your Own Funny Stories will guide you step by step towards becoming the witty wordsmith you always wanted to be. Written by children's stand-up comic and best-selling author of The Funny Life of series, James Campbell, this amazing interactive guide is packed full of everything you need to become an awesome author. From planning story ideas and plots, coming up with brilliant characters and settings, and, of course, 'finding the funny', this refreshing and reassuring toolbox of tips and tricks will have you reaching for your duck feather quill and writing slippers faster than you can shout silly simile! With hands on writing and drawing activities throughout, as well as a section at the back of the book for you to write your own funny stories, prepare to astound your friends and family with your amazing superstar writing skills!

Age range 3+ Stink loves trucks. Stink has HUGE trucks, FAST trucks, NOISY trucks, even special SPACE trucks. He has BLACK, BLUE, RED and little WHITE trucks. But Stink likes PINK...Can trucks be PINK? When Stink's quest for a PINK truck leads to a dead-end, his big sister helps him to make one out of recycled toys. In a surprising plot twist, Stink reveals his new PINK truck to his friends hidden under a truck-print blanket, which his friend Ned can't wait to wrap around his dolly!

Describes alcohol addiction and explores how history was shaped by public figures who were alcoholics

For centuries, the two Great Guilds have controlled the world of Dematr. The Mechanics and the Mages have been bitter rivals, agreeing only on the need to keep the world they rule from changing. But now a Storm approaches, one that could sweep away everything that humans have built. Only one person has any chance of uniting enough of the world behind her to stop the Storm, but the Great Guilds and many others will stop at nothing to defeat her. Mari is a brilliant young Mechanic, just out of the Guild Halls, where she has spent most of her life learning how to run the steam locomotives and other devices of her Guild. Alain is the youngest Mage ever to learn how to change the world he sees with the power of his mind. Each has been taught that the works of the other's Guild are frauds. But when their caravan is destroyed, they begin to discover how much has been kept from them. As they survive danger after danger, Alain discovers what Mari doesn't know, that she was long ago prophesized as the only one who can save their world. When Mari reawakens emotions he had been taught to deny, Alain realizes he must sacrifice everything to save her. Mari, fighting her own feelings, discovers that only together can she and Alain hope to stay alive and overcome the Dragons of Dorcastle

Focusing on the centenary celebration of beloved children's literature, this richly illustrated book delves into the lives and times of the two authors behind these classics. It offers a vibrant exploration of their contributions and the cultural context in which they wrote, enhancing readers' appreciation of their enduring works.

This survey, an introduction to the history of Anglo-Saxon England looks at political history, and religious, cultural, social, legal and economic themes are woven in. Throughout the book the authors make use of original sources such as chronicles, charters, manuscripts and coins, works of art, archaelogical remains and surviving buildings.The nature of power and kingship, role of wealth, rewards, conquest and blood-feud in the perennial struggle for power, structure of society, the development of Christianity and the relations between church and secular authority are discussed at length, while particular topics are explored in 19 "picture essays".

Three desperate men. Each determined to flee his dark and violent past—only to find that violence is a way of life from which there is no escape... Emmet Keough: a trained assassin who no longer can remember how many men he has killed or why he killed them. Van Horre: priest, bank robber, murderer...saint. A man running from the law himself. Janos: businessman, hotel proprietor...gun runner. A mysterious man with an even more mysterious past. Three desperate men in a chaotic, war-torn land, joined together in a mission of death.

The second collection of plays from eminent playwright James Graham, bringing together four of his state-of-the-nation plays. The volume includes the following plays, alongside an introduction by the author: This House (2012) explores Westminster and the 1974 hung parliament through a combination of wit and waspish dialogue, comedy and political comment, and historical and contemporary concerns. The Angry Brigade (2014) takes a look at the story behind the Angry Brigade - a British anarchist group who carried out a series of bomb attacks between 1970 and 1972. The Vote (2015) looks at what happens in Britain on election night through the eyes of those at the polling station. Set in a fictional London polling station, Graham's play dramatises the final ninety minutes before the polls close in the 2015 general election. Monster Raving Loony (2016) explores the life and exploits of Screaming Lord Sutch to examine the state of the nation and Britain's post-war identity crisis. It tells the story of Sutch through a cavalcade of comic characters from music hall to Monty Python, panto to Partridge.

Winner of the 2022 Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play Nominated for the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Play “A man should never turn down two things. Sex, and appearing on television." 1968 – a year of protest that divided America. As two men fight to become the next President, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F. Buckley Jr., and the iconoclastic liberal Gore Vidal. Beliefs are challenged and slurs slung as these political idols feud nightly in a new television format, debating the moral landscape of a shattered nation. Little do they know they're about to open up a new frontier in American politics, and transform television news forever... Best of Enemies is the electric new play by James Graham (Quiz, Labour of Love), directed by Jeremy Herrin, inspired by the documentary by Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon. This revised and updated edition was published to coincide with the West End transfer to the Noel Coward Theatre in November 2022.

Ready, set, fry! It’s time for the annual "Hot Wang Festival" in Memphis, Tennessee, and Cordell Crutchfield knows he has the wings that’ll make him king. Supported by his beau Dwayne and their culinary clique, The New Wing Order, Cordell is marinating and firing up his frying pan in a bid to reclaim the crispy crown. When Dwayne takes in his troubled nephew however, it becomes a recipe for disaster. Suddenly, a first place trophy isn’t the only thing Cordell risks losing.“The funny, moving tale of Black gay friends and lovers navigating responsibility and guilt — all while prepping for a hot wing festival — touches on pressing issues such as mental health as well as on the intricacies of Cajun marinade.” —Washington Post.“A funny, deeply felt consideration of Black masculinity and how it is perceived, filtered through the experiences of a loving gay couple and their extended family as they prepare for a culinary competition.” — Pulitzer Prize Jury.

The Mountaintop is published here as a Methuen Drama Student Edition, featuring notes and commentary by Harvey Young, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, Boston University, USA. The introduction offers a discussion of key themes including race, identity, politics, magical realism, one-act plays, historical figures and martyrs. The night before his assassination, Martin Luther King, Jr. retires to room 306 in the now-famous Lorraine Motel after giving an acclaimed speech to a massive church congregation. When a mysterious young maid visits him to deliver a cup of coffee, King is forced to confront his past and the future of his people. Portraying rhetoric, hope and ideals of social change, The Mountaintop also explores being human in the face of inevitable death. The play is a dramatic feat of daring originality, historical narration and triumphant compassion.

In a gripping adventure, Rich and Jade Chance find themselves in a perilous situation when Jade is kidnapped by an adversary from their father's past. This villain is orchestrating a political coup in the Middle East involving nuclear weapons, just as the U.S. president is headed for a crucial summit. With time ticking away, the Chance family must utilize their resourcefulness and skills to locate the bomb and avert a catastrophic disaster.

Climates: Architecture and the Planetary Imaginary brings together discussions and projects at the intersection of architecture and climate change. Comprehensive essays consider cultural values ascribed to climate and ask how climate influences our conception of what architecture is and does. 0Which materials and conceptual infrastructures render climate legible, knowable and actionable, and what are their spatial implications? How do these interrelated questions offer new vantage points on the architectural rami?cations of climate change at the interfaces between resiliency, sustainability and eco-technology? New approaches to understanding climate in architecture based on research as well as the work of leading practitioners make this forward-thinking book invaluable. 0.

NB by J. C. is a varied and witty selection from the popular NB column which J. C. wrote in the TLS each week between 1997 and 2020.

Gizza job. Go on, gizzit, go 'head, giz it if you've got it, giz it, I can do it. Giz it then. Go 'head, gizza job. 80s' Liverpool. Chrissie, Loggo, George, Dixie and Yosser are used to hard work and providing for their families. But there is no work and there is no money. What are they supposed to do? Work harder, work longer, buy cheaper, spend less? They just need a chance. Life is tough but the lads can play the game. Find the jobs, avoid the 'sniffers' and see if you can have a laugh along the way. 40 years after Alan Bleasdale's ground-breaking television series of the same name was essential viewing, this edition is published to coincide with the co-production between the Liverpool Royal Court and London's National Theatre, in April 2024.

The narrative follows James Campbell's journey from a troubled youth in Glasgow, marked by early delinquency, to a bohemian life of travel across Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. After dropping out of school, he navigated family struggles and factory jobs before embracing a nomadic lifestyle, relying on hitchhiking and odd jobs. His passion for reading and writing ultimately led him back to Scotland, where he connected with influential authors and found his footing in the literary world, culminating in his first book deal.

Gun runner and occasional smuggler Mark Hagen, hears a scream through the fog. He finds a girl. Before long he is hauled into a chaotic chase involving The Red Chinese, and a lot of gold. From feeling he had lost everything to suddenly fighting for his life, Hagen must battle his inner demons and some truly terrifying enemies.

An account of the Viking world based on recent archaelogical research. The text is complemented by illustrations, including maps and reconstruction drawings. The author also wrote "Viking Artefacts" and "The Vikings".

After a harrowing betrayal, a soldier fights for redemption The classic Jack Higgins thriller In the darkest days of World War II, Captain Hugh Lomax was Greece's last hope to drive the Nazis from the island of Kyros. His daring mission, and its brilliant success, should have ensured Lomax a hero's welcome when he returned to Kyros years later. Instead, he discovers that his allies on the island have been executed and the survivors manipulated to believe that he had betrayed them. Lomax is determined to earn back of the trust of the people of Kyros. But first he must uncover the truth behind the murderous conspirators--before they can kill him.

Catalog of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Introduction and the Scandinavian background -- Ships and the sea -- Traders and looters -- Viking settlement -- House and home -- Death and pagan gods -- Viking dress -- Kings and coinage -- Viking crafts -- The jeweller's craft -- Art and ornament -- The coming of Christianity.

Enter the hilarious world of comedian James Campbell.

For the first time, this play - first performed in 2012 at the National Theatre - is published in the Methuen Drama Student Edition series. It features commentary & notes by Nicholas Holden, Lecturer in Drama at the University of Greenwich, UK, that help the student unpack the play's social, political and cultural context, as well as its themes, language, structure and production history. In tough times, the British do what we have always done. We muddle through. This House is a razor-sharp political comedy exploring Westminster and the 1974 British hung parliament, which provides a timely historical correlative to the current political climate. It's the play that secured the then-30-year-old James Graham's reputation as one of the UK's most important and revered dramatists, gaining critical acclaim, enjoying a sell-out run at the National Theatre's Olivier in 2013 and being revived in the West End in 2017, when it was Olivier-nominated. With well-paced, witty and waspish dialogue, it explores the childish digs and chauvinistic attitudes that have riddled political life both then and continue to do so now.

This survey, an introduction to the history of Anglo-Saxon England looks at political history, and religious, cultural, social, legal and economic themes are woven in. Throughout the book the authors make use of original sources such as chronicles, charters, manuscripts and coins, works of art, archaelogical remains and surviving buildings.The nature of power and kingship, role of wealth, rewards, conquest and blood-feud in the perennial struggle for power, structure of society, the development of Christianity and the relations between church and secular authority are discussed at length, while particular topics are explored in 19 "picture essays".

A new, uncompromising political thriller exploring with electrifying theatricality the events of the Suez Crisis, and the tragic story of its flawed hero - Churchill's golden boy and heir apparent, Anthony Eden.

A harrowing portrait of a largely forgotten campaign that pushed one battalion to the limits of human suffering. Despite their lack of jungle training, the 32nd Division’s “Ghost Mountain Boys” were assigned the most grueling mission of the entire Pacific campaign in World War II: to march over the 10,000-foot Owen Stanley Mountains to protect the right flank of the Australian army during the battle for New Guinea. Reminiscent of the classics like Band of Brothers and The Things They Carried, The Ghost Mountain Boys is part war diary, part extreme-adventure tale, and—through letters, journals, and interviews—part biography of a group of men who fought to survive in an environment every bit as fierce as the enemy they faced. Theirs is one of the great untold stories of the war. “Superb.” —Chicago Sun-Times “Campbell started out with history, but in the end he has written a tale of survival and courage of near-mythic proportions.” —America in WWII magazine “In this compelling and sprightly written account, Campbell shines a long-overdue light on the equally deserving heroes of the Red Arrow Division.” —Military.com

A hilarious book from bestselling author and stand-up comic James Campbell, who has visited over 3,000 primary schools to tell stories and encourage children to write their own. Uncover the ridiculously funny life of teachers (and some things that have nothing to do with teachers but are still splendidly funny) according to James Campbell, comedian extraordinaire. Ever wondered what teachers do when they're not in the classroom? Are they undercover detectives, champion roller-blade dancers or do they spend their evenings playing with their 576 cats? This face-achingly funny book will also teach you why you should carry an emergency banana with you at all times, how to fart in class silently without anyone knowing it was you and how to catapult yourself to school by building a medieval style catapult in your back garden! Whether you love or loathe your teachers, want to become one when you grow up or don't give two figs about your teacher but simply love a HILARIOUS read, this book is for you. Prepare to roll around the floor laughing with the snot-inducingly brilliant The Funny Life of Teachers. But be warned - this is NOT a normal book. You can read it forwards, backwards, sideways and in approximately 861,000 different ways in between. Whichever way you read it, look no further for fantastic real-life teacher facts, incredibly funny illustrations, imaginary stories and an impossibly silly read!

Seven years ago, Sean Rogan's dedication to the Irish Republican Army landed him in a high-security prison. When the organization needs his help again, Rogan stages a daring jailbreak, determined to intercept an armored truck and deliver its payload to IRA leader Colum O?More. But the IRA of years past is long gone, replaced by an organization rife with betrayal and manipulation. With the police hot on Rogan's trail, he must face down the treachery from all sides that threatens to bring his mission to a bloody end.

Set against the enchanting backdrop of Venice, the story follows teen twins Rich and Jade Chance, who believe they are on a simple vacation with their father. However, their trip takes a thrilling turn as their father, master spy John Chance, is actually on a covert mission to monitor a Swiss banker fleeing from the clutches of the dangerous criminal known as the Tiger. The narrative intertwines family dynamics with high-stakes espionage, creating an exhilarating adventure.

Jack Drummond is an adventurer -- a tough ex-naval pilot who is fed up with too many hot countries and strange cities. He resolves to fly only one more mission. Dropping off an illegal shipment of arms in Tibet (his last), Drummond is suddenly caught up in a bloody border war. To escape he must fly a boy king and a very beautiful woman to safety. But someone has burned his plane and destroyed his supplies. To survive he must take on the entire ChiCom army. Against them he has only a plan. A very desperate plan. "Higgins is a wonderful storyteller." (The New York Times)

In Kosovo, American Blake Johnson and Major Harry Miller of Britain band together just in time to stop a rogue Russian captain from desecrating a helpless village. Actually, Miller stops him...with a couple of bullets to the head. In the world of covert operations, death begets death-revenge leads only to revenge. And before the explosive situation is put to rest, there will be plenty of both.

From the bestselling author Jack Higgins comes a new thriller reuniting heroic American agent Blake Johnson and ex-IRA enforcer Sean Dillon. They join forces in a desperate race to stop a fanatical clan of international warriors from taking its ultimate revenge. Its target? The President of the United States.

A gripping examination of nation and football from acclaimed playwright James Graham, charting Gareth Southgate's time as England Men's Football team manager.

Nick Miller is Central Division's maverick Detective Sergeant. Disliked and distrusted by friends and foes, he works alone. He crosses the line. And he gets results.

By the same author as "The Eagle has Landed", "The Savage Day" and "A Prayer for the Dying", this story revolves around an attempt to rescue a man with important information about the D-Day landings from Nazi occupied Jersey.

This book explores how Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs transformed their experiences in mental hospitals and prisons into a global literary movement following World War II.

We need to start at the start.Yes, yes, we do or the Neurotypicals will be confused.There was something off about the new guy. But now he's dead, and the sirens are fast approaching. Who to trust - what was it he told you that time on the pedalo?You need to get your story straight; because CCTV and number plates. Because everyone's perspective is different, and only certain perspectives count. You need an empty stage, a mic, a London bus. You need a captive audience, roller skates, and a man 25 to 45 who will do as he's told. Pressure's on. Engine's running.This edition was published to coincide with the premiere at London's Royal Court Theatre in September 2023.

Once Ananke was an experimental military spacecraft. But a rogue computer virus transformed it--her--into something much more: a fully sentient artificial intelligence, with all the power of a god--and all the unstable emotions of a teenager. Althea, the ship's engineer and the last living human aboard, nearly gave her life to save Ananke from dangerous saboteurs, forging a bond as powerful as that between mother and daughter. Now she devotes herself completely to Ananke's care. But teaching a thinking, feeling machine--perhaps the most dangerous force in the galaxy--to be human proves a monumental challenge. When Ananke decides to seek out Matthew Gale, the terrorist she regards as her father, Althea learns that some bonds are stronger than mortal minds can understand--or control. Drawn back toward Earth by the quest, Althea and Ananke will find themselves in the thick of a violent revolution led by Matthew's sister, the charismatic leader Constance, who will stop at nothing to bring down a tyrannical surveillance state. As the currents of past decisions and present desires come into stark collision, a new and fiery future is about to be born

During World War II, a group of German expatriates trapped in Brazil must sail across five thousand miles of tempestuous water to reach their homeland--and face the deadly barricade of American and British military power.

Sam Hannah earned his wings the hard way- as one of RAF's most daring fliers on the Western front.

"It is night in Manhattan. The President of the United States is scheduled to have dinner with an old friend, but in the building across the street, a man has disabled the security and stands at a window, a rifle in his hand." Fortunately, he is not successful - but this is only the beginning. Someone is recruiting a shadowy network of agents with the intention of creating terror. Their range is broad, their identities masked, their methods subtle. White House operative Blake Johnson and his opposite number in British intelligence, Sean Dillon, set out to trace the source of the havoc, but behind the first man lies another, and behind him another still. And that man is not pleased by the interference. Soon he will target them all: Johnson, Dillon, Dillon's colleagues. And one of them will fall.

Travel is no longer a luxury and not always an entertainment. Many journeys need to be made‹to get home or away from an enemy, to work, to find a last resting place, or because someone has told you to go. This issue of Granta is about such journeys; you might call it necessary travel writing, with Decca Aitkenhead: looking for cheap sex and drugs; Manuel Bauer: a child¹s escape over the Himalayas; Isabel Hilton: what have they done to Beijing?; Ian Jack: the train crash that stopped Britain; Ryszrd Kapuscinski: in the forests of Cameroon; Ian McEwan: on the retreat to Dunkirk, 1940; John Ryle: the last Emperor makes his last journey; Dayanita Singh: inside a sanctuary for girls in Benares; Simon Winchester: how Britain and the US made a people homeless; plus the untold story of how the FBI pursued James Baldwin at home, revealed by James Campbell. Granta is the paperback magazine of new writing. Every issue features the best new fiction, reportage, memoir and photography, generally collected under a theme.

Special Agent Paul Chavasee is about to start a much-deserved holiday when he is abruptly pulled back to active duty. He knows that if he's being called into action, a job has gone bad - and it's about to get a lot worse.As Hitler's private secretary - and an influential member of the Third Reich - Martin Bormann was one of those rare Nazis who managed to simply disappear at the end of World War II. But the terrible secrets Bormann carried into oblivion are about to be revealed to the world. A manuscript that exposes former Nazis, who are now in hiding, is up for grabs, and there are those in power who have much to lose with its discovery.Now, Chavasse must retrieve the Bormann testament before it is buried forever - and him along with it...

James Baldwin was born into the squalor of a Harlem tenement and transcended an early life of setbacks and racism. A storefront preacher at the age of fourteen, he supported his entire family - mother and eight siblings - before he began writing for prestigious journals such as The Partisan Review. Troubled by his fame, his sexuality and his colour, he was a great drinker and socialiser with wild periods of gregariousness and monastic retreats during which he wrote feverishly. By the time he died in 1987, his books such as The Fire Next Time, Go Tell It on the Mountain and Nobody Knows My Name had become modern classics. James Campbell knew Baldwin for ten years. For this book, he interviewed many of Baldwin's friends and examined several hundred pages of correspondence. He quotes from the vast, disturbing file that the FBI compiled on Baldwin and discusses the writer's turbulent relationships with Norman Mailer, Richard Wright and Marlon Brando, as well as his friendship with Martin Luther King. Elegantly written, candid and original, Talking at the Gates is a comprehensive account of the life and work of a writer who believed that 'the unexamined life is not worth living

THE NEW HIGGINS HAS LANDED! One man with the key to Armageddon. One chance for Sean Dillon to find him. The hunt is on, in the mesmerizing new Sean Dillon thriller of murder, terrorism and revenge from the Sunday Times bestselling author.

Amy Daniels has a nice life. Her career is on the up, she loves her friends, and she's about to buy her very own flat. Amy could be described as a catch - so why is she perpetually single? The trouble is, Amy can see something no one else can: the end. As soon as she kisses someone, she knows, in vivid detail, how their relationship will end

A disturbing tape has made its way to British intelligence: battlefield chatter from an ambush in Afghanistan, in which 12 U.S. Army Rangers and a British medical team died. Most of the Taliban voices are Afghan, but the voice of the commander bears an Irish accent. Sean Dillon is put in charge of hunting down the traitor. Available in a tall Premium Edition.

John Mikali è un celebre, osannato pianista, amato e ricercato dalle donne, ma soprattutto è un killer temibile e crudele. Anche Asa Morgan è un killer, un soldato che ha votato tutta la propria vita all'esercito. Un giorno i loro destini si incrociano tragicamente, dando il via ad una spietata caccia all'uomo che pone ad entrambi un'unica, agghiacciante alternativa: vivere o morire. Un thriller dal ritmo incalzante e dalla suspense mozzafiato, che avvince e incatena il lettore fino alla drammatica, ineluttabile conclusione.

A lone journalist unravels the mystery behind a Nazi war criminal's escape. In 1945, as the Allies closed in on war-ravaged Berlin, Hitler's personal secretary, Martin Bormann, made his escape. Since that fateful day, Bormann's story has been shrouded in mystery.Thirty-one years later, a journalist has begun to finally piece together Bormann's cunning getaway. His electrifying investigation exposes the unwitting role of five Allied POWs in Bormann's escape plot as the Nazi regime crumbled. Now, with help from a surviving POW, this journalist follows history's twists and turns to a final, shocking conclusion.

The story unfolds with Detective Superintendent Hannah Bernstein in the hospital, where a figure from her past seeks revenge. Her loved ones, including Dillon and Blake Johnson, are driven by grief and a thirst for vengeance, embarking on a perilous journey that leads to a brutal conflict. The narrative is rich in dark suspense and features deeply complex characters, showcasing Jack Higgins' mastery of international intrigue and the emotional turmoil that fuels their quest for justice.

In Paris, a Cambridge University student is murdered. When his body arrives in England it will be stuffed with pure heroin ... On a training field used by Britain's elite Special Air Service, a young sergeant hones his killing skills to a savage pitch ... In New York's finest restaurant, a beautiful woman shakes hands with the Vice-President. Tomorrow, she will enter a world of murder, terrorism and treachery. From London to Sicily and Northern Ireland, New York socialite Sarah Talbot and brutal ex-Special Services man Sean Egan are heading straight into the heart of Europe's most violent underworld --- for one sweet moment of revenge and ... A SEASON IN HELL

Oliver Grant is an American intelligence officer, a hero of the Vietnam War. But when the Mafia kidnaps his sister, his life is turned upside down and he agrees to complete a dangerous assignment for the powerful mob boss Dimitri Stavrou in order to gain her freedom: Grant must save Stavrou’s son from a secret cliff-top prison in Libya. To accomplish this mission, he must scale the rocky crag and somehow get Stavrou’s son out alive. His sister’s life—and his own—hang in the balance.

The phenomenally successful Jack Higgins teams up with Justin Richards to launch a sure fire best seller for children.

The New York Times– bestselling author and “dean of intrigue novelists” returns with a remarkable novel of espionage and revenge.A famous Russian writer and ex-paratrooper named Alexander Kurbsky is fed up with the Putin government and decides he wants to “disappear” into the West. He is under no illusions, however, about how the news will be greeted at home, having seen too many of his countrymen die mysteriously at the hands of the thuggish Russian security services, so he makes elaborate plans with Charles Ferguson, Sean Dillon, and the rest of the group known informally as the “Prime Minister’s private army” for his escape and concealment.It’s a real coup for the West except for one thing: Kurbsky is still working for the Russians. The plan is to infiltrate British and American intelligence at the highest levels, and he has his own motivations for doing the most effective job possible. He does not care what he has to do or where he has to go . . . or who he has to kill.Filled with suspense, driven by characters of complexity and passion, A Darker Place once again proves that, in the words of the Associated Press, “When it comes to thriller writers, one name stands well above the crowd—Jack Higgins.”