Caleb Carr is a novelist and military historian whose work delves into the complexities of the human mind and the shadows of history. Drawing from a deep understanding of military and political affairs, his narratives are meticulously researched and intricately plotted. Carr's writing style is characterized by its atmospheric depth and psychological intensity, offering readers a compelling exploration of dark themes and historical settings. His unique perspective, informed by his background, brings a distinct and thought-provoking dimension to contemporary fiction.
In "Masha and Her Daddy," Caleb Carr shares his lifelong bond with cats, particularly highlighting his relationship with Masha, a Siberian Forest cat he rescued. Their extraordinary connection blossomed over seventeen years, showcasing the deep companionship and love that can exist between humans and their feline friends.
Concentrating on the crucial and the seemingly insignificant, historians offer an alternative history and take a provocative look at the way our world could easily have been. For example, what if William hadn't conquered?
Před léty došlo k objevení rukopisu „Legenda o Brokenu“, o němž se již delší dobu tušilo, že existuje. Ten líčí osudy bohatého opevněného města, kde panuje pořádek nastolený ostřím meče – byť v celé říši tajné kliky snují intriky na jeho ovládnutí. Za žulovými hradbami města, v divočině Davonského lesa bojuje o přežití vynalézavý kmen vyděděnců známých jako Banové. Cesty obránců Brokenu i těch, kdo usilují o jeho dobytí, se s každým dějovým zvratem protínají: Sixtus Arnem, vznešený a lidmi v úctě chovaný velitel královského vojska, bojuje se svým svědomím a také s novými povinnostmi, které před něj staví zvěsti o válce, k níž se schyluje. Lord Baster-kin, nejvyšší představený Kupecké rady, usiluje o to, aby jeho království neztratilo lesk a slávu, byť sám sní pokřivený sen o vlastní moci. A Círa, nadaná stopařka kmene Banů, se vydává na dobrodružnou pouť, aby zachránila svůj lid. Cestou jí pomáhá věhlasný myslitel a filozof Kalifestros. Všichni společně pak doufají, že se jim podaří vykonat ničivou pomstu na Brokenu, vyústící v den zúčtování, kdy vznešené hradby navždy podlehnou vítězství vědy nad pověrou.
At the invitation of the Conan Doyle Estate, Caleb Carr has created a new adventure for Holmes and Watson, set in the grandeur of Holyrood Palace in the twilight of Queen Victoria's reign.
A Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes
Caleb Carr's novel, The Alienest , was a blockbuster international bestseller and positioned its author as a modern master of the historical thriller. Now, in The Italian Secretary, Carr reaches back further, to the age of opium dens and Jack the Ripper, when fictional detective Sherlock Holmes made the science of murder as real as the gore on a killer's hands… FOUL WHISPERINGS… Mycroft Holmes's encoded message to his brother, Sherlock, is unsubtle enough even for Dr. Watson to decipher: a matter concerning the safety of Queen Victoria herself calls them to Edinburgh's Holyroodhouse to investigate the confounding and gruesome deaths of two young men—horrific incidents that took place with Her Highness in residence. The victims were crushed in a manner surpassing human power. And while recent attempts on Her Majesty's life raise a number of possibilities, these intrigues also seem strangely connected to an act of evil that took place centuries earlier… …UNNATURAL DEEDS For indeed, the slaying of David Rizzio, music master and friend to Mary, Queen of Scots, was an extraordinarily brutal and treacherous act—even for a time when brutality and treachery were the order of the day. Now, the ghosts of Holyroodhouse are being reawakened by someone with a diabolical agenda of greed, madness, and terror as Holmes and Watson set out to trap a killer who is eager to rewrite history in blood...
Military historian Caleb Carr’s groundbreaking work anticipated America’s current debates on preemptive military action against terrorist sponsor states, reorganization of the American intelligence system, and the treatment of terrorists as soldiers in supranational armies rather than as criminals. Carr’s authoritative exploration demonstrates that the practice of terrorism, employed by national armies as well as extremists since the days of ancient Rome, is ultimately self-defeating. Far from prompting submission, it stiffens enemy resolve and never leads to long-lasting success. Controversial on its initial publication in 2002, The Lessons of Terror has been repeatedly validated by subsequent events. Carr’s analysis of individual terrorist acts, and particularly of the history of the Middle East conflict, is fundamental to a deep understanding of the roots of terrorism as well as the steps and reforms that must be taken if the continuing threat of terrorist behavior is to be met effectively today and, finally, eradicated tomorrow.
The ground-breaking historical whodunnit, in which 1890s New York is as much a character as the investigators.
s/t: Historische Wurzeln und Möglichkeiten der Bekämpfung Military historian Caleb Carr’s groundbreaking work anticipated America’s current debates on preemptive military action against terrorist sponsor states, reorganization of the American intelligence system, and the treatment of terrorists as soldiers in supranational armies rather than as criminals. Carr’s authoritative exploration demonstrates that the practice of terrorism, employed by national armies as well as extremists since the days of ancient Rome, is ultimately self-defeating. Far from prompting submission, it stiffens enemy resolve and never leads to long-lasting success. Controversial on its initial publication in 2002, The Lessons of Terror has been repeatedly validated by subsequent events. Carr’s analysis of individual terrorist acts, and particularly of the history of the Middle East conflict, is fundamental to a deep understanding of the roots of terrorism as well as the steps and reforms that must be taken if the continuing threat of terrorist behavior is to be met effectively today and, finally, eradicated tomorrow.
Dějiny války proti civilistům Historické kořeny současného mezinárodního terorismu z hlediska vojenských dějin. Obecná charakteristika terorismu (typ války vedené proti civilnímu obyvatelstvu, metoda násilného ovlivňování politiky). Optimální formy odporu proti teroru odvozené z dějin válečných konfliktů. Stručný historický přehled od antiky po současnost. Aktuální strategie boje proti násilí a teroru. USA v čele války proti terorismu.
Meet Dr. Gideon Wolfe, expert criminologist of the new millenium. A professor at New York's John Jay University in the year 2023, he lives in an era that has seen plague, a global economic crash, and the 2018 assassination of President Emily Forrester. In this turbulent new world order, Wolfe's life and everything he knows are turned upside down when the widow of a murdered special-effects wizard enters his office. The widow hands him a silver disc from her husband's safety deposit box, hoping that Wolfe's expertise in history and criminology will compel him to track down her husband's killers. The disc contains footage of President Forrester's assassination, the same video that has been broadcast countless times on TV and over the internet-with one crucial, shocking difference: This version shows that before the video was released, it was altered with sinister special effects. This explosive discovery will lead Gideon Wolfe on an electrifying journey from a criminal underworld of New York to the jungles of Africa and on a quest to find the truth in an age when all information can be manipulated. With this novel, Carr has boldly established a new genre-future history-combining the best elements of mystery and thrillers with unique historical insight. Breathtakingly suspenseful, Killing Time unfolds as the work of a master novelist.
IT IS THE GREATEST TRUTH OF OUR AGE: INFORMATION IS NOT KNOWLEDGE Manhattan, 2023. Vera Price's husband has been murdered, and she wants criminal psychologist Dr Gideon Wolfe to investigate. On a disk she gives Gideon is the information that almost certainly cost her husband his life. For America is still in shock after the murder of its president, and the disk suggests the wrong man has been convicted... In the internet age, the world is drowning in information. And in a sea of unregulated and unverifiable facts, the truth is harder and harder to find. And as Gideon discovers, although there are those who want to put an end to this, their actions have the consequences of not only killing people, but of killing time itself...
Sein Name ist heute aus den meisten Geschichtsbüchern verschwunden, und doch war der Amerikaner Frederick Townsend Ward im China des letzten Mandschu-Kaisers ein Held, der schon zu Lebzeiten gottgleich verehrt wurde. Bestsellerautor Caleb Carr setzt dem Abenteurer mit diesem großen Buch ein wohlverdientes Denkmal.
New York, 1897. Een baby wordt ontvoerd. Dr. Laszlo Kreisler's unieke werkwijze is meer dan ooit gewenst.
In het New York van honderd jaar geleden maakt een onderzoeksteam onder leiding van een psycholoog jacht op de ontvoerster van een baby.
Píše se rok 1897 a z New Yorku se za rok stane druhé největší město světa. Dolní Manhattan má nejrizikovější chudinskou populaci. O tom dobře ví Laszlo Kreizler, jeden z prvních lékařů na světě, který se věnuje soudní psychiatrii, a hrdina románu, jehož si autor přenesl ze svého velmi úspěšného historického thrilleru Psychiatr. V napínavém příběhu se opět setkáváme s ním i jeho spolupracovníky a jejich napínavé pátrání se rozvine, když kdosi unese dceru španělského diplomata. Stopy míří k jisté zdravotní sestře a z ní se vyklube členka jednoho z místních gangů, podezřelá z vraždy vlastních dětí.
Vstupte do jiné doby a zažijte nezapomenutelnou hrůzu. Píše se rok 1896 a New York svírá děs. Někde v metropoli se totiž skrývá záhadný nový druh zločince – sériový vrah. Šéfem newyorské policie je Theodore Roosevelt, budoucí prezident Spojených států. Vytvoří tajný, velmi netradiční vyšetřovací tým. Do jeho čela postaví doktora Kreizlera, který je jedním z prvních moderních amerických psychiatrů. Času je málo, neboť zabiják může každou chvíli udeřit znovu. A nebezpečí je mnohem větší, než se vůbec dalo tušit.
