Frederick Davidson
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the second installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty's Army at the siege of Seringapatam.
"The greatest writer of historical adventures today."
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Richard Sharpe. Soldier, hero, rogue—the
...A daring, impossible mission might just be their last hope.
A year after the victory at Talavera, things are looking bleak. With Wellington outnumbered, the bankrupt army’s only hope of avoiding collapse is a hidden cache of Portuguese gold. Only Captain Richard Sharpe is capable of stealing it—and it means turning...
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With the emperor Napoleon at its head, an enormous French army is marching toward Brussels. The British and their allies are also converging on Brussels—in preparation for a grand society ball. It is up to Richard Sharpe to convince the Prince of Orange, the inexperienced commander of Wellington's Dutch troops,...
"BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY." —Time
Volume 1 of the gripping epic masterpiece, Solzhenitsyn's chilling report of his arrest and interrogation, which exposed to the world the vast bureaucracy of secret police that haunted Soviet society. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.
"The greatest and most powerful single indictment of a political regime ever leveled in modern times." —George
10) Sharpe's Siege
Outmaneuvered by Ducos's treachery and abandoned by his own navy, Sharpe has only two choices: to escape...
11) Sharpe's Rifles
It's 1809, and Napoleon's army is sweeping across Spain. Tasked with leading his men to safety through treacherous enemy territory, Lieutenant Richard Sharpe faces an arduous journey through the mountains. This immersive exploration of loyalty, valor, and the indomitable...
12) Sharpe's Honor
13) Sharpe's Enemy
14) Sharpe's Company
In an era dominated by war and ambition, the relentless Richard Sharpe and his comrades find themselves on a mission to thwart Napoleon's dream of empire. As they navigate treacherous landscapes and face the perils...
15) Hard times
"BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY." —Time
Volume 2 of the Nobel Prize-winner's towering masterpiece: the story of Solzhenitsyn's entrance into the Soviet prison camps, where he would remain for nearly a decade. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.
"The greatest and most powerful single indictment of a political regime ever leveled in modern times." —George F. Kennan
"It is
"BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY." —Time
Volume 3 of the Nobel Prize winner's towering masterpiece: Solzhenitsyn's moving account of resistance within the Soviet labor camps and his own release after eight years. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.
"The greatest and most powerful single indictment of a political regime ever leveled in modern times." —George F. Kennan
"It
Dr. Orion Hood is one of the eminent thinkers of his day, a psychologist whose expert opinion on human nature is sometimes sought by the police. Usually, he is called on to solve only the most spectacular crimes—a nobleman murdered, a diplomat poisoned—but today a more ordinary problem presents itself. An amiable little priest named Father Brown...
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Against the monumental...