The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez. Recruited by the CIA to infiltrate Fidel Castro's inner circle and pulled into the dangerous world of espionage, Beatriz is consumed by her quest for revenge....
Cold War
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Author:Cleeton, ChanelSummary: -
Author:Wolf, Christa, von Flotow, LuiseSummary:First published in 1963, in East Germany, They Divided the Sky tells the story of a young couple, living in the new, socialist, East Germany, whose relationship is tested to the extreme not only because of the political positions they...
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Author:Graham, GreeneSummary: - Author:Moore, BrianSummary:
In a bleak Eastern bloc country, someone tries to kill Cardinal Bem. That night, he is kidnapped. He must find out the identity of his captors to avert the revolution that will result from his disappearance.
- Author:Cameron, MarcSummary:
A top secret F117 aircraft crashes into the Nevada desert. The Nighthawk is the most advanced fighting machine in the world and the Soviets will do anything to get their hands on its secrets. In East Berlin, a mysterious figure contacts...
- Author:Skördeman, GustafSummary:
It's early summer in Stockholm. Agneta and Stellan Broman have just waved off their daughters and grandchildren when the landline phone rings. The caller says just one word: "Geiger." Agneta hangs up, finds her old pistol...
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Author:Zubok, V. M.Summary: - Author:Kengor, PaulSummary:
In this startling, intensively researched book, bestselling historian Paul Kengor shines light on a deeply troubling aspect of American history: the prominent role of the "dupe." From the Bolshevik Revolution through the Cold War and...
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Author:Barnes, TrevorSummary:Based on newly-released archival material and inside sources from around the world, this book follows the hunt for the highly damaging Portland Spy Ring. The narrative, layered with false identities, deceptions, and betrayal,...
- Author:Painter, David S.Summary:
In this course, Georgetown University professor, David S. Painter, examines the Cold War and its far-reaching, global implications in order to understand the history of the second half of the twentieth century and beyond.
- Author:Marlantes, KarlSummary:
From New York Times bestselling author Karl Marlantes comes a propulsive and sweeping novel in which loyalty, friendship, and love are put to the ultimate test. Helsinki, 1947. Finland teeters between the Soviet Union and the West....
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Author:Wilson, John, Ashby, MarkSummary:Steve is looking forward to a relaxing (and perhaps romantic) time under the Spanish sun with his friend, Laia. But when an email from his brother DJ arrives, implicating their grandfather in shadowy international plots involving...
- Author:Macintyre, BenSummary:
In 1942, in a quiet village in the leafy English Cotswolds, a thin, elegant woman lived in a small cottage with her three children and her husband, who worked as a machinist nearby. Ursula Burton was friendly but reserved, and spoke...
