Monica's War
Monica's War

Author: J. O. Horne

Publisher:

Published: 2021-08-16

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9781736346358

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Monica Beresford Wichfeld lived life on her terms and without apology. As a young woman, she socialized with some of the most famous people of her era-Noel Coward, Tallulah Bankhead, Coco Chanel-using her connections to build a business that would save her husband's familial estate from bankruptcy. Born in Great Britain, she married a Danish aristocrat and landowner and moved to his lavish estate on the island of Lolland, south of Copenhagen. Shortly after settling there, she began a nine-year affair with a neighbor (with the sanction of her husband) and raised three children. But Monica's most defiant act came when she was in her forties and the Nazis invaded her adopted homeland. A woman without fear, she made the estate available as a haven for the Resistance and as a drop point for the weapons and supplies meant to arm them for their fight. In 1944, at the age of fifty, she was betrayed by a fellow resistor-codename 'Jacob'--and was sentenced to death by hanging. When Danes protested, her sentence was commuted to life in prison and she died in a prison hospital just weeks before the war ended.

Hooky
Hooky

Author: Míriam Bonastre Tur

Publisher: Etch/Clarion Books

Published: 2021-09

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 0358468302

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

When Dani and Dorian missed the bus to magic school, they never thought they'd wind up declared traitors to their own kind! Now, thanks to a series of mishaps, they are being chased by powerful magic families seeking the prophesied King of Witches and royals searching for missing princes. But they aren't alone. With a local troublemaker, a princess, and a teacher who can see the future on their side, they might just be able to clear their names...but can they heal their torn kingdom?

Death in Berlin
Death in Berlin

Author: Monica Black

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-05-10

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 0521118514

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Death in Berlin traces rituals and perceptions surrounding death from the Weimar Republic to the building of the Berlin Wall.

Monica's Story
Monica's Story

Author: Andrew Morton

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1999-08-15

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9780312973629

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

MOnica Lewinsky. You know her name, you know her face, and you think you know her story: the pretty young intern who began an illicit love affair with the President of the United States - a liaison that ignited an unprecedented political scandal and found Bill Clinton as the second U.S. president to ever be impeached. But there is much more to the MOnica Lewinsky story than just that. Andrew Morton takes you beyond the headlines and the sound bites to discover the real Monica Lewinsky, a woman as interesting, intelligent and misunderstood as they come.

Airpower Applied
Airpower Applied

Author: John Andreas Olsen

Publisher: Naval Institute Press

Published: 2017-05-15

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 1682470768

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Airpower Applied reviews the evolution of airpower and its impact on the history of warfare. Through a critical examination of twenty-nine case studies in which various U.S. coalitions and Israel played significant roles, this book offers perspectives on the political purpose, strategic meaning, and military importance of airpower. By comparing and contrasting more than seventy-five years of airpower experience in very different circumstances, readers can gain insight into present-day thinking on the use of airpower and on warfare. The authors, all experts in their fields, demystify some of airpower‘s strategic history by extracting the most useful teachings to help military professionals and political leaders understand what airpower has to offer as a “continuation of politics by other means.” The case studies emphasize the importance of connecting policy and airpower: operational effectiveness cannot substitute for poor statecraft. As the United States, its allies, and Israel have seen in their most recent applications of airpower, even the most robust and capable air weapon can never be more effective than the strategy and policy it is intended to support.

Automatic Reload
Automatic Reload

Author: Ferrett Steinmetz

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2020-07-28

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1250168201

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A tortured mercenary and a genetically engineered assassin fall in love while running for their lives in this high-octane cyberpunk romance adventure. “Steinmetz expertly fuses cyberpunk staples and romantic comedy elements to deliver an over-the-top, action-packed tale while also addressing mental illness and body issues.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Meet Mat, a tortured mercenary who has become the perfect shot, and Silvia, an idealistic woman genetically engineered to murder you to death. Together they run from the shadiest corporation in the world . . . and realize their messed-up brain chemistry cannot overpower their very real chemistry . . . Automatic Reload is the genre’s most unexpectedly heartfelt romantic comedy with explosions, perfect for fans of both Altered Carbon and Atomic Blonde. “Fast-paced shoot-em-up violence with a compassionate treatment of trauma and mental illness. Like Shadowrun with a conscience.” —Hugo Award–winning author Jim C. Hines “Luxuriates in the intricate beauty that is technology, exults in the mechanics of cyberpunk. And it does all this while being a rom-com with a lot of explosions.” —Cassandra Khaw, finalist for the British Fantasy and Locus Awards for Hammers on Bone

Cool Hotels
Cool Hotels

Author: Martin Nicholas Kunz

Publisher: teNeues Digital Media GmbH

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 3832797408

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Whichever direction you travel in the Americas; north, south, east or west, this volume offers an extensive array of cool hotel options. When you're seeking just the right combination of sophisticated watering hole, deluxe private space, and cutting-edge design, these locales are for you. This guide is packed full of both alluring images and useful information. Browsing the pages, you'll get an in-depth glimpse of the carefully curated furnishings, artwork, and fine design details which make each hotel a byword for chic sophistication. Along with fine service and precise attention to detail, they all offer the ambiance and amenities sure to please even the choosiest of hip travelers. English/German/French edition.

The Ages of the Black Panther
The Ages of the Black Panther

Author: Joseph J. Darowski

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2020-04-21

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 1476639329

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Black Panther was the first black superhero in mainstream comic books, and his most iconic adventures are analyzed here. This collection of new essays explores Black Panther's place in the Marvel universe, focusing on the comic books. With topics ranging from the impact apartheid and the Black Panther Party had on the comic to theories of gender and animist imagery, these essays analyze individual storylines and situate them within the socio-cultural framework of the time periods in which they were created, drawing connections that deepen understanding of both popular culture and the movements of society. Supporting characters such as Everett K. Ross and T'Challa's sister Shuri are also considered. From his creation in 1966 by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee up through the character's recent adventures by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze, more than fifty years of the Black Panther's history are addressed.