It is Germany, 1938, and Franz Schmidt is the chief auditor in a commercial bank in a provincial city. But as Schmidt will soon learn, the bank's prestigious new client, the Nazi party, is at once its least desirable. Schmidt will oversee their account, and soon, he is embroiled in the duplicity, violence and horror that is Nazi Germany. Schmidt can't help but be involved, and the first victim of the harsh realities of the Germans' politics is a Jewish secretary whom Franz tries to help, m...

Shawn Bowe has to recount the harrowing events of SEAL Team Six's last mission. Everything goes terribly wrong during a routine mission where Team Six is just supposed to swoop in and collect some laptops for data and then clear back out in minutes. There are more hostiles than the intelligence were aware of.Their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down and crash to the ground, igniting on fire just as they narrowly escape. Pinned down in a small building and taking major fire, team l...

¿Te has preguntado de donde viene la imagen del payaso asesino que se ha usado en incontables películas, series y libros? ¿Sabías que el 23 de diciembre de 1978 fue un día que el vecindario de Summerdale recordará para siempre? ¿cómo te sentirías si uno de tus vecinos esconde una verdad espeluznante? Entonces sigue leyendo…“No se puede ser un personaje que lleva una vida secreta con éxito, si no se manipula a veces” - John Wayne GacyFilas de casas decoradas con luces brilla...

A remote mountain retreat becomes a hotbed of suspense when Detective Inspector Hideo Aoki uncovers a web of secrets connecting the guests to an unsolved disappearance.Detective Inspector Hideo Aoki learns that his case against ex-Governor Tamaki—one that he has been building for months—has been dismantled. Rattled by this directive, his life begins to spiral out of control, fueled by his obsession over the case, heavy drinking, and several repercussions too close ...

**Winner of the 2026 Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold Medal for HistoryExploring 500 years of resistance movements in US history—and how lasting change results from diverse forms of sustained protest**In this timely new book in Beacon’s successful ReVisioning History series, professor Gloria Browne-Marshall delves into the history of protest movements and rebellion in the United States. Beginning with Indigenous peoples’ resistance to European colonization an...

PD/Synopsis:The new Captain America has a big shield to carry. Is he up to the task? Find out in these subversive, exciting and uplifting short stories inspired by the Marvel comic book universe, written by celebrated Black authors.The new Captain America has a heavy shield to hold. As a Black man in America, Sam Wilson knows he has to be twice as good to get half as much credit. He must be a paragon of virtue for a nation that has mixed feelings towards hi...

¿Has escuchado o leído el nombre miles de veces sin saber toda su historia? ¿Te gustaría conocer todo lo que se esconde detrás de este psicópata? ¿Hay manera de evitar a otros individuos como Ted Bundy de acuerdo a la psicología? ¿Te has preguntado de donde viene la imagen del payaso asesino que se ha usado en incontables películas, series y libros? Sigue leyendo…“El mal está sólo en tu mente y no en lo externo. La mente pura siempre ve solamente lo bueno en cada cosa, pero la mala...

The Tooth that Nibbles at the Soul brings together Marshall Brown’s new and previously published writings on literature and music. These essays engage questions that are central to the development of literature, music, and the arts in the period from Romanticism at the end of the eighteenth century to the avant-garde movements of the early twentieth, a period in which the modern evolution of the arts is coupled with a rise in the significance of music as artistic form.With a specia...

The early twelfth century is a time for ambitious men to prosper - and royal servant John FitzGilbert is one of them. But when the old king dies and his successor is appointed, John's position at court is weakened and his wife, the pious, pliant Aline, is hopelessly unequipped to deal with a life lived on the edge.John knows the only way to protect his lands and his children is to divorce Aline. He meets his match in new wife Sybilla, daughter of his enemy Patrick of Salisbury, as ...

Brown Girl, Brownstones, tells the story of a young Barbadian American caught between the ambitious dreams of her forward-looking mother and the rose-tinted nostalgia of her father. While Selina's mother strives diligently to save enough money to buy a brownstone in Brooklyn, her father dreams only of returning to his home in Barbados. Managing a constellation of difficult family and cultural dynamics, Selina is also faced with navigating the complex maze of immigrant identity in America a...

Noël peut être catastrophique, romantique, tendre, drôle, cocasse... mais Noël conserve toujours sa magie... Prenez une pincée de personnages ne croyant plus en l'amour ou en Noël, qu'ils soient dentiste, vétérinaire ou working girl... Ajoutez-y une dose de situations rocambolesques, de contre temps ou de quiproquos. Agrémentez de décors enneigés. Saupoudrez le tout d'un peu de magie de Noël, et qui sait l'amour s'invitera peut-être au pied du sapin... C'est la recette que ces auteures ont...

'The perfect book for Erika Foster fans. It has all the same vibes - but MORE. I actually think this is Robert Bryndza's best book yet''A gripping read that I could not put down''What an absolutely stunning start to what promises to be a brilliant new series'__________From the breakthrough international bestselling author of The Girl in the Ice, a breathtaking, page-turning novel about a dis...