Amsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands. The city’s famous canals encircle its  impressive buildings and are crossed by one thousand bridges. Welcome to Holland's vibrant centre of culture, and creativity.  Rotterdam (known as World Port World City) has cutting-edge architecture and a strong industrial heritage. Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe which was the busiest in the world until 2004.

Bruges’ picture postcard image has been attracting visitors for hundreds of years. The Belgian city’s gentle canals, narrow streets and fairy-tale rooftops appear lost in time. Romantic at anytime of the year, Bruges is a small city that can be easily explored on foot.  Antwerp is the second largest city in Belgium with a population of 500,000 in the metropolitan area. Known as the “Daughter of the River Scheldt,” Antwerp has a famous diamond industry and this Belgian city has many ot...

La saga del sommergibile inglese Thetis imprigionato a pochi metri dalla salvezza, laddove ogni forma di razionalità viene sgretolata dall’imponderabile.L’agonia dell’equipaggio del Thetis – ribattezzato Thunderbolt dopo un rocambolesco incidente il giorno della sua prima immersione nel 1939 – ci viene raccontata con una prosa asciutta, scabra ed epica. Un susseguirsi d’imponderabili casualità portò il sommergibile a inabissarsi senza aver nemmeno sparato...

The Long November, first published in 1946, set in part in World War II Italy, centers on a young Canadian soldier tasked with a dangerous assignment. Wounded before he can complete the mission, and while awaiting rescue in a half-destroyed house, he reflects on his life: his efforts to succeed financially and socially, and his attempts to win the woman he has long desired back in the Canada. The Long November was author James Benson Nablo's only novel as most of ...

The only comprehensive statewide study of the institution of slavery in AlabamaSince its initial publication in 1950, Slavery in Alabama remains the only comprehensive statewide study of the institution of slavery in Alabama. Sellers concentrates on examining the social and economic aspects of how slavery operated in the state. After a brief discussion of slavery under imperial rulers of the colonial and territorial periods, Sellers focuses on the...

It descends with a challenge upon the censors, and yet this powerful story had to be told, for it is so much a part of a struggling, impetuous generation of youth in Canada. It is sometimes brazen, sometimes explosive, always face to face with gripping reality, shocking as that may be to those who shy away from life’s more lurid facets. - from the first paperback editionFirst published in 1946, The Long November enjoyed six different editions in nine years, making it one of the bes...

For the first time ever, all six of Raymond Benson's original James Bond novels are available together in one omnibus edition.James Bond: The Raymond Benson Years collects Zero Minus Ten, The Facts of Death, High Time to Kill, DoubleShot, Never Dream of Dying, The Man with the Red Tattoo. These classic tales show Benson at his finest and 007 at his most heroic.

When Douglas Westray, the son of an eminent aircraft manufacturer, is found shot dead in a locked room at a society ball, it seems obvious that it’s suicide—after all, he had two failed engagements behind him, and had lost the family firm a prestigious prize through his own neglect.But not everybody is convinced—including Freddy Pilkington-Soames, who soon discovers that there are still questions to be answered. Why was Douglas wearing the wrong shoes when he was found? Wha...

New revised digital edition of the classic 007 reference book from the 1980s, complete with a new Foreword by the author.THE JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION is an encyclopedic celebration of 007, who is still the world’s most popular secret agent.The only book to cover all aspects of the James Bond phenomenon in a single volume, it includes: a) An intimate portrait of Ian Fleming as remembered by his friends and colleagues; b) a character study of James Bond—his background and...

It begins at a movie studio in Nice where a police raid goes horribly wrong, and innocent people are killed. It continues in an English prison, where a dead man discloses an intriguing secret about the brutal criminal organization called the Union. The trail leads James Bond to Paris, where he meets the tantalizing movie star Tylyn Mignonne and embarks on a voyage of discovery.But Tylyn is in mortal danger. Her husband, a volatile film producer, has not forgiven his glamorous wife for endi...

Follow the tragic story of a fishing trip gone wrong and its impact on the community of Brockton, Massachusetts.On May 13, 1928, ten prominent men of Brockton, Massachusetts, headed off on a fishing trip to Moosehead Lake in Maine. After traveling fourteen hours, the group met Maine guide Samuel Budden and boarded the Mac II for the final voyage to their destination. Approximately six miles from the Tomhegan sporting camp, the boat took on water in rough seas and s...

The Union is a criminal organization with tentacles throughout the world, specializing in military espionage, theft, intimidation and murder. After one of its agents assassinates James Bond's friend, the Union becomes 007's priority target.When information vital to Britain's national security is stolen, both M and Bond suspect that the Union is behind it. The trail leads Bond from one of England's most exclusive golf clubs to the cosmopolitan city of Brussels and finally to the icy heights...