After World War II, the former allies were saddled with a devastated world economy and traumatized populace. Soviet influence spread insidiously from nation to nation, and the Atlantic powers—the Americans, the British, and a small band of allies—were caught flat-footed by the coups, collapsing armies, and civil wars that sprung from all sides. The Cold War had begun in earnest.

In , prize-winning historian Norman Stone assesses the years between World War II and the collapse of the Iron Curtain. He vividly demonstrates that for every Atlantic success there seemed to be a dozen Communist or Third World triumphs. Then, suddenly and against all odds, the Atlantic won—economically, ideologically, and militarily—with astonishing speed and finality.

An elegant and path-breaking history, is a monument to the immense suffering and conflict of the twentieth century, and an illuminating exploration of how the Atlantic triumphed over its enemies at last.

Marak Viervinger, de held van Stones Duivel-trilogie, is niet meer.
Maar de informatie in zijn Nagelaten Vertellingen biedt de meedogenloze Godkeizer van het naargeestige Kadish een unieke kans. Met de kennis uit de geschriften van Marak is het namelijk mogelijk de almachtig makende Achtste Rune te ontsluiten, en dan zal hij onoverwinnelijk zijn. Een jonge Runenpriester en een zwaardmeester krijgen opdracht het boek in Carolia te stelen, een vrijwel onmogelijke taak.
Tegelijkertijd wordt Serina, een jonge Caroliaanse priesteres van Viguru, door Runenpriesters gevangengenomen. Haar wacht een periode van kwelling en ellende in het verschrikkelijke Zusterschaphuis, waar ze op vernederende wijze kennismaakt met de Godkeizer, de tiran wiens macht verder reikt dan men ooit heeft kunnen vermoeden....

Een meeslepend spannend avontuur waarin Adrian Stone zijn visie geeft op levensbepalende aspecten van alle tijden: macht en machtsmisbruik, discriminatie, mondiale harmonie en hoe die te bereiken. De moraal van dit dubbele verhaal: honger naar absolute macht keert zich onherroepelijk tegen je.


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De verschrikkelijke Zabatha, leider en profeet van de Cataristen en de trouwste dienaar van de verboden god Cataris, ontdekt in de jeugdige en innemende Marak, een kind nog, een uitzonderlijk talent om magie te kanaliseren. In deze wereld waarin priesters en monniken de energie van hun god kunnen omzetten in magie, zou Zabatha de jeugdige Marak maar wat graag tot zijn onderdaan maken. Hij ziet in Marak een pion van het kwaad die de Cataristen wel eens de wereldheerschappij zou kunnen bezorgen. De arme Marak weet van niets. Erger nog, hij is voor het leven getekend op een manier die hem duidt als een aanhanger van de gevreesde Cataristen. Gelukkig krijgt hij steun uit onverwachte hoek. Hogepriesteres Verina neemt het voor hem op en Marak stemt in met haar verzoek de Proef te ondergaan, om na te gaan hoe groot zijn talent precies is. De gevolgen blijven niet uit. Tegen zijn zin krijgt Marak een sleutelrol toebedeeld in het spel dat de godsdienstwaanzinnige Zabatha met de wereld speelt...

When lightning strikes, lives are changed. BECCA On a sunny day in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, eight-year-old Becca Burke was struck by lightning. No one believed her—not her philandering father or her drunk, love-sick mother—not even when her watch kept losing time and a spooky halo of light appeared overhead in photographs. Becca was struck again when she was sixteen. She survived, but over time she would learn that outsmarting lightning was the least of her concerns. BUCKLEY In rural Arkansas, Buckley R. Pitank’s world seemed plagued by disaster. Ashamed but protective of his obese mother, fearful of his scathing grandmother, and always running from bullies (including his pseudo-evangelical stepfather), he needed a miracle to set him free. At thirteen years old, Buckley witnessed a lightning strike that would change everything. Now an art student in New York City, Becca Burke is a gifted but tortured painter who strives to recapture the intensity of her lightning-strike memories on canvas. On the night of her first gallery opening, a stranger appears and is captivated by her art. Who is this odd young man with whom she shares a mysterious connection? When Buckley and Becca finally meet, neither is prepared for the charge of emotions—or for the perilous event that will bring them even closer to one another, and to the families they’ve been running from for as long as they can remember. Crackling with atmosphere and eccentric characters, The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors explores the magic of nature and the power of redemption in anovel as beautiful and unpredictable as lightning itself.

Futile Flame The second of Sam Stone's acclaimed and award winning Vampire Gene series, and this version has been specially formatted for today's e-readers. A dark and powerful creature threatens Gabriele and Lilly's immortal existence and so Gabriele is forced to turn to Lucrezia, his maker. She reveals to him the horrors of her teenage years in the sixteenth-century in the house of the Borgias, and the possessive obsession of her brother, Caesare. Her transformation into a vampire gives her freedom, but leads her on a journey of discovery which shapes the events of the past, the present and the future. Does Lucrezia's strange past have something to do with Gabriele and Lilly's problems in the present? What is the mysterious entity which seems to be staking the vampires? Finding the answers is crucial to their survival.

SUMMARY: My mom said, "Never, ever pick up hitch hikers..." America, tomorrow Multinational corporations control the media, the government and maybe even people's thoughts. Sinister religious cults are growing in power and influence day by day, and politicians are little more than media celebrities. In the polluted dustbowl of Middle America, Eddie Kalish makes a terrible mistake when he stops to help a pretty nurse stranded in the desert. Little does he realise that this simple act of kindness will catapult him into a vicious, all-out corporate war to gain possession of a mysterious artefact. Will country boy Eddie be able to get out alive? Too wild to be true – or too close for comfort? Welcome to the Dark Future.

Review

Jaxon has raised my darkest hunger for more of Juliana Stone’s intriguing, sexy heroes!” (Eve Silver )

“Christine Feehan’s fans will devour this steamy paranormal treat. Juliana Stone rocks!” (Ann Aguirre, national bestselling author of Doubleblind and Blue Diablo )

“Fantastic, fresh world--impossible to put down.” (#1 New York Times bestseller Christine Feehan )

Interesting mythological lore, intense action & attention to detail set this book apart. (Fresh Fiction )

Newcomer Stone wastes no time establishing her ability to tell an enthralling story. Passions run dark and deep in this tale. Stone introduces a world that holds plenty of treachery, ensuring lots of danger and heart-stopping adventure. Can’t wait for the next installment. (Romantic Times BOOKclub )

About the Author

Juliana Stone is a writer, mother, and rock star. She lives in Canada with her family.

In a world on the brink of chaos, passion and vengeance collide . . . After six months in hell, Julian Castille has returned to the world a changed man—no longer the calm, powerful CEO, but a shifter fully embraced by the blood of his clan. Julian has one goal: find the key to the portal that stands between the human realm and unprecedented darkness, in order to win back the pieces of his soul. The last thing he needs is a distraction like the beautiful, enigmatic Jaden DaCosta. Three years ago, a forbidden night of passion left Jaden forever altered: mated to Julian Castille—bound to a man who despises her. But the temptation to trust this darker, more savage—and more captivating—Julian is overwhelming. And as they fight for their immortal souls, their insatiable desire for each other may prove their fatal undoing . . .