Political

In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin....

Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of its monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul.

On a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother of four Eilish Stack answers her front door to find the GNSB on her step. Two officers from Ireland’s newly formed secret police are here to interrogate her husband, a trade unionist....

Before he was considered a CIA superagent, Mitch Rapp was a gifted college athlete without a care in the world. And then tragedy struck....

The sweeping epic novel of the founding of Hong Kong, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell....

The dynamic epic novel of political upheaval and societal change in late 1800s Japan....

There There is a wondrous and shattering portrait of an America few of us have ever seen. It's "masterful...white-hot...devastating" (The Washington Post) at the same time as it is fierce, funny, suspenseful, thoroughly modern, and impossible to pause....

When Muslim fundamentalists blow up a key Soviet oil complex, making an already critical oil shortage calamitous, the Russians figure they are going to have to take things into their own hands....

For months, Mitch Rapp has been steadily working his way through a list of men, bullet by bullet. With each kill, the tangled network of monsters responsible for the slaughter of 270 civilians becomes increasingly clear....

“One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in bed he had been changed into a monstrous verminous bug....”

On a busy Washington morning, the stately calm of the White House is shattered in a deadly terrorist attack on the executive mansion....

From two former military officers and award-winning authors comes a chillingly authentic geopolitical thriller that imagines a naval clash between the US and China in the South China Sea in 2034 - and the path from there to a nightmarish global conflagration....

Returning from a covert mission, Mitch Rapp was publicly hailed by the president for his role in the fight against terrorism....

Newly appointed CIA director Dr. Irene Kennedy is the target of an inside plot to destroy her and prematurely end the American president's term....

In a daring and chilling debut, Brad Thor draws us into a sinister labyrinth of political intrigue and international terrorism, serving up an explosive cocktail of unrelenting action....

Prodigal Summer weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives in southern Appalachia....

Against all odds we have made it into the last half of the 1990s. The Cold War looks solved, Arabs and Jews are talking, confrontation is on the wane. In this new harmony, one discord - what becomes of unemployed terrorists? You can bet they aren't going to retire quietly....

The four dead guards didn’t concern Mitch Rapp as much as the absence of the man they’d been paid to protect....

The action begins in the heart of Iran, where billions of dollars are being spent on the development of a nuclear program....

When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory, a victory with profound implications...

CIA operative Mitch Rapp falls prey to government forces with an agenda of their own after Dr. Irene Kennedy is named the successor to dying CIA Director Thomas Stansfield....

When a new weapon tips the balance against American and allied forces, the only person the president can call for help is the man the administration has just fired....

The epic novel of espionage, betrayal and turbulence in 1960s Hong Kong by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell....

This extraordinarily accomplished debut novel is a brilliantly plotted story of forbidden love and piercing political drama, centered on the tragic decline of an Indian family....

Locked in a battle of nerve and wits, a mysterious intelligence operative and a vigilante agent race against time to take down a greedy businessman bent on destroying millions of lives in this number one New York Times best-selling thriller....

In George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece, 1984, the world is a grim totalitarian society under the constant surveillance of Big Brother. Winston Smith, a low-ranking member of the Party, secretly despises the oppressive regime and dreams of rebellion. As he navigates the treacherous landscape of propaganda, manipulation, and absolute control, Winston's journey reveals the terrifying reality of life under the watchful eye of the Party.

BruceG is a Professional Grower in the Kingdom of Aspen trying to complete an environmental plan to protect the aquifer at Justin’s feedlot. But, he is continually thwarted by “systemic discrimination” being practiced by Professional Builders from a “dysfunctional” government regulatory body because they believe only builders can do feedlot plans.

The story told in Vasily Grossman's Stalingrad unfolds across the length and breadth of Russia and Europe. At the heart of the novel is the Shaposhnikov family. Even as the Germans advance, the matriarch, Alexandra Vladimirovna, refuses to leave Stalingrad. Far from the front, her eldest daughter, Ludmila, is unhappily married to the Jewish physicist Viktor Shtrum. Viktor's research may be of crucial military importance, but he is distracted by thoughts of his mother in the Ukraine, lost behind German lines.

Discover a heart-pounding political thriller for these frightening times... White House Reich is a thrilling, ripped-from-the-headlines story of democracy on the verge of extinction and the unusual heroes trying to save it. When a power-hungry president seizes control of the government, trampling the Constitution and plunging America into anarchy, only one group stands in his way: a motley resistance headed by an idealistic congressman called Ethan Barlow. With the help of a motley coalition of politicians, activists, and rogue government officials, Barlow risks everything to halt a would-...

When the work on The Pipeline began, Amy thought that her work was done. Little did she know that it was just the beginning. She knew plastic pollution was an issue, but she had no idea how bad the problem was until she was face to face with it. Now, she has a new foe. With her friend's lives on the line, Amy will have to take on her biggest challenge yet.

This ground-breaking fictional biography explores the life of a leader who redefined what it means to serve with honesty, compassion, and unflinching determination. It will enthrall you with the incredible journey of Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States. Russell Knight skillfully combines little-known facts and the turning points that molded Jimmy Carter's journey from modest Plains, Georgia, to the highest position in the country. Utilizing thorough investigation and striking narrative, Knight reveals the actual character of the president, the man behind the scenes, ...

JOKES! SATIRE! You want to laugh, and a Faustian bargain awaits you within these pages! Example: Q. "What do you call a guy who makes pipe bombs in his basement?" A. Lefty... Magic. Power! Wouldn't it be great? No one told you be careful what you wish for? This book is a sort of telephone directory to the infernal realms. It's a dictionary of code words for inter-dimensional diplomatic missions which seek to prevent, resolve, and triumph in spiritual and temporal war. It includes a few of the easier to reach infernal entities and explains whom you might contact and how. More importantly, it...

The Mother Goose Letters comprises the annotated correspondence between Mother Goose and her cohorts in Britain concerning migration to the Canadian Prairies. The letters reveal both her attempts to wheedle her fellow nursery rhyme characters to settle in the Prairies with her and their mixed responses to her plans. Responding to a cease and desist command from No. 10 Downing St., M. Goose categorically makes her case for the out-migration and re-migration of her stories. She supposes they will continue to live if she gives them leave to change as time, place, and experience dictate.

First Lady Elizabeth Caen is shocked at what she just overheard: the President of the United States conspiring to assassinate a Supreme Court justice. With no hard evidence, her word won’t stand against that of her powerful husband. She’s forced to turn to the only man she can trust: her secret lover Owen, a respected Silicon Valley computer guru. What Elizabeth doesn’t know is that by night, Owen transforms into a criminal hacker extraordinaire, making millions taking down corporations by exposing their dirty secrets. But what Owen digs up is far more shocking than they could have imagined.

A sinister vision of a world where there is no personal freedom, lies replace the truth, and politically incorrect thought is the most severely punished crime. 1984, a thorn in the side of communism and other totalitarianisms, is a mirror in which fanatical human repairers can still see themselves today.

Mathis Cross, the hard-driving police commissioner, cleaned up a corrupt city and a more corrupt police force. Taking Gen. Patton’s advice to heart, his motto is ‘lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way’. Given that the mayor appoints the police commissioner--not surprisingly, Mathis has a keen interest in the upcoming mayoral election. As do the wealthy politicos accustomed to running the city and determined to get rid of Mathis Cross once and for all. As her sneering detractors declare, Gracie D’Amico hasn’t so much as run for prom queen, much less mayor. Her shy ...

Fictional Publisher’s Note: In June of 2043, a history teacher from a public school in upstate New York, made a pivotal purchase at a neighborhood garage sale. There, he found a box filled with old paper editions of National Geographic Magazine. The man leafed through a few copies and decided that the price was right. He plunked down $5 and took his treasure home. The very next day, he decided to empty the box and see which issue was most worthy of his attention. Near the bottom, however, there was a plain, sealed manilla envelope. It was slightly plump with paper stock. His curiosity was...

Charismatic, handsome, and fiercely loyal, Isaac Bell is a no-nonsense private detective at the Van Dorn Detective Agency. Travelling all over early 20th century America in pursuit of justice for his clients, chasing down a steam train in a sports automobile is all in a day’s work for Bell. And while he’s on the trail of thieves, killers, and sometimes much worse, he’ll have to use his every last wit to stay ahead of those he seeks, and to stay alive.

It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis is a satirical novel that depicts the rise of a fascist government in the United States, exploring themes of power, democracy, and individual freedom. Through the story of a demagogic politician who becomes president, Lewis warns against the fragility of democracy and the dangers of authoritarianism. The novel is a critical examination of American society and politics in the 1930s, highlighting the potential for tyranny even in a democratic nation.

When David first hears the Senator from Illinois speak, he feels deep ambivalence. Intrigued by the Senator's idealistic rhetoric, David also wonders how he'll balance the fervent belief and inevitable compromises it will take to become the United States's first Black president. Great Expectations is about David's eighteen months working for the Senator's presidential campaign.