Author: Gene Coyle
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665567708
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
It’s 1990 and the Cold War is coming to an end, but the game of espionage continues on as America and the West prepares for the First Gulf War with Iraq. The career of longtime CIA officer, William Wythe, is also coming to a sad end at his final posting in Lisbon, Portugal. His last ten years have been spent mostly in an alcoholic blur since his wife died in a terrorist attack meant for him. The Chief of Station wants to be rid of him, a special counterintelligence section of the CIA suspects he may be a Russian mole and the high point of his dark weeks is anonymously playing piano at a local dive in the city two nights a week. But as is often the case in the “wilderness of mirrors” of espionage, all the facts and the people may not be as they seem. An unhappily married Brazilian woman is frequenting this jazz club and growing fonder of William, raising some hope that he may yet have a future worth living. She joins him on a private search for missing Hungarian royal jewels, which may have been hidden in Portugal towards the end of WWII. A modern neo-Nazi group is also on the hunt for those same jewels. All the players cross paths at the Clube de Jazz, which is run by an elderly Italian-American who’d been in America’s wartime O.S.S., the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.
A Spy Walks into This Bar
Author: Gene Coyle
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665567708
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
It’s 1990 and the Cold War is coming to an end, but the game of espionage continues on as America and the West prepares for the First Gulf War with Iraq. The career of longtime CIA officer, William Wythe, is also coming to a sad end at his final posting in Lisbon, Portugal. His last ten years have been spent mostly in an alcoholic blur since his wife died in a terrorist attack meant for him. The Chief of Station wants to be rid of him, a special counterintelligence section of the CIA suspects he may be a Russian mole and the high point of his dark weeks is anonymously playing piano at a local dive in the city two nights a week. But as is often the case in the “wilderness of mirrors” of espionage, all the facts and the people may not be as they seem. An unhappily married Brazilian woman is frequenting this jazz club and growing fonder of William, raising some hope that he may yet have a future worth living. She joins him on a private search for missing Hungarian royal jewels, which may have been hidden in Portugal towards the end of WWII. A modern neo-Nazi group is also on the hunt for those same jewels. All the players cross paths at the Clube de Jazz, which is run by an elderly Italian-American who’d been in America’s wartime O.S.S., the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665567708
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
It’s 1990 and the Cold War is coming to an end, but the game of espionage continues on as America and the West prepares for the First Gulf War with Iraq. The career of longtime CIA officer, William Wythe, is also coming to a sad end at his final posting in Lisbon, Portugal. His last ten years have been spent mostly in an alcoholic blur since his wife died in a terrorist attack meant for him. The Chief of Station wants to be rid of him, a special counterintelligence section of the CIA suspects he may be a Russian mole and the high point of his dark weeks is anonymously playing piano at a local dive in the city two nights a week. But as is often the case in the “wilderness of mirrors” of espionage, all the facts and the people may not be as they seem. An unhappily married Brazilian woman is frequenting this jazz club and growing fonder of William, raising some hope that he may yet have a future worth living. She joins him on a private search for missing Hungarian royal jewels, which may have been hidden in Portugal towards the end of WWII. A modern neo-Nazi group is also on the hunt for those same jewels. All the players cross paths at the Clube de Jazz, which is run by an elderly Italian-American who’d been in America’s wartime O.S.S., the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.
A Horse Walks Into a Bar
Author: David Grossman
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1910702935
Category : Comedians
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A Guardian and New Statesman Book of the Year The setting is a comedy club in a small Israeli town. An audience that has come expecting an evening of amusement instead sees a comedian falling apart on stage; an act of disintegration, a man crumbling, as a matter of choice, before their eyes. They could get up and leave, or boo and whistle and drive him from the stage, if they were not so drawn to glimpse his personal hell. Dovaleh G, a veteran stand-up comic - charming, erratic, repellent - exposes a wound he has been living with for years: a fateful and gruesome choice he had to make between the two people who were dearest to him. A Horse Walks into a Bar is a shocking and breathtaking read. Betrayals between lovers, the treachery of friends, guilt demanding redress. Flaying alive both himself and the people watching him, Dovaleh G provokes both revulsion and empathy from an audience that doesn't know whether to laugh or cry - and all this in the presence of a former childhood friend who is trying to understand why he's been summoned to this performance.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1910702935
Category : Comedians
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A Guardian and New Statesman Book of the Year The setting is a comedy club in a small Israeli town. An audience that has come expecting an evening of amusement instead sees a comedian falling apart on stage; an act of disintegration, a man crumbling, as a matter of choice, before their eyes. They could get up and leave, or boo and whistle and drive him from the stage, if they were not so drawn to glimpse his personal hell. Dovaleh G, a veteran stand-up comic - charming, erratic, repellent - exposes a wound he has been living with for years: a fateful and gruesome choice he had to make between the two people who were dearest to him. A Horse Walks into a Bar is a shocking and breathtaking read. Betrayals between lovers, the treachery of friends, guilt demanding redress. Flaying alive both himself and the people watching him, Dovaleh G provokes both revulsion and empathy from an audience that doesn't know whether to laugh or cry - and all this in the presence of a former childhood friend who is trying to understand why he's been summoned to this performance.
Walks in London
Author: Augustus John Cuthbert Hare
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Drop At The Bar
Author: Connor Whiteley
Publisher: CGD Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A Reporter. A Corporate Spy. A Romance In The Making. Reporter Arthur Jeffo exposes companies. He reveals secrets. Arthur meets a source. Corporate Spy Noah infiltrates companies. He exposes corruption. Noah meets a hot man. Attraction flares to life. A gripping, sensational, emotional romantic suspense story about love, truth and corruption. Readers will love this addictive tale. BUY NOW! Also available in Romance Spies Collection Volume 2.
Publisher: CGD Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A Reporter. A Corporate Spy. A Romance In The Making. Reporter Arthur Jeffo exposes companies. He reveals secrets. Arthur meets a source. Corporate Spy Noah infiltrates companies. He exposes corruption. Noah meets a hot man. Attraction flares to life. A gripping, sensational, emotional romantic suspense story about love, truth and corruption. Readers will love this addictive tale. BUY NOW! Also available in Romance Spies Collection Volume 2.
Clandestine
Author: James Quinn
Publisher: Next Chapter Godo-Kaisha
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
James Quinn, author of the Gorilla Grant spy novels, will take you on a new adventure with his first short story anthology based around espionage, deception and intrigue. A former spy investigates the murder of an old colleague – and uncovers a conspiracy that takes him back to the horrors of the Second World War. A Close Protection Driver runs the gauntlet against assassins in the heart of Mexico City and is determined to keep his VIP alive... no matter the cost. A Russian spymaster tells the tale of his nefarious plan to get an agent inside the Oval Office and to bring down American democracy, with devastating results for the future. Enter a world of masterful suspense, action-packed adventures and thrilling twists with James Quinn's 'Clandestine'.
Publisher: Next Chapter Godo-Kaisha
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
James Quinn, author of the Gorilla Grant spy novels, will take you on a new adventure with his first short story anthology based around espionage, deception and intrigue. A former spy investigates the murder of an old colleague – and uncovers a conspiracy that takes him back to the horrors of the Second World War. A Close Protection Driver runs the gauntlet against assassins in the heart of Mexico City and is determined to keep his VIP alive... no matter the cost. A Russian spymaster tells the tale of his nefarious plan to get an agent inside the Oval Office and to bring down American democracy, with devastating results for the future. Enter a world of masterful suspense, action-packed adventures and thrilling twists with James Quinn's 'Clandestine'.
A Spy's Journey
Author: Floyd Paseman
Publisher: Zenith Press
ISBN: 1616732733
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
In 1967 Floyd Paseman joined the Central Intelligence Agency following successful service as an army officer in Germany. He was first stationed in the Far East, where he became fluent in Chinese language and culture, and then in Germany, at what was largely considered the agency’s toughest Cold War field posting. Over the years he rose from field spy to division chief and ultimately the top ranks in the Operations Directorate of the CIA. Paseman details the behind-the-scenes intelligence gathering during the major events of eight presidential administrations from Lyndon B. Johnson through George W. Bush.
Publisher: Zenith Press
ISBN: 1616732733
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
In 1967 Floyd Paseman joined the Central Intelligence Agency following successful service as an army officer in Germany. He was first stationed in the Far East, where he became fluent in Chinese language and culture, and then in Germany, at what was largely considered the agency’s toughest Cold War field posting. Over the years he rose from field spy to division chief and ultimately the top ranks in the Operations Directorate of the CIA. Paseman details the behind-the-scenes intelligence gathering during the major events of eight presidential administrations from Lyndon B. Johnson through George W. Bush.
Secret Book of CIA Humor, The
Author: Ed Mickolus
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781589809048
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
This compilation of espionage humor is based on the author's thirty-three years with the CIA as an analyst, operations officer, and manager. Practical jokes, comical essays, poems, bloopers from performance-appraisal reports, and more are all included.
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781589809048
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
This compilation of espionage humor is based on the author's thirty-three years with the CIA as an analyst, operations officer, and manager. Practical jokes, comical essays, poems, bloopers from performance-appraisal reports, and more are all included.
The Stone Canal
Author: Ken MacLeod
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312870531
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Life on New Mars is threatened with the arrival of a clone of the man blamed for starting World War III.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312870531
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Life on New Mars is threatened with the arrival of a clone of the man blamed for starting World War III.
Cheers
Author: Joseph J. Darowski
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538113880
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
A fascinating look at one of the greatest shows of all time. For eleven seasons, Cheers was a critically acclaimed program, ultimately earning more than 100 Emmy nominations and securing 28 wins, including 4 for best comedy series. One of the most popular shows of all time, the series centered on a group of Boston, Massachusetts locals who gathered to drink and socialize. Bar owner Sam Malone was the de facto leader of the group and boss to Carla Tortelli, Coach Ernie Pantuso, Woody Boyd, and Diane Chambers, Sam’s on-again, off again paramour. Regular patrons Norm Peterson and Cliff Claven completed this ersatz family, later joined by Frasier Crane; his wife Lilith; and Rebecca Howe, a new foil for Sam. Cheers not only provided laughs, it revolutionized American sitcoms with its long-running stories and famous will-they-won’t-they relationship of Sam and Diane. In Cheers: A Cultural History, Joseph J. Darowski and Kate Darowski offer an engaging analysis of the show, providing insights into both the onscreen stories and the efforts behind the scenes to shape this beloved classic. The authors examine the series as a whole but also focus on the show’s key characters, narrative arcs, and many themes, ranging from alcoholism to adultery. This volume also provides close looks at how set design, class issues, and gender roles informed the series throughout its run. Also included is an opinionated compendium of every episode, highlighting the peaks and dips in quality across more than a decade of television. Cheers: A Cultural History will appeal to the show’s many fans and bring back beloved memories of the place where everybody knows your name.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538113880
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
A fascinating look at one of the greatest shows of all time. For eleven seasons, Cheers was a critically acclaimed program, ultimately earning more than 100 Emmy nominations and securing 28 wins, including 4 for best comedy series. One of the most popular shows of all time, the series centered on a group of Boston, Massachusetts locals who gathered to drink and socialize. Bar owner Sam Malone was the de facto leader of the group and boss to Carla Tortelli, Coach Ernie Pantuso, Woody Boyd, and Diane Chambers, Sam’s on-again, off again paramour. Regular patrons Norm Peterson and Cliff Claven completed this ersatz family, later joined by Frasier Crane; his wife Lilith; and Rebecca Howe, a new foil for Sam. Cheers not only provided laughs, it revolutionized American sitcoms with its long-running stories and famous will-they-won’t-they relationship of Sam and Diane. In Cheers: A Cultural History, Joseph J. Darowski and Kate Darowski offer an engaging analysis of the show, providing insights into both the onscreen stories and the efforts behind the scenes to shape this beloved classic. The authors examine the series as a whole but also focus on the show’s key characters, narrative arcs, and many themes, ranging from alcoholism to adultery. This volume also provides close looks at how set design, class issues, and gender roles informed the series throughout its run. Also included is an opinionated compendium of every episode, highlighting the peaks and dips in quality across more than a decade of television. Cheers: A Cultural History will appeal to the show’s many fans and bring back beloved memories of the place where everybody knows your name.
A Walk in the Rain
Author: Ernest O. Izedonmwen
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1643507907
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Osaru, received a tourist visa to visit the United States from Nigeria. A grateful and excited Osaru had no intention of returning to his country at the expiration of his tourist visa. With high hopes and expectations, he arrived in America to a plethora of unexpected challenges. He fell in love with a remarkably intelligent and challenging woman, a love made more complicated by his obligation to his Nigerian fiancée, Ese. His fidelity to Ese is tested early by the reality of life in the US as an undocumented alien. Marriage to his American girlfriend promised immediate benefits and reliefs, including, decent employment, but he is torn and tortured by his obligation to his faithful fiancée. With unemployment squarely at his doorstep, he opted for the easy and immediate benefits of marriage to his American girlfriend. Osaru's marriage to his American wife ensured a wonderful life for a while, until it falls apart due to his infidelity and unwitting participation in drug distribution.
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1643507907
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Osaru, received a tourist visa to visit the United States from Nigeria. A grateful and excited Osaru had no intention of returning to his country at the expiration of his tourist visa. With high hopes and expectations, he arrived in America to a plethora of unexpected challenges. He fell in love with a remarkably intelligent and challenging woman, a love made more complicated by his obligation to his Nigerian fiancée, Ese. His fidelity to Ese is tested early by the reality of life in the US as an undocumented alien. Marriage to his American girlfriend promised immediate benefits and reliefs, including, decent employment, but he is torn and tortured by his obligation to his faithful fiancée. With unemployment squarely at his doorstep, he opted for the easy and immediate benefits of marriage to his American girlfriend. Osaru's marriage to his American wife ensured a wonderful life for a while, until it falls apart due to his infidelity and unwitting participation in drug distribution.