Author: Lee Jackson Publisher: ISBN: 9781951249649 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 330
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WHEN THE PRESIDENT ORDERS ATCHO ON A COVERT MISSION IN SIBERIA, HE'LL FACE HIS GREATEST DANGER YET. A spell-binding tale of action and intrigue set in the Cold War Soviet Union. A CIA officer is assassinated in a village outside Paris. But before he is killed, Atcho learns of a dangerous conspiracy unfolding in Moscow. Now Atcho must outwit Russian military and intelligence agents and prevent disaster. If he fails, nuclear annihilation will follow. But when his fiancee--a former CIA operative--unexpectedly appears in Siberia to save him, Atcho must decide whether he can sacrifice himself to win...or lose everything he holds dear. Perfect for fans of Robert Ludlum, John le Carre, W.E.B. Griffin, and Ken Follett. ___________________________ Praise for RASPUTIN'S LEGACY: "Pure Gold! Atcho grabs you at the beginning, and won't let go." --Carmine Zozzora, Producer of Die Hard with a Vengeance and Color of Night "Wow! The story is gripping and plausible, the warning real. A must read." --Joe Galloway, NYT Bestselling Author of We Were Soldiers Once...and Young and We Are Soldiers Still "Clearly one of the best books of historical fiction I have ever read. Extremely entertaining and educational at the same time." --Lieutenant-General Rick Lynch (Retired), former Commanding General, 3rd Infantry Division during the Surge in Iraq "With this page-turning thriller, Lee connects the brooding mystic Rasputin to the Cold War, traces his dark influence into the present, and makes it relevant to today's churning world events. Stunning!" --Bill Thompson, Editor of Stephen King's Carrie and John Grisham's The Firm "Riveting! Lee Jackson takes you on a thrilling ride through the intrigue of the Soviet Union as it raced toward its final days. Feel the fight of those reaching for freedom against the chaos brought on by Rasputin. Couldn't put it down." --Kris "Tanto" Paronto, Bestselling Author of The Ranger Way ___________________________ What readers are saying about LEE JACKSON and RASPUTIN'S LEGACY: ★★★★★ "Lee Jackson has hit another "home run" ★★★★★ "...this book grabs the reader like a gator grabbing a chicken." ★★★★★ " [Jackson] ...skillfully weaved historical fact and plausible fiction together." ★★★★★ "From the intriguing beginning to the heart racing, action-packed end... lived up to all my expectations and more."
Author: Troy Matthew Carnes Publisher: ISBN: 9781935605416 Category : Prophecy Languages : en Pages : 428
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What if the two most ruthless mass murderers in history wanted you dead? Giorgi Lazarov isonly a young boy, but he canpredictthe future. Until recently, only one person on earth knew thatGiorgi's remarkable gift was passed down from his famous grandfather Grigori Rasputin. But now the two most dangerous menin the world know of his special power.Adolf Hitler learnsofhim throughSS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler's most gifted witch, and Joseph Stalin finds outwhen an insaneprostitute languishing in an asylum claims to have borne Rasputin's child. Sheis in fact Giorgi's grandmother. Now, as theNazi war machine invades the Soviet Union, launchingthe bloodiest conflict in human history, both Hitler and Stalinwant him desperately. They send their mostcapable assassins to find the boy andeither claim hispower for their cause ormakecertain thathe does not live to beused against them.When the Germans capturehisvillage, Giorgi is separated from his parents, and he finds himselfin a world ofmadness and utter evil where it seems thereare only killers and corpses. The people of the Ukrainecan see no hope for salvation, but Giorgi can see everything... More information on Troy Matthew Carnes inside and on his author site: www.troymatthewcarnes.com
Author: Douglas Smith Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN: 0374711232 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 849
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On the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figure A hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues to excite the popular imagination as the personification of evil. Numerous biographies, novels, and films recount his mysterious rise to power as Nicholas and Alexandra's confidant and the guardian of the sickly heir to the Russian throne. His debauchery and sinister political influence are the stuff of legend, and the downfall of the Romanov dynasty was laid at his feet. But as the prizewinning historian Douglas Smith shows, the true story of Rasputin's life and death has remained shrouded in myth. A major new work that combines probing scholarship and powerful storytelling, Rasputin separates fact from fiction to reveal the real life of one of history's most alluring figures. Drawing on a wealth of forgotten documents from archives in seven countries, Smith presents Rasputin in all his complexity--man of God, voice of peace, loyal subject, adulterer, drunkard. Rasputin is not just a definitive biography of an extraordinary and legendary man but a fascinating portrait of the twilight of imperial Russia as it lurched toward catastrophe.
Author: Edvard Radzinsky Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0307754669 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 575
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From the bestselling author of Stalin and The Last Tsar comes The Rasputin File, a remarkable biography of the mystical monk and bizarre philanderer whose role in the demise of the Romanovs and the start of the revolution can only now be fully known. For almost a century, historians could only speculate about the role Grigory Rasputin played in the downfall of tsarist Russia. But in 1995 a lost file from the State Archives turned up, a file that contained the complete interrogations of Rasputin’s inner circle. With this extensive and explicit amplification of the historical record, Edvard Radzinsky has written a definitive biography, reconstructing in full the fascinating life of an improbable holy man who changed the course of Russian history. Translated from the Russian by Judson Rosengrant.
Author: Joseph T. Fuhrmann Publisher: Turner Publishing Company ISBN: 1118239857 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 316
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Based on new sources—the definitive biography of Rasputin, with revelations about his life, death, and involvement with the Romanovs A century after his death, Grigory Rasputin remains fascinating: the Russian peasant with hypnotic eyes who befriended Tsar Nicholas II and helped destroy the Russian Empire, but the truth about his strange life has never fully been told. Written by the world's leading authority on Rasputin, this new biography draws on previously closed Soviet archives to offer new information on Rasputin's relationship with Empress Alexandra, sensational revelations about his sexual conquests, a re-examination of his murder, and more. Based on long-closed Soviet archives and the author's decades of research, encompassing sources ranging from baptismal records and forgotten police reports to notes written by Rasputin and personal letters Reveals new information on Rasputin's family history and strange early life, religious beliefs, and multitudinous sexual adventures as well as his relationship with Empress Alexandra, ability to heal the haemophiliac tsarevich, and more Includes many previously unpublished photos, including contemporary studio photographs of Rasputin and samples of his handwriting Written by historian Joesph T. Fuhrmann, a Rasputin expert whose 1990 biography Rasputin: A Life was widely praised as the best on the subject Synthesizing archival sources with published documents, memoirs, and other studies of Rasputin into a single, comprehensive work, Rasputin: The Untold Story will correct a century's worth of misconception and error about the life and death of the famous Siberian mystic and healer and the decline and fall of Imperial Russia.
Author: Amos Barshad Publisher: Abrams ISBN: 1683355253 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 263
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In this exploration of shadowy, behind-the-scenes operators, “each portrait provides an incisive dissection of the acquisition and maintenance of power” (The Nation). Journalist Amos Barshad has long been fascinated by the powerful. But not by elected officials or natural leaders—he’s interested in the dark figures who wield power from the shadows. And, as Barshad shows in No One Man Should Have All That Power, these master manipulators are not confined to political backrooms. They can be found anywhere—from Hollywood to drug cartels, recording studios, or the NFL. In this wide-ranging, insightful exploration of the phenomenon, Barshad takes readers into the lives of more than a dozen notorious figures, starting with Grigori Rasputin himself. The Russian mystic drank, danced, and healed his way into a position of power behind the last of the tsars. Based on interviews with well-known personalities like Scooter Braun (Justin Bieber’s manager), Alex Guerrero (Tom Brady’s trainer), and Sam Nunberg (Trump’s former aide) and original reporting on figures like Nicaragua’s powerful first lady Rosario Murillo and the Tijuana cartel boss known as “Narcomami,” Barshad investigates a variety of modern-day Raputins. He explores how they got there, how they wielded control, and what lessons we can take from them, including how to spot Rasputins in the wild.
Author: Dr. David L. Clifton Publisher: WestBow Press ISBN: 1512720526 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 150
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Hitler died in his destructive quest to build a world empire. Caesar conquered the known world and was stabbed in the back. Louis XIV nearly bankrupted France in his pursuit of building the most glorious palace ever conceived. What do the rich and famous leave behind? What about those who are not so famous? What are we leaving our families, our children, or those we love? When we stand before God on our day of reckoning, what will we have to show? What about Jesus? Did He exist, and did He leave behind anything on earth as His legacy? You will find the answers you need in Leaving a Legacy. What is our purpose in life? You will not stop reading until you find out about those you thought you knew and those you need to know!
Author: Delin Colón Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781461027751 Category : Jews Languages : en Pages : 0
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This book is an account of Rasputin as a healer, equal rights activist and man of God, and why he was so vilified by the aristocracy that their libelous and slanderous rumors became accepted as history. For nearly a century, Grigory Rasputin, spiritual advisor to Russia's last Tsar and Tsarina, has been unjustly maligned simply because history is written by the politically powerful and not by the common man. A wealth of evidence shows that Rasputin was discredited by a fanatically anti-Semitic Russian society, for advocating equal rights for the severely oppressed Jewish population, as well as for promoting peace in a pro-war era. Testimony by his friends and enemies, from all social strata, provides a picture of a spiritual man who hated bigotry, inequity and violence. The author is the great-great niece of Aron Simanovitch, Rasputin's Jewish secretary.
Author: Brian Moynahan Publisher: Random House ISBN: 0307826465 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 612
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Grigory Efimovich Rasputin came to St. Petersburg from his Siberian cabin in 1903 like a projectile from the medieval past, tattered, black-clad, muttering. By the time he was murdered thirteen years later, the peasant was the "beloved" Friend of Tsar Nicholas and Empress Alexandra and the sponsor of the most powerful officials in Russia. He had become, a society lady wrote, "a dusk enveloping all our world, eclipsing the sun. How could so pitiful a wretch throw so vast a shadow? It was inexplicable, maddening, almost incredible. " Rasputin's name has become synonymous with evil, but his legend has obscured the facts of his life. In this evocative biography, Brian Moynahan presents us with a flesh-and-blood Rasputin, more fascinating than the myth--a man in whom debauchery coexisted beside a real (if erratic) spiritual sense, a man whose coarseness hid a savvy awareness of human psychology. Drawing on confidential police reports, cabinet meeting memos, and other documents, some available only since the fall of the Soviet Union, Moynahan sheds new light on Rasputin's life and disputes some of the widely held details of his death. The young Rasputin was a drinker, thief, and womanizer. He claimed to have religious visions and became a wandering holy man, preaching that exposure to sin could drive out sin. He stormed the fashionable salons of St. Petersburg, and in 1905 he met Nicholas and Alexandra, who, increasingly despised by the sophisticated, found in Rasputin reassurance that the "real Russia, the simple and pious peasantry, loved them. Rasputin's mysterious ability to stop the bleeding attacks of their hemophiliac only son, Alexis, sealed the approval of the domineering Alexandra. With royal patronage, Rasputin became increasingly reckless, partying with prostitutes, peddling influence, plotting the disgrace of those who crossed him. Ever contradictory, he was also a devoted family man, a defender of the poor, and a figure of immense charisma. As Germany battered Russia during World War I, as Nicholas's ineptitude as a leader became ever more rampant and the masses went hungry, Rasputin seemed to monarchists to be the cause, and not just the symptom, of corrupt government. A group of conspirators gathered--among them a grand duke and a scion of the richest family in Russia--and one of the most famous murders in history was planned. Set against the vivid backdrop of prerevolutionary Russia, Rasputin is a portrait of an age as well as of a man. NOTE: This edition does not include photographs.
Author: Lee Jackson
Author: Troy Matthew Carnes
Author: Douglas Smith
Author: Edvard Radzinsky
Author: Ilīodor (Hieromonk.)
Author: Joseph T. Fuhrmann
Author: Amos Barshad
Author: Dr. David L. Clifton
Author: Delin Colón
Author: Brian Moynahan