The Note Book Of An Attache

Author : Mai Jia
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780241961995

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Decoded by Mai Jia Pdf

Decoded tells the story of Rong Jinzhwen, one of the great code-breakers in the world. A semi-autistic mathematical genius, Jinzhen is recruited to the cryptography department of China's secret services, Unit 701, where he is assigned the task of breaking the elusive 'Code Purple'. Jinzhen rises through the ranks to eventually become China's greatest and most celebrated code-breaker; until he makes a mistake. Then begins his descent through the unfathomable darkness of the world of cryptology into madness. Decoded was an immediate success when it was published in 2002 in China and has become an international bestseller. With the pacing of a literary crime thriller, Mai Jia's masterpiece also combines elements of historical fiction and state espionage. Taking place in the shadowy world of Chinese secret security, where Mai Jia worked for decades, it introduces us to a place that is unfamiliar, intriguing and authentic. And with Rong Jinzhen, it introduces us to a character who is deeply flawed and fragile, yet possessing exceptional intelligence. Decoded is an unforgettable and gripping story of genius, brilliance, insanity and human frailty. Mai Jia (the pseudonym of Jiang Benhu) is arguably the most successful writer in China today. His books are constant bestsellers, with total sales over three million copies. He became the highest paid author in China last year with his new book, Wind Talk. He has achieved unprecedented success with film adaptation: all of his novels are made - or are being made - into major films or TV series, the screenplays of which are often written by Mai Jia himself. He is hailed as the forerunner of Chinese espionage fiction, and has created a unique genre that combines spycraft, code-breaking, crime, human drama, historical fiction, and metafiction. He has won almost every major award in China, including the highest literary honor - the Mao Dun Award.

Author : Gary Phillips
Publisher : Soho Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781641294409

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Violent Spring (Deluxe Edition) by Gary Phillips Pdf

The mystery that launched Gary Phillips's career: Black private eye Ivan Monk investigates the murder of a Korean shop owner in the aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. This reissued edition features an introduction by Walter Mosley. In 1992, Los Angeles burned. In the aftermath of the Rodney King beating and subsequent riots, a ground-breaking ceremony at the infamous intersection of Florence and Normandie unearths the body of a Korean shop owner. Black private eye Ivan Monk searches for the killer—many suspect the motives for the murder were racial. But then another body turns up, and while the FBI and the Rolling Daltons—the largest gang in the city—dog Monk’s trail, Monk begins to question just how many people will be involved, and how many will die before he can find the truth.

Author : Alex Archer
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781460335123

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The Devil's Chord by Alex Archer Pdf

Da Vinci's greatest and most dangerous legacy… In the midst of a lovers' quarrel on a Venetian bridge, a pair of art thieves loses a priceless, stolen Lorraine cross to the canal's murky waters. Suspecting a connection between the cross, Joan of Arc and da Vinci, Annja Creed's former mentor, Roux, sends the archaeologist to oversee the search for the missing artifact. But someone else knows about the cross…knows enough to kill for it. Despite several vicious attacks during their underwater expedition, Annja and Roux's hired diver recovers the cross. But when the diver's loyalties are called into question and he disappears—along with the treasure—Annja is certain there's more to the ancient object than Roux is letting on. She soon discovers the cross is only one piece in an intricate enigma—a key that, when combined with a series of musical notes, may unlock one of Leonardo da Vinci's most fantastical inventions. But the price Annja must pay to stop this key from falling into the wrong hands may be her life.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 950 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905
ISBN : STANFORD:36105127306558

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Reports of Military Observers Attached to the Armies in Manchuria During the Russo-Japanese War by Anonim Pdf

Author : James G. Mcilroy
Publisher : Vantage Press, Inc
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0533155673

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A Military Attaché in Japan (1929-1933) by James G. Mcilroy Pdf

A Military Attache in Japan (1929-1933), a work of history with the soul of a novel, is the compelling memoir of the late United States Army Colonel James G. McIlroy's service in Japan as Military Attache from 1929 to 1933. Brought to life with sensitivity by the author's daughter, Jane S. McIlroy, Colonel McIlroy's narrative takes readers on a wondrous journey through mid-twentieth-century political and military events. At the same time. Colonel McIlroy writes in delicious detail about his own military career, describing his appointment and ultimate service in Japan. He is an observant traveler. Come along with the Colonel as he creates vivid and revealing pictures of the Japanese Emperor and his family, Shinto ceremonies, elegant dinners, Japanese baths, and beautiful geishas in attendance at diplomatic functions. Interestingly, underlying much of the diplomatic context is Colonel McIlroy's main task-to learn how best to bomb Japan. It is information that will have a profound impact on history. Book jacket.

Author : Henry Landau
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : History
ISBN : 9785876737762

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The enemy within by Henry Landau Pdf

Author : Michael E. Birdwell
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781621905325

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Tennessee's Experience during the First World War by Michael E. Birdwell Pdf

“On the day that Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, was assassinated, Tennesseans worried about the weather,” Carole Bucy writes. Indeed, the war that began in Europe in 1914 was unimaginably remote from Tennessee—until it wasn’t. Drawing on a depth of research into a wide array of topics, this vanguard collection of essays aims to conceptualize World War I through the lens of Tennessee. The book begins by situating life in Tennessee within the greater context of the war in Europe, recounting America’s growing involvement in the Great War. As the volume unfolds, editor Michael E. Birdwell and the contributors weave together soldier narratives, politics and agribusiness, African American history, and present-day recollections to paint a picture of Tennessee’s Great War experience that is both informative and gripping. An essential addition to the broader historiography of the American experience during World War I, this collection of essays presents Tennessee stories that are close to home in more than just geography and lineage. By relating international conflict through the eyes of Tennessee’s own, editor Michael E. Birdwell and the contributing authors provide new opportunities for academics and general readers alike to engage with the Great War from a unique and—until now—untold perspective.

Author : James T. Palmer
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595183364

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Mencik's Thorn by James T. Palmer Pdf

A group of carefully trained terrorists, masquerading as animal rights activists, along with an unknown source of unlimited funding, initiate a conspiracy to implant selected patient groups with a unique carcinogen. Why they are doing this is not clear, but it seems that their goal, ultimately, is financial gain. A disgraced former graduate student may be the only one who can stop their deadly scheme, but he too is drawn into their web of deception. With the help of a beautiful geneticist who is dangerously close to the source of the evil, he uncovers a plan that may change the science of oncology as we know it. But worse still, he discovers his own past may reveal the key players of this sinister game.

Author : Louis Sachar
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781408812488

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Wayside School is Falling Down by Louis Sachar Pdf

'Watch closely,' said Mrs Jewls. 'You can learn much faster using a computer instead of paper and pencil.' Then she pushed the computer out of the window. The children all watched it fall thirty floors. 'See?' said Mrs Jewls. 'That's gravity . . .' That's the way things happen at Wayside School. There are twenty-nine kids in Mrs Jewls' class and this book is about all of them: there is Todd, who is in trouble every day, until he gets a magic dog; Paul, whose life is saved by Leslie's pigtails; Ron, who dares to try the cafeteria's mushroom surprise; and all the others who help turn a day at Wayside School into one madcap adventure after another.

Author : Les Roberts
Publisher : Gray & Company, Publishers
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781598510546

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King of the Holly Hop by Les Roberts Pdf

Milan Jacovich investigates after a leading cardiologist is killed, and a classmate is suspected, at St. Claire High School's fortieth reunion.

Author : Ronald Peterson
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781645305965

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Das Fräulein und Raphael by Ronald Peterson Pdf

Das Fräulein und Raphael By: Ronald Peterson Das Fräulein und Raphael is a historical novel of the survival and ideological change of Kathryn Steiner, a young, beautiful, well-educated, and intellectual woman originally committed and loyal to the NSDAP (Nazi Party). Kathryn has connections at the highest levels of the Third Reich and uses her extraordinary survival skills to escape war-ravaged Germany in 1945 for New York City. After graduation from Columbia Law School, Kathryn becomes a US citizen and converts her political ideology from Nazism to democracy and capitalism. She is recruited by the newly formed CIA and, at the beginning of the Cold War, she is assigned to the US Embassy in Moscow as a spy and assassin. Das Fräulein und Raphael highlights key events involving the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and Germany as participants in the origin of the Cold War, during the period 1942 through 1948.

Author : Boris Ėmmanuilovich Baron Nolʹde
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Russia
ISBN : UOM:39015031641403

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Russia in the Economic War by Boris Ėmmanuilovich Baron Nolʹde Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1372 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Customs administration
ISBN : CUB:U183043386411

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Customs Bulletin and Decisions by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1304 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Customs administration
ISBN : UIUC:30112050128476

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Customs Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : American periodicals
ISBN : UCAL:$B623274

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The Living Age by Anonim Pdf