Robert Vernooy Libros

A re-issue of John O'Brien's debut novel, a masterpiece of modern realism about the perils of addiction and love in a city of loneliness.

For the past three decades Robert Ludlum's bestselling novels have been enjoyed by hundreds of millions of readers worldwide and have set the standard against which all other thrillers are measured. His Covert-One series has been among his most beloved creations and now comes the latest thrilling novel in the series. The Lazarus Movement, the dominant force in the eco-conscious, "anti-technology" protest movement, has sent rumblings down the halls of the world's intelligence agencies. Led by a mysterious, never-seen figure known only as Lazarus, this increasingly prominent group is believed by some to be preparing a bold strike. When an attack on a nano-technology research facility leaves thousands dead--- protestors and scientists alike---from what appears to be a cloud of inadvertently released but gruesomely deadly nanobots, pandemonium reigns. Lt. Col. Jon Smith is activated by Covert-One to find and uncover the truth about Lazarus where all others have failed. As Smith slowly uncovers the deadly underpinnings of the group, he soon learns that the Lazarus Movement is only the very tip of the iceberg in a deadly scheme that threatens billions of lives and will forever change the nature of the world itself.

At an international conference in Prague, Lt. Col. Jon Smith, an Army research doctor specializing in infectious diseases and secretly an agent attached to Covert-One, is contacted by a Russian colleague, Dr. Valentine Petrenko. Petrenko is concerned about a small cluster of mysterious deaths in Moscow and about the Russian government's refusal to release publicly any information or data on the outbreak. When the two meet, they are attacked by a group of mysterious men and Petrenko is killed, his notes and medical samples are lost, and Smith barely escapes with his life. At the same time, a series of government officials around the world are coming down with a mysterious, fast-acting virus with a 100% fatality rate. These deaths are somehow related to the increasing militarism from the new Russian government, headed by the autocratic and ambitious President Victor Dudarev. With few clues and precious little time, Smith and Covert-One must unravel this mysterious plot and find the mysterious figure who stands at the center of it all...

En la interestatal 50, en el desértico y solitario tramo que atraviesa Nevada, un gato muerto ensartado en un cartel da la bienvenida al pequeño pueblo minero de Desesperación. Allí, un policía local poseído por un perverso ser se ha erigido en autoridad suprema y sanguinaria, y elige sus víctimas entre los escasos vehículos que circulan por carretera. Aquellos que mueren rápidamente son en realidad los más afortunados, ya que para los supervivientes Desesperación se convertirá en el escenario de una horrenda pesadilla...

In City of Masks, the first Cree Black novel, parapsychologist Cree and her partner take a case in New Orleans's Garden District that leaves them fearing for their own lives. The 150-year-old Beauforte House has long stood empty, until Lila Beauforte resumes residence and starts to see some of the house's secrets literally come to life. Tormented by an insidious and violent presence, Lila finds herself trapped in a life increasingly filled with childhood terrors. It takes Cree's unconventional take on psychology and her powerful natural empathy with Lila to navigate the dangerous worlds of spirit and memory, as they clash in a terrifying tale of mistaken identity and murder.

A young man suffering from Tourette's Syndrome desperately searches for steady work before his ex-wife can claim custody of their son. He accepts a job offer from his eccentric aunt to repair her old Hudson Valley mansion, and takes his girlfriend along to help. Sifting through the rubble, he discovers that the house has been vandalized by an almost superhuman rage. And when dead teenagers are found in the area, the violent path leads directly to the mansion's door. To end the horror, he must confront his family's past, and the dark side of his own soul.

For as long as she can remember, successful young physician Megan Blair has tried to silence the voices in her head--voices that bring her to the edge of madness and terror. Megan possesses psychic powers that have been dormant for years, hidden deep in the past she's tried so desperately to forget. But now everything has come to a boiling point--someone is trying to kill her, and others are trying to use her, including the deadly and seductive Neal Grady. Shocking secrets about her life and her mother's death bombard her as she fights to take control of her heritage and save herself and everything she believes in. Grady holds the key to understanding her future, a future in which Megan's life will never be the same. If she survives to have a future. Pandora's Daughter is a gripping suspense novel from bestselling author Iris Johansen.

Een Amerikaanse ex-marinier belandt door een zwaard dat toebehoorde aan de Japanse soldaat met wie zijn vader in 1945 een gevecht op leven en dood had, in de maffia in Japan.

Wat kan oosterse krijgskunst ons leren over de kunst van het volle leven?0?De weg? is een belangrijk concept in het oosterse denken. Deze do zit ook in budo, de verzamelnaam voor bekende Japanse krijgskunsten zoals judo, aikido, kendo en karatedo. Anders dan de meer competitieve vechtsporten worden zulke krijgskunsten gezien als een persoonlijk ontwikkelingstraject, een levensweg. Daarbij gaat het om geestelijke vorming door middel van lichamelijke oefening.0Als schrijver en budobeoefenaar bewandelt Robert Vernooy zelf de dubbele weg van pen en zwaard. In 'Van de weg naar de straat' onderzoekt hij hoe de hedendaagse westerse mens de lessen van zo?n oosterse levensweg in het dagelijks leven kan gebruiken. Kun je door budo een beter mens worden? Wie wint er, en wat wordt er overwonnen als je jezelf overwint? En hoe moet je luisteren met je buik?0Vernooys beschouwingen over krijgskunst als levenskunst zijn niet alleen interessant voor lezers met belangstelling voor budo en oosterse filosofie, maar voor iedereen die geïnteresseerd is in de kunst van het volle leven.00Robert Vernooy (1961) is musicoloog, auteur en vertaler. Hij heeft korte verhalen, romans, essayistisch werk en tientallen vertalingen op zijn naam staan. Daarnaast doet hij al bijna dertig jaar aan karate. In zijn werk als auteur komen muziek, (krijgs)kunst, esthetica en (cultuur)filosofie samen.