Thomas Karel Beek Libros

A thrilling novel of the West’s first journeys to Japan from “a master storyteller” and the acclaimed author of 'Saigon' and 'Peking' (The Kansas City Star). Set in July 1853, this tale of the first clash between the fledgling modern nations of America and Japan illustrates the civilian hysteria provoked by the arrival of the Americans on steam-driven warships, and the mutual fears this set in place. A fleet of ships billowing black smoke steam past Japan’s tributary islands in July 1853, setting off panic among a people who have been sealed off from the rest of the world for over two hundred years. Commodore Matthew Perry has arrived, sent by the US president to open Japan to American ships and trade—by force, if necessary. Navy lieutenant Robert Eden, an idealistic New Englander, immediately recognizes that the colonial intentions of his countrymen will ignite a violent conflict with the feudal, sword-wielding samurai. Inspired to pursue peace, he jumps ship and finds himself plunged into a world of frightful and noble warriors, artfully exotic geishas, and a distraught populace who view the Americans as monsters. Eden tries to bridge the divide between two proud, unyielding cultures in the name of morality, but he may not survive to see the lasting harmony he hopes to create.

A novel based on the life of Profesora Camila Henríquez-Ureña, a teacher whose mother was Salomé Ureña, famous nineteenth-century political poet from the Dominican Republic.

All were orphans when they met in their teens in the late seventies, and they vowed to be a family. As they reunite at a film party in London, it is Rosalind Madigan, who holds them together. An Academy Award-winning designer, Rosie is troubled by commitments that leave her feeling estranged from herself and her friends: Gavin Ambrose, a Hollywood megastar, a brilliant actor/producer whose personal life is not as successful as it appears... Nell Jeffrey, head of an international public relations firm and Rosie's best friend, a glamorous woman having a secret love affair... and Kevin Madigan, Rosie's brother, an undercover cop in the NYPD Crime Intelligence Division who specialises in fighting organised crime. Into their midst come a dashing French aristocrat and the world's most successful popular singer, two men who disrupt - and irrevocably transform - "the family."

The bittersweet love story of Elvis Presley's secret passion--and the child he never knew. Elvis Presley was just eighteen when he fell in love with a beautiful 16-year-old French dancer--his first and only true love. They kept their passion secret from the world for 24 years. Now Lucy de Barbin breaks her silence and reveals all: the secret meetings, heartbreaking love scenes, tears and tenderness--and the beautiful daughter that Elvis never knew he had.

Een in het Westen opgeleide Maleisische advocate moet zowel zakelijk als privé keuzes maken.

Een ex-huurling wordt ingehuurd als lijfwacht voor een 11-jarig meisje.

De ex-vrouw van de Amerikaanse zanger Elvis Aaron Presley (1935-1977) geeft een beeld van zijn turbulente leven.