The #1 bestselling author reflects on the filming of five of his most popular short stories, each tale included in this collection. Those movies are The Shawshank Redemption, 1408, Children of the Corn, The Mangler, and Hearts in Atlantis. Includes an introduction, his brief personal commentary, and behind-the-scenes insights by Stephen. The Subterranean Press edition of Stephen King Goes to the Movies is -- so far -- the only hardcover edition scheduled, and features full-color movie poster illustrations -- one for each story -- by Vincent Chong.
Roman van een internationale bedreiging - Midprice
474 páginas
17 horas de lectura
Een Amerikaanse miljonair krijgt opdracht van de regering de praktijken bij militair-industriële vestigingen te onderzoeken; daarbij stuit hij op corruptie op grote schaal.
General Chuck Horner commanded the U.S. and allied air assets--the forces of a
dozen nations--during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and was responsible for
the design and execution of one of the most devastating air campaigns in
history. Never before has the Gulf air war planning, a process filled with
controversy and stormy personalities, been revealed in such rich, provocative
detail. And in this revised edition, General Horner looks at the current Gulf
conflict--and comments on the use of air power in Iraq today.
Mijn verrassende zoektocht naar wijsheid en inzicht
413 páginas
15 horas de lectura
De Engelse journalist en televisiepresentator bereist de wereld op zoek naar esoterische en spirituele bewegingen die al honderd jaar de komst van de Maitreya voorspellen.
Ricardo Ross is The Marketmaker, the king of the Latin American bond markets. How far would you go to please the king? Disenchanted academic Nick Elliot knows that he may be selling his soul when he joins Ricardo Ross at City brokers Dekker Ward, but he needs the money. As Nick soon discovers you are either with The Marketmaker, or you have made an enemy for life. While Nick is learning the ropes, strange things start to happen to Dekker Ward employees. One top trader is fired without warning. Another dies in a bungled robbery. Nick can't hide his feelings for his attractive Brazilian colleague Isabel. Then she is kidnapped in Rio. Nick decides go to Brazil to look for her, a country he doesn't know at all. But the Marketmaker knows it, knows it very well ...
Aan de vooravond van de overgang naar de Volksrepubliek China resulteren verraad, geweld en streven naar absolute macht in Hongkong in een groot aantal gruwelijke moorden.
An Irish immigrant in New Zealand fills his son, Rory, with patriotic tales. When Rory grows up, World War I is on. He joins the New Zealand corps of the British army, survives Gallipoli, becomes an officer and is transferred to Ireland to put down a rebellion. One day his father's tales catch up and Rory switches sides. By the author of Trinity.
Mark Fairfax is a young, successful trader in the City. His older brother richard is a genius, who has built one of the world's leading virtual reality companies. When richard is found dead in a Scottish fishing village, mark steps into his shoes. He discovers that Richard has developed a system that can bring virtual reality into every home and office. Such a system could be worth billions of dollars to large Japenese or American companies capable of exploiting it; and there are those that fear it would change civilisation as we know it - for the worse. Mark has to learn quickly as he is thrust into a world which he barely understands, where he can trust no one. As he struggles to save to save his brother's fledgling company from bankruptcy and unwelcome predators, he realizes that his own life is in danger. Mark needs all his trader's nerve and quick thinking to survive.
Una novela explosiva sobre el imperialismo económico japonés. En la mejor tradición de los buenos thrillers, la historia arranca con el hallazgo de un cadáver, en esta ocasión el de una call-girl en el piso 45 de la torre Nakamoto, un rascacielos de Los Ángeles que alberga el cuartel general desde donde el coloso oriental l anza su invasión económica sobre Estados Unidos... Sol naciente es una de las novelas más trepidantes de Michael Crichton, célebre autor de Parque Jurásico, y su adaptación cinematográfica, protagonizada por Sean Connery, constituyó todo un acontecimiento
Paul Murray is a junior bond trader. He loves his job and is keen to make a good impression. But when his colleague, Debbie Chater, is found dead Paul finds himself framed for murder and accused of insider trading. Who is out to get him?
When beautiful, wealthy Yukiko and low-born artist Noriyoshi are found drowned together in a shinju, or ritual double suicide, everyone believes the culprit was forbidden love. Everyone but newly appointed yoriki Sano Ichiro.Despite the official verdict and warnings from his superiors, the shogun's Most Honorable Investigator of Events, Situations, and People suspects the deaths weren't just a tragedy; they were murder. Risking his family's good name and his own life, Sano will search for a killer across every level of society determined to find answers to a mystery no one wants solved. No one but Sano...As subtle and beautiful as the culture it evokes, Shinju vividly re-creates a world of ornate tearooms and gaudy pleasure-palaces, cloistered mountaintop convents and deathly prisons. Part love story, part mystery, Shinju is a tour that will dazzle and entertain all who enter its world.
American secret agent Drew Latham joins forces with Karin de Vries, a beautiful NATO analyst, to battle neo-Nazis planning world domination. The novel features such high-tech schemes as replacing a captured U.S. agent's memory with a chip programmed with disinformation. By the author of The Scorpio Illusion.
Su nombre define el thriller internacional. Robert Ludlum entrega su novela más suspense desde La identidad Bourne, tejiendo una historia de venganza compleja y meticulosamente elaborada. Amaya Bajaratt, una mujer hermosa y mortal, fue testigo del brutal asesinato de sus padres a manos de soldados cuando era niña, jurando muerte a toda autoridad. Tras el asesinato del hombre que amaba, emprende un audaz acto de venganza, planeando atacar decisivamente a los líderes de Israel, Inglaterra, Francia y Estados Unidos.
Para detenerla, la comunidad de inteligencia recurre a Tyrell Hawthorne, un ex oficial de inteligencia naval cuya vida fue destrozada por el asesinato de su esposa en Ámsterdam. Ahora, como marinero en el Caribe, no puede escapar de las inquietantes preguntas de su pasado. A medida que es atraído de nuevo al peligroso mundo del espionaje, una gran transferencia de fondos negros de Bahréin a un banco offshore establece el escenario para el caos. Una mujer misteriosa parte de Marsella con intenciones violentas, mientras una red clandestina conocida como los Escorpios manipula eventos en Washington.
La clave de esta escalofriante conspiración está oculta entre las islas inexploradas del Caribe. Tyrell Hawthorne conoce estas aguas engañosas mejor que nadie, pero se enfrenta a un oponente formidable en Bajaratt. Desde la isla de un millonario hasta Palm Beach y la Oficina Oval, esta historia de intriga de alta tensión im
A newscaster's wife, son and father are kidnapped by terrorists and his TV network is held to ransom. The action moves from New York to the South American jungles and from an FBI investigation to a Florida-bound jet carrying a highly unusual cargo. The author also wrote Airport and Hotel.
