Howard Fast Libros

Antes de cumplir los 13 años, Espartaco fue vendido para trabajar en las canteras como correspondia en el último siglo antes de la era Cristiana al hijo de una esclava. Pero cada golpe en la piedra, cada latigazo en su espalda le acercaban más al sueño de abolir la esclavitud. Desde Capua, donde se entrenaba como gladiador para servir luego de diversión en el circo, encabezó una rebelión que liberó a cientos de miles de hombres, obligó a Roma a emplear todo su poder militar y se convirtió en un símbolo contra cualquie opresión.

With extraordinary power and passion, master storyteller Howard Fast unearths the dry bones of the past and resurrects them for our times. In this thrilling and illuminating study of the history of the Jews, he takes readers from the nomadic life of the Beni Yisrael some 4,000 years ago to the triumphant creation of the Israel nation in 1948.

A novel set in the Border country, concerning the meeting of two families. The author has written twelve novels including "The Maid of Buttermere" and "Josh Lawton" as well as several works of non-fiction, the most recent being the biography of Richard Burton, "Rich".

The story of an enterprising young man who works his way from humble beginnings on New York's Lower East Side to success in Hollywood fledgling film industry.

Being Red is an intimate memoir of an extraordinary time--the years Howard Fast, one of our nation's most popular authors, spent in the American Communist Party, and under the constant surveillance of the FBI. 8-page photo insert.

Hardcover, Missing jacket.1979,First Edition Houghton Mifflin Company, Book Club Edition, Gilt lettering on spine. 337 Name in flap very good copy. Minor wear on edges spine. (please see the pictures) Quick and safe shipping. M-01

Masao Masuto, a Nisei detective in Beverly Hills, navigates a chaotic world filled with crime and cultural contrasts. In "Samantha," he faces a serial killer targeting Hollywood elites, while "The Case of the One-Penny Orange" involves the murders of a stamp dealer and his assistant, linked to a rare 1847 postage stamp. These two gripping adventures showcase Masuto's determination to solve complex cases amidst the backdrop of a vibrant yet dangerous Los Angeles.

"Fast, ... whose career spanned decades and genres, skewers war hawks, oil speculators, and profit-at-all-costs capitalism, ... making these stories as relevant today as when they were first published"--Publisher marketing.