Analysis how how the most civilized people in Europe gave in to the barbarity of Nazi-ism

Germans Biography of an Obsession

History

BAILEY, George

Europe

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Charles Lister

E. Carrington Boggan

Marilyn G. Haft

John P. Rupp

A penetrating examination of the German mind, the culture and the complicated soul of modern Teutonic history

GERMANS, BIOGRAPHY OF AN OBSESSION

I always meant to be a writer from my earliest recall, writes Marcia Davenport in her memoir, Too Strong For Fantasy, and like all such people I lived from infancy in the world of stories and books, most of them fantasy. When I began to outgrow fantasy, history seized me by the throat and has held on ever since. History is inseparable from place and politics and political men.

Too Strong for Fantasy

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Marcia DAVENPORT

Science Fiction

Does the Universe extend forever or is there an end somewhere? Does it expand and contract like an accordion with each cosmic spasm lasting millions of years? Was there a time when it exploded and will the flying fragments separated until our own fragment is virtually alone? Does it renew itself and is it eternal, unborn and undying? This is a complete scientific survey of all that is known about the Universe, presented with the clarity and precision so characteristic of the writing of Isaac Asimov. Beginning with chapters on the earth and our solar system, he guides the reader through exploration and discovery of the unimaginably distant reaches of outer space. Barely fifty years ago, their horizons of our known universe were pushed back. The Milky Way was recognized as only a drop in a huge black ocean; other galaxies were discovered; the Universe was found to be expanding - its rim many billions of light-years away. And as man daily probes further into the unknown, it is becoming clear that discoveries dwarfing all those of the past may actually be at hand. This edition has been updated to incorporate discoveries made since the book's original publication in 1966 and includes a new section on pulsars. --- from book's dustjacket

The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar

Science & Math

Asimov,Isaac

Astronomy & Space Science

When anyone can strike it rich in an instant and lose it all just as quickly, it takes a titan to stay on top. In the 1870s, the oil business can make or break a man. No one appreciates that fact more than Matthew Strong, a young man from Oil City, Pennsylvania, with big dreams, not to mention the talent to back them up. The search for a gusher has already cost Matthew dearly; both his father and older brother died in the fields. Their deaths drove a rift between Matthew and his mother, and also tore him apart from the only woman he's ever loved. But despite the risks, the pursuit of oil is a fortune that Matthew has no choice but to chase in an effort to redeem his father's sacrifice. 
 When a chance meeting in Cleveland with his hero John D. Rockefeller leads to a job with Standard Oil, Matthew quickly rockets up the chain of command as the company takes a stranglehold on the emerging market. But no great achievement comes without a cost. And the price that Matthew has to pay to keep pace with his rivals climbs higher than a barrel of oil. Just when he's reached the pinnacle of his professional and personal life, an unspeakable tragedy threatens to bring everything Matthew has worked so hard to build crashing down. At his lowest point since the death of his father, Matthew can't resist the allure of one last hunt for the biggest gusher yet. Will he be able to outrun the demons of his past and build an empire that rivals his mentor's against all odds? 
 A sweeping, sumptuous Gilded-Era epic that features cameos from the titans that built the American oil industry, Gusher is an exhaustively researched, compelling trip back in time to the creation of a singular American dream.

Gusher!: A Novel of the Rockefeller Oil Empire

Literature & Fiction

Davis, Bob

Genre Fiction

“A thoroughly researched thriller with a threat vector I wish I’d come up with—and a bite of humor rarely seen in the genre.” —Brad Taylor, author of Daughter of War and the New York Times -bestselling Pike Logan series, retired U.S. Army Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel “Jim Geraghty is one of the most insightful and cutting writers in the country. In his new book, he brings that biting sensibility to a globe-trotting thriller. The results are explosive!” – Ben Shapiro, author, The Right Side of History and founder of The Daily Wire “Powerful, real, and relevant, Jim Geraghty's Between Two Scorpions is a well-written and dynamite page turner and a welcome addition to the thriller genre.” –Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Mission Critical The new face of terror is staring at you in the mirror. A long dormant CIA asset emerges from hiding to request a meeting with his former handler, the beautiful, enigmatic intelligence operative Katrina Leonidivna. She’s skeptical that the source, a shady arms dealer, is on the level. But when Katrina barely escapes with her life after an explosion rips through the café where they met, she’s forced to take his tip seriously. Alongside her husband, Alec Flanagan, and a rogue crew of covert agents from every corner of the intelligence community, Katrina races around the globe to uncover the truth. What this dangerous clique of operatives discover is a plot that could rip America apart from the inside. A plot that pits neighbors against one another and turns everyone into a potential threat. A plot that could make anyone take up arms against their own country. A plot that Katrina, Alec, and the rest of their crew have to stop before it’s too late. But when everyone is a suspect, no one is safe and the entire nation is under suspicion. Hot on the trail of a terror cell capable of turning anyone—and everyone—into a deranged killer, only this dangerous clique of spies has a chance to stop the terrorists from weaponizing America’s greatest asset—freedom. 
 Between Two Scorpions is a thrilling race against time that introduces an unforgettable cast of characters in the first volume of the Dangerous Clique Series. 
 “A fun and quirky international thriller. Geraghty sets a fast-paced story against a recognizable backdrop of societal division and cultural ruthlessness. A compelling read.” – John A. Daly, author of the Sean Coleman Thriller series “The action explodes in the first chapter and keeps coming, but the mayhem and madness is leavened by Jim’s trademark wicked humor and clever pop culture references that would make Dennis Miller beam with pride. It’s makes for a terrific ride, with a trippy ending that will leave you eager for a sequel. Just one more thing – if you are afraid of snakes, be careful…” – Kurt Schlichter, author of Wildfire and Indian Country

Between Two Scorpions: A Dangerous Clique Novel (The CIA’s Dangerous Clique)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Geraghty, Jim

Thrillers & Suspense

Even paradise can be deadly…Jack Sullivan is living the dream. He’s finally made the leap to leave his law practice and move to paradise where he plans to start a new life as a coffee farmer. As Jack settles into the rhythms of Hawaiian expatriate life, a flashy Hollywood movie crew arrives on the islands to film the next big blockbuster. When Jack and his wife are invited to a star-studded, A-list party to celebrate, the last thing they expect is for the movie’s star producer to drop dead of a heart attack. But when he does, and the cause of his death doesn’t seem as natural as it first appears, Jack suspects there’s a killer on the loose. A killer who knows how to turn the natural beauty of the islands into a deadly weapon. With no shortage of suspects who had the opportunity—and the motive—to commit the crime, the local police have their hands full. It turns out people’s problems can follow them anywhere and that a few locals have a complicated history with the victim that may finally have come home to roost. Pulled into the investigation to help reassure an anxious community of new friends, will Jack’s intuition be enough to unmask a calculating killer hiding in plain sight? Moonlight Cocktail is a transporting, propulsive mystery that whisks readers away to the beaches of Hawaii. It’s an island getaway you’ll want to take again and again. Reminiscent of the classics of crime master John D. MacDonald, it introduces Jack Sullivan, an unforgettable island hero every bit as memorable as Travis McGee. It’s the vacation you didn’t know you needed.

Moonlight Cocktail: A Jack Sullivan Mystery

Cassidy, William

Mystery

The coronavirus pandemic is over, but it inspired a sinister plot. 
As a bruised, wary world tries to return to something resembling normal, the CIA’s Katrina Leonidivna and her Dangerous Clique team are in hot pursuit of a rogue Iranian spy with ties to the now-mostly-forgotten Atarsa terrorist group. But that spy reveals a terrifying new threat: someone calling himself Hell-Summoner has approached Tehran – and other rogue regimes – offering to sell them a deadly virus that would make the first pandemic look tame and plunge a world already on the brink into total chaos. 
Katrina, Alec, and the rest of the team learn, to their horror, that the technology to engineer a virus targeting a particular gene is very real and, if used, could launch a cataclysmic new era of biological warfare. The hunt to find Hell-Summoner is on, at a breakneck pace. As they race around the world trying to avert disaster, the Clique must square off against numerous enemies: ruthless Russian mercenaries, cutthroat Serbian war criminals, cruel animal smugglers, and every other extremist who would want to turn a virus into an unstoppable, invisible, and unnervingly precise weapon of war. 
For the Dangerous Clique, the stakes have never been higher – the barn door is wide open, and the four horsemen of the apocalypse are already riding. This mission is to win or die trying and every breath they take may be their last. HUNTING FOUR HORSEMEN is the next volume in the action-packed Dangerous Clique Series that will leave readers on the edge of their seats. 
Praise for Hunting Four Horsemen 
“Geraghty has hit another homerun! Hunting Four Horsemen is an absolutely electrifying thriller. Fantastic plot, pacing, and characters. Bravo!” – Brad Thor, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Near Dark 
"Jim Geraghty is one of the most fiendishly clever novelists out there—and he proves it again in this breakneck thriller. Read it now." – Ben Shapiro, host of "The Ben Shapiro Show" editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com, and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Right Side Of History 
"Is there anything Jim Geraghty can’t write? First, there's the Morning Jolt newsletter. Then there's his hilarious satirical novel, The Weed Agency. Then there's his podcasts, and somewhere in the middle of all this, he writes maybe the hardest, gutsiest—you'll see why when you read it—speculative fiction to write and that is a near-future, a semi-post-COVID thriller, which simultaneously reads our times perfectly and gives us a glimpse into what we hope isn't coming. Now, stop reading my blurb and read the book. Now, before the future takes you by surprise.” – Flint Dille, screenwriter and game designer, known for Transformers, G.I. Joe, Ingress 
"Geraghty has portrayed a post-pandemic world with unparalleled authenticity and research that rivals the best thriller writers in the business. He foreshadows the next possible pandemic with a thriller of a tale injected with facts, science, and knowledge that only a writer like Geraghty could make equally entertaining and incredibly informative. A must-read for those who want to know what comes next." – Matt Betley, critically acclaimed author of Overwatch and the Logan West series 
“You might say Hunting Four Horsemen is ‘ripped from the headlines,’ which is true but trite. What you get in this sequel to Between Two Scorpions are the trademark Jim Geraghty detail and hip cultural references dropped into the tensest scenes, along with an eerie vision of our not-too-distant-future profoundly changed by the pandemic. Sure, it’s a fun read, but it’s also an unsettlingly plausible one.” – Kurt Schlichter, Townhall columnist and author of People’s Republic and Collapse

Hunting Four Horsemen: A Dangerous Clique Novel (The CIA’s Dangerous Clique)

Storms are brewing. Is it too much for the Dangerous Clique to survive?\nFew within the US government know that the Dangerous Clique – a wisecracking, ragtag bunch of rogue CIA operatives operating outside the lines exists. But over the years, the team has made dangerous enemies – and now someone knows exactly who they are and is bringing the fight to them.\nAfter a foiled strike on CIA headquarters and a threatening note that hints that those behind the attack have an axe to grind against the Clique, Katrina Leonidivna, her husband Alec Flanagan, and the rest of the team reexamine their old case files to determine who wants them dead. The chase leads them down memory lane and around the globe as the crew reminisces about the chaotic first days of their partnership.\nAs if grappling with a world spinning off its axis and being hunted by a mysterious foe weren’t enough, Katrina and Alec are also unexpectedly on the cusp of parenthood. And as they work their contacts to uncover who is hot on their trail, they realize that an alarming number of their former associates have hunkered down in anticipation of more storms in the offing – a series of interlocking global crises – suggesting the world will never return to normal. As they strive to right the wrongs of the world their children will inherit, the descendants of an old foe have other plans that threaten to plunge the world even further into chaos.\nAs storm clouds gather on the horizon, can the Dangerous Clique evolve before it’s too late?\nExtraordinary Praise for Jim Geraghty and The CIA’s Dangerous Clique Series:\n“Geraghty has hit another homerun! Hunting Four Horsemen is an absolutely electrifying thriller. Fantastic plot, pacing, and characters. Bravo!” 
—Brad Thor, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Near Dark\n“A thoroughly researched thriller [Between Two Scorpions] with a threat vector I wish I’d come up with—and a bite of humor rarely seen in the genre.” 
—Brad Taylor, author of Daughter of War and the New York Times-bestselling Pike Logan series, retired U.S. Army Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel\n“Powerful, real, and relevant, Jim Geraghty's Between Two Scorpions is a well-written and dynamite page turner and a welcome addition to the thriller genre.” 
—Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Mission Critical\n“Jim Geraghty is one of the most insightful and cutting writers in the country. 
—Ben Shapiro, author, The Right Side of History and founder of The Daily Wire

Gathering Five Storms: A Dangerous Clique Novel (The CIA’s Dangerous Clique)

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