![]() ![]() " Delightful collection of magical short stories. I would give it 3 and a half stars if that were an option. I didn't think the story about Wellington and his horse was weak, only short - then again I like the Duke so I may bebiased. " Nice stories and as I read them while proctoring my midterms having several small independent stories in nice little hour segments was very convenient. ![]()
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![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. ![]() Taking us back to the golden age of espionage, A Spy Named Orphan reveals the impact of one of the most dangerous and enigmatic Soviet agents of the twentieth century, whose actions heightened the tensions of the Cold War. He unravels Maclean’s character and contradictions: a childhood that was simultaneously liberal and austere a Cambridge education mixing in Communist circles a polished diplomat with a tendency to wild binges a marriage complicated by secrets an accelerated rise through the Foreign Office and, above all, a gift for deception. Moments before he was unmasked, Maclean vanished.ĭrawing on a wealth of previously classified material, Roland Philipps now tells this story for the first time in full. But as he leaked huge amounts of top-secret intelligence, an international code-breaking operation was rapidly closing in on him. He was also a Russian spy, driven by passionately held beliefs, whose betrayal and defection to Moscow reverberated for decades.Ĭhristened ‘Orphan’ by his Russian recruiter, Maclean was the perfect spy and Britain’s most gifted traitor. ![]() Donald Maclean was a star diplomat, an establishment insider and a keeper of some of the West's greatest secrets. ![]() ![]() ![]() Our hero, CJ from the National Geographic is tasked to write a piece on the clandestine Zoo after a brief visit, one that will expose her to inexplicable danger and test her physical and mental limits. The Great Zoo of China is about to open, and a select few VIP visitors have been invited to get a preview before opening day. It will amaze the world.Now the Chinese are ready to unveil their astonishing discovery within the greatest zoo ever constructed.A small group of VIPs and journalists has been brought to the zoo deep within China to see its fabulous creatures for the first time.Among them is Dr Cassandra Jane ‘CJ’ Cameron, a writer for National Geographic and an expert on reptiles.The visitors are assured by their Chinese hosts that they will be struck with wonder at these beasts, that they are perfectly safe, and that nothing can go wrong.Of course it can’t…GET READY FOR ACTION ON A GIGANTIC SCALE. ![]() It is a secret the Chinese government has been keeping for forty years.They have found a species of animal no one believed even existed. Published by Gallery Books on January 27, 2015 This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence. ![]() ![]() ![]() Angry God is certainly blessed with the L.J. Vaughn thinks he can kill the ghosts of his past, but what he doesn’t know? It’s my heart he’s slaying. They say this place is haunted, and it is.Ĭarlisle Castle hides two of our most awful secrets. I fight back, tooth and nail, never expecting him to chase me across the ocean after we graduate high school.īut here he is, living with me in a dark, looming castle on the outskirts of London.Ī fellow intern. His parents rule this town, its police, every citizen and boutique on Main Street.Īll I own is a nice, juicy grudge against him for that time he almost killed me.īetween hooking up with a different girl every weekend, breaking hearts, noses and rules, Vaughn also finds the time to bully little ole’ me. To me, he is nothing but a heartless prince. ![]() |