Mijn verrassende zoektocht naar wijsheid en inzicht
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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.
An inexperienced stockbroker at a high-powered financial firm sees his career take off with the stunning success of his first major transaction, pulling him into a world of money and pleasure beyond his imaginings. But when his colleagues suddenly become accident prone, he discovers the sinister truth behind the facade of normal business tactics and ethics. And when an innocent woman's life is placed in jeopardy, the stockbroker must take on a blackhearted corporate raider in a deadly venture where power is the ultimate prize.
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.
The excitement of million-dollar deals meets the daring of cold-blooded murder in this shocking financial thriller. Mark Fairfax is a young, gifted London bond trader with a high-paying job, a stellar track record and a beautiful girlfriend. His older brother, Richard, owns FairSystems, a small company poised to do for the virtual reality world what Bill Gates did for personal computers. But one dark night Richard is brutally murdered in his workshop. Mark immediately steps into Richard's shoes -- and his life. Through cunning and luck, Mark struggles to keep his brother's business afloat and to discover the secrets behind his death. Until Mark himself becomes the target, moving ever closer to his brother's fate.
Au cœur des Alpes autrichiennes est établi un sanctuaire, une forteresse, la base militaire d'un sinistre mouvement, la Fraternité de la Veille. Harry Latham, un des plus brillants espions américains, réussit à infiltrer cette organisation néonazie qui a étendu ses tentacules dans l'ensemble du monde occidental. Il en revient porteur d'un document explosif : la liste des partisans secrets de la Fraternité de la Veille, au nombre desquels figurent de hauts dirigeants européens et américains. Ce document, s'il est authentique, est susceptible de faire basculer le monde occidental. Mais peut-on croire Harry ? Comment a t-il réussi à s'enfuir avec ce document alors que la Fraternité de la Veille l'avait pratiquement démasqué ? Drew Latham veut connaître la vérité. En ce faisant passer pour son frère Harry, il se retrouve alors au cœur d'un jeu de miroirs, de vrais espions et de faux alliés, où le moindre faux pas est mortel...
Amaya is the most deadly terrorist in the annals of political struggle. The horrors of her past have made her an accomplished assassin. Her motive is revenge, her vowed intent is murder.