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From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Philip Caputo, the long-awaited follow-up to his classic A Rumor of War. It is the story of his years as a foreign correspondent covering a world at war.

Pulitzer Prize—winner Philip Caputo spins a gut-leveling story about a broken man’s struggle for salvation and inner freedom in the midst of a broken nation’s fight for stability and peace. When Vietnam veteran and foreign correspondent Charlie Gage realizes he’s been coerced into becoming a mercenary in a guerilla war, he doesn’t really care. A recent tragedy and his subsequent nervous breakdown have robbed him of all volition. But his lack of will becomes increasingly dangerous under the spell of Jeremy Nordstrand, the monstrous megalomaniac leading their suicidal mission into war-torn Ethiopia. Masterfully plotted and vividly detailed, Horn of Africa is a timeless tale of good and evil, a spellbinding epic into the heart of a modern-day desert darkness.

The classic Vietnam memoir, as relevant today as it was almost thirty years ago. In March of 1965, Marine Lieutenent Philip J. Caputo landed at Da Nang with the first ground combat unit deployed to Vietnam. Sixteen months later, having served on the line in one of modern history's ugliest wars, he returned home—physically whole but emotionally wasted, his youthful idealism forever gone. A Rumor of War is more than one soldier's story. Upon its publication in 1977, it shattered America's indifference to the fate of the men sent to fight in the jungles of Vietnam. In the years since then, it has become not only a basic text on the Vietnam War but also a renowned classic in the literature of wars throughout history and, as Caputo explains, of "the things men do in war and the things war does to men." "A singular and marvelous work." —The New York Times

Philip Caputo’s tragic and epically ambitious new novel is set in Sudan, where war is a permanent condition. Into this desolate theater come aid workers, missionaries, and mercenaries of conscience whose courage and idealism sometimes coexist with treacherous moral blindness. There’s the entrepreneurial American pilot who goes from flying food and medicine to smuggling arms, the Kenyan aid worker who can’t help seeing the tawdry underside of his enterprise, and the evangelical Christian who comes to Sudan to redeem slaves and falls in love with a charismatic rebel commander.As their fates intersect and our understanding of their characters deepens, it becomes apparent that Acts of Faith is one of those rare novels that combine high moral seriousness with irresistible narrative wizardry.   

Exploring themes of desire, betrayal, and duty, this gripping narrative delves into the complexities of infidelity and the explosive outcomes of repressed emotions. The story unfolds with intense character dynamics, revealing how hidden passions can lead to unforeseen consequences, ultimately challenging the characters' morals and relationships.

Weinig bekend is dat in de jaren '30 en '40 veel mensen het slachtoffer werden van leeuwen: in Tanzania bijvoorbeeld rond de 1500. Mensenfressende leeuwen behoren tot de meest gruwelijke en fascinerende hoofdstukken van de natuurgeschiedenis van Afrika. In 1898 doodden twee enorme leeuwen, "Ghost" en "Darkness" genoemd, ongeveer 135 spoorwegarbeiders aan de Tsavo-rivier in Kenia. Sindsdien worden de leeuwen van Tsavo als mysterieuze beesten gevreesd; niet alleen zijn sommige van hen uitzonderlijk groot, ook ontbreekt het hen aan de majestueuze manen. Aangezien het gebied een van de grootste en minst bezochte nationale parken van Afrika herbergt, zijn de Tsavo-leeuwen nog steeds omgeven door legendes. Philip Caputo, gefascineerd door het verhaal van de leeuwen, gaat zelf op expeditie en begeleidt wetenschappers die proberen het mysterie van de menseneters op te lossen.

Für eine hochaktuelle Reportage reist der erfolgreiche Pressefotograf DelCorso ins Vietnam der Kriegszeit. Seine Kollegen warten schon auf ihn. Aber nur mehr wenige von ihnen werden ein Jahr später noch im bürgerkriegsverwüsteten Beirut am Leben sein, um ihrem Motto zu folgen: „Wenn es nicht nah ist, ist es nicht wahr.“ Philip Caputos mitreißender Roman führt in die Welt der modernen Kriegsberichterstattung. Dabei scheut er nicht den Blick in die Abgründe der menschlichen Seele und spürt mit untrüglichem Instinkt die Motive für Gewalt und Grausamkeit auf.

"Es ist ein neues Jahrhundert, Jungs!" Mit dieser lapidaren Begündung verbannt im Juni des Jahres 1901 der Familienpatriarch Cyrus Braithwaite seine drei halbwüchsigen Söhne für drei Monate auf hohe See. Sie kämpfen gegen Haie, tauchen nach Schätzen und geraten schließlich in einen furchtbaren Sturm. Mit faszinierender Bildhaftigkeit beschreibt Caputo das Drama einer Atlantikfahrt, dessen Rätsel erst ein Jahrhundert später gelöst wird.