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À un moment donné de nos vies, nous avons tous rêvé d'échapper au monde menaçant qui nous entoure. La plupart d'entre nous ne le font jamais. Cependant, pour ceux qui ont un esprit aventurier, pour les héros et les inadaptés, il existe encore le défi de lieux lointains, d'entreprises risquées et de nouveaux commencements. "Le Navigateur" raconte l'histoire d'un groupe d'hommes et de femmes qui se lancent à la recherche du dernier endroit inconnu de la Terre. Gunnar Thorkild, figure centrale du roman, est un personnage complexe aux dimensions héroïques. Mi-polynésien, mi-européen, petit-fils du Grand Navigateur de la Polynésie, héritier de deux mille ans de légende, il est également un chercheur consciencieux et professeur à l'Université d'Hawaï. Ses collègues le discréditent et rejettent sa promotion lorsqu'il publie un travail affirmant qu'il existe, dans les vastes espaces du Pacifique, une île mystérieuse connue seulement des grands chefs et navigateurs polynésiens. Thorkild n'a plus que deux alternatives : admettre son échec en tant que chercheur ou prouver que l'île existe.

Set in the Middle East on the brink of war, this novel portrays the Arab-Jewish confrontation. The successful terrorist becomes a statesman and a national hero. The unsuccessful one is branded a criminal. But they all know themselves to be heroes.

Participant à la fois de l'anticipation à court terme (vers la fin du XXe siècle) et de la politique-fiction (le Pape a dû abdiquer à la suite d'une révélation de la fin des temps), ce seizième roman de l'écrivain australien conserve un ton plausible. Par ailleurs, pas plus que chez Graham Greene à qui on l'a souvent comparé, il n'y a d'emphase religieuse ou d'esquisses ou d'esquives moralisantes, quoique le sujet s'y prête. Le message inhérent joue non par autorité (d'auteurs) mais par influence (provenant du for intérieur du lecteur). Réflexif.

John Spada publicly runs an enormous multi-national corporation, privately he heads Proteus, a clandestine resistance movement. His aim is to free prisoners of conscience wherever they may be. As the story unfolds, Spada himself becomes an outlaw, and holds the world hostage.

Ailing Pope Leo XIV is threatened by the terrorist group, The Sword of Islam, while in the Vatican, intrigue and conspiracy mount. Leo's heart surgeon gets caught up in the terrorist plot.

The confused U.S. Ambassador to war-torn Vietnam must make some drastic decisions which will affect the nation's destiny

Reissue of the renowned Australian author's thriller about the twin evils of murder and greed. Set in Asia. First published under the pen-name Michael East in 1958 and reissued under real name in 1973 as TThe Concubine'.

"The pope has died, and the corridors of the Vatican hum with intrigue as cardinals from all over the world gather to choose his successor. Suddenly, the election is concluded - with a surprise result. The new pope is the youngest cardinal of all - and a Russian. Shoes of the Fisherman slowly unravels the heartwarming and profound story of Kiril Lakota, a cardinal who reluctantly steps out from behind the Iron Curtain to lead the Catholic Church and to grapple with the many issues facing the contemporary world."--BOOK JACKET.

The war was over . . . But it was a time of armistice, not peace. In the winter of 1945, Austria was in a land without leaders and withoug hope. To men like Major Mark Hanlon, Occupation Commander in the snowbound Alps, fell the task of destroying the stink of tyranny and death that the Nazis had left behind.Major Hanlon had sought the appointment because he wanted to help. On all sides he found despair and resistance. He wanted to rule by law, not force. But his word was law and backed up by guns. And it was his job - and his duty - to rule.In BACKLASH, as in his tremendous best sellers 'The Devil's Advocate' and 'The Shoes of the Fisherman', Morris West tells a vivid and exciting story which sweeps the reader into a dramatic involvement with the characters. And as in those two books he poses moral problems which give his novels an added measure of depth and impact.

The best-selling author of The Shoes of the Fisherman offers a lyrical, intensely personal affirmation of his life of faith and an account of his life's pilgrimage as a Catholic in the twentieth century. 20,000 first printing.

Lance Dillon is owner of a new cattle station on the southern fringe of Australia's Arnhem Land. When an Aboriginal hunting party targets Dillon's prize bull for a ritual killing, and then spears Dillon in the shoulder, it's clear they want him off their traditional land. Under the merciless rays of the burning sun, the wounded Dillon flees into the bush, with expert tracker Mundaru in hot pursuit. Dillon's city-born wife Mary and handsome local policeman Neil Adams set out to search for her husband. The gruelling journey throws them together, and it is not long before each is secretly hoping that Dillon is never found alive. The Naked Country is a terrifying manhunt set in one of the harshest and most remote regions of the world.

The code name: SALAMANDER Forged in the flames of war. A symbol of courage and justice. The mark of the final power. An Italian general is found dead in his apartment, a card engraved with the image of the Salamander lying by his corpse. Colonel Matucci begins the routine investigation, only to find himself catapulted into the centre of a desperate web of political violence and intrigue. As he digs deeper, he is faced with an agonising choice: how much is he prepared to pay to survive - his lover... his conscience... or more?

First pub. 1971. A writer accoustomed to trouble-spots and big cities goes to Scotland to recharge his spirit. There he finds friends, a new love and drama that will change their lives.

A Novel. Number # 24261-X. Original price $3.50. One Man's unholy dream sets off a raging battle to the death.

Richard Ashley is a journalist who cares about the truth, and he's about to break the greatest story of his career. Italy's ruling clique is rotten to the core. A scandal centered around Vittorio, Duke of Orgagna, points to a web of corruption and deceit emanating from his estate in the south. But Ashley finds that the truth is not all it seems when he falls in love with Orgagna's wife. Everything is more complicated, more passionate, than before-and tainted by death. Suddenly Ashley's greatest story threatens to be his last.

"Il Grande Mediatore", del 1991, è l'ennesimo grande successo di Morris West, autore abituato a grandi esiti di critica e di vendita, sin dai lontani anni '70. La trama di questo romanzo, trae le sue mosse dal Giappone. Proprio il paese del Sol Levante, infatti, vede riunito nella sua quiete un gruppo estremamente selezionato composto da diplomatici, militari, economisti ed antropologi. Il gruppo in questione, ha un preciso ed inquietante obiettivo, quello di creare le condizioni per una alleanza tra Germania, Russia e Giappone, che dovrebbe portare ad una vera e propria ridefinizione della sfera economica sovietica. Un progetto che, qualora andasse in porto, aprirebbe scenari nuovi ed estremamente redditizi per i partecipanti. La mediazione che dovrebbe permettere la realizzazione del progetto, è affidata a Gilbert Anselm Langton, il quale ha le doti giuste per ottenere il risultato pieno: uomo al di sopra delle parti, è comunque in grado di comprendere i meccanismi di diffidenza tra le nazioni interessate e di smussare gli angoli e le incrostazioni create dagli stessi. Per far questo deve eliminare rancori millenari e il potenziale conflitto tra mentalità e tradizioni che sono all'apparenza imcompatibili. Anche un mediatore come lui, però, non può fare molto di fronte agli imprevisti che conducono il lettore ad un finale inatteso e vorticoso, come è nella tradizione di Morris West, uno dei maestri del genere.

De zaak speelt zich af op de planeet Widdershins. Dom Sabalos is de erfgenaam van een hele planeet, van de eerste Bank van Sirius en van de kolossale rijkdom die daarbij hoort. Hij moet ook de president van de planetenraad worden. Het probleem is dat iemand hem wil doden. Dat is jammer, want Dom heeft interesse in veel dingen in het leven. Hij houdt ervan om siroccoques te temmen die in de schemering in de lagune grommen. En hij zou graag het mysterie van de Jokers oplossen die vreemde artefacten in het hele universum hebben verspreid. Zoals de Toren die in de zee oprijst en zich verliest in de wolkenbedekking van Widdershins. Of de gigantische Sterrenketens... Iemand wil niet dat hij de Wereld van de Jokers ontdekt. Maar wie? Een aanhanger van de Kansrekening, vermoedelijk. Diezelfde Kansrekening die hem aankondigt met een kans van meerdere miljoenen tegen één: Dom zal morgen, op de dag van zijn eerste verjaardag, vermoord worden. Jammer, jammer...

Head of a prestigious European bank, George Harlequin belongs to a vanishing class of gentlemen whose handshake is their bond. But when an envious corporate raider frames Harlequin for murder, no deed is too dirty if it will save Harlequin's reputation, his bank and his life."In a tiny group of best-selling novelists, Morris West qualifies as the brains of the organization." Time

Maxwell Mather, un norteamericano historiador de arte, es contratado como archivero y responsable por Pia Palombini, matriarca de una aristocrática familia italiana que posee una valiosa colección de arte. Ambos se convierten pronto en amantes y cuando Pia muere le deja al protagonista `cualquier objeto que le interese de su archivo`. Maxwell se siente atraído por una antigua bolsa de lona con un envoltorio en su interior y allí, estupefacto, descubre que se halla ante dos cuadros del pintor Rafael y algunos bocetos... El valor del hallazgo puede cambiar su vida, pero sabe que tiene que actuar debidamente para convertirse en el dueño incuestionable de unas obras de incalculable precio. Mather comienza a elaborar un complicado plan de acción que le llevará a Suiza y New York. Idea una jugada maestra sin omitir detalles, pero ignora que se verá inmerso en una serie de acontecimientos que llegarán a poner en peligro su propia vida.

Barcelona. 18x11 cm. 288 p. Encuadernación en rúst. de editorial. Colección 'Los jet de Plaza & Janés. Biblioteca de Morris West'. Traducido del Inglés. Traducido por West, Morris L .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 9788401497452; 8401497450