The Madonna Of The Sleeping Cars
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The Madonna Of The Sleeping Cars
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Author : Maurice DeKobra
language : en
Publisher: Melville House
Release Date : 2012-09-25
The Madonna Of The Sleeping Cars written by Maurice DeKobra and has been published by Melville House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-25 with Fiction categories.
One of the biggest bestsellers of all time, and one of the first and most influential spy novels of the twentieth century, is back in print for the first time since 1948 Alan Furst fans will note that train passengers in his bestselling thrillers are often observed reading The Madonna of the Sleeping Cars. It’s a smart detail: First published in 1927, the book was one of the twentieth century’s first massive bestsellers, selling over 15 million copies worldwide. It’s the story of two tremendously charming characters who embark on a glamorous adventure on the Orient Express—and find themselves on a thrilling ride across Europe and into the just-barely unveiled territories of psychoanalysis and revolutionary socialism. Gerard Seliman—technically, a Prince—is so discouraged by the demise of his marriage that he flees to London to become the personal assistant of a glamorous member of the British peerage, Lady Diana Wyndham. But he soon finds himself involved in a wild scheme by Lady Diana to save herself from looming financial ruin while simultaneously fending off rich lotharios. At the center of it all: a plan to rescue her rights to a Russian oil field now under the control of revolutionaries who don’t like capitalists. The book that set the standard for intellectual thrillers of political and social intrigue, The Madonna of the Sleeping Cars, with its jetsetting and witty protagonists, is still as fresh a page-turner as ever—and as fun.
The Madonna Of The Sleeping Cars
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Author : Maurice Dekobra
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1939
The Madonna Of The Sleeping Cars written by Maurice Dekobra and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1939 with categories.
Sunrise With Seamonsters
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Author : Paul Theroux
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 1986
Sunrise With Seamonsters written by Paul Theroux and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Literary Collections categories.
" ... Collection of decidedly opinionated articles, essays, and ruminations, spanning two decades ..."--Page 4 of cover
Hourglass
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Author : Danilo Kiš
language : en
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Release Date : 1997
Hourglass written by Danilo Kiš and has been published by Northwestern University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Fiction categories.
Of all Danilo Kis's books, HOURGLASS, the account of the final months in one man's life before he is sent to a concentration camp, is generally considered his masterpiece. "A finely sustained, complex fictional performance. It is full of pain and rage and gusto and joy of living, at once side-splitting and a heartbreaker".--WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD.
Last Call For The Dining Car
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Author : Michael Kerr
language : en
Publisher: Aurum
Release Date : 2011-08-15
Last Call For The Dining Car written by Michael Kerr and has been published by Aurum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-15 with Transportation categories.
Ever since Paul Theroux embarked in London on the first train of his Great Railway Bazaar, railways have been a rich source for the best travel writing. This is truer than ever in the twenty-first century. As the environmental implications of relentless air travel cast an ominous shadow over the prospect of foreign adventure, the opportunity to jump on a train at St Pancras and be whisked straight to the continent offers a wonderful alternative. Train travel has assumed a new pragmatic importance as well as romance – which is no doubt why so many more tour companies are offering a great train ride as part of their holiday itineraries. Now, Michael Kerr, the Telegraph’s deputy Travel Editor, has burrowed deep in the newspaper’s archives and collected together the very best of its writings about the railway: here are journeys non-stop from London to Vladivostok; across the Canadian Rockies; the first train to traverse Australia from Darwin to Alice Springs; and on the teeming, crawling, travelling adventure of Indian railways. In scenes much more familiar to the British commuter, Boris Johnson discovers his “inner McEnroe” thanks to signal failure in the Midlands, and Michael Palin samples the delights of British Rail Inter-City. This is an anthology that will appeal to the railway buff and the armchair traveller alike; to anyone who has ever Inter-railed in their youth and everyone nostalgic for the days when the only way to cross a continent was by train.
The Madonna Of A Day
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Author : Lily Dougall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
The Madonna Of A Day written by Lily Dougall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Canadian fiction categories.
Shanghai On The Metro
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Author : Michael B. Miller
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-04-28
Shanghai On The Metro written by Michael B. Miller and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-28 with History categories.
Secret agents, gun runners, White Russians, and con men—they all play a part in Michael B. Miller's strikingly original study of interwar France. Based on extensive research in security files and a mass of printed sources, Shanghai on the Métro shows how a distinctive milieu of spies and spy literature emerged between the two world wars, reflecting the atmosphere and concerns of these years. Miller argues that French fascination with intrigue between the wars reveals a far more assured and playful national mood than historians have hitherto discerned in the final decades of the Third Republic. But the larger history set in motion by World War I and the subsequent reading of French history into global history are the true subjects of this work. Reconstituting through his own narratives the histories of interwar travel and adventure and the willful turning of contemporary affairs into a source of romance, Miller recovers the ambience and special qualities of the age that produced its intrigues and its tales of spies. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1994.
Sergei Eisenstein
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Author : Ronald Bergan
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse
Release Date : 2016-01-05
Sergei Eisenstein written by Ronald Bergan and has been published by Skyhorse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-05 with Performing Arts categories.
Now back in print, this acclaimed biography reassesses a titan of early cinema based on new material released after the fall of the Soviet Union. Sergei Eisenstein: A Life in Conflict tells the dramatic story of one of world cinema’s towering geniuses and principal theorists. Ronald Bergan details Eisenstein’s life from his precocious childhood to his explosion onto the avant-garde scene in revolutionary Russia, through his groundbreaking film career, his relationships with authors and artists such as James Joyce and Walt Disney, and his untimely death at age fifty. Eisenstein’s landmark films, including The Battleship Potemkin and Ivan the Terrible, are still watched, admired, and taught throughout the world. Drawing upon material recently released from the Soviet archives after the breakup of the USSR and from Eisenstein’s personal letters, diaries, and sketches, Bergan shines a new light on the influence of Eisenstein’s early life on his work, his homosexuality, and his keen interest in the West. This book is the definitive biography of an influential director who saw film as the synthesis of all the arts and whose work displayed a passionate and profound grasp of art, science, philosophy, and religion.
Vague Souvenir
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Author : Claude Lambert
language : en
Publisher: Claude Lambert
Release Date : 2011-06-03
Vague Souvenir written by Claude Lambert and has been published by Claude Lambert this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-03 with Fiction categories.
Vague Souvenir: a WWII novelMarine Leroy is a French child fiercely attached to her tutor. She will be betrayed: her family is divided between the Fascists and the members of the Resistance; for some, the war turns division into opportunity. Lyman Hall, a young American economist and envoy of President Roosevelt, dreams of methodologies that will bring world peace and end the Great Depression. Their dreams are shattered, but can any good possibly come out of the war?
Decades Never Start On Time
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Author : Michael Temple
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-07-25
Decades Never Start On Time written by Michael Temple and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-25 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Richard Roud, film writer and co-founder and director of the New York Film Festival, was one of the most influential film critics of the twentieth century. Renowned for his close relationships with French New Wave directors such as Godard and Truffaut, he played a key role in bringing European art cinema to the attention of American and British audiences. This anthology brings together selected writings from his published works with previously unpublished archival material – from an unfinished study of Truffaut, to extracts from his books on film-makers such as Straub-Huillet and Ophüls, and articles for The Guardian and Sight & Sound. Charting Roud's journey through the world of film festivals and film criticism from the 1950s to the 1980s, Decades Never Start on Time provides a fascinating insight into the flourishing film culture of the era. With a preface by David Thomson.