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The war against terror is played by a different set of rules for the men and women of the elite unit known as Stony Man. On the record, they don't exist, and plausible deniability is the first mandate if a mission goes sour. Off the books, the cyber teams and field commandos understand the risk…and accept America's dirtiest missions without hesitation.Intelligence has picked up chatter of the launch of an imminent strike of unknown origin and scope against the U.S. Code-named Bellicose Dawn, it involves Mexican drug runners, jihadists and international funding. Stony Man must navigate an unknown strike point, fragmented information and a brewing political firestorm. But soon it's enough to unleash the ultimate nightmare–men down, missing, maybe dead, and things going so bad so fast that the day every Stony Man member prayed would never happen may have arrived.

It is about an English-style detective novel.On 29 of October 2003, Ms. Carol Tompkins, an antique dealer, finds herself involved, for a strange twist of fate, in the murder of Sally Barnes, who was killed by a slit to her throat. Superintendent Baxter investigates the case, collecting countless clues about the victim and the people that were part of her life. Many are the leads to follow, and it is plausible that behind the murder there are financial interests connected to the sale of the Barnes’s villa, and especially to the disappearance of extremely valuable daggers, among which one that had belonged to Cleopatra. Carol finds herself being investigated, and is unaware of the killer’s motive, but she will strive to defend her innocence. Eventually, she will discover the truth that will render justice not only to the victim Sally, but also to her own life, wiping out the blanket of shadows and hypocrisy that wrapped it.

The fragile but strong friend next door, in search of Love, inner Beauty and whatever else the life and a trip to India will dedicate her. Stefania through the latter will explore costumes, customs, traditions and the different religions that coexist with related Divinity, ascetics and celebrations. Finally she will know the Essence. It will be like retiring in a beautiful and unspoiled glimpse of Nature, where there is nothing and no one but the encounter and profound communion with one's self.”I loved it for aesthetic reasons and for the sensitivity you have in telling, a truly rare quality – nowadays, most of the writers get some writing done in such a rude way… you have class instead, and sensitivity and sense of narrative, you are one of those storytellers who I would keep listening open-mouthed for hours… it is also a delicate moment for me and then, on a personal level, it has ”upset me”… It had a terrible ”cathartic effect”, pleasant and a little scary at the same time… You have a beautiful talent, what I call the ability of real writers to let their readers live other lives by expanding their own experiences that perhaps they will never truly live, but it's like… The autobiographical style is a brave choice. This function is even more needed, but I guess it has not been an easy path… I thank you for having written it and have enriched me!” Laura

Le Grand Ski-lift : un gigantesque réseau de remontées mécaniques permettant aux skieurs d’évoluer dans un domaine qui couvre l’hémisphère boréal tout entier. Poussé par son besoin de renaissance, désirant oublier le Monde connu et les règles de la Tradition, Oskar Zerbi s’introduit illégalement dans ce circuit. Dans cette infinité de pistes et de sommets blancs, il est poursuivi par un mystérieux interlocuteur, et fait des rencontres étranges qui le renvoient aux bribes d’un passé oublié. Investi d’une dangereuse mission, il comprendra petit à petit la nature réelle de sa quête. Se dirigeant toujours vers le nord, il se réappropriera la connaissance de lui-même et de son passé, découvrant à quel point il est lié au Grand Ski-lift. Dans les terres désolées du Nord extrême, il accèdera enfin à la révélation ultime…

” Nous étions repartis. Une seule de nos années solaires s’était écoulée depuis que nous avions été obligés d’abandonner leur planète de toute urgence, mais pour eux, pour les Terriens,3600 années étaient passées.Qu’allions-nous trouver? ”Nibiru, la douzième planète de notre système solaire, a une orbite elliptique à l’extrême, rétrograde et remarquablement plus grande que celle de toutes les autres planètes. Elle met en effet 3600 ans environ à faire un tour complet autour du Soleil. Depuis des centaines de milliers d’années, ses habitants, profitant de ces rapprochements cycliques, nous ont systématiquement rendu visite, influençant à chaque fois notre culture, nos connaissances, notre technologie et jusqu’à l’évolution même de l’espèce humaine. Nos prédécesseurs leur ont donné bien des noms, mais celui qui, depuis toujours, les représente le mieux, est celui de « Dieux ». Atzakis et Pétri, deux sympathiques habitants de cette étrange planète, reviennent sur Terre à bord de leur vaisseau spatial Théos pour récupérer un mystérieux chargement, très précieux, caché lors de leur dernière visite. Un récit captivant, drôle, mais aussi plein de suspense, et qui propose une relecture d’événements historiques qui pourrait bien vous bouleverser.