The Count of Monte Cristo: Illustrated edition in English and Spanish by Alexandre Dumas (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Why pay more? the best classics at the best price and with fine benefits. "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas is a captivating tale of betrayal, revenge, and redemption. Edmond Dantès, a young sailor, is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned in the forbidding Château d'If. During his incarceration, he discovers a hidden treasure on the island of Monte Cristo, which becomes the key to his elaborate plan for vengeance. Upon his escape, Dantès transforms into the mysterious and wealthy Count of Monte Cristo, systematically exposing those who betrayed him. The novel unfolds with intricate plotting, intertwining the lives of characters such as the virtuous Mercedes, the noble Fernand, and the ambitious Villefort. As the Count's revenge unfolds, the narrative delves into themes of justice, morality, and the consequences of unchecked ambition. "The Count of Monte Cristo" is a timeless masterpiece, celebrated for its exploration of the human psyche and its reflection on the ...

Genre: War

The Lion's Den: A Family Drama in Hitler's Berlin in the 1930s (The Lion's Den Series Book 1) by Eoin Dempsey (2,416 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

A broken family. A new opportunity in a country on the precipice of unspeakable evil. November 1932. Seamus Ritter, a widower with four children, returns from riding the rails in an America crippled by the great depression. Realizing that his homecoming will not be how he envisioned it, and in a desperate attempt to make amends with his 16-year-old daughter, Maureen, Seamus accepts an invitation to come and work for his long-lost uncle in Berlin. With little other choice, Seamus takes the ship to Germany with his family. Maureen leaves everything to go with her father she no longer trusts, dedicated to taking care of her younger siblings. The Germany the Ritter family encounters is vastly different than the one Seamus spent time living in as a child. An upstart politician called Adolf Hitler has come to the fore, but surely it's only a matter of time before the right-thinking members of society banish him to the fringes of the political landscape he emerged from. As the Ritter ...

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The Fledglings (The Martin Falconer Thrillers Book 1) by Max Hennessy (Canelo Action) (928 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Man against man. Face to face. One machine against another. It was shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. Martin Falconer and his friend, Frank, were anxious to 'get into the scrap' as soon as possible, their youth blinding them to the real danger of it all. Geoffrey, Martin's elder brother, knew that it wasn't a game. He had fought in the trenches, been wounded and had seen friends die. For Geoffrey the R.F.C. offered an opportunity to escape the mud and horror of the Front, while for Martin and Frank it was the chance to be in at the start of a totally different kind of fighting. They were to be pioneers. A scintillating, full-throttle thriller of the First World War, perfect for fans of W. E. Johns, Derek Robinson and Geoffrey Wellum.

Genre: War