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Bad Monkey

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A wickedly funny novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Squeeze Me in which the greedy, the corrupt, and the degraders of what’s left of pristine Florida—now, of the Bahamas as well—get their comeuppance. “[A] comedic marvel … [Hiaasen] hasn’t written a novel this funny since Skinny Dip.”—The New York Times Andrew Yancy—late of the Miami Police and soon-to-be-late of the Monroe County sheriff’s office—has a human arm in his freezer. There’s a logical (Hiaasenian) explanation for that, but not for how and why it parted from its shadowy owner. Yancy thinks the boating-accident/shark-luncheon explanation is full of holes, and if he can prove murder, the sheriff might rescue him from his grisly Health Inspector gig (it’s not called the roach patrol for nothing). But first—this being Hiaasen country—Yancy must negotiate an obstacle course of wildly unpredictable events with a crew of even more wildly unpredictable characters, including his just-ex lover, a hot-blooded fugitive from Kansas; the twitchy widow of the frozen arm; two avariciously optimistic real-estate speculators; the Bahamian voodoo witch known as the Dragon Queen, whose suitors are blinded unto death by her peculiar charms; Yancy’s new true love, a kinky coroner; and the eponymous bad monkey, who with hilarious aplomb earns his place among Carl Hiaasen’s greatest characters.

Stormy Weather

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A hilarious and scathing novel from the author of Squeeze Me about a crazed and determined man who has devoted his strange existence to saving southern Florida from con artists and carpetbaggers after a hurricane hits. "Hysterically funny…. Hiaasen at his satirical best." —USA Today When a ferocious hurricane rips through southern Florida, insurance fraudsters, amateur occultists, and ex-cons waste no time in swarming over the disaster area. And caught in the middle are Max and Bonnie Lamb, honeymooners who abandon their Disney World plans to witness the terrible devastation. But when Max vanishes, Bonnie, aided by a mysterious young man with a tranquilizer gun and a roomful of human skulls, has to follow her only clue: a runaway monkey.

THE LOST CITY OF Z

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अ‍ॅमेझॉन!जगातलीसर्वांतमोठीनदीआणितिच्याखोऱ्यातपसरलेलेजगातलेसगळ्यातमोठेजंगल.त्यालातेहरवलेलेशहर–झेडशहरआणितीनाहीशीझालेलीसंपन्नसंस्कृतीशोधायचीअसते;पणजंगलातगेल्यावरकाहीमहिन्यांततोनाहीसाहोतो.त्याच्याशोधातगेलेलेनिम्मेलोकपरतयेतनाहीत.त्यानंतरडेव्हिडग्रॅननावाचाअमेरिकनपत्रकारफॉसेटच्याशोधातअ‍ॅमेझॉनच्याजंगलातजातो,जिथेसर्वाधिकआक्रमकजंगलीजमातीराहतअसतात.ऐंशीवर्षांपूर्वीजंगलातनाहीशाझालेल्याफॉसेटचामागकाढण्यासाठी,आपलेगोजिरवाणेकुटुंबआणिरांगतामुलगाघरीसोडूनजाणाऱ्यालेखकालातिथेकायसापडते?हेजाणूनघेण्यासाठीजरूरवाचा–दलॉस्टसिटीऑफझेड.

Sick Puppy

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Brilliantly twisted entertainment wrapped around a powerful ecological plea—from the New York Times bestselling author of Squeeze Me. When Palmer Stoat notices the black pickup truck following him on the highway, he fears his precious Range Rover is about to be carjacked. But Twilly Spree, the man tailing Stoat, has vengeance, not sport-utility vehicles, on his mind. Idealistic, independently wealthy and pathologically short-tempered, Twilly has dedicated himself to saving Florida's wilderness from runaway destruction. He favors unambiguous political statements—such as torching Jet-Skis or blowing up banks—that leave his human targets shaken but re-educated. After watching Stoat blithely dump a trail of fast-food litter out the window, Twilly decides to teach him a lesson. Thus, Stoat's prized Range Rover becomes home to a horde of hungry dung beetles. Which could have been the end to it had Twilly not discovered that Stoat is one of Florida's cockiest and most powerful political fixers, whose latest project is the "malling" of a pristine Gulf Coast island. Now the real Hiaasen-variety fun begins… Dognapping eco-terrorists, bogus big-time hunters, a Republicans-only hooker, an infamous ex-governor who's gone back to nature, thousands of singing toads and a Labrador retriever greater than the sum of his Labrador parts—these are only some of the denizens of Carl Hiaasen's outrageously funny new novel.

Cousu main

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« Le maître du thriller délirant et grinçant ! » L’ExpressLe livre :Ex-flic retiré dans sa case sur pilotis au large de Miami, Mick Stranahan a connu une existence mouvementée, quoique fort simple à résumer : cinq cadavres à son actif, cinq divorces à son passif. Aujourd’hui, il n’aspire plus qu’à couler des jours paisibles en compagnie de son barracuda. Quelqu’un, en revanche, semble avoir d’autres plans pour lui, si l’on en croit l’intrusion d’un homme armé dans sa cahute. Sans compter la fâcheuse tendance qu’a Chimio, ce colosse au visage grêlé, à vouloir contrarier sa sérénité. Reste à savoir quel cerveau commandite ces incessantes attaques manquées. La liste des ennemis de Stranahan est longue, à commencer par un certain chirurgien plastique dont les œuvres ne semblent pas franchement cousues main…L’auteur :Carl Hiaasen est né en Floride, où il vit toujours avec sa famille. Depuis 1985, il tient une rubrique dans le Miami Herald, et a également écrit pour les magazines Time, Life et Esquire. Ses romans, notamment Strip-Tease, L’arme du crocodile ou Queue de poisson, connaissent un succès mondial et ont été traduits dans trente-quatre langues. Ses romans pour enfants tels que Chouette et Panthère, publiés aux éditions Gallimard Jeunesse, sont aussi des best-sellers et lui ont valu plusieurs prix. Le London Observer l’a qualifié de « meilleur auteur satirique d’Amérique », tandis que le New York Times le compare à Woody Allen. Cousu main a été publié pour la première fois en France en 1991. Ce titre a valu à Hiaasen d’être acclamé par Tony Hillerman qui voit en lui « le Mark Twain du suspense ».

Strip Tease

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From “Florida’s most entertainingly indignant social critic” (New York Times Book Review)—an inventive tale yet of savage appetites and sweet justice. Only in America could an innocent, if drunken, guest of honor at a strip joint bachelor party become a mortal threat against Big Money and Big Government. Only in south Florida, land of roadside honky-tonks and sinister pleasure boats—not to mention blackmail and murder—would a virtuous topless dancer join forces with a cool but clueless cop. And only in the fiction of Carl Hiaasen do readers experience riveting suspense and razor-sharp characters along with the most wicked humor imaginable.

Tom Clancy SSN

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The "forgotten Clancy novel," SSN is a complete submarine warfare novel with maps, photos, and a special interview with Tom Clancy and former submarine commander Doug Littlejohns

Into the Storm

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In his brilliant, bestselling novels, Tom Clancy has explored the most timely military and security issues of our generation. Now he takes readers deep into the operational art of war with this insightful look at one of the greatest American military triumphs since World War II: the Gulf War.

Identity

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The #1 New York Times-bestselling author's terrifying new thriller about one man's ice-cold malice, and one woman's fight to reclaim her life.Former Army brat Morgan Albright has finally planted roots in a friendly neighborhood near Baltimore. Her friend and roommate Nina helps her make the mortgage payments, as does Morgan's job as a bartender. But after she and Nina host their first dinner party—attended by Luke, the flirtatious IT guy who'd been chatting her up at the bar—her carefully built world is shattered. The back door glass is broken, cash and jewelry are missing, her car is gone, and Nina lies dead on the floor. Soon, a horrific truth emerges: It was Morgan who let the monster in. "Luke" is actually a cold-hearted con artist named Gavin who targets a particular type of woman, steals her assets and identity, and then commits his ultimate goal: murder. What the FBI tells Morgan is beyond chilling. Nina wasn't his type. Morgan is. Nina was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. And Morgan's nightmare is just beginning. Soon she has no choice but to flee to her mother's home in Vermont. While she struggles to build something new, she meets another man, Miles Jameson. He isn't flashy or flirtatious, and his family business has deep roots in town. But Gavin is still out there hunting new victims, and he hasn't forgotten the one who got away.

Native Tongue

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From the New York Times bestselling author comes a novel in which dedicated, if somewhat demented, environmentalists battle sleazy real estate developers in the Florida Keys. "Rips, zips, hurtles, keeping us turning the pages at breakfinger pace." —New York Times Book Review When the precious clue-tongued mango voles at the Amazing Kingdom of Thrills on North Key Largo are stolen by heartless, ruthless thugs, Joe Winder wants to uncover why, and find the voles. Joe is lately a PR man for the Amazing Kingdom theme park, but now that the voles are gone, Winder is dragged along in their wake through a series of weird and lethal events that begin with the sleazy real-estate agent/villain Francis X. Kingsbury and can end only one way....

Nightwork

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts introduces an unforgettable thief in an unputdownable new novel…Greed. Desire. Obsession. Revenge . . . It’s all in a night’s work. Harry Booth started stealing at nine to keep a roof over his ailing mother’s head, slipping into luxurious, empty homes at night to find items he could trade for precious cash. When his mother finally succumbed to cancer, he left Chicago—but kept up his nightwork, developing into a master thief with a code of honor and an expertise in not attracting attention?or getting attached. Until he meets Miranda Emerson, and the powerful bond between them upends all his rules. But along the way, Booth has made some dangerous associations, including the ruthless Carter LaPorte, who sees Booth as a tool he controls for his own profit. Knowing LaPorte will leverage any personal connection, Booth abandons Miranda for her own safety—cruelly, with no explanation—and disappears.But the bond between Miranda and Booth is too strong, pulling them inexorably back together. Now Booth must face LaPorte, to truly free himself and Miranda once and for all.

Il vecchio e la pistola

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Da questo libro l'ultimo grande film con Robert RedfordIl vecchio e la pistola racconta l’incredibile storia di Forrest Tucker che ha cominciato a infrangere la legge all’età di quindici anni e ha «cessato l’attività» a settanta, con la sua ultima fuga da San Quentin. In mezzo ha vissuto una vita pericolosa e avventurosa: ha compiuto leggendarie rapine nei caveau della banche più blindate ed è finito diciotto volte in prigione, da cui per diciotto volte è riuscito a evadere nei modi più rocamboleschi e con i mezzi più impensati, fra cui un kayak…Nel frattempo ha avuto anche tempo di sposarsi tre volte. E diguadagnarsi la simpatia dell’opinione pubblica. David Grann ha intervistato Forrest Tucker, e ne ha tratto il ritratto magistrale di un uomo che ha fatto del «brivido della fuga» la sua veraragione di vita, splendidamente interpretato da Robert Redford sul grande schermo.Il vecchio e la pistola è stato pubblicato nel volume Il demone di Sherlock Holmes, così come gli altri due racconti che compongono questo libro: Circostanze misteriose sulla morte del più autorevole studioso di Conan Doyle, e Il camaleonte, sul celebre impostore Frédéric Bourdin che durante la sua vita assunse decine di identità false e altrettanto credibili.Con la sua incredibile capacità di raccontare le ossessioni che divorano la vita di uomini straordinari, David Grann si dimostra pienamente, come è stato definito, un «degno erede di Truman Capote» e «semplicemente il miglior autore di narrativa non-fiction del momento».

L'oscurità bianca

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Il tragico destino di un uomo solo nell'AntartideHenry Worsley era un marito devoto, un padre affettuoso e un ufficiale decorato dei reparti speciali dell’Esercito inglese, che credeva nell’onore e nello spirito di sacrificio. Ma era anche un uomo con un’ossessione: Worsley era ossessionato dal mito di Ernest Shackleton, l’esploratore polare che per primo cercò di raggiungere il Polo Sud e di attraversare l’Antartide a piedi. Shackleton non realizzò mai il suo sogno, ma riuscì a salvare i suoi uomini da morte certa assurgendo a statura di leader leggendario. Worsley era irresistibilmente attratto da queste imprese, acquistò cimeli e resoconti dei viaggi di Shackleton spendendo una fortuna, modellò il suo stile di comando su quello di Shackleton e decise che sarebbe riuscito là dove Shackleton aveva fallito: nella terra più inospitale al mondo. Nel 2008 compì un viaggio in Antartide con due discendenti dell’equipaggio dell’Endurance, e nel 2015, all’età di cinquantacinque anni, salutò la famiglia e gli amici e partì da solo con l’obiettivo di attraversare l’Antartide a piedi.

The 50 Classic Love Letters You Have To Read

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If a picture speaks a thousand words, a love letter speaks a thousand more . . . Even in this age of e-mail, faxes, and instant messaging, nothing has ever replaced the power of a love letter. Love letters express the spectrum of our emotions, offering a colorful glimpse into the soul of the writer, and of the writer's beloved. For passionate readers and lovers of words, a letter is irresistible. List of letters included: Ludwig van Bethoveen - The Immortal Beloved Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas Emma Darwin to Charles Darwin Vita Sackville-West & Virginia Woolf - Love Letters Honoré de Balzac to Countess Ewelina Haska Napoleon Bonaparte to Joséphine de Beauharnais John Keats to Fanny Brawne Lord Byron to Teresa Guiccioli Voltaire to Olympe Dunover Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn Leo Tolstoy to Valeria Arsenev Gustave Flaubert to Louise Colet Nathaniel Hawthorne to Sophia Hawthorne Jack London to Anna Strunsky Johann von Goethe to Charlotte von Stein James Joyce to Nora Barnacle Abigail Adams to John Adams Sullivan Ballou to Sarah Ballou Harriet Beecher Stowe to Her Husband, Calvin Pietro Bembo to Lucrezie Borgia Charlotte Brontë to Constantin Heger Lewis Carroll to Gertrude Chataway Catherine Of Aragon to Henri VIII Mark Twain to Olivia Langdon John Constable to Maria Oliver Cromwell to Elizabeth Cromwell Ninon De L'Enclos to One Of Her Lovers Alfred de Musset to Amantine Aurore Dudevant Zelda Fitzgerald to F. Scott Fitzgerald Mary Wollstonecraft to William Godwin Heloise - Letter to Peter Abelard Count Gabriel Honore de Mirbeau to Sophie Lyman Hodge to Mary Granger, His Fiancee King Henry IV Of France to Gabrielle d'Estrées Franz Liszt to the Countess d'Agoult Katherine Mansfield to John Middleton Murry Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to his wife Constanze Thomas Otway to Mrs Barry Ovid to his wife Robert Schumann to Clara Wieck Vincent Van Gogh to Theo, his brother Tsarina Alexandra to Tsar Nicholas II Of Russia Lau

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“If you’re looking for a book to take on holiday this summer, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo has got all the glitz and glamour to make it a perfect beach read.” —BustleFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & the Six—an entrancing and “wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet” (PopSugar) as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine.Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.“Heartbreaking, yet beautiful” (Jamie Blynn, Us Weekly), The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is “Tinseltown drama at its finest” (Redbook): a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means—and what it costs—to face the truth.

Politika

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It is 1999. The sudden death of Russia's president has thrown the Russian Federation into chaos. Devastating crop failures have left millions in the grip of famine, and an uprising seems inevitable. One of Russia's provisional leaders asks the American president for help. But the whole world is watching when a deadly terrorist attack stuns the United States and evidence points to the Russian government. Amidst the turmoil in Russia, American businessman Roger Gordian finds his multinational corporation and its employees in jeopardy. Determined to find those responsible for the attack, he calls upon his crisis control team to interven. But Gordian doesn't realize how far the terrorists will go and how much he has to lose...

Czas krwawego księżyca. Zabójstwa Indian Osagów i narodziny FBI

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Najgłośniejsza książka non-fiction ostatnich sezonów! Dziennikarz magazynu „The New Yorker” i autor bestsellera Zaginione miasto Z na tropie jednej z najbardziej wstrząsających zbrodni w amerykańskiej historii. Członkowie indiańskiego plemienia Osagów z terenów Oklahomy należeli w latach 20. XX wieku do najbogatszych ludzi świata. Dzięki odkryciu na ich terytorium złóż ropy naftowej jeździli limuzynami, kupowali luksusowe rezydencje i wysyłali dzieci do szkół w Europie. Nagle zaczęli ginąć w tajemniczych okolicznościach, jeden po drugim. Kiedy zaczęły ginąć również osoby próbujące wyjaśnić zagadkę, a ofiar było już ponad dwadzieścia, śledztwo przejęło świeżo utworzone FBI, trafiając na jeden z najmroczniejszych spisków w historii Stanów Zjednoczonych.David Grann przygląda się po latach tej szokującej sprawie, odkrywając nowe szczegóły. Jego doskonale udokumentowana książka jest arcydziełem literatury faktu, frapującym zapisem pełnego zwrotów śledztwa, które ujawniło wiele ponurych tajemnic. Czas krwawego księżyca to historia chciwości, rasizmu i zbrodni, którą czyta się z zapartym tchem. Porywająca opowieść o tragicznym i zapomnianym rozdziale historii amerykańskiego Zachodu. David Grann jak zwykle dociera do samego sedna.John Grisham, autor Demaskatora"Czas krwawego księżyca" to wspaniała książka – przykuwająca uwagę opowieść o chciwości, seryjnych morderstwach i niesprawiedliwości na tle rasowym, która ukazuje przerażający epizod amerykańskiej historii. David Grann jest znakomitym dziennikarzem, a "Czas krwawego księżyca" to prawdopodobnie jego najlepsza książka.Jon Krakauer, autor książek Wszystko za Everest i Missouli. Gwałty w amerykańskim miasteczku uniwersyteckim. David Grann (ur. 1967) – amerykański dziennikarz, od 2003 roku pracuje w tygodniku „The New Yorker”. Publikował także m.in. w „The New York Times Magazine”, „The Washington Post”, „The Wall Street Journal” i „The Weekly Standard”. Autor bestsellera Zaginione miasto Z. Amazońska wyprawa tropem zabójczej obsesji, przetłumaczonego na ponad dwadzieścia pięć języków i zekranizowanego w 2016 roku. Napisał również The Devil and Sherlock Holmes i zdobył kilka ważnych nagród dziennikarskich, w tym George Polk Award.

Under Currents

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For both Zane and Darby, their small town roots hold a terrible secret. Now, decades later, they've come together to build a new life. But will the past set them free or pull them under?Zane Bigelow grew up in a beautiful, perfectly kept house in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Strangers and even Zane’s own aunt across the lake see his parents as a successful surgeon and his stylish wife, making appearances at their children’s ballet recitals and baseball games. Only Zane and his sister know the truth, until one brutal night finally reveals cracks in the facade, and Zane escapes for college without a thought of looking back...Years later, Zane returns to his hometown determined to reconnect with the place and people that mean so much to him, despite the painful memories. As he resumes life in the colorful town, he meets a gifted landscape artist named Darby, who is on the run from ghosts of her own. Together they will have to teach each other what it means to face the past, and stand up for the ones they love.

Zaginione miasto Z

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Fascynująca historia pułkownika Percy’ego Fawcetta, angielskiego podróżnika, który latami niestrudzenie poszukiwał amazońskiego Eldorado. Sensacyjne wieści o ukrytej gdzieś w amazońskiej dżungli krainie pełnej bogactw od wieków rozpalały wyobraźnię władców i awanturników. Na początku XX wieku pułkownik Percy Fawcett postanawia odnaleźć mityczne złote miasto i podejmuje kolejne mordercze wyprawy – na próżno. W 1925 roku zabiera w podróż swego dorosłego syna i jego kolegę. Wyprawa ginie bez śladu. Kolejne ekipy poszukiwawcze również przepadają w dżungli. Sto lat później znakomity amerykański dziennikarz David Grann postanawia rozwikłać zagadkę pułkownika i tajemniczego miasta. Co odkryje w amazońskim piekle?Zaginione miasto Z to pasjonująca historia o determinacji graniczącej z szaleństwem i okrutnej przyrodzie, która daje odpór pragnieniom człowieka. To także opowieść dziennikarza z XXI wieku o pasji podróżnika sprzed 100 lat.W 2016 roku na podstawie książki powstał film w reżyserii Jamesa Graya, z Charliem Hunnamem w roli głównej.

Les Naufragés du Wager

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En 1740, le vaisseau de ligne de Sa Majesté le HMS Wager, deux cent cinquante officiers et hommes d’équipage à son bord, est envoyé au sein d’une escouade sous le commandement du commodore Anson en mission secrète pour piller les cargaisons d’un galion de l’Empire espagnol. Après avoir franchi le cap Horn, le Wager fait naufrage.Une poignée de malheureux survit sur une île désolée au large de la Patagonie. Le chaos et les morts s’empilant, et face à la quasi-absence de ressources vitales, aux conditions hostiles, certains se résolvent au cannibalisme, des mutineries éclatent, le capitaine commet un meurtre devant témoins. Trois groupes s’affrontent quant à la stratégie à adopter pour s’en échapper. Alors que tout le monde croyait que l’intégralité de l’équipage du Wager avait disparu, un premier groupe de vingt-neuf survivants réapparaît au Brésil deux cent quatre-vingt-trois jours après la catastrophe maritime. Puis ce sont trois rescapés de plus qui atteignent le Brésil trois mois et demi plus tard. Mais une fois rentrés en terres anglicanes, commence alors une autre guerre, des récits cette fois, afin de sauver son honneur et sa vie face à l’Amirauté et au grand public.Reconstitution captivante d’un monde disparu, Les Naufragés du Wager de David Grann est un formidable roman d’aventures et une réflexion saisissante sur le sens des récits. Un grand livre par l’un des maîtres de la littérature du réel.

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