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The epic final volume in the Century trilogy.As the decisions made in the corridors of power bring the world to the brink of oblivion, five families from across the globe are brought together in an unforgettable tale of passion and conflict during the Cold War.When Rebecca Hoffmann, a teacher in East Germany, finds herself pursued by the secret police, she discovers that she has been living a lie. Her younger brother, Walli, longs to escape across the Berlin Wall to Britain to become part of the burgeoning music scene.In the United States, George Jakes, a bright young lawyer in the Kennedy administration, is a fierce supporter of the Civil Rights movement - as is the woman he is in love with, Verena, who works for Martin Luther King, Jr. Boarding a Greyhound bus in Washington to protest against segregation, they begin a fateful journey together.Russian activist, Tania Dvorkin, narrowly evades capture for producing an illegal news sheet. Her actions are made all the more perilous as her brother, Dimka, is a rising star in the heart of the Communist Party in the Kremlin.From the deep south of America to the vast expanses of Siberia, from the shores of Cuba to the swinging streets of Sixties London, Ken Follett''s Edge of Eternity is a sweeping tale of the fight for individual freedom in a world gripped by the mightiest clash of superpowers anyone has ever known.

A thrilling story of fact and fiction from Ken Follett, master of suspense.When Ross Perot, millionaire head of the Dallas-based company EDS, discovered that two of his key men had been jailed in Iran, he turned to the one person who could help. Colonel ''Bull'' Simons, famed World War II and Vietnam commando, agreed to do what the US government would not - go in and get the men out.On Wings of Eagles is the gripping account of an incredible real-life rescue carried out by a Green Beret colonel and a group of corporate executives who were hastily trained to form a fighting team. In this extraordinary story Ken Follett weaves together a secret penetration of a highly dangerous territory, a dramatic jailbreak, and a harrowing overland escape to the Turkish border - made all the more extraordinary by the fact that it is true.

Three deadly enemies... one impossible espionage mission to bring them down.Triple is the story of the most successful espionage coup - and best-kept secret - of this century. This taut espionage thriller comes from master of the genre, Ken Follett.It is 1968. Israeli intelligence has learned that Egypt, with Soviet help, will develop atomic bombs within months - an untimely end for the young nation unless a source of uranium for Israeli bombs can be had in complete secrecy. Impossible, of course, unless someone as improbable as the plan can be found to steal it.Working alone, Israeli agent Nat Dickstein concocts an ingenious scenario for the biggest, and quietest, hijacking in history. Against him are the Russian KGB, Egyptian Intelligence and the Arab extremist Fedayeen. With him is a half-English, half-Arab young woman of uncertain allegiance, who discovers Dickstein''s Achilles heel...

VOM BAU DER MAUER BIS ZU IHREM FALL - Die groe Familiensaga vom Autor der Bestseller STURZ DER TITANEN und WINTER DER WELT.Deutschland nach dem Mauerbau: Rebecca Hoffmanns Welt in Ostberlin scheint in Ordnung zu sein - bis sie durch Zufall erfahrt, dass der eigene Mann sie seit Jahren im Auftrag der Stasi bespitzelt. Als sie ihn zur Rede stellt, begeht sie einen verhangnisvollen Fehler, den sie und ihre Familie ihr Leben lang bereuen sollen.In den USA erlebt George Jakes als Vertrauter von Justizminister Robert Kennedy hautnah den Kampf der Burgerrechtsbewegung gegen Rassismus, Intoleranz und Ungerechtigkeit - und bekommt am eigenen Leib zu spuren, was es heit, ein Farbiger zu sein.Cameron Dewar ist Republikaner, aber auch er kampft unbeirrt fur seine Uberzeugungen. Als CIA-Agent muss er sich in einer Welt aus Tauschung, Lugen und Intrigen zurechtfinden. Ahnlich geht es Dimka Dworkin, dem jungen Berater von Nikita Chruschtschow, als sich Sowjetunion und USA in einen Konflikt sturzen, der die Welt an den Rand des Atomkriegs fuhrt.Seine Schwester Tanja begibt sich als Journalistin an die Brennpunkte des Geschehens, von Moskau uber Kuba bis nach Prag und Warschau - dorthin, wo Weltgeschichte geschrieben wird.Der in sich abgeschlossene Roman erzahlt die miteinander verbundenen Schicksale von Menschen aus Ost und West vor dem Hintergrund der politischen und gesellschaftlichen Umwalzungen vom Anfang der Sechziger- bis zum Ende der Achtzigerjahre.100 Jahre nach dem Beginn des Ersten Weltkriegs, 75 Jahre nach dem Beginn des Zweiten Weltkriegs, 50 Jahre nach der Aufhebung der Rassentrennung in den USA, 25 Jahre nach dem Fall der Mauer bringt Ken Follett seine Jahrhundert-Trilogie zu einem packenden und furiosen Finale.

KRIEG UND FRIEDEN IM 20. JAHRHUNDERT - Die groe Familiensaga von Ken Follett, Autor der Bestseller DIE SAULEN DER ERDE und DIE TORE DER WELT.1933. Seit dem Ersten Weltkrieg ist eine neue Generation herangewachsen. Nun spitzt sich die Lage in Europa erneut gefahrlich zu. In dieser dramatischen Zeit versuchen drei junge Menschen heldenhaft ihr Schicksal zu meistern.- Der Englander Lloyd Williams wird Zeuge der Machtergreifung Hitlers und der Nationalsozialisten. Er entschliet sich, gegen den Faschismus zu kampfen, und meldet sich freiwillig als Soldat im Spanischen Burgerkrieg.- Die deutsche Adelige Carla von Ulrich ist entsetzt uber das Unrecht, das im Namen des Volkes geschieht. Sie geht in den Widerstand und bringt damit sich und ihre Familie in hochste Gefahr.- Die lebenshungrige Amerikanerin Daisy hingegen traumt nur vom sozialen Aufstieg. Sie heiratet einen englischen Lord - aber ihr Mann steht auf Seiten der Faschisten ...Von Berlin bis Moskau, von London bis Washington, D.C. spannt sich der weite Bogen der Geschichte. Der in sich abgeschlossene Roman erzahlt die miteinander verbundenen Schicksale von Menschen in Deutschland, Russland, England und den USA, wahrend uber ihren Kopfen drohend der Zweite Weltkrieg heraufzieht. Es ist eine Zeit des Umbruchs, eine Zeit der Finsternis. Aber auch der Hoffnung, die selbst das tiefste Dunkel erhellt.Als in sich abgeschlossener historischer Roman ist WINTER DER WELT der dramatische Hohepunkt von Ken Folletts Jahrhundert-Trilogie, die mit STURZ DER TITANEN begann und mit KINDER DER FREIHEIT ihren Abschluss findet.Mit einer Leseprobe von KINDER DER FREIHEIT.Platz 1 der SPIEGEL-Bestsellerliste."Fur mich ist der Mastab des Erfolgs, Millionen von Lesern zu verzaubern." Ken Follett.

By the 1860s, the Pilasters are one of the world's greatest banking families, with connections that reach from the City of London to far-afield colonies. However, as the family grow ever richer in the shadow of oppression and tragedy, their very future is threatened - by the self-same ambition and greed that first earned them their fortune. 'A full-blooded melodrama, complete with moustache-twirling villains, saintly heroes, wronged women, and a lot of plot' Irish Times 'Banks, brothels, and a high body count ...it's all there' Financial Times 'A compulsively readable, enjoyable thriller-cum-saga' Sunday Times

An extraordinary secret . . .He could be your lover, your friend . . . or your killer.Scientist Jeannie Ferrami stumbles across a baffling mystery: Steve and Dan appear to be identical twins, but were born on different days, to different mothers. One is a law student, the other a convicted murderer. They seem a world apart, but as Jeannie begins to fall in love with Steve, she finds her professional - and personal - future threatened.But when Steve is accused of a terrible crime, Jeannie is forced to question just how unalike the two men really are. Together, she and Steve investigate and start to uncover buried secrets. But perhaps some secrets are best left alone . . .A thrilling, chilling story of hidden evil, The Third Twin is a heart-stopping, spine-tingling story from master of suspense, Ken Follett.

Cinque famiglie legate l'una all'altra il cui destino si compie durante la metà del ventesimo secolo, in un mondo funestato dalle dittature e dalla guerra. Berlino nel 1933 è in subbuglio. L'undicenne Carla von Ulrich, figlia di Lady Maud Fitzherbert, cerca con tutte le forze di comprendere le tensioni che stanno lacerando la sua famiglia, nei giorni in cui Hitler inizia l'inesorabile ascesa al potere. In questi tempi tumultuosi fanno la loro comparsa sulla scena Ethel Leckwith, la formidabile amica di Lady Maud ed ex membro del parlamento inglese, e suo figlio Lloyd, che presto sperimenterà sulla propria pelle la brutalità nazista. Lloyd entra in contatto con un gruppo di tedeschi decisi a opporsi a Hitler, ma avranno davvero il coraggio di tradire il loro paese? A Berlino Carla s'innamora perdutamente di Werner Franck, erede di una ricca famiglia, anche lui con un suo segreto. Ma il destino lì metterà a dura prova, così come le vite e le speranze di tanti altri verranno annientate dalla più grande e crudele guerra nella storia dell'umanità, che si scatenerà con violenza da Londra a Berlino, dalla Spagna a Mosca, da Pearl Harbor a Hiroshima, dalle residenze private alla polvere e al sangue delle battaglie che hanno segnato l'intero secolo. "L'inverno del mondo", secondo romanzo della trilogia "The Century", prende le mosse da dove si era chiuso il primo libro, ritrovando i personaggi de "La caduta dei giganti", ma soprattutto i loro figli. - See more at: http://www.italianbookshop.co.uk/italianbooks/9788866210566#sthash.30k6BeEK.dpuf

Veinte años después de la publicación de Los pilares de la Tierra, Ken Follett volvía al fascinante mundo de Kingsbridge para presentar a sus lectores un retrato admirable del mundo medieval y una magnifica saga epica que aporta una nueva dimension a la ficcion historica.La publicacion deLos pilares de la Tierra supuso un acontecimiento editorial sin precedentes que cautivo a millones de lectores.EnUn mundo sin fin Ken Follett vuelve al fascinante mundo de Kingsbridge dos siglos despues de la construccion de su majestuoso templo gotico. La catedral y el priorato ocupan de nuevo el centro de una encrucijada de amor y de odio, orgullo y codicia. En un mundo en que defensores a ultranza de las viejas costumbres luchan con encono con las mentes mas progresistas, la intriga y la tension llegan rapidamente a limites insoportables con el devastador telon de fondo de la Peste Negra, que aniquilo a la mitad de la poblacion europea.Intriga, asesinatos, hambruna, plagas y guerras. Un retrato admirable del mundo medieval y una novela extraordinaria que aporta una nueva dimension a la ficcion historica.Descubre laSaga Los pilares de la tierra:Las tinieblas y el albaLos pilares de la tierraUn mundo sin finUna columna de fuegoReseña:No hay rincon sin sorpresa, ni pagina tediosa.Que leer

The perfect gift for the Ken Follett fan—a beautifully packaged, signed limited edition boxed set of his bestselling historical epic, The Century Trilogy.

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.

I giorni dell'eternita e l'appassionante conclusione dell'epica trilogia "The Century", dedicata al Novecento, nella quale Ken Follett segue il destino di cinque famiglie legate tra loro: una americana, una tedesca, una russa, una inglese e una gallese. Dai palazzi del potere alle case della gente comune, le storie dei protagonisti si snodano e si intrecciano nel periodo che va dai primi anni Sessanta fino alla caduta del Muro di Berlino, passando attraverso eventi sociali, politici ed economici tra i piu drammatici e significativi del cosiddetto "Secolo breve": le lotte per i diritti civili in America, la crisi dei missili di Cuba, la Guerra fredda, le prime sfide per la conquista dello spazio come simbolo di superiorita tra le due superpotenze, gli omicidi dei fratelli Kennedy e di Martin Luther King, il Vietnam, lo scandalo del Watergate, ma anche i Beatles e la nascita del rock'n'roll. Quando Rebecca Hoffmann, insegnante della Germania Est, scopre di essere stata spiata per anni dalla Stasi prende una decisione che avra pesanti conseguenze sulla sua famiglia. In America, George Jakes, figlio di una coppia mista, rinuncia a una promettente carriera legale per entrare al dipartimento di Giustizia di Robert Kennedy e partecipa alla dura battaglia contro la segregazione razziale. Cameron Dewar, nipote di un senatore del Congresso, non si lascia scappare l'occasione di fare spionaggio per una causa in cui crede fermamente, ma solo per scoprire che il mondo e molto piu pericoloso di quanto pensi. Dimka Dvorkin, giovane assistente di Nikita Chru¿cev, diventa un personaggio di spicco proprio mentre Stati Uniti e Unione Sovietica si ritrovano sull'orlo di una crisi che sembra senza via d'uscita. I giorni dell'eternita e l'affascinante racconto di un'epoca ricca di svolte la cui eco si fa ancora sentire ai giorni nostri, gli anni della contestazione e dei grandi movimenti di massa, anni in cui la lotta per la supremazia tra blocco sovietico e blocco occidentale, con il pericolo ricorrente di un conflitto nucleare apocalittico, ha influenzato la vita di milioni di persone. Con il tocco di un vero maestro, Ken Follett ci porta in un mondo che pensavamo di conoscere, ma che ora non ci sembrera piu lo stesso.

The epic final volume in the Century triology.As the decisions made in the corridors of power bring the world to the brink of oblivion, five families from across the globe are brought together in an unforgettable tale of passion and conflict during the Cold War.When Rebecca Hoffmann, a teacher in East Germany, finds herself pursued by the secret police, she discovers that she has been living a lie. Her younger brother, Walli, longs to escape across the Berlin Wall to Britain to become part of the burgeoning music scene.In the United States, George Jakes, a bright young lawyer in the Kennedy administration, is a fierce supporter of the Civil Rights movement - as is the woman he is in love with, Verena, who works for Martin Luther King, Jr. Boarding a Greyhound bus in Washington to protest against segregation, they begin a fateful journey together.Russian activist, Tania Dvorkin, narrowly evades capture for producing an illegal news sheet. Her actions are made all the more perilous as her brother, Dimka, is a rising star in the heart of the Communist Party in the Kremlin.From the deep south of America to the vast expanses of Siberia, from the shores of Cuba to the swinging streets of Sixties'' London, Edge of Eternity is a sweeping tale of the fight for individual freedom in a world gripped by the mightiest clash of superpowers anyone has ever known.

Una aventura detectivesca juvenil de Ken Follett. La Banda del Disfraz, un hábil grupo de atracadores de bancos, ha vuelto a hacer de las suyas. Mick Williams, un joven repartidor de periódicos, no se ha perdido ni un detalle de sus ultimos robos en el oeste de Londres. ¡Es admirable como burlan a la policia gracias a su astucia y a sus particulares tecnicas de maquillaje! Lo que Mick no sabe es que esta mucho mas cerca de la banda de lo que el cree...