Dominique Lapierre was een schrijver die werd gevierd om zijn gepassioneerde vertelkunst en zijn talent om epische verhalen te verweven met diepgaande menselijke ervaringen. Zijn literaire bijdragen doken vaak in de universele thema's liefde, veerkracht en de blijvende menselijke geest tegen diverse achtergronden. Lapierre's kenmerkende aanpak combineerde grondig onderzoek met diepe empathie, waardoor meeslepende en boeiende literaire reizen voor zijn lezers ontstonden.
Through two characters, one a CIA agent, the other a DEA agent, this novel tells how the CIA have promoted political expediency (supporting Noriega and the Mafia) at the expense of law and the health of the free world. The author also wrote "Or I'll Dress You in Mourning".
A story on the growing link between religious fundamentalism, the world drugs trade and the establishment of Iran as the next nation to be openly recognized as a member of the "nuclear club". Is the West being deliberately destabilized by terrorist organizations? Does Iran already have the bomb?
An Epic of Love, Heroism, and Hope in the India of Mother Teresa
This is the story of living saints and heroes-- those who abandoned affluent and middle-class lives to dedicate themselves to the poor.
From the bestselling author of The City of Joy comes the dramatic story of the Allied liberation of Paris. Is Paris Burning? reconstructs the network of fateful events--the drama, the fervor, and the triumph--that heralded one of the most dramatic episodes of our time. This bestseller about 1944 Paris is timed to meet the demand for Dominique Lapierre books that will be generated by the March release of his compelling new Warner hardcover, Beyond Love.
Trade Size ppbd illustrated cover 500 pages 16pgs of photos published in New Delhi
Living in the seeming hell of one of the poorest and most crowded quarters of Calcutta are the saints of today: saints such as Mother Teresa, saints such as Stephen Kovalski, an unkown Polish Catholic priest who made his home there to care for the poorest of the poor. And Max Loeb, an American physician dedicated to fighting disease in this dirty hellhole. City of Joy, the story of these saints, is a testament to the human spirit unbowed by the most wretched of circumstances
Inspiration for the major film starring Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal and Huma Qureshi and directed by Gurinder Chadha – Viceroy´s House. Seventy years ago, at midnight on 14 August 1947, the Union Jack began its final journey down the flagstaff of Viceroy’s House, New Delhi. A fifth of humanity claimed their independence from the greatest empire history has ever seen but the price of freedom was high, as a nation erupted into riots and bloodshed, partition and war. This is an electrifying and acclaimed account of the dying days of the British Raj and the drama played out between Lord Mountbatten, Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru and Jinnah, as an empire undertook a violent transformation into the new India and Pakistan.
This book recounts, moment by moment, the process that gave birth to the state of Israel. Collins & Lapierre weave a tapestry of shattered hopes, valor & fierce pride as the Arabs, Jews & British collide in their fight for control of Jerusalem. O Jerusalem! meticulously recreates this historic struggle. It penetrates the battle from the inside, exploring each party's interests, intentions & concessions as the city of their dreams teeters on the brink of destruction. From the Jewish fighters & their heroic commanders to the Arab chieftain whose death in battle doomed his cause along with the Mufti of Jerusalem's support for Hitler and the extermination of the Jews, but inspired a generation of Palestinians, O Jerusalem! tells the 3-dimensional story of this high-stakes, emotional conflict.
A beautiful French agent, Catherine Pradier, risks her life to deceive the Nazis as to where and when the Allies will invade the Continent of Europe and begin the end of World War II.
An adventure tale involving a group of Palestinian terrorists who threaten to destroy New York City.
