Bøger af Andrew Rice

Led by disgraced Captain Samuel Derby, the Esmerelda has been the most feared and envied pirate ship in the Caribbean for almost a decade. But when the ship's voodoo mage is tracked down by mythical beings from which he stole an enchanted cloak to enhance his power, the crew's lives are thrown into dark chaos...Shipwrecked and desperate, Derby unwittingly releases a terrible evil from this spiritual, woven cell. But as the crew struggle desperately to repair the Esmerelda and escape, the true horror of their situation begins to become clear...Hunted by both the French Navy and a powerful, vengeful spirit, Derby hatches an audacious plan to both clear his name and save his crew - but to succeed he will have to put his very soul on the line.---Dark Cargo is an epic historical fantasy set in the late 1600s at the height of piracy's golden age. Drawing on (but not shackled by) the history and geography of the period, it blends the authors love of nautical history and mysticism to create a terrifically twisted and exciting yarn.

Combining the compelling insight of Nixonland and the narrative verve of Ladies and Gentleman: The Bronx is Burning, a journalist's definitive cultural and political history of the fatefully important moment when American politics and culture turned: the year 2000.Before there was Coronavirus, before there was the contentious 2020 election or the entire Trump presidency, there was a turning-point year that proved momentous and transformative for American politics and the fate of the nation. That year was 2000, the last year of America's unchallenged geopolitical dominance, the year Mark Burnett created Survivor and a new form of celebrity, the year a little Cuban immigrant became the focus of a media circus, the year Donald Trump flirted with running for President (and failed miserably), the year a group of Al Qaeda operatives traveled to America to learn to fly planes. They all converged in Florida, where that fall, the most important presidential election in generations was decided by the slimmest margin imaginable. But the year 2000 was also the moment when the authority of the political system was undermined by technical malfunctions; when the legal system was compromised by the justices of the Supreme Court; when the financial system was devalued by deregulation, speculation, creative securitization, and scam artistry; when the mainstream news media was destabilized by the propaganda power of Fox News and the supercharged speed of the internet; when the power of tastemakers, gatekeepers, and cultural elites was diminished by a dawning recognition of its irrelevance.Expertly synthesizing many hours of interviews, court records, FOIA requests, and original archival research, Andrew Rice marshals an impressive cast of dupes, schmucks, superstars, politicians, and shameless scoundrels in telling the fascinating story of this portentous year that marked a cultural watershed. Back at the start of the new millennium it was easy to laugh and roll our eyes about the crazy events in Florida in the year 2000--but what happened then and there has determined where we are and who we've become. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

A portrait of modern Africa. It offers an exploration of how, and whether, the past can be laid to rest.