Bøger af Simon Hall

Castro - in his trademark olive fatigues - receives a rapturous reception from the local African American community, and holds court with political and cultural luminaries including Malcolm X, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Nikita Khrushchev ('about as welcome to the US as the Black Plague' - Time), Amiri Baraka, and Allen Ginsberg.

Peculiar circumstances unite a group of strangers to find a missing girl and solve a gruesome murder in this compelling mystery.A mysterious advert in a newspaper promising to restore hope to the hopeless brings together four strangers-none realising they will end up investigating a twisted and troubling crime that threatens their very futures.Mitch, a former Crime Scene Investigator, Olivia, a brilliant PhD student, and Florence, a middle-aged solicitor, find themselves working with an enigmatic newspaper editor who refers to himself only as Ed.But when Maddie, a teenage girl, disappears in sinister circumstances, the team are drawn into the hunt for her. And when a neighbour's body is discovered in a pool of blood, they realise they must use their unique skills in a race against time.But can they solve the mystery before it's too late? And before Ed's shadowy past overcomes them all?If you are a fan of authors like Susan Lewis, Erin Kinsley or J.R., Ellis, you'll love this stunning thriller.

American Patriotism, American Protest explores how, during the 1970s and beyond, the gay rights movement, second-wave feminism, the protests against busing to desegregate schools, the tax revolt, and the antiabortion struggle all drew inspiration from the protest movements of the 1960s.

Popular uprisings in Poland and Hungary shake Moscow's hold on its eastern European empire. Across the American South, and in the Union of South Africa, black people risk their livelihoods, and their lives, in the struggle to dismantle institutionalised white supremacy and secure first-class citizenship. France and Britain, already battling anti-colonial insurgencies in Algeria and Cyprus, now face the humiliation of Suez. Meanwhile, in Cuba, Fidel Castro and his band of rebels take to the Sierra Maestra to plot the overthrow of a dictator... 1956 was one of the most remarkable years of the twentieth century. All across the globe, ordinary people spoke out, filled the streets and city squares, and took up arms in an attempt to win their freedom. In response to these unprecedented challenges to their authority, those in power fought back, in a desperate bid to shore up their position. It was an epic contest, and one which made 1956 - like 1789 and 1848 - a year that changed our world.

An in-depth account of the relationship between the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s.