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Caden's Dilemma (Indiscreet #6)

There are only two things Masato knows -- how to write brilliant code and how to fly in subspace. But he is rapidly losing control of the company he founded because the CEO he hired is running roughshod over him.Masato needs someone to help him run his life, his business, and the charities he wants to found. He thinks he might have found his Master in Caden. There is one problem, though -- Masato is a billionaire and Caden has more than his fair share of pride.Can Caden get over his pride and help Masato take back control of his life? Or is Masato doomed to a life of fending off men who only want his money?

Cadena de Daisy: Una historia de amor e intriga en la Costa del Sol (Colección Costa #1)

Cadena de Daisy Una historia de amor e intriga en la Costa del Sol Daisy, la orgullosa hija de un acaudalado ex mafioso de Londres, John, y esposa española, Teresa, creció en Marbella en la Costa del Sol, también conocida, como la Costa del Crimen. Ella idolatraba a sus padres y queria impresionarlos ayudando a su padre a administrar el negocio familiar despues de su graduacion de la universidad. Sin embargo, un terrible error de juicio acabó en una tragedia familiar, y su madre hizo que Daisy se dedicara a ayudar a la comunidad local como castigo.

Cadenas Rotas

La hermosa Silvana, rechazada por la sociedad por causas ajenas a la suya, abandona Azerbaiyán. Ella migra a Kenia, donde se enamora de un hombre al que ve como la respuesta a sus oraciones. Pero su nuevo esposo, Mark, no es el hombre con el que ella pensó que se estaba casando. Casi en ningún momento, él le quita el alma y el cuerpo, dejándola golpeada y más sola que nunca. En su desesperación por alejarse, ella comienza a creer que un cuchillo bien hundido puede marcar la diferencia entre la libertad y una vida de más abuso, o peor. Ella debe tomar una decisión que cambiara su vida para siempre. ¿Lo usara para detener las acciones de un monstruo, o elegirá otro camino?

Cadenas de vela (Navegando Claro #2)

El Capitán Tom Larring apenas escapó con vida de una misión en Afganistán. Ahora tiene otra tarea. Effi Miani ha estado encubierto en el Medio Oriente pero es necesario para la misma operación. Juntos deben encontrar a Bravo-One-One, que es el objetivo de mayor prioridad para el MI6. Se cree que está construyendo un arma química en el noroeste de Pakistán. Una operación anterior del MI6 ya ha fallado. Una filtración o un traidor dentro del MI6 pueden haber destruido esa misión, por lo que se deben tomar precauciones adicionales, de lo contrario, este equipo también fallará. Tom y Effi necesitan una historia de fondo impecable antes de embarcarse en su misión. La operación necesita financiación y una tapadera. Se busca la ayuda de una ex oficial del MI6 caída en desgracia, Michelle Houston, y su amante, Hugh Turnbill. Controlan con éxito el blanqueo de fondos negros para los servicios de seguridad mientras navegan fuera de los servicios de seguridad. Algunos de los líderes del MI6 quieren obtener el control directo del dinero y la pareja, a pesar de los acuerdos previos. Quieren ese control independientemente de los riesgos para las operaciones en Pakistán. Creen que pueden aprovecharse de dos ex adolescentes fugitivos conectados con la pareja. La búsqueda de quien filtró la información continúa. Se levantan sospechas. El equipo de seguridad interna debe evitar que el traidor ponga en riesgo a los financistas y la operación. Un equipo del MI5 está tras la pista de un sospechoso diplomático saudí. Puede estar conectado a Bravo-One-One. Las misiones cerradas no deben reabrirse. La NSA y el GCHQ están monitoreando y rastreando las comunicaciones utilizando técnicas y programas secretos, pero algunos secretos no deben compartirse con los aliados.

Cadence and the Pearl

Once upon a time, on a rocky island with enchantment under the ocean ...Cadence Bell left the windswept Northern Isles and his parents’ inn for the theaters and royal masques and glitter of Londre, swearing he’d make his fortune as a playwright and poet, trading fish stew and rain for fame and adoration and a place at the Queen’s Court. Now his parents are gone and Cade’s inheritance brings him back home, where he’d never wanted to return. But magic lurks beneath the waves, a stray pearl might be a key to another world, and even the quiet local schoolteacher has secrets of his own.Jeremiah Carver never meant to hide secrets. But he promised to tell no one about the other world he’s seen, and he keeps his word. Even if that means concealing magic from Cadence Bell. Which is difficult, since Cade’s not only a dazzling literary success, but also the person Jeremiah’s loved from afar since their years-ago childhood. And he’s afraid he’s falling for Cade all over again now.When Cadence falls under the siren spell of the ocean’s magic, Jeremiah has to make a choice and return to a world he’s left behind once before to rescue his heart from the sea.

Cadillac Beach

And busting out of Chattahoochee State Hospital ... without his meds! The thrill-killing Floridaphile needs to get to the bottom of his bookie grandad's bizarre 1964 death -- not to mention launch "Serge & Lenny's Florida Experience," the new Miami specialty tour venture he's cooked up with his best brain-dead druggie-buddy. It's all good. For Serge A. Storms, anyway. Not so much for anyone else.

Cadillac Chronicles

Sixteen year-old Alex Riley's top priorities in life are to find his long-absent father and a girl with a decent set of breasts. But his mother has a knack for sabotaging his plans. To advance her political career, she takes in an elderly black man named Lester Bray. Lester arrives with a vintage Cadillac and an old man's personality. It takes only a week for Alex's mother to ask Lester to leave. That makes Alex angry. On the morning of his eviction, Lester and Alex set out on a road trip ostensibly to find the boy's father in Ft. Lauderdale. But the two don't just head south. They also cross through un-navigated political, racial, and personal territory. A wild ride, Cadillac Chronicles explores what it means to-finally-find a real friend.Brett Hartman lived an unremarkable life in Fort Lauderdale until May 18, 1983, when he was arrested for aggravated battery. While away at Auburn University, he suffered a psychotic breakdown and months of intensive treatment. Though he made a full recovery, the events of that period never left him. He continued his education at Indiana State, where he received a doctorate in clinical psychology; he has worked as a psychologist ever since. His memoir Hammerhead 84 covers his journey through the mental health industry. Cadillac Chronicles is his debut novel. He lives in Albany, New York, with his wife and their two sons.

Cadillac Jack: A Novel

From dusty flea markets in Texas to parties in Washington, DC, crawling with political hacks, Cadillac Jack is a classic American novel, timelier than ever. Larry McMurtry’s “big hearted” fiction has been lauded for “taking us places we hadn’t known existed” (Joyce Carol Oates, New York Review of Books). Cadillac Jack does exactly that, inviting readers into the passenger seat of a pearl-colored Caddy with peach velour–covered seats, joining a rodeo-bulldogger-turned-antique- scout at the wheel. “Superbly comic” (Newsday), this rollicking tale echoes the cultural climate of America today, with the cagey yet charming Jack grappling with the capitol’s pretentious elite. As he cruises through relationships with distinctively appealing women—including socialite boutique owner Cindy and discreet mother-of-two Jean—Jack realizes home for him will always be simply barreling down freeways in his Cadillac, wandering the country in search of another obscure treasure. Bolstered with its cast of unforgettable characters, Cadillac Jack entices with the prospect of undiscovered riches around that next bend in the road.

Cadillac Jukebox (Dave Robicheaux #9)

James Lee Burke has been hailed as a &“national treasure&” (Tampa Bay Times), and in his ninth Dave Robicheaux thriller, it&’s easy to see why. This taut, twisted tale of corruption in the Louisiana bayou truly brands Burke as &“America&’s best novelist&” (Denver Post).Aaron Crown comes from a long line of shady Cajun characters, and rumors of Klan ties swirl around his family—so his arrest for the murder of a black civil rights leader would seem to be an open and shut case. But when the man who worked hardest to put Crown away ascends to the governor’s mansion, detective Dave Robicheaux begins to suspect that Aaron may be innocent of the crime. Soon key figures in high places start pressuring Dave to drop his investigation…but that only makes him more determined to uncover the truth at any cost.

Cadillac Jukebox (Dave Robicheaux)

The 9th Dave Robicheaux novel from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling, award-winning author of THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN.The call from ex-Klansman Aaron Crown couldn't have been more unexpected. Sentenced to forty years for the decades-old shooting of a civil rights activist, Crown should have been out of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, for good.Election candidate Buford LaRose wants Detective Dave Robicheaux to ignore Aaron's calls, promising Robicheaux a lucrative job when he makes governor. Worse still, Buford's wife, Karyn, seems unhealthily interested in getting very close to Robicheaux - just like old times . . . The LaRoses, each for their own reasons, want Crown's case buried.Praise for one of the great American crime writers, James Lee Burke:'James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed.' Michael Connelly'A gorgeous prose stylist.' Stephen King'Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced.' Daily MailFans of Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly and Don Winslow will love James Lee Burke: Dave Robicheaux Series1. The Neon Rain 2. Heaven's Prisoners 3. Black Cherry Blues 4. A Morning for Flamingos 5. A Stained White Radiance 6. In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead 7. Dixie City Jam 8. Burning Angel 9. Cadillac Jukebox 10. Sunset Limited 11. Purple Cane Road 12. Jolie Blon's Bounce 13. Last Car to Elysian Fields 14. Crusader's Cross 15. Pegasus Descending 16. The Tin Roof Blowdown 17. Swan Peak 18. The Glass Rainbow 19. Creole Belle 20. Light of the World 21. Robicheaux Hackberry Holland Series1. Lay Down My Sword and Shield 2. Rain Gods 3. Feast Day of Fools 4. House of the Rising SunBilly Bob Holland Series1. Cimarron Rose 2. Heartwood 3. Bitterroot 4. In The Moon of Red Ponies * Each James Lee Burke novel can be read as a standalone or in series order *

Cadoc

Marla the badger lives peacefully in a sett with Cadoc, her mate, and their three young cubs. They are unaware of the threat approaching - badger baiters are operating in the area, hunting for badgers to sell and use in the cruel 'sport' of badger baiting. Meanwhile the twins Tom and Sarah, living on a nearby farm, have accidentally stumbled on evidence of badger baiting in their neighbourhood. They and their dad become increasingly involved in trying to prove this illegal activity to the police. When the law fails to step in, Tom and Sarah have to act alone to save Marla and her family from a terrible fate ...

Cadono le Stelle: Trilogia di Sedici Tramonti - Libro Tre

Andy Kitz ha osservato una serie di strani eventi, e adesso sa che il mondo è pieno di persone con i superpoteri. Avendo lavorato con alcuni super, compreso un ex delinquente di strada in cerca di redenzione, lui vuole aiutare coloro che proteggerebbero la città e che fermerebbero chiunque, con i poteri o no, volesse fare del male agli innocenti. Ma adesso lui è uno dei pochi a sapere che l’agenzia governativa segreta guidata dal Dott. Jacob Globe non sta soltanto cercando di eliminare poteri pericolosi, ma sta catturando i super per studiarli con lo scopo di riuscire a imparare come dare e togliere i poteri a volontà. Ci sono super con poteri che vanno al di là della comprensione, e le macchinazioni di Globe potrebbero causare vittime che lui non può sperare di controllare. Il mondo assiste alle conseguenze della lotta super contro non-super, e la città di Seattle si ritrova nel mezzo di un fuoco incrociato tra fazioni che credono che il loro modo sia l’unico modo per andare avanti. Ma in un’epoca nella quale i vicini di casa ricorrono alla denuncia di attività sospette per risolvere le loro dispute, Seattle è una polveriera in attesa di una scintilla. Quello che succede a Seattle avrà ripercussioni durature in tutto il mondo.

Cadu e Mari: Un amore di segretaria

"È un libro, ma potrebbe essere un film di Hollywood" - COSMOPOLITAN Brasile La musica, la moda e i vibranti paesaggi di Rio de Janeiro hanno dato vita a una storia d'amore fuori dal comune. La vita di Mariana Costa è bella. Ha degli amici fantastici, è vicina alla sua famiglia e ha un lavoro da sogno presso la rivista di moda Be. C'è solo un problema... è follemente innamorata dell'unico uomo che non solo è fuori dalla sua portata, ma è completamente irraggiungibile: il suo capo. Carlos Eduardo è sicuro di sé, sexy e affermato. Esce con le top model e dirige una rivista di successo. La sua vita è perfetta; o era perfetta fino a quando non ha ammesso di provare sentimenti per l'oggetto più improbabile del suo affetto. La sua assistente è intelligente, sexy, e tutto ciò che ha sempre desiderato in una donna, ma non solo non ha nulla a che vedere con le donne con cui esce di solito, ma è anche una sua dipendente, e quindi intoccabile. Ma toccarla è l'unica cosa a cui non sembra poter resistere. Fuori dall'ufficio, Cadu e Mari esplorano la tenerezza e la passione. Ma vengono da mondi completamente diversi, e quando questi mondi si scontrano e minacciano di distruggere non solo il loro fragile legame ma anche la stessa rivista per cui lavorano, devono decidere se vale la pena rischiare tutto per innamorarsi.

Cadu y Mari: Enamorándome De Ella

"Es un libro, pero podría ser una película de Hollywood" - COSMOPOLITAN Brasil La música, la moda y los vibrantes paisajes de Río de Janeiro preparan el escenario para una historia de amor poco común. La vida de Mariana Costa es buena. Tiene amigos fantásticos, es cercana a su familia, y trabaja en un trabajo de ensueño en la revista de moda de renombre internacional, Be. Sólo hay un problema... está locamente enamorada del único hombre que no sólo está fuera de su alcance, sino que es completamente inalcanzable: su jefe. Carlos Eduardo es seguro, sexy y estable. Sale con supermodelos y dirige una revista de éxito. Su vida es perfecta; o lo era hasta que admite que siente algo por el objeto más improbable de su afecto. Su asistente es inteligente, sexy, y todo lo que siempre quiso en una mujer, pero no sólo no se parece en nada a las mujeres con las que suele salir, sino que es su empleada, y por lo tanto intocable. Pero tocarla es lo único a lo que no parece resistirse. Fuera de la oficina, Cadu y Mari exploran la ternura y la pasión. Pero son de mundos completamente diferentes, y cuando esos mundos chocan y amenazan con destruir no sólo su frágil vínculo sino la misma revista para la que trabajan, deben decidir si vale la pena arriesgarlo todo al enamorarse.

Caduceus Wild

Medarchy. It finally happened. The medical establishment has taken over the civilized world. Orwell's Big Brother is a doctor, and there is a prescription for everyone... usually thanatization or "modification." The all-powerful high court of Medics will decide. The primitive operations and drugs of an earlier culture have been replaced by more sophisticated methods and controls. The population at large, described as Patients, willingly observe the codes of behavior set by the ruling Medics. It is a strange and cold world, still evolving from the devastation of ancient bacteria aerosols. All that is visible, from architecture to transportation, has been newly created by the Medical technologists. The minds and bodies of the citizens are on "hold." Nothing must encroach on the Public Health. Every facet of life has been measured and made safe. But there are a few escapees, dissidents, deviants. The "Abnormals." This is the story of three of them. . . As the author explains in a note, this book is a substantial expansion and re-write of a 1959 magazine serial of the same name, by Ward Moore, Robert Bradford, and Jean Ariss.

Cadáver exquisito (Mapa de las lenguas #Volumen)

Premio Clarín de Novela, Ladies of Horror Fiction Award, uno de los mejores libros de ciencia ficción, fantasía o terror del 2020 según The Washington Post y finalista de los Goodreads Choice Awards Con más de 200.000 lectores en todo el mundo, traducido a 23 idiomas y derechos audiovisuales vendidos Una despiadada distopía en la que Agustina Bazterrica inspira, con el poder explosivo de la ficción, debates de suma actualidad La súbita aparición de un virus letal que ataca a los animales modifica de manera irreversible el mundo: desde las fieras hasta las mascotas deben ser sistemáticamente sacrificadas, y su carne ya no puede ser consumida. Los gobiernos enfrentan la situación con una decisión drástica: legalizando la cría, reproducción, matanza y procesamiento de carne humana. El canibalismo es ley y la sociedad ha quedado dividida en dos grupos: los que comen y los que son comidos. Marcos Tejo, encargado general del frigorífico Krieg, separado de su esposa y a cargo de su padre, es un oscuro burócrata. El día en que recibe como regalo una mujer criada para el consumo, las tentaciones lo transforman en una conciencia peligrosa de pliegues truculentos que lo llevará a transgredir las nuevas normas hasta límites que la sociedad desconoce. ¿Qué resto de humanidad cabe cuando los muertos son cremados para evitar su consumo? ¿Quién es el otro si, de verdad, somos lo que comemos? Reseña:«Novela mayor, cuya acción transcurre en el interior de una atmósfera densa e hipnótica en la que el lector queda atrapado desde las primeras líneas como si fuera uno de sus personajes».Juan José Millás «Horriblemente eficaz. […] Esta provocativa novela maneja con maestría un cuchillo de doble filo».The Guardian«Desde las primeras palabras de la segunda novela de la novelista argentina Agustina Bazterrica, Cadáver exquisito, el lector ya es el ganado de la fila, tambaleándose, primordialmente consciente de que este libro es una carnicería, y nada de lo que suceda a continuación va a ser bonito».New York Times Book Review «¿A qué precio es viable un mundo sin animales? Esa es la pregunta que se hace la autora argentina Agustina Bazterrica. [...] Con un arte perfectamente calibrado con la ironía, [ella] presenta un asombroso retrato de una humanidad dispuesta a hacer cualquier cosa para satisfacerse, incluso a expensas de sí misma».Le Monde «Una expresión mordaz y sin concesiones de lo que ocurre a diario en nuestra sociedad».La Nación «Con un lenguaje directo y despojado, Cadáver exquisito incursiona en los mecanismos siniestros de una sociedad distópica y caníbal. Las imágenes, tanto repulsivas como fascinantes, recuerdan por momentos a los cuadros violentos de Francis Bacon. La novela rodea al lector con una sensación de amenaza al volver visibles algunas prácticas oscuras y normalizadas de la vida actual».Pedro Mairal «Escrita con lenguaje minimalista, de alta precisión, Cadáver exquisito es una fábula impactante sobre la crueldad entre los seres humanos, aunque no desprovista de poesía».Clarín «Punzante historia caníbal. [...] Hay una verbalización incisiva e impiadosa de lo que sucede en la sociedad [...]. No hay eufemismos en Cadáver exquisito».Mª José R. Murguiondo, La Nación«Bazterrica delinea un lenguaje dúctil, universal; capaz de condensar el terror, el drama, la empatía y la desesperanza».Marvel Aguilera, Revista Kunst

Cadáver exquisito: Premio Clarín Novela 2017

A causa de un virus mortal que afecta a los animales y contagia a los seres humanos, el mundo se ha convertido en un lugar gris, escéptico e inhóspito, y la sociedad se divide entre aquellos que comen y aquellos que son comidos. El Premio Clarín 2017 fue otorgado a esta novela mayor, una sólida y escalofriante pesadilla futurista en la que el canibalismo es legitimado en gran parte del mundo a causa de un virus que afecta a los animales y resulta mortal para los seres humanos. ¿Qué resto de humanismo puede caber cuando los cuerpos de los muertos son cremados para evitar su consumo? ¿En qué lugar queda el vínculo con el otro si, de verdad, somos lo que comemos? En esta despiadada distopía -tan brutal como sutil, tan alegórica como realista-, Agustina Bazterrica inspira, con el poder explosivo de la ficción, sensaciones y debates de suma actualidad.

Cadáver no Campus

Baseado em fatos reais A jovem Sarah Brown desaparece misteriosamente em uma agradável manhã de inverno do campus da universidade de Northern Iowa. Dois dias depois seu cadáver é encontrado por um grupo de busca formado por agentes da polícia local, estudantes e vizinhos. Assim inicia-se uma investigação que tentará encontrar o culpado de um crime horrível, que destruíu a vida e o futuro de uma jovem adorável, de quem não se conheciam inimigos. A cidade aparentemente idílica de Cedar Falls se verá abalada por este fato trágico e logo os suspeitos começarão a multiplicar-se. A polícia enfrenta um caso mais intrincado e complexo do que imaginava. Baseado em fatos reais, CADÁVER NO CAMPUS narra, com o estilo ágil e ameno ao que Harry Glum nos tem acostumados, uma história tão aterradora quanto fascinante, que nos recorda, mais uma vez, que a realidade pode superar com juros o pior dos nossos pesadelos.

Cadáveres dizem cada coisa

O mistério campeão de vendas escrito por Doug Lamoreux, agora disponível em Português! Era um serviço simples: ficar de olho na esposa do pastor até que ela fosse pra cama em segurança. Aí foi tudo pro inferno. A morte da esposa do teleevangelista mais amado de Chicago é só o começo: alguém tem traçado em mortes seu caminho pela congregação da Igreja Templo da Majestade. Graças a sua jovem e empolgada secretária, o detetive particular Nod Blake - uma velha relíquia de uma era passada de investigações nas ruas cruéis, um dinossauro que nunca recebeu o memorando de sua extinção e que algumas vezes pensa que é Bogart, George Raft e Lee Marvin combinados em um só - foi jogado no meio disso tudo, e de cabeça. Os ferimentos resultantes parecem ter aberto uma porta para o que vem depois. Blake crê que os mortos estão falando com ele. Estariam as vítimas realmente implorando além túmulo para que o último gumshoe os ajudasse? Ou estaria ele pirando? Quando seu nemesis, o Tenente Detetive Wenders, encontra evidências de que Blake é o assassino, a vida do detetive particular vira um grande sanduíche de sopa. Cadáveres Dizem Cada Coisa é um mistério de assassinato com um senso de humor mordaz, ambientado em Chicago, 1979. Onde um maníaco homicida a solta pela Cidade dos Ventos... é a boa notícia.

Cadáveres en el Tíber: Un thriller político de la antigua Roma (Los rollos de Sertorio #3)

Después de años de luchar en el campo de batalla, Sertorio regresa a la ciudad y a la familia por la que luchó, para encontrarlos muy diferentes a como los recordaba. Roma, 100 a.C. La amenaza del norte ha sido aniquilada. Roma no tiene más enemigos que conquistar, sus fronteras están seguras. Pero la República nunca ha estado más cerca de colapsar. Sertorio ha regresado a Roma después de más de cinco años de lucha en el norte, y Mario tiene planes para él. En realidad, Mario tiene planes para toda Roma. En el apogeo de su poder y con el aprecio del pueblo, le faltan pocas conexiones políticas de gobernar la República. ¿Podrá el augusto cuerpo del Senado detenerlo? La corrupción, la traición y la violencia se extienden por Roma como un incendio en la Subura mientras Sertorio hace todo lo que está a su alcance para mantener la paz dentro de la República y dentro de su hogar. Cadáveres en el Tíber es el tercer libro de la exitosa serie de ficción histórica Los rollos de Sertorio. Si te gustan los libros bien investigados e históricamente precisos, entonces te encantará la cautivadora saga de Vincent B. Davis II. Compra Cuerpos en el Tíber para adentrarte en las profundidades de la despiadada república romana.

Caesar

Allan Massie's Caesar is a perception of greatness overreaching itself. Through the eyes of one of his comrades, Decimus Brutus, we observe Caesar the enchanter, the showman, the general whose soldiers will follow him anywhere, while their wives supply his bed. We see the man of authority whose charm can be devastating but whose emotional engagement is nil. In his third Roman novel after Tiberius and Augustus, Allan Massie writes with a wry wit about human frailty, while political philosophy has never before been clothed in such an atmosphere of highly charged sexuality.'Massie's achievement is to infuse the mythical emperor with blood . . . he invigorates his characters with voices that seem to echo the present, not the past, and which are utterly convincing . . . a piece of bravura invention' Independent

Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar in Gaul and Rome: War in Words

Anyone who has even a passing acquaintance with Latin knows “Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres” (“All Gaul is divided into three parts”), the opening line of De Bello Gallico, Julius Caesar's famous commentary on his campaigns against the Gauls in the 50s BC. But what did Caesar intend to accomplish by writing and publishing his commentaries, how did he go about it, and what potentially unforeseen consequences did his writing have? These are the questions that Andrew Riggsby pursues in this fresh interpretation of one of the masterworks of Latin prose. Riggsby uses contemporary literary methods to examine the historical impact that the commentaries had on the Roman reading public. In the first part of his study, Riggsby considers how Caesar defined Roman identity and its relationship to non-Roman others. He shows how Caesar opens up a possible vision of the political future in which the distinction between Roman and non-Roman becomes less important because of their joint submission to a Caesar-like leader. In the second part, Riggsby analyzes Caesar's political self-fashioning and the potential effects of his writing and publishing the Gallic War. He reveals how Caesar presents himself as a subtly new kind of Roman general who deserves credit not only for his own virtues, but for those of his soldiers as well. Riggsby uses case studies of key topics (spatial representation, ethnography, virtus and technology, genre, and the just war), augmented by more synthetic discussions that bring in evidence from other Roman and Greek texts, to offer a broad picture of the themes of national identity and Caesar's self-presentation.

Caesar's Bicycle (The Timeline Wars #3)

In an alternate Roman Empire, the ultimate battle is being waged for domination of the multiverse in the epic conclusion of the war for a million EarthsThere are a million different Earths across an infinite number of timelines—and every one of them is in peril.John Barnes&’s ingenious science fiction saga the Timeline Wars reaches a breathtaking climax in Caesar&’s Bicycle as former Pittsburgh private investigator–turned–Crux Op agent Mark Strang pursues the alien Closer enemy to a new battleground: an alternate ancient Rome of Caesar and Pompey.Strang&’s investigation into the disappearance of a fellow ATN operative has carried him along a new timeline to a Roman Empire at once strikingly similar and remarkably different from the one recalled in history books on his own Earth. What he discovers is a world in the process of radical transformation through the introduction of new technologies, centuries before their time, by both sides in the war for the multiverse—enemy Closers and ATN alike. And this time, Strang&’s mission carries a new urgency, for the timelines are becoming dangerously unstable and mysteriously starting to close. To prevent the total enslavement of every one of the million Earths, Strang himself will now have to make history. But by ensuring that an infamous assassination actually does take place, Mark Strang could be condemning himself to the most horrible death the Romans ever devised.

Caesar's Column

The book is a plea, and a striking one. Its plot is bold, its language is forceful, and the great uprising is given with terrible vividness.