Author: Georges Simenon
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 159017562X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Newly translated for this edition. A young Frenchman, Joseph Timar, travels to Gabon carrying a letter of introduction from an influential uncle. He wants work experience; he wants to see the world. But in the oppressive heat and glare of the equator, Timar doesn’t know what to do with himself, and no one seems inclined to help except Adèle, the hotel owner’s wife, who takes him to bed one day and rebuffs him the next, leaving him sick with desire. But then, in the course of a single night, Adèle’s husband dies and a black servant is shot, and Timar is sure that Adèle is involved. He’ll cover for the crime if she’ll do what he wants. The fix is in. But Timar can’t even begin to imagine how deep. In Tropic Moon, Simenon, the master of the psychological novel, offers an incomparable picture of degeneracy and corruption in a colonial outpost.
Tropic Moon
Author: Georges Simenon
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 159017562X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Newly translated for this edition. A young Frenchman, Joseph Timar, travels to Gabon carrying a letter of introduction from an influential uncle. He wants work experience; he wants to see the world. But in the oppressive heat and glare of the equator, Timar doesn’t know what to do with himself, and no one seems inclined to help except Adèle, the hotel owner’s wife, who takes him to bed one day and rebuffs him the next, leaving him sick with desire. But then, in the course of a single night, Adèle’s husband dies and a black servant is shot, and Timar is sure that Adèle is involved. He’ll cover for the crime if she’ll do what he wants. The fix is in. But Timar can’t even begin to imagine how deep. In Tropic Moon, Simenon, the master of the psychological novel, offers an incomparable picture of degeneracy and corruption in a colonial outpost.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 159017562X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Newly translated for this edition. A young Frenchman, Joseph Timar, travels to Gabon carrying a letter of introduction from an influential uncle. He wants work experience; he wants to see the world. But in the oppressive heat and glare of the equator, Timar doesn’t know what to do with himself, and no one seems inclined to help except Adèle, the hotel owner’s wife, who takes him to bed one day and rebuffs him the next, leaving him sick with desire. But then, in the course of a single night, Adèle’s husband dies and a black servant is shot, and Timar is sure that Adèle is involved. He’ll cover for the crime if she’ll do what he wants. The fix is in. But Timar can’t even begin to imagine how deep. In Tropic Moon, Simenon, the master of the psychological novel, offers an incomparable picture of degeneracy and corruption in a colonial outpost.
The History of Big Safari
Author: Colonel Bill Grimes, USAF Retired
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480804568
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
For more than half a century, Big Safari-modified aircraft have performed dangerous and essential missions to collect intelligence, conduct surveillance and reconnaissance, and engage in special operations missions around the globe in the interest of national security. These state-of-the-art aircraft have been flown, operated, and maintained by men and women whose dedication and commitment have made the world a safer place. In The History of Big Safari, author Colonel Bill Grimes, a retired US Air Force officer, presents a history of this program, which has been in existence for more than sixty years. Born as a special acquisition program in 1952, Big Safari has been in a unique position to save lives by rapidly fielding essential systems with a quick-reaction capability to ensure decision makers on the battlefield and at the Pentagon have timely intelligence to plan and execute operations. Grimes shows how, without a special acquisition program such as Big Safari, the nation's ability to react to evolving dangers and threats would be mired in bureaucracy when timely responses are critical. With detailed cutaway illustrations revealing aircraft modifications and mission equipment, The History of Big Safari also includes photographs, sidebars, and anecdotes. It goes behind the scenes with the men and women who participated in the challenging projects and daring missions. It shares the development of cutting-edge technology and special mission aircraft, as well as the global events that necessitated these once-classified programs. Finally, it provides insight into long-veiled projects, operations, and missions that comprise the world under the purview of Big Safari.
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480804568
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
For more than half a century, Big Safari-modified aircraft have performed dangerous and essential missions to collect intelligence, conduct surveillance and reconnaissance, and engage in special operations missions around the globe in the interest of national security. These state-of-the-art aircraft have been flown, operated, and maintained by men and women whose dedication and commitment have made the world a safer place. In The History of Big Safari, author Colonel Bill Grimes, a retired US Air Force officer, presents a history of this program, which has been in existence for more than sixty years. Born as a special acquisition program in 1952, Big Safari has been in a unique position to save lives by rapidly fielding essential systems with a quick-reaction capability to ensure decision makers on the battlefield and at the Pentagon have timely intelligence to plan and execute operations. Grimes shows how, without a special acquisition program such as Big Safari, the nation's ability to react to evolving dangers and threats would be mired in bureaucracy when timely responses are critical. With detailed cutaway illustrations revealing aircraft modifications and mission equipment, The History of Big Safari also includes photographs, sidebars, and anecdotes. It goes behind the scenes with the men and women who participated in the challenging projects and daring missions. It shares the development of cutting-edge technology and special mission aircraft, as well as the global events that necessitated these once-classified programs. Finally, it provides insight into long-veiled projects, operations, and missions that comprise the world under the purview of Big Safari.
Encyclopedia of US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems: Post-World War II bombers, 1945-1973
Author: Marcelle Size Knaack
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airplanes, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Airplanes, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
List of Merchant Vessels with SAR Data
Author: United States. Coast Guard
Publisher:
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Category : Merchant ships
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Merchant ships
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Poems, chiefly lyrical, compiled and arranged by G.H. Strutt
Author: George H. STRUTT
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Island Song Lyrics Volume 3
Author: Larry W. Jones
Publisher: Larry W Jones
ISBN: 1411606477
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
"Larry W. Jones has written over 3,500 song lyrics with island based themes. Most are in the sytle of the "hapa haole" return-to-paradise tradition of the golden years of Territorial Hawaii"--Volume 7, title page verso
Publisher: Larry W Jones
ISBN: 1411606477
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
"Larry W. Jones has written over 3,500 song lyrics with island based themes. Most are in the sytle of the "hapa haole" return-to-paradise tradition of the golden years of Territorial Hawaii"--Volume 7, title page verso
On the Edge of the East
Author: Frederick Horace Vincent Rose
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Merchant Vessels of the United States
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Ship registers
Languages : en
Pages : 1860
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ship registers
Languages : en
Pages : 1860
Book Description
The Guernsey and Jersey Magazine
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Special Publications
Author: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1266
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1266
Book Description