DescriptionBeing punched in the stomach by Harold Wilson on one of his first days as a reporter, escaping summary execution in Beirut, flying into Teheran with the returning Ayatollah Khomeini - John Simpson has had an astonishingly eventful career. In 1989 he observed the Tiananmen Square massacre, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the collapse of Communism throughout Eastern Europe. And only weeks later, in South Africa, he witnessed the release of Nelson Mandela. With Simpson's uncanny knack of being in the right place at the right time, this autobiography is a ring-side seat at every major event in 1980s and 90s history.
DescriptionOne frozen night in Germany, Tracy Barnes witnesses the killing of her lover by the secret police. Years later, when the Berlin Wall has crumbled and old enemies are new friends, Tracy encounters the murderer and plans to make him pay. This is spy fiction at its best: a mission of revenge, a haunting love story, and a chilling tale.
DescriptionNikita Krushchev: a miner's son, a rough and simple peasant, a revolutionary, an ardent party worker, and eventually one of the two most powerful men in the world. A cheerful figure at ease among cornfields, or on a factory floor; or hostile at the United Nations, taunting and accusing the West. On a state visit to the USA, he famously said, "We will bury you"; at the UN he once removed a shoe to bang it on the desk to make a point. He sparked the Cuban missile crisis that almost led to nuclear war and was responsible for the erection of the Berlin Wall. This intriguing audio biography tells of the fears and conspiracies abounding in the post-war Soviet Union during this charismatic figure's 10 tumultuous years in the Kremlin. The part of Nikita Krushchev is played by Michael Sheard, with other parts played by Michael Burrell, Shirley Dixon, and Michael Kilgarriff.
DescriptionHe was the best source the department ever had, but now he desperately wanted to come over the Wall. 'Brahms Four' was certain a high-ranking mole was set to betray him. There was only one Englishman he trusted any more: someone from the old days. So they decided to put Bernie Samson back into the field after five sedentary years of flying a desk. The field is Berlin. The game is as baffling, treacherous, and lethal as ever.
DescriptionNew Year's Day, 1990. The Berlin Wall is coming down. Soon America won't have any enemies left to fight. The army is under pressure to downsize. Jack Reacher is the duty military police officer on a base in North Carolina when he takes a call reporting a…
