Автор: Turtledove Harry
Название: Fallout: The Hot War
ISBN: 0553390732 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780553390735
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 15020.00 T
Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: The novels of Harry Turtledove show history balancing on single moments: One act of folly. One poor decision. One moment of rage. In this astounding new series, the unthinkable has come to pass. The Cold War turns hot and the United States and the Soviet Union unleash their nuclear arsenals upon each other. Millions die. Millions more are displaced. Germans battle side by side with Americans, Polish freedom fighters next to Russian fascists. The genie is out of the bottle. And there s no telling what fresh hell will come next.
At the heart of "Fallout" are Harry Truman and Josef Stalin. Even as Joe McCarthy rises in power, the U.S. president is focused elsewhere, planning to cut off the head of the Soviet threat by taking out Stalin. It s a daring gambit, but the Soviets have one of their own. Meanwhile, Europe s weak sisters, France and Italy, seem poised to choose the winning side, while China threatens to overrun Korea. With Great Britain ravaged and swaths of America in ruins, leaders are running out of options. When the United States drops another series of bombs to slow the Russian advance in Europe, Stalin strikes back with horrifying results.
These staggering events unfold through the eyes of a sprawling cast of characters: a Holocaust survivor in a displaced persons camp in Washington; the wife of a bomber pilot and her five-year-old daughter starting a new existence; a savage Soviet fighter waging war by his own rules; a British pub owner falling in love with an American pilot. In the masterly hands of Harry Turtledove, this epic chronicle of war becomes a story of human struggle. As the armies of the world implode, the next chapter will be written by the survivors those willing to rise up for an uncertain future.
PRAISE FOR HARRY TURTLEDOVE
Turtledove is the standard-bearer for alternate history. "USA Today"
Bombs Away
Turtledove s thorough research and grounded imagination work to create a frighteningly realistic past where world leaders act out of desperation and fatalism, and a large cast of common folk suffer the consequences. . . . The vicarious sense of eschatological dread is always powerful. "Booklist"
Last Orders
All quite plausible . . . Turtledove s focus on the characters serves to fill out the big picture with patient, nitty-gritty detail. . . . Armchair warriors will have much to ponder. " Kirkus Reviews"
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Two Fronts
A you-are-there chronicle of battle on land and sea and in the air. "Tor.com"
Coup d Etat
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This is what alternative history is all about. "Historical Novels Review""

Автор: Mara Wil
Название: Fallout
ISBN: 0765337312 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780765337313
Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS)
Цена: 21450.00 T
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Описание: Small-town America. A nuclear power plant. A mega-storm. What could go wrong? Only everything....

Автор: Lieven, Petra
Название: Rating agencies and the fallout of the 2007-2008 financial crisis
ISBN: 3631676212 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783631676219
Издательство: Peter Lang
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Цена: 92290.00 T
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This book examines rating agencies role in the recent financial crisis and proposed reforms. It summarizes the key causes that have led to the crisis, analyzes points of criticism and accusations leveled at rating agencies, and discusses proposals towards regulatory reform. The author takes rating agencies position regarding these accusations and proposals into account. In contrast to other studies focusing only on US and EU regulatory issues, this study also considers whether responses from other countries could deliver a feasible path in adopting new regulations. The author examines in a cross-country qualitative manner stakeholder perceptions with respect to rating agencies. Based on empirical findings the study discusses how perceived or revealed shortcomings can be solved.