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The Princess Spy
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER “As exciting as any spy novel” (Daily News, New York), The Princess Spy follows the hidden history of an ordinary American girl who became one of the OSS’s most daring World War II spies before marrying into European nobility. Perfect for fans of A Woman of No Importance and Code Girls. When Aline Griffith was born in a quiet suburban New York hamlet, no one had any idea that she would go on to live “a life of glamour and danger that Ingrid Bergman only played at in Notorious” (Time). As the United States enters the Second World War, the young college graduate is desperate to aid in the war effort, but no one is ...
Code Name - Lise
The year is 1942, and World War II is in full swing. Odette Sansom decides to follow in her war hero father's footsteps by becoming an SOE agent to aid Britain and her beloved homeland, France. Five failed attempts and one plane crash later, she finally lands in occupied France to begin her mission. It is here that she meets her commanding officer Captain Peter Churchill. As they successfully complete mission after mission, Peter and Odette fall in love. All the while, they are being hunted by the cunning German secret police sergeant, Hugo Bleicher, who finally succeeds in capturing them. They are sent to Paris's Fresnes prison, and from there to concentration camps in Germany where they are starved, beaten, and tortured. But in the face of despair, they never give up hope, their love for each other, or the whereabouts of their colleagues. This is portrait of true courage, patriotism and love amidst unimaginable horrors and degradation.
Into the Lion's Mouth
International bestseller! James Bond has nothing on Dusko Popov. a double agent for the Abwehr, MI5 and MI6, and the FBI during World War II, Popov seduced numerous women, spoke five languages, and was a crack shot, all while maintaining his cover as a Yugoslavian diplomat… On a cool August evening in 1941, a Serbian playboy created a stir at Casino Estoril in Portugal by throwing down an outrageously large baccarat bet to humiliate his opponent. The Serbian was a British double agent, and the money―which he had just stolen from the Germans―belonged to the British. From the sideline, watching with intent interest was none other than Ian Fleming… The Serbian was Dusko Popov. As a youn...
Summary of Larry Loftis's The Watchmaker’s Daughter
Get the Summary of Larry Loftis's The Watchmaker’s Daughter in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Watchmaker's Daughter" by Larry Loftis tells the story of the ten Boom family's deep-rooted faith and their resistance against the Nazi occupation in Holland during World War II. The ten Booms, led by Corrie, Holland's first licensed female watchmaker, and her brother Willem, a theologian concerned about anti-Semitism, become involved in the Dutch Resistance...
Summary of Larry Loftis's Code Name
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Odette, the girl in the photographs, was born April 28, 1912, in Amiens, France. She was the first child of Yvonne and Gaston Brailly, a banker. Odette suffered from polio when she was seven, leaving her paralyzed for more than a year. She was eventually cured by an herbalist. #2 Odette was fascinated with the neighbors across the Channel, and she determined to marry an Englishman. She met Roy Sansom, a Briton, and they married a year later. Their first child, Francoise, was born in 1932, and they moved to London. #3 Odette was asked to visit the War Office to discuss the possibility of her working for the British government. She had three children to care for, but she wanted to help. She was French born and raised in France, and she wanted to do something to help her country. #4 SOE was created to coordinate and inspire the resistance of Nazi-occupied countries, and it was largely shrouded in secrecy. Its agents were called spies, but the role of Baker Street was not one of spymaster but of mayhem.
The Watchmaker's Daughter
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author and master of nonfiction spy thrillers Larry Loftis writes the first major biography of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch watchmaker who saved the lives of hundreds of Jews during WWII--at the cost of losing her family and being sent to a concentration camp, only to survive, forgive her captors, and live the rest of her life as a Christian missionary. The Watchmaker's Daughter is one of the greatest stories of World War II that readers haven't heard: the remarkable and inspiring life story of Corrie ten Boom--a groundbreaking, female Dutch watchmaker, whose family unselfishly transformed their house into a hiding place straight out of a spy n...
Code Name: Lise
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist Florida Book Awards Silver Medalist Featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, New York Newsday, and on Today! Best Nonfiction Books to Read in 2019—Woman’s Day The Best Nonfiction Books Coming Out This Year—BookBub “A nonfiction thriller.”—The Wall Street Journal From New York Times and international bestselling author of the “gripping” (Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Into the Lion’s Mouth comes the extraordinary true story of Odette Sansom, the British spy who operated in occupied France and fell in love with her commanding officer during World War II—perfect for fans of Unbroke...
Profit by Investing in Real Estate Tax Liens
Profit by Investing in Real Estate Tax Liens introduces an investment alternative that is safe, secured by real estate, administered by the government, involves no brokers, is enforced by state law, and gives fixed returns. It also debunks the common myth that tax delinquent properties are run-down and shows that liens exist on every type of property. Author Larry Loftis, an attorney and active investor, has purchased liens on properties owned by Julius "Dr. J" Erving, Hector "Macho" Camacho (world champion boxer), Chase Manhattan Bank, LaSalle National Bank, and more. In this authoritative guide, Loftis helps investors avoid the pitfalls while answering all the key questions they need to consider:
Return to the Hiding Place
By 1943, the Nazi pogroms that began in 1938 had penetrated the borders of Netherlands. "Voor Joden Verboden" (for Jews Forbidden) signs appeared in public places. Rumors of death camps and racial genocide turned out to be true. Nationwide raids on universities resulted in mass deportations of dissenting professors and students to forced labor in Germany.
