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  • Into Tibet

    The CIA's First Atomic Spy and His Secret Expedition to Lhasa

    by Thomas Laird ...
    A "fascinating" story of espionage that "fills a blank space in the hidden history of the Cold War" ( Houston Chronicle).Into Tibet is the incredible story of a 1949–1950 American undercover expedition led by America's first atomic agent, Douglas S. Mackiernan—a covert attempt to arm the Tibetans and to recognize Tibet's independence months before China invaded.A Nepal-based American journalist ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Story of Tibet

    Conversations with the Dalai Lama

    by Thomas Laird ...
    "A memorable and vivid history lesson about a remote mysterious place that, in terms of its sheer survival, has implications for our own lives." — The Times-PicayuneOver the course of three years, journalist Thomas Laird spent more than sixty hours with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in candid, one-on-one interviews that ranged widely, covering not only the history of Tibet but science, reincarnation ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Child of the Night

    by Thomas Laird ...
    "Child of the Night is an interesting exploration of not only Jack the Ripper, but the idea of nature vs nurture. I very much enjoyed all the twists and turns of the book and it was definitely that creepy kind of good that will be a great re-read around Halloween." -LibraryThing Early ReviewersChild of the Night is a crime novel about Jack the Ripper. The famous murderer of women in White Chapel ... Read more

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  • Coldest Case

    by Thomas Laird ...
    'Well-paced thriller.' Publishers Weekly (CUTTER)A fine American police procedural-Independent (UK) (CUTTER)"Child of the Night is an interesting exploration of not only Jack the Ripper, but the idea of nature vs nurture. I very much enjoyed all the twists and turns of the book and it was definitely that creepy kind of good that will be a great re-read around Halloween." -LibraryThing Early ... Read more

    $5.50 USD

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    The First Global War and the End of the Habsburg Supremacy

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