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Step into the shoes of Captain Karl von Schenk, a quintessential German nobleman of the Kaisers Navy, brimming with self-confidence and a fierce sense of class distinction. With his striking good looks, impressive physique, melodious singing voice, and a talent for writing, von Schenk chronicles his harrowing yet triumphant experiences at sea in his diary. Despite the relentless pursuit of the Royal Navy, he bravely navigates his U-boat through perilous waters, only to find his heart ensnared by a captivating young woman he encounters on leave in Bruges, Belgium. Torn between duty and desire, ...

It was an era when monopoly trading companies were the unofficial agents of European expansion, controlling vast numbers of people and huge tracts of land, and taking on governmental and military functions. The leaders of these trading enterprises exercised virtually unaccountable, dictatorial political power over millions of people.

THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘As gripping as any thriller. History doesn't get any better than this’ BILL BRYSON ’A brilliant read … Game of Thrones but in the real world’ ANTHONY HOROWITZ PICKED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, THE GUARDIAN, THE DAILY MAIL AND...

Much of Western Maine reads like a Stephen King novel. The dense dark woods and backcountry ponds. The century-old houses with gravel driveways and immense flower gardens, acres of farmland miles from a highway. Serpentine country roads dotted with farmstands, and picturesque main streets lined...

2025 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS GOLD WINNER "Deep Water is a major achievement....Bradley's skills both as novelist and essayist converge here to create this wise, compassionate and urgent book, characterized throughout by a clarity of prose and a bracing moral gaze that searches water, self and...