New by R. A. SCOTTI
BASILICA
The Splendor and the Scandal
Building St. Peter's
&
SUDDEN SEA
The Great Hurricane of 1938
New by R. A. SCOTTI
BASILICA
The Splendor and the Scandal
Building St. Peter's
&
SUDDEN SEA
The Great Hurricane of 1938
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 Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal—Building St. Peter's
—Ken Woodward, Religion Editor, Newsweek STARRED REVIEW: "Fascinating history reveals how the world's most glorious house of worship emerged from decades of trial and scandal....The author deftly navigates the facts, dates and personalities involved, giving an immediacy and accessibility to this dense, complex saga. Not surprisingly, delicious ironies abound. ...In Scotti's capable hands, the story of St. Peter's becomes a riveting portrait of the papacy, complete with its triumphs, intrigue and excesses. " —Kirkus Reviews  Drawing on newspaper accounts, the personal testimony of witnesses, and archival footage, Scotti recovers for posterity the lost stories of a world that was swept away by the worst natural disaster in the history of the Northeast. "One of the rare titles chronicling an historic event that successfully presents both the scientific and personal aspects of the disaster. It is highly readable and truly difficult to put down."–Academia/i> "Riveting, carefully researched and superbly written."—Houston Chronicle  "One of the best modern writers of intrigue"* The Kiss of Judas
In Rome, a terrorist group has kidnapped and killed the premier of Italy. Now they are plotting a second, even more audacious strike. Their target: the Pope. "Clever...Explosive...Superb"—Christian Science Monitor The Hammer's Eye
Moscow launches a sinister mission to steal the Star Wars technology. A legendary CIA spymaster comes out of retirement to thwart it—and his old nemesis. "A smashing tale. Scotti's Kiss of Judas and The Devil's Own gained him an enviable reputation, which he further confirms with this pulse racer." —Publishers Weekly The Devil's Own
A tangled case of money laundering leads CIA operative George Bannigan on a trail from the poppy fields of Afghanistan to the inner sanctum of the Vatican Bank, from the swank salons of Milan to the boardrooms of Manhattan, and embroils him in a high-stakes maze of international finance and drug trafficking. "One hell of a story"—Attenzione Cradle Song
A journal of my son, December 16, 1985, to April 2, 1987. Ciro was a beautiful baby boy, apparently perfect in every detail. Fifteen months later, he was dead, having spent nine months in a pediatric hospital fighting a mysterious disease that attacked his immune system and never let go. "A medical mystery that will touch the heart of everyone who has ever known the love of a child." For Love of Sarah
A woman is on trial for shooting her sleeping husband. The prosecution calls it murder. She calls it self-defense. "A psychological thriller that will draw both the mystery lover and the language lover....It is almost impossible to put the book down" -San Antonio Express-News |
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