Harris, Robert 1957-Overview
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Pompeii : a novel
by Robert Harris
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96 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in 16 languages and held by 2,790 libraries worldwide When the aqueduct that brings fresh water to thousands of people around the bay of Naples fails, Roman engineer Marius Primus heads to the slopes of Mount Vesuvius to investigate, only to come face to face with an impending catastrophe.
Fatherland
by Robert Harris
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101 editions published between 1992 and 2010 in 18 languages and held by 2,565 libraries worldwide Berlin, 1964, Hitler is about to celebrate his seventy-fifth birthday and President Joseph P. Kennedy is to visit Berlin to initiate detente with Germany.
Enigma
by Robert Harris
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90 editions published between 1995 and 2009 in 18 languages and held by 2,388 libraries worldwide A thriller on the breaking of a secret German radio code during World War II. The protagonists are two British cryptographers, a man and a woman, and their work becomes a race to crack the code in time to save a convoy of U.S. ships from being sunk by U-boats. By the author of The Fatherland.
Imperium : a novel of ancient Rome
by Robert Harris
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82 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in 19 languages and held by 2,298 libraries worldwide A tale inspired by the writings of Tiro, Cicero's confidential secretary, traces the life of the ancient Roman orator from his beginnings as a young lawyer through his competitions with Pompey, Caesar, and Crassus in the political arena.
The ghost
by Robert Harris
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73 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in 15 languages and held by 2,263 libraries worldwide Having served as Great Britain's longest-enduring prime minister, Adam Lang accepts a large cash advance to write a tell-all memoir of his life and controversial political career, an effort for which he hires a ghostwriter who uncovers dangerous secrets about the former leader's term.
Archangel : a novel
by Robert Harris
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62 editions published between 1998 and 2010 in 16 languages and held by 2,217 libraries worldwide In Moscow, American history professor Fluke Kelso learns from secret papers that Stalin had a son. A momentous discovery that could revolutionize Russia by bringing back Stalinism. But first he has to find him and that could get Kelso killed.
Conspirata : a novel of ancient Rome
by Robert Harris
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38 editions published between 2007 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,694 libraries worldwide On the eve of Marcus Cicero's inauguration as consul of Rome, the grisly death of a boy sends ripples of fear thourgh a city already wracked by civil unrest, crime, and debauchery of every kind. For Cicero, the ill forebodings of this hideous murder only increase his frustrations and the dangers he already faces as Rome's leader: elected by the people but despised by the heads of the two rival camps, the patricians and populists. There is, also a plot to assassinate him, and it will take all his embattled wit, strength, and force of will to stop it and keep Rome from becoming a dictatorship.
The ghost writer
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8 editions published in 2010 in English and Italian and held by 1,308 libraries worldwide When a gifted ghostwriter is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, he quickly finds himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration's harsh tactics, and as the ghostwriter digs into the politician's past, he discovers secrets that threaten to jeopardize international relations forever.
A higher form of killing : the secret story of chemical and biological warfare
by Robert Harris
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2 editions published in 1982 in English and held by 1,060 libraries worldwide
Selling Hitler
by Robert Harris
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6 editions published between 1986 and 2009 in English and held by 730 libraries worldwide "The extraordinary story of the con job of the century-- the faking of the Hitler "diaries"--Dust jacket.
Gotcha! : the media, the government, and the Falklands crisis
by Robert Harris
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3 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 369 libraries worldwide
A higher form of killing : the secret story of gas and germ warfare
by Robert Harris
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6 editions published in 1982 in English and held by 368 libraries worldwide
Selling Hitler : the story of the Hitler diaries
by Robert Harris
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8 editions published between 1986 and 1996 in English and held by 279 libraries worldwide
A higher form of killing : the secret history of chemical and biological warfare
by Robert Harris
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2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 251 libraries worldwide The book begins with the first devastating battlefield use of lethal gas in World War I, and then investigates the stockpiling of biological weapons during World War II and in the decades afterward as well as the inhuman experiments conducted to test their effectiveness. This updated edition includes a new Introduction and a new final chapter exposing frightening developments in recent years, including the black market that emerged in chemical and biological weapons following the breakup of the Soviet Union, the acquisition of these weapons by various Third World states, the attempts of countries such as Iraq to build up arsenals, and the use of these weapons in terrorist attacks.
Enigma
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7 editions published between 1996 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 208 libraries worldwide Still reeling from the disappearance of his lover, a brilliant code-breaker is summoned to Blechley Park, Britain's top-secret intelligence campus. Now he must face his toughest assignment--crack the Nazis' infamous Engima codes. Putting together the pieces of a puzzle, he discovers the reason for his lovers' disappearance to U-boats closing in on Allied cargo ships to a mass grave in Poland.
The making of Neil Kinnock
by Robert Harris
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1 edition published in 1984 in English and held by 204 libraries worldwide
Good and faithful servant : the unauthorized biography of Bernard Ingham
by Robert Harris
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2 editions published between 1990 and 1991 in English and held by 172 libraries worldwide
A higher form of killing : the secret history of gas and germ warfare
by Robert Harris
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2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 127 libraries worldwide
Conspiracy
by Robert Harris
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 96 libraries worldwide
Fatherland
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5 editions published between 1992 and 1998 in 3 languages and held by 92 libraries worldwide It's 1964 in Hitler's Germania. Since Hitler's forces won World War II, the world has believed the Reich's claim that six million Jews were resettled "in the East." Now a German policeman and an American journalist have uncovered the truth about the Nazi death camps. Hitler's reign will be destroyed if the world finds out, which is something the Gestapo can never allow. more
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Aqueducts Audiobooks Biological warfare Chemical warfare Cicero, Marcus Tullius Cryptography Detective and mystery films Detective and mystery stories, English Diaries--Forgeries Drama Engineers England--London Eruption of Vesuvius (Italy : 79) Europe--Pompeii (Extinct city) Ex-prime ministers Feature films Fiction Fiction films Film adaptations Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use German diaries--Forgeries Germany (West) Ghostwriters Great Britain Harris, Robert,--1957- Historians Historical fiction Historical fiction History Hitler, Adolf,--1889-1945 Italy--Vesuvius Large type books Manuscripts Northeastern States Political science Rome Russia Russia (Federation) Russia (Federation)--Moscow Secret service Spy stories Stalin, Joseph,--1879-1953 Thrillers (Motion pictures) Tiro, M. Tullius--b. 103 or 4 B.C Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Volcanoes War on Terrorism (2001-2009) War stories Water-supply World War (1939-1945)
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Alternative Names
Haerisŭ, Robŏtʻŭ, 1957-
Haʼris, Robert 1957-
Harris, Robert Dennis, 1957-
Харрис, Роберт, 1957-
הריס, רוברט, 1957-
해리스, 로버트, 1957-
ロバートハリス, 1957- 哈里斯, 罗伯特הריס, רוברט האריס, רוברט ロバー トハリス แฮร์ริส, โรเบิร์ต Харрис, Роберт Languages
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