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Download the Quiet American (Braille), Graham Greene, Vintage The Quiet American (braille), Graham Greene, Vintage, 2002, 0099450046, 9780099450047, . Into the intrigue and violence of Indo-China comes Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious Third Force.As his naГЇve optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as he intervenes he wonders why: for the sake of politics, or for love.... DOWNLOAD HERE Travels with My Aunt , Graham Greene, 1977, Aunts, 264 pages. Henry Pulling, a retired manager, volunteers to accompany his aunt on a trip to Istanbul and soon becomes involved with an ill-assorted group of travelers on the Orient Express. Ho Chi Minh A Life, William J. Duiker, 2000, Biography & Autobiography, 695 pages. Describes Ho Chi Minh's poverty-stricken youth, his expatriate years in the U.S., France, and the Soviet Union, and his commitment to the Vietnamese revolution and .... The Captain and the Enemy , Graham Greene, 1999, Fiction, 192 pages. Greene's last novel, a lonely boarding-school student encounters a secretive stranger who introduces himself simply as "the Captain". The boy is taken to London by the stranger .... The Comedians , Graham Greene, 1976, Haiti, 286 pages. Three men are ruined by their own apathy as they attempt to destroy tyranny in Haiti. A Gun for Sale An Entertainment, Graham Greene, 1992, Assassins, 186 pages. The detective, Mather, searches for a professional assassin, who unknowingly has kidnapped Mather's fiancee. The Heart of the Matter , Graham Greene, 1978, Africa, 271 pages. An assistant police commissioner in a West African coastal town lets passion overrule his honor. The Ministry of Fear An Entertainment, Graham Greene, 1978, Detective and mystery stories, English, 220 pages. First published: Heinemann, 1943.. The honorary consul , Graham Greene, Oct 2, 1980, Fiction, 334 pages. The Honorary Consul A Novel, Graham Greene, Sep 11, 2000, Fiction, 283 pages. Although Paraguayan revolutionaries make the mistake of kidnapping the British Consul instead of the American Ambassador, they continue to threaten violence.. The Quiet Gentleman , Georgette Heyer, Jun 10, 2005, Lincolnshire (England), 320 pages. When Gervase Frant, Seventh Earl of St Erth, returns at last from Waterloo to his family seat at Stanyon, he enjoys a less than welcome homecoming. Only Theo, a cousin even .... Stamboul Train An Entertainment, Graham Greene, 1932, English fiction, 215 pages. Kriminalroman. En kГ¦rlighedshistorie udspiller sig i toget, mellem hvis passagerer ogsГҕ er en morder pГҕ flugt og en politisk flygtning i livsfare.. A Quiet American The Secret War of Varian Fry, Andy Marino, Nov 13, 2000, Biography & Autobiography, 416 pages. Offers a close-up look at the life of Varian Fry, an American political journalist and closet homosexual, who masterminded the escape from occupied Europe of nearly two .... Carrington , Christopher Hampton, 1995, Drama, 79 pages. "Carrington is the true story of the dazzling but doomed English painter Dora Carrington and her relationship with the eminent writer Lytton Strachey" -- production notes.. The Power and the Glory , Graham Greene, 1990, Fiction, 221 pages. A tormented, alcoholic priest is pursued by an idealistic lieutenant during an anti-clerical persecution in Mexico.. Brighton Rock , Graham Greene, 1970, Gangs, 246 pages. Pinkie, a boy gangster in pre-war Brighton, is a Catholic dedicated to evil and damnation. In a dark setting of double crossing and razor slashes, his ambition and hatreds are .... The Kentucky Cycle , Robert Schenkkan, 1994, Drama, 264 pages. 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