New Releases by Dan Smith

From the author of The Penguin State of the World Atlas, an essential tool for understanding the modern Middle East The Middle East is in a constant state of change, and understanding it has never been more important. In this essential guide to the region and its politics, Dan Smith unravels the history of the Middle East from the Ottoman Empire to the present day. With the acute and fair-minded analysis readers have come to expect from him, Smith highlights key issues and maps their global implications to explain why the Middle East has become, and will remain, the focal point of foreign policy. There can be no one-line summary of the Middle East, but in The Penguin State of the Middle East Atlas, Smith gives readers the primer they need to understand the ongoing conflicts in the region.

The author of the best-selling State of the World Atlas builds a unique contemporary understanding of the factors and forces at play by homing in on the key events, themes, resources and relationships. Blending the creative use of maps and graphics with incisive text and the most-up-to-date statistics, this Atlas explains the background to current events in the Middle East.

Après le succès du Village, le nouveau roman de Dan Smith ! Une enquête palpitante dans les immensités glacées de la Russie bolchevique. 1920, Russie centrale. La terreur s''est abattue sur le pays. A la mort de son frère, Nikolaï Levitski a déserté l''Armée rouge pour aller l''enterrer dans son village. Mais lorsqu''il arrive dans la petite communauté, perdue en pleine nature, c''est la stupéfaction. Les rues sont vides et silencieuses. Les hommes ont été massacrés dans la forêt alentour, les femmes et les enfants ont disparu. Nikolaï se met alors sur la piste des siens. C''est le début d''une quête aussi désespérée que périlleuse dans une nature hostile, au coeur d''un pays ravagé par la guerre civile. Une fois de plus, Dan Smith nous offre un roman à l''intensité exceptionnelle. On retrouve son goût pour les personnages inoubliables, son talent pour mêler l''histoire et l''intime, et faire éprouver au lecteur une véritable sensation physique des conditions de survie en milieu extrême.

Leaving behind his life of violence in Brazil''s darkest shadows, Zico is determined to become a better man. But it seems his old life isn''t quite done with him yet when he''s tasked with making one last kill. It''s one that could get him everything he has ever wanted; a house, some land, cash in his pocket, a future for him and his girlfriend, Daniella. But this one isn''t like all the others. This one comes at a much higher price.The Darkest Heart is a journey through the shadowy heart of Brazil and the even darker mind of a killer, where fear is a death sentence and the only chance of survival might mean abandoning the only good thing you''ve ever known.

A fascinating new perspective on World War II; a fictitious, personalized take on the real-life rebel German youth group, the Edelweiss Pirates. Karl Friedman is only twelve, but like all boys his age in Germany, he''s already playing war games, training to join the Hitler Youth. Stefan, Karl''s nonconformist older brother, wants nothing to do with it. Then their father is killed, and what had been a game suddenly becomes deadly serious. Karl''s faith in the Fuhrer is shaken: Is Hitler a national hero--or a villain? What is the meaning of the flower symbol stitched inside Stefan''s jacket, and what is the mission of the shadow group he belongs to? Karl soon finds out as he joins his brother in a dangerous rebellion against the burgeoning threat of Nazism.

Rouhevaa toimintaa Suomen Lapissa – lue kirja, katso elokuva Jalmari Helanderin ohjaamaan, Samuel L. Jacksonin ja Onni Tommilan tähdittämään huikeaan toimintaelokuvaan perustuva nuortenromaani, jossa USA:n presidentin lentokone ammutaan alas Lapin erämaassa! 13-vuotias suomalaispoika Oskari suorittaa miehuuskoetta metsästysretkellä Lapin erämaassa, kun hän kokee elämänsä yllätyksen. Alasammutun lentokoneen pelastuskapselista kömpii esiin Yhdysvaltain presidentti, jota terroristit jahtaavat. Metsästysreissu muuttuu hurjaksi pelastusoperaatioksi, jossa pelissä on sekä Oskarin oma että maailman mahtavimman miehen henki.Big Game on varhaisnuorillekin sopiva toiminnallinen seikkailutarina täynnä jännitystä ja täpäriä tilanteita, huumoria unohtamatta!Kuvat elokuvasta: Stephanie Kulbach, © 2014 Subzero Film Entertainment, Altitude Film Entertainment, Egoli Tossell Film. Dan Smith on Newcastlessa asuva brittikirjailija, joka on kirjoittanut sekä nuortenkirjoja että trillereitä aikuisille. Hänen jo 21 maahan myyty Big Game -romaaninsa on nuorille muokattu sovitus Jalmari Helanderin ja Petri Jokirannan elokuvakäsikirjoituksesta. Rare Exports -elokuvalla (2010) kannuksensa hankkineen Helanderin Hollywood-tähditetty uusi actionelokuva Big Game saa ensi-iltansa keväällä 2015.

HET LEVEN VAN DE MACHTIGSTE MAN VAN DE WERELD LIGT IN DE HANDEN VAN EEN DERTIENJARIGE JONGEN Voor zijn dertiende verjaardag moet Oskari de Test doorstaan. Volgens een eeuwenoude traditie van zijn dorp is hij pas echt een man als hij een nacht doorbrengt in de ruige bossen van Finland. Gewapend met pijl-en-boog trekt hij op zijn quad de wildernis in. Maar in plaats van wild vindt hij de restanten van een neergeschoten vliegtuig: Air Force One. Met als enige overlevende de president van Amerika... Oskari moet de machtigste man van de wereld helpen te ontsnappen aan zijn achtervolgers. Zullen ze deze bloedstollende race in de Finse wildernis overleven? Groot wild is gebaseerd op het originele verhaal van regisseur Jalmari Helander en producent Petri Jokiranta. In het voorjaar van 2015 verschijnt de spectaculaire film met Samuel L. Jackson en Onni Tommila in de hoofdrollen. De film is geproduceerd door Subzero Film Entertainment in samenwerking met Altitude Film Entertainment en Egoli Tossell Film.

What happened to Amelia Earhart''s airplane, Van Gogh''s painting of Dr Gachet and the crew of the Mary Celeste? This fascinating book unlocks the world''s lost property cupboard and sifts through buried treasure, mysterious disappearances and unknown locations, examining the evidence--and the conspiracy theories - surrounding the world''s most legendary lost objects. Who erased the Nixon tapes? Did Captain Kidd really bury his treasure on Rhode Island? Is Lord Lucan still alive? Ranging from a single gemstone (the Great Mogul Diamond) to hoards of jewels (treasure of the Knights Templar), and from a single man (Australian prime minister Harold Holt) to swathes of people (the Lost Army of Cambyses), via Shergar the stolen horse, the top secret recipe for KFC, the fifth spy in the "Cambridge Five," the much-coveted Holy Grail and the sunken Tybee Island Bomb, Dan Smith shines a torch into the darkest theories and examines the hidden truth. A fascinating catalog of lost things, 100 Things You Will Never Find will take you on a unique quest around the globe and across the centuries, searching for the legendary items that have inspired generations of explorers, scientists and storytellers alike. Contents include: Amelia Earhart''s Airplane, Muhammed Ali''s Gold Medal, Loch Ness Monster, Log of Columbus''s First Voyage, Google''s Search Algorithms, Atlantis, Missing Apollo II Tapes, Montezuma''s Treasure, Lord Lucan, Final Panels of the Bayeux Tapestry, Formula for WD-40, Hemingway''s Lost Manuscripts, Jules Rimet Trophy, Lost City of Z, Raoul Wallenberg, Missing Nixon Tapes, Lord Byron''s Memoirs and a Complete Dodo Skeleton.

Peter feels compelled to help a wounded German pilot, but he doesn''t want to be a traitor--especially not to his father, who is off fighting the Nazis. A moving story about the moral dilemmas of war. Summer 1941: For Peter, the war is a long way away, being fought by his father and thousands of other British soldiers against the faceless threat of Nazism. But war comes frighteningly close to home one night when a German jet is shot down over the neighboring woods. With his feisty new friend Kim, Peter rushes to the crash site to see if there''s anything he can salvage. What he finds instead is a German airman. The enemy. Seriously wounded and in need of aid...Continuing in the tradition of thought-provoking literature about the Second World War, Dan Smith''s MY FRIEND THE ENEMY is a thrilling adventure that also personalizes the moral dilemmas faced by the children left behind on the home front.

1920, central Russia. The Red Terror tightens its hold. Kolya has deserted his Red Army unit and returns home to bury his brother and reunite with his wife and sons. But he finds the village silent and empty. The men have been massacred in the forest. The women and children have disappeared.In this remote, rural Russian community the folk tales that mothers tell their children by candlelight take on powerful significance, and the terrifying legend of Koschei, The Deathless One, begins to feel very real. Kolya sets out on a journey through dense, haunting forests and across vast plains against the bitter winter, in the desperate hope he will find his wife and two boys—and find them alive. But there are very dark things in Kolya''s past. And, as he strives to find his family, there''s someone—or something—following his trail . . .

In his most personal work to date, E Dan Smith III opens his heart to us by sharing his powerful journey back to center to discover Success is Compassion. ReFrame builds upon the instruction presented in the Evolutionary Guidebook by providing us with the opportunity to reflect on our own lives and to understand that our challenges are in fact our greatest teachers and our losses our greatest medicine. ReFrame is compelling, articulate, touching and yet entertaining. It defines a new spiritual lexicon, encourages the clearing of shame, the evolution of forgiveness, and the critical need to honor one''s inner truth. ReFrame assures us that when we are clear of shame, there is nothing to forgive. ReFrame will help you to clear your emotional debris and restructure your perspective on life, love, money and power. Give yourself permission to live your dreams with this powerful, practical and purposeful guide to honoring your heart''s true desire and ReFrame your life.

The chilling story of a Kentucky nightclub and its dark and haunted history . . . photos included. Over the years, Bobby Mackey’s Music World has played host to countless real-life horror stories and a string of criminal activity. The site has been the location of death and destruction since the nineteenth century, including illegal lynchings and a bridge collapse killing forty-one men. Illegal gambling and liquor abounded when it later served as the Bluegrass Inn. In more recent years, mafia bosses turned it into a nightclub known as the Latin Quarter. Beginning with the caretaker who fell under a demonic possession to more recent encounters between patrons and the paranormal, author Dan Smith revives the chilling stories that make it the most haunted nightclub in America.

Small Arms are responsible for over half a million deaths each year. Despite this terrifying statistic, millions of guns flow into the streets of the world each year. It is a multi-billion dollar industry, and one which is barely regulated. From AK-47s to M16 rifles; from Terrorist-owned shoulder-fired missiles to child soldiers, this enlightening guide reveals the disturbing reality behind the murky underworld of international arms trading. Explaining how deals can often operate on the edge of legality, and listing the world’s main players, it goes on to ask how the exchange of small arms can be tightened in the future. Full of insight and anticipating the danger of ever lighter and more powerful weapons, this is required reading for anyone who wishes to understand the world today and one of the key threats to development, prosperity and international peace.

The New Old Bar is a collection of 200 great classic cocktail recipes that takes the fear out of entertaining and demystifies the party-throwing experience. Much more than an assortment of vintage cocktails (plus 25 terrific small dishes to enjoy while you drink them), The New Old Bar is a how-to manual on bringing mid-century cocktail culture to your home bar. Authors Steve McDonagh and Dan Smith comprise the Chicago restaurant and catering duo known as The Hearty Boys, who were the winners of the very first series of The Next Food Network Star. The Hearty Boys have catered events for President Barack Obama, and they have fed notables from Oprah Winfrey to Hillary Clinton. In this fun and beautifully photographed book, McDonagh and Smith tell readers about the proper tools needed for hosting successful cocktail parties, including vital information on bar setup, equipment needs, and proper shaking and blending techniques. The Hearty Boys have charmed the country with their breezy, insouciant take on food and entertaining, and now they bring the same warmth, humor, and easy expertise to the world of classic cocktails. Drink up!

Ever wondered what it takes to get into Fort Knox? Fancied a peek inside the Coca-Cola Safety Deposit Box? Would you dare to visit Three Mile Island? The world is full of secret places that we either don''t know about, or couldn''t visit even if we wanted to. Now you can glimpse the Tora Bora caves in Afghanistan, visit the Tuscon Titan Missile Site, tour the Vatican Archives, or see the Chapel of the Ark. This fascinating guide book takes a look at 100 places around the world that are either so hard to reach, so closely guarded, or so secret that they are virtually impossible to visit any other way.

Are you prepared? A training and reference manual for the great nationwide revival—which has already begun. The Wind and the Rudder: How to Live in the Power of the Spirit without Becoming Weird gives you everything you need to be part of God’s current move! Many times the wind of God’s Spirit moved powerfully through an individual, in a city, or across a nation, only to see healthy, long-lasting revival aborted due to the lack of a strong rudder. This book provides the stabilizing force during times of dramatic renewal and revival. The focus of The Wind and the Rudder is two-fold:1. To help an ocean of Jesus-followers discover the thrill, the adventure, and the passion of the Spirit-filled life they are called to live.2. To help believers who have experienced the Spirit discover balance, understanding, and a new sense of mission. A great nationwide revival is arriving—you can prepare yourself to absorb the many benefits of this amazing harvest opportunity!

This book offers critical engagements with four objects from the nineteenth century: The ruins of the Crystal Palace in Sydenham and the dinosaurs that remain, the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens, Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum and the short novel by H.G. Wells – The Time Machine. These provide very different forms of encounter, but are bound by the shadow of the Great Exhibition of 1851.This immense spectacle helped forge our understanding of display, surveillance and commodity. This legacy can be detected in the development of the modern museum and gallery as well as the shaping of spaces and structures of trade, commerce and political display, denying any possibility of conceptually separating these sites. Linked by a cumulative narrative that binds the mid nineteenth century to the early twenty-first, these four objects are identified as formative traces of the past within the present. They provide models for critical thought and suggest answers to the problematic conditions that they present as ideologically specific relics from a previous age. ,

Dal "Rischiatutto" a "Chi vuol essere milionario?" passando per l''intramontabile Settimana Enigmistica, il quiz si rivela un inossidabile evergreen. Piace a tutti, a tutte le età e in tutte le salse. Una sfida per la memoria, un banco di prova del sapere, che accende un sano spirito di competizione, e una forma di intrattenimento. Ecco allora raccolti in un libro numerosi indovinelli, test e giochi di vario genere per trascorrere il tempo in modo intelligente e piacevole, da soli o in compagnia: sapete i nomi dei sette nani? E i pianeti del sistema solare nell''ordine giusto? Su, forza, spremete le meningi, il cronometro è partito.

On the other side of paradise, a nightmare waits... After caring for his mother in her last days, Alex has gone off round the world - with no plan other than to travel and maybe recapture some of his lost youth. Beginning his travels in Indonesia, the idea of finding himself sounds appealing...but soon, he finds himself in real trouble. It starts with a bus crash on a terrifying mountain road. Lucky to escape with his life, Alex loses everything else - even his identity. But then he meets Domino, a beautiful girl who takes Alex under her wing. At first it''s an intoxicating adventure, but Alex starts to realise that danger seems to follow her around. As they approach the magnificent Lake Toba, and head to the remote community of free spirits that Domino calls home, it seems there''s trouble in paradise. The ideals of the camp seem honourable - a simple life, shared by friends in a beautiful place hidden from the world. But Domino has no answers for the questions that are forming in Alex''s mind: Why do the local villagers hate them so much? Why are people leaving the camp in the dead of night? And what are the strange shapes lurking just beyond the clearing? A taut, atmospheric and emotive thriller, DARK HORIZONS transports you to the lush landscapes of Sumatra, and the twisted ideals and deadly secrets lying in wait there...

About 50,000 years of creation; invasion by extraterrestrials; giant bullies; Noahs flood; Nimrod hunts humans and renders animals extinct; Middle Eastern pyramids; God creates a lineage to salvage humanity.

The original winners of The Next Food Network Star bring their signature style of casual entertaining to their first book. These Hearty Boys don''t solve literary mysteries, but they sure are great at demystifying party-throwing. Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh are two guys who never attended culinary school yet build one of Chicago''s most popular catering businesses, and now run the popular restaurant Hearty. Their self-deprecating, natural approach to cooking, which made them such a hit on the Food Network, comes through on every page. Packed with exciting but accessible recipes, clever how-to tips, and a gaggle of tales from the catering trenches, this is a truly entertaining guide to the art of entertaining. Featured recipes include hors d''oeuvres, starters, main dishes, side dishes, desserts, and libations. Nibble on Gorgonzola, Fig, and Pecan Cheese Terrine, or pass Seared Ahi on Wonton Crisps. Or sit down to enjoy Balsamic Mushroom Chicken and Oven-roasted Root Veggies, and finish the meal with Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes. Talk with Your Mouth Full offers help on everything from chilling wine to decorating a buffet table, as well as complete menus and planning advice. It''s the ultimate guide to enjoying good food and good company.

Calling All Know-It-Alls Can you name an astronaut who has walked on the moon? Pretty good, but can you name all of them? Can you name all of the Marx Brothers? How about the Osmonds? The Bee Gees? The Jonas Brothers? Can you identify trees based on their leaves? How about sailor''s knots? Or semaphore signals? With questions from high culture to low, spanning science, language, history, sports, music, and more, this write-in quiz book is a lively parlor game, a challenging memory jogger, and an ego-boosting way to show what you know, all wrapped into one handy volume. So sharpen your pencils, put on your thinking caps, and prepare to show what you know.

Homer is the neighborhood dog, taking care of the children every day until one day the dog catcher shows up. The children swing into action.

You haven''t seen a business "self-help" book like this before "Mojo" is one of those unique words; we know what it means but can''t readily explain it. Mojo in its purest sense is a positive force. It is strength, momentum, good luck, power and the "essence of success" all rolled into one. Enter Business Mojo: Achieving Success Through Mystical Exploration, co-authored by the sister and brother writing team Judy Smith and Dan Smith. For both New Age ''believers'' and skeptical, bottom-line businesspeople, Business Mojo opens eyes to possibilities, and bridges the gap between the mystical and practical to help anyone develop a successful business. You''ll learn: - What you name your business can influence success - Lunar phases - what you should know about them when starting a new business - How you arrange your office can help you maintain a successful business - Envelope colors can engender or inhibit business success - Placing gems on a phone can increase calls from prospects - Why the key to business success may be Ancient rituals - And much, much more ... Judy Smith has more than 30 years experience in marketing and created one of the largest direct mail businesses in Pennsylvania. Dan Smith is the CEO and Founder of Smith Publicity, an international book publicity and public relations firm that has conducted over 900 promotional campaigns for authors, entrepreneurs, and businesses. www.jmaustin.com www.smithpublicity.com www.BusinessSuccessBook.com

Imagine a world where extraterrestrials have invaded the world and enslaved all humanity. Women are enslaved for sexual purposes. Men are conscripted into vast armies. Differences among the extraterrestrials usher in a period of violence. The extraterrestrials bring forth monstrous children through the women they have enslaved. Eventually all of the extraterrestrials’ monstrous progeny are killed by a greater One, who devises technology to rob the extraterrestrials’ ability to materialize on this plane. This may sound like something out of J.R.R. Tolkein, but it actually occurred during humanity’s ancient past, well-documented in the fi rst portion of the book of Genesis. One family is made a bulwark against further incursions by the extraterrestrials. (Volume 1) The extraterrestrials’ relation to humans is explored in a man named Job. (Volume 2) The progeny of the family fi ghting against the extraterrestrials are given laws designed to protect them from the extraterrestrials’ infl uence. (Volume 3) There are wars with those who have defi ed the extraterrestrials. Religion, while highly ritualistic, boils down to the simple concept that someone’s ancestral lineage will bring forth the Messiah. Each family desires to be that lineage and brings forth children in that hope. It is against this backdrop that the canonized Bible was written by 40 different people from blue-collar to royal backgrounds over a period of 1600 years without any contradictions.

On the banks of a sprawling Brazilian river lies São Tiago - a small town without a conscience, forsaken by its people and by God - the perfect place for a fallen priest to escape his past. Sam whiles away his time drinking and fishing, but when one bloody night he helps a dying stranger, he feels a change is coming. Soon Sam catches the attention of the dead man''s employer, the formidable Catarina Da Silva whose hypnotic gaze he has trouble resisting. But little does he know that in a place where life is cheap, love can be deadly. Trapped in Da Silva''s dangerous web, Sam finds himself plummeting towards São Tiago''s dark heart. And as the heavens finally open, he must face his past if he is to find redemption...

Imagine a world where extraterrestrials have invaded the world and enslaved all humanity. Women are enslaved for sexual purposes. Men are conscripted into vast armies. Differences among the extraterrestrials usher in a period of violence. The extraterrestrials bring forth monstrous children through the women they have enslaved. Eventually all of the extraterrestrials monstrous progeny are killed by a greater One, who devises technology to rob the extraterrestrials ability to materialize on this plane. This may sound like something out of J.R.R. Tolkein, but it actually occurred during humanitys ancient past, well-documented in the first portion of the book of Genesis. One family is made a bulwark against further incursions by the extraterrestrials. (Volume 1) The extraterrestrials relation to humans is explored in a man named Job. (Volume 2) The progeny of the family fighting against the extraterrestrials are given laws designed to protect them from the extraterrestrials influence. (Volume 3) There are wars with those who have defied the extraterrestrials. Religion, while highly ritualistic, boils down to the simple concept that someones ancestral lineage will bring forth the Messiah. Each family desires to be that lineage and brings forth children in that hope. It is against this backdrop that the canonized Bible was written by 40 different people from blue-collar to royal backgrounds over a period of 1600 years without any contradictions.

Cincinnati chills are on the menu, as two ghost tour guides serve up the most terrifying tales from this Ohio River city’s haunted history. A ghostly captain who forever guards her steamboat, an elusive lady in green who roams Carew Tower, spectral lovers who reunite in museum halls, these are among the souls who walk Cincinnati’s forgotten paths. Take a chilling tour with Teri Casper and Dan Smith, owners of Cincinnati Tours, Inc., as they recount the infamous murder of Imogene Remus by her bootlegger husband and recall the tale of a young World War II soldier who is still searching for a way home from Union Terminal. Wander among the lonely mausoleums of Spring Grove Cemetery and listen for strange echoes in Music Hall to meet the otherworldly residents of the Queen City. Includes photos!