New Releases by Patrick Robinson

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The Master Submariner has finally surfaced. Patrick Robinson, who wrote a dazzling series of best sellers about submarine warfare (guided by ex-Royal Navy Underwater Chief and Falklands War Battle Group Commander, Admiral Sir Sandy Woodward) has written his first book in five years, Maidens In The Vale. It''s a page-turning thriller about revenge, murder on an international scale, posing the electrifying modern question - can a young woman be so shockingly abused, that any action she subsequently takes is justified? She''s beautiful, young, expensively educated in England, although Russian by birth and heritage. But her uncle, her mum''s brother, is an ex-KGB assassin. He''s a ''diplomat'' now, based in London. He and his niece make a fire-proof and vengeful combination - driving international Police Forces almost crazy with frustration. Robinson''s areas of some expertise include horseracing, boxing, rowing, Special Forces, and military thrillers, including residents of the Lubyanka, Uncle Rudy''s home base in Moscow. He also knows a thing or two about London''s aristocracy (he was once a much-feared writer on the legendary William Hickey Society Column, Daily Express), It''s all woven into this complex story, and it''s marginally held in place by the most unlikely romance - when the Scotland Yard Superintendent is utterly captivated by his possible prime suspect. Meanwhile, his own mother, the daughter of a Scottish Duke, nearly steals the show, as a droll and irreverent matriarch, like Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey. The book will keep you guessing to the very last page, as it deals with a devastating High Court ''crime'' which dare not speak its name.

Two polar explorers are out to solve a mystery: Where is their special seal, Patches? Scientists Roxanne Beltran and Patrick Robinson set off on a polar adventure, traveling to Antarctica to study the lives of Weddell seals. By finding Patches, a wily seal they’ve been tracking since its birth, they’ll be able to learn a lot about how much the seals get to eat and how many pups they raise. A Seal Named Patches takes young readers into the world at the very bottom of the globe, where they meet the extraordinary animals that live in cold, icy conditions. Through breathtaking photos and real-life stories, young readers will learn about how scientists do fieldwork, the challenges of researching animals in harsh climates, and even what it’s like to fly a helicopter over Antarctica. This engaging story will especially entertain and educate children in grades K-2 (ages 5–8.)

During the boom years of the 1980s, the massed oil wealth of the princes of Dubai and Saudi Arabia were pitted against British millionaire Robert Sangster in a battle for control of one of the world’s rarest, most precious and most unpredictable commodities: top-pedigree thoroughbread racehorses.

Cardinal Giovanni Morone (1509-80) remains one of the most intriguing characters in the history of the sixteenth century Catholic Church - with neither his contemporaries nor subsequent scholars being able to agree on his motivations, theology or his legacy. Appointed Bishop of Modena in 1529 and created Cardinal in 1542 by Pope Paul III, his glittering career appeared to be in ruins following his arrest in 1557 on charges of heresy. Yet, despite spending more than two years imprisoned in Castel Sant'' Angelo, he managed to resurrect his career and in 1563 was appointed principal legate to the Council of Trent, whereupon he resolved the difficulties besetting the council, which had brought it to a virtual standstill, and guided it to a successful conclusion. Concentrating largely - but by no means exclusively - upon the period of the pontificate of Pius IV (1559-65) and an evaluation of Morone''s role as presiding legate at the Council of Trent, this book tackles a number of issues that have exercised scholars. How does Morone''s activity at Trent in 1563 now look in the light of the information available in connection with his processo? What was the result of the wider activity of Morone and the spirituali during Pius'' pontificate? How did Morone''s career progress after Trent, with regards his actions as a diocesan in the immediate post-conciliar situation and his renewed difficulties in the pontificate of Pius V? Through a re-reading of important archival material and a re-examination of the wealth of recently published primary sources, this study revisits these key questions, and analyses the fluctuating fortunes of Morone''s career as bishop, diplomat, heretic and cardinal legate.

"Robinson, coauthor of ... Lone Survivor, shares the ... untold story of Mohammed Gulab, the Pashtun warrior who defied the Taliban and saved the life of American hero and Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell.

Ein geprellter irakischer Spion startet einen Rachefeldzug gegen sein Land. Mithilfe eines «unsichtbaren» U-Boots greift er westliche Ziele an. Der Verdacht fällt auf den Irak. Wie reagiert der Westen? Kann er den Amokläufer stoppen?

Der amerikanische Geheimdienst macht eine beunruhigende Entdeckung: Die chinesische Marine transportiert offensichtlich Seeminen an die Straße von Hormus. Durch die geht ein Großteil des internationalen Ölhandels. Tatsächlich explodieren wenig später mehrere Tanker. Die US-Regierung muss sofort reagieren...

HUNTER KILLER – wenn der Jäger zum Gejagten wird ... 2009: In Saudi-Arabien wird ein Militärputsch geplant – schnell wachsen die Ängste vor einem Zusammenbruch des Ölexports und einer weltweiten Wirtschaftskrise. US-Admiral Morgan greift ein und sieht sich schon bald mit seinem Erzfeind, dem Terroristen Rashud, konfrontiert. Unnachahmlich vermag Patrick Robinson hochbrisante politische Szenarien zu entwerfen und mit genauester Kenntnis moderner Waffentechnologie durchzuspielen. Im Jahr 2009 plant der saudi-arabische Prinz Nasir das Regime seines Landes zu stürzen. Die herrschende dekadente Königsfamilie droht das Land durch ihre Ausschweifungen mehr und mehr in den Bankrott zu führen. Für seine Umsturzpläne kann der Prinz die französische Regierung gewinnen, die in einer geheimen Aktion mit U-Booten der Hunter-Killer-Klasse die saudi-arabische Erdölindustrie lahmlegen und gleichzeitig das Armeehauptquartier angreifen will. Leiten soll die Attacke Ravi Rashud – der weltweit meistgesuchte Terrorist. Doch dem US-amerikanischen Admiral a. D. Arnold Morgan bleibt nicht verborgen, dass sich auf dem internationalen Erdölmarkt etwas tut. Er ahnt Schlimmes und kommt den Verschwörern schließlich auf die Spur. Ein erbittertes Duell mit seinem Erzfeind Rashud bahnt sich an.

Background. Stress may hasten HIV disease progression by compromising immune response and increasing viral replication. Conversely, efforts to reduce stress may buffer the physiological effects of stress on HIV disease progression. Purpose. This study determined the effects of a structured, eight-week, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program on perceived stress, mood, stress hormone secretion, immune function, and functional health outcomes in HIV-infected subjects. Conceptual framework. A synthesized framework of psychoneuroimmunology and a transactional model of stress guided the study. Design. A quasi-experimental, repeated measures, control group design was utilized. Subjects were nonrandomly assigned to intervention (N = 24) or control group (N = 10) and data was collected at baseline, four weeks, eight weeks, and three months postintervention (only baseline and eight weeks for control). Data Analysis. Paired t-tests between baseline scores and scores from subsequent time points and repeated measures ANOVAs were used to determine within group changes. Independent t-tests (calculated on change scores from baseline to eight weeks) were used to determine between group differences. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated between change scores for psychological, endocrine, and immune measures to determine the associations among these variables. Results. At eight-weeks, the MBSR group showed significant increases in total functional health score, natural killer (NK) cell activity, NK cell number, and a significant decrease in fatigue. In addition, RANTES levels significantly increased while levels of SDF-1 remained stable. At three months postintervention, significant increases in NK cell number and function were maintained, and significant decreases in tension, depression, anger, confusion, and total mood disturbance emerged. Control subjects showed no changes in any dependent variables. Serum cortisol and DHEAS did not significantly change in either group. Within MBSR group changes over time (ANOVA) were found for perceived stress, tension, depression, anger, confusion, fatigue, and NK cell number. Between group differences in change scores were found for NK cell activity and number. No significant associations were found among change scores for dependent variables. Conclusion. These results provide empirical evidence that MBSR may assist in slowing HIV disease progression and may be considered an effective adjunctive therapy in the comprehensive management of HIV disease.

The co-author of Lone Survivor presents a dramatic, behind-the-scenes account of the capture of the "Butcher of Fallujah" by three Navy SEALs, tracing their subsequent endurance of prisoner abuse charges and their long efforts to clear their names.

Cardinal Giovanni Morone (1509–80) remains one of the most intriguing characters in the history of the sixteenth century Catholic Church – with neither his contemporaries nor subsequent scholars being able to agree on his motivations, theology or his legacy. Appointed Bishop of Modena in 1529 and created Cardinal in 1542 by Pope Paul III, his glittering career appeared to be in ruins following his arrest in 1557 on charges of heresy. Yet, despite spending more than two years imprisoned in Castel Sant'' Angelo, he managed to resurrect his career and in 1563 was appointed principal legate to the Council of Trent, whereupon he resolved the difficulties besetting the council, which had brought it to a virtual standstill, and guided it to a successful conclusion. Concentrating largely – but by no means exclusively – upon the period of the pontificate of Pius IV (1559–65) and an evaluation of Morone''s role as presiding legate at the Council of Trent, this book tackles a number of issues that have exercised scholars. How does Morone''s activity at Trent in 1563 now look in the light of the information available in connection with his processo? What was the result of the wider activity of Morone and the spirituali during Pius'' pontificate? How did Morone''s career progress after Trent, with regards his actions as a diocesan in the immediate post-conciliar situation and his renewed difficulties in the pontificate of Pius V? Through a re-reading of important archival material and a re-examination of the wealth of recently published primary sources, this study revisits these key questions, and analyses the fluctuating fortunes of Morone''s career as bishop, diplomat, heretic and cardinal legate.

Sie ruhen nicht, bis der Terror stirbt Die USA stehen vor ihrer größten Herausforderung: Die Geheimdienste wissen um die Aktivitäten der weltweit gefährlichsten Terroristen, die bereits bei der Planung eines schrecklichen Anschlags sind. Doch der National Security Agency sind die Hände gebunden, denn es gibt keine Beweise. Dem Geheimdienst bleibt nichts anderes übrig, als eine Mission undercover zu starten. Und niemand anders als Ex-Navy-SEAL Mack Bedford erhält die Chance seines Lebens ...

Mack Bedford, US Navy SEAL, ist mit seiner Truppe im Irak im Einsatz. Alles verläuft normal, bis die Einheit von Terroristen mit verbotenen Diamondhead-Raketen beschossen wird, die eine fatale Wirkung haben. Panzer verglühen in unglaublicher Hitze. Die Insassen haben nicht die geringste Chance, dem Tod zu entkommen. Als sich die Terroristen gespielt unschuldig ergeben, sieht Mack Bedford rot. Patrick Robinson, geboren in Kent/England, schrieb zahlreiche Sachbücher zum Thema Seefahrt und schaffte mit seinem aufsehenerregenden Debüt ''Nimitz Class'' auf Anhieb den Durchbruch als Romanautor. Mit den folgenden U-Boot-Thrillern, die zu internationalen Erfolgen wurden und alle bei Heyne erschienen sind, konnte er sich im Genre Technothriller etablieren. Patrick Robinson lebt heute in Irland und den USA.

"The primary objective for conducting this study is to increase adaptive capacity by informing and developing climate change adaptation training workshops. To ensure that training meets priority needs and provides accessible and applicable tools and resources, these organizations have collaborated to conduct a needs assessment: a comprehensive front-end evaluation of the climate change adaptation training and information needs of Great Lakes coastal communities. Presented here are the results of a needs assessment completed in 2011, engaging nearly 700 stakeholders across the Basin through interviews, focus groups, and an online survey"--Executive summary.

Mack Bedford must devise a plan to stop the Russians before they and their cyber weaponry reach the Chinese border-the launch site of their master plan.

The Delta Solution is an action-packed novel dealing with the Somali pirates operating off the southerly reaches of the lawless East African republic on the Indian Ocean. For the past three years, these heavily armed tribal brigands have been capturing and holding for ransom massive cargo ships, especially oil tankers, and violently demanding millions of dollars for their return. Pirating out of the tiny Somalian village of Haradheere has become a very lucrative, dangerous business, so much so that the village has its own Stock Exchange with a reputed $78 million cash, all in crisp $100 bills, in the town vault. And each time an owner pays big for the return of their ship, the pirates immediately do it again, enraging the Pentagon more and more by the day. That is, until the "Somali Marines" make a big mistake, seizing at gun point two United States ships and demanding a $15 million ransom for their return. Hero Mack Bedford, previously encountered in Diamondhead and Intercept, is deployed to SEAL Team 10 to form The Delta Platoon. His objective: obliterate the Somali Marines in the middle of the Indian Ocean, at all costs, once and for all.

Pat, Chucky, and Larry had dreams to become the best basketball players in the neighborhood. Every summer they played against the best players in the neighborhood but could never seem to win a game. This summer was going to be different for the 3 boys. They struggled along the way, but thanks to Mr. A.I.P, they were ready to prove that anything is possible!

One of the biggest questions of the financial crisis has not been answered until now: What happened at Lehman Brothers and why was it allowed to fail, with aftershocks that rocked the global economy? In this news-making, often astonishing book, a former Lehman Brothers Vice President gives us the straight answers—right from the belly of the beast. In A Colossal Failure of Common Sense, Larry McDonald, a Wall Street insider, reveals, the culture and unspoken rules of the game like no book has ever done. The book is couched in the very human story of Larry McDonald’s Horatio Alger-like rise from a Massachusetts “gateway to nowhere” housing project to the New York headquarters of Lehman Brothers, home of one of the world’s toughest trading floors. We get a close-up view of the participants in the Lehman collapse, especially those who saw it coming with a helpless, angry certainty. We meet the Brahmins at the top, whose reckless, pedal-to-the-floor addiction to growth finally demolished the nation’ s oldest investment bank. The Wall Street we encounter here is a ruthless place, where brilliance, arrogance, ambition, greed, capacity for relentless toil, and other human traits combine in a potent mix that sometimes fuels prosperity but occasionally destroys it. The full significance of the dissolution of Lehman Brothers remains to be measured. But this much is certain: it was a devastating blow to America’s—and the world’s—financial system. And it need not have happened. This is the story of why it did.

When Navy SEAL Mack Bedford''s fellow officers are brutally killed by Iraqi insurgents using a cruel, new, anti-tank Diamondhead missile, Mack avenges their murders by gunning down the then-unarmed attackers, ultimately getting himself court-martialed and kicked out of the Navy in the process. To make matters worse, Mack then learns that the Diamondhead missiles were sold illegally by French industrialist and infamous politician Henri Foche. Mack suspects that Foche will succeed in his campaign to become the next French president and fears that his election will promote the spread of international terrorism. In addition, Mack has a gravely ill son whose life can only be saved with an experimental and unaffordable foreign medical procedure. So when Mack is asked to help assassinate Henri Foche, he finds himself agreeing. His reward: a chance at survival for both his son and the country. But before Mack can reach Foche, a jilted mercenary group warns the Frenchman of the threat, greatly increasing the difficulty of Mack''s solo assassination attempt. Can Mack track down and murder the French tyrant as he has been commissioned to do? Does he have the power to restore his reputation as a Navy SEAL? And will he be able to save his son before it''s too late?

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Patrick Robinson comes his most provocative international thriller and the much much-anticipated conclusion of his renowned series starring Admiral Arnold Morgan and his terrorist nemesis, General Ravi Rashood. The hunt begins when a bomb explodes in Boston''s Logan Airport, and Admiral Arnold Morgan, ..

After a liberal judge releases four al-Qaeda terrorists, they slip away from CIA surveillance and disappear into the mountains of Pakistan, and soon the CIA learns that an attack on the U.S. mainland is imminent, an attack that can only be stopped by retired Navy SEAL Mack Bedford.

It''s as big as the Empire State Building, a massive floating fortress at the throbbing heart of a U.S. Navy Carrier Battle Group. Its supersonic aircraft can level entire cities at a stroke. Its surveillance gear can track every target within thousands of square miles--in the air, on the surface, and under the sea. Its crew of six thousand works night and day to keep this awesome military machine at peak performance. It''s a Nimitz-Class nuclear carrier, the most powerful weapons system on the planet. Nothing can touch it. So when the first stunned messages say only that the Thomas Jefferson has disappeared, the Navy reacts with disbelief. But as her battered escorts report in, the truth becomes inescapable: a Nimitz-Class carrier has been claimed by nuclear catastrophe--the mightiest military unit on earth, vaporized without warning by an accidental detonation of unimaginable power. No other explanation is possible. But as Navy maverick Bill Baldridge begins to investigate the disaster that claimed his idolized brother''s life, another chilling alternative begins to emerge from the high-tech web of fleeting sonar contacts and elusive radar blips. It points to a rogue submarine commanded by a world-class undersea warrior with the steely nerve and cunning of a master spy. Suddenly it''s up to Bill Baldridge to track down this shadowy nuclear terrorist, who has already turned America''s ultimate weapon into the biggest sitting duck in history--and who still has another nuclear-tipped torpedo in his tubes. He''s already proved he has the icy ruthlessness to incinerate six thousand sailors without a qualm. What will he do for an encore? In these pages the modern military springs to life, form the Pentagon''s tense conferences to the screaming flight deck of a giant carrier to the silent conning tower of an attack sub on full alert. But as Bill Baldridge races against time to pursue the nation''s most deadly enemy, we are forced to ask ourselves serious real-life questions: Have defense budget cuts jeopardized our national security? Are we prepared to defend ourselves against naval terrorist? How safe are we? Nimitz Class is a world-class techno-thriller with a plot as riveting as Hunt for Red October--and an explosive twist out of tomorrow''s headlines. Today it''s a novel. Tomorrow it might be the news.

The H.M.S. Unseen is one of the most efficient, lethal submarines ever built. But suddenly, on a training mission off the English coast, it vanishes, baffling military intelligence on both sides of the Atlantic, including National Security Adviser Admiral Arnold Morgan. A missing weapon is dangerous enough. But then the unthinkable begins to happen... Planes begin blowing up across the skies. Searching for answers, Morgan is convinced that only one man can be behind all these devastating events: his archenemy, the world''s most cunning—yet reportedly dead—terrorist spy. Determined to stop his old nemesis, Morgan must use all his wits to find a madman armed with a powerful sub hidden somewhere in a million square miles of ocean. What Morgan doesn''t know, however, is that the fanatical terrorist has a plan of his own, one that will bring these two intense warriors face-to-face—and only one will come out alive in one of the most chilling spy stories of the year.

An oil tanker mysteriously explodes in the Persian Gulf. Then a second . . . and a third. To the President''s National Security Adviser Admiral Arnold Morgan it is more than a tragic coincidence—it is a brazen act of aggression that must not stand. In partnership with Iran, the Chinese navy has mined the Strait of Hormuz, intending to hold the world''s oil supply hostage. Now eighty percent of America''s active sea power is being mobilized—including U.S.S. Shark, an aging nuclear submarine on its final tour of duty—to dismantle a deadly alliance between two powerful enemies. But something goes terribly wrong during a bold retaliatory SEAL assault on China''s Indian Ocean power plants—a disaster that spawns death, disbelief, rage . . . and rebellion. And with a volatile world on the brink of catastrophic conflict, the commanders of a nuclear boat in the twilight of glory must confront a nightmare as devastating as it is unthinkable: mutiny!