There are some people who are destined to change the world and there is one dog who is destined to find them. When Los Alamos scientist Catherine Beaven is on the verge of completing a project that will create a new source of energy and move mankind into it's next great era she saves a puppy from drowning in the Rio Grande. This act of kindness changes her entire world forever. When someone betrays her project and terrorists take over the lab, a quick thinking intern sets the lab itself against them, which causes Catharine to receive the shock of her life. Instantly the terrorists in her lab are the least of her concerns. She finds herself coming face to face with a cast of characters that is as amazing as it is unexpected. Sabotage, betrayal and espionage face her at every turn and she realizes she can't trust anyone- not even her long time companion Major Allen. It will take all of her scientific genius and cowgirl grit to understand the futuristic technology that came to her because of nothing more then a dog, a dog named Charlie.

In 1975, David Thomson published his Biographical Dictionary of Film, and few film books have enjoyed better press or such steady sales. Now, thirty-three years later, we have the companion volume, a second book of more than 1,000 pages in one voice—that of our most provocative contemporary film critic and historian. Juxtaposing the fanciful and the fabulous, the old favorites and the forgotten, this sweeping collection presents the films that Thomson offers in response to the question he gets asked most often—“What should I see?” This new book is a generous history of film and an enticing critical appraisal written with as much humor and passion as historical knowledge. Not content to choose his own top films (though they are here), Thomson has created a list that will surprise and delight you—and send you to your best movie rental service. But he also probes the question: after one hundred years of film, which ones are the best, and why? “Have You Seen . . . ?” suggests a true canon of cinema and one that’s almost completely accessible now, thanks to DVDs. This book is a must for anyone who loves the silver screen: the perfect confection to dip into at any point for a taste of controversy, little-known facts, and ideas about what to see. This is a volume you’ll want to return to again and again, like a dear but argumentative friend in the dark at the movies.

“If Brian Freemantle isn’t the best writer of spy novels around, he’s certainly, along with John le Carré, in the top two” (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Charlie Muffin was once the toughest agent in British intelligence. He wasn’t strong, fast, or charming, but he knew how to survive. When his agency branded him a traitor, he eluded their pursuit for years. After eventually proving his innocence, he’s invited back into The Firm. But only just. Consigned to a monotonous desk job, it takes months for Charlie to get a real assignment. A KGB agent in Tokyo wants to defect to the other side. Charlie’s role is to bring him across. But as Charlie has learned from all those evasive years, there’s never anything simple or safe about running away. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.