From Wikipedia

Tramp Royale is a nonfiction travelogue by science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein, describing how he and his wife, Ginny, went around the world by ship and plane between 1953–1954. It was not published until 1992, and subsequently went out of print. Much of the book is devoted to social and political commentary and observation, including two lengthy but half-hearted defenses of the McCarthy hearings, which the Heinleins were interrogated about repeatedly in the countries they visited. Although Heinlein has been adopted as somewhat of a posterboy by the libertarian movement, the political commentary reveals that Heinlein was far from being a doctrinaire adherent of any particular political philosophy. For example, he compares the social welfare state of New Zealand unfavorably to that of Uruguay, and says he cannot explain why the one was so much more successful than the other. Read more - Shopping-Enabled Wikipedia on Amazon

From Publishers Weekly

This potboiler travelogue is the record of a 1953 jaunt around the world by the prolific SF writer ( Stranger in a Strange Land ) and his wife. Unpublished until now, the book tells of bargains that no longer exist, landmarks that have disappeared, and standard tourist experiences with natives, customs officers, tipping, hotels and transportation. The late Heinlein's (1907-1988) comments on the countries he visited are dated, facile and sometimes embarrassing, as when he approves of the Buenos Aires slums for their cleanliness, or praises Peron for his love of children, or criticizes foreigners for their failure to appreciate Sen. Joseph McCarthy. The work has little by way of style or insight to warrant its resurrection, but as his widow explains in her diffident introduction, she unearthed it when Heinlein's editor requested his unpublished manuscripts. Alas, his fans may be hard put to know what to do with it.
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Review

"Fascinating...ingenious....A book in the grand tradition of high literature."

-- The New York Times

Product Description

A classic novel from the mind of the storyteller who captures the imagination of readers from around the world, and across two generations

The final exam for Dr. Matson's Advanced Survival class was meant to be just that: only a test. But something has gone terribly wrong...and now Rod Walker and his fellow students are stranded somewhere unknown in the universe, beyond contact with Earth, at the other end of a tunnel in the sky. Stripped of all comforts, hoping for apassage home that may never appear, the castaways must band together or perish. For Rod and his fellow survivors, this is one test where failure is not an option....

Mijn naam is Matt Helm. De koude oorlog betekent voor mij een kille ondergrondse strijd waaruit martelen en berekenend doden niet zijn weg te denken. Ik werk voor de regering onder de codenaam Eric. Een geheim agent moet onverbiddelijk zijn, soms absoluut meedogenloos of barbaars, ook ten aanzien van collega's. De regering is hiermee bekend.

Dit is zo'n opdracht. Maar nu gaat 't blijkbaar te ver. Het departement maakt zich zorgen en wil mijn opdracht beperken, me onder toezicht stellen en me zelfs - mogelijk - verwijderen uit actieve dienst...

Koelbloedig moorden is geen hobby van Matt Helm. Maar soms doen zich situaties voor waarin doden een grimmige voldoening geeft, sterker: waarin niet doden onvergeeflijk is. Toen dat prachtige meisje tot krankzinnigheid werd gemarteld in Costa Verdes gifgroene jungle; toen het gesmokkelde geleide projectiel in handen dreigde te vallen van een levensgevaarlijke maniak; toen het lot van de mensheid weer eens aan een ragdunne draad bungelde ...

Donald Hamiltons romans met geheim agent Matt Helm vormen de meest gelezen spionagereeks in Amerika. De Matt Helm films werden een grandioos succes.

Dit was duidelijk een moord. Een lief, roodharig meisje - een soort geheim agente - dat niet opgewassen was tegen enkele harde professionele killers. Het vreemde was dat ze niet eens bezig was aan een opdracht. En niemand had een flauw idee wat ze ontdekt had, maar het was erg groot en erg slecht. Het was te veel voor haar, maar het had precies de afmeting voor Matt Helm ...

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Product Description

Out of print for twenty years, and originally published under the title The Testament of Caspar Schultz, this is a Jack Higgins classic reborn!

Special Agent Paul Chavasse knows that if he's being called into action, the job is going bad-and is about to get worse. For a manuscript that exposes former Nazis now in hiding is up for grabs, and Paul must retrieve it before they destroy it-and him.

About the Author

Since The Eagle Has Landed—one of the biggest-selling thrillers of all time—every novel Jack Higgins has written has become an international bestseller. He has had simultaneous number-one bestsellers in hardcover and paperback, and many of his books have been made into successful movies, including The Eagle Has Landed, To Catch a King, On Dangerous Ground, Eye of the Storm, and Thunder Point. He has degrees in sociology, social psychology, and economics from the University of London, and a doctorate in media from Leeds Metropolitan University. A fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and an expert scuba diver and marksman, Higgins lives in Jersey on the Channel Islands.