BookTrib’s Bites: Thrillers to Travelogues, and Everything in Between

(NewsUSA) – The Bucharest Dossier by William Maz”The Bourne Identity” meets John le Carre’s “The Spy Who Came In from the Cold.”Bill Hefflin is a man apart–apart from life, apart from his homeland, apart from love. And he is about to learn that in the world of cold war espionage, life is cheap. At the start of the 1989 uprising in Romania, CIA analyst Hefflin–a disillusioned Romanian expat–arrives in Bucharest at the insistence of his KGB asset, code-named Boris. As Hefflin becomes embroiled in an uprising that turns into a brutal revolution, nothing is as it seems, including the search for his childhood love, which has taken on mythical proportions. With the bloody events unfolding at blinding speed, Hefflin realizes the revolution is manipulated by outside forces, including his own CIA and Boris–the puppeteer who seems to be pulling all the strings of Hefflin’s life. Purchase at https://bit.ly/4aBv0yz.Looking for Legends by Scott and TarantinoWould you rather have dreams, or memories?Whether you’re an armchair traveler, an occasional tourist, a seasoned globetrotter, a daring adventurer, or an intrepid explorer, there’s something for everyone in Looking for Legends.Part travelogue and part good old-fashioned action story, this witty commentary recreates the magic and excitement of adventure. The married authors span the globe over 25 years and discover that travel is more than the journey and the sights. It’s about the people, the incredible individuals they befriend along the way–the towering legends who lived life out loud.Complete with original, hand-drawn maps and more than 150 images, Looking for Legends delivers you to destinations from your wildest dreams: walk through the desert sands; dance the tango; drink ouzo on Stavros Beach; discover a mountain higher than Everest; unlock the secrets of the Rosetta Stone, and much more. Purchase at https://bit.ly/3TpRtXS.Klara’s Truth by Susan Weissbach FriedmanMay 2014. Dr. Klara Lieberman–49, single, an archaeology professor and a contained person living a contained life–receives a letter from her estranged mother, Bessie, that will dramatically change her life. Her father–who has been absent from her life for 43 years–is dead. Has been for many years.  But now the Polish government is giving financial reparations for land it stole from its Jewish citizens during WWII, and Bessie wants the money. Klara wants answers about her father – so she flies to Warsaw. Klara begins to piece together her father’s, and her own, story. She also connects with extended family, begins a romantic relationship, and discovers her calling: repairing the hundreds of pre-War Jewish cemeteries in Poland. Along the way, she makes peace with her past and builds purposefully toward a bigger future. Purchase at https://bit.ly/3rT0tuY.The Guide – Survival, Warfighting, Peacemaking by Gregory MunckLife with a drug-addicted father meant sleeping with one eye open, nervously anticipating but not knowing what chaotic event would happen next. Whether it was having a shotgun placed against his head or snorting cocaine at 13 with his dad, the unpredictable and unwanted were Greg Munck’s normal. Just when his anxiety and anger were starting to rumble, the Marines and a long boat ride to Kuwait to fight in the Gulf War changed the trajectory–and eternity–of a 20-year-old warfighter gifted by God to lead men.Simple, emotional, and visceral, this story is about earth’s brokenness, God’s presence, and the true significance that resonates in the soul of every man. To do great things is embedded in the heart of every man, but the process demands courage, perseverance, and faith. Discover the bravery to win your own biggest emotional and spiritual battles. Purchase at https://bit.ly/3PxUDb2. BookBites is presented by BookTrib.com.