Audiobooks by Michael Mann

"Michael Mann, l'un des plus grands cinéastes contemporains, fait une entrée fracassante dans le monde du polar avec un premier roman explosif qui raconte l'avant et l'après de son film iconique Heat. Chris Shiherlis, blessé et fiévreux, tente désespérément d'échapper au détective Vincent Hanna. Quelques heures plus tôt, Hanna a tué son complice Neil McCauley lors d'une fusillade sur la piste de l'aéroport. Il est maintenant déterminé à éliminer Chris, le dernier survivant du gang. Des rues de Los Angeles aux quartiers de la mafia taïwanaise du Paraguay, en passant par la frontière du Mexique, Heat 2 nous propulse jusqu'aux événements du film et au-delà. Dans une guerre sans merci. Jusqu'à la mort. « C'est le meilleur polar de l'année – de loin, de très loin. On ne le lit pas. On le dévore. » François Forestier, L'OBS « Heat 2 est un roman brillant et captivant, aux personnages riches et réels, avec une narration forte : l'une des plus authentiques représentations de criminels et des flics qui les traquent que j'ai pu lire. » Don Winslow « Une prolongation de l'univers du film absolument exaltante, avec des détours par le Mexique, le Paraguay, le Vietnam et Las Vegas, et des décors à couper le souffle où l'on tire à balles réelles. » Rolling Stone « À lire absolument. » USA Today Traduit de l'anglais (États-Unis) par Nicolas Ancion et Axelle Demoulin"

Meg Gardiner, Michael Mann (Author), Paul Georges (Narrator)

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On Wars

"A history of wars through the ages and across the world, and the irrational calculations that so often lie behind them Benjamin Franklin once said, 'There never was a good war or a bad peace.' But what determines whether war or peace is chosen? Award-winning sociologist Michael Mann concludes that it is a handful of political leaders—people with emotions and ideologies, and constrained by inherited culture and institutions—who undertake such decisions, usually irrationally choosing war and seldom achieving their desired results. Mann examines the history of war through the ages and across the globe—from ancient Rome to Ukraine, from imperial China to the Middle East, from Japan and Europe to Latin and North America. He explores the reasons groups go to war, the different forms of wars, how warfare has changed and how it has stayed the same, and the surprising ways in which seemingly powerful countries lose wars. In masterfully combining ideological, economic, political, and military analysis, Mann offers new insight into the many consequences of choosing war."

Michael Mann (Author), Eric Jason Martin (Narrator)

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Heat 2

"NOW A NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Michael Mann, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat and Miami Vice, teams up with Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann’s first crime novel, an explosive return to the world and characters of his classic film Heat – an all-new story that illuminates what happened before and after the film. A Times Book of the Year 2022 ‘Michael Mann’s HEAT is one of my all-time favourite movies. HEAT 2 is now one of my favourite suspense novels’ JAMES PATTERSON Described by Michael Mann as both a prequel and sequel to the renowned, critically acclaimed film of the same name, HEAT 2 covers the formative years of homicide detective Vincent Hanna (Oscar winner Al Pacino) and elite criminals Neil McCauley (Oscar winner Robert De Niro), Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer), and Nate (Oscar winner Jon Voight), and features the same extraordinary ambition, scope, rich characterizations, and attention to detail as the epic film. This new story leads up to the events of the film and then moves beyond it, featuring new characters on both sides of the law, new high-line heists, and breathtakingly cinematic action sequences. Ranging from the streets of L.A. to the inner sancta of rival Taiwanese crime syndicates in Paraguay to a massive drug cartel money-laundering operation just over the border in Mexico, HEAT 2 illuminates the dangerous workings of international crime organizations and the agents who pursue them as it provides a full-blooded portrait of the men and women who inhabit both worlds. Operatic in scope, HEAT 2 is engrossing, moving, and tragic – a masterpiece of crime fiction from one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema. PRAISE FOR HEAT 2: ‘Sweep, self-confidence and a cinematic sheen make this the most immersive of reads’ The Times ‘A brilliant and riveting novel with rich and real characters and powerhouse storytelling…’ Don Winslow ‘An exciting, emotionally rich thriller, with just as much style and panache as Michael Mann's original classic heist movie’ Adrian McKinty, #1 International bestselling author ‘Easily one of the finest novels of the year!’ Steve Cavanagh, #1 International bestselling author"

Meg Gardiner, Michael Mann (Author), Peter Giles (Narrator)

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