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Drawing on pathbreaking research in archaeology and anthropology, the authors show how history becomes a far more interesting place once we learn to throw off our conceptual shackles and perceive what's really there. If humans did not spend 95 percent of their evolutionary past in tiny bands of hunter-gatherers, what were they doing all that time? If agriculture, and cities, did not mean a plunge into hierarchy and domination, then what kinds of social and economic organization did they lead to? The answers are often unexpected, and suggest that the course of human history may be less set in stone, and more full of playful, hopeful possibilities, than we tend to assume

When lawyer Sam Bogdarus agrees to see Jennifer Davies little does he realise that his attractive new client is to put his life at risk. Jennifer is tracing her father - her only clue being four sheets of parchment belonging to the journals of Sir Francis Drake. These papers hold the key to her father's identity and a multitude of unsolved mysteries... Full of scepticism, Sam agrees to show the papers to university professor Nick Jorgensen. Astoundingly, Nick verifies the papers' authenticity. But already too many people know of the journal's existence. And when his lawyer partner is found murdered, Sam encounters a ruthless killer who seems determined to stop his pursuit of the truth. Eventually Sam is lured into the Simeon Chamber, to discover one of the best-kept secrets time has ever known...

Now available in a tall Premium Edition, Baldacci's instant #1 "New York Times" bestseller brings back Oliver Stone and his Camel Club as they try to save the life of a beautiful con-artist, implicate a shady casino king, and solve a string of murders of D.C. political staffers.

Web London jest członkiem elitarnej jednostki FBI, specjalizującym się w ryzykownych operacjach i polegającym na zaufaniu do swoich kolegów z zespołu. W ciągu dziesięciu sekund traci wszystko, co dla niego ważne: przyjaciół, zespół i reputację. Podczas nieudanej akcji, która była przykrywką dla przemytu narkotyków, wpada w pułapkę, a wszyscy oprócz niego giną. Zmaga się z bólem wdów i nieufnością współpracowników, stając przed wyzwaniem odzyskania swojego życia. Aby zrozumieć, dlaczego jest jedynym ocalałym, zwraca się do psycholog Claire Daniels. Wspólnie poszukują dziewięcioletniego chłopca, który również przeżył atak, ale od tamtej pory zniknął. Web musi odkryć, co chłopiec wie i jakie tajemnice skrywają ludzie, którzy go uratowali. Jego poszukiwania prowadzą go z Waszyngtonu do zamożnych wzgórz Wirginii, gdzie wierzy, że może przewidzieć kolejny atak. Czy Web London przetrwa i tym razem? To pełen akcji psychologiczny thriller o mężczyźnie, który desperacko szuka odpowiedzi i jest gotów walczyć o wszystko, co kocha, nawet jeśli cena jest niezwykle wysoka.

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A leading environmental and political commentator draws a roadmap towards new politics—offering a rallying cry for a new vision of what a ‘good’ society can be—in this “dazzling command of science and relentless faith in people” (Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine) What does the good life—and the good society—look like in the 21st century? A toxic ideology of extreme competition and individualism has come to dominate our world. It misrepresents human nature, destroying hope and common purpose. Only a positive vision can replace it, a new story that re-engages people in politics and lights a path to a better future. George Monbiot shows how new findings in psychology, neuroscience and evolutionary biology cast human nature in a radically different light: as the supreme altruists and cooperators. He shows how we can build on these findings to create a new politics: a “politics of belonging.” Both democracy and economic life can be radically reorganized from the bottom up, enabling us to take back control and overthrow the forces that have thwarted our ambitions for a better society. Urgent and passionate, Out of the Wreckage provides the hope and clarity required to change the world.

In his very first international thriller, #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Baldacci delivers all the twists, turns, drama, and quick pacing that his fans expect. Available in a tall Premium Edition. When Baldacci is on fire, nobody can touch him.--"Booklist," (starred review).

Początek znajomości najbardziej rozpoznawalnych bohaterów Davida Baldacciego. Michelle Maxwell, agentka Secret Service, zaprzepaściła swoją karierę – chwila jej nieuwagi wystarczyła, by kandydat na prezydenta został porwany. Michelle nie daje jednak za wygraną. Udaje jej się skontaktować z byłym agentem, który osiem lat temu znalazł się w podobnej sytuacji. Kandydat, którym opiekował się Sean King, został zastrzelony. Co łączy obydwa wydarzenia? Skompromitowani agenci muszą połączyć siły, żeby odzyskać reputację i rozwiązać tajemniczą sprawę.

Award-winning New York Times reporters Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang unveil the tech story of our times in this riveting, behind-the-scenes expose that offers the definitive account of Facebook's fall from grace. Once one of Silicon Valley's greatest success stories, for the past five years Facebook has been under constant fire, roiled by controversies and crises. It turns out that while the tech giant was connecting the world, they were also mishandling users' data, allowing the spread of fake news, and the amplification of dangerous, polarising hate speech. In a period of great upheaval, growth has remained the one constant under the leadership of Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg. Each has stood by as their technology is co-opted by hate-mongers, criminals and corrupt political regimes across the globe, with devastating consequences. In An Ugly Truth, they are at last held accountable.

A novel set in Provence at three different critical moments of Western Civilisation - the collapse of the Roman Empire in the fifth century, the Black Death in the fourteenth, and the Second World War in the twentieth. It follows the fortunes of three men, and each man's story is linked by the classical text that gives the book its title. schovat popis

A duo of private investigators are after a flamboyantly enigmatic copycat killer in this thriller by bestselling author David Baldacci. Ex-Secret Service agents turned private investigators, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell have been hired to find evidence exonerating a handyman accused of burglarizing the local bluebloods.

Conspiracy theories--everybody has one. The difference with this conspiracy is that it's all too real. David Baldacci's The Camel Club takes readers inside the Beltway as four unlikely misfits struggle not only to survive, but to save their president and their country from a plot that will lead to nuclear disaster.

Punished for his maverick ways, FBI agent Mark Beamon has been exiled from Washington, D.C., to a sleepy Southwest office where he's got one last chance to play by the rules. But that's not going to happen, not when he's on a case that may be too hot even for his unorthodox talents to handle. A local millionaire and his wife are brutally murdered. Jennifer, their teenage child and sole heir, is the prime suspect - and she's gone missing. Laying everything on the line, Beamon sets off on a trail that takes him from a remote survivalist's cabin in the Utah mountains, through the labyrinthine headquarters of a cultlike church, into the shadowy, interlocking boardrooms of a powerful high-tech communications empire. Just when he thinks he's close to finding answers, Beamon discovers the killing of Jennifer's parents is far more sinister than even he could have guessed. Now he isn't just looking for a young girl - he's got to stop a bizarre conspiracy that could bring America to its knees . . .

A half-dead Singapore pirate is plucked from the Celebes Sea in the Western Pacific, setting off alarms halfway around the world in Washington, D.C. Traces of radiation are found on the man, causing Australian officials to call in Op-Center for a top-secret investigation of nuclear disposal sites. When an empty drum from a recent drop-off is discovered near where the pirate's ship was destroyed, the Op-Center team comes to a terrifying conclusion: A multinational corporation hired to dispose of nuclear waste is selling it instead-to a most unlikely terrorist...

Szpiegowski thriller wojenny, w którym Robert Harris udowadnia, że jest niezrównany w łączeniu fikcji literackiej z historią. Filmowa adaptacja z udziałem Kate Winslet i Nikolaja Coster-Waldau w roli Polaka – Józefa Pukowskiego. Marzec 1943 roku. Decydujący moment wojny na Atlantyku. Podczas gdy do Anglii płyną z Ameryki trzy wielkie konwoje marynarki wojennej, 80 kilometrów od Londynu, w wiejskiej posiadłości Bletchley Park, gdzie znajduje się tajna siedziba brytyjskich kryptologów, trwa wyścig z czasem. Jeśli nie uda się złamać niedawno zmienionych kodów Enigmy, maszyny szyfrującej używanej na niemieckich U-Bootach, zginą tysiące alianckich żołnierzy. Sukces – lub niepowodzenie – grupy oddanych swojej misji młodych ludzi może przesądzić o losach nie tylko morskiej bitwy na Atlantyku, ale też całej wojny. Tymczasem jeden z kryptologów, genialny matematyk Tom Jericho, przypuszcza, że ktoś sabotuje ich pracę. A kiedy niedługo później znika dziewczyna, w której jest zakochany, tajemnicza i piękna Claire Romilly, jego podejrzenia się nasilają. Wszystko wskazuje na to, że wśród nich jest niemiecki szpieg.

Treva is an isolated human colony on the fringes of known space on the verge of becoming a true interstellar community, a full fledged menber of the Federation. But now the U.S.S. Enterprise has received a distress signal for Treva is in the throes of a violent revolution, a revolution led by a merciless warlord who has committed countless atrocities in the name of freedom. Data and Lt. Tasha Yar are dispatched to investigate. Once they reach Treva, they discover the truth, and any possible solution may be far more complex than a simple rebellion. Treva's president wants more then Starfleet's good words in her fight against the rebels, she wants their weapons technology.

The eighth volume in the fast-selling series of high-tech, high-action thrillers centred on Washington's National Crisis Management Centre. schovat popis

Five short suspense stories by Frederick Forsyth.

Lek na śmierć to trzeci tom bestsellerowej serii Jamesa Dashnera Więzień Labiryntu. Po przeczytaniu poprzednich tomów - Więzień labiryntu i Próby ognia - masz zapewne wiele pytań. Przed tobą jeszcze więcej fałszywych tropów, przygód, niebezpieczeństw i maksymalnej dawki adrenaliny. Czy poznasz odpowiedzi na wszystkie pytania czy będziesz miał ich jeszcze więcej? Thomas wie, że DRESZCZowi nie można ufać, ale oni twierdzą, że czas kłamstw już się skończył, że zebrali w toku Prób wszystkie dane, jakie dało się zebrać, a teraz chcą przywrócić Streferom pamięć, bo potrzebują ich pomocy w ostatecznej misji. Streferzy muszą dobrowolnie pomóc uzupełnić mapę, która pozwoli stworzyć lek na Pożogę. DRESZCZ nie wie jednak, że stało się coś, czego żadne Próby i żadne Zmienne nie pozwoliłyby przewidzieć. Thomas przypomniał sobie dużo więcej, niż przypuszczają. I wie, że nie może wierzyć w ani jedno słowo z tego, co twierdzi DRESZCZ. Czas kłamstw już się skończył. Ale prawda jest bardziej niebezpieczna, niż Thomas kiedykolwiek mógł sobie wyobrazić. Czy ktokolwiek przetrwa poszukiwania leku na śmierć?

The proliferation of scientific breakthroughs during the twentieth century, and the media attention they have generated, have left most people with the impression that the great questions of science have been answered. The general perception is that the fundamental forces of the universe are known and understood, that the building blocks of life have been discovered, and that, in effect, we have reached "the end of science." In Why Aren't Black Holes Black?, renowned

Using the latest genetic and anthropological data, Spencer Wells demonstrates that although humankind's decision to control our own food supply is what propelled us into the modern world, it had many downsides that we're just now beginning to recognize.

Special Agent Mark Beamon is a maverick. His open disdain for the FBI's rules - and Directors - has exiled him to a no-profile post in the boondocks. But when a shadowy right-wing group starts flooding America's emergency rooms with dead and dying, Beamon is summoned back to Washington. Teamed with an icily efficient female field agent, he is given the thankless task of stopping the slaughter--even though millions of Americans secretly approve of it. As the body count rises, Beamon realizes there is something eerily familiar about his adversary, reminding him of the coldest killer he ever encountered - not a criminal but a law enforcement colleague. And for the first time, he wonders why he was chosen for this assignment. Was it his expertise - or his expendability?

Set over four days against the backdrop of the Munich Conference of September 1938, MUNICH follows the fortunes of two men who were friends at Oxford together in the 1920s. Hugh Legat is a rising star of the British diplomatic service, serving in 10 Downing Street as a private secretary to the Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain. Paul von Hartmann is on the staff of the German Foreign Office - and secretly a member of the anti-Hitler resistance. They have not been in contact for more than a decade. But when Hugh flies with Chamberlain from London to Munich, and Paul travels on Hitler's train overnight from Berlin, their paths are set on a collision course - with dramatic results. MUNICH is a spy thriller about treason and conscience, loyalty and betrayal, filled with real-life characters - Hitler, Chamberlain, Mussolini, Daladier - and actual events.

Wanneer - waar dan ook ter wereld - een conflict dreigt uit te groeien tot een wereldcrisis, komt Op-Center in actie. Onder zenuwslopende omstandigheden coördineert directeur Paul Hood de interactie tussen het computercentrum en het veldteam. Militaire bliksemacties ter plekke, geregistreerd door de meest geavanceerde computertechnologie ter wereld.

The year is 2001, and American businessman Roger Gordian has extended his reach into space. His company has become the principal contractor in the design and manufacture of Orion, a multinational space station.But the launch of a shuttle carrying parts for the station is sabotaged. Mysterious guerrilla attacks occur at the manufacturing facilities in Brazil and Kazakhstan. And Gordian's deepest fears are confirmed...The Orion project has been targeted by an international terrorist whose criminal enterprises thrive on violence and political instability. Harlan DeVane's goal is to cripple Gordian's intelligence and security team, while stowing a high-powered electromagnetic pulse generator aboard Orion -- a state-of-the-art weapon with the capacity to throw every major American city into chaos...

George Soros's The Crisis of Global Capitalism became an international bestseller and an instant classic; a must read for anyone concerned with the complex market forces that rule our global economy and create both prosperity and instability. Now, in Open Society , Soros takes a new and provocative look at the arguments he made in that book, incorporating the latest global economic and political developments into his analysis. He shows how our economic and political arrangements are out of sync. Recognizing that our existing institutions are under the sway of sovereign states, he proposes an "open society alliance" with the dual purpose of fostering open societies in individual countries and laying the groundwork for a global open society. In leading up to his inspiring vision, Soros presents an iconoclastic view of the world that has guided him both in making money and spending it on his network of Open Society Foundations. This book sums up the life's work of an exceptional individual. George Soros is the best fund manager in history, a stateless statesman, and an original thinker.

Imagine a document so brilliant, so diabolical, that it could serve as a blueprint for world takeover. Would it be the most thrilling thing you'd ever read or the most terrifying?A blueprint for world domination whose cynicism goes a chilling step beyond Machiavelli, this document--in the wrong hands--could bring about the downfall of the free world.It is in the wrong hands...

Świat kojarzący się klimatem z Imieniem róży i Opowieściami podręcznej. Sceneria, która mogłaby pochodzić z późnego średniowiecza... gdyby nie to, że czasem można znaleźć w ziemi plastikowe przedmioty.Młody ksiądz Christopher Fairfax przybywa do położonej na odludziu wioski, by odprawić pogrzeb tamtejszego proboszcza. Nie jest witany z otwartymi ramionami i budzą się w nim podejrzenia, że stary proboszcz nie zmarł śmiercią naturalną, a jego zgon mógł mieć coś wspólnego z księgą, która zaginęła, i znajdowanymi w pobliżu kośćmi. Im głębiej Fairfax wchodzi w życie odizolowanej od świata wspólnoty, tym bardziej zaczyna się chwiać jego wiara w obowiązującą wiedzę o historii świata. Wiedzę, której strzeże Kościół, gotowy zrobić wszystko, by prawda nie wyszła na jaw. Jak to Kościół.

When Wexford starts out as a young police officer, he is involved with a murder case where the perpetrator is not brought to justice. All these years, Wexford has harboured suspicions about the possible killer, who suddenly returns to Kingsmarkham. There are other apparently unrelated deaths, and once more Wexford is on the trail to uncover the evidence that will make the crucial connections. Ruth Rendell takes us back in time, not only to resolve a series of crimes, but to show Wexford as a young man, meeting Dora, his future wife, and developing into the unique, instinctive yet methodical detective that he becomes.

A gripping terrorist thriller from the award-winning author of THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

When the Starships Enterprise and Centurion come to the aid of the planet Tenara, the two captains disagree on a plan of action. Later it seems only extreme measures can save Tenara.

They were on the brink of the most important scientific discovery of our time. But they needed a baby... Her baby.Their first choice...Sally Benedict is having a baby. After years of trying, after scores of tests, Sally and her husband are thrilled. But someone is watching, someone who knows all about Sally's unborn child--right down to her unique genetic code.Their last chance...A few miles away, scientists at a biotech lab are nearing a breakthrough. They have uncovered the key to longevity--in one family's genetic makeup. Lives will be saved. Billions can be made. But one crucial piece is the healthy organs of a newborn who possesses the rare "infinity gene."Their next victim...A world-class reporter in her small town, Sally can sense the darkness gathering around her. Graves are being robbed in the local churchyard--and they all belong to one her own. Then, suddenly, with her husband out of town, Sally goes into labor in a remote rural hospital, knowing she can trust no one--not even her own doctor. What she doesn't know is how far this is all going to go. Because ruthless scientists, desperate for a medical miracle, are running out of time. And they're coming for Sally's child....

In the crypt of the Medici Chapel in Florence, palaeopathologist, Edie Granger, and her uncle, Carlin Mackenzie, are examining the mummified remains of one of the most powerful families in Renaissance Italy. Edie and Mackenzie both have serious doubts about the true identity of at least two of the five-hundred-year-old bodies.

Eugene Wren is fifty, with prematurely white hair. He is too secretive for his own good. But he has cut back radically on his alcohol consumption and has given up cigarettes. Which is just as well, considering he is going out with a doctor. For all his good intentions, though, there is something he doesn't want her to know about.

A religious icon thought to have been destroyed during World War II reappears in contemporary New York in this debut thriller that blends faith, art, history, and suspense.

Filosofische bestsellerauteur Michael Sandel geeft een verklaring voor de opkomst van populistische leiders als Trump, Johnson en Baudet. Mensen stemmen volgens Sandel op populisten omdat zij een fundamentele oneerlijkheid ervaren in moderne westerse samenlevingen. Het probleem is namelijk dat mensen met talent onevenredig worden beloond. Sandel gaat op zoek naar de terechte aanklacht van de populisten en hun electoraat: hun protest tegen de vernederingen die de meritocratie met zich meebrengt voor hen die niet mee kunnen komen. Een belangrijk boek voor iedereen die de democratie aan het hart gaat. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie.

In Carpe diem haakt Roman Krznaric in op het feit dat het motto van de Romeinse dichter Horatius nog altijd springlevend is. Maar ‘Pluk de dag’ is ook gekaapt door de consumentenindustrie en de mindfulnessbeweging. Zij hebben het motto vernauwd tot ‘Koop de dag’ en ‘Pluk het nu’. Krznaric wil het tweeduizend jaar oude motto heroveren op zijn kapers. Daarvoor schrijft hij de eerste cultuurgeschiedenis van Carpe diem. Hij laat zien hoe de slogan kan inspireren om je over te geven aan waarachtig genot, om spontane acties te verzinnen, en kansen te grijpen in het dagelijks leven én in de politiek. Wanneer kun je het best de dag plukken en wanneer niet?

Tien jaar na de verwoesting van de Verenigde Staten en de Sovjet-Unie in 1962, ontdekt een Amerikaanse journalist wat er toen werkelijk is gebeurd.

Enkele vellen uit het dagboek van Sir Frances Drake (ca. 1543-1596) zijn de aanleiding tot een speurtocht door San Francisco die geplaveid wordt door moord en geweld.

Een FBI-agent ontdekt dat de schietpartij waarbij zijn team is uitgemoord, te maken heeft met een jaren eerder mislukte reddingsoperatie.