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For generations, our ancestors have been portrayed as either primitive and childlike or as free and equal, leading to the belief that civilization could only be achieved through sacrificing original freedoms or taming our instincts. The authors reveal how these theories emerged in the eighteenth century as responses to indigenous critiques of European society and argue against their validity. They challenge conventional views of human history, including the origins of farming, property, cities, democracy, slavery, and civilization itself. Utilizing groundbreaking research in archaeology and anthropology, they illustrate how history becomes more intriguing when we recognize what truly exists. If humans did not spend 95 percent of their evolutionary past as hunter-gatherers, what were they engaged in? If agriculture and cities did not lead to hierarchy and domination, what social and economic structures did they foster? The answers are often surprising, suggesting that history is less predetermined and more filled with possibilities than commonly believed. This work fundamentally reshapes our understanding of the human past and encourages the imagination of new forms of freedom and societal organization. It is a monumental exploration driven by curiosity, moral vision, and a belief in the power of direct action.

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...

A razor-sharp story of revenge, conspiracy, and murder... Oliver Stone and the Camel Club are back for their most dangerous adventure yet. Casino king and vicious thug Jerry Bagger is hunting Annabelle Conroy, who conned him out of millions. Stone and his colleagues must marshal all their resources to protect her. Yet their skills may not be enough when a deadly new opponent rips off the veneer of Stone's own mysterious past: Bagger's menace pales next to Harry Finn's lethality. As bodies and institutions topple, the story rockets toward a shattering finale that will leave the survivors of this explosive tale changed forever...

Un agente dell'FBI esce miracolosamente vivo da un'imboscata e si mette a indagare su una pista molto pericolosa abbandonato anche dai colleghi.

Sidney Archer ha tutto quello che si può desiderare: un marito che la ama, una bella figlia e un lavoro di grande prestigio in uno studio legale. La sua felicità però finisce per sempre quando l'aereo di linea sul quale viaggia il marito precipita senza lasciare superstiti. Sidney è distrutta dal dolore, ma questa non è che una parte della storia. Secondo l'FBI infatti l'aereo è stato sabotato e, quel che è peggio tutti i sospetti sembrano ricadere proprio sul marito di Sidney. Che motivo poteva avere un uomo esemplare per compiere una strage?

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).

Quel maledetto 26 settembre 1996 bastò un attimo, una frazione di secondo per far morire un uomo e distruggere la vita di un altro. L'agente del Servizio segreto Sean King, addetto alla scorta di un candidato alla presidenza degli Stati Uniti, ha pagato con la carriera quell'istante di distrazione che costò la vita a Clyde Ritter, ucciso da un attentatore durante un incontro con i suoi sostenitori. A otto anni di distanza King si è riciclato come avvocato di provincia e vive appartato in una casa in mezzo ai boschi della Virginia. Finché, Michelle Maxwell, un altro agente segreto si mette nei guai: il candidato presidenziale a lei affidato, John Bruno, le è stato rapito. E gli eventi criminosi legati ai candidati sembrano legati da un misterioso filo. Saranno Sean e Michelle a sistemare a poco a poco le tessere di un macabro puzzle approntato da una mente astuta quanto perversa e spietata.

"Once one of Silicon Valley's greatest success stories, Facebook has been under constant fire for the past five years, roiled by controversies and crises. It turns out that while the tech giant was connecting the world, they were also mishandling users' data, spreading fake news, and amplifying dangerous, polarizing hate speech ... Drawing on their unrivaled sources, Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang take readers inside the complex court politics, alliances and rivalries within the company to shine a light on the fatal cracks in the architecture of the tech behemoth"--Publisher's description.

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

Un uomo incappucciato scarica un sacco nella boscaglia. Dentro il sacco, un cadavere. È solo il primo di una serie di omicidi che funesterà la cittadina di Wrightsburg, in West Virginia. L'autore è un serial killer che si firma copiando i modus operandi di famosi assassini seriali. È possibile che gli omicidi abbiano una relazione con lo strano furto effettuato nella lussuosa residenza di un'aristocratica famiglia locale? Apparentemente no, ma l'istinto di Sean King e Michelle Maxwell dà spazio a entrambe le indagini. E sarà al termine di un.avventura rischiosa che Sean e Michelle arriveranno alla fine della storia. Per vedere quanto l'uomo può essere cattivo e quali cose è pronto a fare perché i suoi segreti rimangano tali.

Quattro uomini, quattro storie diverse, un solo scopo. Questo è il Camel Club: uomini senza passato e senza futuro che ordiscono oscure cospirazioni ai più alti vertici del potere in una Washington dai più insospettabili segreti.

Op-Center è il nome in codice di una nuova unità governativa di Washington che opera in semiclandestinità in tutte le missioni considerate molto pericolose. Il centro utilizza gli ultimi ritrovati tecnici in fatto di guerra elettronica e batteriologica, le nuove frontiere su cui oggi si combatterebbe un conflitto mondiale. Sotto la guida di Paul Hood, Op-Center entra in azione quando una bomba provoca una strage durante un comizio politico e la pace tra le due Coree inizia a vacillare. I commandos vengono mandati in Corea, ma Matt Stoll, il responsabile dei computer del centro, scopre che un virus li ha resi inutilizzabili. In Corea, il generale che guida i ribelli, opera per scatenare la terza guerra mondiale. La guerra sarà scongiurata, ma fino a quando?

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

Il volume raccoglie cinque racconti di Frederick Forsyth, pubblicati per la prima volta su Internet. Un fantasma medievale aiuta un chirurgo in difficoltà nella Seconda guerra mondiale; un'estenuante lotta notturna è in atto tra Bangkok e Londra; un atroce episodio di teppismo si compie nella Londra di oggi; una trappola a morte viene tesa a un investigatore disattento; un'inestinguibile passione d'amore travolge uno scout assoldato nel Settimo Cavalleria del leggendario generale Custer e la bella squaw di una tribù Cheyenne.

Thomas sa di non potersi fidare delle menti malvagie che fanno parte della C.A.T.T.I.V.O., l'organizzazione che continua a tenere sotto scacco lui e gli altri Radurai, i sopravvissuti al Labirinto. Il tempo delle menzogne è finito, gli ripetono, i loro ricordi sono stati ripristinati e le tremende Prove cui sono stati sottoposti sono terminate. Sostengono di aver raccolto tutti i dati di cui avevano bisogno, ma di dover fare ancora affidamento su di loro per un'ultima missione: tocca ai Radurai trovare una cura per l'Eruzione, lo spietato morbo che conduce alla follia. Ma accade qualcosa che nessuno degli uomini della C.A.T.T.I.V.O. poteva prevedere: i ricordi di Thomas si spingono molto più lontano di quanto possano anche solo sospettare, fino alla verità. Il ragazzo adesso ha la conferma: non può credere a una sola parola di quello che dicono. E i suoi ricordi gli rivelano che dovrà fare molta attenzione, se vuole sopravvivere, perché la verità è più pericolosa della menzogna.

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?

Dall'autore di FATHERLAND , CONCLAVE e L'UFFICIALE E LA SPIA . Settembre 1938. Hugh Legat è uno degli astri nascenti del Servizio diplomatico britannico e lavora al numero 10 di Downing Street come segretario particolare del primo ministro, Neville Chamberlain. L’aristocratico Paul von Hartmann fa parte dello staff del ministero degli Esteri tedesco ed è in segreto un membro della cospirazione anti-Hitler. I due uomini, che si erano conosciuti e frequentati a Oxford, non si sono più visti né sentiti per sei anni, fino al giorno in cui le loro strade si incrociano nuovamente in circostanze drammatiche in occasione della Conferenza di Monaco, un momento cruciale che definirà il futuro dell’Europa. Entrambi si ritroveranno di fronte a un grave dilemma: quando sei messo alle strette e il rischio è troppo alto, chi decidi di tradire? I tuoi amici, la tua famiglia, il tuo paese o la tua coscienza? Nella tradizione di Fatherland, che ha reso famoso Robert Harris in tutto il mondo, Monaco è un romanzo di spionaggio basato sui fatti reali che hanno cambiato il corso della storia, che parla di tradimento, coscienza e lealtà ed è ricco di dettagli e figure chiave dell’epoca – Hitler, Chamberlain, Mussolini, Daladier -, raccontati in maniera vivida e cinematografica.

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.

A Cape Canaveral, Annie Caulfield guarda lo scheletro di uno shuttle annerito dal fuoco e si domanda cosa sia andato storto a sei secondi dal lancio dell'Orion. Nel Mato Grosso, la base della Stazione Spaziale Internazionale è presa d'assalto da uno spietato manipolo di uomini armati fino ai denti. Tra i monti dell'Albania, uno scienziato russo tradisce il proprio Paese vendendo a misteriosi stranieri un'arma di potenza inaudita. Roger Gordian, il visionario imprenditore a capo del colosso UpLink International, è un sognatore, ma non uno sprovveduto: ha capito benissimo che qualcuno sta tentando di impedire che la sua rivoluzionaria missione spaziale cambi per sempre il volto delle telecomunicazioni. L'unico uomo che può salvare il suo progetto e sventare la più devastante minaccia terroristica di tutti i tempi è l'ex Navy SEAL Tom Ricci, destinato a prendere il posto dello scomparso Max Blackburn al comando della Sword, la squadra di sicurezza interna della UpLink. Ma qualcuno è deciso a mettere fuori gioco anche lui...

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...

All civilisations think they are invulnerable. History warns us none is. 1468. A young priest, Christopher Fairfax, arrives in a remote Exmoor village to conduct the funeral of his predecessor. The land around is strewn with ancient artefacts – coins, fragments of glass, human bones – which the old parson used to collect. Did his obsession with the past lead to his death? As Fairfax is drawn more deeply into the isolated community, everything he believes – about himself, his faith and the history of his world – is tested to destruction.

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.

The Portobello area of West London has a rich personality - vibrant, brilliant in colour, noisy, with graffiti that approach art, bizarre and splendid. An indefinable edge to it adds a spice of danger. There is nothing safe about Portobello... Eugene Wren inherited an art gallery from his father near an arcade that now sells cashmere, handmade soaps and children's clothes. But he decided to move to a more upmarket site in Kensington Church Street. Eugene was fifty, with prematurely white hair. He was, perhaps, too secretive for his own good. He also had an addictive personality. But he had cut back radically on his alcohol consumption and had given up cigarettes. Which was just as well, considering he was going out with a doctor. For all his good intentions, though, there was something he didn't want her to know about... On a shopping trip one day, Eugene, quite by chance, came across an envelope containing money. He picked it up. For some reason, rather than report the matter to the police, he wrote a note and stuck it up on lamppost near his house: 'Found in Chepstow Villas, a sum of money between eighty and a hundred and sixty pounds. Anyone who has lost such a sum should apply to the phone number below.' This note would link the lives of a number of very different people - each with their obsessions, problems and dreams and despairs. And through it all the hectic life of Portobello would bustle on.

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.

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.