Islamist, Scholar, Bomb-maker… Spy. Inside the life of an al-Qaeda double agent.‘This captivating real-life spy-thriller is a must-read.’ Ali Soufan, former FBI Special Agent and author of Anatomy of TerrorAs one of al-Qaeda’s most respected bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden.As a double agent at the heart of al-Qaeda’s chemical weapons ...

Few books in computing have had as profound an influence on software management as Peopleware. The unique insight of this longtime best seller is that the major issues of software development are human, not technical. They’re not easy issues; but solve them, and you’ll maximize your chances of success.“Peopleware has long been one of my two favorite books on software engineering. Its underlying strength is its base of immense real experien...

As one of al-Qaeda’s most respected bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden himself.As a double agent at the heart of al-Qaeda’s chemical weapons program, he foiled attacks on civilians and saved countless lives, brushing with death so often that his handlers began to call him their spy with nine lives.This is the story of how a young Muslim, determined to defend his faith, found himself fighti...

This is the digital version of the printed book (Copyright © 2003).If There’s No Risk On Your Next Project, Don’t Do It.Greater risk brings greater reward, especially in software development. A company that runs away from risk will soon find itself lagging behind its more adventurous competition. By ignoring the threat of negative outcomes–in the name of positive thinking or a can-do attitude–software managers drive their organizations into the ground....

Ateistista jihadistiksi ja jihadistista salaiseksi agentiksi.Tosielämän vakoojatarina tanskalaisnuoresta, joka päätyy ensin liivijengiin, sitten jihadistiksi ja edelleen terroristijahtiin CIA:n agenttina.Morten Storm on ailahtelevainen nuori, jonka elämä saa suunnan hänen löytäessään kirjan profeetta Muhammedista. Storm kääntyy islamiin ja radikalisoituu toden teolla. Kymmenen jihadistivuoden jälkeen hän sanoutuu irti ekstremismistä ja alkaa sovituksen elkeenä työskennellä ...

Ateistista jihadistiksi ja jihadistista salaiseksi agentiksi.Tosielämän vakoojatarina tanskalaisnuoresta, joka päätyy ensin liivijengiin, sitten jihadistiksi ja edelleen terroristijahtiin CIA:n agenttina.Morten Storm on ailahtelevainen nuori, jonka elämä saa suunnan hänen löytäessään kirjan profeetta Muhammedista. Storm kääntyy islamiin ja radikalisoituu toden teolla. Kymmenen jihadistivuoden jälkeen hän sanoutuu irti ekstremismistä ja alkaa sovituksen elkeenä työskennellä ...

The true story of a jihadi convert seeking redemption in “a rollicking read and a rare insider’s account of Western spying in the age of al Qaeda” (The New York Times Book Review).Standing over six feet tall with flaming red hair, Morten Storm was an unlikely jihadi. But after a troubled youth in his native Denmark, Storm found peace and purpose in his conversion to Islam. His absolute devotion only grew after he attended a militant madrasa in Yemen, named...

En forårsdag i 2010 mødes tre mænd i en suite på Hotel Crowne Plaza ved indkøbscentret Field’s på Amager, den ene med en attachémappe lænket til håndleddet. Kort efter forlader en stor, rødhåret konvertit hotellet og tager hjem til sin mor i Korsør, 250.000 dollars rigere. Det er CIA’s tak for hjælpen til en hemmelig dansk meddeler i al-Qaida, der netop har arrangeret et ægteskab mellem den farligste mand på Den Arabiske Halvø og en lokkedue i form af en uvidende 32-årig kroatisk blondine....

A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab peoples and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone This kaleidoscopic book covers almost three thousand years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab peoples and tribes who conquered lands and disseminated their language and culture over vast distances. Tracing this process to the origins of the Arabic language, rather than the advent of Islam, Tim Mackintosh-Smith begins his narrati...

The Club is a blistering, timely, and gripping novel set at Cambridge University, centering around an all-male dining club for the most privileged and wealthy young men at Cambridge and following an outsider who exposes the dark secrets of this group, the Pitt Club.As a boy, Hans Stichler enjoys a fable-like childhood among the rolling hills and forests of North Germany, living an idyll that seems uninterruptable. A visit from Hans’ ailing English aunt Alex, who comes to s...

Some of Today's Leading Black Voices—Including 3 Oscar® Winners, 23 Grammy® Winners, 8 Emmy® Winners, and 5 Golden Globe® Winners—Performing Today’s New International Version (TNIV)This ambitious and critically-acclaimed presentation of the Bible is set to an original musical underscore performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and a Hollywood-style sound design created by Technicolor Studios. Listen as the voices of Idris Elba, Blair Underwood, Taraji P. Henson, ...

Returning us to the extraordinary territory of Jon McGregor’s Man Booker Prize long-listed novel Reservoir 13, The Reservoir Tapes take us deep into the heart of an English village that is trying to come to terms with what has happened on its watch.A teenage girl has gone missing. The whole community has been called upon to join the search. And now an interviewer arrives, intent on capturing the community’s unstable stories about life in the weeks and months befor...