A classic account of the villa—from ancient Rome to the twentieth century—by “the preeminent American scholar of Italian Renaissance architecture” (Architect’s Newspaper)In The Villa, James Ackerman explores villa building in the West from ancient Rome to twentieth-century France and America. In this wide-ranging book, he illuminates such topics as the early villas of the Medici, the rise of the Palladian villa in...

**An instant New York Times Bestseller!“Consider this another vaccine against disaster. Fortunately, this dose won't cause a temporary fever—and it happens to be a rippingly good read.” —Wired“This crisply written and well-paced book reads like an all-caps warning for a world shackled to the machines we carry in our pockets and place on our laps . . ." —The Washington PostFrom two former military officers and award-winning authors, a chill...

**“Gripping…Ackerman and Stavridis stage a harrowing global conflict that pits military might against an appetite for justice… equal parts haunting and entertaining.” —Publishers Weekly, starred reviewA gripping drama and chilling prophecy about the possible path to war for a planet devastated by climate change**In their novel 2034, decorated military officers and award-winning authors Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis imagined a war between the ...

A chilling geopolitical thriller and real-world cautionary tale presenting a dark yet very possible future of war between the US and China – from two former military officers and award-winning authorsTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ‘A rippingly good read’ Wired______________12 March 2034.In the South China Sea, US Navy Commodore Sarah Hunt is conducting routine freedom of na...

From the acclaimed authors of the runaway New York Times bestseller 2034 comes another explosive work of speculative fiction set twenty years further in the future, at a moment when a radical leap forward in artificial intelligence combines with America’s violent partisan divide to create an existential threat to the country, and the worldIt is twenty years after the catastrophic war between the United States and China that brought down the old Am...

2054 : l’ordre politique américain ne s’est jamais remis de la guerre nucléaire avec la Chine, vingt ans plus tôt.Un nouveau parti s’est imposé, qui contrôle les médias mais de moins en moins la rue. Le Président en exercice, prêt à tout pour rester au pouvoir, s’effondre soudain en plein discours. Il a été assassiné d’une manière que personne n’aurait crue possible.Ne sachant comment réagir, la Maison-Blanche tente de dissimuler la vérité, mais les maladres...

Un roman troublant de crédibilité où un face-à-face entre les États-Unis et la Chine risque d'échapper à tout contrôle.Au cours d'une mission de routine en mer de Chine, la commodore américaine Sarah Hunt repère un chalutier en détresse. et décide de lui porter assistance. Un choix dangereux, car les Chinois revendiquent leur souveraineté sur ces eaux contestées.Dans le même temps, un F-35 américain surarmé et son pilote, Chris « Wedge » Mitchell, tombent a...

Escrito por dois ex-oficiais militares e autores premiados, 2034 é um thriller geopolítico assustadoramente autêntico que antecipa um confronto naval entre os Estados Unidos e a China no mar do Sul da China e o início de uma nova guerra mundial.Um thriller visionário sobre a próxima guerra mundial.Bestseller imediato do New York Times.Escrito por dois ex-oficiais militares e autore...

What Really Matters invites you to discover what the Bible says about faith, hope, and love—and why these vital concepts are significant to your relationships with God and others. This 365-day devotional collection includes a combination of Scripture, engaging stories, and compelling quotes to encourage you in your daily walk with the Lord.You'll find life-changing truths in this treasury of wisdom from the writers of Our Daily Bread—truths that will encourage you...

Palladio (1508-80) combined classical restraint with constant inventiveness. In this study, Professor Ackerman sets Palladio in the context of his age - the Humanist era of Michelangelo and Raphael, Titian and Veronese - and examines each of the villas, churches and palaces in turn and tries to penetrate to the heart of the Palladian miracle. Palladio's theoretical writings are important and illuminating, he suggests, yet they never do justice to the intense intuitive skills of "a magician...

Au début des années 2000, Bruce Ackerman et James Fishkin s’inquiètent de l’avenir de la démocratie aux États-Unis.Sterling Professor de l’Université de Yale, théoricien de la démocratie dualiste, Ackerman sait que l’histoire constitutionnelle des États-Unis est façonnée par des épisodes décisifs de mobilisation populaire. Mais les défis quotidiens de la vie contemporaine permettent-ils encore d’entretenir une citoyenneté publique attentive aux enjeux politiques de son époq...

Combinando um profundo conhecimento em IA e biotecnologia com a possibilidade do advento da Singularidade, em simultâneo com a sua sofisticada assinatura geopolítica, Elliot Ackerman e o Almirante James Stavridis criaram uma vez mais uma obra visionária.Passaram-se 20 anos desde o catastrófico conflito entre os Estados Unidos e a China, o qual fez colapsar a antiga ordem política norte-americana e surgir um novo partido, que detém o poder há mais de uma década. Ain...