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The End of the World
The Science and Ethics of Human Extinction
2002
EN
Tilgjengelig
Are we in imminent danger of extinction? Yes, we probably are, argues John Leslie in his chilling account of the dangers facing the human race as we approach the second millenium.The End of the World is a sobering assessment of the many disasters that scientists have predicted and speculated on as leading to apocalypse. In the first comprehensive survey, potential catastrophes - ranging from deadly diseases to high-energy physics experiments - are explored to help us unders...
542,69kr
2014
EN
Bounty hunter Craig Chappell had a personal score to settle with a killer named Brown -- but the three-hundred-pound son of a mobster got in the way. Now the Mob is involved. Brown is on the loose and Chappell has the murdered boy’s family to answer to. From the snows of Montreal to the swamps of South Florida, the two men are engaged in a deadly swirl of organized crime gone mad. And a beautiful woman is the only thing that stands between them.
37,78kr
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Sixteen Glances Through the Lenses of a Bathroom Comedian
2018
EN
This book is a reflection on some short, true encounter with the author.
35,00kr
2002
EN
Universes discusses the alleged evidence of fine tuning; mechanisms by which a varied set of Universes might be generated, and whether belief in God could be preferable to accepting universes in vast numbers.
542,69kr
2014
EN
Meet homicide detective Patrick Bowman and his beautiful wife Lee. Their stay in Key West is interrupted by a series of murders. And Police Chief Raul Jiminez finds himself up against a grand jury investigating him for embezzlement, and a son who likes to wear dresses. But when an off-duty Chicago cop begins snooping around the Southernmost city, Jiminez discovers that his troubles have just begun.
37,78kr
2014
EN
Border Crossing is a picaresque coming-of-age story of a Texas boy's pursuit of manhood. After growing up on a small horse ranch near the little town of Marfa in the southwest part of the state, not far above the Mexican border, Del Ray Gunn must cope with events that will have a profound impact on his future, including his father’s death, his mother’s reappearance in his life, and 9/11. The novel takes its characters and readers deep into issues that have become pervasive in contemporary ...
37,78kr
2014
EN
Ex-football player and ex-cop Harry Molina is paid to keep people safe, and in sunny Southern Florida, where Uzis are as common as retirees, a lot of people need his help.Harry's friend Bryce Marshall, a high-strung financier with a slew of bad debts, has been forced into a disappearing act that may never end. Bryce's beautiful wife needs protection too -- her Sicilian good looks have attracted some dangerous strangers. And Jane Unruh's eighteen-year-old life is at risk. Witness to...
37,78kr
2025
EN
"Caesar Borgia: A Study of the Renaissance" by John Leslie Garner delves into the life and times of one of the most enigmatic figures of the Italian Renaissance. Borgia, a nobleman and military leader, is often remembered for his ruthless ambition and political machinations. Garner explores Borgia's complex character, his relationships with influential figures of the era, and his role in the power struggles of Renaissance Italy. The book provides a detailed analysis of Borgia's strategies ...
2026
EN
About The BookWhat a Life! Chronicles the story of John Leslie Mowatt through his extraordinary journey from a boy charmed by the WWII dogfights over London to an accomplished pilot, flight instructor, and aviation entrepreneur. Growing up during the post-war period, under rationing, and with grounded dreams, Mowatt's fascination with aircraft never faded. With the financial limits and fear that stood in his way, he still followed his dream of pilot, later adapting...
94,59kr
Richard's Band
Who Says it's Too Late to Start a Rock Band?
2014
EN
Everybody has a dream. Few people ever get to live it. Richard was one of the few. Try John Leslie Green's latest novel, 'Richard's Band,' the exploits of a bunch of folks that ask, "Who says it's too late to start a rock band?"
47,25kr
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Madison was a virgin. She wasn't particularly pretty though she was not un-pretty. She was not tall nor short, dark nor light, heavy nor slight, blonde nor brown. She was mired in middle-class suburban existence, and had attended neither the right nor the wrong school. She was as talented as the next girl. If average was an absolute instead of being right smack in the middle, she would be extravagantly, dizzily, exorbitantly average. Zachary was a married man. That covered it. Not happily ...
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- Fading Empire
2023
EN
435 CE, in the Saxon lands. A girl, the daughter of the village midwife and herbalist dreams of the lands which lie out of sight the river which flows past her home. One day she is torn from her family by a band of passing boatmen and sold as a slave. Beyond the horizon, on the frontier of the fading empire, she discovers fear and pleasure, hatred and love, men and women she thought only existed in tales, and lands she could never have imagined, follow one another as the Fates decide. But ...
56,72kr











