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Half a century ago, a military satellite was knocked out of orbit and fell to Earth in northern Arizona, bringing with it a hostile microbe that nearly wiped out an entire town. The two survivors and the fallen satellite were taken to an underground laboratory headed by the most elite scientists, who quickly isolated an extraterrestrial organism they dubbed the Andromeda Strain. In the ensuing decades, a group assigned to track the microbe has seen no sign of Andromeda. But when a bizarre anomaly appears, the team discovers the tell-tale chemical signature of the deadly microparticle.

In this book, you'll learn how: data science, driven by artificial intelligence and machine learning, is yielding unprecedented business insights; blockchain has the potential to restructure the economy; drones and driverless vehicles are becoming essential tools; 3-D printing is making new business models possible; augmented reality is transforming retail and manufacturing; smart speakers are redefining the rules of marketing; and humans and machines are working together to reach new levels of productivity.

The exceptional talents behind some of the nation’s best-loved books - from The Gruffalo to The BFG, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt to the Charlie and Lola series - the Children’s Laureates are the perfect ambassadors for children’s literature. It’s been 20 wonderful years of the Laureateship and now all 10 former honourees have banded together to celebrate the only way they know how: through stories and poems.

This audiobook tells the story of Henry Ford, along with his invention, the popular Model T automobile.

Sinister forces lurk in the corners of the Iron Kingdoms - restless souls, mischievous and cunning creatures, darker beings that bargain for mortal souls. Most pass unmarked, shunned, or avoided, but there is one group willing to seek out and study what others fear. In abandoned halls and forgotten ruins, the investigators from the Strangelight Workshop illuminate the darkness, armed with wisdom, curiosity, and specialized tools.

Experience the events that followed the Sobibor death camp prisoner's decision to escape. Listeners will discover a powerful story of human courage and mankind's fierce will to live.

This book uses the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures to prove that all the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses concerning the Last Days and the good news of salvation are unscriptural. The author, an elder of Jehovah's Witnesses for 40 years, shares the results of the last ten years of his research into such Watch Tower teachings.

Loving Lions provides listeners with a glimpse into the darkness and confusion of addiction, from both the addict's perspective and the family's experience. The author provides a detailed description of his journey through active addiction, and the recovery process that led him back to his family, and to his future as the founder of Baystate Recovery Services.

Cleveland Noir joins Columbus Noir as the Akashic Noir series continues its tour of Ohio and navigates the dregs of the North Shore.

Attend any conference for any topic and you will hear people saying after that the best and most informative discussions happened in the bar after the show. Ready any business magazine and you will find an article saying something along the lines of “Business Analytics is the hottest job category out there, and there is a significant lack of people, process and best practice.” In this case the conference was eMetrics, the bar was….multiple, and the attendees were Michael Helbling, Tim Wilson and Jim Cain (Co-Host Emeritus). After a few pints and a few hours of discussion about the ...

Glenda Jackson stars in this compelling drama series inspired by Émile Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, highlighting different aspects of contemporary Britain. In 2015, double Oscar winner Glenda Jackson made a triumphant return to acting in Radio 4's Blood, Sex and Money, a radical reimagining of Émile Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle. Now, she reprises her role as matriarch/narrator in this eclectic mix of dramas inspired by Zola's novels, but set in modern Britain. 

Der ehemalige Navy SEAL Jedidiah Johnson beginnt in Nashville seine Ausbildung bei den Elitekämpfern der Shepherds. Schon als er in der hochmodernen Einrichtung ankommt, hat Jed Visionen von einem drohenden Angriff. Und er hört Gerüchte über Nicholas Woland. Ein Name, der in der Organisation Angst und Wut auslöst. Woland hat die Shepherds und alles, wofür sie stehen, verraten. Nach Jahren im Gefängnis ist Woland begierig darauf, wieder Chaos und Tod zu verbreiten. Er will nicht weniger als einen weltweiten Religionskrieg auslösen.

Kurz vor seiner Pensionierung erhält Navy SEAL Jedidiah Johnson einen verzweifelten Anruf. Die Tochter seines Freundes David wurde gekidnappt. Außer der Leiche eines Priesters, die am Tatort zurückgelassen wurde, gibt es keine Spuren. Natürlich will Jed helfen. Doch schon kurz nach seiner Ankunft wird ein Mordanschlag auf ihn verübt. Und dann erwachen sie wieder: die Stimmen in seinem Kopf, die seltsamen Visionen, die Albträume. Er hatte geglaubt, all das hinter sich gelassen zu haben, als er mit 18 Jahren in die Navy floh.

John Wilson (acclaimed arts and culture reporter and journalist, and presenter of Front Row, Newsnight Review and Pick of the Week) meets up with a variety of public figures from such diverse fields as food, mathematics, politics, writing and music, and takes them back to the influential schools, teachers and early workplaces they may have forgotten, but which have not forgotten them.

The weekly sermons of Rev. Dr. Michael L. Wilson, Cornerstone Fellowship, San Lorenzo, CA

Exploring the Merry Marvel Universe

There’s been a lot of uncertainty and change for all of us right now. In this new upbeat podcast, David Buik, Richard Matthews and Michael Wilson ask the big questions to leaders in their fields, from the worlds of business, culture, finance and sport. Please join us and find out the secrets to their success in these challenging times. Thank you to our sponsors Speakerbus and Hampden & Co Bank. Great Wave of Change podcast is produced by Genevieve Sulway from Salty Paradise Productions.

Wie oft denken Sie daran, was Sie schaffen könnten, wenn Sie ihre Faulheit besiegen, sich durch Reize nicht ablenken lassen und keine Zeit vergeuden würden? Um die verschwendete Zeit nicht zu bereuen, lernen Sie die Zeit zu nutzen. In diesem vom Verlag ABP Verlag herausgegebenen Buch sind Vorgehensweisen enthalten, welche Ihnen wirklich helfen, Ihre Willenskraft und Selbstdisziplin zu entwickeln. Diese Vorgehensweisen lehren Sie dabei, die gesetzten Ziele zu erreichen. Wenn Sie ab Montag ein neues Leben beginnen wollen, widmen Sie das Wochenende diesem Buch.

Tell me what you like. After a teacher receives a weirdly arousing video, his life descends into paranoia and obsession. More videos follow - each containing information no stranger could possibly know. But who's sending them? And what do they want? The answers may destroy everything and everyone he loves.

Throughout his presidency, Ronald Reagan sought "peace through strength" during an era of historic change. In the decades since, pundits and scholars have argued over the president's legacy: some consider Reagan a charismatic and consummate leader, who renewed American strength and defeated communism. To others he was an ambitious and dangerous warmonger, whose presidency was plagued with mismanagement, misconduct, and foreign policy failures.