Scott Walker is a fugitive from the quicksands of Finance, with one card to play DeepShare, a silicon oracle coveted by billionaires, hitmen and hackers. Luca Pesaro was once a derivative trader in real life and is familiar with the world of Zero Alternative where greed, skullduggery, sleaze and manipulation rule. When our grip on love, hope and morality starts to slide, the only future worth living is the one we choose for ourselves. When our grip on love, hope and morality starts to slide. ZERO ALTERNATIVE is an action-packed conspiracy thriller that plucks at the base of human nature. ZERO ALTERNATIVE is an action-packed conspiracy thriller that plucks at the base of human nature. As he fights for survival and vengeance, digging deeper into the dark heart of the global economy, one question torments him: what price will the world have to pay? Scott Walker is a fugitive from the quicksands of Finance, with one card to play – DeepShare, a silicon oracle coveted by billionaires, hitmen and hackers.
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Any inadvertent scuffing that the spine split library copy I borrowed received in my hands would not be noticeable. Third, I own a signed first edition that I really didn't want to haul around with me. It is interesting for me to see what was published, and what was on the minds of the people the year I was born. First, it is the first novel in the Narratives of Empire series. The local library had a fistful of Gore Vidal's to pick from, but I had already decided I was going to pick up this novel for several reasons. "The apes have always governed us, and our complaints are simply monkey chatter." Witty, entertaining, and at times delightfully macabre, Spare Parts shows us that the history - and future - of transplant surgery is tied up with questions about not only who we are, but also what we are, and what we might become.Ī Macmillan Audio production from St. Bringing together philosophy, science and cultural history, Spare Parts explores how transplant surgery constantly tested the boundaries between human, animal, and machine, and continues to do so today. Paul Craddock takes us on a journey - from sixteenth-century skin grafting to contemporary stem cell transplants - uncovering stories of operations performed by unexpected people in unexpected places. Spare Parts: The Story of Medicine Through the History of Transplant Surgery Hardcover by Paul Craddock (Author) 62 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 14.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 22.99 27 Used from 7.04 26 New from 17. But transplant surgery is as ancient as the pyramids, with a history more surprising than we might expect. We think of transplant surgery as one of the medical wonders of the modern world. Why did eighteenth-century dentists buy the live teeth of poor children?Īnd what role did a sausage skin and an enamel bath play in making kidney transplants a reality? How did an architect help pioneer blood transfusion in the 1660's? Paul Craddock's Spare Parts offers an original look at the history of medicine itself through the rich, compelling, and delightfully macabre story of transplant surgery from ancient times to the present day. The opening sentence of “The Metamorphosis” is one of the most famous in modern fiction: “As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.” In the story’s first section, Gregor accepts his fantastic transformation matter-of-factly, perhaps wishing to bury its causes in his subconscious mind. Toward the end of his life, he decided that psychoanalysis was a waste of time and abandoned that approach in retrospective reading. Sometimes he realized only several years later what he may have subconsciously meant. Nothing else will ever satisfy me.” The meaning of the images from his dreamlike inner life was not always clear to him at the time of writing. On August 6, 1914, Kafka wrote in his diary: “My talent for portraying my dreamlike inner life has thrust all other matters into the background my life has dwindled dreadfully, nor will it cease to dwindle. They do not leave the reader feeling comfortable. By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on Decemįranz Kafka’s (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) stories are not about love or success. In this bold and incisive reassessment of colonialism, Tharoor exposes to devastating effect the inglorious reality of Britain’s stained Indian legacy. 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On the Mists Planet she was known as Lives in the Stars and then briefly as "Rides the Beast" due to her riding a claw beast that had been implanted with a Soul, but she disliked the latter name. She is later nicknamed "Wanda" by Mel's Uncle Jeb and her brother, Jamie. She received her name due to the number of planets she has lived on and having never lived more than one host's life on them. Wanderer "Wanda" - Wanderer is the main character, a parasitic alien "Soul" inserted into Melanie Stryder's body in the first scene. The Host is a 2008 novel by Stephenie Meyer which was adapted into a 2013 film directed by Andrew Niccol. Love's the last thing on her mind when she locks eyes with Will Darcy across the crowded club, yet the spark between them is undeniable-that is, until she overhears the uptight wealth manager call her merely "tolerable." Bennet is determined to write Darcy off, but once their besties fall head-over-heels, they're thrown into each other's orbit again and again. Now an executive assistant by day and stage kitten by night, she's discovered a second home with the performers at Meryton, Manhattan's top-tier burlesque venue. After a betrayal derailed her interior design career, Liz Bennet found a fresh start in New York. Ī sparkling contemporary retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in the tantalizing world of New York City burlesque, perfect for fans of The Kiss Quotient and The Roommate. Love's the last thing on her mind when she locks eyes with Will Darcy across the crowded. A sparkling contemporary retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in the tantalizing world of New York City burlesque, perfect for fans of The Kiss Quotient and The Roommate. The result of this investigation is a wholly distinctive and often surprising work of history, a book that manages to cast a fresh light on the most obsessively studied conflict in human history. Their ambitions were similar, but each leader had his own distinct methods, his own carefully created script for elaborately produced and often wildly successful acts and campaigns of deception to win hearts and minds on the frontlines and the home front. Each side employed uniforms, meticulously staged events, and broadcast their messages via all media available-motion pictures, radio broadcasts, posters, leaflets, and beyond. Impression management, the art of political spin, was employed to drive the message home with the careful use of black and white propaganda. Brilliantly conceived oratory was applied to underscore each vision. Each area of the media was fully exploited. He presents the war as a drama that evolved and developed as it progressed, a production staged and overseen by four contrasting masters: Roosevelt, Churchill, Hitler, and Stalin.Įach leader used all the tools at his disposal to present his own distinctive vision of the global drama that was the Second World War. Spinning History: Politics and Propaganda in World War II Nathaniel Lande (Skyhorse Publishing, 2017), 277 pp., photos, bibliography, index. In this fascinating new book, bestselling author and historian Nathaniel Lande explores the Great War at the heart of the twentieth century through the prism of theater. And there’s no real hope of passing meaningful legislation. And this matters because the Committee is very important, especially in a moment when the government is divided. So the Judiciary Committee is facing a crisis and could come to a complete standstill soon if she doesn’t return. Today, my colleague Annie Karni on the growing political crisis surrounding Senator Dianne Feinstein.Īnnie, tell us about the drama that’s been unfolding inside this really crucial corner of the US Senate for Democrats, which is the Senate Judiciary Committee. And for now, there’s no simple solution in sight. This is “The Daily.”įor the past two months, a single lawmaker has prevented Democrats from carrying out their agenda in Congress. michael barbaroįrom The New York Times, I’m Michael Barbaro. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email with any questions. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. This transcript was created using speech recognition software. Transcript The Democrats’ Dianne Feinstein Problem The senator’s absence is at the center of a growing political crisis. |