Bøger af John Ellis

Based on current geopolitical upheavals and coming technological advancements, Dormant Curse is a cyberterrorism-conspiracy thriller that steers the reader through the twisted mind and actions of aChinese-cult leader hell-bent on pay-back. Dormant Curse is the mission; retribution for past atrocities, seizure of ever-scarce natural resources, and restoration of China to her former glory, are its goals. An overlooked security flaw in smartphone and tablet assembly allows the cult leader, a tormented victim of the Rape of Nanjing, to implant killer Trojan chips. Always-on and ever-present social networks provide the chip's activation path. Nothing is what it seems as strategic attacks manipulate the US public, mislead the press, and divert attention from the cult's true objectives--all while forcing the US military to back down. Greg Cannon, a young engineer with the NTSB, uncovers the cyberterrorists'attack method but an overzealous reporter exposes Greg's investigation before he can identify the source. Now alerted, the cult leader activates a sleeper assassin--the seductive and psychotic, Shelly Chambers--totake out Greg before he can avert Dormant Curse. It's an intense, high-stakes game as Greg, Shelly, and the cult are set on a collision course. Meanwhile, the Chinese, US, and Middle East governments are pulled into a momentous battle toward an unpredictable yet credible shift in global strata

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Evolution is just a theory, isn't it? What is a scientific theory anyway? What is the difference between a fact, a hypothesis and a theory in science? How does scientific thinking differ from religious thinking? Are science and religion compatible? Why are there so many different religious beliefs but only one science?

Although it escaped bombing raids, Blackpool played an important role in the Second World War as a centre for training - with numerous airfields and factories surrounding the area.

Published in 1774, this tract considers the characteristics, cultivation and uses of the coffee plant. Written by John Ellis (c.1710-76), botanist, zoologist and London agent for Dominica, it includes the story of coffee's introduction into Europe. Ellis's 1770 work on transporting plants overseas is also reissued in this volume.

Television, according to the author, makes us witnesses of often traumatic events and tries - and fails - to provide us with narratives that make sense of the world. This work explores its processes and its relationships with the cultures that provide it with raw material.

In Eye-Deep in Hell, the author explores this unique and terrifying world-the rituals of battle, the habits of daily life, and the constant struggle of men to find meaning amid excruciating boredom and the specter of impending death.

Takes commonly asked questions about TV - factual, technical, ethical, content-based, controversial, plain cheeky and answers them comprehensively. Each entry contains examples, ranging from a deconstruction of an episode of "NYPD Blue", to the way that audience statistics are produced, and how television gains (and sometimes forfeits) our trust.

This vocabulary book lists the essential French words and phrases that pupils need to know for Key Stage 3 and Common Entrance at 13+.

Ellis questions the assumption that cinema and television are interchangeable media. He sees cinema and broadcast TV not as competitive media, but as distinct forms, able to play interdependent social roles.