Download or read book The Enigma Strain written by Nick Thacker and published by Conundrum Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An explosion rocks Yellowstone. A strange disease begins to spread. A supervolcano threatens to erupt. And none of it was an accident. A reclusive Yellowstone park ranger is forced into action, teaming up with a beautiful woman from the CDC. Harvey Bennett isn't a trained killer, but he'll fight for what's right. And he'll do anything to take down the terrorists behind the attack.
Download or read book The Enigma Strain Mass Market written by Nick Thacker and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bomb goes off at Yellowstone National Park and threatens the stability of the active volcano there. The bomb also released a virus into the air and the park ranger and a CDC agent must destroy the threat before it kills more people.
Download or read book The Enigma of Slow Viruses written by Pawel P. Liberski and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scrapie, a naturally occurring neurodegenerative disease of sheep and sometimes goats, is a prototypic disease for the whole group of the subacute spongiform virus encephalopathies. Kuru was the first human disease of this type to be discovered in 1957 by Gajdusek and Zigas, and its discovery opened the whole field in the human biomedical sciences by the very realization of the fact that viruses may induce disease months or even decades after infections, and that these slow virus diseases are more compatible with classical degenerations of the nervous system than with inflammatory disorders of the brain. More than a quarter of a century since discovery of Kuru, and more than half a century following the first transmission of scrapie, the very nature of the infectious virus remains unknown. This comprehensive review covers all aspects of slow unconventional virus infections known today. It includes numerous historical data, biochemistry and molecular biology of the prion protein and its gene, the role of genetics and mutations within PrP gene, spreading and targeting of the virus, biochemistry and neurochemistry of the alterations of different neurotransmitter system and neuropathology. More than 1000 references are listed and critically analyzed; the reader can find references to all experiments and laboratory findings which has ever been done in this field. Furthermore, the book offers different view on the basic problems as for example, the nature of the scrapie agent.
Download or read book The Golden Crystal written by Nick Thacker and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1791, two men began planning the layout for the nation's capital city. One is shunned and resigns in disgrace, and the other is all but forgotten. Years later, an original copy of the plans long thought to have been destroyed is found, with hastily marked notations by Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. During the second World War, American military scientists discover some fascinating properties of the hydrogen atom and its link to an ancient mystical number. The exact findings are never published, but a national laboratory is built in 1943 to further their research in covert silence. America is told it is a defense project, code-named The Manhattan Project. An ego-maniacal entrepreneur and his company, Vilocorp, will stop at nothing to build the perfect human specimen. His firm's research has been getting closer every day, but they seem to have uncovered a horrific, ancient secret that has been locked away for thousands of years. Now, it's up to two men to understand the mystery surrounding the events and ancient symbolism before Vilocorp unleashes a hellish fury upon the earth; one that hasn t been seen for ages...
Download or read book De Enigma Strain written by Nick Thacker and published by . This book was released on 2022-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Een explosie verwoest Yellowstone. Een vreemde ziekte begint zich te verspreiden. Een supervulkaan dreigt uit te barsten. En niets van dit alles was een ongeluk.Een teruggetrokken parkwachter van Yellowstone moet in actie komen en gaat samenwerken met een mooie vrouw van het CDC.Harvey Bennett is geen getrainde moordenaar, maar hij zal vechten voor wat juist is.En hij zal alles doen om de terroristen achter de aanslag op te pakken.Van Yellowstone tot in het Amerikaanse landschap moeten Harvey en Juliette doen wat nodig is om te overleven, voor het te laat is.
Download or read book Alan Turing The Enigma written by Andrew Hodges and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-10 with total page 777 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The official book behind the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley It is only a slight exaggeration to say that the British mathematician Alan Turing (1912–1954) saved the Allies from the Nazis, invented the computer and artificial intelligence, and anticipated gay liberation by decades—all before his suicide at age forty-one. This New York Times bestselling biography of the founder of computer science, with a new preface by the author that addresses Turing’s royal pardon in 2013, is the definitive account of an extraordinary mind and life. Capturing both the inner and outer drama of Turing’s life, Andrew Hodges tells how Turing’s revolutionary idea of 1936—the concept of a universal machine—laid the foundation for the modern computer and how Turing brought the idea to practical realization in 1945 with his electronic design. The book also tells how this work was directly related to Turing’s leading role in breaking the German Enigma ciphers during World War II, a scientific triumph that was critical to Allied victory in the Atlantic. At the same time, this is the tragic account of a man who, despite his wartime service, was eventually arrested, stripped of his security clearance, and forced to undergo a humiliating treatment program—all for trying to live honestly in a society that defined homosexuality as a crime. The inspiration for a major motion picture starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, Alan Turing: The Enigma is a gripping story of mathematics, computers, cryptography, and homosexual persecution.
Download or read book The Andromeda Strain written by Michael Crichton and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-05-14 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes a captivating thriller about a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism, which threatens to annihilate human life. Five prominent biophysicists have warned the United States government that sterilization procedures for returning space probes may be inadequate to guarantee uncontaminated re-entry to the atmosphere. Two years later, a probe satellite falls to the earth and lands in a desolate region of northeastern Arizona. Nearby, in the town of Piedmont, bodies lie heaped and flung across the ground, faces locked in frozen surprise. What could cause such shock and fear? The terror has begun, and there is no telling where it will end.
Download or read book The Amazon Code written by Nick Thacker and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her company discovers a remarkable hidden message in the dreaming brains of her subjects, Dr. Amanda Meron unknowingly invites disaster unto her company. She enlists the help of some old friends to find out what the clues are pointing her toward, but they seem to be pointing her to one of the remote places on the planet. The Amazon Rainforest. When Harvey "Ben" Bennett gets a hint that the nefarious organization he's been searching for has turned up in Brazil, he and his new girlfriend Juliette Richardson race to the jungle to discover what they're after - and hopefully stop them. From the myth of the lost city of El Dorado to emerging science technology, The Amazon Code has it all: action-packed adventure, an exotic setting, and characters you'll fall in love with. Don't miss the next Harvey Bennett thriller - the new action/adventure, science-fiction series from bestselling author Nick Thacker!
Download or read book The Enigma written by Jodi Ellen Malpas and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fatal blend of revenge and desire. After leaving her fiancé at the altar and quitting her job as a Miami cop, Beau Hayley stumbles through life, feeling only resentment. Injustice. Loss. Her mom's death was called an accident. She's not convinced. Grieving, she becomes numb to everything except the constant, biting pain of heartbreak and hate. She can see no light. Until she meets James Kelly, a man who seems as damaged as she is, inside and out. And yet despite his twisted, cold façade, he stimulates feelings. Pleasure. He is a respite from her own flaws. A complete mystery. And impossible to resist. James Kelly has only one objective. Find the men who murdered his family and kill them all very slowly. But the web of crime and deceit leads him to Beau Hayley, the daughter of the notorious detective who pursued him relentlessly until her death. Beau is not what James expected, and past the darkness that shrouds her, he finds a glimmer of light. Light is addictive. An escape. Beau might be the key to James's mercy mission, but with dire consequences. So he has to decide-leave her breathing and risk exposing himself, or kill her and continue his mission, still unknown. Still The Enigma Two tortured souls playing one deadly game. But who will survive?
Download or read book The Enigma of Clarence Thomas written by Corey Robin and published by Metropolitan Books. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Enigma of Clarence Thomas is a groundbreaking revisionist take on the Supreme Court justice everyone knows about but no one knows. Most people can tell you two things about Clarence Thomas: Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassment, and he almost never speaks from the bench. Here are some things they don’t know: Thomas is a black nationalist. In college he memorized the speeches of Malcolm X. He believes white people are incurably racist. In the first examination of its kind, Corey Robin – one of the foremost analysts of the right – delves deeply into both Thomas’s biography and his jurisprudence, masterfully reading his Supreme Court opinions against the backdrop of his autobiographical and political writings and speeches. The hidden source of Thomas’s conservative views, Robin shows, is a profound skepticism that racism can be overcome. Thomas is convinced that any government action on behalf of African-Americans will be tainted by racism; the most African-Americans can hope for is that white people will get out of their way. There’s a reason, Robin concludes, why liberals often complain that Thomas doesn’t speak but seldom pay attention when he does. Were they to listen, they’d hear a racial pessimism that often sounds similar to their own. Cutting across the ideological spectrum, this unacknowledged consensus about the impossibility of progress is key to understanding today’s political stalemate.
Download or read book The Ice Chasm written by Nick Thacker and published by . This book was released on 2022-08-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A door in the ice is discovered in the middle of nowhere in Antarctica.And it just opened...Hidden beneath a sheet of ice, Draconis Industries has been working on a powerful new technology.Harvey Bennett and his new team are sent in to shut them down, but what they find inside is far more sinister than they could have imagined.Worst of all, an army of Chinese soldiers - hoping to get their hands on the tech - are at their heels.The Ice Chasm is the third installment of the fast-paced sci-fi thriller that will have you clinging to the edge of your seat. It is a nonstop, action-packed technothriller about artificial intelligence, the unending push toward scientific discovery, corporate conspiracies, and the human condition.Enjoy it as a standalone novel, or as a continuation of the series! If you like James Rollins, Dan Brown, and Clive Cussler then you will love the whole Harvey Bennett Thrillers Series.
Download or read book Marked written by Pedro Urvi and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-16 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book One in the international bestselling Fantasy series. Join thousands of readers all over the world in this thrilling saga. A classic epic fantasy bursting with intrigue and action. Discover a vast and fascinating universe, filled with lively, unique, entrancing characters. Immerse yourself in this adventure, packed with mystery and action. Decipher the Enigma of the Ilenians, which reigned in the dawn of time, only to disappear without trace. What happened to this Lost Civilization? What arcane mystery surrounds it? Tremia, a continent on the brink of war. Three kingdoms fighting to seize power over the great continent. Experience palace intrigues, spying, treachery, murder and relentless pursuits. Discover the sinister figure manipulating the fate of the continent from the shadows. A coming of age heroic quest with classic fantasy components: sword fights, magic, a witch, wizards, sorcery, shamans, necromancers, and non stopping action. All wrapped in mystery and intrigue. Fantasy, Steel, Magic and Love. Live an adventure filled with intense romance, all-out fighting and magic. Synopsis: Komir, a young warrior from the mountains of Tremia, is trying to find his place among his tribe, the Norriel, when Fate knocks at his door in the cruelest possible way, to claim him as the hero he still does not realize he is. Together with his good friend Hartz he will begin a quest, an adventure full of mysteries and magical enigmas, which will lead him to discover his past, understand his present, and face a future of epic proportions. The Ilenian Enigma: MARKED (Book #1) CONFLICT (Book #2) TRIALS (Book #3) DESTINY (Book #4) A saga that will keep you gripped!
Download or read book The Depths written by Nick Thacker and published by . This book was released on 2022-12-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a research station five miles underwater, secrets await. When Jen's son is kidnapped and her boss murdered, she is determined to find out why.The answer may lie in a research station, abandoned for over thirty years and buried deep in the Atlantic. As Jen and her team descend to the station, they soon uncover evidence of a mysterious project that could have far-reaching consequences for the rest of the world.But as they dig deeper, they realize they are not alone in the depths.As they fight for survival, Jen must risk everything to save her son... or succumb to the dangers lurking in the darkness.From USA Today Bestselling Author Nick Thacker, The Depths is a high-stakes technothriller that combines genetic engineering, deep sea exploration, military intrigue, and intense action-adventure.For fans of Dan Brown, James Rollins, Matthew Reilly, Matthew Mather, and other near-future technothriller and science fiction authors.
Download or read book Mars Enigma written by Ken Warner and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ancient civilization on Mars, and a secret organization on Earth seeking global conquest: How are they related? Immediately following the Malor invasion, Malia and Jaden Kwan have left Earth with the Othali, seeking a habitable planet in the distant reaches of the galaxy. But as they approach Mars, the ship's engines fail. Entering orbit to make repairs, they discover evidence of ancient, technologically advanced life down on the surface. Malia and Jaden join the team going down to investigate. But there is a traitor in their midst who kidnaps the twins and brings them to a clandestine organization back on Earth. They need the twins' powers to achieve global conquest. Can Malia and Jaden eradicate this group in time to save humanity? If you like fast-paced sci-fi thrillers, you'll love this second sequel to The Secret of Giza!
Download or read book Unraveling the Enigma of John H Strain written by Dale M. Strain and published by . This book was released on 199? with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel Strain was born in 1762 in Augusta County, Virginia. His family moved to South Carolina. Samuel served in the Revolutionary War and the Indian Wars. Samuel had two wives, Nancy and Martha. Samuel settled his family in Ohio. Samuel was the father of twenty two children, including John H., Andrew and Hannah. John H. was born in Ohio. He married Mary Watts in 1816. .
Download or read book Enigma written by Shandi Boyes and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The entire collection of the Engima Books.Enigma of LifeUnraveling an EnigmaEnigma: The Mystery UnmaskedEnigma: The Final Chapter
Download or read book The Parthenon Enigma written by Joan Breton Connelly and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Built in the fifth century b.c., the Parthenon has been venerated for more than two millennia as the West’s ultimate paragon of beauty and proportion. Since the Enlightenment, it has also come to represent our political ideals, the lavish temple to the goddess Athena serving as the model for our most hallowed civic architecture. But how much do the values of those who built the Parthenon truly correspond with our own? And apart from the significance with which we have invested it, what exactly did this marvel of human hands mean to those who made it? In this revolutionary book, Joan Breton Connelly challenges our most basic assumptions about the Parthenon and the ancient Athenians. Beginning with the natural environment and its rich mythic associations, she re-creates the development of the Acropolis—the Sacred Rock at the heart of the city-state—from its prehistoric origins to its Periklean glory days as a constellation of temples among which the Parthenon stood supreme. In particular, she probes the Parthenon’s legendary frieze: the 525-foot-long relief sculpture that originally encircled the upper reaches before it was partially destroyed by Venetian cannon fire (in the seventeenth century) and most of what remained was shipped off to Britain (in the nineteenth century) among the Elgin marbles. The frieze’s vast enigmatic procession—a dazzling pageant of cavalrymen and elders, musicians and maidens—has for more than two hundred years been thought to represent a scene of annual civic celebration in the birthplace of democracy. But thanks to a once-lost play by Euripides (the discovery of which, in the wrappings of a Hellenistic Egyptian mummy, is only one of this book’s intriguing adventures), Connelly has uncovered a long-buried meaning, a story of human sacrifice set during the city’s mythic founding. In a society startlingly preoccupied with cult ritual, this story was at the core of what it meant to be Athenian. Connelly reveals a world that beggars our popular notions of Athens as a city of staid philosophers, rationalists, and rhetoricians, a world in which our modern secular conception of democracy would have been simply incomprehensible. The Parthenon’s full significance has been obscured until now owing in no small part, Connelly argues, to the frieze’s dismemberment. And so her investigation concludes with a call to reunite the pieces, in order that what is perhaps the greatest single work of art surviving from antiquity may be viewed more nearly as its makers intended. Marshalling a breathtaking range of textual and visual evidence, full of fresh insights woven into a thrilling narrative that brings the distant past to life, The Parthenon Enigma is sure to become a landmark in our understanding of the civilization from which we claim cultural descent.
