DescriptionThe undisputed master of the techno-thriller has written his most riveting, and entertaining, book yet. Once again Michael Crichton gives us his trademark combination of page-turning suspense, cutting-edge technology, and extraordinary research. State of Fear is a superb blend of edge-of-your-seat suspense and thought provoking commentary on how information is manipulated in the modern world. From the streets of Paris, to the glaciers of Antarctica to the exotic and dangerous Solomon Islands, State of Fear takes the reader on a rollercoaster thrill ride, all the while keeping the brain in high gear.
DescriptionThe undisputed master of the techno-thriller has written his most riveting, and entertaining, book yet. Once again Michael Crichton gives us his trademark combination of page-turning suspense, cutting-edge technology, and extraordinary research. State of Fear is a superb blend of edge-of-your-seat suspense and thought provoking commentary on how information is manipulated in the modern world. From the streets of Paris, to the glaciers of Antarctica, to the exotic and dangerous Solomon Islands, State of Fear takes the reader on a rollercoaster thrill ride, all the while keeping the brain in high gear.
DescriptionHarry Camden came out of the wilderness unwillingly. It was a girl who attracted him. But Sparrow Roberts, a fight manager, used this romantic lure only to attract Harry into his own sphere, because he knew that Camden had a truly devastating punch. Yet, fighting wasn't what Harry really wanted, nor was he fascinated by any of the blandishments of civilization. He did not want to be a champion boxer and drifted into a life of drunkenness and crime, culminating in the theft of the great stallion, Crusader, a horse that no one but Camden could ride. Crusader is an imperishable story of adventure, conflict, and human achievement, a thrilling narrative of a legend of the American West in the making.
DescriptionOn a dark, gloom-filled night, two things happened on Spanish Cape, a headland of sheer rock on the North Atlantic seaboard. Rosa Godfrey and her uncle, David Kummer, were kidnapped by a grotesque, one-eyed giant; and John Marco, Rosa's handsome gigolo, was found dead on the terrace. The only clue: an opera cape wrapped around Marco's dead, naked body...
DescriptionPaul Sheldon es un novelista exitoso que por fin ha conocido a su más grande admiradora. Su nombre es Annie Wilkes y es más que una rabiosa lectora - es la enfermera de Paul, que cuida su cuerpo lastimado tras un accidente automovilístico. Pero ella es también su carcelera al mantenerlo prisíonero en su aislada casa. En español. Paul Sheldon made a living writing. Now he writes to stay alive. When Paul, a well-known romance novelist, gets in a serious car accident, Annie Wilkes, his "number one fan, " nurses him back to health. But the psychotic ex-nurse can't accept that Paul has killed off the character of Misery, and she'll do whatever it takes to bring her back to life. Blowtorch, ax, needles - are these tools the cure for writer's block? In Spanish.
DescriptionFrom Gregorian Chant to Henryk Gorecki, the first living classical composer to get into the pop album charts, here is the fascinating story of over a thousand years of Western classical music and the composers who have sought to express in music the deepest of human feelings and emotions. Polyphony, sonata form, serial music - many musical expressions are also explained - with the text illustrated by performances from some of the most highly praised recordings of recent years.
