Collects three original Predator novels, continuing the classic franchise CONCRETE JUNGLE New York City’s Detective Schaefer has seen it all, from domestic murders to drug-gang executions. But Schaefer’s never seen the Big Apple awash in so much blood as tonight, with flayed bodies hung like meat being cured for mealtime. When Schaefer has a close encounter with one of the murderers, he realizes he’s run into something much bigger than the police suspect. Can even the toughest cop stand up to the ultimate hunter? COLD WAR Something has fallen from the sky over the Siberian wilderness and soon decapitated human bodies are littering the surrounding area. The Russian authorities are baffled, but deep within the Pentagon, someone knows that the Predators are back. BIG GAME Deep in the rugged New Mexico desert, a strange aircraft has landed: an alien Predator has arrived, hunting for human prey. For Corporal Enoch Nakai, a Navajo soldier, it is a legend come back to life: the return of the horned monster who was destroyed by the hero Nayenezgani, the mythical monster slayer. Using the wisdom of his ancestors, Nakai will confront the Predator in a final battle worthy of legend. But this time, will the hero emerge the victor?
Tensions caused by speculation that Cardassia is about to reoccupy Bajor are complicated by the arrival of a strange alien ship. When it's discovered that the crew is dead and the ship is carrying valuable Gamma-quadrant technology, it becomes a sought after prize, which Commander Sisko must fight to keep out of Cardassian hands. Meanwhile, Sisko also finds himself at odds with Major Kira, who believes the ship is Bajoran property. When the alien ship suddenly seizes control of Deep Space Nine™, and the Cardassians move in to try to capture it, Sisko must face off against a shipload of angry Cardassians -- and the alien being controlling Deep Space Nine!
Ein mächtiges Computersystem bringt die Deep Space Nine-Crew in Gefahr Ein fremdartiges Raumschiff schießt aus dem Wurmloch und treibt auf die cardassianische Grenze zu. Obwohl an Bord eine starke radioaktive Strahlung herrscht und keine Lebensformen gefunden werden können, holt Commander Sisko das Schiff zur Station. Chief O'Brien entdeckt bei der ersten Untersuchung, dass es ein vollkommen fremdartiges neuronales Computersystem an Bord hat. Niemand auf Deep Space Nine ahnt, welche Gefahr von diesem Computer ausgeht und über welche Macht er verfügt.
Lost in the Delta Quadrant, Captain Janeway and the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager NCC-74656 have been seeking a way home for years. But their quest is interrupted by encounters with an astonishing variety of foes - and a few new friends. This collection contains four tales that exemplify all that''s best about the adventures of Voyager: "False Colors", "Avalon Rising", Elite Force", and "Planet Killer".
A new series based on chewing gum cards which made their appearance in 1962 and were considered too gruesome, but not anymore. The Martians kill humans with superior technology, including the ability to turn bugs into giants.
Hope flares for Captain Kathryn Janeway and the crew of the "U.S.S. VoyagerTM when their sensors detect a signal that could lead them back home. But as the "Starship Voyager races to the source of the signal, the crew find themselves in the middle of a raging battle between two warring races, a battle that has lasted for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. To journey homewards Captain Janeway and her crew must make their way through the most violent space-born conflict ever known, with both sides determined to destroy them.
The Predators are back; their starship has crash-landed in Siberia and a US teamis dipatched to scure the spacecraft and its invaluable tchnology for American military use. One of the few people on earh with firsthand knowledge of the Predators, Detective Schaefer, is press-ganged into accompanying the team. Mistrusted by his companions, he has just one ally, a feisty young female lieutenant from the Russian Army.
Something has fallen from the sky over the icy Siberian wilderness. Very soon decapitated villagers, soldiers and pipline workers litter the tundra. The Russian authorities are baffled, but deep within the Pentagon data flowing from a number of secret satellites leads to a chilling conclusion - the Predators areback, their alien starship has crash-landed! A US team is sent to Siberia: their mission to secure the spacecraft and its invaluable technology for American military use. One of the few people on earth with firsthand experience of the Pedators, Detective Schaefer of the NYPD is press-ganged into accompanying the crack team. Schaefer, mistrusted by his companions, has just one ally, a feisty young female lieutenant from the Russian Army. Together they facr the sadistic hunters from the stars in a close encounter of the scariest kind.
Two over-heated New York City cops are suffering a sweltering summer not improved by the appearance of some of the nastiest corpses they've ever had the priviege to investigate. But this is only the beginning... Detective Shaefer realises that his involement in the case may be more than circumstantial when the military shows a covert interest in police procedure. Remembering the tales told by his missing brother, Dutch, about strange aliens and government cover-ups, Shaefer and his partner suspect there is more to the investigation than they're ever going to find out by conventional means.
Leadership Across Boundaries: A Passage to Aporia theorizes on leadership in an unprecedented manner by stepping outside of conventional leadership theory and importing into leadership studies the implications of certain innovations in the social sciences, such as pluralism, complexity theory, and the dialogical turn, to change the way scholars discuss and study leadership. Leadership Across Boundaries anchors theoretical passages that generate a new way of imagining what it means to lead and follow with concrete examples about Martin Luther, the Common Law, dialogue as a practice, a painting by Diego Velázquez, synchronized fireflies, and the strange career of Francis of Assisi. This book acknowledges the limitations of existing leadership research as being too leader-centric, simplistic, static, and in many cases oblivious to the power of images to shape our understanding. To rectify these limitations, Leadership Across Boundaries examines alternative images of leadership grounded in concrete examples that present leadership in an unprecedented light. The book includes a discussion of invigorating ideas of homeward leadership (looking backward), extra-ordinary leadership (going forward), and what will be defined as the perennial need for aikido politics. An interdisciplinary text, Leadership Across Boundaries: A Passage to Aporia will appeal not only to scholars, instructors, and students of leadership, but also to those in the many fields in which leadership theory applies, such as history, economics, sociology, archetypal psychology, the law, political philosophy, applied mathematics, and the martial arts.
The dictionary defines mythology as a collection of ancient tales handed down over millennia, mainly dealing with gods and goddesses, that explains the way the world works, from natural events to society at large. Many people think of the deities of Greece and Rome when they think of mythology, forgetting that almost every culture has its own set of myths to interpret and explain its distinct worldview, often showing striking and fascinating similarities to the classical myths most people are familiar with. The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Mythologyexplores the gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, monsters and angels of the myths from every corner of the globe - the Americas, the Middle East and Africa, Asia, and more. Additionally, it explores the parallels between every culture, including Greece and Rome - striking similarities in mythic figures and the structure, action, wording, and result of the stories themselves.
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