John Case Knihy

From The Genesis Code to The Murder Artist, John Case has established himself as the master of unrelenting suspense. Now Case choreographs his most diabolically chilling novel to date, as the very fabric of civilisation threatens to come apa

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Terrifying . . . a spellbinding biomedical thriller.”—San Francisco Examiner “A classic that will grip you until the end.”—Houston Chronicle A phone call in the dead of night brings Joe Lassiter shattering news: His sister and young nephew have died in a fire in their home near Washington, D.C. Yet Lassiter soon learns a chilling fact: His loved ones were brutally murdered before the blaze was set. The mysterious suspect’s identity only raises more questions. Then Lassiter uncovers another crime—another innocent mother and child murdered. The more he investigates, the larger the web of conspiracy grows, as Lassiter’s search for answers leads him on a dangerous international chase toward a truth that will shock him— and the world—to the very core. . . .

There's nothing in a glorious summer's day to suggest anything even remotely sinister. In fact, Alex Callahan, a news correspondent, surprises himself by enjoying the Renaissance Faire that his six-year-old twins, Kevin and Sean, have forced him to visit. The boys are delighted by the jugglers and magicians, jesters and foodmongers dressed in full Elizabethan costume. But it's the joust that the boys have really been waiting to see. Alex takes a break to watch, while keeping half an eye on the twins, but when he turns to see how they are enjoying themselves, they're nowhere to be seen. The perfect day has turned into every parent's nightmare. His sons have disappeared, and Alex is an immediate suspect. But no one can explain the bizarre origami figure he finds after he returns to his empty house. Or the bowl of water that has been left on the top shelf of the wardrobe. Or, the T-shirt soaked in blood... As police attention to the case wanes, Alex's own investigations uncover a sinister, underground world that he never dreamed existed. A world where reality is portrayed as illusion, and where the reason behind the twins' disappearance is more terrifying than anything Alex can imagine...

Španělská chřipka zabila 30 milionů lidí po celém světě v roce 1918. Teď, se historie ohrožení opakuje… Jedna vědecká expedice zatím směřuje k vzdálenému ostrovu v arktickém moři, aby nalezla vyhynulé druhy zhoubných virů uchovaných pod vrstvami z ledu… První jezdec Apokalypsy může opět povstat – jeho jméno je: MOR! V New Yorku neznámí pachatelé zavraždí muže a ženu. V Severní Koreji rozbombarduje vojenský letoun horskou vesnici. V norském moři si ledoborec probíjí cestu k opuštěnému ostrovu. Na palubě veze tým, který má exhumovat těla dávno zemřelých horníků. Tři odlišné události spojuje pavučina tajných akcí a protiakcí. Novinář Frank Daly má fantastický námět, na jaký se čeká celý život, ale narazí na bariéru zděšeného mlčení...

Klíč ke skutečné hodnotě čísel. Od manažerů se očekává, že budou sebevědomě ovládat finanční data a používat je. Někteří ovšem mohou mít s porozuměním těmto číslům problém a mohou mylně finanční data uctívat, místo aby je zpochybňovali a napadali. Kniha je určená především manažerům a majitelům podniků. Vysvětluje základy financí způsobem přístupným všem, a pomůže tak porozumět tokům peněz ve firmě a jejich vlivu na chod podnikání.

Explains what business numbers mean and why they matter, and addresses issues that have become more important in recent years, including questions about the financial crisis and accounting literacy.

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