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Zero History: A stylish, gripping technothriller from the multi-million copy bestselling author of Neuromancer (Blue Ant #3)
by William Gibson'Gibson is having tremendous fun' Independent--------------THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE BLUE ANT TRILIOGY - READ PATTERN RECOGNITION AND SPOOK COUNTRY FOR MOREHubertus Bigend, the Machiavellian head of global ad-agency Blue Ant, wants to uncover the maker of an obscurely fashionable denim that is taking subculture by storm. Ex-musician Henry Hollis knows nothing about fashion, but Bigend decides she is the woman for the job anyway.Soon, though, it becomes clear that Bigend's interest in underground labels might have sinister applications. Powerful parties, who'll do anything to get what they want, are showing their hand. And Hollis is about to find herself in the crossfire.A gripping spy thriller by William Gibson, bestselling author of Neuromancer. Part prophesy, part satire, Zero History skewers the absurdity of modern life with the lightest and most engaging of touches. Readers of Neal Stephenson, Ray Bradbury and Iain M. Banks won't be able to put this book down.--------------'An ideas-swarm, coated with a hipster glaze' Herald'Gibson's writing is thrillingly tight' New York Times Book Review
Zero Hour: NUMA Files #11 (The NUMA Files #11)
by Clive Cussler Graham BrownZero Hour is the dazzling new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series from the grand master of adventure, Clive Cussler.A new energy source holds the promise to change the world. If it doesn't kill it first. It's called zero point energy, and it really exists - a state of energy contained in all matter everywhere, and all but unlimited. Nobody has ever found a way to tap into it, however. Until one scientist discovers a way.Or at least he thinks he has. The problem is, his machines also cause great earthquakes, even fissures in tectonic plates. One machine is buried deep underground; the other submerged in a vast ocean trench. If Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala and the rest of the NUMA team aren't able to find and destroy them - and soon - the world will be on the threshold of a new era of catastrophe and unchecked volcanism.Clive Cussler, author of recent New York Times bestsellers The Tombs, Poseidon's Arrow, and The Striker brings us the adrenalin-soaked doomsday masterpiece, Zero Hour.Praise for Clive Cussler: 'Clive Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail'The guy I read' Tom Clancy'The adventure king' Daily Express
Zilch: How to Get More for Less in Business
by Nancy LublinIdeal for not-for-profit organisations but just as useful for start-ups and any business today looking to get more bang for their pound/euro/buck, Zilch features plenty of real-life stories and strategies for success. As well as offering advice on how to get the best from your staff, the author also explains how to: Work your brand harder, Do more for your customers/supporters and Stretch your finances but not your service. Each chapter concludes with 11 questions to inspire you and get you on the road to positive change.'...inspiring and practical, this book is a must-read for anyone running a business. Including me.' Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor in chief of The Huffington Post
A Zoo in My Luggage: A Zoo In My Luggage, The Whispering Land, And Menagerie Manor (The\zoo Memoirs Ser. #1)
by Gerald DurrellThe true and hilarious story of how Gerald Durrell and his wife set up their own zoo. Journeying to the Cameroons, he and his wife, helped by the renowned Fon of Bafut, managed to collect 'plenty beef.' Their difficulties began when they found themselves back at home, with Cholmondely the chimpanzee, Bug-Eye the bush-baby, and other founder members... and nowhere to put them
Zuckerman Unbound: The Ghost Writer; Zuckerman Unbound; The Anatomy Lesson; The Prague Orgy (Vintage International Series #2)
by Philip RothFollowing the wild success of his novel, Carnovsky, Nathan Zuckerman has been catapulted into the literary limelight. As he ventures out onto the streets of Manhattan he finds himself accosted on all sides, the target of admonishers, advisers, would-be literary critics, and – worst of all – fans.An incompetent celebrity, ill at ease with his newfound fame, and unsure of how to live up to his fictional creation’s notoriety, Zuckerman flounders his way through a high-profile affair, the disintegration of his family life, and fends off the attentions of his most tenacious fan yet, as the turbulent decade of the sixties draws to a close around him.But beneath the uneasy glamour are the spectres of the recently murdered Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., and an unsettled Zuckerman feels himself watched…