Bøger af David Ellis

A provocative and timely book that questions current thinking about diet, health and the environment. It challenges the ideas that meat is bad and five-a-day is good, and that livestock farming is causing climate change. This book comes at a time of health and environmental crises, when the public has never been more interested in these issues, yet never more confused.

I "Huset" har vi samlat alla delar av den nervkittlande thrillerserien om New York-polisen Jenna Murphy. Mord, sex och skandaler vävs samman till en rödtråd genom denna samling, där varje sida bär på en känsla av olust och förväntan.När New York-polisen Jenna Murphy återvänder till sina hemtrakter i Hamptons är hon väl medveten om platsens rykte. Beläget precis vid havet på en av världens vackraste platser, är detta en tillflyktsort dit rika människor söker fristad från det hektiska storstadslivet. Men mitt i denna idyll ligger Mordhuset – ett gammalt slitet ruckel med ett fruktansvärt förflutet. Flera ouppklarade mord har inträffat där och lokalbefolkningen håller ett försiktigt avstånd till den ökända platsen. När Mordhuset slukar två nya mordoffer kastas Jenna omedelbart in i fallet, och snart blottläggs en historia som är smutsigare än allt hon tidigare stött på under sina år som polis i New York. I samlingen ingår: Huset del 1–5.James Patterson (född 1947) är en av världens bäst säljande spänningsförfattare. Hans popularitet beror bland annat på hans förmåga att skapa komplexa intriger och halsbrytande spänningsscener och han känd för att skriva böcker som är omöjliga att lägga ifrån sig.

David Ellis' Line of Vision has won the 2002 Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author! Marty Kalish has been accused of murdering his lover's husband. He had a motive. He was at the scene of the crime. He manipulated evidence to hide his guilt. He even confessed. But that's not the end of the story. That's only the beginning.

A detailed study of sulphur bacteria, their properties and functions, and their importance in ecological systems and biochemical processes.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

1918. In the course of his work, the writer comes in contact with a large number of people who are interested in botany as a recreation and a change from their regular work. It is noteworthy with such students that interest in a plant is considerably quickened when it can be shown that the plant in question possesses either medicinal or poisonous properties. In answer to this need, the writer compiled this book which imparts useful information and at the same time emphasizes the paramount importance of scientific training.

A collection of Flash Fiction pieces and Short Stories that have been previously commercially published. They are mostly humorous, character driven pieces that will brighten your day, along with some more dramatic ones that will tug at your heartstrings.The first half contains Flash Fiction pieces that are heavy on engaging dialogue, along with being full of wit, humour with a handful of dramatic themes. They are all fast paced and laced with potential for future expansion.The second half of the book contains Short Stories which display a rich maturity in David's work and are imbibed with colourful descriptive language and characters.

David Ellis played by the rules. He worked hard, started a family, and set out on a straight and narrow path towards his own version of the American dream. But darker forces were at work to sabotage that dream. People within his own company were determined, because of jealousy and racism, to see him fail. He was accused without proof, fired without reason, and maligned without cause. Destroy a man's livelihood and you take away his ability to support his family. Without family, you take away his life. This is the story of one man's fight for truth, justice, and the American dream. Growing up in the inner city with a strong mother and an absent father, David eventually went to work for The Company, one of the largest rapid transit systems in the United States, serving millions of people in multiple states. For fourteen years, he worked his way up from custodian to 1st class painter, with never a black mark on his record, but when the powers that be within The Company began to resent the life he'd built for his family, steps were taken to destroy that life and show him just who was boss. This is the story of how one man went up against a giant employer, and with the help of his faith and his family, came through the fire with his soul intact.David fought Goliath, and won.

On the night his wife and infant daughter died, attorney Jason Kolarich was awaiting a call from an informant. He blames himself not only for the deaths of his family, but for the informant's murder as well. Kolarich can't bring back his family, but he can find the person who killed the informant. And he discovers that his informant's murder was only the tip of the iceberg-and that exposing the truth will drag him into the fight of his life.

"Leo Balanoff is a diagnosed pathological liar with unthinkable skeletons in his family's closet. He's also a crusading attorney who seeks justice at all costs. When a ruthless drug dealer is found dead and Leo's fingerprints show up on the murder weapon, no one believes a word he says. But he might be the FBI's only shot at taking down the dealer's brutal syndicate. Risk his life going undercover for the Feds or head straight to prison for murder? Leo accepts the FBI's offer - but it comes with a price, including a collision course with his ex, Andi Piotrowski, a former cop and "the one who got away." Forced to walk a tightrope between an ambitious FBI agent and a cruel, calculating crime boss, Leo's trapped in a corner. But he has more secrets than anyone realizes, and a few more cards left to play ..."--

Ocean Drive 7. Het vervallen huis, en de locatie van verschillende onopgeloste moorden, verschijnt in de nachtmerries van rechercheur Jenna Murphy. En dan valt het zoveelste slachtoffer…Jenna Murphy is geboren in Bridgehampton, een kuststadje ten noorden van New York. Nu is ze er terug, om er te werken als rechercheur. Een bitterzoet moment, want het volgt op de mislukking van haar loopbaan bij de politie van New York. Er is echter geen tijd om te treuren, want Bridgehampton wordt opgeschrikt door een brutale moord. Jenna is meteen geïntrigeerd: het huis aan Ocean Drive 7, waar het slachtoffer gevonden is, staat bekend als een spookhuis. Bovendien is ze er in haar dromen al eens geweest…De standalone ‘Moordhuis’ is een onstuitbare pageturner, met een strak plot, korte hoofdstukken en onverwachte wendingen. James Patterson (1947) is een wereldberoemde Amerikaanse auteur en filantroop, die tot 1996 eveneens werkzaam was als reclamemaker. Sinds 1976 heeft hij meer dan tweehonderd boeken gepubliceerd, waarvan er in totaal meer dan 300 miljoen exemplaren zijn verkocht. 76 titels stonden op nummer één op de bestsellerlijst van de New York Times, waaronder President vermist, dat hij samen met Bill Clinton schreef. Deze cijfers maken hem een van de meest succesvolle en best verkopende auteurs ooit. Patterson is het meesterbrein achter de Alex Cross en Women’s Murder Club thrillerreeksen, die beide zijn verfilmd. Daarnaast heeft hij meerdere romans en kinderboeken op zijn naam staan.Zowel voor zijn schrijven als voor zijn liefdadigheidswerk heeft hij verscheidene prijzen gewonnen en onderscheidingen gekregen, waaronder de Edgar Award van de Mystery Writers of America en de Literarian Award van de National Book Foundation.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1918 Edition.

This book is an International Award winning volume, having won an award in the Readers' Favorite 2016 Book Award Contest for Inspirational Poetry Books.It is a collection of poetry spanning a variety of themes, with the dominant ones being Love & Romance, Inspiration and Philosophical musings.Life, Sex & Death represents David's first full length collection of emotional contemporary poetry that celebrates time honored themes and finds new and interesting ways to present them.His work is uplifting, sensual and at times tries to connect on some base instinct level with the reader.His style is distinctly his own yet in these pieces David evokes and echoes the playful spirit of his poetic heroes such as Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, Leonard Cohen, Cecil Day-Lewis and modern musical contemporaries such as Nick Cave, The Kills, Chris Cornell, Katy Perry and even Weird Al Yankovic (yes, really!) to name but a few all feed the elective vision and vibes of his work.He aims for Life, Sex & Death to be a triumph for modern poetry, accessible to a large number of age groups (there are no swearwords/dirty language or adult erotic content in this collection) and worthy of taking pride of place on any bookshelf. Find many poems to hold dear, to treasure and light up your life today.

Geen. Echtgenoten. Toegestaan.Abbie, Winnie, Serena en Bryah besluiten tot een spontane vakantie naar Monte Carlo. Ze geven zich volledig over aan de luxe van het hotel, het zwembad, de sashimi, de champagne - en de mannen.Hun weekend van grenzeloos genot neemt echter een duistere wending als ze wakker worden op een jacht, omsingeld door de politie. De vrouwen worden gearresteerd en beschuldigd van verschrikkelijke misdaden die ze niet hebben begaan - toch?"Laten we één ding meteen duidelijk stellen: 'Moordweekend' van James Patterson en David Ellis behoort tot de allerbeste standalones van Patterson..." - The Book Reporter NetworkJames Patterson (1947) is een wereldberoemde Amerikaanse auteur en filantroop, die tot 1996 eveneens werkzaam was als reclamemaker. Sinds 1976 heeft hij meer dan tweehonderd boeken gepubliceerd, waarvan er in totaal meer dan 300 miljoen exemplaren zijn verkocht. 76 titels stonden op nummer één op de bestsellerlijst van de New York Times, waaronder President vermist, dat hij samen met Bill Clinton schreef. Deze cijfers maken hem een van de meest succesvolle en best verkopende auteurs ooit. Patterson is het meesterbrein achter de Alex Cross en Women’s Murder Club thrillerreeksen, die beide zijn verfilmd. Daarnaast heeft hij meerdere romans en kinderboeken op zijn naam staan.Zowel voor zijn schrijven als voor zijn liefdadigheidswerk heeft hij verscheidene prijzen gewonnen en onderscheidingen gekregen, waaronder de Edgar Award van de Mystery Writers of America en de Literarian Award van de National Book Foundation.

Positive poetry to inspire a happy life and help you to see the beauty in everyday things.

Watson's win on Jeopardy came as no surprise to those who had read Deus ex Machina sapiens. It was written largely during the 1990s, around the time that another IBM supercomputer--Deep Blue--was trouncing world chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov. The book has since been updated on a few points of detail but its primary message remains intact: the Machine is rapidly evolving as Man's rival if not replacement for the job of Steward of the Earth. Building upon the work of some of the world's greatest scientists, philosophers, and religious thinkers, and drawing particularly from developments in the computing and cognitive sciences--particularly, the field of artificial intelligence, or AI--the book reveals the evolutionary emergence of a machine that is not just intelligent but also self-conscious, emotional, and free-willed. In the 1980s and '90s you used to hear grandiose claims about AI. Machines would soon surpass humans in intelligence, it was claimed by some. The Japanese government spent a billion dollars on one project to make it happen. Well, it didn't happen, but that didn't stop the development of intelligence in machines. AI research simply went underground, and has ever since been quietly incorporated into the "ordinary" programs we use every day, without fanfare, without hype. There is still no machine that rivals Homo sapiens in overall intelligence, but today there are machines that far exceed human intellectual capacity in specific domains, from games to engineering to art, and the number of domains is growing exponentially big and exponentially fast. The disappearance of AI from front stage was good insofar as it allowed machines to develop in the right way; that is, through an evolutionary process, which is the only way for something of such complexity to develop. But it was bad insofar as we lost sight of the development of the intelligent machine. Deus brings Machina sapiens back to front stage, where it belongs. After describing the evolutionary development of intelligence in machines it goes on to describe the emotional, intellectual, and ethical attributes of what is no less than an emergent new life form. It asks the Big Question that can only be asked if you accept the very possibility of the new life form: Will it be serpent or savior? The question is answered in the book's title, which is intended to mean "God Emerging From the Intelligent Machine." The author confesses to having never studied Latin and to have concocted the title from two known Latin phrases: "Deus ex Machina" and "Homo sapiens." The concoction could be grammatically incorrect. The author would be pleased to be corrected.

With a twist that literally takes your breath away!Just a few days away from their civil ceremony, Hugo and Ben's lives couldn't be more perfect. Hugo is a talented assistant curator at a local art museum, while Ben is a successful advertising executive. Everyone views them as the 'dream couple' - with the exception of Ben's snooty, disapproving mother.Their long awaited honeymoon vacation to South Africa had finally arrived and it had become everything they'd hoped for. Then on their last day, the two handsome men find themselves lured by adventurous sexual fantasies - surrendering to the temptation of extramarital affairs. Unfortunately for Ben, it costs him his freedom.Torn apart by a kidnapping, an abductor that wants payment beyond the usual monetary ransom, Hugo's world is turned upside down as he tries all he can to locate his man.Slowly, he becomes exposed to a world of crime tucked beneath the murky shadows of beautiful Cape Town. But with the help of new friends, Hugo has the strength to remain hopeful and optimistic that he'll soon see Ben again.The story of Hugo and Ben will have you continuously guessing as it takes you down the most unexpected paths. This book is a journey of love and heartbreak, with a twist that will literally take your breath away. Be prepared to become ensnared in a mysterious web of intrigue as one man's search for his husband leads to self-discovery and tragedy.*contains adult subject matter intended for mature readers

Given the increasing number of old people, the proliferation of books about old age is hardly surprising. Most of these come from cultural historians or social scientists and, when those with a literary background have tackled the subject, they have largely done so through what are known as period studies. In Blasted with Antiquity, David Ellis provides an alternative. Skipping nimbly from Cicero to Shakespeare, and from Wordsworth to Dickens and beyond, he discusses various aspects of old age with the help of writers across European history who have usually been regarded as worth listening to. Eschewing extended literary analyses, Ellis addresses retirement, physical decay, sex in old age, the importance of family, legacy, wills and nostalgia, as well of course as dying itself. While remaining alert to current trends, his approach is consciously that of the old way of teaching English rather than the new. Whether ¿blasted with antiquity¿ like Falstaff in Henry IV Part Two, or with the ¿shining morning face¿ of an unwilling student, his accessible and witty style will appeal to young and old alike.

Featured in the New York Times for his haiku poetry that he paints on driftwood and first poetry book Beach in City Island, David Ellis has been working in Harlem as a teacher for almost two decades. David fell in love with Harlem the moment he entered. "I feel the souls of those that were here before I was born, especially when I walk down Lenox Avenue." Most of the poems written in this poetry book are on display at many restaurants and cafes in Harlem, hand painted on canvas and written in frames.

"In this book, David Ellis traces Lord Byron's life from rented lodgings in Aberdeen and the crumbling splendors of Newstead Abbey to his final grand tour of Asia. Describing his exile from England as well as his subsequent travels in Italy and Greece, Ellis shows just how completely Byron's experiences colored both his serious and comic writings, such as Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and The Corsair. This is a fresh, concise, and clear-eyed account of the flamboyant poet's life and work."--

Is religion growing irrelevant, even destructive? Is it failing to keep pace with a civilization and cultures changing at such speed that today's norms of behavior seem diametrically opposed to those prescribed in the unchanged and unchanging messages of ancient religion and Scripture-at least, the messages as they have long been interpreted? And what about tomorrow's norms?Why is religion not evolving in step with our accelerating understanding of the universe through science, and with the societal changes (same-sex marriage, for instance) that result? Does it misrepresent God by failing to interpret Scriptures in the cultural, social, scientific, and technological contexts of the times?Is religion ignoring the divine, sacred, and eternal values of a divine, sacred, and eternal God, in favor of worldly, profane, and ephemeral values? Some preachers (and most marketers) assure you, for instance, that you deserve everything, from washing machines to diamonds to boat cruises to feeling good about yourself. But what if you stole the diamond? What if you are a mass murderer? No matter what you are, why should you deserve to feel good about yourself?Whether you deserve to feel good about yourself or not, the feeling might bring some lukewarm joy to your allotted three score and ten. But what then? What about the eternal bliss promised thereafter by religion? They say all you have to do is to accept and follow their interpretations of God's Word. But if you start to doubt and think outside their politically and piously pristine pews and pagodas, then get ready for life outside the box when they throw you out.Why should you doubt their interpreta6ons of God's Word?-Because Scripture is not the source of specific answers about how to live life. Its-God's-real purpose is to confront you with the really important existen6al questions and show you where to turn for answers. The direction in which to turn is inwards, toward your true self.If you do this with honesty and humility, you might not feel all that good about what you discover. You will find yourself, like Jacob, wrestling with God. The struggle will be bruising and painful, but the outcome will be a win-win: A win for you in discovering your true self, and a win for God in having His beloved child home again.

Een mysterieuze zelfmoord en een dubbele identiteit leiden een gevaarlijk spel in...Ben Casper, journalist, is bewakingsapparatuur aan het installeren in de flat van zijn vriendin, op haar verzoek. Als hij vertrekt, is hij er getuige van hoe Diana van het balkon naar beneden stort. Voor de politie is het zelfmoord, maar Ben gelooft er niets van. Diana was helemaal het type niet voor zelfmoord. Bovendien, ze was niet eens thuis toen Ben haar flat verliet! Ben bijt zich vast in het onderzoek, maar al snel wordt duidelijk dat hij daarmee belangrijke en gevaarlijke mensen voor de voeten loopt. Diana blijkt een dubbelleven te hebben geleid, waarin chantage en moord helemaal geen ongewone gebeurtenissen waren. Een kat-en-muisspel begint, een strijd tussen toedekken en onthullen. James Patterson staat bekend om de hoge snelheid van zijn romans (veel actie in korte hoofdstukken) maar in dit boek gaat het allemaal nog een stuk sneller. We zien de actie door de ogen van Ben, een man met een overactief brein. Zijn gedachtegang is razendsnel, associatief en meeslepend.James Patterson (1947) is een wereldberoemde Amerikaanse auteur en filantroop, die tot 1996 eveneens werkzaam was als reclamemaker. Sinds 1976 heeft hij meer dan tweehonderd boeken gepubliceerd, waarvan er in totaal meer dan 300 miljoen exemplaren zijn verkocht. 76 titels stonden op nummer één op de bestsellerlijst van de New York Times, waaronder President vermist, dat hij samen met Bill Clinton schreef. Deze cijfers maken hem een van de meest succesvolle en best verkopende auteurs ooit. Patterson is het meesterbrein achter de Alex Cross en Women’s Murder Club thrillerreeksen, die beide zijn verfilmd. Daarnaast heeft hij meerdere romans en kinderboeken op zijn naam staan.Zowel voor zijn schrijven als voor zijn liefdadigheidswerk heeft hij verscheidene prijzen gewonnen en onderscheidingen gekregen, waaronder de Edgar Award van de Mystery Writers of America en de Literarian Award van de National Book Foundation.