David Morrison – författare

The authors discuss such topics as "impacts with asteroids, the greenhouse effect, nuclear winter, fringe catastrophism, supernovae and an assessment of risks." (New Scientist).

Cambridge Experience Readers is a graded readers series of original fiction, adapted fiction and non-fiction especially written for teenagers. Lucho and Eva are paired together for a History project. The first stage is to draw a 'Mind Map' of all their ideas. But Lucho's mind map has a mind of its own and starts to grow. The map leads Lucho and Eva on an adventure involving the ancient theft of gold in a lost city in the Colombian jungle. This paperback is in American English. Audio recordings of the text are available on our website at: www.cambridge.org/elt/discoveryreaders/ame Cambridge Experience Readers, previously called Cambridge Discovery Readers, get your students hooked on reading.

The biggest, most important issue in business today--becoming digital--touches not only traditional enterprises but the most avant-garde of Internet companies as well.Old-economy companies must take steps to avoid becoming victims of capitalism''s creative destruction, the unofficial system that flushes out the old to make way for the new. For dot-com companies the question is whether or not they are flash-in-the-pan businesses with no long-term prospects of profitability and customer loyalty.Most of the early efforts to answer the question "How digital is your business?" have been shrouded in techno-speak: a veritable Tower of Babel unconnected with the real needs of business. Slywotzky and Morrison show, first of all, that becoming digital is not about any of the following: having a great Web site, setting up a separate e-business, having next-generation software, or wiring your workforce.What they so creatively demonstrate is that a digital business is one whose strategic options have been transformed--and significantly broadened--by the use of digital technologies. A digital business has strategic differentiation, a business model that creates and captures profits in new ways and develops powerful new value propositions for customers and talent. Above all, a digital business is one that is unique.How Digital Is Your Business? is a groundbreaking book with universal appeal for everyone in the business world. It offers:* Profiles of the future: the in-depth story of the digital pioneers--Dell Computer, Charles Schwab, Cisco Systems, Cemex.* Insight into how to change a traditional enterprise into a digital business: the stories of GE and IBM. * An analysis of the profitable dot-coms: AOL, Yahoo!, and eBay.While How Digital Is Your Business? has great stories and case studies, its most invaluable central idea is that of digital business design and the array of powerful digital tools it offers for use in creating a digital future for your own company.

In a city where every game has a price, one reporter risks everything to expose the truth. Elmwood, 1939. Baseball is king, and the Elmwood Eagles are the heartbeat of the city. But beneath the roar of the crowd and the crack of the bat, something darker is taking hold. When veteran reporter Sam Connor uncovers suspicious betting patterns tied to the team, what begins as a routine story quickly spirals into something far more dangerous. Players are making quiet mistakes. Coaches are sending the wrong signals. And somewhere in the shadows, a powerful figure known only as the Shadow is pulling the strings. As Sam digs deeper, the story turns personal. Gina—the woman he once loved—has resurfaced, caught in the web of gambling debts, secrets, and fear. With careers, lives, and the integrity of the game on the line, Sam must decide how far he's willing to go for the truth. Because in Elmwood, exposing the fix might cost him everything. A gritty noir thriller filled with smoky bars, shadowy deals, and moral reckoning, The Fix is a story of corruption, redemption—and the price of knowing too much.

The Fix Out WestA Sam Connor Mystery – Book Two Baseball was supposed to be America's clean escape. Sam Connor knows better. Two years after exposing a gambling scandal that nearly destroyed the Elmwood Eagles, sportswriter Sam Connor receives a troubling phone call from Arizona. A rising rookie outfielder is falling apart overnight. Betting money is moving before games are played. And sitting quietly in the stands, taking notes, is Gina—the woman who vanished after the events of The Fix. Drawn west into the dusty world of 1941 spring training camps, Sam and his longtime friend Jake Sullivan uncover something far more dangerous than crooked ballplayers. Young prospects are being manipulated before they ever reach the major leagues, gamblers are posing as scouts and investors, and a shadowy operation is turning baseball into a business built on fear, money, and control. But the deeper Sam digs, the more complicated Gina becomes. Is she trapped inside the corruption once again?Or has she become part of the machine itself? As America edges closer to war and the stakes rise beyond the ballpark, Sam must decide how far he's willing to go to expose the truth—and whether some people can still be saved once the game turns dirty. The Fix Out West is a fast-paced noir thriller filled with smoky ballparks, dangerous secrets, moral ambiguity, and the dark underside of America's pastime. Perfect for fans of classic crime fiction, hardboiled detectives, and historical sports thrillers.

In 2013 it is possible that Israel, backed by the United States, will launch an attack on Iran. This would be a catastrophic event, risking war, bloodshed and global economic collapse. In this passionate, but rationally argued essay, the authors attempt to avert a potential global catastrophe by showing that the grounds for war do not exist, that there are no Iranian nuclear weapons, and that Iran would happily come to a table and strike a deal. They argue that the military threats aimed by the West against Iran contravene international law, and argue that Iran is a civilised country and legitimate power across the Middle East. For years Peter Oborne and David Morrison have, in their respective fields, examined the actions of our political classes and found them wanting. Now they have joined forces to make a powerful case against military action. In the wake of the Iraq war, will the politicians listen?