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A Kurt Austin NUMA files adventure, The Pharaoh''s Secret is a gripping, action-packed and suspense-filled tale that delves into the mysteries of Ancient Egypt and is set in and beside the sparkling Mediterranean Sea. A deadly poison On the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa a mysterious ship runs aground, explodes and releases a poisonous black mist. As the island''s inhabitants fall where they stand, someone sends a distress call. A rescue mission Kurt Austin and the NUMA team are diving for antiquities when they pick up the call. As the only vessel for hundreds of miles, they attempt to rescue survivors. But something is very wrong about this incident. A secret conspiracy Tasked with finding who might be responsible, Kurt uncovers a secretive organization that is using the knowledge and power of the Ancient Egyptians to destabilize northern Africa. If he doesn''t find out why and how to stop them, millions will die . . . Praise for Clive Cussler ''Cussler is hard to beat'' Daily Mail ''Clive Cussler is the guy I read'' Tom Clancy ''The Adventure King'' Daily Express

Clive Cussler, author of the bestselling Dirk Pitt series, and his co-author, Graham Brown, send hero Kurt Austin into the heart of the storm in the action-packed NUMA Files series. When Kurt Austin is injured while rescuing the passengers and crew of a sinking yacht, he wakes up with conflicting memories of what he saw. Did he witness an old friend and her children drown, or was the yacht abandoned when he came aboard? For reasons he cannot explain - yet - Kurt doesn''t trust either version of his recollection. Determined to seek out the truth, he soon descends into a shadowy world of state-sponsored cybercrime, where he uncovers a pattern of suspicious accidents, vanishing scientists and a web of human trafficking. Now, he must take on the sinister organization behind this conspiracy, facing off against them from Morocco to North Korea to the rugged coasts of Madagascar. But where this highly dangerous quest will ultimately take him, even he could not begin to guess... Praise for Clive Cussler ''Cussler is hard to beat'' Daily Mail ''Clive Cussler is the guy I read'' Tom Clancy ''The Adventure King'' Daily Express

Clive Cussler, author of the bestselling Dirk Pitt series, and his co-author, Graham Brown, send hero Kurt Austin into the heart of the storm in the action-packed NUMA Files series. A new energy source holds the promise to change the world. If it doesn''t kill it first. It''s called zero point energy - 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 does. 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. Praise for Clive Cussler ''Cussler is hard to beat'' Daily Mail ''Clive Cussler is the guy I read'' Tom Clancy ''The Adventure King'' Daily Express

Kurt Austin and the NUMA crew face swarms of deadly bio-hacked sea locusts, a runaway AI system, and a sinister cult in the latest novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series created by the “grand master of adventure” Clive Cussler. When Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala investigate a mass stranding of aquatic life in the Indian Ocean, they accidentally uncover a much deeper mystery. A strange figure soon steals NUMA’s findings, forcing a high-speed chase—someone really didn’t want them examining those dead whales. But who, and why? A cryptic text through the NUMA satellite network makes things still stranger: these odd phrases and numbers look like NUMA codes. But who could be tantalizing the crew with such specific knowledge of their tech? Are they being helped by an old friend, or lured into a trap by a traitor who knows a little too much about NUMA’s inner workings? Kurt, Joe, and even Max, the agency’s supercomputer, will have to investigate like never before as they decrypt data, infiltrate a cult of cloned men, and prepare for a battle on two very different planes: one physical; one digital. The aquatic stranding was just the beginning of a sinister plan concocted by a mind more brilliant than any they’ve ever faced—the mind of a machine. A new, terrifying world order is being plotted. First marine ecosystems will be devastated, then the entire globe’s…Unless the NUMA crew can stop this code of desolation.

A distress call from a nearby freighter in the Caribbean brings a NUMA training mission to an abrupt halt. Leaping into action, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala locate the damaged vessel, where they make an eerie discovery. The captain lies face down and clutched beneath him - an empty shotgun. When Kurt and Joe search for clues, the situation grows stranger - and more dangerous. Lying hidden in wait are the rest of the crew: paranoid, disoriented and ready to fight. Could a mind-altering sickness have struck down an entire ship? Or is something much more sinister going on? Following the crew''s tale of mysterious lights leads Kurt and Joe to a cadre of Cuban mercenaries, and when they learn of their plan to use magnificent modern airships to hijack a nuclear submarine, this impromptu mission moves from the seas to the skies. Faced with an irrepressible enemy and a new arena of fighting, stopping this plot could be the NUMA crew''s toughest task yet...[Bokinfo].

Kurt Austin e l’equipaggio della numa devono giocarsi tutto per impedire a spietati trafficanti d’armi di rubare un antico e inestimabile tesoro. Egitto, Valle dei Re, 1074 a.C. Dopo un sanguinoso scontro, un gran numero di tesori sparisce dalla tomba del faraone Horemheb. New York, 1927. Un temerario aviatore americano scompare in un volo transcontinentale, durante il quale avrebbe dovuto trasportare un misterioso baule. Oggi. Un peschereccio, insieme al suo carico segreto, sta per affondare al largo delle coste della Scozia. Come sono collegati questi tre eventi? E, cosa ancora più importante, cosa significano per Kurt Austin e per la sua squadra? Alla ricerca di risposte, la numa si unisce agli agenti dell’MI5 britannico per affrontare una cospirazione internazionale di vasta portata. Il loro nemico comune è il Bloodstone Group, un’organizzazione di trafficanti d’armi e ladri intenti a rubare antiche reliquie su entrambe le sponde dell’Atlantico. Kurt e i suoi si ritrovano presto coinvolti in un’insidiosa caccia al tesoro e decidono di correre alla ricerca delle perdute ricchezze egizie… prima che cadano irrimediabilmente nelle mani sbagliate.

Kurt Austin faces mind-control technology and cutting-edge weaponry in the latest novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series created by the "grand master of adventure" Clive Cussler. A freighter carrying top-secret computers of unparalleled capability disappears in the Western Pacific. While searching for a lost treasure that once belonged to the famous pirate queen, Ching Shih, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are redirected to look for the missing vessel. Discovering that the sinking of the ship is just part of an intricate web of deception, they find themselves in the middle of a cyber-war between rival groups of hackers, both of whom want to control the flow of data around the world. With no allies except a group of pirates who operate under their own crude laws, Kurt and Joe must rescue a colleague held hostage--while keeping the computers out of Russian or Chinese hands and the world''s digital information safe from the hackers.

En el noveno volumen de la serie sobre las aventuras de la NUMA, una cadena de sucesos aparentemente inconexos conducirán a Kurt Austin y los suyos hasta los ambiciosos y apocalípticos planes de un dictador africano. Un carguero japonés navega por aguas del Atlántico cuando, de repente, se ve envuelto en llamas. Una banda de piratas se acerca rápidamente para sacar provecho del desastre, pero su barco estalla en mil pedazos. ¿Qué demonios está pasando? ¿Tienen estos sucesos alguna relación con el secuestro de un reputado científico en Ginebra? ¿Con la misteriosa huida de un espía ruso sesenta años atrás? ¿Con el extraordinario descubrimiento de un cementerio marino, plagado de barcos y aviones? Cuando Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala y el resto del equipo de la agencia NUMA se apresuren a investigar los extraños incidentes que tienen a la comunidad científica en vilo, se verán inmersos en los ambiciosos y terroríficos planes de un dictador africano que pondrá en jaque a las potencias mundiales. ¿Podrán Kurt y sus chicos evitar la destrucción del mundo?

Kurt Austin must find a vanished ship and stave off a global catastrophe in the latest novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series created by the “grand master of adventure” Clive Cussler. A freighter carrying top-secret computers of unparalleled capability disappears in the Western Pacific. While searching for a lost treasure that once belonged to the famous Chinese pirate queen, Ching Shih, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are redirected to look for the missing vessel. Discovering that the sinking of the ship is just part of an intricate web of deception, they find themselves in the middle of a cyber-war between rival groups of hackers, both of whom want to control the flow of data around the world. With no allies except a group of pirates who operate under their own crude laws, Kurt and Joe must rescue a colleague held hostage—while keeping the computers out of Russian or Chinese hands and the world’s digital information safe from the hackers.

Der 18. Roman um Kurt Austin, dem besten Mann für Unterwassereinsätze der amerikanischen Meeresbehörde NUMA. Kurt Austin reist in die Antarktis, nachdem er erfährt, dass ein ehemaliger NUMA-Kollege dort spurlos verschwunden ist. Doch gefährliche Gewässer und eisige Temperaturen sind Kurts geringste Probleme: Auf einem alten deutschen Luftwaffenstützpunkt hat ein zu allem entschlossener verrückter Wissenschaftler eine Möglichkeit gefunden, die gesamte Erde mit einer meterdicken Eisschicht zu überziehen. Und dieser ist absolut bereit, seinen Plan umzusetzen, sollten seine Forderungen nicht erfüllt werden. Während ein monströser Sturm aufzieht, riskieren Kurt und sein NUMA-Team alles, um die Menschheit vor einem frostigen Schicksal zu bewahren. Jeder Band ein Bestseller und einzeln lesbar. Lassen Sie sich die anderen Abenteuer von Kurt Austin nicht entgehen – zum Beispiel Geheimfracht Pharao, Projekt Nighthawk und Das Jericho-Programm.

Join Kurt Austin and the NUMA crew in the thrilling SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER continuing the bestselling series from the grand master of adventure, Clive Cussler A PIRATE''S HOARD. A VANISHED SHIP. A GLOBAL CATASTROPHE BECKONS. ________ Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are diving for treasure . . . Specifically, the legendary hoard of Pirate Queen Ching Shih, lost in the South China Sea. But no sooner than they''ve found a clue than a more pressing matter requires urgent attention: a nearby freighter carrying the world''s most state-of-the-art computers has vanished. NUMA must find the ship - and fast. If hackers, criminals or terrorists get hold of it, this cargo could be the Information Age''s most deadly weapon. Plunged into a cyberwar that has spilled into real life, facing modern-day pirates and cut-throat billionaires, Kurt and Joe are about to discover just how perilous are the high seas . . . ________ Praise for Clive Cussler ''The Adventure King'' Sunday Express ''Cussler is hard to beat'' Daily Mail ''Nobody does it better . . . nobody!'' Stephen Coonts

De NUMA gaat op onderzoek uit als een bacterie de oliewinning op aarde in gevaar brengt omdat een zeer rijk persoon rijk wil worden met alternatieve energie.

Una nuova, inedita corsa della NUMA contro il tempo dalla penna del re incontrastato dell’avventura Ovunque nel mondo, il livello dei mari si sta alzando in modo anomalo e allarmante e lo scioglimento dei ghiacciai provocato dal surriscaldamento globale non può esserne l’unica causa. Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala e il resto del team scientifico della NUMA sospettano che qualcuno stia cercando di manipolare le forze della natura per il proprio tornaconto personale e quindi decidono di setacciare il globo in cerca di risposte. Sul fondo del Mar Cinese orientale scoprono che la situazione è molto più critica di quanto immaginassero: l’innalzamento delle acque fa parte di un diabolico piano architettato per sconvolgere gli equilibri di potere tra le nazioni. I pericolosi mari dell’Asia, le strade high-tech di Tokyo e un’isola segreta fanno da sfondo a una missione ad alto rischio. La Numa dovrà trovare il modo di scongiurare l’imminente catastrofe, evitando gli attacchi di un assassino così violento che persino la potente Yakuza lo ha rinnegato e, come se non bastasse, recuperare una lega metallica rara e sconosciuta insieme a una coppia di leggendarie e antichissime spade giapponesi…

We are working with Cambridge Assessment International Education to gain endorsement for this title. Develop theoretical and practical IT skills with this comprehensive Student''s Book written by experienced authors and examiners specially for the updated Cambridge International Education A Level Information Technology syllabus (9626). - Improve understanding of concepts and terminology with clear explanations, labelled illustrations, photographs, diagrams, plus a glossary of key terms - Develop theoretical and practical skills with a range of exercises (multi choice through to discussion type questions), exam-style questions, step-by-step instructions and example answers that all ensure skills are developed alongside knowledge - Follow a structured route through the course with in-depth coverage of the full syllabus Also available in the series: Cambridge International AS Level Information Technology Student''s Book 9781510483057 Cambridge International AS Level Information Technology Student eTextbook 9781510484429 Cambridge International AS Level Information Technology Whiteboard eTextbook 9781510484436 Cambridge International AS Level Information Technology Skills Workbook 9781510483064 Cambridge International A Level Information Technology Student eTextbook 9781398307018 Cambridge International A Level Information Technology Whiteboard eTextbook 9781398307025 Cambridge International A Level Information Technology Skills Workbook 9781398309029 Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology Online Teacher''s guide - coming soon

Our AS Level student book is endorsed by Cambridge International to support the full syllabus for examination from 2022. Develop theoretical and practical IT skills with this comprehensive Student''s Book written by experienced authors and examiners specially for the updated Cambridge International Education AS Level Information Technology syllabus (9626). - Improve understanding of concepts and terminology with clear explanations, labelled illustrations, photographs, diagrams, plus a glossary of key terms - Develop theoretical and practical skills with a range of exercises (multi choice through to discussion type questions), exam-style questions, step-by-step instructions and example answers that all ensure skills are developed alongside knowledge - Follow a structured route through the course with in-depth coverage of the full syllabus Also available in the series: Cambridge International AS Level Information Technology Student Book eBook 9781398333932 Cambridge International AS Level Information Technology Skills Workbook 9781510483064

Kurt Austin races to Antarctica to stop a chilling plot that imperils the entire planet in the latest novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling Grand Master of Adventure. In the early days of World War II, the infamous German Luftwaffe embark upon an expedition to Antarctica, hoping to set up a military base to support their goal of world domination. Though the military outpost never comes to fruition, what the Nazis find on the icy continent indeed proves dangerous...and will have implications far into the future. In the present day, Kurt Austin and his assistant Joe Zavala embark for the freezing edge of the world after a former NUMA colleague disappears in Antarctica. While there, they discover a photo of the Luftwaffe expedition of 1939, and are drawn into a decades-old conspiracy. Even as they confront perilous waters and frigid temperatures, they are also are up against a terrifying man-made weapon--a fast-growing ice that could usher in a new Ice Age. Pitted against a determined madman and a monstrous storm, Kurt and the NUMA team must unravel the Nazi-era plot in order to save the globe from a freeze that would bury it once and for all.

Kurt Austin and the NUMA crew risk everything to stop a cutthroat arms dealer from stealing a priceless ancient treasure in the thrilling new novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling grand master of adventure. In 1074 B.C., vast treasures disappear from the tombs of Egyptian Pharaohs. In 1927, a daredevil American aviator vanishes on an attempted transcontinental flight. And in the present day, a fishing trawler--along with its mysterious cargo--sinks off the coast of Scotland. How are these three mysterious events connected? And, more importantly, what do they mean for Kurt Austin and his NUMA team? As they search for answers, the NUMA squad join the agents of the British MI5 to take on a wide-reaching international conspiracy. Their common enemy is the Bloodstone Group, a conglomerate of arms dealers and thieves attempting to steal ancient relics on both sides of the Atlantic. Kurt and his team soon find themselves wrapped up in a treacherous treasure hunt as they race to find the lost Egyptian riches. . . before they fall into the wrong hands.

Celý Pacifik je ve smrtelném nebezpečí. To znamená další nebezpečnou misi pro Kurta Austina a tým NUMA. Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala a celý vědecký tým NUMA se pouští do pátrání po příčinách alarmujícího vzestupu světových hladin moří - mnohem většího, než jaký by mohl připadat na běžné tání ledovců. To, co najdou na dně Východočínského moře, je však ještě horší, než si vůbec představovali. Dostanou se na stopu šíleného plánu, jehož cílem je narušení pacifické rovnováhy sil a přesídlení miliardy lidí. Nakladatelská anotace.

In Keeping Score, the author contends that metrics must be all-encompassing. They must focus not just on the present, but need to consider the past and future. They also must consider the needs of all participants, including customers, shareholders, and employees. Still one must know exactly what to measure, as measuring everything can be more damaging than measuring nothing. Taking a balanced Baldrige approach, this book shows how to evaluate current approaches to measurement and pinpoint false measurements. It covers the selection of financial metrics, ways to measure employee and customer satisfaction, and methods to track performance and measure quality.

Mit dem Wissen der Vergangenheit will er die Zukunft beherrschen. Der Großindustrielle Walter Han ist der führende Produzent von Robotern weltweit. Nun hat er einen Plan gefasst, wie er die von ihm gefertigten Kampfroboter nahezu unzerstörbar machen kann. Er will das legendäre Golden Adamant verwenden, dass der Sage nach bereits die japanischen Schwertschmiede für ihre berühmtesten Arbeiten verwendet hatten. Doch Golden Adamant ist in großen Mengen schwer abzubauen. Für die Förderung riskiert Walter Han nicht nur einen Krieg zwischen Japan und China, er löst auch eine globale Umweltkatastrophe aus. Nur ein Mann kann ihn noch stoppen: Kurt Austin von der NUMA. Jeder Band ein Bestseller und einzeln lesbar. Lassen Sie sich die anderen Abenteuer von Kurt Austin nicht entgehen!

Le directeur de la NUMA, Kurt Austin, est blessé lors d’une opération de sauvetage à bord d’un yacht. Le lendemain, ses souvenirs sont confus. A-t-il été témoin de la noyade de son amie Sienna et de la fille de celle-ci, ou le yacht était-il abandonné lorsqu’il est monté à bord ? Pour des raisons qu’il ne peut encore expliquer, Kurt ne peut pas faire confiance à sa mémoire. Déterminé à découvrir la vérité, il pénétrera bientôt dans un sombre univers de cybercrimes d’États. Il mettra au jour une série d’accidents suspects et de disparitions de scientifiques, ainsi qu’un réseau de trafic d’êtres humains. Du Maroc, à la Corée du Nord, en passant par les côtes accidentées de Madagascar, il devra confronter la sinistre organisation qui se cache derrière cette conspiration. Jusqu’où cette périlleuse quête le mènera ? Personne – pas même lui – ne saurait le deviner. Traduit de l''anglais (États-Unis) par Henri Froment.

Das modernste Flugzeug der Welt wird vermisst – nur Kurt Austin hat eine Spur. Die Nighthawk, das fortschrittlichste jemals gebaute Flugzeug, verschwindet über dem Südpazifik. Nicht nur die USA wollen ihr Eigentum zurückerlangen, auch Russland und China begehren die radikal neue Technologie. Kurt Austin setzt alles daran, das Rennen für die NASA zu gewinnen. Beinahe zu spät wird ihm klar, dass ihm seine Auftraggeber die hochgefährliche Fracht der Nighthawk verschwiegen haben. Und er erkennt: Wenn sie dieses Rennen verlieren, wird es keine Gewinner mehr geben. Jeder Band ein Bestseller und einzeln lesbar. Lassen Sie sich die anderen Abenteuer von Kurt Austin nicht entgehen!

Everywhere, waters are rising--and that is just the beginning of the world''s peril, unless the NUMA crew can beat the clock in this thrilling novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling grand master of adventure. An alarming rise in the world''s sea levels--much larger than could be accounted for by glacier melt--sends Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and the rest of the NUMA scientific team rocketing around the globe in search of answers. What they find at the bottom of the East China Sea, however, is even worse than they imagined: a diabolical plan to upset the Pacific balance of power--and in the process displace as many as a billion people. A rare alloy unlike anything else on earth, a pair of five-hundred-year-old Japanese talismans, an assassin so violent even the Yakuza has disowned him, an audacious technological breakthrough that will become a very personal nightmare for Kurt Austin--from the shark-filled waters of Asia to the high-tech streets of Tokyo to a forbidden secret island, the NUMA team must risk everything to head off the coming catastrophe.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NUMA crew leaders Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala must beat the clock to stop the world’s most dazzling new technological advance from becoming mankind’s last in this action-packed thriller from the #1 New York Times–bestselling grand master of adventure. When the most advanced aircraft ever designed vanishes over the South Pacific, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are drawn into a deadly contest to locate the fallen machine. Russia and China covet the radical technology, but the United States worries about a darker problem. They know what others don’t—that the X-37 is carrying a dangerous secret, a payload of exotic matter, extracted from the upper reaches of the atmosphere and stored at a temperature near absolute zero. As long as it remains frozen, the cargo is inert, but if it thaws, it will unleash a catastrophe of nearly unthinkable proportions. From the Galapagos Islands to the jungles of South America to an icy mountain lake many believe to be the birthplace of the Inca, the entire NUMA team will risk everything in an effort to avert disaster...but they may be caught in a race that no one can win.

Kurt Austin bindt de strijd aan met gewetenloze lieden die met een uit de tijd van de farao''s stammend middel een bedreiging vormen voor de vrije wereld.

Le célèbre scientifique et directeur de la NUMA, Kurt Austin, participe à une conférence à Sydney lorsque, sur les marches de l’opéra, il fait la connaissance de la splendide physicienne Hayley Anderson. Alors qu’il entame la conversation, une course-poursuite entre un hélicoptère et un bateau l’interrompt soudain. L’embarcation fonce à toute allure vers le port où elle finit par exploser. Austin se précipite vers la scène du drame, mais les services secrets australiens lui barrent le passage. Il en faut plus pour le dissuader, surtout lorsqu’il comprend qu’Hayley Anderson est sans doute liée à toute cette affaire. Des documents qui disparaissent et des tremblements de terre inexpliqués mettent la puce à l’oreille de notre héros : des machines susceptibles de parvenir au point-zéro de l’énergie auraient-elles été construites ? Personne n’y était encore parvenu... Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala et toute l’équipe de la NUMA n’ont pas de temps à perdre. Ils doivent retrouver et détruire les installations à l’origine de ces terribles événements, sinon le monde pourrait être bouleversé à jamais...

Au large des Açores, un cargo japonais est attaqué par des pirates. Lorsque l''équipe de la NUMA arrive sur place, le gang prend la fuite en sabordant le navire, et leur canot explose en route. Qui étaient ces hommes, et pourquoi ont-ils attaqué ce bateau et massacré l''équipage ? Auparavant, à Genève, un brillant scientifique qui travaillait sur l''accélérateur de particules avait été enlevé pour servir les sombres projets d''un dictateur africain avide de pouvoir. Kurt Austin et ses acolytes devront tout mettre en oeuvre pour déjouer une terrible machination qui menace l''équilibre du monde, sans perdre de vue les scientifiques venus étudier sur l''île un mystérieux phénomène magnétique, et une séduisante Russe en mission pour son pays...