New Releases by Mark Bowden

Examines the landscape of the Malvern Hills, a ridge of ancient volcanic rocks along the western edge of the Severn Valley. The survey ranges from the early prehistoric period to the present day, including the two large Iron Age hillforts on the ridge.

Como os serviços de inteligência americanos encontraram Osama Bin Laden. No dia 7 de outubro de 2001, menos de um mês depois dos ataques do Onze de Setembro, os Estados Unidos invadiram o Afeganistão. Acreditavam que tinham encurralado o líder da Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, em Tora Bora, mas ele desapareceu e seus rastros se tornaram cada vez mais distantes. Nos anos seguintes, o país se viu lutando contra uma organização invisível, apátrida e bem financiada. Em "A caçada", o jornalista investigativo Mark Bowden descreve passo a passo o trabalho das forças militares dos Estados Unidos e dos organismos de inteligência para desenvolverem novas estratégias em resposta ao principal desafio da segurança nacional do país. Com acesso inédito a fontes-chave, incluindo o presidente Barack Obama e importantes nomes da Casa Branca, da CIA e do Pentágono, descreve em detalhes como as decisões foram tomadas e elucida pontos cruciais das ações militares. Após milhares de missões de forças especiais no Iraque e no Afeganistão, a arma certa para a caçada a Osama bin Laden finalmente havia evoluído. Em 2011, a inteligência apontava para uma mansão na cidade paquistanesa de Abbottabad. As chances estimadas de que o líder da Al-Qaeda estivesse no local eram de 50%. Bowden revela que três estratégias foram planejadas e que Obama optou pelo embate certeiro e cara a cara com o inimigo.

A new and simple system to understanding and controlling the behavior of others Noted body language, behavior and communication expert Mark Bowden offers a totally practical, easy-to-read guide to understanding the impulsive actions of others, along with the best tools to manage them. A number one anxiety in business is dealing with problem people. In Tame the Primitive Brain, Mark Bowden''s fresh approach is the fastest and most effective way to understand why someone acts towards you the way they do; why you react to their behavior in the way you do; and most importantly, what exactly to do about it to achieve the right outcomes. Brings new and fresh perspectives to business readers for dealing with tricky behaviors Explains how to effectively manage those around you at any level in an organization Shares the latest evolutionary behavioral theory, neuroscientific evidence, and the tried and tested tools and tricks based on these premises This simple model of how we humans can and do relate to each other brings increased depth of understanding and expands your toolset to better manage yourself and others to achieve anything.

An intensely gripping account of the hunt for and elimination of Osama bin Laden.

Oussama Ben Laden est mort. La nouvelle, incroyable, se répand dans le monde entier. Les images défilent. Depuis les attentats du 11 septembre, l''homme le plus recherché de la planète, le survivant du progressif démantèlement d''Al-Quaïda, était un fantôme introuvable pour les services de renseignements américains. Par une nuit sans lune, ce 2 mai 2011, la traque menait enfin à une résidence fortifiée d''Abbottabad au Pakistan. La cible était localisée, et l''ordre était de la liquider. Un commando de 24 hommes entraînés aux opérations de terrain, et le Sheik meurt de plusieurs balles. Etait-ce donc si simple ? Ce document nourri de sources totalement inédites, des archives d''Al-Quaïda saisies lors du raid aux témoignages des guerriers de l''ombre, les hommes du SEAL, nous raconte sur un rythme fiévreux, minute par minute, les secrets de la chasse à l''homme la plus coûteuse de l''histoire. Comment Obama le pacifiste, l''opposant à la guerre en Irak, va-t-il choisir entre plusieurs options militaires ? Comment Internet révolutionne l''espionnage moderne ? Comment filtrer d''innombrables données informatiques sur des années ? Des satellites d''observation aux drones téléguidés, du Pakistan à la "Salle de crise" enfouie sous la Maison Blanche, de Kaboul à Islamabad, Marc Bowden, l''auteur de La chute du Faucon noir, a reconstitué le roman-vrai de la traque du siècle. Un livre exceptionnel !

PROVEN NONVERBAL STRATEGIES THAT WIN SALES When you are selling, the way you deliver your message will matter as much as, or more than, what you actually say. In this groundbreaking book, body language guru Mark Bowden teams up with renowned sales trainer Andrew Ford to reveal nonverbal communication skills guaranteed to give you the advantage in every sales situation. Winning Body Language for Sales Professionals reveals the universal body language signals that command instant respect and teaches you how to use them to: Avoid being perceived as just another “salesperson” Earn lasting trust—without saying a word Interpret others’ body language to determine “friends” and “enemies” Create an environment that puts buyers at ease Influence the feelings and behavior of your prospects These are the secrets every salesperson has been waiting for. When you com¬municate in a positive way with your body language, your words hold greater weight than ever—and winning the sale is just a handshake away.

From Mark Bowden, the preeminent chronicler of our military and special forces, comesThe Finish, a gripping account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. With access to key sources, Bowden takes us inside the rooms where decisions were made and on the ground where the action unfolded. After masterminding the attacks of September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden managed to vanish. Over the next ten years, as Bowden shows, America found that its war with al Qaeda--a scattered group of individuals who were almost impossible to track--demanded an innovative approach. Step by step, Bowden describes the development of a new tactical strategy to fight this war--the fusion of intel from various agencies and on-the-ground special ops. After thousands of special forces missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, the right weapon to go after bin Laden had finally evolved. By Spring 2011, intelligence pointed to a compound in Abbottabad; it was estimated that there was a 50/50 chance that Osama was there. Bowden shows how three strategies were mooted: a drone strike, a precision bombing, or an assault by Navy SEALs. In the end, the President had to make the final decision. It was time for the finish.

From the bestselling author of Black Hawk Down, the gripping story of the Conficker worm—the cyberattack that nearly toppled the world. The Conficker worm infected its first computer in November 2008, and within a month had infiltrated 1.5 million computers in 195 countries. Banks, telecommunications companies, and critical government networks—including British Parliament and the French and German military—became infected almost instantaneously. No one had ever seen anything like it. By January 2009, the worm lay hidden in at least eight million computers, and the botnet of linked computers it had created was big enough that an attack might crash the world. In this “masterpiece” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), Mark Bowden expertly lays out a spellbinding tale of how hackers, researchers, millionaire Internet entrepreneurs, and computer security experts found themselves drawn into a battle between those determined to exploit the Internet and those committed to protecting it.

Matar a Pablo Escobar es la historia del brutal ascenso y violento fin del capo del narcotráfico colombiano cuyo imperio criminal aterrorizó a un país de más de treinta millones de habitantes. Mark Bowden desvela en este intenso y muy bien documentado relato, los detalles más celosamente guardados por las personas que dirigieron, durante dieciséis meses, su persecución y muerte. «Un relato irresistible, casi shakesperiano.» Los Angeles Times «Absolutamente apasionante... Mark Bowden sabe cómo hacer que la no ficción se lea como la mejor de las novelas.» The Denver Post

The Unique System of Nonverbal Skills Used by the Most Effective Leaders in Business Today CONTROL THE CONVERSATION, COMMAND ATTENTION, ANDCONVEY THE RIGHT MESSAGE--WITHOUT SAYING A WORD Whether you''re presenting an idea, delivering a speech, managing a team, or negotiating a deal, your body language plays a key role in your overall success. This ingenious step-by-step guide, written by an elite trainer of Fortune 50 CEOs and G8 world leaders, unlocks the secrets of nonverbal communication--using a proven system of universal techniques that can give you the ultimate professional advantage. Learn easily how to: Successfully master the visual TruthPlanearound you to win trust now. Gesture in a way that gains everyone’s attention—even before you speak. Appeal to others'' deep psychological needsfor immediate rapport and influence. You''ll discover how to sit, stand, and subtly alter your body language to move with confidence, control conversations, command attention, persuade andinfluence others, and convey positive energy—without saying a word. It''s the one key to success nobody talks about!

Fifteen riveting true crime stories from some of the best crime writers around. A sterling collection of the year’s most shocking, compelling, and gripping writing about real-life crime, the 2006 edition of The Best American Crime Writing offers fascinating vicarious journeys into a world of felons and their felonious acts. This thrilling compendium includes: Jeffrey Toobin’s eye-opening exposé in The New Yorker about a famous prosecutor who may have put the wrong man on death row Skip Hollandsworth''s amazing but true tale of an old cowboy bank robber who turned out to be a “classic good-hearted Texas woman” Jimmy Breslin’s stellar piece about the end of the Mob as we know it

“Painstakingly reported stories about losers, oddballs and con men” from the #1 New York Times–bestselling journalist and author of Black Hawk Down (The New York Times Book Review). This riveting anthology collects the most diverse and far-reaching of Mark Bowden’s award-winning nonfiction—“with fascinating features on Norman Mailer, the war against terror, and even a Philadelphia Zoo gorilla, Bowden’s range is broad” (Entertainment Weekly). Whether traveling to Rhode Island where one of the largest cocaine rings in history is uncovered, or to the Luangwa Valley in Zambia where anti-poachers fight to save the black rhino, Bowden takes us down rough roads previously off-limits: the top-secret world of Guantanamo Bay; Saddam Hussein’s post 9/11 days on the run; a pimp’s inside track on police corruption in Philadelphia; and Al Sharpton’s campaign trail. Bowden also invites readers along to meet a small-town high school football team, farmers who make bras for cows, the Rocky Balboa statue in Philadelphia, and to see Disney World with a wide-eyed group of terminally ill children. In Road Work, Mark Bowden “fashion[s] prose that reads like good fiction, with the bonus that his stories are true” (The New York Times Book Review). “Astute character reading and solid research combine with ingenious and stylish prose: a superior portfolio from a journalist who stays at the top of his game.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Bowden is unlike any other journalist . . . Superb reporting, a fine mind conceiving the story line, and a compelling writing style lead to something approaching immortality.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Journalistiek verslag van de 444 dagen durende gijzeling in de Amerikaanse ambassade in Teheran 1979-1981 van 52 Amerikanen door een groep radicale islamitische studenten.

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