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Alain Pessin

    26. listopad 1949 – 31. prosinec 2005

    Al Pessin se s desetiletími zkušeností z frontové linie jako novinář vyznačuje úderným stylem, který do svých děl vnáší napínavou realitu. Jeho rozsáhlé zpravodajství z válečných zón a politicky citlivých oblastí po celém světě formuje jeho jedinečný pohled na svět. Jeho psaní, které čerpá z těchto hlubokých zkušeností, proplétá napětí a realismus, což čtenářům nabízí bezprostřední a pohlcující zážitek. Pessin je mistrem v zachycení složitosti lidských osudů tváří v tvář nebezpečí a politickým intrikám.

    Shock Wave
    The Sociology of Howard S. Becker
    Sandblast
    Blowback
    • Blowback

      • 432 stránek
      • 16 hodin čtení
      4,4(11)Ohodnotit

      Explosions rock London, Paris, and Washington. Casualties number in the thousands. The President orders his covert agencies to retaliate with full force. It's time to launch Operation Blowback.The Defense Intelligence Agency's Bridget Davenport was in the strike zone when the terrorists attacked. Claiming responsibility is Al-Souri, a jihadist who has consolidated multiple extremist cells in Syria. He plans to establish his own rule and wage all-out war against the West.For Blowback to succeed, Bridget needs a covert operative to infiltrate Al-Souri's forces. U. S. Army Lieutenant Faraz Abdallah is still recovering from his last mission. But both he and Bridget know he's the only man for the job. Faraz must re-enter the terrorists' deadly world -- before America's enemies launch their next offensive.

      Blowback
    • Sandblast

      • 368 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

      The plane carrrying the Secretary of Defense is blown out of the sky causing the Defense Intelligence Agency to greelight an unprecedented response to kill the terrorists called, "Operation: Sandblast."

      Sandblast
    • The Sociology of Howard S. Becker

      • 144 stránek
      • 6 hodin čtení

      People who get high and the others -- Jazzmen and company -- Culture in motion -- A sociological perspective -- What is there to see, what is there to say? -- A researcher set free -- Introduction to the appendixes / Howard S. Becker -- Appendix A: a dialogue on the ideas of "world" and "field" / Howard S. Becker and Alain Pessin -- Appendix B: a tribute to Alain Pessin / Howard S. Becker -- Appendix C: four things I learned from Alain Pessin / Howard S. Becker

      The Sociology of Howard S. Becker
    • Vital seaports in Jordan and Israel erupt in fire and destruction. It's the first strike from a terrorist organization determined to increase hostilities throughout the Middle East. There's only one way to combat the threat. It's time for Operation Shock Wave

      Shock Wave