The Fail Safe

Author : Eugene Burdick,Harvey Wheeler
Publisher : Rosetta Books
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780795334351

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Fail-Safe by Eugene Burdick,Harvey Wheeler Pdf

From the New York Times–bestselling authors, this “chilling and engrossing” nuclear-showdown thriller packs “a multi-megaton wallop” (Chicago Tribune). Originally published during the Cuban Missile Crisis, this suspenseful novel takes off as a group of American bombers—armed with a deadly payload of nuclear weapons—heads towards Moscow, their motives unknown. Suddenly, a nuclear apocalypse looms closer than it ever has, and the lives of millions depend on the high-stakes diplomacy of leaders on both sides of the divide. The basis for the classic 1964 movie starring Henry Fonda, this two-million-copy bestseller is not only a terrifying thriller, but a fascinating social commentary on Cold War politics and a look at how, in a world poised on the brink, accidents and mistakes can have catastrophic consequences. Exploring the thin line between peace and global destruction that characterized this turbulent era, it is as timely as ever—“gripping, exciting and almost unbearably fascinating” (Los Angeles Times). “Excruciatingly tense.” —The Wall Street Journal

Author : Nikki Sheppy
Publisher : Brave & Brilliant
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1552389634

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Fail Safe by Nikki Sheppy Pdf

Sense and sensuality. Body and embodiment. Fail Safe links human senses to the fecund world, examining plant and human bodies on the inside and the outside. Linguistically flourishing, sonically dense, this language is tactile. Dynamic and lush, these poems are inviting in their linguistic play. Using an impressive range of styles and poetic approaches, Nikki Sheppy presents strong, energetic, intelligent work. Each poem stands alone, yet speaks to the poems around it. Each poem is felt and tasted with acute attention to language and the body. Fail Safe is a masterful debut and Nikki Sheppy a writer to watch.

Author : Eugene Burdick,Harvey Wheeler
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999-07-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780880016544

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Fail Safe by Eugene Burdick,Harvey Wheeler Pdf

Something has gone wrong. A group of American bombers armed with nuclear weapons is streaking past the fail-safe point, beyond recall, and no one knows why. Their destination -- Moscow. In a bomb shelter beneath the White House, the calm young president turns to his Russian translator and says, "I think we are ready to talk to Premier Kruschchev." Not far away, in the War Room at the Pentagon, the secretary of defense and his aides watch with growing anxiety as the luminous blips crawl across a huge screen map. High over the Bering Strait in a large Vindicator bomber, a colonel stares in disbelief at the attack code number on his fail-safe box and wonders if it could possibly be a mistake. First published in 1962, when America was still reeling from the Cuban missle crisis, Fail-Safe reflects the apocalyptic attitude that pervaded society during the height of the Cold War, when disaster could have struck at any moment. As more countries develop nuclear capabilities and the potential for new enemies lurks on the horizon, Fail-Safe and its powerful issues continue to respond.

Author : Harry Browne
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999-09-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780312268329

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Fail-Safe Investing by Harry Browne Pdf

Do you worry that you're not paying enough attention to your investments? Do you feel left out when you hear about the clever things other investors seem to be doing? Relax. You don't have to become an investment genius to protect your savings. Distilling the wisdom of his thirty years' experience into lessons that can be applied in thirty minutes, Harry Browne shows you what you need to know to make your savings and investments safe and profitable, no matter what the economy and the investment markets do. There are no secret trading systems here, no jargon to learn. Instead, Harry Browne teaches you in simple terms to, among other things: -Build your wealth on your career -Make your own decisions -Build a bulletproof portfolio for protection -Take advantage of tax-reduction plans -Enjoy yourself with a budget for pleasure

Author : Tom Eisenmann
Publisher : Penguin Business
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0241420172

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The Fail-Safe Startup by Tom Eisenmann Pdf

Author : Peter Bryant
Publisher : RosettaBooks
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780795311581

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Red Alert by Peter Bryant Pdf

The basis for Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece, Dr. Strangelove: A chilling Cold War thriller in which unchecked power unleashes total nuclear disaster. Air Force Brigadier General Quinten is a dying man suffering from the paranoid delusion that he can make the world a better place by ordering a full-scale nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. Receiving word of the attack already underway, the president of the United States and his advisors now must work frantically to stop it. The US bombers are to be shot down—but a lone bomber called the “Alabama Angel” escapes and flies on to complete its lunatic mission, ignoring the president’s orders. A ghastly and chilling vision of what might happen when profound and deadly power is put into the wrong hands, this classic thriller continues to serve as a warning in today’s tumultuous political climate.

Author : Jody Zall Kusek,Marelize Goergens Prestidge,Billy C. Hamilton
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821398975

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Fail-Safe Management by Jody Zall Kusek,Marelize Goergens Prestidge,Billy C. Hamilton Pdf

There are five critical rules to keep in mind in development projects, to avoid implementation failure: If you do not know where you are going, ask the right questions; Keep your champions close, but your naysayers closer; Know that informal networks matter; Find and remove bottlenecks; Build the ship as it sails.

Author : Jack Heath
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-24
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781952534744

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The Fail Safe by Jack Heath Pdf

Fero knelt down. As he put his hands up he turned his head to look at the man pointing the gun. It was Wilt. Fero tried to look shocked. 'Dad? What are you doing here?' Everyone seems to know who Fero is - except Fero. Is he a ruthless boy soldier from Besmar, or an innocent teen recruit from Kamau? He's running out of time to decide. If he doesn't help a renegade spy steal a politician's briefcase, his two countries could end up in a full blown nuclear war - the kind that no one wins.

Author : F.J. DeSanto,Todd Farmer
Publisher : Vault Comics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-21
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1939424224

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Failsafe by F.J. DeSanto,Todd Farmer Pdf

When a government project to turn everday people into nano-tech enhanced supersoldiers went wrong, they sent John Ravane to clean up the mess. He thought he was on the right side of history. A decade later, Ravane learns the truth. WHAT IF TOMORROW YOU WOKE UP A WEAPON? When he executed the last nanotech-enhanced super soldier, John Ravane thought that was the end of the haywire Insurgence Program. Ten years later, in the wake of social unrest, its true legacy is revealed. As sleeper agents scattered throughout the country activate, Ravane must stand between a government he cannot trust and the soldiers he once hunted. Collects the complete six issue series.

Author : Darren C. Joe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-15
Category : Business planning
ISBN : 1737023113

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The Fail-Safe Solopreneur by Darren C. Joe Pdf

Working for yourself comes with many upsides - and downsides. The Fail-Safe Solopreneur is your survival guide for managing the downsides. Running a business can be stressful, lonely and brutal on your mental health. And surviving alone - apart from a tribe - runs against our social nature. Whether you're a freelancer, creator or solopreneur, working independently requires a new set of skills to safeguard your well-being, so you can do your best work and fully enjoy your freedom. After running a solo business virtually for 10 years, Darren C. Joe shares 6 field-tested practices to handle the inevitable failure, anxiety, instability and loneliness of solopreneurship. Each chapter centers around one key practice critical to survive and thrive being your own boss. The Fail-Safe Solopreneur distills 10-years of hard-earned lessons into a practical, actionable framework that will help you weather the emotional rollercoaster of self-employment and design a work-life that thrills and fulfills you.

Author : Tom Eisenmann
Publisher : Currency
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780593137024

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Why Startups Fail by Tom Eisenmann Pdf

If you want your startup to succeed, you need to understand why startups fail. “Whether you’re a first-time founder or looking to bring innovation into a corporate environment, Why Startups Fail is essential reading.”—Eric Ries, founder and CEO, LTSE, and New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Startup and The Startup Way Why do startups fail? That question caught Harvard Business School professor Tom Eisenmann by surprise when he realized he couldn’t answer it. So he launched a multiyear research project to find out. In Why Startups Fail, Eisenmann reveals his findings: six distinct patterns that account for the vast majority of startup failures. • Bad Bedfellows. Startup success is thought to rest largely on the founder’s talents and instincts. But the wrong team, investors, or partners can sink a venture just as quickly. • False Starts. In following the oft-cited advice to “fail fast” and to “launch before you’re ready,” founders risk wasting time and capital on the wrong solutions. • False Promises. Success with early adopters can be misleading and give founders unwarranted confidence to expand. • Speed Traps. Despite the pressure to “get big fast,” hypergrowth can spell disaster for even the most promising ventures. • Help Wanted. Rapidly scaling startups need lots of capital and talent, but they can make mistakes that leave them suddenly in short supply of both. • Cascading Miracles. Silicon Valley exhorts entrepreneurs to dream big. But the bigger the vision, the more things that can go wrong. Drawing on fascinating stories of ventures that failed to fulfill their early promise—from a home-furnishings retailer to a concierge dog-walking service, from a dating app to the inventor of a sophisticated social robot, from a fashion brand to a startup deploying a vast network of charging stations for electric vehicles—Eisenmann offers frameworks for detecting when a venture is vulnerable to these patterns, along with a wealth of strategies and tactics for avoiding them. A must-read for founders at any stage of their entrepreneurial journey, Why Startups Fail is not merely a guide to preventing failure but also a roadmap charting the path to startup success.

Author : Charles Piller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Land use
ISBN : 0520082028

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The Fail-safe Society by Charles Piller Pdf

"An insightful analysis of the social and ethical dilemmas posed by recent developments in science and technology. . . . Piller's book makes an important contribution."--David Dickson, Editor, New Scientist

Author : Linda L. Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Leadership
ISBN : OCLC:1149039539

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Fail-safe Leadership by Linda L. Martin Pdf

Author : Traci Hunter Abramson
Publisher : Covenant Communications Incorporated
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1680470302

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Failsafe by Traci Hunter Abramson Pdf

In the wide-open landscape of Pennsylvania, Charlotte Martin and her father live a peaceful life on their farm...or so it seems. In truth, the rural locale provides the perfect front for the father-daughter NSA operatives as they expertly carry out their mission: using a high-tech computer system, they protect a team of undercover agents. Some would kill to have access to this system, and it makes Charlotte and her father prime targets. It was only a matter of time before this nightmare unexpectedly crashed down on them, and only Charlotte escaped with her life. Before Dwight Martin dies, though, he initiated the failsafe lockdown, and now Charlotte's the only one who can access the system. Writer Jake Bradford left the serene Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia for the hustle and bustle of New York to pursue his dreams and never looked back. Until now. Entrusted with his ailing grandmother's care, Jake knows he needs help -- and he can't believe his luck when a lovely young woman providentially appears on his doorstep. Charlotte creates a new persona for herself and quickly develops a bond with Jake's grandmother. But it's the connection she feels with Jake that makes it almost too easy to lose sight of her reality: she is being hunted by men who will stop at nothing to access the intelligence she protects. With time running out, can the couple find a future together, or will Charlotte's secrets tear them apart? -- page [4] of cover

Author : Michael Jenkins
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781912618293

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The Failsafe Query by Michael Jenkins Pdf

The search is on..... The Failsafe Query is a gripping thriller set in the contemporary world of modern British espionage. Sean Richardson, a disgraced former intelligence agent, is tasked to lead a team to search for Alfie Chapman, an Intelligence officer on the cusp of exposing thousands of secrets to the media. This includes a long lost list of Russian moles embedded since the Cold War, one of whom remains a public favourite in the British parliamentary system. The action moves with absorbing pace and intrigue across Central Asia and Europe as the puzzle begins to unfold through a deep hidden legacy. Tense, fast paced, and insightful, The Failsafe Query twists and turns to a satisfyingly dramatic finale. Praise for the Failsafe Query 'Oh my goodness, what a really excellent book. Absolutely gripping, tense and thrilling. Such intrigue.' – Pigeonhole reviewer. 'A 'best of British' espionage thriller Set amid a modern day spy-world. This riveting book will have you on the edge of your seat taking you on a roller coaster ride of twists and turns.' – Goodreads reviewer. 'A thoroughly captivating book. Action packed with a very clever plot. I was hooked in the blink of an eye. Quite unputdownable!' – Pigeonhole reviewer. 'This is must read. A modern day thriller that I did not want to put down. The plot is fast and well thought through - completely gripping.' – Goodreads reviewer. 'Gathers momentum, and builds towards a terrific climax. Brilliant !' - Goodreads reviewer Also available in the Failsafe Thriller series: The Kompromat Kill - The deadly hunt for a Nizari spy ring