TV Presenter Juliette Foster: Not a film script but a novel with a credible plot, strong characters and powerful screen writing. A compelling sci-fi classic in the making, on a complex universe of intelligent warfare, intrigue, and suspense. In which Mercenary D Kurcher is sent on frantic hunt across known space - his most dangerous mission yet
This is a story of deception, murder and international espionage.
Stand-up comedian and Hollywood box-office hit Kevin Hart keeps the laughs coming in an illustrated middle-grade novel about a boy who has big dreams of making a blockbuster superhero film. Perfect for readers of James Patterson's Middle School series and Lincoln Peirce's Big Nate series. Marcus is NOT happy to be stuck in after-school film class . . . until he realizes he can turn the story of the cartoon superhero he’s been drawing for years into an actual MOVIE! There’s just one problem: he has no idea what he’s doing. So he’ll need help, from his friends, his teachers, Sierra, the strong-willed classmate with creative dreams of her own, even Tyrell, the local bully who’d be a perfect movie villain if he weren’t too terrifying to talk to. Making this movie won’t be easy. But as Marcus discovers, nothing great ever is—and if you want your dream to come true, you’ve got to put in the hustle to make it happen. Comedy superstar Kevin Hart teams up with award-winning author Geoff Rodkey and lauded illustrator David Cooper for a hilarious, illustrated, and inspiring story about bringing your creative goals to life and never giving up, even when nothing’s going your way.
International relations scholar David A. Cooper offers a reappraisal of classic arms control theory that advocates for reprioritizing deterrence over disarmament in a new era of nuclear multipolarity.
A robotic child named Kasih is at the center of a project aimed at uncovering her hidden secrets. As she becomes entangled in this investigation, she also finds herself caught in a war that poses a grave threat to humanity and her own existence. The narrative explores themes of identity, the implications of technology, and the struggle for survival in a conflict that challenges the very essence of what it means to be alive.
This engaging volume explores the claim that misanthropy is a justified attitude towards humankind in the light of how human beings both compare with and treat animals. Drawing on both Eastern and Western philosophical traditions David Cooper offers a unique insight into the complex field of animal ethics.
Re-assesses the campaigns by which southern England came under Anglo-Saxon rule and Wessex was founded.
From humble beginnings as `barefoot boy' from a small town in South Africa, Barnard learned to mix with presidents and prime ministers, with royalty and popes, and embraced the high-life of the jet-set. After becoming the first surgeon to successfully transplant a human heart he remained in the public eye through his gifts for speaking and writing.
Covering an extensive range of topics, from Daoism to Debussy, Cooper does a great job of conveying some deep and difficult philosophical ideas about the meaning of life in an engaging manner - and of showing, moreover, how those ideas bear upon the practical question of how we should live our lives. .