The Predator

Michael Ridpath

ISBN 10: 0140295097 / ISBN 13: 9780140295092

Published by Penguin, 2002

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At top investment bank Bloomfield Weiss, they taught them to be winners, predators, killer deal-makers. On the bank's training programme in New York, Chris and Lenka had become part of a close-knit gang of ambitious trainees, working and playing hard. But when a failed affair sparked a confrontation during a drunken boat-trip, one of the gang died, leaving the rest to cover up the truth of the tragedy. Ten years later a helpless Chris watches Lenka's lifeblood soak into the snow of a Prague street - and his world falls apart. With his friend and business partner dead, Chris not only has to fight to keep his company afloat in the face of nervous investors, but must also discover who is behind Lenka's seemingly random - but coolly professional - murder. Then others are killed, and it looks like Chris could be next. Some tanning. 339 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Predator
• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140295097
• ISBN 13: 9780140295092
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 600 grams
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Synopsis

The history of the twentieth century is most often told through its world wars, the rise and fall of communism, or its economic upheavals. In his startling new book, J. R. McNeill gives us our first general account of what may prove to be the most significant dimension of the twentieth its environmental history. To a degree unprecedented in human history, we have refashioned the earth's air, water, and soil, and the biosphere of which we are a part. Based on exhaustive research, McNeill's story—a compelling blend of anecdotes, data, and shrewd analysis—never it is our definitive account. This is a volume in The Global Century Series (general editor, Paul Kennedy).ContentsList of maps and tablesForeword by Paul KennedyAcknowledgmentsPreface1. Peculiarities of a Prodigal CenturyPART THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES2. The Litosphere and The Crust of the Earth3. The Urban History4. The Regional and Global History5. The The History of Water Use and Water Pollution6. The Depletions, Dams, and Diversions7. The Eat and Be Eaten8. The Forests, Fish, and InvasionsPART ENGINES OF CHANGE9. More People, Bigger Cities10. Fuels, Tools, and Economics11. Ideas and Politics12. So What?BibliographyCreditsIndex

About the Author

John McNeill is Professor of History at Georgetown University and author of ATLANTIC EMPIRES OF FRANCE AND SPAIN and THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD - AN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY.