Bøger af Don Brown

Zack Brewer faces a choice. It can prevent the next war. But it will cost the life of the person he loves the most. JAG Officer Zack Brewer's prosecution of three terrorists posing as Navy chaplains was called the "e;court martial of the century"e; by the press. Now, with the limelight behind him, all Zack wants to do is forget. But the radical Islamic organization behind the chaplains has a long memory-and a thirst for revenge. Now the Navy has a need for Zack that eclipses all else. When an unthinkable act of aggression brings Israel and its Arab neighbors to the brink of war, Zack and co-counsel Diane Colcernian are called to the case of a lifetime. As leading nations focus their gaze upon these two, other eyes are watching as well. Zack and Diane are in harm's way. A kidnapping, an ultimatum...and suddenly, Zack faces an impossible choice. If he loses this case, the world could explode into war. If he wins, his partner-the woman he loves-will die. And Zack himself may not survive to make the decision.

It's a mission that could bring the world to the brink of nuclear war. Now time is running out.It starts with a high-stakes theft: weapons-grade plutonium is stolen from Russia. The Russian army is about to attack Chechnya to get it back. But U.S. intelligence discovers that the stolen shipment is actually on a rogue Russian freighter in the Black Sea. It turns into a global nightmare: a secret mission gone awry; an American submarine commander arrested and hauled before a military tribunal in Moscow; and a game of brinksmanship so dangerous that war might be its only possible conclusion.As the U.S. Navy searches for weapons-grade plutonium that has been smuggled out of Russia by terrorists, a submarine mishap escalates the international crisis. With the world watching, JAG Officer Zack Brewer is called to Moscow to defend submarine skipper Pete Miranda and his entire crew. It is a heart-stopping race against the clock. With Russian missiles activated and programmed for American cities, Brewer stalls for time as the U.S. Navy frantically searches the high seas for a floating hydrogen bomb that could threaten New York Harbor.

Invent Wow: A Proven 3-Step System for Turning Your WOW IDEAS Into Profitable ProductsWhen I was growing up, I always thought there were only two ways to get rich.Number one - you were born rich. Number two - some family member left you a bunch of money when they kicked the bucket. As much as people love to talk up the American Dream, I grew up inside the American Reality - raised in a trailer in New Jersey, to a 14-year-old mother.But now, things are a little different. I've done lots of cool stuff with my life, but most people know me as "the Ab Roller Guy," and there's one in nearly every garage, basement, weight room, and exercise facility around the world.It was a journey, but from being a butcher to working for minimum wage at a gym, to making the invention that would change my life - I found a path to freedom and stability. Today, I'm sharing that path with anyone struggling with money, curious about the world, or looking to take themselves to the next level.It's called Invent WOW! Inside, I share my story and tips for reaching the top of the invention world. You don't have to be Leonardo DaVinci to be a good inventor, and no, everything hasn't "been invented already." You won't just learn about the business end of inventing - I'll also highlight the exact methods that allow me to have better ideas with blockbuster value, years ahead of my competitors. My first brilliant idea and why "the rule of five" meant it was doomed to fail. The one family member who saved my entire career by helping me say NO to a corporate powerhouse. Why singing an NDA didn't protect me from a DOGFIGHT with people all over the world stealing my first idea. The steps I took to develop the Ab Roller into a knockout product. I did them by accident, but when you read this, you'll have a system. How I stayed afloat when the Patent Office LOST my patent and exposed me to every ripoff under the sun.It's not just the story of my success, it's about me helping you tell your own story. You'll also discover: The three steps to a WOW invention - the kind that spreads like wildfire, knocks people's socks off and gets you big checks from jump-street (this is super critical) Why your ideas DON'T always have to be creative or innovative to be amazing. How do you know you're ideas any good - and why an idea that's TOO fresh will have investors running for the hills! My WOW IDEA test. For each of these eight features, you're going to give your product a score of one to five. We are going to transform that idea in your head into a workable prototype. Some companies say you don't need to do this, but … well … How to invest and create a real physical prototype when you don't have a bunch of money to spend. As one of the most ripped-off inventors in modern history, I know all about the value (and limitations) of a non-disclosure agreement. Read about creating an NDA and keep your intellectual property YOURS. Why should you spend as little money as possible on prototyping - and spend as much money and time as possible on … THIS. I'll fill you in on this and more inside my book. Branding your invention - and why someone made millions with a generic idea just for having a cool name. How to run a successful campaign on Kickstarter - and get thousands of customers to PAY YOU to give you what you want.Every phase, from inspiration to profit, is covered inside the pages of Invent WOW!

Award-winning author Don Brown explores computers and technology in book two of the Big Ideas series Machines That Think! explores machines from ancient history to today that perform a multitude of tasks, from making mind-numbing calculations to working on assembly lines. Included are fascinating looks at the world's earliest calculators, the birth of computer programming, and the arrival of smartphones. Contributors discussed include Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, Ada Lovelace, and Bill Gates. From the abacus to artificial intelligence, machines through the ages have pushed the boundaries of human capability and creativity. Back matter includes a timeline, endnotes, a bibliography, an author's note, and an index.

Don Brown brings the Dirty Thirties to life in this gripping graphic novel account of one of America's most catastrophic natural events: The Dust Bowl.

From the Sibert honor-winning creator behind The Unwanted and Drowned City comes a graphic novel of one of the darkest episodes in American history: the Spanish Influenza epidemic of 1918.

"Shaken" is a book that recounts a story that could have taken place anywhere in the United States. Don was born into a good middle class working family, to a mother who prayed for and never gave up on her son's future. Don grew to become a man who took advantage of the American dream, rising to the top of his industry in short order, and earning income that others could only imagine." "Don't misunderstand me; no one would refer to Don as an "angel." Those who know him well would validate "Shaken" as an accurate documentation of a real person, dealing with real issues, struggling to undo the past..." Bill Price Don Brown is the President of The Brown Real Estate Group based in Rocklin, California. He has served as the President of the West Contra Costa Board of Realtors. He served as the Chairman of the Board for the Sierra Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. He is a devoted family man who is also active in his community to help change lives. Don is an avid golfer and fisherman. He can be contacted at shakenbydonbrown@gmail.com.

Sibert Honor Medalist · Kirkus' Best of 2015 list · School Library Journal Best of 2015 · Publishers Weekly's Best of 2015 list · Horn Book Fanfare Book · Booklist Editor's Choice On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's monstrous winds and surging water overwhelmed the protective levees around low-lying New Orleans, Louisiana. Eighty percent of the city flooded, in some places under twenty feet of water. Property damages across the Gulf Coast topped $100 billion. One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three people lost their lives. The riveting tale of this historic storm and the drowning of an American city is one of selflessness, heroism, and courage-and also of incompetence, racism, and criminality. Don Brown's kinetic art and as-it-happens narrative capture both the tragedy and triumph of one of the worst natural disasters in American history. A portion of the proceeds from this book has been donated to Habitat for Humanity New Orleans.

Yoko I-XXXII, focuses on Don Brown's series of sculptures of his wife Yoko, which have been ongoing throughout his career. Don Brown's art explores questions of representational perfection. His sculptural vocabulary harks back to classical antiquity and the elegance and idealism of neoclassical marbles such as Canova's The Three Graces (1814-17), while also invoking modernist realism as instanced by Degas' La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans (1881). In Brown's distinctive take on classical sculpture, the place of an idealised heroine is taken by the real-life figure of the artist's wife in a casual pose. Yoko becomes a conflation of the generic and the individual.

World-renowned leadership expert and bestselling author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There, Marshall Goldsmith teams up with two behavioral-science gurus to give salespeople the tools for breaking damaging habits--and win more sales