The Paris Option by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Paris Option, co-authored with Gayle Lynds, Covert-One's Jon Smith hunts a DNA computer after a lab explosion in Paris.
Books
Blog
Monthly update #0225 • January 2009
Monthly update 225 • January 2009 • 2009-01-01 - 2009-01-31
Monthly Updates
The $300 Million Button
The number of customers purchasing went up by 45%. The extra purchases resulted in an extra $15 million the first month. For the first year, the site saw an additional $300,000,000.
Development
The Sigma Protocol by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Sigma Protocol, banker Ben Hartman and agent Anna Navarro uncover a WWII-era cabal, Sigma, manipulating world events through assassinations and age-reversal tech.
Books
The Fourth Protocol by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s The Fourth Protocol, a gripping Cold War thriller, a Soviet agent named Valeri Petrofsky is sent to Britain to carry out a sneaky mission to blow up a nuclear device.
Books
Monthly update #0224 • December 2008
Monthly update 224 • December 2008 • 2008-12-01 - 2008-12-31
Monthly Updates
Reflecting on the year 2008
Reflection on the year 2008, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
WALL·E
WALL·E (2008), directed by Andrew Stanton, follows a small robot left on Earth. Ben Burtt voices WALL·E with beeps and charm. He stacks trash and collects odd things. Elissa Knight acts as EVE, the sleek probe who drops from space.
Movies
Monthly update #0223 • November 2008
Monthly update 223 • November 2008 • 2008-11-01 - 2008-11-30
Monthly Updates
The Cassandra Compact by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Cassandra Compact, co-authored with Philip Shelby, Covert-One agent Jon Smith pursues a stolen smallpox sample from Russia.
Books
Nothing to Lose by Lee Child
Nothing to Lose strands Reacher between the Colorado towns of Hope and Despair, where he uncovers a military scrap conspiracy tied to disappearances.
Books
No Comebacks by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s No Comebacks, a collection of ten short stories, the master of suspense takes you on a thrilling ride through a world of crime, deception, and unexpected twists.
Books
The Prometheus Deception by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Prometheus Deception, retired Directorate agent Nick Bryson learns his covert career was a lie, manipulated by a rogue agency.
Books
Monthly update #0222 • October 2008
Monthly update 222 • October 2008 • 2008-10-01 - 2008-10-31
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The Hades Factor by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Hades Factor, a gripping medical thriller co-authored with Gayle Lynds, a deadly virus threatens global catastrophe.
Books
Monthly update #0221 • September 2008
Monthly update 221 • September 2008 • 2008-09-01 - 2008-09-30
Monthly Updates
Zebra Striping
Zebra striping, also known as candy striping or half-shadow, is the application of faint shading to alternate lines or rows in data tables or forms.
Development
The Devil's Alternative by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s gripping Cold War thriller, The Devil’s Alternative, a global crisis erupts in 1982. A Ukrainian nationalist group takes control of a supertanker packed with oil, threatening to unleash an environmental catastrophe.
Books
Monthly update #0220 • August 2008
Monthly update 220 • August 2008 • 2008-08-01 - 2008-08-31
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The Matarese Countdown by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Matarese Countdown, retired CIA agent Brandon Scofield is drawn back into action when the deadly Matarese organisation resurfaces, aiming for global economic domination through mergers and assassinations.
Books
The Apocalypse Watch by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Apocalypse Watch, American agent Harry Latham infiltrates a neo-Nazi organisation plotting to revive the Fourth Reich.
Books
Monthly update #0219 • July 2008
Monthly update 219 • July 2008 • 2008-07-01 - 2008-07-31
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The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), directed by Paul Greengrass, ends the chase for Jason Bourne. Matt Damon plays Bourne with steel will and split-second moves. He jumps from London to Madrid. Joan Allen acts as Pamela Landy, the agent who shifts sides.
Movies
The Scorpio Illusion by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s thrilling novel, The Scorpio Illusion, set in the early 1990s, Amaya Bajaratt, a brilliant but ruthless terrorist known as the Baj, seeks revenge against the world’s superpowers for personal and political betrayals.
Books
Monthly update #0218 • June 2008
Monthly update 218 • June 2008 • 2008-06-01 - 2008-06-30
Monthly Updates