Michael Mann

Michael Mann, guionista y director cuatro veces nominado al Óscar por El último mohicano, The Insider, Ali, Miami Vice, Collateral y Heat, colabora en su primera novela con la escritora ganadora del Edgar Award Meg Gardiner; un explosivo regreso al universo y los personajes de su famosa pelicula policiaca, con una historia completamente nueva que transcurre en los años anteriores y posteriores del iconico film. Un dia despues del final de Heat, Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) se encuentra escondido en Koreatown; esta herido, medio inconsciente y tratando desesperadamente de escapar de Los Çngeles. Lo persigue el detective del Departamento de Policia de Los Çngeles Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino). Horas antes, Hanna habia matado al compañero de Shiherlis, Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro), en un tiroteo bajo las luces estroboscopicas al pie de una pista del aeropuerto de Los Çngeles. Ahora Hanna esta decidido a capturar o matar a Shiherlis, ultimo superviviente de los hombres de McCauley, antes de que desaparezca de la ciudad. En 1988, siete años antes, McCauley, Shiherlis y el resto de la banda recorren dando golpes la Costa Oeste, la frontera con Mexico y, por ultimo, Chicago; ganan dinero salvajemente y viven al limite.

«Heat 2 é um romance brilhante e cativante, com personagens perfeitos e uma narração poderosa que é uma das evocações mais autênticas que li dos criminosos e dos polícias que os caçam.O primeiro roma

Shortlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year awardA renowned climate scientist shows how fossil fuel companies have waged a thirty-year campaign to deflect blame and responsibility and delay action on climate change, and offers a battle plan for how we can save the planet. Recycle. Fly less. Eat less meat. These are some of the ways that weve been told can slow climate change. But the inordinate emphasis on individual behavior is the result of a marketing campaign that has succeeded in placing the responsibility for fixing climate change squarely on the shoulders of individuals.Fossil fuel companies have followed the example of other industries deflecting blame (think "guns dont kill people, people kill people") or greenwashing (think of the beverage industrys "Crying Indian" commercials of the 1970s). Meanwhile, theyve blocked efforts to regulate or price carbon emissions, run PR campaigns aimed at discrediting viable alternatives, and have abdicated their responsibility in fixing the problem theyve created. The result has been disastrous for our planet.In The New Climate War, Mann argues that all is not lost. He draws the battle lines between the people and the polluters-fossil fuel companies, right-wing plutocrats, and petrostates. And he outlines a plan for forcing our governments and corporations to wake up and make real change, including: A common-sense, attainable approach to carbon pricing- and a revision of the well-intentioned but flawed currently proposed version of the Green New Deal; Allowing renewable energy to compete fairly against fossil fuels Debunking the false narratives and arguments that have worked their way into the climate debate and driven a wedge between even those who support climate change solutions Combatting climate doomism and despair-mongering With immensely powerful vested interests aligned in defense of the fossil fuel status quo, the societal tipping point wont happen without the active participation of citizens everywhere aiding in the collective push forward. This book will reach, inform, and enable citizens everywhere to join this battle for our planet.

Shortlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year awardA renowned climate scientist shows how fossil fuel companies have waged a thirty-year campaign to deflect blame and responsibility and delay action on climate change, and offers a battle plan for how we can save the planet.Recycle. Fly less. Eat less meat. These are some of the ways that we've been told can slow climate change. But the inordinate emphasis on individual behavior is the result of a marketing campaign that has succeeded in placing the responsibility for fixing climate change squarely on the shoulders of individuals.Fossil fuel companies have followed the example of other industries deflecting blame (think "guns don't kill people, people kill people") or greenwashing (think of the beverage industry's "Crying Indian" commercials of the 1970s). Meanwhile, they've blocked efforts to regulate or price carbon emissions, run PR campaigns aimed at discrediting viable alternatives, and have abdicated their responsibility in fixing the problem they've created. The result has been disastrous for our planet.In The New Climate War, Mann argues that all is not lost. He draws the battle lines between the people and the polluters-fossil fuel companies, right-wing plutocrats, and petrostates. And he outlines a plan for forcing our governments and corporations to wake up and make real change, including: A common-sense, attainable approach to carbon pricing- and a revision of the well-intentioned but flawed currently proposed version of the Green New Deal;Allowing renewable energy to compete fairly against fossil fuelsDebunking the false narratives and arguments that have worked their way into the climate debate and driven a wedge between even those who support climate change solutionsCombatting climate doomism and despair-mongering With immensely powerful vested interests aligned in defense of the fossil fuel status quo, the societal tipping point won't happen without the active participation of citizens everywhere aiding in the collective push forward. This book will reach, inform, and enable citizens everywhere to join this battle for our planet.

A new theory of ethnic cleansing based on the most terrible cases (colonial genocides, Armenia, the Nazi Holocaust, Cambodia, Yugoslavia, Rwanda) and cases of lesser violence (early modern Europe, contemporary India, and Indonesia). Murderous cleansing is modern, the dark side of democracy. It results where the demos (democracy) is confused with the ethnos (the ethnic group). Danger arises where two rival ethno-national movements each claims its own state over the same territory. Conflict escalates where either the weaker side fights because of aid from outside, or the stronger side believes it can deploy sudden, overwhelming force. Escalation is not simply the work of evil elites or primitive peoples. It results from complex interactions between leaders, militants, and core constituencies of ethno-nationalism. Understanding this complex process helps us devise policies to avoid ethnic cleansing in the future.

Elaborar una historia y una teoría de las relaciones de poder en las sociedades humanas es el empeño que Michael Mann afronta en Las fuentes del poder social. El principal instrumento de que se vale para ello es una forma original de contemplarlas, distinta de los modelos predominantes en los escritos sociologicos e historicos. El autor parte de la premisa de que las sociedades estan constituidas por multiples redes socioespaciales de poder que se superponen e intersectan. Dentro de estas redes, destacan cuatro -las que Mann denomina las cuatro fuentes del poder social-: las relaciones ideologicas, economicas, militares y politicas, que interactuan socialmente a modo de planos superpuestos y que, al ser organizaciones, medios institucionales para alcanzar objetivos humanos, tienen la ventaja de depender solo de los medios de organizacion que posea cada una para alcanzar esos objetivos. Fundamentarse en las interrelaciones entre estas cuatro fuentes permite al autor adoptar una metodologia distintiva que apunta directamente a la cuestion mas basica y huidiza de la teoria sociologica de los dos ultimos siglos: la primacia final. Este segundo volumen de la serie trata el periodo de formacion de las clases sociales y los Estados modernos, desde 1760 hasta las visperas de la Primera Guerra Mundial.

Friendship and kindness, identity and courage... a rollicking adventure! Liz Hyder, author of BearmouthHaving escaped from the half-bombed, blackened power station where he was being imprisoned, 12-year-old Luke is finally reunited with his family above ground. But though Luke tries to readjust, he cant shake the guilt he feels for his friend Ravi, who was left behind, nor the feeling that someone - or something - is watching him from the shadows.With the help of ghost-girl named Alma and his friend Jess, Luke must journey across the country and sea to find Ravi, the friend who was there for him in his darkest hours. And in doing so, he must face his past and confront his deepest fears...A riveting, magical adventure set in the waterways of a richly reimagined England, and the epic conclusion of the Ghostcloud duology.

Michael Mann, lun des plus grands cinéastes contemporains, fait une entrée fracassante dans le monde du polar avec un premier roman explosif qui raconte lavant et laprès de son film iconique Heat. C

A crime thriller by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner, serving as both prequel and sequel to the film *Heat*, exploring events before and after the movie.

A superbly inventive and magical debut- Piers TordayBeautifully written and filled with unforgettable characters ... a diamond of a book- Ross MacKenzieUtterly original, thrilling, strange and cracking good fun ... every chapter is packed full of wild imagination- Liz HyderCatch the wind. Find your freedom.A riveting, magical adventure set deep underneath a richly reimagined London for 9+ readers.Kidnapped and forced to shovel coal underneath a half-bombed, blackened power station, 12-year-old Lukes life is miserable. Then, he discovers he can see things others cant. Ghostly things. Specifically, a ghost-girl named Alma. Alma, who can ride clouds through the night sky and bend their shape to her will, befriends Luke. And with Almas help, Luke discovers he is in fact a rare being - half-human and half-something else ...Then Luke learns the terrible truth of why children are being kidnapped and forced to work in the power station, and he becomes even more desperate to escape.Can Luke find out who he really is ... and find his freedom?

NOW A NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERMichael Mann, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat and Miami Vice, teams up with Meg Gardiner to deliver Manns first crime novel, an explosive return to the world and characters of his classic film Heat an all-new story that illuminates what happened before and after the film. A Times Book of the Year 2022 Michael Manns HEAT is one of my all-time favourite movies. HEAT 2 is now one of my favourite suspense novels JAMES PATTERSON Described by Michael Mann as both a prequel and sequel to the renowned, critically acclaimed film of the same name, HEAT 2 covers the formative years of homicide detective Vincent Hanna (Oscar winner Al Pacino) and elite criminals Neil McCauley (Oscar winner Robert De Niro), Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer), and Nate (Oscar winner Jon Voight), and features the same extraordinary ambition, scope, rich characterizations, and attention to detail as the epic film. This new story leads up to the events of the film and then moves beyond it, featuring new characters on both sides of the law, new high-line heists, and breathtakingly cinematic action sequences. Ranging from the streets of L.A. to the inner sancta of rival Taiwanese crime syndicates in Paraguay to a massive drug cartel money-laundering operation just over the border in Mexico, HEAT 2 illuminates the dangerous workings of international crime organizations and the agents who pursue them as it provides a full-blooded portrait of the men and women who inhabit both worlds. Operatic in scope, HEAT 2 is engrossing, moving, and tragic a masterpiece of crime fiction from one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema. PRAISE FOR HEAT 2:Sweep, self-confidence and a cinematic sheen make this the most immersive of readsThe Times A brilliant and riveting novel with rich and real characters and powerhouse storytellingDon Winslow An exciting, emotionally rich thriller, with just as much style and panache as Michael Manns original classic heist movieAdrian McKinty, #1 International bestselling author Easily one of the finest novels of the year!Steve Cavanagh, #1 International bestselling author

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!Michael Mann, four-time-Oscar-nominated writer-director of The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider, Ali, Miami Vice, Collateral, and Heat teams up with Edgar Awardwinning author Meg Gardiner to deliver Manns first novel, an explosive return to the universe and characters of his classic heist filmwith an all-new story unfolding in the years before and after the iconic movie.A hard-boiled, cinematic read that moves as fast as a well-planned heist. EsquireOne day after the end of Heat, Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) is holed up in Koreatown, wounded, half delirious, and desperately trying to escape LA. Hunting him is LAPD detective Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino). Hours earlier, Hanna killed Shiherliss brother in arms Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) in a gunfight under the strobe lights at the foot of an LAX runway. Now Hannas determined to capture or kill Shiherlis, the last survivor of McCauleys crew, before he ghosts out of the city in this suspense thriller.In a tense prequel story set in 1988, seven years earlier, McCauley, Shiherlis, and their highline crew are taking scores on the West Coast, the US-Mexican border, and now in Chicago. Driven, daring, theyre pulling in money and living vivid lives. And Chicago homicide detective Vincent Hannaa man unreconciled with his historyis following his calling, the pursuit of armed and dangerous men into the dark and wild places, hunting an ultraviolent gang of home invaders.Meanwhile, the fallout from McCauleys scores and Hannas pursuit cause unexpected repercussions in a parallel, dual timeline narrative driving through the years following Heat.Heat 2 projects its dimensional and richly drawn men and women into whole new worldsfrom the inner sanctums of rival crime syndicates in a South American free-trade zone to transnational criminal enterprises in Southeast Asia. The novel brings you intimately into these lives. In Michael Manns Heat universe, they will confront new adversaries in lethal circumstances beyond all boundaries.Heat 2 is engrossing, moving, and tragica masterpiece of crime fiction and a must-read action thriller with the same extraordinary ambitions, scope, and rich characterizations as the epic film.

Michael Mann, l’un des plus grands cinéastes contemporains, fait une entrée fracassante dans le monde du polar avec un premier roman explosif qui raconte l’avant et l’après de son film iconique Heat

Un día después del final de Heat, Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) se encuentra escondido en Koreatown; está herido, medio inconsciente y tratando desesperadamente de escapar de Los Ángeles. Lo persigue el detective del Departamento de Policia de Los Angeles Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino). Horas antes, Hanna habia matado al compañero de Shiherlis, Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro), en un tiroteo bajo las luces estroboscopicas al pie de una pista del aeropuerto de Los Angeles. Ahora Hanna esta decidido a capturar o matar a Shiherlis, ultimo superviviente de los hombres de McCauley, antes de que desaparezca de la ciudad.En 1988, siete años antes, McCauley, Shiherlis y el resto de la banda recorren dando golpes la Costa Oeste, la frontera con Mexico y, por ultimo, Chicago; ganan dinero salvajemente y viven al limite. El detective de homicidios de Chicago Vincent Hanna, un hombre que no se ha reconciliado con su pasado, cumple con su vocacion: la persecucion de una banda ultraviolenta de asaltantes de viviendas.Mientras tanto, las consecuencias de los golpes de McCauley y de la persecucion de Hanna provocaran repercusiones inesperadas en una trama paralela a lo largo de los años posteriores a Heat.Heat 2 situa a sus personajes, hombres y mujeres reales, vividamente descritos, en mundos por completo nuevos: desde las entrañas de organizaciones criminales rivales en Sudamerica hasta los carteles transnacionales en el sudeste asiatico. La novela nos muestra las vidas de todos ellos, que en el universo de Heat se enfrentaran a nuevos adversarios en circunstancias letales mas alla de todos los limites.Heat 2 es fascinante, conmovedora y tragica, una obra maestra de ficcion criminal con las mismas ambiciones extraordinarias, alcance y riqueza de personajes del mitico film.Michael Mann, guionista y director cuatro veces nominado al Oscar por El ultimo mohicano, The Insider, Ali, Miami Vice, Collateral y Heat, colabora en su primera novela con la escritora ganadora del Edgar Award Meg Gardiner; un explosivo regreso al universo y los personajes de su famosa pelicula policiaca, con una historia completamente nueva que transcurre en los años anteriores y posteriores del iconico film.Heat 2 es una novela brillante y cautivadora, con personajes redondos y una poderosa narracion que es una de las evocaciones mas autenticas que he leido de los criminales y los policias que los cazan. La primera novela de Michael Mann (y Meg Gardiner) es un tour de force que funciona de manera independiente, pero tambien homenajea a la iconica pelicula de Mann y profundiza en ella, colocando a todos sus personajes clave en una nueva historia que tiene lugar antes y despues de Heat llena de sorprendentes detalles y con un gran voltaje emocional.Don WinslowSiempre tuve la intencion de ampliar las historias que aparecian en Heat. Los personajes ya tenian vidas ricas y complejas antes de 1995, el año en que transcurria mi pelicula. Heat 2 es una nueva historia que abarca los primeros años de vida de los personajes de Heat y es tambien una secuela que nos presenta su futuro.Es el antes y el despues de la pelicula, comenzando un dia despues del final de Heat con un Chris Shiherlis desesperado tratando de escapar de Los Angeles.Cuando escribi y dirigi Heat, era mi practica habitual crear completas biografias de todos los personajes para saber de donde vienen, como llegaron a ser q...

Aquest llibre presenta el costat fosc de la democràcia, una teoria nova al voltant de la neteja ètnica basada en els casos més terribles -els genocidis colonials, Armènia, l'Holocaust Nazi, Cambotja,

El prestigioso sociólogo Michael Mann argumenta en este libro que, en realidad, el «nuevo imperialismo estadounidense» no es más que un nuevo militarismo. Tras analizar los recursos económicos, polít