David S Mercer (24 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Managing the External Environment: Strategic Perspectives This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. …

Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Softcover. Condition: Très bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque avec équipements. Edition 1991. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Former library book. Edition 1991. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Condition: very good. London & Newbury Park : Sage Publications, 1992., Paperback. Viii, 302 p. ; 24 cm. 'Published in association with the Open University.'. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780803986299. Keywords : .

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What if the most important event in human history arrived not as a message-but as interference? When the interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS enters the solar system, it does not communicate, signal, or reveal intent. Instead, it subtly disrupts the infrastructure modern civilization depends on: satellites lose synchronization, encrypted communications degrade, and navigation systems experience unexplained anomalies. What appears at first to be a scientific curiosity quickly becomes a strategic problem. For seventy-two critical hours-the comet's closest approach-governments face a decision they are unprepared for. At the center of the response is Ethan Cole, a senior liaison between scientific institutions and national security leadership. His role is not to make discoveries, but to translate them-turning uncertainty into policy, data into decisions. As plasma structures in the comet's anti-tail behave in ways existing physics cannot fully explain, Ethan watches as scientific observation is quietly repurposed into military opportunity. Behind closed doors, contingency plans are drafted. Under the cover of natural interference, space becomes a contested domain-not through open conflict, but through ambiguity, misattribution, and calculated restraint. Defensive measures blur into exploitation. Monitoring becomes intervention. Meanwhile, Dr. Sarah Chen, a plasma physicist working on the scientific analysis of 3I/ATLAS, identifies something deeply unsettling: the plasma oscillations are not random. They exhibit coherence, periodicity, and structure that resemble modulated signals. The data does not prove intent-but it challenges every assumption about what the object might be. Her discovery raises questions institutions are structurally unable to answer: - What happens when science produces knowledge that destabilizes strategic control?- Who owns data when its implications extend beyond national borders?- And how do systems built on secrecy respond to uncertainty they cannot manage? As internal tensions escalate, leaks appear in the media. Narratives are shaped, investigations launched, and careers quietly sacrificed to preserve institutional credibility. Ethical objections are reframed as security risks. Transparency becomes a liability. Signal Hunt is a realistic, near-future science fiction novel grounded in contemporary space operations, intelligence culture, and scientific practice. It avoids sensationalism in favor of plausibility, exploring how modern power operates in environments defined by incomplete information and irreversible decisions. This is not a story about alien invasion or decoded messages. It is a story about the militarization of uncertainty, the ethics of classified science, narrative control in times of crisis, and the slow erosion of moral clarity through small, rational compromises. When something unknown passes through our world, the question is not whether we can observe it-but whether we can resist acting on it before we understand it. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Wraps. Condition: Good. Side stapled orange wraps. 20 pp. With a single page broadsheet laid in, as issued. Issue number four of this little magazine featuring experimental work both in form and content, including work by concrete and experimental poet Alison Bielski. The No Walls Broadsheet Number 16 features "A paradigm of things" by Chris Morgan. GOOD condition. Spotting and staining to the upper front cover, with a dampstain to the lower front cover. Minor soiling and darkening. Faint crease to the upper corner. Minor browning to the paper.…

Condition: New. Editor(s): Agnew, John; Mercer, John; Sopher, David. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 544. . 2010. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . .

Condition: New. Editor(s): Agnew, John; Mercer, John; Sopher, David. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 544. . 2010. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Managing the External Environment: Strategic Perspectives This book is in fair condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 7-8 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What if the most important event in human history arrived not as a message-but as interference? When the interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS enters the solar system, it does not communicate, signal, or reveal intent. Instead, it subtly disrupts the infrastructure modern civilization depends on: satellites lose synchronization, encrypted communications degrade, and navigation systems experience unexplained anomalies. What appears at first to be a scientific curiosity quickly becomes a strategic problem. For seventy-two critical hours-the comet's closest approach-governments face a decision they are unprepared for. At the center of the response is Ethan Cole, a senior liaison between scientific institutions and national security leadership. His role is not to make discoveries, but to translate them-turning uncertainty into policy, data into decisions. As plasma structures in the comet's anti-tail behave in ways existing physics cannot fully explain, Ethan watches as scientific observation is quietly repurposed into military opportunity. Behind closed doors, contingency plans are drafted. Under the cover of natural interference, space becomes a contested domain-not through open conflict, but through ambiguity, misattribution, and calculated restraint. Defensive measures blur into exploitation. Monitoring becomes intervention. Meanwhile, Dr. Sarah Chen, a plasma physicist working on the scientific analysis of 3I/ATLAS, identifies something deeply unsettling: the plasma oscillations are not random. They exhibit coherence, periodicity, and structure that resemble modulated signals. The data does not prove intent-but it challenges every assumption about what the object might be. Her discovery raises questions institutions are structurally unable to answer: - What happens when science produces knowledge that destabilizes strategic control?- Who owns data when its implications extend beyond national borders?- And how do systems built on secrecy respond to uncertainty they cannot manage? As internal tensions escalate, leaks appear in the media. Narratives are shaped, investigations launched, and careers quietly sacrificed to preserve institutional credibility. Ethical objections are reframed as security risks. Transparency becomes a liability. Signal Hunt is a realistic, near-future science fiction novel grounded in contemporary space operations, intelligence culture, and scientific practice. It avoids sensationalism in favor of plausibility, exploring how modern power operates in environments defined by incomplete information and irreversible decisions. This is not a story about alien invasion or decoded messages. It is a story about the militarization of uncertainty, the ethics of classified science, narrative control in times of crisis, and the slow erosion of moral clarity through small, rational compromises. When something unknown passes through our world, the question is not whether we can observe it-but whether we can resist acting on it before we understand it. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand.