Steven Gould Libros

Imagina que pudieras ir a cualquier lugar del mundo con sólo cerrar los ojos. ¿Adónde irías? ¿Qué harías allí? David Rice es un “jumper”, un saltador, capaz de teletransportarse a sí mismo a cualquier lugar del mundo. Puede ir a donde quiera, cuando quiera. Puede vivir una vida que otros sólo sueñan. Realizar todas sus fantasías. Sin fronteras, sin límites. Pero pronto descubre que usar sus poderes en un mundo que no está preparado para ellos sólo trae complicaciones. Algunas, incluso extremadamente peligrosas. Jumper, La historia de Davy, es la primera novela del ciclo de Steven Gould dedicado a los saltadores, que ha sido llevado al cine por Doug Limang, con Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell y Samuel L. Jackson como protagonistas.

Steven Gould es autor de diversos relatos de ciencia-ficción y varias novelas, entre ellas las tres dedicadas a las aventuras de los “jumpers”, personas dotadas de poderes para teletransportarse a voluntad: Jumper (1999), en la que el personaje de Davy Rice hace su aparición, Reflex (2004) y Jumper: The Griffin Story (2007). En la actualidad vive en Alburquerque, Nuevo México, junto con su mujer, la novelista Laura Mixon, y sus dos hijas.

The model swing taught at the exclusive golf school whose pupils include Bryan Ferry, Diana Rigg, Sean Connery, Michael Flatley, and Geri Halliwell, is broken down and illustrated for all to learn Since its conception in 1951, the Knightsbridge Golf School has taught tens of thousands of golfers of all ages and abilities, from the wonderfully talented to the woefully inept. But amazingly, despite a wealth of instructional material and access to the latest teaching technology, golfers of today are no better than they were when the school first opened its doors almost 60 years ago. They still cling hopelessly to the delusion that the next golden tip or instant fix will suddenly and magically transform them from rabbit to Tiger. This guide explains that sadly no such tip exists, and outlines a proven, time-tested swing model that guarantees a program for immediate and sustained improvement. The history of the school is also celebrated, with such stories as Sean Connery learning from Leslie King the skills he needed for his famous golf match in Goldfinger, and Telly Savalas perfecting his golf swing in front of a mirror in Harrods, and such developments as using video to show golfers their own swing and how it can be improved.

Set in a dangerous territory where metal is a deadly liability, the narrative warns newcomers to abandon all metallic items, as local bugs pose a severe threat. The environment is hostile, and even essential medical devices like pacemakers are perilous. This chilling premise hints at a survival story filled with tension and the need for adaptability in a world where the rules of safety have drastically changed.

Steven Gould returns to the world of his classic novel Jumper in Impulse. Cent has a secret. She lives in isolation, with her parents, hiding from the people who took her father captive and tortured him to gain control over his ability to teleport, and from the government agencies who want to use his talent. Cent has seen the world, but only from the safety of her parents' arms. She's teleported more than anyone on Earth, except for her mother and father, but she's never been able to do it herself. Her life has never been in danger. Until the day when she went snowboarding without permission and triggered an avalanche. When the snow and ice thundered down on her, she suddenly found herself in her own bedroom. That was the first time.

Davy, who teleports for government cases, is taken captive by a mysterious group of people who brainwash him for their own purposes, forcing Davy's teleportation-capable wife, Millie, to rescue him.

The author of Jumper returns with a near-future SF novel, set in an America whose coastline has been drowned by melting Antarctic ice.In the world where hundreds of millions of people have been displaced from their homes by the Deluge--a hundred-foot-rise in sea level from melting ice caps--Patricia Beenan is lucky. She is still an American citizen with the right to live on the continent, unlike so many "wetfoots" whose homes lie deep under the waves or the refugees from nations now completely under water.But Patricia's father chose to live on a floating city of New Galveston, instead of following his congresswomen wife to Washington, and go into the underwater salvage business. Now, several years after his death, it's Patricia's business and her city. She's a wealthy woman, on the city council, well known to local INS commander and the New Galveston police.But none of that will help Patricia when she stumbles across a recently sunken freighter that has dozens of bodies chained up in its hold and clear evidence that it has been fired upon by an INS ship.Patricia's evidence of a rogue operation within the INS brings her together with Thomas Beckett, a government investigator assigned to the case. Romance blossoms while they pursue and are pursued by the killers, into the heart of the conspiracy.

Overlooking the vast Pacific Ocean from a vantage point of massive sculpted cliffs painted gold by a setting sun, one cannot help but absorb the stunning beauty of the San Diego coastline. This ethereal vision is a fitting invitation to discover much more about the multi-layered culture, intriguing history, and fascinating people that make this place "America's Finest City." San Diego is a city of historic adobe structures and modern architecture. Dynamic and ever-changing, it is a unique blend of past and present-all the while with a curious and spirited pulse on the future. Crisp and clean; bold and vibrant-these are words that best describe both the imagery from the lens of talented photographer Steve Gould and the incredible city he has so beautifully captured.