An eye-opening deep dive into the sources and consequences of how China has financed it’s rise to global economic prominenceIn The Red Dream: The Chinese Communist Party and the Financial Deterioration of China, veteran finance executive Carl Walter uses his unique experience in Chinese finance to deepen his exploration of how the Chinese Communist Party finances its obsession with GDP growth and social control. Overwhelmingly debt-fueled, the party’s fina...

PRIVATIZING CHINAINSIDE CHINA'S STOCK MARKETSIn more depth than any other, this highly readable book lays bare why China's capital markets have fallen so far short of their promise. It is required reading for anyone seeking to understand the realities and the future of an extraordinary economic transformation. - James Kynge, Former Beijing Bureau Chief, Financial Times, Author, China Shakes the WorldCarl Walter and Fraser Howie bring together a wealth of experience ...

MOX fuel, a mixture of weapon-grade plutonium and natural or depleted uranium, may be used to deplete a portion of the world's surplus of weapon-grade plutonium. A number of reactors currently operate in Europe with one-third MOX cores, and others are scheduled to begin using MOX fuels in both Europe and Japan in the near future. While Russia has laboratory-scale MOX fabrication facilities, the technology remains under study. No fuels containing plutonium are used in the U.S.The 25 ...

The truth behind the rise of China and whether or not it will be able to maintain itHow did China transform itself so quickly? In Red Capitalism: The Fragile Financial Foundation of China's Extraordinary Rise, Revised Edition Carl Walter and Fraser Howie go deep inside the Chinese financial machine to illuminate the social and political consequences of the unique business model that propelled China to economic powerhouse status, and question whether this r...

Despite intermittent turbulence and destruction, much of the Roman West came under barbarian control in an orderly fashion. Goths, Burgundians, and other aliens were accommodated within the provinces without disrupting the settled population or overturning the patterns of landownership. Walter Goffart examines these arrangements and shows that they were based on the procedures of Roman taxation, rather than on those of military billeting (the so-called hospitalitas system), as has...

Grab a pretend map, pack a little courage, and come buzz along on ten big musical journeys! Adventure Awaits! carries young explorers across the sea, through the jungle, over Big Tree Hill, down a treasure trail, and onto a homemade raft. Buster brings the questions, Captain Barry calls the course, and every echo, compass turn, and discovery invites children to join the expedition. Built for running, jumping, imagining, and exploring, this high-energy collection turns playtime, car rides, ...

Clear a little space and get ready to wiggle, buzz, hop, march, tiptoe, spin, jump, crawl, shake, and dance! Move Like a Bug! is ten tracks of joyful action led by the energetic Bugville friends. Every song gives children easy motions to follow, playful moments to freeze or change direction, and big choruses that turn the room into a Bugville dance party. Perfect for active play, classroom breaks, family dance time, and days when little bodies need to move, this collection makes listening ...

Learning has never sounded this much like play! Learning Is Fun! turns vowels, skip-counting, shapes, colors, comparisons, senses, weather, and patterns into ten lively musical adventures children will want to hear again and again. Young listeners can meet the five vowel friends, jump through number patterns, search for shapes, dance through changing weather, and discover that every wonderful question can lead somewhere new. Each song invites children to sing, move, clap, point, listen, wo...

Come buzz along to Bugville, where every day brings a new reason to sing! Let's Sing, Bugville! introduces children to a cheerful world of friendship, discovery, imagination, and play through ten irresistible sing-alongs. Little listeners can clap with Buster Bee, cheer for Barry Beetle, march through an alphabet circus, count beneath the sea, celebrate what makes them special, and end the day beneath a sky full of stars. Created for singing, dancing, learning, and dreaming together, this ...

Sixty-five million years ago, a comet or asteroid larger than Mt. Everest slammed into the Earth, causing an explosion equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million hydrogen bombs. Vaporized impactor and debris from the impact site were blasted out through the atmosphere, falling back to Earth all around the globe. Terrible environmental disasters ensued, including a giant tsunami, continent-scale wildfires, darkness, and cold, followed by sweltering greenhouse heat. When conditions re...

Sixty-five million years ago, a comet or asteroid larger than Mount Everest slammed into the Earth, inducing an explosion equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million hydrogen bombs. Vaporized detritus blasted through the atmosphere upon impact, falling back to Earth around the globe. Disastrous environmental consequences ensued: a giant tsunami, continent-scale wildfires, darkness, and cold, followed by sweltering greenhouse heat. When conditions returned to normal, half the plant an...

Tales to be told in a graveyard. Creepy stories, ghostly lore, and eerie tales that will make you shudder. Short stories with just the right touch of the strange. So sit down on a gravestone and prepare to be frightened.The Listeners by Walter de la MareWho will answer the Traveler's knock?Dust by Edna Goit BrintnallWill Nellie finally get her well-deserved rest?The Thing in the Cellar by David H. Keller