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2026
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**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Every day we see evidence of the fracturing of the rules-based order. War, mass migration, economic disruption and climate collapse fill our screens.At the same time, many feel a different kind of fear. The erosion of civic life has led to an epidemic of loneliness, a loss of community spirit and a growing sense that there is nowhere to turn in times of need, no commo...
Can Finance Save the World?
Regaining Power over Money to Serve the Common Good
2018
EN
" A hugely important book [with] a compelling vision for ethical global finance that makes current political debates seem petty and thoughtless" (Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary).According to Bertrand Badré, finance is neither inherently good nor bad. It's just a tool—the most powerful tool on earth. . In Can Finance Save the World?, he describes innovative approaches and financial tools that can help us address many of...
Campfire and Battlefield
An Illustrated History of the Campaigns and Conflicts of the Great Civil War
2022
EN
In the evocative anthology 'Campfire and Battlefield,' readers are drawn into the rich narrative tapestry of war's grim realities and the quiet, reflective moments of camaraderie and introspection often found beside the flickering campfires. This collection ventures beyond the typical remembrances of wartime valor and strategy, embracing a breadth of literary styles that range from poignant poetry to immersive battlefield recollections. The anthology offers a compelling cross-section of pe...
Campfire and Battlefield
An Illustrated History of the Campaigns and Conflicts of the Great Civil War
2019
EN
In "Campfire and Battlefield," readers are invited to traverse the rich and tumultuous landscapes of war and camaraderie through a curated selection of essays, narratives, and reflections. This anthology captures an expansive range of literary styles, from vivid narrative accounts that place the reader on the front lines to deeply philosophical musings on the nature of conflict and brotherhood. The collection is uniquely poised within the larger literary canon as a testament to the multifa...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the 21st Century
A Living Document in a Changing World
- Book 2 -
- Open Reports Series
2016
EN
The Global Citizenship Commission was convened, under the leadership of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the auspices of NYU’s Global Institute for Advanced Study, to re-examine the spirit and stirring words of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The result – this volume – offers a 21st-century commentary on the original document, furthering the work of human rights and illuminating the ideal of global citizenship. What does it mean for each of us to be members of a gl...
Permacrisis
A Plan to Fix a Fractured World
2023
EN
'Offers hope and good sense in equal measure'Ian Bremmer'A sensible plan for reform that can help us create a fairer and more equitable world'**Sheryl SandbergProblems are mounting.We face sputtering growth, an escalating climate emergency, worsening inequality, poor policy responses, increasing nationalism and a decline in global co-operation.But a permacrisis need not be permanent.**In this book, three of the most inter...
Keeper of Faith
Cricket, Conflict and God in Zimbabwe's Age of Extremes
2019
EN
Tatenda Taibu's first autobiography is his complete life story: from his uncompromising upbringing in the township of Highfield, Harare, to becoming the youngest international cricket captain in history, to quitting the game that made him at the age of 29 to pursue his faith. In this revealing tome, Taibu lifts the lid on the challenges of representing Zimbabwe in the era of Robert Mugabe, and details how constant controversy and conflict ultimately restrict meaningful progress.
Seven Ways to Change the World
How To Fix The Most Pressing Problems We Face
2021
EN
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERWhen the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the globe in 2020, it created an unprecedented impact. But out of such disruption can come a new way of thinking, and in this superb book, updated to include the latest events in Ukraine and at COP26, former UK prime minister Gordon Brown offers his solutions to the challenges we face now and in the future.In the book, he states that there are seven ...
Marjorie Her War Years
A British Home Child in Canada
2018
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Her family broken apart and her identity taken away, she had to forget her past in order to face her future. But forgetting isn’t forever.Taken from their mother’s care and deported from England to the colonies, ten-year-old Marjorie Arnison and her nine-year-old brother, Kenny, were sent to the Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School on Vancouver Island in September 1937. Their eight-year-old sister, Audrey, followed the next August.Marjorie's new home was ...
2019
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Book 4 in the mind-bending Craig McIntyre series. In cities across North America people are dying in seemingly impossible ways. Is history's most outrageous serial killer on the loose? Craig McIntyre is used to being hunted. Now he is the hunter. And thousands could die if he fails to track down the killer.
2016
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This book explains why the earliest cities had grid-form street systems, what conditions led to their being overwhelmingly preferred for 5000 years throughout the world, why the Founding Fathers wanted gridform cities and how they affect economic transactions. Real property has been instrumental in forming urban settlements for 5000 years, but virtually all urban form commentary, theory and research has ignored this reality. The result is an incomplete and flawed understanding of cities. R...
Anthropology in Action
An Experiment in the Iringa District of the Iringa Province Tanganyika Territory
2018
EN
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Originally published in 1935, when the province of Iringa in what is now Tanzania was still under British administrative control, this book is inevitably a product of its time, but nonetheless it represents an important project in collaboration between an anthropologist and a government official. Factors such as tribal organization and changes of it to aid administration are discussed as well as particular details relating to Hehe marriage and divorce.











