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The Power of Geography

Ten Maps that Reveal the Future of Our World – the sequel to Prisoners of Geography

by Tim Marshall ...

***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'I can't imagine reading a better book this year’ Daily MirrorTim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography showed how every nation’s choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Since then, the geography hasn’t changed. But the world has.**In this revelatory new book, Marshall explores ten regions that are set to shape global politics in a ... Read more

$12.09 NZD

***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'I can't imagine reading a better book this year’ Daily MirrorTim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography showed how every nation’s choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Since then, the geography hasn’t changed. But the world has.**In this revelatory new book, Marshall explores ten regions that are set to shape global politics in a
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Capitalism

The Unknown Ideal

by Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, Robert Hessen ...

In this series of essays, Ayn Rand presents her stand on the persecution of big business, the causes of war, the default of conservatism, and the evils of altruism.The foundations of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world's collapse. This is the view of Ayn Rand, a view so radically opposed to prevailing attitudes that it constitutes a major ... Read more

$13.86 NZD

In this series of essays, Ayn Rand presents her stand on the persecution of big business, the causes of war, the default of conservatism, and the evils of altruism.The foundations of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world's collapse. This is the view of Ayn Rand, a view so radically opposed to prevailing attitudes that it constitutes a major
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The Rub of Time

Bellow, Nabokov, Hitchens, Travolta, Trump. Essays and Reportage, 1994-2016

by Martin Amis ...

Of all the great novelists writing today, none shows the same gift as Martin Amis for writing non-fiction – his essays, literary criticism and journalism are justly acclaimed.The Rub of Time comprises superb critical pieces on Amis’s heroes Nabokov, Bellow and Larkin to brilliantly funny ruminations on sport, Las Vegas, John Travolta and the pornography industry. The collection includes his essay ... Read more

$20.99 NZD

Of all the great novelists writing today, none shows the same gift as Martin Amis for writing non-fiction – his essays, literary criticism and journalism are justly acclaimed.The Rub of Time comprises superb critical pieces on Amis’s heroes Nabokov, Bellow and Larkin to brilliantly funny ruminations on sport, Las Vegas, John Travolta and the pornography industry. The collection includes his essay
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Kurze Antworten auf große Fragen

SPIEGEL-Bestseller | »Wer noch nie ein Buch von Hawking gelesen hat - dieses sollte man nicht verpassen« Niels Boeing, Zeit Wissen

by Stephen Hawking ...

Translated by Hainer Kober, Susanne Held ...

SPIEGEL BESTSELLERStephen Hawkings VermächtnisIn seinem letzten Buch gibt Stephen Hawking Antworten auf die drängendsten Fragen unserer Zeit und nimmt uns mit auf eine persönliche Reise durch das Universum seiner Weltanschauung. Seine Gedanken zu Ursprung und Zukunft der Menschheit sind zugleich eine Mahnung, unseren Heimatplaneten besser vor den Gefahren unserer Gegenwart zu schützen. Zugänglich ... Read more

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SPIEGEL BESTSELLERStephen Hawkings VermächtnisIn seinem letzten Buch gibt Stephen Hawking Antworten auf die drängendsten Fragen unserer Zeit und nimmt uns mit auf eine persönliche Reise durch das Universum seiner Weltanschauung. Seine Gedanken zu Ursprung und Zukunft der Menschheit sind zugleich eine Mahnung, unseren Heimatplaneten besser vor den Gefahren unserer Gegenwart zu schützen. Zugänglich
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Systemsturz

Der Sieg der Natur über den Kapitalismus | »Kohei Saito ist der neue Piketty.« Berliner Morgenpost

by Kohei Saito ...

Translated by Gregor Wakounig ...

Ohne Kapitalismus in die ZukunftWenn wir glauben, die Welt durch nachhaltigen Konsum vor der Klimakatastrophe zu retten, betrügen wir uns selbst. Das sagt der japanische Philosoph Kohei Saito. Denn der Kapitalismus ist nicht zukunftsfähig. Klar und überzeugend vertritt Saito die These: Nichts, was die Welt jetzt braucht, lässt sich innerhalb eines kapitalistischen Systems realisieren. Grünes ... Read more

$20.99 NZD

Ohne Kapitalismus in die ZukunftWenn wir glauben, die Welt durch nachhaltigen Konsum vor der Klimakatastrophe zu retten, betrügen wir uns selbst. Das sagt der japanische Philosoph Kohei Saito. Denn der Kapitalismus ist nicht zukunftsfähig. Klar und überzeugend vertritt Saito die These: Nichts, was die Welt jetzt braucht, lässt sich innerhalb eines kapitalistischen Systems realisieren. Grünes
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The 267 Stupidest Things Democrats/Republicans Ever Said

by Ted Rueter ...

A hilarious bipartisan collection of rants, malapropisms, doublespeak, and just plain idiocy from lifelong politicians and Washington wannabes.Whether it's a Republican mayor on crime -- "The streets are safe in Philadelphia. It's only the people who make them unsafe (Frank Rizzo) -- or his Democratic counterpart on the same subject -- "Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest ... Read more

$12.31 NZD

A hilarious bipartisan collection of rants, malapropisms, doublespeak, and just plain idiocy from lifelong politicians and Washington wannabes.Whether it's a Republican mayor on crime -- "The streets are safe in Philadelphia. It's only the people who make them unsafe (Frank Rizzo) -- or his Democratic counterpart on the same subject -- "Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest
... Read more
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics and International Relations

by Garrett W Brown, Iain McLean, Alistair McMillan ...

Series series Oxford Quick Reference
This bestselling dictionary contains over 1,700 entries on all aspects of politics and international relations. Written by a leading team of political scientists, it embraces the multi-disciplinary spectrum of political theory including political thinkers, history, institutions, theories, and schools of thought, as well as notable current affairs that have shaped attitudes to politics. Fully ... Read more

$26.38 NZD

This bestselling dictionary contains over 1,700 entries on all aspects of politics and international relations. Written by a leading team of political scientists, it embraces the multi-disciplinary spectrum of political theory including political thinkers, history, institutions, theories, and schools of thought, as well as notable current affairs that have shaped attitudes to politics. Fully
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Chechen Jihad

Al Qaeda's Training Ground and the Next Wave of Terror

by Yossef Bodansky ...

In this authoritative look at the roots of modern terrorism, Yossef Bodansky, one of the most respected—and best-informed—experts on radical Islamism in the world today, pinpoints the troubled region of Chechnya as a dangerous and little-understood crucible of terror in the struggle between East and West. In his number one New York Times bestseller, Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America, ... Read more

$13.99 NZD

In this authoritative look at the roots of modern terrorism, Yossef Bodansky, one of the most respected—and best-informed—experts on radical Islamism in the world today, pinpoints the troubled region of Chechnya as a dangerous and little-understood crucible of terror in the struggle between East and West. In his number one New York Times bestseller, Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America,
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Nach dem Krieg

Wie wir Amerikaner wurden

by Hellmuth Karasek ...

Amerika, das bedeutete für Hellmuth Karasek und für viele seiner Generation Verheißung und Lebenstraum. Es war der Gegenentwurf zur Nazizeit und zum Stalinismus, den er als "schleichendes, bedrohliches, alles vernichtendes Gift" bezeichnete. Amerika, das war Cole Porter und Marilyn Monroe, das waren breite Straßen, schmucke Häuser, Universitäten, an denen debattiert und protestiert wurde, New York ... Read more

$21.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Amerika, das bedeutete für Hellmuth Karasek und für viele seiner Generation Verheißung und Lebenstraum. Es war der Gegenentwurf zur Nazizeit und zum Stalinismus, den er als "schleichendes, bedrohliches, alles vernichtendes Gift" bezeichnete. Amerika, das war Cole Porter und Marilyn Monroe, das waren breite Straßen, schmucke Häuser, Universitäten, an denen debattiert und protestiert wurde, New York
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The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution

A Fully Annotated Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Amendments, and Selections from The Federalist Papers

by Richard Beeman ...

What is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really allowed to do? This essential and handy guide includes the documents that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations from one of America's most esteemed constitutional scholarsProfessor Richard Beeman was one of that nation's foremost experts on the United States Constitution, as comfortable on campus as on The Daily ... Read more

$14.07 NZD

What is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really allowed to do? This essential and handy guide includes the documents that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations from one of America's most esteemed constitutional scholarsProfessor Richard Beeman was one of that nation's foremost experts on the United States Constitution, as comfortable on campus as on The Daily
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The Communist Manifesto

by Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx ...

'An astonishing masterpiece ... a political classic ... has an almost biblical force' Eric HobsbawmThe Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels' revolutionary 1848 summons to the working classes, is one of the most influential political theories ever formulated. After four years of collaboration, the authors produced this incisive account of their idea of Communism, in which they envisage a society ... Read more

$10.99 NZD

'An astonishing masterpiece ... a political classic ... has an almost biblical force' Eric HobsbawmThe Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels' revolutionary 1848 summons to the working classes, is one of the most influential political theories ever formulated. After four years of collaboration, the authors produced this incisive account of their idea of Communism, in which they envisage a society
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The Communist Manifesto

with an introduction by Yanis Varoufakis

by Karl Marx ...

The Communist Manifesto is a timeless classic providing intelligent insight into socialism, communism and today’s group identity politics.This pocket edition includes a new introduction by the economist and bestselling author of Adults in the Room, Yanis Varoufakis.The Communist Manifesto was first published in London in 1848, by two young men in their late twenties. Its impact reverberated across ... Read more

$10.99 NZD

The Communist Manifesto is a timeless classic providing intelligent insight into socialism, communism and today’s group identity politics.This pocket edition includes a new introduction by the economist and bestselling author of Adults in the Room, Yanis Varoufakis.The Communist Manifesto was first published in London in 1848, by two young men in their late twenties. Its impact reverberated across
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From My Window

Children at Home During COVID-19

by Department of Global Communications ...

Written from the perspective of children who observe the world through their windows, this book for young readers looks at the lives of housebound children during the coronavirus pandemic. Inspired by true events and people from around the world, From My Window shows children that we all have the same fears, and that we can overcome them by being creative and empathetic, and by staying positive ... Read more

$5.89 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Written from the perspective of children who observe the world through their windows, this book for young readers looks at the lives of housebound children during the coronavirus pandemic. Inspired by true events and people from around the world, From My Window shows children that we all have the same fears, and that we can overcome them by being creative and empathetic, and by staying positive
... Read more
What Is a Federal System of Government? | Systems of Government Grade 4 | Children's Government Books

by Universal Politics ...

You live in the USA, which is a prime example of a country following the federal system of government. But what does it mean and how does it differ from other government systems? This book provides an additional learning resource to fourth graders who wish to understand the federal system better. With concrete examples and compelling visuals, this book deserves a place in your child’s reading ... Read more

$7.44 NZD

You live in the USA, which is a prime example of a country following the federal system of government. But what does it mean and how does it differ from other government systems? This book provides an additional learning resource to fourth graders who wish to understand the federal system better. With concrete examples and compelling visuals, this book deserves a place in your child’s reading
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International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2019

Adverse Global Conditions Leave the Region Lagging Further Behind

by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ...

Series series International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean
The global trade performance in 2019 was the worst since the international financial crisis. This edition of International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean analyses that performance, as well as the mounting trade tensions and their repercussions for the region’s own trade. The heavy slowdown in global trade is the result of the build-up of trade barriers since 2018, as well as ... Read more

$25.86 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

The global trade performance in 2019 was the worst since the international financial crisis. This edition of International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean analyses that performance, as well as the mounting trade tensions and their repercussions for the region’s own trade. The heavy slowdown in global trade is the result of the build-up of trade barriers since 2018, as well as
... Read more
Behind Diplomatic Lines

Relations with Ministers

by Lord Wright of Richmond Patrick Wright ...

Patrick Wright’s memoir opens on a diplomatic crisis. A growing number of countries are threatening to boycott the Commonwealth Games in protest of the British government’s handling of South African apartheid. And the problems only get worse.Patrick Wright was one of the pre-eminent diplomats of his day, putting him at the forefront of some of the late twentieth century’s most important global ... Read more

$25.55 NZD

Patrick Wright’s memoir opens on a diplomatic crisis. A growing number of countries are threatening to boycott the Commonwealth Games in protest of the British government’s handling of South African apartheid. And the problems only get worse.Patrick Wright was one of the pre-eminent diplomats of his day, putting him at the forefront of some of the late twentieth century’s most important global
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Rote Sau

Sozialdemokratie Österreichs und Deutschlands von 1934 - 2013

by Tom Landon ...

Im Buch ROTE SAU des österreichischen Autors Tom Landon werden die üblen Verflechtungen der Sozialdemokratie mit den vernichtenden Strukturen nationalsozialistischer Strömungen beschrieben. Auch behandelt der Autor in jenem Werk den Fall Kampusch sowie den Mord an Franz Kröll und das Attentat auf Dr. Jörg Haider. ... Read more

$3.01 NZD

Im Buch ROTE SAU des österreichischen Autors Tom Landon werden die üblen Verflechtungen der Sozialdemokratie mit den vernichtenden Strukturen nationalsozialistischer Strömungen beschrieben. Auch behandelt der Autor in jenem Werk den Fall Kampusch sowie den Mord an Franz Kröll und das Attentat auf Dr. Jörg Haider.
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The Complete Collection of Parliamentary Maiden Speeches of the Post-war Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom

Authored by Prime Ministers from Winston Churchill to Theresa May

by James Alexander ...

At time of publication, fifty four people have held the office of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, fourteen of which in the post-war period.All Prime Ministers start as a back bench Members of Parliament (MPs) and all new MPs are expected to make a maiden speech to the House of Commons. The speech is in no doubt a daunting experience. Some MPs wish to use the speech to make their mark, others ... Read more

$1.72 NZD

At time of publication, fifty four people have held the office of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, fourteen of which in the post-war period.All Prime Ministers start as a back bench Members of Parliament (MPs) and all new MPs are expected to make a maiden speech to the House of Commons. The speech is in no doubt a daunting experience. Some MPs wish to use the speech to make their mark, others
... Read more
Caribbean Reasonings: The Thought of New World - The Quest for Decolonisation

by Brian Meeks (Editor), Norman Girvan (Editor) ...

Caribbean Reasonings: The Thought of New World - The Quest for Decolonisation critically examines the significant contributions of the New World Group to Caribbean political and economic thought while setting the stage for a renewal in thinking regarding issues affecting the region. The first part, Reflecting, consists of essays by former associates and members of the New World Group – Norman ... Read more

$14.89 NZD

Caribbean Reasonings: The Thought of New World - The Quest for Decolonisation critically examines the significant contributions of the New World Group to Caribbean political and economic thought while setting the stage for a renewal in thinking regarding issues affecting the region. The first part, Reflecting, consists of essays by former associates and members of the New World Group – Norman
... Read more
Auf dem Vormarsch

General Motors, Mary Barra und die Neuerfindung einer Ikone

by David Welch ...

General Motors will die USA in eine Zukunft mit sauberer Energie und umweltverträglichen Verkehrsmitteln führen. CEO Mary Barra, die 2014 allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz das Ruder bei GM übernommen hat, versucht, das 114 Jahre alte Unternehmen neu zu erfinden und es für die Umstellung auf die Elektromobilität und das autonome Fahren zu rüsten. Der renommierte Journalist und GM-Experte David Welch ... Read more

$38.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

General Motors will die USA in eine Zukunft mit sauberer Energie und umweltverträglichen Verkehrsmitteln führen. CEO Mary Barra, die 2014 allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz das Ruder bei GM übernommen hat, versucht, das 114 Jahre alte Unternehmen neu zu erfinden und es für die Umstellung auf die Elektromobilität und das autonome Fahren zu rüsten. Der renommierte Journalist und GM-Experte David Welch
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Die Konzeption der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft

Ziele, Prinzipien und Herausforderungen

by Margareta Kulessa ...

Series series nuggets
Vom Merkantilismus über den Ordoliberalismus zur Sozialen Marktwirtschaft Die Wirtschaftsordnung unseres Landes basiert auf dem Leitbild der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft. Margareta Kulessa stellt es in diesem kompakten Nugget-Band vor: Sie beleuchtet die wirtschaftspolitische Konzeption, die geschichtliche Entwicklung, sowie die politischen Anfänge mit Weichenstellungen in z.B. Ordnungs-, Sozial- und ... Read more

$28.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Vom Merkantilismus über den Ordoliberalismus zur Sozialen Marktwirtschaft Die Wirtschaftsordnung unseres Landes basiert auf dem Leitbild der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft. Margareta Kulessa stellt es in diesem kompakten Nugget-Band vor: Sie beleuchtet die wirtschaftspolitische Konzeption, die geschichtliche Entwicklung, sowie die politischen Anfänge mit Weichenstellungen in z.B. Ordnungs-, Sozial- und
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Planet der Angst

Wie die Neue Rechte die Welt verändert

by Emil Horowitz ...

Die Neue Rechte ist nicht vom Himmel gefallen. Sie ist das Ergebnis eines seit acht Jahrzehnten andauernden Projekts, das im Deutschland der Nachkriegszeit seinen Anfang genommen hat und seither zügig auf seine Ziele hinarbeitet. Das Sachbuch von Emil Horowitz erklärt die historischen Zusammenhänge, beschäftigt sich mit den Methoden, wie der Rechtspopulismus Angst zur Erreichung seiner ... Read more

$13.99 NZD

Die Neue Rechte ist nicht vom Himmel gefallen. Sie ist das Ergebnis eines seit acht Jahrzehnten andauernden Projekts, das im Deutschland der Nachkriegszeit seinen Anfang genommen hat und seither zügig auf seine Ziele hinarbeitet. Das Sachbuch von Emil Horowitz erklärt die historischen Zusammenhänge, beschäftigt sich mit den Methoden, wie der Rechtspopulismus Angst zur Erreichung seiner
... Read more
Klimasolidarität – Verteidigung einer Zukunft für alle

Leykam Leucht:Schriften

by Johannes Siegmund ...

Series series Leykam LEUCHT:SCHRIFTEN
»Welches Klima hat die Krise?«Ein Plädoyer für eine gerechte Zukunft für alleGegenüber der Gewalt der Klimakrise gibt es keine neutrale Position. Während einige von ihr profitieren, werden die Lebensgrundlagen von Millionen von Menschen verwüstet. Dabei trifft die Krise gerade die am härtesten, die am wenigsten zur Krise beigetragen haben. Mit den Pegeln der Meeresspiegel und der Intensität der ... Read more

$19.99 NZD

»Welches Klima hat die Krise?«Ein Plädoyer für eine gerechte Zukunft für alleGegenüber der Gewalt der Klimakrise gibt es keine neutrale Position. Während einige von ihr profitieren, werden die Lebensgrundlagen von Millionen von Menschen verwüstet. Dabei trifft die Krise gerade die am härtesten, die am wenigsten zur Krise beigetragen haben. Mit den Pegeln der Meeresspiegel und der Intensität der
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Rechenschaft – Teil 2 – Band 213e in der gelben Buchreihe – bei Jürgen Ruszkowski

Band 213e in der gelben Buchreihe

by Carl von Ossietzky ...

Series Book 213 - gelbe Buchreihe
Der Journalist, Schriftsteller und Pazifist Carl von Ossietzky schrieb zwischen 1913 und 1933 etliche Beiträge in der von ihm herausgegebenen Zeitschrift "Die Weltbühne" und anderen Blättern über aktuelle kulturelle und politische Themen. Ihm wurde 1936 in einer internationalen Hilfskampagne der Friedensnobelpreis zuerkannt. Er wurde von den Nazis ins Konzentrationslager Esterwegen im Emsland ... Read more

$19.99 NZD

Der Journalist, Schriftsteller und Pazifist Carl von Ossietzky schrieb zwischen 1913 und 1933 etliche Beiträge in der von ihm herausgegebenen Zeitschrift "Die Weltbühne" und anderen Blättern über aktuelle kulturelle und politische Themen. Ihm wurde 1936 in einer internationalen Hilfskampagne der Friedensnobelpreis zuerkannt. Er wurde von den Nazis ins Konzentrationslager Esterwegen im Emsland
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