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by Wolfgang Riebe
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2011
Have you ever been keen to learn a few secrets of magic?
Would you like to be the life and highlight at the next party?
How about creating that air of mystery about you and
make others believe that you have special powers!
Grandparents: Do you want to amaze and
then teach your...
The Vertical Farm
Feeding the World in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
"The vertical farm is a world-changing innovation whose time has come. Dickson Despommier's visionary book provides a blueprint for securing the world's food supply and at the same time solving one of the gravest environmental crises facing us today."--Sting
Imagine a world where...
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL (R) THE SPARK
Igniting the Creative Fire That Lives Within Us All
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2006
Creativity and innovation are widely recognized as essential to success in business, and so many aspects of our lives. For over two decades, Cirque du Soleil has been a world-renowned laboratory of creativity, enthralling audiences around the world by fusing dazzling acrobatics, staging and choreography,...
Grocery
The Buying and Selling of Food in America
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
In Grocery, bestselling author Michael Ruhlman offers incisive commentary on America's relationship with its food and investigates the overlooked source of so much of it—the grocery store.
In a culture obsessed with food—how it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from, what is good...
Your Happiness Was Hacked
Why Tech Is Winning the Battle to Control Your Brain--and How to Fight Back
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
“Technology is a great servant but a terrible master. This is the most important book ever written about one of the most significant aspects of our lives—the consequences of our addiction to online technology and how we can liberate ourselves and our children from it.”
**—Dean Ornish, M.D....
The New Wild West
Black Gold, Fracking, and Life in a North Dakota Boomtown
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
Williston, North Dakota was a sleepy farm town for generations—until the frackers arrived. The oil companies moved into Williston, overtaking the town and setting off a boom that America hadn’t seen since the Gold Rush. Workers from all over the country descended, chasing jobs that promised them...
Blood & Oil
A Prince's Memoir of Iran, from the Shah to the Ayatollah
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
PEN/West Award Finalist
" Told with energy, perception and great charm. . . . For anyone who wants to . . . gain insight into the great cultural and political richness of Iran, past, present and future, this book is a marvelous introduction."
--Fred...
The China Price
The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2008
In this landmark work of investigative reporting, former Financial Times correspondent Alexandra Harney uncovers a story of immense significance to us all: how China's factory economy gains a competitive edge by selling out its workers, environment, and future. Harney's firsthand reporting brings...
The Change Function
Why Some Technologies Take Off and Others Crash and Burn
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2006
The ultimate guide to predicting winners and losers in high technology
Pip Coburn became famous for writing some of the liveliest reports on Wall Street. He quoted everyone from Machiavelli to HAL, Anaïs Nin to Yoda, Einstein to Gandhi. But along with the quirky writing, he consistently...
The Idealist.org Handbook to Building a Better World
How to Turn Your Good Intentions into Actions that Make a Difference
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2009
From the world?s largest nonprofit networking website?a resource that gives readers the tools they need to make a difference.
Part career guide, part activist?s handbook, The Idealist.org Handbook to Building a Better World provides tools and inspiration for anyone who wants to make a difference...
The World Is Fat
The Fads, Trends, Policies, and Products That Are Fatteningthe Human Race
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2008
A compelling look at the global trends that have led to today's obesity crisis
The planet's 1.6 billion overweight people by far outnumber the 700 million who are undernourished. This figure would have seemed ludicrous just fifty years ago. As a result of unprecedented trends in technology,...
Storey's Guide to Raising Meat Goats, 2nd Edition
Managing, Breeding, Marketing
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2010
Discover how raising your own meat goats can be a fun and profitable endeavor. Offering plenty of tips for creating an economically viable operation and identifying niche markets for your products, Storey’s Guide to Raising Meat Goats shows you how to care for a thriving and productive herd full of healthy and happy animals.
Work hard, play hard
Van niets naar een Most Wanted empire
Language: Dutch
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Nachtenlang Instagram afstruinen, op en neer naar Parijs met een minibudget en eindeloze avonden op kantoor: Danique Bossers weet als geen ander wat er nodig is om vanuit het niets een succesvol bedrijf op te bouwen. Als begin-twintiger richtte zij de inmiddels ongekend populaire webshop MostWanted...
Disaster on the Horizon
High Stakes, High Risks, and the Story Behind the Deepwater Well Blowout
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2010
Disaster on the Horizon is a behind-the-scenes investigative look at the worst oil well accident in US history, which led to the current environmental and economic catastrophe on the Gulf Coast. Cavnar uses his 30 years in the business to take readers inside the disaster, exposing the decisions leading...