People tell me I should count my blessings. “You’re handsome, Marc,” they say, “handsome, rich, young, and intelligent.” But then, given time and opportunity, people would always say inanities, I think.Am I handsome? Honestly, I don’t know, but it seems so; handsome enough, at any rate, that I’m allowed to live comfortably off my looks. I’m not rich, mind you, but the men and women paying for my company fling enough crumbs of their wealth my way. I’m still fairly young, too, but si...

An economist's take on "why the world's efforts to curb the carbon dioxide emissions behind global warming have gone so wrong, and how it can do better" ( Financial Times).Despite commitments to renewable energy and two decades of international negotiations, global emissions continue to rise. Coal, the most damaging of all fossil fuels, has actually risen from 25% to almost 30% of world energy use. And while European countries congratulate themselves on re...

The Climate Crisis lays out the ABCs of the causes of climate change: highlighting what it could mean for you and what you can do about it. People from all walks of life and ages, schools, and other learning institutions will benefit from reading it.

We all too often look for happiness via relationships, success and recognition — all things that lie outside ourselves. This approach is actually at the heart of why we end up experiencing unhappiness and discontent. By implementing boundaries so that we take responsibility only for ourselves, we learn that nobody can ‘make’ us feel or do anything; only we are responsible for how we feel. The result is less interpersonal conflict and greatly enhanced feelings of contentment and fulfilment....

What can we really do about the climate emergency?The inconvenient truth is that we are causing the climate crisis with our carbon intensive lifestyles and that fixing – or even just slowing – it will affect all of us. But it can be done.In Net Zero the economist Professor Dieter Helm addresses the action we would all need to take, whether personal, local, national or global, if we really wanted to stop causing climate change.Net Zero is Professor ...

You know you’re in deep water when you can’t tell cop from criminalRene Beckman is a dishonoured ex-cop with only two things on his mind: his new boat, the Triggerfish, and his hot date, an environmentalist named Vicki. When the two unknowingly dock the boat in the same secluded cove as a Mexican cartel’s drug submarine, the date ends with a bang.With the cartel’s coke-for-guns deal with local bikers torched by Beckman, he’s forced to go on the run...

Bedtime doesn’t always have to be a battle. Imagine your child excited to turn off the screen and dive into a world of imagination, courage, and cozy chills.Join Max, Luna, Mia, Eli, and their loyal dog Shadow as they explore strange happenings and solve spooky mysteries that always end with a smile and a logical explanation. Each story turns fear into curiosity, helping kids see t...

Based on a broad array of sources from Russian and Austrian archives, this collection provides a comprehensive analysis of the Soviet occupation of Austria from 1945 to 1955. The contributors cover a wide range of topics, including the Soviet Secret Services, the military kommandaturas, Soviet occupation policies, the withdrawal of troops in 1955, everyday life, the image of “the Russians,” violence against women, arrests, deportations, Soviet aid provisions, as well as children of occupat...

Just over a thousand years ago, the Song dynasty emerged as the most advanced civilization on earth. Within two centuries, China was home to nearly half of all humankind. In this concise history, we learn why the inventiveness of this era has been favorably compared with the European Renaissance, which in many ways the Song transformation surpassed.With the chaotic dissolution of the Tang dynasty, the old aristocratic families vanished. A new class of scholar-officials—products of ...

"You were with him for a long time. You need to tell the story! You need to tell the real story about my son!" Inspired by these words from Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, former manager, confidant, and personal friend Dieter Wiesner's newly released ePub, "Michael Jackson: The Real Story" does just that. Influenced by a sense of obligation, Mr. Wiesner shares intimate information about Michael Jackson the visionary business genius and the loving father and family man....

What they're saying about AAMIE'S WAR"Profoundly moving I couldn't put it down!"Zella Brown, Cofounder of One By OneJewish German Reconciliation Through Dialogue"A compelling and sensitive personal account, at times charming and tender, at times grimly upsetting Honest, painful and necessary, this book offers an important perspective rarely read in America. An important addition to the human saga of war and the tragic condition of mankind in all it's paradoxi...

The second edition of High Voltage Test Techniques has been completely revised. The present revision takes into account the latest international developments in High Voltage and Measurement technology, making it an essential reference for engineers in the testing field. High Voltage Technology belongs to the traditional area of Electrical Engineering. However, this is not to say that the area has stood still. New insulating materials, computing methods and voltage levels repeatedly pose ne...