Isaiah Berlin was born a century ago. One of the most celebrated British thinkers of the twentieth century, he was a tireless champion of freedom and diversity against control and conformity. His generous, open vision of life is displayed with special immediacy in his brilliant pen-portraits of contemporaries, Personal Impressions, in which he sees the point of radically differing personalities, enters into their distinctive outlooks, and describes his encounters with them, in arrestingly ...

掌握市場週期，預約未來獲利暢銷書作者、高盛首席全球股票策略師奧本海默，繼《高盛首席分析師教你看懂進場的訊號》後，推出備受期待的續作，幫助讀者了解總體經濟驅動因素（包含經濟成長、通貨膨脹和利率）的結構性變化，及地緣政治和社會變遷因素會如何影響市場的長期趨勢（或稱超級週期）。本書特色包含：▍以歷史角度分析市場週期與超級週期，回顧了1900年至今的市場趨勢，分析每個時期的驅動因素、特徵，及對投資報酬率的影響。▍提出「後現代週期」的概念，作者認為我們正處在一個新「超級週期」的開端，並探討其七個主要特徵，包含資本成本上升、由全球化轉為區域化、勞動力與大宗商品的成本上升、資本支出與基礎建設支出增加等。▍探討人工智慧和去碳化趨勢對投資的影響，認為AI將繼續推動科技業的發展，去碳化趨勢則會推動對新能源、基礎建設和相關技術的投資。▍提供不同產業的投資機會分析，包含科技、傳統產業、價值股、新興市場等。作者剖析當前最新的「後現代週期」，背後的驅動力有：1.資金成本上升

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First published in 1912, 'Peter Ruff and the Double Four' by E. Phillips Oppenheim follows the story of country squire Peter Ruff as he is drawn into the criminal underworld. Named as successor of the mysterious 'Double Four' organisation, Peter has no choice but to throw himself into his new role. Full of spies, international espionage and mystery, this is a thrilling read from Oppenheim.

Accompanied by his trusty and beautiful companion Violet Brown, Peter Ruff decides to turn his back on his former life of crime and become a private investigator. With his established links to the criminal underworld and his skilful disguises, Ruff is hugely successful in his new venture. However, along with success comes jealousy, and Ruff soon finds himself with a wealth of enemies thanks to his new career. A thrilling tale of sleuths and crime from E. Phillips Oppenheim, which readers o...

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In "Peter Ruff and the Double Four," E. Phillips Oppenheim crafts a riveting tale steeped in espionage and intrigue, reflecting the political tensions of the early 20th century. The narrative unravels through the character of Peter Ruff, a cunning operative navigating a world rife with deception, betrayal, and high-stakes conspiracies. Oppenheim'Äôs immersive prose intertwines suspense with rich descriptive passages, inviting readers into a labyrinth of mystery, where each turn reveals une...

The period after 1945 saw a rapid growth in social welfare, with the state taking on increasing responsibility for pensions, health care, unemployment relief and income support. In Western democracies economic growth underpinned state investment and was reinforced by demands from the new social movements of the 1960s. Just as the clamour for reformism reached a crescendo in the late 1960s, the global economy began to falter, culminating in the oil crisis of 1973–1974.This volume ex...

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