For ten years, we tested and kept a list of Kyoto's most secret spots.Only 30 made the final cut.30 unique and exclusive experiences that reveal the soul of Kyoto.“One afternoon in the space of a cherry tree in Kyoto, and here I am lifted to the highest heights of the intoxication of existing.” – René DepestreDiscover the loveliest spot to picnic on the banks of the river without being harassed by eagles, have your own barbecue behind the fish market, attend a tea c...

Do you crave the power to unlock your full leadership potential? Do you want to master the art of persuasion to lead and inspire others?In the world of Persuasive Leadership, we dive deep into the wisdom of top business visionaries who've harnessed the magic of persuasion to elevate their collaborative prowess and achieve unparalleled success. This book isn't just for the corporate elite – it's a goldmine of actionable insights for anyone hungry to amplify their influence ...

The asteroid Siffreo threatens to destroy the planet of the Okidians! Only the king, Okodo, can push it back into the sky with his magical powers, but he has mysteriously disappeared! Despite her despair, Okoda, the queen, doesn't seem to be in a hurry to look for him. Accompanied by Okimi, the princess, the Little Prince and Fox must defy the Snake and his Gloomies in a race against time. Will they find Okodo before it's too late?

There will be no energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies, but a clean break, a Big Bang!Clean, almost infinite, universally available energy from the sun, wind and water? And easy to transport over long distances and to store for months? And so cheap that it could match the price of an oil barrel as early as 2020?In barely a decade, 7 global energy battles have shaped up: shale oil and gas and the reversal of peak oil, super competitive solar and wind power...

Every Friday the 13th, 6th-grade genius Nate Bannister does three not-so-smart things to keep life interesting. This time, he taught a caterpillar to read, mailed a love letter, and super-sized his cat Proton before turning him invisible. Now Proton is on the loose, and Nate and his new friend Delphine must reverse the experiment before the cat crushes everything and everybody in town.As if that's not enough, the Red Death Tea Society, known for its criminal activity, killer tactic...

We invite you to visit Digitalis, a country of over 4 billion inhabitants, all interconnected via the internet. A country where health, education, mobility, economic and societal issues are addressed using options made available by digitalization. This deliberately provocative book by Thierry Geerts is a strong call to put fear aside and embrace the progress of the current digital revolution. Digitalization has huge social, cultural and economic implications, requiring us to compl...

It's Friday the 13th again, and for sixth grade genius Nate Bannister, that means doing three more not-so-smart things to keep life interesting. But he has bigger problems than his own experiments. His nemesis, the Red Death Tea Society, is threatening to unleash a swarm of angry bees on the city of Polt if Nate doesn't join their ranks. But then a new group of people with murky intentions shows up -- the League of Ostracized Fellows -- and they want Nate as their own, too. To top it off, ...

Pivotal Leadership is a unique anthology that curates thought-transforming articles written by CEOs, entrepreneurs, and seasoned leaders themselves—no fuss and straight from the masters’ mouths! Discover their secrets on how to be effective leaders amid the toughest challenges wherein the toughest calls—the pivotal choices—have to be made, as well as gain refreshing insights on innovation and persuasion, all distilled from real-world experiences and business expertise and all pour...

Set in Paris shortly after World War II, L’Amérique recounts the fortitude of one Parisian family in a nation humiliated by defeat and torn by recriminations. It is above all the story of Jeanot, a boy raised by disparate people in a middle-class apartment building, and the journey that will take him to L’Amérique, where dreams come true, but rarely as expected. Jeanot’s world is peopled by his great aunt Tatie, who sleeps with her hat on, her detestable maid Guénolé, and Kharkov, the buil...

This revised and updated second edition features over twenty new chapters and offers a wide-ranging collection of cutting-edge essays from leading scholars in the field of Security Studies.The field of Security Studies has undergone significant change during the past 20 years, and is now one of the most dynamic sub-disciplines within International Relations. This second edition has been significantly updated to address contemporary and emerging security threats with chapters on org...

The way in which securities are traded is very different from the idealized picture of a frictionless and self-equilibrating market offered by the typical finance textbook. In Market Liquidity, Thierry Foucault, Marco Pagano, and Ailsa Röell offer a more accurate take on the liquidity of securities markets, its determinants, and its effects. They start from the assumption that not everyone is present at all times simultaneously on the market, and that even the limited number of pa...