The New North is a book that turns the world literally upside down. Analysing four key 'megatrends' - population growth and migration, natural resource demand, climate change and globalisation - UCLA professor Larry Smith projects a world that by mid-century will have shifted its political and economic axes radically to the north.The beneficiaries of this new order, based on a bonanza of oil, natural gas, minerals and plentiful water will be the Arctic regions of Russia, A...

河流对文明进程造成的影响超乎我们的想象。大河是古文明的动脉，人类灿烂的文明遗产几乎都离不开河流的哺育。一方面，河流提供了水资源和交通方式，使早期人类的繁衍与交流成为可能，在文明发展后，又推动了农业、工业、贸易进程，提供新型能源，为社会的繁荣提供了动力。另一方面，河流作为一种天然的资源和屏障，不仅可以是国家的边界，甚至能够催生民族文化认同，河流治理也广泛牵涉社会的政治经济问题，对人口迁徙、生活方式、社会结构等造成了深远影响。今天，随着气候变化和城市发展，我们与自然的关系正发生改变，在人类赖以生存的大河，机遇和危机暗流涌动。全书主题可分为三个部分：在第一部分，作者揭示了河流如何影响历史社会，以及这种影响如何影响至今，包括人类居地、政治权力中心、食品贸易、能源依赖、政治边界和战争等。在第二部分，作者从20世纪青少年美国大坝的建设和污染开始，描绘了近代对于世界河流系统的开发、利用及对生态环境的破坏，以及由由此导致的政治经济变迁。在第三部分，作者着眼现实世界，指出当前世界河流系统如何对现代社会产生重要作用，以及科技的进步如何对人类自然改造产生重要作用，因此有何利弊，值...

The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction.Content:The Harvard Classics:V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & PennV. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus AureliusV. 3: Bacon, Milton, BrowneV. 4: John Milton

Early Oklahoma was a haven for violent outlaws and a death trap for deputy U.S. marshals. The infamous Doolin gang's OK Hotel gunfight left five dead. Killers like Bible-quoting choir leader Deacon Jim Miller wreaked havoc. Gunslinger femme fatale Belle Starr specialized in horse theft. Wannabe outlaws like Al Jennings traded train robbing for politics and Hollywood films. And Elmer McCurdy's determination and inept skill earned him a carnival slot and the nickname "the Bandit Who Wouldn't...

In an unusual dual biography, authors Laurence J. Yadon and Robert Barr Smith explore this compelling criminal case from both sides. Tulsa computer tycoon Roger Wheeler was the victim and organized crime boss Whitey Bulger was the criminal-or so it seemed. Through a fascinating examination of information related to both men, the authors break down the façde and expose the underlying truths in this decades-long case.Wheeler, a well-known entrepreneur, discovered that one of his inve...

La durabilité n’est ni une option ni une contrainte, c’est le nouveau standard pour la pérennité et la réussite des organisations. Pourtant, trop d’entreprises restent prisonnières d’une vision court-termiste. Erreur fatale ! Car adopter une stratégie durable, c’est avant tout gagner en résilience, en robustesse et en compétitivité.Qui sont les vrais décideurs et comment les accompagner ? Comment structurer une transformation efficace et l’ancrer au coeur des modèles dans un contex...

An "eye-opening, sometimes alarming, and ultimately inspiring" natural history of rivers and their complex and ancient relationship with human civilization (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction).Rivers, more than any road, technology, or political leader, have shaped the course of human civilization. They have opened frontiers, founded cities, settled borders, and fed billions. They promote life, forge peace, grant power...

Wie die großen Flüsse die menschliche Zivilisation geprägt habenFlüsse haben, mehr als jede Straße oder Technologie, den Lauf unserer Zivilisation geprägt. Sie haben Entdeckern neue Wege eröffnet, sie bilden und überwinden Grenzen, ermöglichen Handel, stellen Energie bereit und ernähren Millionen. Die meisten Großstädte wurden an Ufern von Flüssen gegründet. Auch wenn ihr Lauf heute meist eingehegt ist, bleiben die Ströme in Zeiten von Klimawandel und Wasserknapphe...

(Note: This book is probably not for you if you support any intruder theory.) This definitive book contains 9 chapters, addendum, epilogue, and glossary of major participants. Individual chapters include; psycholinguistic analysis of the ransom letter, placing various criminal types along with family members in scenarios to determine viability as suspects, comparing other kidnapping cases to Ramsey case, psychological profiles of prominent sexual criminal types, and the flawed police inves...

'As fascinating as it is beautifully written' JARED DIAMOND, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs and SteelRivers, more than any road, technology or political event, have shaped the course of civilization.Rivers have opened frontiers, defined borders, supported trade, generated energy and fed billions. Most of our greatest cities stand on river banks or deltas, and our quest for mastery has spurred staggering advances in en...

True stories of nineteenth-century crooks, con artists, and quacks—including the man who "sold" the Brooklyn Bridge.Gunslingers and outlaws weren't the only ones who made the West wild. The nineteenth century was the golden era of riverboat gamblers, crooked railroad contractors, and filthy-rich medical quacks. These crooks made a living deceiving people who took a stranger at face value and left their doors unlocked. Throw in some get-rich-quick schemes and a gene...

Lying at the centre of a tumultuous region, the Central African Republic and its turbulent history have often been overlooked. Democracy, in any kind of a meaningful sense, has eluded the country. Since the mid-1990s, army mutinies and serial rebellion in CAR have resulted in two major successful coups. Over the course of these upheavals, the country has become a laboratory for peacebuilding initiatives, hosting a two-decade-long succession of UN and regional peacekeeping, peacebuilding an...