THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, updated with a new PrefaceThe essential blueprint for a better future, by Labour's economic mastermind‘Stellar: brilliant, incredibly pragmatic’ Rory Stewart‘Refreshingly optimistic’ The Times‘No one has done more to re-inject sanity into our national policy’ Emily Maitlis'Everyone should read this book if they care...

Four Centuries of Speculation and Commodity MarketsFrom Tulips to Bitcoins is a fascinating look at big events in commodity and crypto markets from the Dutch Tulip Mania to Bitcoins today. It covers the Silver Thursday and the Hunt Brothers, the doom of Amaranth Advisors and Brian Hunter, Copper and the Congo, Gold, Rare Earths, Energy Metals, and Bitcoins, which rose from below 1,000 USD to above 20,000 USD within a year. These markets are on a crossroad ...

Comprehensive C++23 resource offering deep coverage from syntax basics to advanced concurrency and standard library usage. Learn best practices to write secure, efficient, and modular C++ code with expert guidance.Key FeaturesIn-depth coverage of modern C++23 concepts ensuring comprehensive understanding of language featuresFocus on writing secure, maintainable, and efficient code for professional and scalable projectsPractical examples and rea...

Examining the consequences of greed in today's societyFear and greed are among the strongest motivators. They influence all our decisions. Every day, we see the lives of the fabulous and famous in the press, on TV, and on social media, and we envy them for their luxurious lifestyle. We want it all too!Games of Greed reveals how some of these people let greed get the better of them. This book connects the dots between the Panama Papers, Bernie Madof...

A design handbook to orchestrate and manage flexible process-driven systems with Oracle BPM and SOA Suite 12cKey FeaturesLearn key principles to model business processes with BPMN and BPEL, and execute them in an SOA environment.Use best practices for composite applications, including service design and human interactions, and apply them in your daily projects.Design, implement, and optimize business processes with real-world examples illustrat...

Taking a detail-oriented, yet holistic approach to the body, is the underpinning of craniosacral osteopathy. This richly illustrated guide, which focuses on the special sense organs, orofacial pain, headaches and cranial nerves, will help you understand how specific dysfunctions arise, but also how they interrelate to wider patterns of dysfunction. Further chapters cover palpatory procedures, including examples of best practice, and guidance in training your palpatory perception.Wit...

Learn how to heal all areas of your life with this comprehensive and accessible guide to the powerful practice of Reiki.Reiki is one of the most popular energy-healing systems, founded in Japan and now used all over the world. It's easy to learn, and everyone can benefit from it.Written by the founder of the Reiki Academy London, Torsten A. Lange, Reiki Made Easy is a comprehensive yet accessible guide to the powerful Reiki healing system, showing how it ca...

Taking a detail-oriented, yet holistic approach to the body is the underpinning of craniosacral osteopathy. This richly illustrated guide, which focuses on the jaw joint, TMJ and mouth disorders disorders, and the facial skull, will help you understand how specific dysfunctions arise, but also how they interrelate to wider patterns of dysfunction. Further chapters cover palpatory procedures, including examples of best practice, and guidance in training your palpatory perception.With...

Creative Responses to Environmental Crises and Aesthetics in Nordic Art and Literature gives a broad perspective on artistic responses to climate change and other environmental crises in the Nordic countries. Showcasing examples of environmental literature, visual art and entertainment from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, the chapters of the volume reflect the complex interplay of the local, regional and global in environmental art and activism. Authored by...

Production and logistics companies can achieve significant competitive advantage with their supply chain and production processes. This book provides managers, practitioners, consultants and students with a comprehensive understanding of process optimisation. It covers a wide range of tools, methods and tried-and-tested procedures for improving performance in these areas. The methodological toolbox from the various optimisation philosophies - Lean Production, Supply Chain, Six Sigma, Conti...

Digital supply chains increase companies' competitiveness. A systematic approach describes the development of strategies to achieve challenging corporate goals with the supply chain and its digitalisation. These include better fulfilling customer requirements, increasing sales, and simultaneously reducing costs. Strategy patterns are presented, and their implementation in companies is described. Entrepreneurs, supply chain, and operations managers receive a practice-oriented guide on how t...

Discover English idioms and their matching German expressions in 40 memorable and cheerful black and white illustrations.This is not a standard textbook. It's a book for language lovers and learners who want to explore and live a language. In this book you can browse through 40 idioms, 20 English idioms and their 20 German similar expressions. Each idiom also has its literal translation in the other language and is illustrated by the talented graphic artist Galih Windu.This...