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” The hottest thinker in the world”. (Bryan Appleyard, ” Sunday Times”). In ” The Black Swan”, Taleb showed us that highly improbable & unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. Here Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary. The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. The resilient resists shocks & stays the same; the antifragile gets better & better. Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress & tension, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, & turmoil. What Taleb has identified & calls antifragile are things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive & flourish. What`s more, the antifragile is immune to prediction errors & protected from adverse events. Why is the city-state better than the nation-state, why is debt bad for you, & why is what we call ”efficient” is not efficient at all? Why should you write your resignation letter before starting on the job? How did the sinking of the Titanic save lives? ” Antifragile” is a blueprint for living in a Black Swan world. Erudite, witty, & iconoclastic, Taleb`s message is revolutionary: the antifragile, & only the antifragile, will make it. Nassim Nicholas Taleb has devoted his life to problems of uncertainty, probability, & knowledge & has led three careers around this focus, as a businessman-trader, a philosophical essayist, & an academic researcher. Although he now spends most of his time working in intense seclusion in his study, in the manner of independent scholars, he is currently Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering at New York University`s Polytechnic Institute. His main subject matter is ”decision making under opacity, ” that is, a map & a protocol on how we should live in a world we don`t underst&. His books ” Fooled by Randomness” & ” The Black Swan” have been published in thirty-three languages. Taleb believes that prizes, honorary degrees, awards, & ceremonialism debase knowledge by turning it into a spectator sport. ...

Antigua & Barbuda in the Landmark Visitor Guides series, exploring a range of places in Britain, Europe & the Caribbean, with a particular expertise in UK destinations. Each guide presents the reader with detailed, wide-ranging & accessible overview of the region or area, with a particular focus on history & culture, notable local attractions, the landscape, local events & family activities. A series of recommended walks & guided car tours exploring the region are also included in each title. The guides are arranged geographically by region & are ideal both for short & longer breaks, with practical guidance on recommended routes & tourist attractions, in addition to insightful inset boxes into local history, culture & traditions. Information on accommodation, restaurants & day-to-day information are more limited, though a compact Directory at the end of each guide provides basic listings of recommended accommodation & restaurants, as well as tourist information contacts & regional event calendars. International destinations also carry climate & country facts, basic phrases & other general travel practical guidance for travelling to the region. The British titles in the Landmark Visitor Guides series are highly recommended, covering titles that are rarely available from other publishers. ...

Antigua & Barbuda in the Compact Guide series from Insight is an accessible & handy reference guide, describing main sites & cultural highlights. Each illustrated guide

Includes:: an introductory chapter with a selection of the top ten things to do & gives visitors an insight into history, culture & geography. An extensive

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Dominica at 1:50, 000 with Antigua at 1:35, 000, each shown on one side of a map from ITMB indexed & accompanied by street plans of Roseau plus St John’s & the English Harbour area respectively. Road network is presented on a base showing the islands’ topography by contours & altitude colouring. Symbols indicate various places of interest & facilities, including selected tourist accommodation, beaches, diving & snorkelling sites, marinas, locations of petrol stations, etc. On Dominica the Waiukubuli National Hiking Trail is prominently highlighted. Each side is indexed & has latitude & longitude lines at 5’. Street plans cover the town centres of Roseau & St John’s showing locations of selected hotels & other facilities. The Antigua side also

Includes:: an enlargement of the English Harbour area including Nelson’s Dockyard, plus panels with maps of Barbuda (1:25, 000), Saint Martin/ Sint Maarten, St. Barthélemy & St. Kitts & Nevis.

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Topographic coverage of the Canary Islands at 1:25, 000 published by the Instituto Geográfico Nacional – Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic mapping at this scale: detailed presentation of the road network with rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. The majority of the titles have been published since late 1990s. Map legend is in Spanish only.COVERAGE: each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter, & IV = SE quarter. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Double-sided map from a Caribbean-based cartographer Michal Kasprowski showing on one side Antigua at 1:30, 000 with a street plan of St. John’s & on the reverse Barbuda at 1:35, 000 with a street plan of Cordington, both with indexes of streets & roads. On both islands the maps indicate various facilities & places of interest, including beaches, shipwrecks in the coastal waters, & along Antigua’s southern coast over 30 diving sites listed in a separate index. On Antigua topography of the Shakerley Mountains is shown by contours at 50m intervals & relief shading. Latitude & longitude lines on both islands are drawn at 2’ intervals. ...

A pictorial insight into the everyday life of a vibrant Caribbean nation. From the most secluded palm-fringed coves & popular beaches of Antigua, to the miles of deserted, crystal-clear surf of Barbuda, it is everything a tropical island paradise should be. Lavishly illustrated with more than 300 photographic images, Antigua & Barbuda provides a unique representation of the nation`s history, culture & its people. ...

We are able to source a wide range of courtesy flags. Flags are available in many sizes & can be sewn or printed on 100% Ministry Of Defence Standard Woven & Knitted Polyester. Flags are supplied with rope & toggle. If you would like more information, have a custom size request or cannot find a desired product, please email us at maritime@stanfords.co.uk. We will be glad to help! ...

We are able to source a wide range of courtesy flags. Flags are available in many sizes & can be sewn or printed on 100% Ministry Of Defence Standard Woven & Knitted Polyester. Flags are supplied with rope & toggle. If you would like more information, have a custom size request or cannot find a desired product, please email us at maritime@stanfords.co.uk. We will be glad to help! ...