One year shaped the world we know today. This is the page-turning story of the pivotal changes which were forged in 1948. Two-&-a-half years after the end of the second conflict to engulf the civilised world in twenty years, & the defeat of the Axis forces of Germany, Italy & Japan, this pivotal time would plunge the world into a state of Cold War between the two superpowers that had filled the vacuum of Adolf Hitler: the brooding menace of Joseph Stalin`s Soviet Russia & the Western powers now under new leadership of Harry Truman of America, De Gaulle of France & Britain`s Clement Atlee. The British Empire would begin its quick demise beginning with the separation of the Sub Continent & the birth of the Indian & Pakistan republics, which would ultimately result in the repatriation of millions of peoples, wholesale slaughter of ethnic minorities, & the demise of Britain as a global superpower as South Africa, & other colonies around the globe vied for freedom. Finally, 1948 would mark the end of a long & vicious civil war in China as the communists finally prevailed. The world order would never be the same again. This will be a dynamic narrative, enabling the reader to leap across the globe from one epic tale to the next
- encountering historical figures such as Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman, Ghandi, Mao Tse Tung, &, David Ben Gurian & providing a clear road map of how the world today was forged in this pivotal year. Praise for Jonathan Fenby: ` Brave & ambitious.` Times Literary Supplement ` Fenby writes with the authority of experience. There is much to enjoy in his fluently written history & much to learn from it too.` Literary Review `[ Fenby] is at his best when he teases out the tensions between the republican unifying ideal & the enduring divisions that periodically emerge.` The Economist ` Fenby positively gallops through a comprehensive account of France from 1789 until now. He has not selected only the juicy bits... He fills in what happens in between so that the narrative is complete. ` Independent
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Regulation 13 of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78 requires certain ships to operate with a cargo tank cleaning system using crude oil washing. The crude oil washing installation, assocaited equipment & arrangements must meet requirements established by Administrations based on specifications originally adopted by the International Conference on Tanker Safety & Pollution Prevention in 1978. These specifications have been amended & modified on several occasions since 1978, & this publication contains the most up-to-date version, along with various related texts. This publication contains:- Revised Specifications for the design, operation & control of crude oil washing systems (resolution A.446 (XI), as amended by resolutions A.497 (XII) & A.897 (21));- standard format for the Crude Oil Washing Operations & Equipment Manuals (resolution MEPC.3 (XII), as amended by resolution MEPC.81 (43));- Examples of Crude Oil Washing Operations & Equipment Manuals;- Guidelines for in-port inspection of crude oil washing procedures. ...

” Crude World” offers a passionate look at some of the most awful places in the world: the violent, repressive & polluted countries that are also where oil is extracted. Peter Maass follows the journey of oil & shows how the substance sullies so much of what it touches, poisoning land & rivers, promoting political bloodshed & creating corruption on a staggering scale. We tend to gauge the price of oil by its cost at the petrol station or its role in global warming, but Maass vividly shows an altogether different price paid by people who live in countries that are rich in petroleum but not wealth or freedom. He shows how the profits of oil benefit mainly the companies & governments that receive royalty cheques & will do more or less anything to sustain the flow of money. From Nigerian fishermen to Moscow oligarchs, from American generals in Iraq to environmentalists in Ecuador, from British executives to Saudi jihadists, Peter Maass connects the dots & shows how our relationship to oil is so deadly. Crude World is a great piece of reportage that reveals the price others pay for the lives we lead. ...

Kathy is a writer. Kathy is getting married. It`s the summer of 2017 & the whole world is falling apart. From a Tuscan hotel for the super-rich to a Brexit-paralysed UK, Kathy spends the first summer of her 40s trying to adjust to making a lifelong commitment just as Trump is tweeting the world into nuclear war. But it`s not only Kathy who`s changing. Political, social & natural landscapes are all in peril. Fascism is on the rise, truth is dead, the planet is hotting up. Is it really worth learning to love when the end of the world is nigh? & how do you make art, let alone a life, when one rogue tweet could end it all. Olivia Laing radically rewires the novel in a brilliant, funny & emphatically raw account of love in the apocalypse. A Goodbye to Berlin for the 21st century, Crudo charts in real time what it was like to live & love in the horrifying summer of 2017, from the perspective of a commitment-phobic peripatetic artist who may or may not be Kathy Acker... Author Biography: OLIVIA LAING is a widely acclaimed writer & critic. She writes for the Guardian, New Statesman & Frieze among many other publications. Her first book, To the River, was shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize & the Dolman Travel Book of the Year. The Trip to Echo Spring was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award & the Gordon Burn Prize. The Lonely City was shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize & the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism, & translated into 15 languages. In 2018 she was awarded a Windham-Campbell Prize. She lives in London. ...

The mountain paths are as treacherous as they are steep
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Three cell phones ring in an opulent London apartment. The calls go unanswered because their recipients are all dead. Earlier that night, four Finnish friends meet for dinner. It`s been ten years since the host, Robert, has seen his once-best friend, Mikko. Mikko has arrived in London with an agenda & thinks he`s about to get away with murder, but he has no idea what`s on the menu for the night. ...

A lovely cushion for all dog lovers featuring a reproduction of a London Transport poster advertising Crufts Dog Show, part of a sophisticated & decorative collection from We Love Cushions designed to bring life & style to any room setting. The cover, printed using archival inks to get the brightest finish possible, is made from super soft high quality faux suede & is fully machine washable at 30º. Cushion pad is included. To see other cushion designs in this series please lick on the series link. ...

Cruise Guide to Europe & the Mediterranean in the Eyewitness travel guide book series from Dorling Kindersley; lavishly illustrated & particularly concerned with providing the visitor with detailed background information to sightseeing in the chosen destination & a broad cultural introduction. Popular historical buildings & museums are often described with cutaway diagrams allowing you to view ...

Anchors away! Capture the essence of cruising through the beautiful Mediterranean with DK`s multi-country guide to Europe`s most spectacular cruising destinations. From Oslo to Athens, the guide covers 70 ports of call. Lush photos & illustrations, unique 3-D models, & bird`s-eye-view maps of all the major sites ensure you don`t miss a thing. Clue up on the basics, from ship etiquette to the best bars & restaurants ashore. You can discover where the locals go, enjoy relaxing entertainment, world-class sites, & retail therapy. As with all DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, this book shows you what others only tell you, offering all you need for an unforgettable cruise. Countries discussed include: Croatia, Denmark, Estonia & Latvia, Finl&, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece & Cyprus, Irel&, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Netherlands, North Africa, Norway, Pol&, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Syria, & Turkey. ...

Jack London writes about his own voyage across the Pacific in the Snark. Knowing little of navigation, he set out from San Francisco to Polynesia & Melanesia with his wife & two crew, in a schooner whose defects included a tendency to leak & a refusal to face up to wind when hove to. ...