An essential overview of the problems of our world today -- & how we should prepare for tomorrow -- from the world`s leading public intellectual We have two choices. We can be pessimistic, give up, & help ensure that the worst will happen. Or we can be optimistic, grasp the opportunities that surely exist, & maybe help make the world a better place. Not much of a choice. From peerless political thinker Noam Chomsky comes an exploration of rising neoliberalism, the refugee crisis in Europe, the Black Lives Matter movement, the dysfunctional US electoral system, & the prospects & challenges of building a movement for radical change. Including four up-to-the-minute interviews on the 2016 American election campaign & global resistance to Trump, this Penguin Special is a concise introduction to Chomsky`s ideas & his take on the state of the world today. ...

A valuable addition to the RYA racing series & a brilliant book to get youngsters interested & involved in sailing & racing. The Optimist is one of the best-known & biggest childrens classes in the world. Over 150, 000 are registered (although a lot more are made) & are sailed in more than 110 countries. The ` Oppy` has been the starter boat for young sailors who have developed a lifelong love of sailing, some have gone on to achieve Olympic gold medals & around the world sailing success. The first part of this wonderful new book will help young sailors to understand the basics of sailing an Optimist & with the help of top tips & handy hints from well known sailors & coaches develop their skills & confidence. The second part leads on to more advanced techniques & racing. Chapters include: Choosing & setting up the boat & rig Basic & advanced sailing Mark rounding Wind & weather Tactics & strategy Goal setting Racing rules Clothing ...

The Optimist is the most popular children's boat world--wide with over 250, 000 sailed in 70 countries. This book is endorsed by the Optimist Association & is used by most Optimist coaches as their textbook. This second edition is fully updated & describes all the latest rigging & sailing techniques. Many Olympic gold medallists started in this class. ...

From Facebook`s COO & Wharton`s top-rated professor, the 1 New York Times best-selling authors of Lean In & Originals: a powerful, inspiring, & practical book about building resilience & moving forward after life`s inevitable setbacks. After the sudden death of her husb&, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she & her children would never feel pure joy again. ”I was in `the void, `” (She writes), ”A vast emptiness that fills your heart & lungs & restricts your ability to think or even breathe.” Her friend Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover & rebound from life-shattering experiences. We are not born with a fixed amount of resilience. It is a muscle that everyone can build. Option B combines Sheryl`s personal insights with Adam`s eye-opening research on finding strength in the face of adversity. Beginning with the gut-wrenching moment when she finds her husb&, Dave Goldberg, collapsed on a gym floor, Sheryl opens up her heart-and her journal-to describe the acute grief & isolation she felt in the wake of his death. But Option B goes beyond Sheryl`s loss to explore how a broad range of people have overcome hardships including illness, job loss, sexual assault, natural disasters, & the violence of war. Their stories reveal the capacity of the human spirit to persevere... And to rediscover joy. Resilience comes from deep within us & from support outside us. Even after the most devastating events, it is possible to grow by finding deeper meaning & gaining greater appreciation in our lives. Option B illuminates how to help others in crisis, develop compassion for ourselves, raise strong children, & create resilient families, communities, & workplaces. Many of these lessons can be applied to everyday struggles, allowing us to brave whatever lies ahead. Two weeks after losing her husb&, Sheryl was preparing for a father-child activity. ”I want Dave, ” she cried. Her friend replied, ” Option A is not available, ” & then promised to help her make the most of Option B. We all live some form of Option B. This book will help us all make the most of it. ...

This is the latest beautiful special gift set from the popular Natural Histories series. It

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Peter Hessler`s previous book River Town was a prize-winning, poignant & deeply compelling portrait of China. Now, in Oracle Bones, Hessler returns to the country, excavating its long history & immersing himself in the lives of young Chinese as they migrate from the traditional Chinese countryside to the booming ever-changing cities & try to cope with their society`s modern transformation. ...

Several months into his recovery from a near-fatal illness, novelist Sidney Orr enters a stationery shop in Brooklyn & buys a blue notebook. It is September 18, 1982, & for the next nine days Orr will live under the spell of this blank book, trapped inside a world of eerie premonitions & bewildering events that threaten to destroy his marriage & undermine his faith in reality. Paul Auster`s mesmerizing eleventh novel reads like an old-fashioned ghost story. But there are no ghosts in this book
- only flesh-&-blood human beings, wandering through the haunted realms of everyday life. ” Oracle Night” is a narrative tour de force that confirms Auster`s reputation as one of the boldest, most original writers at work in America today.
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Detailed street map at 1:12, 500. Contours to show the relief. Notable buildings & places of interest are highlighted. A range of symbols denotes many specific features e.g. hotels, markets, sport & leisure facilities, museums, filling stations, car parks, etc. Many locations are numbered & listed with the index on the reverse. The city centre is shown in greater detail at 1:8, 000. Further insets show an overview of the area surroundings the city at 1:480, 000 & street maps of the Episcopia Bihor area at 1:12, 500 & of Baile Felix at 1:9000. Map legend

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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

One of the titles in a series of topographic maps covering much of north-west Africa, produced as part of the IMW* project in 1960’s. Each map covers an area spanning 6° in longitude & 4° in latitude. There is some variation in colouring & the depiction of terrain, but hill-shading, spot heights & contours are used to show the general relief. Additional graphics show features such as dunes, rock outcrops, cliffs, sand areas, escarpments, marshes, seasonal lakes & watercourses, & areas liable to flooding. Bathymetric contours are also included. Communications detail

Includes:: roads, major trails & railways, although there is some inconsistency in colouring & the extent of classification, e.g. not all maps distinguish seasonal roads. On most maps intermediate road distances are indicated on main routes. Symbols show airports, mosques, mines, oil & gas fields, lighthouses, ruins & significant isolated buildings. Administrative boundaries are marked & latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals, with further margin ticks at 1’ intervals. The map legend is in French only on some sheets, & in English & French on others.* The International Map of the World was a project conceived in the early 20th century to compile a world map series at 1:1, 000, 000 through the efforts of participating nations. The value of the program has declined since 1970 & the IMW is no longer regarded as an active international series.

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