A monumental history of the nineteenth century, The Transformation of the World offers a panoramic & multifaceted portrait of a world in transition. Jurgen Osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the Braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional Eurocentric & chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope & towering erudition. He examines the powerful & complex forces that drove global change during the ”long nineteenth century, ” taking readers from New York to New Delhi, from the Latin American revolutions to the Taiping Rebellion, from the perils & promise of Europe`s transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planet. Osterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, & the railways. He explores the changing relationship between human beings & nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery & its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, & much more. This is the highly anticipated English edition of the spectacularly successful & critically acclaimed German book, which is also being translated into Chinese, Polish, Russian, & French. Indispensable for any historian, The Transformation of the World sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, & a host of other crucial developments. ...

A RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME What`s standing between you & success? What do you do with a generation who`ve had everything, but still can`t grow up? Welcome to The Transition. While taking part in The Transition you & your partner will spend six months living under the supervision of your mentors, two successful adults of a slightly older generation. Freed from your financial responsibilities, you will be coached through the key areas of the scheme
- Employment, Nutrition, Responsibility, Relationship, Finances & Self-Respect
- until you are ready to be reintegrated into adult society. At the end of your six months
- who knows what discoveries you`ll have made about yourself? The `friends` you no longer need. The talents you`ll have found time to nurture. The business you might have kick-started. Who knows where you`ll be? `A fresh, funny & gripping vision of the near future that rings frighteningly true` Joe Dunthorne, author of Submarine ` Terrific. Clever & funny & a total page-turner to boot` Nathan Filer, author of The Shock of the Fall ` Utterly vital` Paul Murray, author of Skippy Dies ` Essential reading for generation rent` Jenn Ashworth, author of Fell


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Black Mirror meets David Nicholls in this dark & funny novel about love in dystopian times LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE FOR FICTION Karl has let his debts get wildly out of control &, in desperation, has sort of semi-accidentally committed credit-card fraud. Now he could have to go to prison, so when he & his wife Genevieve are instead offered a place on a mysterious self-improvement scheme called The Transition, they agree. It`s only six months, after all, & at first all it requires is that they give up their credit cards & move into the spare room of their `mentors`, Janna & Stu, who seem perfectly lovely... `A total page-turner` Nathan Filer, author of The Shock of the Fall ` The sort of book that has you walking blindly through seven lanes of traffic with your face pressed obliviously to the page` The Times ` Very funny, compassionate & scathing. Just the ticket for fans of Jonathan Coe` Laline Paull, author of The Bees ` Richly enjoyable, tenderly devastating` Guardian ...

During the American occupation, the citizens of Japan were encouraged to apply directly to General Mac Arthur
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In a church in Battersea, Mary-Margaret O` Reilly sees blood on her hands & believes she has witnessed a miracle. The consequences are both profound & devastating
- not just for her but for others, too: Father Diamond, the parish priest, struggling with his own faith. Stella, adrift in her marriage & aching for her ten-year old son, away at boarding school. Alice, counting the days until her soldier son comes home. & Mary-Margaret`s mother, imprisoned in a tower block with nothing but her thoughts for company...
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A harrowing tale of selfless courage in terrifying conditions, “ The Translator” tells the story of Daoud Hari, a Zaghawa tribesman in the Darfur region of Sudan who found a new calling in the wake of conflict. Hari grew up racing camels across the desert, attending gloriously colourful weddings &, when his work was done, playing games under the moonlight. But in 2003, helicopter gunships swooped down on Darfur`s villages & shattered that way of life forever. Soon, Sudanese government-backed militias, attacking on horseback, came to murder, rape & burn. To drive the tribesmen from their lands. When Hari`s village was attacked & destroyed, his family was decimated & dispersed. He escaped, & together with a group of friends roamed the battlefield deserts, helping the weak & vulnerable find food, water & a path to safety. & when international aid groups & reporters arrived, Hari gave his services as a translator & guide. To do so was to risk his life, for the Sudanese government had outlawed journalists, punishing aid to `foreign spies` with death. Yet Hari did so time & again. Until, eventually, his luck ran out & he was captured... ...

A plague has brought death to the city. Two feuding crime families with blood on their hands need our hard-boiled hero, The Redeemer, to broker peace. Both his instincts & the vacant streets warn him to stay indoors, but The Redeemer ventures out into the city`s underbelly to arrange for the exchange of the bodies they hold hostage. Yuri Herrera`s novel is a response to the violence of contemporary Mexico. With echoes of Romeo & Juliet, Roberto Bolano & Raymond Chandler, The Transmigration of Bodies is a noirish tragedy & a tribute to those bodies
- loved, sanctified, lusted after, & defiled
- that violent crime has touched.

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Johnny worries when his grandfather doesn`t return home from checking his trap line. The elderly Indian has packed ample supplies on his snowmobile, but has stayed out far too long in the plummeting temperatures of the Alaskan winter. Only readers know that he has caught his leg in his own trap, several feet from his supplies, & is unable to free himself. Chapters alternate between his predicament, & Johnny`s failed attempts to raise concern among his family. As the old man progressively uses every technique he knows to stay alive
- from creating a rabbit snare from a shoelace to fending off wolves with a newly made cedar spear, this suspenseful page-turner shows that the old man`s survival is a race against time.
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A treasure-trove of travel activities, this fun-filled book is guaranteed to keep kids entertained for hours
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This is the ultimate world atlas for globetrotters. Combining our extensive mapping experience & unrivalled destination insight & knowledge, our first dedicated altas makes it easy for you to plan adventures & discover remarkable places around the planet. With Lonely Planet’s The Travel Atlas in your hands, you can explore every part of the world & plan upcoming trips with one simple & easy-to-use resource. Inside, you’ll find detailed maps to every country on Earth, with popular regions & destinations presented at greater scale. Each large page of mapping is accompanied with the area’s top sights & activities, while our themed itineraries, ranging from two days to two weeks, will ensure you don’t miss the best sights. You’ll also find trip planning tools like climate information & transport hubs to help you get there & away. ...