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  • The World Is Not Six Thousand Years Old—So What?

    by Antoine Bret ...
    Why do so many think the Bible teaches that the universe is six thousand years old? There are many good biblical and historical reasons to read Genesis 1 nonliterally, and there are many good scientific reasons to think the universe is much older. Out of this misconception, some will lose faith, while others won't find it. This book was written for a large audience, gathering in a little more than ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Energy-Climate Continuum

    Lessons from Basic Science and History

    by Antoine Bret ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book puts the debates about the energy-climate continuum on a scientific ground!It is a must-read for everyone, who wants to understand how intimately the energy and climate debates are linked to each other, and who wants to participate in these omnipresent discussions. Antoine Bret explains in his book how fossil fuels became indispensable for our society. He carefully explains how and why ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • How Green are Electric or Hydrogen-Powered Cars?

    Assessing GHG Emissions of Traffic in Spain

    by Jesús Montoya Sánchez de Pablo, María Miravalles López, Antoine Bret ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Have you ever wondered by how much CO2 emissions can be reduced by running cars electrically or with hydrogen as fuel? This Brief provides a quantitative answer to this question using the example of the combined road traffic in Spain. The authors calculate the resulting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the production of hydrogen gas or the required electricity and installing and maintaining the ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • The Slaughterhouse of Dreams

    Kasala for My Kaku

    by Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Antoine Wauters ...
    Translated by J. Bret Maney ...
    A new poetic form from National Book Award finalist Fiston Mwanza Mujila, lauded author of novels Tram 83 and The Villain's Dance and poetry collection The River in the Belly**.**The Slaughterhouse of Dreams is rooted in a traditional Congolese form of praise poem, the kasala, that ties together proverbs, origin stories, fables, and ridd... ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
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  • Congo

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    by David Van Reybrouck ...
    "A magnificent, epic look at the history of the region. . . . A monumental contribution to the annals of Congo scholarship" ( Christian Science Monitor).The International BestsellerFrom the beginnings of the slave trade through colonization, the struggle for independence, Mobutu's brutal three decades of rule, and the civil war that has raged from 1996 to the present day, Congo: The Epic History ... Read more

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  • 1 Euro Before You Vote

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  • Impact of Climate Change on Small Scale Hydro-turbine Selections

    by Uttam Roy, Mrinmoy Majumder ...
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  • Tremor

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  • The Last Train to Zona Verde

    My Ultimate African Safari

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    The acclaimed author of Dark Star Safari journeys across western Africa in this "thoroughly engrossing [and] at times tragic" travelogue ( Washington Post).Paul Theroux's best-selling Dark Star Safari chronicled his epic overland voyage from Cairo to Cape Town, providing an insider's look at modern Africa. Now, with The Last Train to Zona Verde, he returns to discover how both he and Africa have ... Read more

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  • Global Energy Demand and 2-degree Target, Report 2014

    by Valentin Crastan ...
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    This report takes a neutral and independent point of view in attempting to show concrete ways to achieve the goal of reducing CO2 emissions and limiting global warming to the 2-degree target. It presents an overall picture spanning all key countries. In the report, the temporal evolution of the main parameters is given from 1970 to 2011 for all regions of the world and all G-20 countries, starting ... Read more

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  • The Shadow of the Sun

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    In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwanda, Kapuscinski has crisscrossed vast distances pursuing the swift, and often violent, events that followed liberation. Kapuscinski hitchhikes with ... Read more

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