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  • The Best of All Possible Worlds

    A Life of Leibniz in Seven Pivotal Days

    by Michael Kempe ...
    Translated by Marshall Yarbrough ...
    A biography of the polymath Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz told through seven critical days spanning his life and revealing his contributions to our modern world.Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) was the Benjamin Franklin of Europe, a “universal genius” who ranged across many fields and made breakthroughs in most of them. Leibniz invented calculus (independently from Isaac Newton), conceptualized ... Read more

    $22.29 USD

  • Uncommon Sense

    Investment Wisdom Since the Stock Market's Dawn

    by Michael Kemp ...
    Question everything – and become a better investor in the processUncommon Sense takes readers on a four-century journey; from the dawn of public share ownership (in 1602) right up to today. But this is not simply a history book. It's a book for serious investors. Along the way it reveals the fascinating stories, the market characters and the important financial developments that have sculpted the ... Read more

    $16.00 USD

  • The Ulysses Contract

    How to never worry about the share market again

    by Michael Kemp ...
    You've lucked onto something very special by picking up this book.' SCOTT PAPE, THE BAREFOOT INVESTOR The term ‘Ulysses contract’ is inspired by mythological hero Ulysses who, while sailing past an island inhabited by sirens, ordered his crew to block their ears with wax and tie him to the mast of the ship. Otherwise, the sirens’ bewitching song would entice them to steer the ship onto the rocks. ... Read more

    $11.95 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Best of All Possible Worlds

    A Life of Leibniz in Seven Pivotal Days

    by Michael Kempe ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 46 min

    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a "universal genius" who ranged across many fields and made breakthroughs in most of them. Leibniz invented calculus (independently from Isaac Newton), conceptualized the modern computer, and developed the famous thesis that the existing world is the best that God could have created.Historian and Leibniz expert Michael Kempe takes us on a journey into the mind of a ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Choral Challenge

    Practical Paths to Solving Problems

    by Michael Kemp ...
    From common to not-so-common problems facing choral conductors of all experience levels, Michael Kemp brings a lifetime of experience living and working in the choral world to create a truly remarkable and practical book of solutions. This comprehensive handbook starts with a myriad of quick fixes to familiar choral challenges and then provides in-depth explanations for choir directors who need ... Read more

    $36.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Ulysses Contract

    How to never worry about the share market again

    by Michael Kemp ...
    Narrated by James Saunders ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 52 min

    Most of us know the Greek myth of Ulysses, who made a pact with his ship’s crew ordering them to block their ears with wax and tie him to the mast of the ship while they steered past an island inhabited by mythological creatures called Sirens. This story inspired the term Ulysses Contract , which is a commitment device that helps us to build and maintain good habits and decisions despite future ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Bombs, Bullets and Bread

    The Politics of Anarchist Terrorism Worldwide, 1866-1926

    by Michael Kemp ...
    During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a wave of political violence swept across the globe, causing widespread alarm. Described by the media of the day as "propaganda of the deed," assassinations, bombings and assaults carried out by anarchists--both individuals and conspirators--were intended to incite revolution and established the precedents of modern terrorism. Much has been written ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Enclosed Experimental Ecosystems and Scale

    Tools for Understanding and Managing Coastal Ecosystems

    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Enclosed ecosystem experiments have gained in popularity as research tools in ecological science, particularly in the study of coastal aquatic environments. These systems provide scientists with a degree of experimental control that is not achievable through field experiments. Yet to date, techniques for systematically extrapolating results from small-scale experimental ecosystems to larger, ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • MV Norland, Secret Weapon of the Falklands War

    From North Sea Ferry to Task Force Assault Ship

    In 1982, North Sea ferry MV Norland transported passengers and vehicles between Hull and Rotterdam. Requisitioned as a troop ship to take the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment to the Falklands, the 'volunteer' merchant navy crew were told they would only go as far as the Ascension Island and that they should think of it as an extended North Sea booze-cruise run. However, without notice Norland's ... Read more

    $17.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Public Health Crisis Management and Criminal Liability of Governments

    A Comparative Study of the COVID-19 Pandemic

    This book addresses potential avenues of criminal liability for public health crisis management in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, under national and international criminal law, especially for causing death and bodily harm. The national case studies are geographically representative and follow a common research grid. Each national case study is prefaced by an overview of the detection and ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • The Ragged Edge

    A US Marine's Account of Leading the Iraqi Army Fifth Battalion

    Deployed to Iraq in March 2004 after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, US Marine Michael Zacchea thought he had landed a plum assignment. His team's mission was to build, train, and lead in combat the first Iraqi Army battalion trained by the US military.Quickly, he realized he was faced with a nearly impossible task. With just two weeks' training based on outdated and irrelevant materials, no ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus