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  • Around the World in 100 Years

    Dispatches from the Institute of Current World Affairs

    Edición de Gregory Feifer, Elizabeth Wise, Steven Tagle ...
    On the morning of December 17, I left Nanking aboard a C-47 bound for Beijing. None of the 13 persons aboard the plane knew whether or not we would be able to land at our destination. Four days previously, the Communist Army had opened an attack on the city. The west airfield was known to be out of commission. The south field was reported to be under fire from Communist artillery, and Red troops ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

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  • Prisoners of Geography

    Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World

    de Tim Marshall ...
    Series series Politics of Place
    UPDATED TO REFLECT CURRENT EVENTS! In this fascinating New York Times bestseller—fully revised to reflect the events of our current world—award-winning journalist Tim Marshall uses ten maps of crucial regions to explain how physical landscapes influence geopolitical strategies of world leaders, showing “how geography shapes not just history but destiny” (Newsweek).Maps have always captivated us, ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Disunited Nations

    The Scramble for Power in an Ungoverned World

    de Peter Zeihan ...
    Should we stop caring about fading regional powers like China, Russia, Germany, and Iran? Will the collapse of international cooperation push France, Turkey, Japan, and Saudi Arabia to the top of international concerns?Most countries and companies are not prepared for the world Peter Zeihan says we’re already living in. For decades, America’s allies have depended on its might for their economic ... Leer más

    $22.49 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

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  • The Displaced

    Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives

    de Viet Thanh Nguyen ...
    "Powerful and deeply moving personal stories about the physical and emotional toll one endures when forced out of one's homeland." — PBS OnlineIn January 2017, Donald Trump signed an executive order stopping entry to the United States from seven predominantly Muslim countries and dramatically cutting the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the United States each year. The American people ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • If We Burn

    The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution

    de Vincent Bevins ...
    The fascinating history of a decade aflame—and what we can learn from its embers.**"Disturbing and exhilarating." —**New YorkerFrom 2010 to 2020, more people participated in protests than at any other point in human history. Yet we are not living in more just and democratic societies as a result. Acclaimed journalist Vincent Bevins carried out hundreds of interviews around the world, guided by a ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • In Search of A Better World

    A Human Rights Odyssey

    de Payam Akhavan, PhD ...
    Series series The CBC Massey Lectures
    A work of memoir, history, and a call to action, the CBC Massey Lectures by internationally renowned UN prosecutor and scholar Payam Akhavan is a powerful and essential work on the major human rights struggles of our times.Renowned UN prosecutor and human rights scholar Payam Akhavan has encountered the grim realities of contemporary genocide throughout his life and career. He argues that ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Secret History of the American Empire

    The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World

    de John Perkins ...
    Series series John Perkins Economic Hitman Series
    From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" comes an expos of international corruption. Perkins suggests how Americans can work to create a more peaceful and stable world for future generations. ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • An Atlas of Countries That Don't Exist

    A Compendium of Fifty Unrecognized and Largely Unnoticed States

    de Nick Middleton ...
    A "fascinating" journey to little-known and contested lands around the globe, from Tibet to the Isle of Man to Elgaland-Vargaland ( Geographical Magazine).What is a country? Acclaimed travel writer and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton brings to life the origins and histories of fifty states that, lacking international recognition and United Nations membership, exist on the margins of legitimacy ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Adventure Capitalist

    The Ultimate Road Trip

    de Jim Rogers ...
    Drive . . . and grow rich!The bestselling author of Investment Biker is back from the ultimate road trip: a three-year drive around the world that would ultimately set the Guinness record for the longest continuous car journey. In Adventure Capitalist, legendary investor Jim Rogers, dubbed “the Indiana Jones of finance” by Time magazine, proves that the best way to profit from the global situation ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibros

  • Far and Away

    Reporting from the Brink of Change

    de Andrew Solomon ...
    From the winner of the National Book Award and the National Books Critics’ Circle Award—and one of the most original thinkers of our time—“Andrew Solomon’s magisterial Far and Away collects a quarter-century of soul-shaking essays” (Vanity Fair). Travel narrative and global cultures come alive in this extraordinary collection.Far and Away chronicles Andrew Solomon’s writings about places ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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  • The Global Refugee Crisis

    Fleeing Conflict and Violence

    de Stephanie Sammartino McPherson ...
    According to a UN tally, more than 1 million people fled violence and persecution in 2015. Of these, more than half were children. Thousands died along the way. The Syrian civil war as well as armed conflicts in Nigeria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, and the Central African Republic contributed to the continuing exodus of people into Europe and North America. Learn more about these modern mass ... Leer más

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  • A Flag Worth Dying For

    The Power and Politics of National Symbols

    de Tim Marshall ...
    Series series Politics of Place
    Combining keen analysis of current events with world history, Tim Marshall, author of the New York Times bestseller Prisoners of Geography, provides “an entertaining whistle-stop tour of world flags” (Library Journal)—how their power is used to unite and divide populations and intimidate enemies.For thousands of years flags have represented our hopes and dreams. We wave them. Burn them. March ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD