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The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over, but even as governments around the world strive to put it behind us, they're also starting to talk about what happens next. How can we prevent a new pandemic from killing millions of people and devastating the global economy? Can we even hope to accomplish this? • Bill Gates believes the answer is yes, and in this book he lays out clearly and convincingly what the world should have learned from COVID-19 and what all of us can do to ward off another disaster like it. Relying on the shared knowledge of the world's foremost experts and on his own experience of combating fatal diseases through the Gates Foundation, he first makes us understand the science of corona diseases. Then he helps us understand how the nations of the world, working in conjunction with one another and with the private sector, can not only ward off another COVID-like catastrophe but also go far to eliminate all respiratory diseases, including the flu

In this urgent, singularly authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid an irreversible climate catastrophe • Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help and guidance of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on exactly what must be done in order to stop the planets slide toward certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only gathers together all the information we need to fully grasp how important it is that we work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases but also details exactly what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal

Read and discover all about how to stay healthy... How much water should you drink every day? Why is exercise good for you? • These motivating non-fiction readers are rich in content and beautifully illustrated. Fascinating information in carefully graded language appeals to a broad range of students and supports English across the curriculum, making the series perfect for CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) • Stunning colour photos, maps, diagrams and charts support understanding, while activities and projects develop language and critical thinking skills • Additional reading, writing, and grammar practice for each chapter of the reader • Consolidation activities • A book review • Answers to the activities can be found on the teacher's website

Read and discover all about how to stay healthy... How much water should you drink every day? Why is exercise good for you? • These motivating non-fiction readers are rich in content and beautifully illustrated. Fascinating information in carefully graded language appeals to a broad range of students and supports English across the curriculum, making the series perfect for CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) • Stunning colour photos, maps, diagrams and charts support understanding, while activities and projects develop language and critical thinking skills

James O'Brien - runaway talk show sensation - with a provocative guide to dismantling small minds and conquering prejudice • The voice of reason in a world that won't shut up • The Sunday Times Bestseller • Winner of the Parliamentary Book Awards • Every day, James O'Brien listens to people blaming hard-working immigrants for stealing their jobs while scrounging benefits, and pointing their fingers at the EU and feminists for destroying Britain. But what makes James's daily LBC show such essential listening - and has made James a standout social media star - is the incisive way he punctures their assumptions and dismantles their arguments live on air, every single morning • In the bestselling How To Be Right, James provides a hilarious and invigorating guide to talking to people with unchallenged opinions

Drawing on Derren's own experiences, this is a profound and practical guide to finding value in sadness and strength from difficult times - it is from the friction in life that we find meaning and can grow • In this thoughtful and brilliant bestselling new book, Derren Brown, internationally bestselling author of HAPPY, considers the value of difficulty in our lives. Perhaps it is in those times when we are forced to cope with adversity that we find the most meaningful rewards. As he navigates middle age, love and small talk, he dispenses with self-help platitudes and wonders if perhaps we need to more comfortably embrace uncertainty. Is anxiety in fact a pointer for growth? In chapters that take us back to the scene of childhood humiliation, to lonely evenings on tour, to the high stress of a house move, Derren explores that when we feel most alone we are often most connected to others and the flow of life

Nobody sees and understands woodland better than Ray Mears • With deep natural history knowledge and practical woodcraft skills, gained over a lifetime of learning from the world's last remaining indigenous peoples, Ray offers a different way to experience our wooded landscapes. He challenges the old concepts. He looks to our ancestors and shows how man's hand in shaping woodland is critical. We are not separate from nature, we just need to ensure that our interactions have a positive impact • With the emphasis on interaction, British Woodland is structured by usage. We learn that sycamore and clematis are among the best woods for burning, pine and oak help us navigate, and hawthorn and beech have edible leaves. Rope can be made from willow, utensils and tools from hazel, and historically, weapons were made from yew and wych elm

"Как сделать мир лучше" Кейли Свифт - это блестящая книга фактов для детей, полная позитивных идей о том, как найти то, чем вы увлечены, и о том, как начать добиваться больших перемен. Хорошо написанная и разделенная на разделы, посвященные вам, сообществу, окружающей среде и многому другому, эта учебная книга помогает детям понять, чего они хотели бы достичь • Книга на английском языке • This fun and empowering guide to making the world a better place is packed with inspiring ideas and tips for kids who want to know how to make a difference • Full of positive encouragement to find something you're passionate about and how to get started on making a big difference through small actions, this brilliant fact book for kids is a treasure trove of information and great advice

Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award • Simon Timson and Chelsea Warr were the Performance Directors of UK Sport, tasked with the outrageous objective of delivering even greater success to Team GB and ParalympicsGB at Rio than in 2012. Something no other host nation had ever achieved in the next Games • In The Talent Lab, Owen Slot brings unique access to Team GB’s intelligence, sharing for the first time the incredible breakthroughs and insights they discovered that often extend way beyond sport. Using lessons from organisations as far afield as the Yehudi Menuhin School of Music, the NFL Draft, the Royal College of Surgeons and the SAS, it shows how talent can be discovered, created, shaped and sustained • Charting the success of the likes of Chris Hoy, Max Whitlock, Adam Peaty, Ed Clancy, Lizzy Yarnold, Dave Henson, Tom Daley, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Katherine Grainger, the Brownlee Brothers, Helen Glover, Anthony Joshua and the women’s hockey team, The Talent Lab tells just how it was done and how any team, business or individual might learn from it

Brain Food makes clear the connection between nutrition and our brain's health, focusing attention on how crucial dietary recommendations are - three eggs, for example, provide the daily amount of brain super-nutrients that are often deficient in Alzheimer's patients. Based partly on her own discoveries, and using dynamic dietary concepts and emerging science, such as the connection between the brain and the gut, Dr Lisa Mosconi expertly reveals the importance of starting work to prevent dementia, stress and memory loss now, no matter how old we are • Innovative and timely, and with accompanying recipes and guides to show each of us how we can most effectively change our diets, Brain Food demonstrates how being smart about our diet can make us smarter overall

Litter on our streets, plastics in our seas, overflowing landfill, fatbergs... Do you know where your rubbish ends up? • We are all responsible for the waste we make and we can make simple changes to live more planet-friendly lives • Expert environmental campaigner Martin Dorey looks at what we recycle, what we bin, what we take to the tip - plastics, food, clothing, electricals and furniture - where it goes and what it really does to our planet • Martin offers simple, impactful ways – #2minutesolutions – to cut down your waste and why they make a big difference • You can help save the planet. It only takes 2 minutes

В современном быстро меняющемся мире мы никогда не были так заняты. Мы окружены давлением со стороны работы, семьи, учебы и социальных сетей. Может показаться, что никогда не бывает времени по-настоящему отключиться и расслабиться • Но ответ проще, чем вы думаете, и он внутри вас • С помощью простых, легко усваиваемых приемов "Книга покоя. Как обрести спокойствие в хаотичном мире" Джеймса Ривза и Габриель Браун раскрывает, как найти минутку покоя даже в самые напряженные дни, и путь к тому, чтобы стать более спокойным, счастливым и расслабленным • Книга на английском языке • Find peace in a restless world • In today’s fast-paced world, we’ve never been busier. We’re surrounded by pressures from work, family, study and social media. It can feel like there’s never time to truly switch off and relax