Penguin The Euro. And its Threat to the Future of Europe Stiglitz Joseph E

The Solar System – so what is it? • We've all learned the basics at school but how much can you remember? Expert astronomers and co-presenters of The Sky at Night Chris North and Paul Abel take a fascinating guided tour of our Solar System and explain its wonders • They look at all the major players, including our more familiar neighbours – the Sun, the planets and their moons – the occasional visitors to our planet – asteroids, meteors and comets – as well as distant stars and what might be beyond our Solar System – Earth Mark II? • Chris and Paul recount the history of how everything came about and the myths that once shaped astronomy. They explain the latest science and discoveries, and reveal how any amateur astronomer can view and interpret the Solar System

Brendan Simms's formidable, game-changing history of Europe • In this marvelously ambitious and exciting book, Brendan Simms tells the story of Europe's constantly shifting geopolitics and the peculiar circumstances that have made it both so impossible to dominate, but also so dynamic and ferocious. It is the story of a group of highly competitive and mutually suspicious dynasties, but also of a continent uniquely prone to interference from 'semi-detached' elements, such as Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Britain and (just as centrally to Simms's argument) the United States

Великая, обширная, древняя и уникальная Священная Римская империя, с момента ее основания Карлом Великим до разрушения Наполеоном тысячелетие спустя, составляла сердце Европы. Это был великий двигатель изобретений и идей, это было началом многих современных европейских государств, от Германии до Чехии. Ее отношения с Италией, Францией и Польшей диктовали ход бесчисленных войн - и без этого европейская история в целом не имеет смысла • В поразительно амбициозной книге "Священная Римская империя. Тысяча лет истории Европы" Питер Х. Уилсон объясняет, как работала Империя. Это не хронологическая история, а попытка донести до читателей, почему она была так важна и как менялась за время своего существования • Книга на английском языке • A great, sprawling, ancient and unique entity, the Holy Roman Empire, from its founding by Charlemagne to its destruction by Napoleon a millennium later, formed the heart of Europe

Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz explains why we are experiencing such destructively high levels of inequality - and why this is not inevitable • The social impact of inequality is now increasingly understood - higher crime, health problems and mental illness, lower educational achievements and life expectancy. But what are the causes of inequality, why is it growing so rapidly and what are its economic and political impacts? In this exceptional book Joseph Stiglitz gives the answers • He shows how, left to their own devices, markets are neither efficient nor stable and tend to accumulate money in the hands of the few rather than engender competition, producing slower growth and lower GDP. He also demonstrates how political institutions, far from countering these trends, often enhance them

В 2011 году Тим Кук взялся за невыполнимую задачу - пойти по стопам одного из величайших бизнес-провидцев в истории, Стива Джобса. Столкнувшись с пристальным вниманием всего мира, Кук (которого часто описывали как застенчивого, непритязательного и лишенного воображения) превзошел все ожидания. Под руководством Кука Apple взлетела: ее акции выросли почти втрое, и она стала первой в мире компанией с капиталом в триллион долларов. Начиная с массового распространения iPhone и заканчивая новыми победами, такими как Apple Watch, Кук ведет Apple к новой эре успеха • Но он также возглавил культурную революцию внутри компании. Став генеральным директором, Кук внедрил новый стиль управления, в котором особое внимание уделяется доброте, сотрудничеству и честности, и незаметно подтолкнул Apple поддерживать равенство сексуальных и расовых прав и вкладывать значительные средства в возобновляемые источники энергии

Sunday Times Bestseller updated with a new chapter on Amir's experiences during the coronavirus pandemic and being on the frontlines of the historic vaccination effort • 60 hours a week • 240 patients • 10 minutes to make a diagnosis • Welcome to the surgery • Charting his 15 years working as a GP, from rookie to becoming a partner in one of the UK's busiest surgeries, Dr Amir Khan's stories are as much about community and care as they are about blood tests and bodily fluids • Along the way, he introduces us to the patients that have taught him about love, loss and family - from the regulars to the rarities - giving him the most unbelievable highs and crushing lows, and often in just 10 minutes. There is the unsuspecting pregnant woman about to give birth at the surgery; the man offering to drop his trousers and take a urine sample there and then; the family who needs support through bereavement, the vulnerable child who will need continuing care for a long-term health condition; and, of course, the onset of COVID-19 that tested the surgery at every twist and turn

The second installment of this highly-acclaimed trilogy, Traitor to the Throne throws the irrepressible Amani into a world of espionage, harems, and the Sultan himself • This is not about blood or love. This is about treason • Nearly a year has passed since Amani and the rebels won their epic battle at Fahali. Amani has come into both her powers and her reputation as the Blue-Eyed Bandit, and the Rebel Prince’s message has spread across the desert – and some might say out of control. But when a surprise encounter turns into a brutal kidnapping, Amani finds herself betrayed in the cruellest manner possible • Stripped of her powers and her identity, and torn from the man she loves, Amani must return to her desert-girl’s instinct for survival. For the Sultan’s palace is a dangerous one, and the harem is a viper’s nest of suspicion, fear and intrigue

The present book includes the first full catalogue of Russian porcelain of the 18th and 19th centuries from the Vladimir Tsarenkov Collection. The collection has over 250 outstanding works by leading Russian manufactories - the Imperial Porcelain Factory in Saint Petersburg and the Gardner Porcelain Factory in the Moscow region - with a particular focus on the Age of Catherine the Great. The bulk of the collection consists of table and tea and coffee services, including the Private Service of Empress Elizabeth of Russia; the Everyday ("Rose"), Arabesque and Yacht Services of the Age of Catherine the Great; the Dowry Services of the daughters of Emperor Paul I and Empress Maria Feodorovna, which are the pearl of the collection; the dejeuner services of the Ages of Paul I and Alexander I; the Coronation Service of the Age of Nicholas I

March 1978 saw the first ever transmission of Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on BBC Radio 4; the beginning of a cult phenomenon • March 2020 marks the 42nd anniversary of that first transmission - 42 being the answer, of course, to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. To mark the occasion, Pan Macmillan are bringing back into print The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts with an introduction from Simon Jones • The collection also includes the previously "lost" Hitchhiker script from the 25th anniversary edition, "Sheila's Ear" and the original introductions by producer Geoffrey Perkins and Douglas Adams • This collection, which is a faithful reproduction of the text as it was first published in 1985, features all twelve original radio scripts - Hitchhiker as it was written and exactly as it was broadcast for the very first time

Topsy and Tim like going to the farm. They help the farmer, get some eggs, see the animals, and give a calf some milk. Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or second language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully written, the series combines the best of Ladybird content with the structured language progression that will help children develop their reading, writing, speaking, listening and critical thinking skills. The five levels of Readers and Activity Books follow the CEFR framework and include language activities that provide preparation for the Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE) Starters, Movers and Flyers exams

Очаровательный сборник рассказов Майкла Морпурго "Конь Барни и другие сказки с фермы", полный дружбы и приключений, проиллюстрированный Гаем Паркером-Рисом, идеально подходит для совместного чтения и прославляет то, как сельская местность и ее животные могут навсегда оставить след в сердце ребенка • Полные дружбы и приключений, эти три вдохновляющие истории рассказывают о чудесах, грязи и волшебстве недели городского ребенка на ферме • Присоединяйтесь к отважному спасению заблудившегося ягненка, познакомьтесь с мальчиком, который спасает семейство ласточек, и узнайте, как конь Барни навсегда меняет жизнь девочки, которая за ним присматривает • Книга на английском языке • Full of friendship and adventure, this charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees is perfect to read together, and celebrates the way the countryside and its animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever