Ideas that conquered the world

Ideas That Conquered The World

One of America's leading foreign policy thinkers provides an "important and compelling" look at today's new power realities Thomas L. Friedman, The

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Ancient World: Ideas in Profile

A sparkling introduction to the Ancient World that brings its peoples and cultures vividly to life.

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Shot in the Arm!: Big Ideas that Changed the World #3

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Level 4: Inventions that Changed the World

Original / American English Inventors are special people. They see everyday objects and imagine something better. They solve old problems with new ideas. Their inventions can help people or destroy them, but only the greatest ideas will change the world. This book will tell you about many of the most interesting and important inventions, from 2,500 years ago to the presen...

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Level 4: Inventions that Changed the World

Inventors are special people. They see everyday objects and imagine something better. They solve old problems with new ideas. Their inventions can hel

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Gardeners' World: 101 Ideas for Small Gardens

So your garden is more like a landing than a landscape, but that doesn't mean you can't make a beautiful, stylish garden from the space and get everyt

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World That Latin America Created

Margarita Fajardo tells the story of the cepalinos, Latin American economists and policymakers, and their dependentista critics, whose ideas about eco

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Think Big!: The Greatest Ideas in Entertainment

A look at the big ideas in entertainment that have shaped and progressed the modern world

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Think Big!: The Greatest Ideas in Entertainment

A look at the big ideas in entertainment that have shaped and progressed the modern world

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Think Big!: The Greatest Ideas in Conservation

A look at the big ideas in conservation that have shaped and progressed the modern world

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Think Big!: The Greatest Ideas in Conservation

A look at the big ideas in conservation that have shaped and progressed the modern world

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Think Big!: The Greatest Ideas in Technology

A look at the big ideas in technology that have shaped and progressed the modern world

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Think Big!: The Greatest Ideas in Medicine

A look at the big ideas in medicine that have shaped and progressed the modern world

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Think Big!: The Greatest Ideas in Medicine

A look at the big ideas in medicine that have shaped and progressed the modern world

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Level 4: Inventions that Changed the World - Maule David

Anotace: Original / American English Inventors are special people. They see everyday objects and imagine something better. They solve old problems with new ideas. Their inventions can help people or destroy them, but only the greatest ideas will change the world. This book will tell you about many of the most interesting and important inventions, from 2,500 years ago to ...

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The Sociology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

The Sociology Book takes on some of humankind's biggest questions: What is society? What makes it tick? Why do we interact in the way that we do with our friends, coworkers, and rivals?The Sociology Book profiles the world's most renowned

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PER | Level 4: Inventions that Changed the World - David Maule

<p>Original / American English Inventors are special people. They see everyday objects and imagine something better. They solve old problems with new ideas. Their inventions can help people or destroy them, but only the greatest ideas will change the world. This book will tell you about many of the most interesting and important inventions, from 2,500 years ago to t...

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The World War I Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained - Dorling Kindersley

<p>Discover the key battles, tactics, technologies and turning points of the First World War - the epic conflict that was supposed to be "the war to end all wars".Combining authoritative, exciting text and bold images The World War I Book explores the historical background to the war, its causes, all of the key events across the major theatres of conflict,...

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The Ecology Book : Big Ideas Simply Explained - Tony Juniper

<p>Explore ecology in this accessible introduction to how the natural world works and how we have started to understand the environment, ecosystems, and climate change. Using a bold, graphic-led approach, The Ecology Book explores and explains over 85 of the key ideas, movements, and acts that have defined ecology and ecological thought. The book has a simple...

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42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams - Adams Douglas

Anotace: `Douglas`s slanted way of looking at reality makes the fuzzy sharp and the improbable probable. In a cock-eyed universe the level gaze is not much use` STEPHEN FRY`Douglas was something that we don`t have a word for yet - a futurologist or an explainer` NEIL GAIMAN"In lieu of a conventional autobiography, this collection of letters, jottings and ephemera - inter...

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42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams - Douglas Adams

<p>'Douglas's slanted way of looking at reality makes the fuzzy sharp and the improbable probable. In a cock-eyed universe the level gaze is not much use' STEPHEN FRY'Douglas was something that we don't have a word for yet - a futurologist or an explainer' NEIL GAIMAN"In lieu of a conventional autobiography, this collection of letters, jottings and ephemera - i...

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The Art Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained - Dorling Kindersley

<p>Learn about key movements like impressionism, cubism and symbolism in The Art Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Art in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! Th...

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The Architecture Book : Big Ideas Simply Explained - autorů kolektiv

<p>Learn about key concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings in The Architecture Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Architecture in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh thei...

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The Movie Book : Big Ideas Simply Explained - Dorling Kindersley

<p>The ultimate guide to the greatest movies ever to grace the silver screen! Introducing a brand new edition to The Movie Book, an all-encompassing guide that reflects on the history of cinema, from Hollywood's golden age of black-and-white films to international art-house and modern-day masterpieces. This fantastic book on films is your detailed guide to 100 seis...

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Ways of the World

A thrilling espionage story set in Paris after the First World War, full of classic Goddard double crosses and triple twists.1919. The eyes of the world are on the city of Paris where diplomats, politicians, spies and opportunists have gathered to discuss the fate of Germany in the aftermath of the cataclysm that was the First World War. In such circumstances, the last th...

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Level 4: Inventions that Changed the World Book and MP3 Pack - Maule David

Anotace: Original / American EnglishInventors are special people. They see everyday objects and imagine something better. They solve old problems with new ideas. Their inventions can help people or destroy them, but only the greatest ideas will change the world. This book will tell you about many of the most interesting and important inventions, from 2,500 years ago to t...

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PER | Level 4: Inventions that Changed the World Bk/MP3 Pack - David Maule

<p>Original / American EnglishInventors are special people. They see everyday objects and imagine something better. They solve old problems with new ideas. Their inventions can help people or destroy them, but only the greatest ideas will change the world. This book will tell you about many of the most interesting and important inventions, from 2,500 years ago to th...

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Level 4: Inventions that Changed the World Book and MP3 Pack

Original / American English Inventors are special people. They see everyday objects and imagine something better. They solve old problems with new ideas. Their inventions can help people or destroy them, but only the greatest ideas will change the world. This book will tell you about many of the most interesting and important inventions, from 2,500 years ago to the presen...

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Tom Gates: Genius Ideas (mostly) - Liz Pichon

<p>The fourth title in the bestselling series from the brilliantly talented Liz Pichon. Seeing Delia without her sunglasses on is a BIG shock, but that's nothing compared with the surprise Dad has in store for me with his new found fitness regime. He says he's going to compete at my Sport's Day. Shame! Meanwhile Derek, Norman and I keep practicing in DOGZOMBIES...

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50 Capitalism Ideas You Really Need to Know

Master an understanding of the capitalist ideas that shape the world we live in today.

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50 Quantum Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know

Master the central ideas of quantum physics that shape the world we live in today.

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50 Political Ideas You Really Need to Know

Master the central ideas of politics that shape the world we live in today.

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50 Universe Ideas You Really Need to Know

Master the big ideas about our universe that shape the world we live in today.

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50 Literature Ideas You Really Need to Know

Master the big literary ideas that shape the world we live in today.

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50 Democracy Ideas You Really Need to Know

Master the central ideas of democracy that have shaped the world we live in today.

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50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know

Master the central ideas of psychology that shape the world we live in today.

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50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know

Master the central ideas of physics that shape the world we live in today.

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50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know

Master the central ideas of economics that shape the world we live in today.

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50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know

Master the central ideas of maths that shape the world we live in today.

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50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know

Master the central ideas of philosophy that shape the world we live in today.

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50 Big Ideas You Really Need to Know

Master the big ideas that shape the world we live in today.

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50 Architecture Ideas You Really Need to Know

Master the architectural ideas that have shaped the world we live in today.

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50 Art Ideas You Really Need to Know

Master an understanding of the art ideas that shape today's art world.

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50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know

50 concise essays explaining the mathematical laws and principles that underpin our world.

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Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World - Chang Ha-Joon

Anotace: RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK Economic thinking - about globalisation, climate change, immigration, austerity, automation and much more - in its most digestible formFor decades, a single free market philosophy has dominated global economics. But this is bland and unhealthy - like British food in the 1980s, when bestselling author and economist Ha-Joon Chang first arr...

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Brief History of How the Industrial Revolution Changed the World

The ideas, people and inventions that built the modern world

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50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know - Tony Crilly

<p>In a series of 50 accessible essays, Tony Crilly explains and introduces the mathematical laws and principles - ancient and modern, theoretical and practical, everyday and esoteric - that allow us to understand the world around us.From Pascal's triangle to money management, ideas of relativity to the very real uses of imaginary numbers, 50 Maths Ideas is a comple...

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Bright Ideas: Level 3: Pack (Class Book and app)

This seven-level course provides a flexible package that ensures exam success and encourages students to develop 21st century skills through creative games and activities.With a strong focus on the development of reading and writing skills through interactive learning, Bright Ideas offers extensive exam and literacy support with the benefit of innovative content and famil...

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The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for (0141986301)

Kniha - autor Jonathan Haidt; Grag Lukianoff, 352 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Have good intentions, over-parenting and the decline in unsupervised play led to the emergence of modern identity politics and hypersensitivity? In this book, free speech campaigner Greg Lukianoff and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt investigate a new cultural phenomenon of ...

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Making History: The First World War

Covering one of the most catastrophic events in human history, Making History: The First World War offers a strategic level experience in a turn-based global game of conflict. It’s a war between the Great Powers of the age, each straddling to one degree or another, the old world and the new. This is the moment when the industrialization of warfare became fully reali...

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Making History: The First World War (PC)

Covering one of the most catastrophic events in human history, Making History: The First World War offers a strategic level experience in a turn-based global game of conflict. It&rsquo;s a war between the Great Powers of the age, each straddling to one degree or another, the old world and the new.This is the moment when the industrialization of warfare became fully re...

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Leave the World Behind - Alam Rumaan

Anotace: SOON TO BE A MAJOR GLOBAL NETFLIX ADAPTATION STARRING JULIA ROBERTS, KEVIN BACON, ETHAN HAWKE AND MAHERSHALA ALI*A THE TIMES #1 BESTSELLER**THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**A BARACK OBAMA SUMMER READING PICK 2021*`Easily the best thing I have read all year` KILEY REID, AUTHOR OF SUCH A FUN AGE`Intense, incisive, I loved this and have still not quite shaken off the...

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Leave the World Behind - Rumaan Alam

<p>SOON TO BE A MAJOR GLOBAL NETFLIX ADAPTATION STARRING JULIA ROBERTS, KEVIN BACON, ETHAN HAWKE AND MAHERSHALA ALI *A THE TIMES #1 BESTSELLER* *THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* *A BARACK OBAMA SUMMER READING PICK 2021* 'Easily the best thing I have read all year' KILEY REID, AUTHOR OF SUCH A FUN AGE 'Intense, incisive, I loved this and have still not quite shaken ...

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The Dhammapada

'Hate is not conquered by hate: hate is conquered by love. This is a law eternal.' Captivating aphorisms illustrating the Buddhist dhamma, or moral system. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. The...

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Philosophy in the Islamic World: A Very Short Introduction

In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Adamson sheds light on the philosophical ideas that emerged in the Islamic world. From the beginnings of the tr

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Mother Of Invention: How Good Ideas Get Ignored in an Economy Built for Men (0008430810)

Kniha - autor Katrine Marçal, 304 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Bestselling author Katrine Marcal reveals the shocking ways our deeply ingrained ideas about gender continue to hold us back. Every day, extraordinary inventions and innovative ideas are side-lined in a world that remains subservient to men But it doesn't have to be this way. From the beginn...

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Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World (014312885X)

Kniha - autor Adam Grant, 336 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná “Originals is one of the most important and captivating books I have ever read, full of surprising and powerful ideas. It will not only change the way you see the world; it might just change the way you live your life. And it could very well inspire you to change your world.”? Sheryl Sandberg, be...

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Maths Book - neuveden

Anotace: What is an imaginary number? Can two parallel lines ever meet? How can maths help us predict the future? Charting the development of maths around the world from Babylon to Bletchley Park, this book explores big questions like these and explains how the answers help us understand everything from patterns in nature to artificial intelligence. Written in clear En...

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Managing in a VUCA World

This book examines volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) and addresses the need for broader knowledge and application of new concepts and frameworks to deal with unpredictable and rapid changing situations. The premises of VUCA can shape all aspects of an organization. To cover all areas, the book is divided into six sections. Section 1 acts as an intro...

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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World - Peter Frankopan

<p>The sun is setting on the Western world. Slowly but surely, the direction in which the world spins has reversed: where for the last five centuries the globe turned westwards on its axis, it now turns to the east. For centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in the west in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search o...

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