Tim Marshall
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An experiment is secretly being, used on pregnant women, focused upon creating children with greater learning capacities and more drive. Its success is a mixed bag but it effectively changes society. One accidental recipient slides under the radar, and a horrific c tragedy launches a new type of 'super hero'.
The region is divided in two, on the wrong side violence is still very well known, so what if you were born on the wrong side? A spirited adventure...
2) "Dirty Northern B*st*rds!" And Other Tales From The Terraces: The Story Of Britain's Football Chants
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Perfect for fans of original and engaging sports writing, this is the first intelligent and accessible history of soccer chants in the UK"The tales we tell each other on the terraces create something you cannot see, only feel, but it is very real and it goes very deep. . ." Soccer chants-spontaneous, witty, tribal, and, sometimes, downright offensive-are the grassroots of the game, from the Premiership all the way down to the Conference, and the...
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Weltpolitik ist auch Geopolitik. Alle Regierungen, alle Staatschefs unterliegen den Zwängen der Geographie. Berge und Ebenen, Flüsse, Meere, Wüsten setzen ihrem Entscheidungsspielraum Grenzen. Um Geschichte und Politik zu verstehen, muss man selbstverständlich die Menschen, die Ideen, die Einstellungen kennen. Aber wenn man die Geographie nicht mit einbezieht, bekommt man kein vollständiges Bild. Zum Beispiel Russland: Von den Moskauer Großfürsten...
4) Die Macht der Geographie im 21. Jahrhundert - 10 Karten erklären die Politik von heute und die Kr
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Wer die Nachrichten von morgen heute schon verstehen möchte
Die großen internationalen Konflikte des 21. Jahrhunderts sind heute bereits angelegt. Mit bestechender Klarsicht identifiziert der Politikexperte Tim Marshall, welche zehn Regionen die größten Krisenherde der nächsten Zukunft darstellen. Er erklärt, welche Rolle geographische Faktoren spielen, wer in die Konflikte verwickelt ist und welche Lösungen es geben könnte. So wird Australien...
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"Marshall erklärt meisterhaft, was man wissen muss." Peter Frankopan
Spionagesatelliten in der Umlaufbahn des Mondes. Bodenschätze im Weltraum, wertvoller als das Bruttoinlandsprodukt der meisten Länder. Menschen auf dem Mars in den nächsten zehn Jahren. Das ist keine Science-Fiction, sondern Astropolitik. Der Mensch ist unterwegs ins All - und wir nehmen unsere Machtkämpfe mit. Bald wird das Geschehen im Universum die Weltgeschichte genauso...
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Politics of place volume 3
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"Tim Marshall .. analyzes the most urgent and tenacious topics in global politics and international relations by examining the borders, walls, and boundaries that divide countries and their populations. The globe has always been a world of walls, from the Great Wall of China to Hadrian's Wall to the Berlin Wall. But a new age of isolationism and economic nationalism is upon us, visible not just in Trump's obsession with building a wall on the Mexico...
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An experiment is secretly being used on pregnant women, focused upon creating children with greater learning capacities and more drive. Its success is a mixed bag, but it effectively changes society. One accidental recipient slides under the radar, and a horrific tragedy launches a new type of 'super hero'.
The region is divided in two, on the wrong side violence is still very well known, so what if you were born on the wrong side? A spirited adventure...
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Scribner
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All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Yes, to understand world events you need to understand people, ideas and movements - but if you don't know geography, you'll never have the full picture. To understand Putin's actions, for example, it is essential to consider that, to be a world power, Russia must have a navy. And if its ports freeze for six months each year then it must have...
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2023.
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"Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries' GDP. People on Mars within the next ten years. This isn't science fiction--it's reality. Humans are venturing up and out, and we're taking our competitive spirit with us. Soon, what happens in space will shape human history as much the mountains, rivers, and seas have impacted civilizations around the world. It's no coincidence that Russia, China, and the USA are leading...
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Politics of place volume 4
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[2021]
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"Tim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography offered us a "fresh way of looking at maps" (The New York Times Book Review), showing how every nation's choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Since then, the geography hasn't changed, but the world has. Now, in this revelatory new book, Marshall takes us into ten regions that are set to shape global politics and power. Find out why the Earth's atmosphere is the world's...
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[2024]
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Wednesday is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams₂s years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago, all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.