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Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Presents an adaptation of Tim Marshall’s “Prisoners of geography” which uses maps of twelve world regions to explain the geopolitical strategies and histories of each region, showing how the physical characteristics of these regions affect their strengths and vulnerabilities and the decisions made by their leaders.
Author
Series
Century trilogy volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Continues the experiences of five intertwined international families as they confront the social, political, and economic turmoil of the second half of the twentieth century.
Author
Series
The Century trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Vintage Espa�nol, una divisi�on de Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Español
10) Null states
Author
Series
Centenal cycle volume 2
Publisher
A Tom Doherty Associates book
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Seeks to establish a connection between industrial and technological progress and violence in the modern era, arguing that the twentieth century has been the most violent period in history in spite of unprecedented achievements.
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
When a Texas oil exploration company discovers a massive oil reserve off the Equatorial Guinea coast, the company plots an overthrow of the region's government, a situation that is countered by U.S. President John Henry Harry and former LAPD homicide detective Nicholas Marten.
Author
Series
Politics of place volume 3
Publisher
Scribner
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A billionaire has an idea for reversing global warmig, but will it work? And what will the consequences for the planet be? A disparate group of characters from around the globe fight to solve the problem of global warming, but some of their ideas may be worse than climate change itself.
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