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Sahel

The Perfect Storm

by Morten Bøås ...

The Sahel is the borderland of 3 million square kilometers between the Sahara Desert and the African savannah and forest lands further south. Much of this huge area is inhospitable. Insurgencies are common, as are migration and smuggling, jobs being as rare here as effective government intervention-state power extends only fitfully, and the region resists attempts to subdue militants, people ... Read more

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The Sahel is the borderland of 3 million square kilometers between the Sahara Desert and the African savannah and forest lands further south. Much of this huge area is inhospitable. Insurgencies are common, as are migration and smuggling, jobs being as rare here as effective government intervention-state power extends only fitfully, and the region resists attempts to subdue militants, people
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The Coherent Nation

The Coherence Code, #2

by Hesham Morten Gabr ...

Series Book 2 - The Coherence Code
The Productivity Paradox Is a Biological Failure.Artificial Intelligence accelerates exponentially. Yet economic growth stagnates, and human resilience crumbles. Why?We are trapped in an obsolete "Hamster Wheel OS."Nations run on policies optimized for 20th-century efficiency—policies that ignore cognitive limits and the intangible capital that drives modern value creation. This misalignment ... Read more

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The Productivity Paradox Is a Biological Failure.Artificial Intelligence accelerates exponentially. Yet economic growth stagnates, and human resilience crumbles. Why?We are trapped in an obsolete "Hamster Wheel OS."Nations run on policies optimized for 20th-century efficiency—policies that ignore cognitive limits and the intangible capital that drives modern value creation. This misalignment
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She moves in mysterious ways - erotic short story

by Morten Brask ...

Translated by Hazel Evans ...

I was on holiday in Paris with my girlfriends. They, just like me, had boyfriends back home, but when good looking men at the club started flirting and dancing with us, it was hard to say no. We didn't want to say no. As my friends disappeared into secluded corners with the strangers, I couldn't help but watch them. Would I also give in to my desire? ... Read more

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I was on holiday in Paris with my girlfriends. They, just like me, had boyfriends back home, but when good looking men at the club started flirting and dancing with us, it was hard to say no. We didn't want to say no. As my friends disappeared into secluded corners with the strangers, I couldn't help but watch them. Would I also give in to my desire?
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The Language Game

How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World

by Morten H. Christiansen, Nick Chater ...

Forget the language instinct—this is the story of how we make up language as we goLanguage is perhaps humanity’s most astonishing capacity—and one that remains poorly understood. In The Language Game, cognitive scientists Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater show us where generations of scientists seeking the rules of language got it wrong. Language isn’t about hardwired grammars but about near ... Read more

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Forget the language instinct—this is the story of how we make up language as we goLanguage is perhaps humanity’s most astonishing capacity—and one that remains poorly understood. In The Language Game, cognitive scientists Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater show us where generations of scientists seeking the rules of language got it wrong. Language isn’t about hardwired grammars but about near
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One Life

How we forgot to live meaningful lives

by Morten Albæk ...

Never before in history have, we been more educated, wealthier, and lived longer with more opportunities in life. Conversely, we have never been more stressed, anxious, depressed or lonely. In One Life, the philosopher and business executive Morten Albæk investigates this paradox and the absurdity that all of the world’s impressive socio-economic advancements have not been translated into more ... Read more

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Never before in history have, we been more educated, wealthier, and lived longer with more opportunities in life. Conversely, we have never been more stressed, anxious, depressed or lonely. In One Life, the philosopher and business executive Morten Albæk investigates this paradox and the absurdity that all of the world’s impressive socio-economic advancements have not been translated into more
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A Step in the Right Direction

by Morten Søndergaard ...

Translated by Barbara J. Haveland ...

Series series Literature in Translation Series
In A Step in the Right Direction, Sondergaard continues a line of thought he first developed in Bees Die Sleeping and continued in Vinci, Later (which was published in English in 2005). This new collection is "about" walking. It contains four major cohesive songs or cantos, each of which explores the act of walking from a different point of view: as a social activity, as an act of love, as a ... Read more

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In A Step in the Right Direction, Sondergaard continues a line of thought he first developed in Bees Die Sleeping and continued in Vinci, Later (which was published in English in 2005). This new collection is "about" walking. It contains four major cohesive songs or cantos, each of which explores the act of walking from a different point of view: as a social activity, as an act of love, as a
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Great at Work

The Hidden Habits of Top Performers

by Morten T. Hansen ...

Wall Street Journal Business BestsellerA Financial Times Business Book of the MonthNamed by The Washington Post as One of the 11 Leadership Books to Read in 2018From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Great by Choice comes an authoritative, practical guide to individual performance—based on analysis from an exhaustive, groundbreaking study.W... ... Read more

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Wall Street Journal Business BestsellerA Financial Times Business Book of the MonthNamed by The Washington Post as One of the 11 Leadership Books to Read in 2018From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Great by Choice comes an authoritative, practical guide to individual performance—based on analysis from an exhaustive, groundbreaking study.W...
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The Master of Contradictions

Thomas Mann and the Making of "The Magic Mountain"

by Morten Høi Jensen ...

The arresting story of how Thomas Mann wrote The Magic Mountain as a defeated Germany descended into political chaosLike many writers of his generation, Thomas Mann (1875–1955) welcomed the outbreak of the First World War. He viewed it as a spiritual necessity, a chance to reassert German cultural dominance over Western ideas of democracy and enlightenment. Then, in 1924, he published The Magic ... Read more

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The arresting story of how Thomas Mann wrote The Magic Mountain as a defeated Germany descended into political chaosLike many writers of his generation, Thomas Mann (1875–1955) welcomed the outbreak of the First World War. He viewed it as a spiritual necessity, a chance to reassert German cultural dominance over Western ideas of democracy and enlightenment. Then, in 1924, he published The Magic
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Focke Wulf 190

The Birth of the Butcher Bird 1939–1945

by Morten Jessen ...

Series series Luftwaffe at War
Long with its well-known counterpart, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the Fw 190 became the backbone of the Luftwaffe’s fighting force. Capable of performing in theatres as diverse as North Africa, the Russian Front and in Western Europe, its superior killing ability earned it the nickname, the ‘Butcher Bird’. Famed for its speed and manoeuvrability – some of the Luftwaffe's most successful fighter aces ... Read more

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Long with its well-known counterpart, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the Fw 190 became the backbone of the Luftwaffe’s fighting force. Capable of performing in theatres as diverse as North Africa, the Russian Front and in Western Europe, its superior killing ability earned it the nickname, the ‘Butcher Bird’. Famed for its speed and manoeuvrability – some of the Luftwaffe's most successful fighter aces
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Collaboration

How Leaders Avoid the Traps, Build Common Ground, and Reap Big Results

by Morten Hansen ...

In Collaboration, author Morten Hansen takes aim at what many leaders inherently know: in today's competitive environment, companywide collaboration is an imperative for successful strategy execution, yet the sought-after synergies are rarely, if ever, realized. In fact, most cross-unit collaborative efforts end up wasting time, money, and resources. How can managers avoid the costly traps of ... Read more

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In Collaboration, author Morten Hansen takes aim at what many leaders inherently know: in today's competitive environment, companywide collaboration is an imperative for successful strategy execution, yet the sought-after synergies are rarely, if ever, realized. In fact, most cross-unit collaborative efforts end up wasting time, money, and resources. How can managers avoid the costly traps of
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Shark Drunk

The Art of Catching a Large Shark from a Tiny Rubber Dinghy in a Big Ocean

by Morten Stroksnes ...

A salty story of friendship, adventure, and the explosive life that teems beneath the oceanThe Lofoten archipelago, just North of the Arctic Circle, is a place of unsurpassed beauty—the skyline spikes with dramatic peaks; the radiant greens and purples of the Northern Lights follow summers where the sun never sets. It’s a place of small villages, where the art of fishing, though evolving, is still ... Read more

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A salty story of friendship, adventure, and the explosive life that teems beneath the oceanThe Lofoten archipelago, just North of the Arctic Circle, is a place of unsurpassed beauty—the skyline spikes with dramatic peaks; the radiant greens and purples of the Northern Lights follow summers where the sun never sets. It’s a place of small villages, where the art of fishing, though evolving, is still
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React in Depth

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A guide to the advanced React skills used by the very best React developers.React in Depth teaches the React libraries, tools and techniques that are vital to build amazing apps. You’ll put each skill you learn into practice with hands-on projects like a goal-focused task manager, expenses tracker, and custom UI library.In React in Depth you will learn how to:Assess technologies in the React ... Read more

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A guide to the advanced React skills used by the very best React developers.React in Depth teaches the React libraries, tools and techniques that are vital to build amazing apps. You’ll put each skill you learn into practice with hands-on projects like a goal-focused task manager, expenses tracker, and custom UI library.In React in Depth you will learn how to:Assess technologies in the React
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