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Plague then Fire

London Disasters of 1665 and 1666

by DGB S'Quire ...

Series series Preventable Disasters
This is an abridged version of the Plague and Fire book. It is one of the Ishie research books and part of the "Preventable Disasters" series.1665: London is gripped by the bubonic plague. Streets reek of death as the Black Death claims thousands. Fear and superstition reign. Quarantines are imposed, red crosses mark infected homes, and plague doctors roam in eerie masks. Amidst the chaos, ... Read more

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This is an abridged version of the Plague and Fire book. It is one of the Ishie research books and part of the "Preventable Disasters" series.1665: London is gripped by the bubonic plague. Streets reek of death as the Black Death claims thousands. Fear and superstition reign. Quarantines are imposed, red crosses mark infected homes, and plague doctors roam in eerie masks. Amidst the chaos,
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Bridgetown Initiative

Saving the Islands

by DGB S'Quire ...

Series series Preventable Disasters
This ebook is for those interested in the Ishie book series, and if you are interested in joining the writing team.This is version 01 and will be continuously improved, with the next release being July 2025.This ebook is part of the "Preventable Disasters" series, and focuses on The Bridgetown Initiative and helping Small Island Developing States (SIDS) mitigate disasters. ... Read more

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This ebook is for those interested in the Ishie book series, and if you are interested in joining the writing team.This is version 01 and will be continuously improved, with the next release being July 2025.This ebook is part of the "Preventable Disasters" series, and focuses on The Bridgetown Initiative and helping Small Island Developing States (SIDS) mitigate disasters.
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The Gray Rhino

How to Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore

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The #1 English-language bestseller in China--the book that is shaping China's planning and policy for the future.A "gray rhino" is a highly probable, high impact yet all-too-often neglected threat: kin to both the elephant in the room and the improbable and unforeseeable black swan. Gray rhinos are not random surprises, but occur after a series of warnings and visible evidence. The bursting of the ... Read more

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The #1 English-language bestseller in China--the book that is shaping China's planning and policy for the future.A "gray rhino" is a highly probable, high impact yet all-too-often neglected threat: kin to both the elephant in the room and the improbable and unforeseeable black swan. Gray rhinos are not random surprises, but occur after a series of warnings and visible evidence. The bursting of the
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The Story Of The Great Irish Famine

by Michael B. Roberts ...

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If 1916 is the founding myth of the Irish state then the famine is the founding tragedy.It was a tragedy on a truly epic scale, the events of the famine came to pass not in one of the worlds poorest nations, but in what was at the time part of metropolitan Britain (following the Act of Union of 1800).Caused by the destruction of the staple food of the ordinary Irishman and women, the potato, by ... Read more

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If 1916 is the founding myth of the Irish state then the famine is the founding tragedy.It was a tragedy on a truly epic scale, the events of the famine came to pass not in one of the worlds poorest nations, but in what was at the time part of metropolitan Britain (following the Act of Union of 1800).Caused by the destruction of the staple food of the ordinary Irishman and women, the potato, by
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Take Back the Economy

An Ethical Guide for Transforming Our Communities

by J. K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny Cameron, Stephen Healy ...

In the wake of economic crisis on a global scale, more and more people are reconsidering their role in the economy and wondering what they can do to make it work better for humanity and the planet. In this innovative book, J. K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny Cameron, and Stephen Healy contribute complex understandings of economics in practical terms: what can we do right now, in our own communities, to ... Read more

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In the wake of economic crisis on a global scale, more and more people are reconsidering their role in the economy and wondering what they can do to make it work better for humanity and the planet. In this innovative book, J. K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny Cameron, and Stephen Healy contribute complex understandings of economics in practical terms: what can we do right now, in our own communities, to
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Corporation 2020

Transforming Business for Tomorrow's World

by Pavan Sukhdev ...

There is an emerging consensus that all is not well with today’s market-centric economic model. Although it has delivered wealth over the last half century and pulled millions out of poverty, it is recession-prone, leaves too many unemployed, creates ecological scarcities and environmental risks, and widens the gap between the rich and the poor. Around $1 trillion a year in perverse subsidies and ... Read more

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There is an emerging consensus that all is not well with today’s market-centric economic model. Although it has delivered wealth over the last half century and pulled millions out of poverty, it is recession-prone, leaves too many unemployed, creates ecological scarcities and environmental risks, and widens the gap between the rich and the poor. Around $1 trillion a year in perverse subsidies and
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Quarterly Essay 41 The Happy Life

The Search for Contentment in the Modern World

by David Malouf ...

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In the first Quarterly Essay for 2011, David Malouf returns to one of the most fundamental questions and gives it a modern twist: what makes for a happy life?With grace and profundity, Malouf discusses new and old ways to talk about contentment and the self. In considering the happy life what it is, and what makes it possible David Malouf returns to the "highest wisdom" of the classics, looks at ... Read more

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In the first Quarterly Essay for 2011, David Malouf returns to one of the most fundamental questions and gives it a modern twist: what makes for a happy life?With grace and profundity, Malouf discusses new and old ways to talk about contentment and the self. In considering the happy life what it is, and what makes it possible David Malouf returns to the "highest wisdom" of the classics, looks at
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The Super Age

Decoding Our Demographic Destiny

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A demographic futurist explains the coming Super Age—when there will be more people older than sixty-five than those under the age of eighteen—and explores what it could mean for our collective future.Societies all over the world are getting older, the result of the fact that we are living longer and having fewer children. At some point in the near future, much of the developed world will have at ... Read more

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A demographic futurist explains the coming Super Age—when there will be more people older than sixty-five than those under the age of eighteen—and explores what it could mean for our collective future.Societies all over the world are getting older, the result of the fact that we are living longer and having fewer children. At some point in the near future, much of the developed world will have at
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The Fourth Revolution

The Global Race to Reinvent the State

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From the bestselling authors of The Right Nation, a visionary argument that our current crisis in government is nothing less than the fourth radical transition in the history of the nation-stateDysfunctional government: It’s become a cliché, and most of us are resigned to the fact that nothing is ever going to change. As John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge show us, that is a seriously limited ... Read more

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From the bestselling authors of The Right Nation, a visionary argument that our current crisis in government is nothing less than the fourth radical transition in the history of the nation-stateDysfunctional government: It’s become a cliché, and most of us are resigned to the fact that nothing is ever going to change. As John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge show us, that is a seriously limited
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The Sustainable State

The Future of Government, Economy, and Society

by Chandran Nair ...

"Asks difficult questions and offers bold, provocative answers . . . These pages open our eyes to some of the most urgent problemss facing humanity. A must-read." —Moisés Naím, author of The Revenge of PowerThe free-market, limited-government development model has been an ecological and social disaster for the developing world. Sustainable and equitable development is only possible with the active ... Read more

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Our Pet Queen

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In the modern, democratic twenty-first century, the notion of an unelected, dynastic monarchy is not easy to defend.This new book argues that the current monarchy is by far the best system for choosing a Head of State - providing that it is understood that we are not subjects and that the monarchy are not our superiors. They are, in actual fact, our pets.In this original eBook, John Higgs, author ... Read more

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In the modern, democratic twenty-first century, the notion of an unelected, dynastic monarchy is not easy to defend.This new book argues that the current monarchy is by far the best system for choosing a Head of State - providing that it is understood that we are not subjects and that the monarchy are not our superiors. They are, in actual fact, our pets.In this original eBook, John Higgs, author
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An Economy of Well-Being

Common-sense tools for building genuine wealth and happiness

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Help build a world based on flourishing well-being for both the human family and natureIn the face of political, financial, and environmental upheaval, it's difficult to slow down and build lives of mindfulness and joy. These things are within reach, but how can we go about creating a new world, using common-sense economics?In An Economy of Well-being, author Mark Anielski presents a practical ... Read more

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Help build a world based on flourishing well-being for both the human family and natureIn the face of political, financial, and environmental upheaval, it's difficult to slow down and build lives of mindfulness and joy. These things are within reach, but how can we go about creating a new world, using common-sense economics?In An Economy of Well-being, author Mark Anielski presents a practical
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