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  • Afghanistan

    How the West Lost Its Way

    by Tim Bird, Alex Marshall ...
    On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the intervention in Afghanistan, a major assessment of strategy in this most unstable of nationsIn October 2001, NATO forces invaded Afghanistan. Their initial aim, to topple the Taliban regime and replace it with a more democratic government aligned to Western interests, was swiftly achieved. However, stabilizing the country in the ensuing years has proven ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Happy Land

    Forty years in 'the world's happiest country'

    by Tim Bird ...
    A personal view of 'the world's happiest country' from an accidental expat in Finland Tim Bird arrived in Finland by accident in the early Eighties. More than forty years on, he is still there. He has watched the transformation of his adopted homeland from semi-detached member of the Soviet bloc to modern European nation that tops the rankings, year after year, as 'the happiest country in the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Happy Land

    A Portrait of Finland

    by Tim Bird ...
    Why is Finland consistently named 'the happiest country in the world?Drawing on his forty-year immersion in Finnish life, journalist Tim Bird reflects on this reputation and whether Finns, famed for their 'sisu' (quiet resilience), dark winters and passion for heavy metal, actually recognise it.From its landscape, culture and chequered history to its language, literature and wholehearted ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Adrift on a Painted Sea

    by Tim Bird ...
    Sue Bird was always painting: botanical art, landscapes, still lifes, and especially the sea. She took classes, kept countless sketchbooks, and filled the house with art.From their neighborhood to their family trips, all the moments of her life were memorialized in her artwork. Throughout her life, she never sold a piece—she gave art to family and friends, and shared her work online, but never ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Helsinki City Guide

    by Tim Bird ...
    We show you the best Helsinki has to offer. 100% hand-picked, independently researched and written by Tim Bird. Find out how to get the most out of Helsinki. All you need to know about the best sights & attractions, hotels, restaurants, bars & clubs, and much, much more. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Motion Pictures

    a travel photographer's companion

    by Tim Bird ...
    Designed for viewing on colour devices, this is a richly illustrated, beautifully designed companion to anyone whose twin passions are travel and photography. The book contains tips, advice and anecdotes by experienced award-winning photographer and writer Tim Bird, illustrated with plenty of his own colour photos, and featuring sections by three top guest photographers. An entertaining and ... Read more

    $4.83 USD

  • Magic Monsters!

    by Benjamin Bird ...
    Illustrated by Tim Levins ...
    Series series The Amazing Adventures of Superman!
    The World’s Finest Heroes, SUPERMAN and SHAZAM, team up for an amazing adventure! The galaxy’s greatest super heroes are unbeatable when they work together. But they may have met their match when Mister Mxyzptlk makes trouble in Metropolis. Will the daring duo be able to stop the imp’s Magic Monsters? Find out in this fast-paced chapter book perfect for any super hero fan. ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bubble Trouble!

    by Benjamin Bird ...
    Illustrated by Tim Levins ...
    Series series The Amazing Adventures of Superman!
    The World’s Finest Heroes together at last! SUPERMAN and AQUAMAN defend the skies and the seas in a winning combination of teamwork and friendship. When Black Manta engineers an evil device that creates giant bubbles of ocean water capable of flooding entire cities, they’ll join forces and fight as one. In order to save the Metropolis and cities around the globe, SUPERMAN and AQUAMAN will have to ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Risk Management Issues in Insurance

    Edited by Martin Bird, Tim Gordon ...
    The financial crisis of 2008 had little impact on the insurance industry globally, unlike the solvency issues within other financial sectors. This title looks at the major risk concerns within insurance and how the industry as a whole deals with potential threats to its business in the short, medium, and long term.It will demystify how insurers cope with liquidity risk, counterparty risk, tail ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Avoidance Play (Test Your Bridge Technique Series)

    by David Bird, Tim Bourke ...
    Test your avoidance play! This book is designed to accompany the Bridge Technique series.The term "avoidance play" may seem intimidating, but in fact it means no more than preventing a particular defender from gaining the lead. You may think there is nothing particularly difficult about this, but of course, everything seems easy once you understand it yourself. There are plenty of players who ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Art and Science of Analyzing Software Data

    Edited by Christian Bird, Tim Menzies, Thomas Zimmermann ...
    The Art and Science of Analyzing Software Data provides valuable information on analysis techniques often used to derive insight from software data. This book shares best practices in the field generated by leading data scientists, collected from their experience training software engineering students and practitioners to master data science. The book covers topics such as the analysis of security ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Mapping the Futures

    Local Cultures, Global Change

    Edited by John Bird, Barry Curtis, Tim Putnam, Lisa Tickner ...
    Series series FUTURES: New Perspectives for Cultural Analysis
    There are now new experiences of space and time; new tensions between globalism and regionalism, socialism and consumerism, reality and spectacle; new instabilities of value, meaning and identity - a dialectic between past and future. How are we to understand these?Mapping the Futures is the first of a series which brings together cultural theorists from different disciplines to assess the ... Read more

    $58.99 USD