**THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER** Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we teach our children? Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling journey through today's most urgent issues. The golden thread running through his exhilarating new book is the challenge of maintaining our collective and individual focus in the face of constant and disorienting change. Are we still capable of understanding the world we have created?

This is the first book-length history of Chinese teahouses in the English-speaking world or in China. The Teahouse examines economic, social, political, and cultural changes as funneled through the teahouses of Chengdu during the first half of the twentieth century. The images brought together in this work paint a complete picture of everyday culture in the most basic unit of public life. This microhistorical examination of the teahouse and public life takes us into the heart of a city to explore urban society in depth, and provides a new way to look at the Chinese city and at daily life.

For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear while the Lord Ruler reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, a divinely invincible leader. Hope is long lost, until a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa in the depths of the most hellish prison and discovered he has the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, Kelsier will turn his talents to the ultimate caper: one with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark. Only he's not just planning the greatest heist in history, he's plotting the overthrow of a divine despot.Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks like a long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets, and gotten it. She will have to learn to trust, if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.

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"An enthralling and profoundly humane book that every civilized person should read." - The Wall Street Journal The blockbuster New York Times bestseller and the companion volume to the wildly popular radio series When did people first start to wear jewelry or play music? When were cows domesticated, and why do we feed their milk to our children? Where were the first cities, and what made them succeed? Who developed math-or invented money? The history of humanity is one of invention and innovation, as we have continually created new things to use, to admire, or leave our mark on the world. In this groundbreaking book, Neil MacGregor turns to objects that previous civilizations have left behind to paint a portrait of mankind's evolution, focusing on unexpected turning points. Beginning with a chopping tool from the Olduvai Gorge in Africa and ending with a recent innovation that is transforming the way we power our world, he urges us to see history as a kaleidoscope-shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising. A landmark bestseller, A History of the World in 100 Objects is one f the most unusual and engrossing history books to be published in years. "None could have imagined quite how the radio series would permeate the national consciousness. Well over 12.5 million podcasts have been downloaded since the first programme and more than 550 museums around Britain have launched similar series featuring local history. . . . MacGregor's voice comes through as distinctively as it did on radio and his arguments about the interconnectedness of disparate societies through the ages are all the stronger for the detail afforded by extra space. A book to savour and start over." - The Economist From the Trade Paperback edition

**The Second Sex** (French: *Le Deuxième Sexe*) is a 1949 book by the French existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir, in which the author discusses the treatment of women throughout history. Beauvoir researched and wrote the book in about 14 months between 1946 and 1949. She published the work in two volumes: *Facts and Myths* (*Les faits et les mythes*), and *Lived Experience* (*L’expérience vécue*). Some chapters first appeared in the journal *Les Temps modernes*. One of Beauvoir’s best-known books, *The Second Sex* is often regarded as a major work of feminist philosophy, and as the starting inspiration point of second-wave feminism.

[this Book] Features Lucid Accounts Of The Political Ideas That Define The Most Important Political Controversies Of Our Time. Professor Mark Hulliung Has Prepared A Timely Revision Of The Late Roy Macridis's Leading Text. Five Chapters Are New To This Edition. This Sixth Edition Offers A More Current Analysis Of Fascism, Nationalism, Marxism, Anarchism, A Historically Informed View Of Multiculturalism And Its Impact Around The World, And A Case Study Of The Student Movements In The 1960s Which Shaped The Politics Of An Entire Generation Now In Power. Throughout The Text, Readers Are Invited To Enlarge Their Understanding Of Contemporary Political Controversies By Comparing America To European Countries. Political Ideologies : Introduction -- Part 1: Democracy : Many Roots And Families. Democracy And Liberalism ; Democracy And The Economy : Socialism, The Welfare State... Capitalism Again? ; The Conservative Tradition -- Part 2: Communism : The Vision And The Reality. The Theory And The Vision : Marxism ; The Reality : Leninism And Stalinism ; The Collapse Of Communism -- Part 3: The Authoritarian Right. The Intellectual Roots Of Fascism ; The Nazi Ideology And Political Order -- Part 4: Old Voices And New. Nationalisms ; The Religious Impulse : Liberation Theology And Religious Fundamentalism ; Red Flags/black Flags : Marxists Against Anarchists ; Student Rebellion In The Late 1960s : America And France ; Multiculturalism And The Politics Of Identity ; Whither Liberal Democracy! Roy C. Macridis & Mark Hulliung. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

"A revolutionary new way of understanding the relationship between humans and domestic dogs."--Cover.;Getting the dog's perspective (dog intelligence and morality) -- Hard-wiring: what the dog comes with (predatory and social behavior) -- Socialization, conflict resolution, fear and aggression (biters and fighters) -- It's all chew toys to them (behavior problems and solutions) -- Lemon brains but we still love them (how dogs learn) -- Nuts and bolts of obedience training (sequences for training and proofing commands).

Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism is the definitive source for hospitality and tourism marketing worldwide, written by marketing thought leader Philip Kotler and industry experts. The text explores a full spectrum of areas and roles in hospitality and travel, while applying theory to real-world industry situations. The 9th Edition was thoroughly revised with extensive feedback from students and instructors as well as the expertise of a new co-author, Cristian Morosan. This edition emphasizes the major forces affecting marketing today, including uses of artificial intelligence for shaping marketing and customer service strategies. Case studies present real-world problems for analysis, while experiential exercises introduce experiences you can draw on in future professions.

xxiv, 171 pages : 25 cm, This anthology contains writings vital to all the major non-Western religious traditions, arranged thematically. It includes colourful descriptions of deities, creation myths, depictions of death and the afterlife, teachings on the relationship between humanity and the sacred, religious rituals and practices, and prayers and hymns. Mircea Eliade, a recognized pioneer in the systematic study of the history of the world's religions, includes excerpts from the Quran, the Book of the Dead, the Rig Veda, the Bhagavad Gita, the Homeric Hymns, and the Popol Vuh, to name just a few. Oral accounts from Native American, African, Maori, Australian Aborigine, and other people are also included, \"Third edition originally published ... in 1980\"--Title page verso, Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-165) and index, Discovering the way -- The shamanic journey: Introduction -- Shamanism and states of consciousness -- Power animals -- The journey to restore power -- Power practice -- Extracting harmful intrusions -- Afterword

Survey of Accounting aims to provide you, no matter your major, with essential knowledge of the role of financial and managerial accounting. Requiring no prior knowledge of accounting, the text seeks to instill the judgment and decision-making skills needed to plan and operate a business. Chapters are organized by financial and managerial content, featuring the small business perspective and the manager’s point of view, respectively. In addition to learning how to read, understand and analyze accounting data, you’ll explore how managers, investors and employees use accounting information to make decisions. In doing so, you’ll build the financial literacy skills needed to confidently make your own decisions, both professionally and personally.

The Black Book of Power is a non-fiction book by Stan Taylor that serves as a field manual for understanding and mastering dark psychology, frame control, and influence in modern society. Taylor, a former public opinion engineer for politicians and Fortune 500 companies, wrote the book to teach people how to recognize and counteract the manipulation they experience in everyday life and toxic workplaces. Book Details The book, published by Hashtag Publishing LLC in 2025, aims to help readers build "psychological sovereignty" and become "un-manipulatable".

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"It is the late twenty-first century, and Momo is the most celebrated dermal care technician in all of T City. Humanity has migrated to domes at the bottom of the sea to escape devastating climate change. The world is dominated by powerful media conglomerates and runs on exploited cyborg labor. Momo prefers to keep to herself, and anyway she's too busy for other relationships: her clients include some of the city's best-known media personalities. But after meeting her estranged mother, she begins to explore her true identity, a journey that leads to questioning the bounds of gender, memory, self, and reality. First published in Taiwan in 1995, The Membranes is a classic of queer speculative fiction in Chinese. Chi Ta-wei weaves dystopian tropes-heirloom animals, radiation-proof combat drones, sinister surveillance technologies-into a sensitive portrait of one young woman's quest for self-understanding. Predicting everything from fitness tracking to social media saturation, this visionary and sublime novel stands out for its queer and trans themes. The Membranes reveals the diversity and originality of contemporary speculative fiction in Chinese, exploring gender and sexuality, technological domination, and regimes of capital, all while applying an unflinching self-reflexivity to the reader's own role. Ari Larissa Heinrich's translation brings Chi's hybrid punk sensibility to all readers interested in books that test the limits of where speculative fiction can go"-- Provided by publisher

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"The day-to-day world of crude oil traders is not usually open to outsiders. Few non-specialists appreciate how oil traders approach the markets, what their backgrounds are, and how they make money. This book brings the oil trading world to vivid life by introducing the reader to 40 real-life trades or strategies that were carried out by named market participants. The 40 chapters cover different geographies and different crude oil markets, providing an unparalleled insight into how crude oil traders work and think. Oil trading developed in its current form in the 1980s and the chapters cover these early beginnings through to the present day. The trades have been grouped in sections that relate to the nature of each trade and its broader use as an example of a successful trading style. Sections cover approaches to arbitrage trading; the impact of geopolitics; logistics and storage plays; short-term versus longer term trading; managing new crude oil grades; trading crude oil derivatives. The book provides plenty of inspiration for current or prospective crude oil traders or analysts. It will also be valuable for academic researchers, business school case studies, and for anyone wanting to learn more about the individuals that shape the world's most important commodity market"-- Provided by publisher

Warrior Princess Assassin is... "Your next obsession." —Hannah Nicole Maehrer • "Addictive... Readers will devour this one!" —Danielle L. Jensen • "The perfect blend of thrilling magic, sizzling romance, and pulse-pounding action." —Elise Kova • "A story unlike any you've consumed before. And trust me—it's delicious."—Jodi PicoultFates collide and passions ignite in New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer's steamy adult fantasy debut about three characters torn between chasing, betraying, and craving each other: a princess caught between duty and desire, the fearsome warrior king she's promised to, and the assassin tasked with hunting them down.WARRIOR. King Maddox Kyronan's fire magic has earned him a ruthless reputation on the battlefield, but now his...