Journalist Mak spent the year of 1999 criss-crossing the continent, tracing the history of Europe from Verdun to Berlin, Saint Petersburg to Auschwitz, Kiev to Srebrenica. He set off in search of evidence and witnesses, looking to define the condition of Europe at the verge of a new millennium. In the voices of prominent figures and unknown players, Mak combines the larger story of twentieth-century Europe with details that give it a face, a taste and a smell. His unique approach makes the reader an eyewitness to a half-forgotten past, full of unknown peculiarities, sudden insights and touching encounters. This book reads like an epic novel of Europe's most extraordinary century.--From publisher description. Titel: In Europe Udgave: 1. udgave Genre: Historisk Sammendrag: In Europe er en betagende beretning om rejsen gennem tid og rum, stykket sammen med levende billeder, beriget med samt
Argues that human beings are at their best not when they are engaged in abstract reflection, but when they are intensely involved in changing the taken-for-granted, everyday practices in some domain of their culture—that is, when they are making history. Disclosing New Worlds calls for a recovery of a way of being that has always characterized human life at its best. The book argues that human beings are at their best not when they are engaged in abstract reflection, but when they are intensely involved in changing the taken-for-granted, everyday practices in some domain of their culture—that is, when they are making history. History-making, in this account, refers not to wars and transfers of political power, but to changes in the way we understand and deal with ourselves. The authors identify entrepreneurship, democratic action, and the creation of solidarity as the three major arenas
The $21 trillion opportunity that can only be unlocked if you rethink everything you think you know about people over 60. In the time it takes you to read this, another twenty Americans will turn sixty-five. Ten thousand people a day are crossing that threshold, and that number will continue to grow. In fifteen years, Americans aged sixty-five and over will outnumber those under age eighteen. This change is coming: Nearly everywhere in the world, people over sixty will become the dominant population. Demographers tend to pose the new longevity as a crisis we are not prepared for. And there are serious issues to address in order to serve this population, and society as a whole. But longevity also presents an opportunity for which companies need to develop a strategy. Estimates put the global market for this demographic at $21 trillion across every industry you can think of: entertainment,
Musik CD af Paul Young med titlen 'The Crossing'. Indeholder 11 spor, herunder singler som 'Hope in a hopeless world' og 'Now I know what made Otis Blue'. Plastik cover med papir omslag, som sædvanlig for CD'er.
On 14 May 1858, an expedition of discovery led by John McDouall Stuart departed from a copper mine located on the very edge of the known world in the North Flinders Ranges. The Australian continent stretched for another 2,000 kilometres to the north and 2,500 to the west and no white man had the slightest idea of what was there. It was to be the first of six expeditions mounted by Stuart, then aged 42, as he sought to uncover the mysteries of the interior and forge a path to the north. Ultimately he was to become part of a race across the continent, his rivals being the Burke and Wills expedition. In the end Stuart was to be the first European to cross Australia from south to north and return again, as the cumbersome expedition of Burke and Wills turned from farce to tragedy. Yet his hero's homecoming was to be shortlived.Mr Stuart's Track is a fascinating study of a loner, an explorer o
Now in an eighth edition, Lonely Planet's guide to Vietnam presents up-to-date practical information on visas and border crossings, transport options and money. This edition also includes an itineraries chapter by a new specialist two-author team and special chapters on Vietnamese history, culture, environment and cuisine.- Up-front colour highlights section plus "top 10" lists- Detailed itineraries reveal classic and less-travelled routes- Unmatched history, culture and background information, with expert author contributions- Easy-to-use maps with cross referencing to text"Down to earth accurate information for every budget, enthusiastically written."-Travel & Leisure Udgivelsesår: 2005 Sider: 524 Sprog: Engelsk
NeverArrive’ tells the story of Farah Abdullahi Abdi who was forced to flee Kenya because of persecution and stigma associated with sexual orientation. The author is a young Somali refugee who came to Malta without family at only 16 years of age. The book is based on this journey, not only physical but also mental and emotional. It is a story about a person’s dreams and aspirations and the challenges of crossing borders and hardships in search of the future one deserves. It is a story of self- acceptance and the will to risk it all for freedom. The often dangerous, brutal and terrifying eventsthat most asylum seekers experience are vividly portrayed in Never Arrive’. Never Arrive is the journey of a Somali youngster who, at 16 years of age, leaves his familiar, yet oppressive, surroundings in search of a culture that tolerates his sexuality and passions. It is a first- hand chronicle of
Jeremy Clarkson, it has to be said, sometimes finds the world a maddening place. And nowhere more so than from behind the wheel of a car, where you can see any number of people acting like lunatics while in control (or not) of a ton of metal. In Born to be Riled, Clarkson takes a look at the world through his windscreeen, shakes his head at what he sees � and then puts the boot in. Among other things, he explains: � why Surrey is worse than Wales � how crossing your legs in America can lead to arrest � the reason cable TV salesmen must be punched � that divorce can be blamed on the birth of Jesus Raving politicians, pointless celebrities, ridiculous �personalities� and the Germans all get it in the neck, together with the stupid, the daft and ludicrous in a tour de force of comic writing guaranteed to have Clarkson�s postman wheezing under sackfuls of letters from the easily offended. Ti
