Addressing the sustainable energy crisis in an objective manner this enlightening book analyzes the relevant numbers & organizes a plan for change on both a personal level & an international scale--for Europe the United States & the world. In case study format this informative reference answers questions surrounding nuclear energy the potential of sustainable fossil fuels & the possibilities of sharing renewable power with foreign countries. While underlining the difficulty of minimizing consumption the tone remains positive as it debunks misinformation & clearly explains the calculations of expenditure per person to encourage people to make individual changes that will benefit the world at large. ...

This ambitious book is set to become the definitive reference on all aspects of eco-fashion. Packed with authoritative features & facts & inspiring images & ideas it is dramatically more in-depth & comprehensive than any previous single publication on the subject. The book is divided into five thematic chapters covering every aspect of contemporary fashion from fashion cultures (from high street to blogosphere to couture) to the eco-footprint of the current resource-hungry & wasteful system to the fashion business employer of up to 40 million people worldwide. Each chapter presents an array of illustrated articles including essays by leading writers & thinkers statements from designers such as Stella Mc Cartney EDUN founder Ali Hewson Vivienne Westwood Yohji Yamamoto Issey Miyake interviews with such designers as Katharine Hamnett Hussein Chalayan Dries van Noten Lorrie Vogel (Nike) as well as presenting future scenarios which set out how things could be if we do or dont succeed in enacting radical change. Finally a resources section provides comprehensive listings of leading organizations involved in campaigning advising certifying footprinting & promoting sustainability worldwide. The Sustainable Fashion Handbook" will take its place as the Bible of the subject." ...

Sustainable Investing is fast becoming the smart way of generating long-term returns. With conventional investors now scrambling to factor in issues such as climate change this book captures a turning point in the evolution of global finance. Bringing together leading practitioners of Sustainable Investing from across the globe this book charts how this agenda has evolved what impact it has today & what prospects are emerging for the years ahead. Sustainable Investing has already been outperforming the mainstream & concerned investors need to know how best to position themselves for potentially radical market change. ...

The summer of 1939 saw one of the most exciting archaeological finds ever dug from British soil an undisturbed Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge in Suffolk. The ship nearly 30m long had been dragged uphill from the estuary of the River Deben to a royal gravefield & buried beneath a large circular mound. Amidships in a textile-hung chamber a sumptous burial was laid out unique in its glittering wealth of jewellery & unrivalled in the variety of objects that had been selected to represent every facet of the dead mans life. Gold & garnet jewellery silver from the eastern Mediterranean drinking vessels with silver gilt fittings a magnificent helmet & parade shield a lyre & sceptre were amongst the spectacular finds excavated in two hectic weeks just before the outbreak of World War II. Although no remains of a body survived & no personal possessions were found the gold & garnet regalia alone implied that the burial was that of a king. But his identity remained elusive until research resulted in a date of 625/30 for the latest of a collection of small gold coins found in the ship suggest that it may have been the grave of Raedwald king of East Anglia who died in 624/5. In this new edition of the survey first published in 1986 the excavation of the ship & its contents are described & illustrated & the results of many years research at the British Museum are summarised. It also brings the story right up-to-date &

Includes:: illustrations of the most recent excavations.

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The landing at Suvla Bay part of the August Offensive commenced on the night of 6 August 1915. It was intended to support a breakout from Anzac Beach. Despite early hopes from a largely unopposed landing Suvla was a mismanaged affair that quickly became a stalemate. The newly formed IX Corps commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Stopford failed not for lack of sacrifice of its New Army & Territorials but for failure of generalship. Opportunities were thoughtlessly wasted due to lethargy. Suvla not only signalled the end of Stopford & many of his Brigadiers but also saw the end of the Commander in Chief Sir Ian Hamilton. It was the beginning of the end of the Gallipoli gamble & in its own right created a catalyst of disaster that would come to represent the failed campaign. This book adds to the Gallipoli story by recounting the Suvla Bay landing through a mix of official accounts intertwined with a rich collection of the participants letters diaries personal accounts photographs & maps. ...

Silver. Wine. Art. Gold. SWAG assets. Over the last decade through the dot.com bust the credit crisis one recession one depression & the current European sovereign debt crisis SWAG assets have produced stunning returns. This is in stark contrast to traditional assets like equities which are typically lower today than a decade ago. This is an era of financial repression where savings rates are kept below inflation. It is an era of money printing & bail-outs where reckless borrowers get bailed out by prudent savers. Investors be they professional fund managers billionaires or just ordinary savers need to protect themselves against this process through SWAG. Everyone needs some SWAG. ...

To pack for East Africa: binoculars for spotting zebudown jacket for the climb up Kilimanjaromosquito net for camping on the multi-day safarithis phrasebook for everything else Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical & social words & phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals & discover their culture
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The Swahili-speaking coast of Africa has many attractions: its beaches safaris & great cultural diversity. This dictionary & phrasebook contains all of the vocabulary & phrases necessary to communicate in Swahili the most widely spoken African language. Designed for the visitor the phrasebook offers terms & phrases for travel & daily life situations; a two-way dictionary contains over 2500 essential Swahili words. A basic Swahili grammar & cultural information arc also included. Spoken originally along the eastern coast (the name ki Swahili means coastal language) & now the official language of Tanzania as well as a major language in Kenya Uganda & the eastern Congo Swahili is the lingua franca of Eastern Africa with over 40 million speakers. ...

Rowan is desperate for a horse of her own
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John Susan Titty & Roger return to the lake for another summer camping on their island with their old allies Nancy & Peggy otherwise known as the Amazon pirates. But immediately disaster strikes when the Swallows find themselves marooned ashore by the shipwreck of their boat. But if they can't have the island there's always Swallowdale the secret valley hidden from the world & containing an extra secret concealed within it... ...