Paul Roberts
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Petroleum is now so deeply entrenched in our economy, our politics, and our personal expectations that even modest efforts to phase it out are fought tooth and nail by the most powerful forces in the world: companies and governments that depend on oil revenues; the developing nations that see oil as the only means to industrial success; and a Western middle class that refuses to modify its energy-dependent lifestyle. But within thirty years, by even...
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Paul Roberts, the best-selling author of The End of Oil, turns his attention to the modern food economy and finds that the system entrusted to meet our most basic need is failing.
In this carefully researched, vivid narrative, Roberts lays out the stark economic realities behind modern food and shows how our system of making, marketing, and moving what we eat is growing less and less compatible with the billions of consumers that system was built...
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Contemporary organizations proliferate with projects. Managing projects, working with project managers, and delivering project excellence have become fundamental skills in the world of business, resulting in an array of approaches, tools, and techniques that can bewilder. This book homes in on the absolute essential elements of the field.
With practical insights throughout, the book provides listeners with a concise understanding of key concepts,...
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Even as the view of America as a rogue state consolidates abroad, Americans appear largely bystanders at the spectacle of their government running amok. People forget the myriad instances of their government's flouting of the Constitution and international legal norms-- if ever they were aware of them in the first place--accepting to live in the increasingly pernicious "new normal" with little protest. This remarkable anthology of columns documents...
8) The Rage
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The Concept to Creation series brings you its first book, The Rage by first time author Paul A. Roberts. The Rage looks at the ultimate family tragedy, the slaughter of two innocent parents and their young son and twists into a supernatural revenge thriller. Inspired by his ultimate fear, the loss of his family, the author brings raw emotion and strength to the central characters and we have brought you the evolution of the story from the initial...
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This book describes the irrational life of Soviet producers, the monstrous deprivation of Soviet consumers, and the ideological origins of the Soviet economy that have resulted in a system unable to bear the weight of being a superpower. The authors spell out the challenges that Gorbachev and his successors face. The penultimate chapter deals with the privatization of the Soviet economy. In the last chapter they document the failure of Western experts...
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Even as the view of America as a rogue state consolidates abroad, American's appear largely bystanders at the spectacle of their government running amok. People forget the myriad instances of their government's flouting of the Constitution and international legal norms. If ever they were aware of them in the first place, accepting to live in the increasingly pernicious new normal, with little protest. This remarkable anthology of columns documents...
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1995.
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Almost no one agrees on who came to that stable in Bethlehem two thousand years ago, how many came, where they came from, whether they were sages or kings, and what they gave to that special child. The Gospels don't agree, and neither do any other sources written within a hundred years of the birth of Jesus. Unraveling that mystery not only sent Roberts on an adventure in the footsteps of the Magi that took him from Tehran to Bethlehem, but revealed...
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[2020]
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Elmo, Big Bird, and their Sesame Street friends know that good hygiene is more important than ever now. This rhyming board book features fun ways for young girls and boys to stay healthy. From the right way to wash your hands--including the lyrics to the Sesame Street Washy Wash song from the popular video!--to leaving six feet between you and others, kids will learn that "The best way to take care of others is to take care of YOU!"--Amazon.com.
14) Ancient Rome
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[1997]
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Atmospheric illustrations, strong photographs and lively text engage the reader to find out the answers to such questions such as "Why did people go to the forum?--"Why did the emperor Hadrian have a wall built in Britain?"--Who gave an eyewitness account of the volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii?" and "Who was the Roman god of exits and entrances?" A four-page foldout reveals a dramatic perspective.
15) Blues for Zoey
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When sixteen-year-old Kaz Barrett meets a mysterious, pink-haired girl named Zoey, his orderly life begins to spin out of control.
18) 12th Hour
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Can humans solve the climate crisis? 12th Hour delves into humanity's psychological resistance to ecological change, and why such changes are needed in order to avoid an irreversible cataclysm.