Discover Malcolm Gladwell's breakthrough debut and explore the science behind viral trends in business, marketing, and human behavior. The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion tr…
Record high temperatures that are broken and reset three times in one week. Endless heat waves that happen year-round, regardless of season. Heat so intense it spawns raging wildfires. Our planet is getting hotter and hotter. What is behind Earth's rising temperatures, what toll are they taking on living things, and what can be done about them? Packed with information, dynamic photos, and hands…
Which countries generate the highest CO2 emissions? Which coastal cities are most vulnerable to rising sea levels? What will the polar ice caps look like in 10 years' time? Which countries have successfully harnessed renewable energy sources? This unique graphic altas tells you everything you need to know about the current climate emergency, and what we can do to turn things around. Packed w…
In this highly acclaimed work, Edward Said surveys the history and nature of Western attitudes towards the East, considering Orientalism as a powerful European ideological creation - a way for writers, philosophers and colonial administrators to deal with the 'otherness' of East culture, customs and beliefs.
"Are we really raising children, or are they quietly raising us?" Conversations with My Children: A Mother's Reflection is a heartfelt collection of everyday dialogues between a mother and her children, moments that reveal unexpected wisdom, unearths childhood wounds, and embraces personal growth.
In "The Mitten", a Ukrainian folktale, a boy named Nicki loses his white-snow mitten. He can't find it in the snow...but the woodland animals do!
Do you have a full piggy bank you'd like to convert to a savings account? Are you ready to start your own scarf-making business? Want tips on how to be a savvy shopper with your hard-earned babysitting money? No matter where you are on your earning, saving, or spending journey, this book offers tried-and-true wisdom to help you be even more informed, independent, and ready for the future. Th…