In the decades since her defeat in the Second World War, Japan has continued to loom large in the national imagination of many of her East Asian neighbours. While for many, Japan still conjures up ima
The communication and leadership secrets of Jeff Bezos and how to master them, from the bestselling author of Talk Like TEDAward-winning biographer Walter Isaacson is often asked who, of the people living today, would he consider to be in the same league as the innovators he’s profiled: Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs.Isaacson’s answer? Jeff Bezos.The Amazon founder shares the traits that made Isaacson’s innovators irresistible subjects. These qualities include a passionate curiosity, fervent imagination, and a child-like sense of wonder. Bezos also has an intense “personal passion” for skills that he requires Amazonians to learn: writing, communication, and storytelling.Now, in The Bezos Blueprint, readers will learn the communication secrets of the world’s greatest salesman. They will learn how to:· Write with the ‘clarity of angels singing.’· Pitch ideas through story.· Deliver messages that stick.Bezos was ahead of his time. Now it’s your time to sharpen your writing
A collection of post-colonial visions for a more just world.What does a just world look like? This volume begins with a planet beset by accumulating crises―environmental, social, and political―and imagines how we can move beyond them. Drawing on the legacy of post-colonial struggles for liberation, Imagining Global Futures explores a range of radical visions for a world after neoliberalism and empire. Centered on movements in the Global South, the collection challenges dominant patterns of social and political life and sketches more just and sustainable futures we might build in their place. What can we learn from alternative conceptions of the good life? How can we build a world where people are both freer and more equal? An urgent resource for collective imagination, Imagining Global Futures counterposes thick visions of a better world to our dystopian present.
Let your child’s imagination run wild in this very busy, search-and-find board book―follow fun characters, spot and count animals in different habitats around the world, and have an exciting, I-spy adventure! From a noisy farmyard and an action-packed African safari, to icy Arctic waters and a colorful coral reef, little ones build their vocabulary by visiting incredible habitats, searching through the busy scenes, then pointing to and naming all sorts of incredible animals and interesting objects. They join Ms. Munn and her class of excitable school children as they take a trip around the world meeting incredible animals with their clumsy tour guide, Ted. There’s sporty Sophie who can’t sit still, twins Zara and Zane who are the class pranksters, and Frankie who is frightened of… well, every animal he meets! Little ones count mischievous monkeys, fabulous fish, jazzy zebras, and more. Plus there’s spectacular scenery to admire, favorite toys to find, and Tilly the class teddy bear is
