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When turmoil strikes world monetary and financial markets, leaders invariably call for "a new Bretton Woods" to prevent catastrophic economic disorder and defuse political conflict. The name of the remote New Hampshire town where representatives of 44 nations gathered in July 1944, in the midst of the century's second great war, has become shorthand for enlightened globalization.

As a diarist I have chronicled the time through which I have lived in meticulous detail: but all that is history. What matters now is the future for those who will live through it. The past is the past but there may be lessons to be learned which could help the next generation to avoid mistakes...

Reena hat ihr Seelenpferd gefunden. Nichts liebt sie mehr, als mit ihrem Flügelpferd Wolkenwind und ihren neuen Freundinnen und Freunden die magische Insel Galantis zu erkunden. Da kommt der Schulausflug in die Ewige-Flammen-Wüste wie gerufen: Übernachtung unter dem endlosen Sternenhimmel und Wettrennen durch die Dünen!

Sixteen delightful holiday short stories by some of your favorite Soho crime authors! This captivating collection of short mysteries and crime capers - which features New York Times best-selling authors, Crime Writers Association Gold and Diamond Dagger winners, and Edgar Award nominees - contains laughs aplenty, the most hardboiled of holiday noir, and heartwarming reminders of the spirit of the season.

Film Gequassel - Zwei Geschwister quasseln über Filme, die unter dem Radar lauern. Jeden zweiten Montag! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmgequassel/

To solve a double murder in Cuba, US Army Captain Billy Boyle will need to build unlikely alliances with Havana’s underworld and British intelligence, including Lieutenant Commander Ian Fleming, whose naval wartime service would later inspire the James Bond novels. This installment of James R...

The beloved coming-of-age novel about a Brooklyn girlhood that heralded a renaissance in Black women’s literature more than sixty years ago, with a new foreword by Nicole Dennis-Benn, the bestselling author of Patsy and Here Comes the Sun Selina Boyce comes of age in 1940s Brooklyn as the...

In the 14th Billy Boyle mystery, US Army detective Billy Boyle and Lieutenant Kazimierz travel into the heart of Nazi-occupied Paris on a dangerous mission: ensure a traitor to the French Resistance unwittingly carries out a high-stakes deception campaign. August, 1944: US Army detective Billy...

Billy Boyle is sent to the heart of the USSR to solve a double-murder at a critical turning point in the war in this latest installment of critically acclaimed James R. Benn’s WWII mystery series. It’s September 1944, and the US is poised to launch Operation Frantic, a shuttle-bombing...

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Embark on an enlightening journey through Western philosophy with this engaging and concise exploration. From the revolutionary thoughts of Francis Bacon and Giordano Bruno, who daringly proposed an infinite universe despite facing persecution, to the rational reflections of Descartes and the mystical insights of Spinoza, who envisioned a pantheistic reality uniting thought and extension as God. Delve into the impactful ideas of Hume, Berkeley, and Kant, as well as the German idealists, leading to the profound contributions of 19th-century thinkers such as Mill, Spencer, and Nietzsche. A.W. ...

'Down Under's funniest detectives shoot from the lip with a wit as dry as their martinis' Kathy Lette A brand new mystery featuring Nick and La Contessa, the beloved characters from Matthew Benns' smash hit nationwide newspaper serial. 'Time for a martini, darling?' Wise-cracking...

A collection of Tony Benn’s private audio diaries, documentaries and archive interviews Tony Benn was the patriarch of the Labour left, a radical statesman, orator and anti-war campaigner who spent over 50 years as an MP, serving in the Cabinet under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan. A...

These episodes are created with the love of grassroots, community action at the heart of them. We showcase inspiring stories from people who have made their ideas come to life.

Bloomsbury presents The War of 1812 by Carl Benn, read by Adam Sims. In this introduction, acclaimed historian Carl Benn examines the War of 1812 and its significance in US history. The war of 1812–1815 was a bloody confrontation that tore through the American frontier, the British colonies of...

There can be only one parody musical master, and Mitch Benn thinks it’s him. Although Richard Stilgoe may have something to say about that. Laugh out loud as Mitch sets out on a musical journey through the showbiz glitz and backstage litter of pop music. Teaming up with Mitch is comedian Robin Ince, and between them they delve into the world of super fans, the glamorous trappings and excesses of pop-star life and its highs and lows.

Was gibt es Schöneres, als sich bei Regen, Schnee und Sturm mit den Kindern drinnen einzukuscheln und Geschichten zu lauschen? Mit diesem Hörbuch wird es dabei besonders gemütlich. Rund um die Themen Herbst, Winter und Weihnachten ist für jede und jeden etwas dabei. Zum Beispiel gibt es da eine Hexe, die meint, nicht hässlich genug zu sein, und eine magische Schneekugel, mit der man in ein verschneites Winterwunderland reisen kann. Zauberlehrlinge und verschwundene Ponys finden genauso einen Platz wie Plätzchendiebe und ängstliche Weihnachtsdrachen.

Welcome to the podcast by Project Breakout games master Benn Stoker and co-host Graham Poucher. Every month we'll be here for 30 minutes talking about the world of escape rooms, what's new, what inspires and everything in between. Plus we'll have special guests talking about their escape room business or love of playing rooms. See more about our award-winning rooms at www.projectbreakout.co.uk

I know the pain of living as a people pleaser, not valuing your worth, and depending on how you look, along with what you can do for others, in order to receive the love you desire. It stinks. I don't want any other woman to feel that pain. I want them to live without fear-induced restrictions and instead Light. Up. The. World. We ALL have gifts...just need the courage to bring them out ;). So, my goal is to encourage and inspire other women, through my perfectly imperfect life, to love themselves wholly. Teaching them to fully embody self-love and let their light shine!

Facts About People, Music, Historical Events, Sport, Tech, Games, Comics, etc.We Will Also Be Reviewing Films And Books With An Occasional Guest Appearance With Fellow Enthusiasts (and maybe a few drinks).