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  • The Great Inflation Resurgence

    Why Inflation Returned in the 2020s and What to Expect Next

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book explores why inflation surged globally in the 2020s, where we are heading and what lessons we can draw from it. Following a decade of too-low inflation, inflation suddenly surged in 2021–22 to its highest levels in 40 years in the US and Europe. The book introduces a simple economic framework and adopts a global perspective to compare the inflation experiences across the US, Europe, and ... Read more

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    Gardener Murders, The

    Narrated by Thomas Durham ...
    Series series Scott’s Law

    Unabridged

    8 hours 4 min

    Detective Inspector Ron Scott of Police Scotland is faced with a series of murders on his patch. Based at Greenock police station in Inverclyde, Scott and his team are seeking a murderer who has been given the title "The Gardener" since his victims were being killed by common gardening tools. To add to their caseload, a four-year-old girl has been kidnapped from a shopping mall. ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    The Callers

    by Kiah Thomas ...
    Narrated by Callum Jean-Thomas ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - The Callers

    Unabridged

    4 hours 11 min

    Callers can conjure anything out of thin air. But what if things don't come from nothing? What if they're taken from … someone else? In the world of Elipsom, the ability to Call, or summon objects, is a coveted skill. And yet despite being born into a family of Callers, Quin doesn't have the gift. But everything changes when instead of summoning an object, Quin makes something disappear. He ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Hidden Forest

    by Kiah Thomas ...
    Narrated by Callum Jean-Thomas ...
    Series Audiobook 2 - The Callers

    Unabridged

    5 hours 19 min

    The shocking truth about Calling has been revealed – the magical ability to conjure something out of thin air actually steals resources from another place. Adriana Octavius, Chief Councilor of the Callers, will do anything to quash rumours that Calling isn't a force for good. While Quin looks for answers on Evantra, his sister Davinia is assigned to investigate and plant false evidence at the ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Journey Home

    by Kiah Thomas ...
    Narrated by Callum Jean-Thomas ...
    Series Audiobook 3 - The Callers

    Unabridged

    5 hours 15 min

    Quin's world is in turmoil ... The limits on Calling have been lifted, and Callers are now allowed to conjure up anything they want – from tables and chairs to food and clothes. But many on Elipsom still don't realise that everything they Call is being stolen from Evantra, a secret continent on the opposite side of the world. Quin, Allie and Davinia have been fighting to show people the truth. But ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Towards Sustainable Aviation

    Aviation is integral to the global economy but it is also one of the main obstacles to environmentally sustainable development. It is one of the world's fastest growing - and most polluting - industries. What can be done to retain the economic and other benefits it brings, without the associated pollution, noise, congestion and loss of countryside? In this volume, industry, policy and research ... Read more

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    Edited by R.B. Singh ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    In this book, an interdisciplinary research group of faculty members, researchers, professionals, and planners contributed to an understanding of the dynamics and dimensions of emerging challenges and risks in megacities in the rapidly changing urban environments in Asia and examined emerging resilience themes from the point of view of sustainability and public policy. The world’s urban population ... Read more

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  • Climate Adaptation Santiago

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
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  • Taking Chances

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