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The out-of-this-world outlook of a down-to-earth bear! Explore the world through the eyes of Benjamin, a bear who takes his silly way of doing things very seriously. In the third book about Benjamin's adventures, author PHILIPPE COUDRAY continues to delight readers by bending the rules of common sense and breaking the laws of physics. Pull up a chair, grab a friend, and open your mind—today's forecast is for BRAIN STORMS!Praise for Philippe Coudray's Benjamin Bear series:* "A marvel of economy in setup, delivery, and payoff."—Booklist, STARRED REVIEW* "This book rewards what six-year-olds are already good at (scrutiny), encourages a new skill (reading), and enlarges the imagination (heaven)."—The Horn Book, STARRED REVIEW"A visually formatted joke book to inspire thinking as well as laughs."—Kirkus Reviews"A must-have for early readers who would like to try a graphic novel or comic." —School Library Journal

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‘Illuminated by finely turned phrases and vivid insights’ - Richard Williams, Guardian Sports Books of the Year. Thierry Henry – gifted, charismatic and a genuinely world-class footballer – has passed into Arsenal legend as the hero of a team that finally ended Manchester United’s dominance. But as he approached the autumn of his career, Thierry’s crown began to slip – from the infamous ‘Hand of Gaul’ incident to a dismal World Cup 2010 campaign. Suddenly, a player who Arsene Wenger once dubbed ‘the greatest striker ever’, a man who had spent his career at the very top of the game, began to learn how lonely such a position could be. Drawing from numerous interviews and impeccable sources, as well as his own observations over the course of Henry’s entire career, award-winning author Philippe Auclair has produced the most complete portrait of the Arsenal hero ever to be written. Clear-eyed, lyrical and passionately argued, Thierry Henry: Lonely at the Top is as raw, shocking and thought-provoking as it is celebratory of Henry’s outstanding flair and talent.

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How can a municipal investment pool, which is supposed to be safe, lose billions of dollars? What are derivatives and how did they contribute to this tragedy? In December 1994, Orange County became the largest municipality in U.S. history to become bankrupt. By borrowing heavily and placing the wrong bets, Orange County Treasurer Robert Citron lost $1.7 billion of Orange County's $7.4 billion investment portfolio. "Big Bets Gone Bad: Derivatives and Bankruptcy in Orange County" is the first detailed description of the Orange County bankruptcy. Author Philippe Jorion, the only professor in Orange County who teaches and researches derivatives, is uniquely placed to understand the technical details of the portfolio and climate in the Orange County municipal government that encouraged the decisions that led to the bankruptcy. "Big Bets Gone Bad" provides an introduction to the U.S. bond market and details Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan's efforts to tighten credit. Its description of the $35 trillion derivatives market makes the losses of Barings Bank, Kashima Oil, West Virginia, and Metallgesellschaft more understandable. "Big Bets Gone Bad" explains what everyone should know about tax monies and public investments. Because nobody likes to lose $1.7 billion.

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In Moments Before the Flood, Carl De Keyzer portrayed a Europe on the cusp of drowning, flooded due to climate change. In Higher Ground, the flood has already passed. His images show people that have fled to the high mountains, depicting a fictional world of tomorrow. A large portion of the work is irony, but it bears an uncomfortably close semblance to scientific predictions of the future. In 2006, when Keyzer first began working on Moments Before the Flood, there were a lot of doubts about the extent of global warming. Since then however, the effects of this inconvenient truth have increased by an alarming degree. Where it was once presumed that the sea level would rise 37 cm by 2050, now scientists estimate that there will be a 3-to-4-metre raise. Higher Ground explores what the world might look like if this happens, encouraging the reader to think about the impact of climate change. The images were taken in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, France and Spain. French top author Philippe Claudel wrote a new fictional story especially for this book.

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The four battleships of the Iowa class, the crowning achievement of US battleship construction, had exceptionally long careers and each in their way left a distinctive mark not only on the US Navy but on naval history at large. Built as the ultimate American battleship and designed to engage the major units of the Japanese and German fleets, the class were commissioned in the closing stages of World War II, the beginning of half a century of service during which individual units saw action in the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Lebanese Civil War and finally the Gulf War. As such these vessels are symbolic of the primacy of US seapower during the Cold War, and the preservation of all four of these mighty vessels as museum ships is testament not only to their enduring fascination, but also to the immense technical, financial, military and political resources wielded by the United States during the second half of the twentieth century. This superb new book includes a general introduction providing the context and design history of the entire class; detailed and extensively illustrated information on specifications, equipment and modifications; and comprehensive coverage of the construction, career, operations and preservation of each unit. The author covers all the significant events in the life of each ship, including Missouri in Tokyo Bay, New Jersey off Vietnam and Lebanon, Wisconsin's collision with the destroyer Eaton, the Iowa turret explosion and many others. Lavishly illustrated with more than 600 photos (many in colour), 35 spectacular CG artworks and six maps, this beautifully produced work is the ultimate volume on the ultimate battleship class and a fitting souvenir of these four ships, now all preserved for posterity. AUTHOR: Philippe Caresse was born into a naval family in 1964 and joined the French Navy in 1982, serving in the destroyer d'Estrees. He has published an extensive range of ship monographs on the French, German, US, and Japanese navies from the late-nineteenth century to the Second World War, and is co-author with John Jordan of a series of volumes on French warships, including French Battleships of World War One, all published by Seaforth. He is the harbormaster of a marina on the Cote d'Azur. 600 colour and b/w photographs, 35 CG drawings, 6 maps

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The book analyses the evolution of research and innovation policies in the world's leading countries. The last decade has witnessed a radical transformation of the landscape shaped after World War II, as described in the seminal collection edited by Richard Nelson in the early 1990s. Even though national systems have inherited different institutional arrangements and trajectories, analyses show three major converging trends in their public policies. There has been a retraction from support to large firms and programmes and a shift toward small to medium enterprises and the innovation infrastructure; the focus on public research and training capabilities is growing; and there has been a redesign of public intervention with the growing role of regions and states on one hand and multinational authorities on the other, particularly in the European Union.The authors, all leading scholars in innovation research, provide thorough analytical descriptions of the national innovation system in their country and set that system in historical perspective. Each chapter is written so the reader can easily make comparisons between countries and regions. Six major issues are identified and addressed in each chapter: the dynamics of universities and their relations with the economy the evolving role of defence R&D and other large public programmes the growth of technology policies and the innovative capabilities of SMEs the changing rationale for government laboratories the growing role of regions in fostering innovation the capability of government to adapt to rapid changes in innovation systems. This essential book will be of interest to scholars and students of science, technology and innovation policy, management, institutional economics and managers of research and innovation policies at a national and local level.

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The book analyses the evolution of research and innovation policies in the world's leading countries. The last decade has witnessed a radical transformation of the landscape shaped after World War II, as described in the seminal collection edited by Richard Nelson in the early 1990s. Even though national systems have inherited different institutional arrangements and trajectories, analyses show three major converging trends in their public policies. There has been a retraction from support to large firms and programmes and a shift toward small to medium enterprises and the innovation infrastructure; the focus on public research and training capabilities is growing; and there has been a redesign of public intervention with the growing role of regions and states on one hand and multinational authorities on the other, particularly in the European Union.The authors, all leading scholars in innovation research, provide thorough analytical descriptions of the national innovation system in their country and set that system in historical perspective. Each chapter is written so the reader can easily make comparisons between countries and regions. Six major issues are identified and addressed in each chapter: the dynamics of universities and their relations with the economy the evolving role of defence R&D and other large public programmes the growth of technology policies and the innovative capabilities of SMEs the changing rationale for government laboratories the growing role of regions in fostering innovation the capability of government to adapt to rapid changes in innovation systems. This essential book will be of interest to scholars and students of science, technology and innovation policy, management, institutional economics and managers of research and innovation policies at a national and local level.

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" Miradme bien. Quién sabe si mañana todavía estaré aquí... "Tímido e inquieto, miope de mirada hechizante, a James Dean le gustaba vivir deprisa: el día a día, su trabajo de actor, el amor..., y su pasión por las motos y los coches deportivos que le llevaron a encontrar la muerte, en septiembre de 1955, cuando sólo contaba veinticuatro años. Este joven de Indiana, inconsolable y pendenciero pero de un encanto irresistible, que no jugó al béisbol como quería su padre y se inició en la danza y la música alentado por su madre, se convirtió con sólo tres películas, dos estrenadas tras su muerte, en un icono de la juventud de todos los tiempos.Con la fluidez narrativa que caracteriza a Philippe Besson, en cuatro trazos esboza en esta novela coral y caleidoscópica el retrato íntimo e inédito del actor por medio de las voces de sus más allegados: desde sus padres y tíos, a las de profesores, agente, amigos, actores, amantes..., y el conductor contra el que se estrelló. A través de sus

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El arte de reinar pone de relieve los principios de gobierno de los reyes de Navarra, cómo acometieron la modernización de las estructuras administrativas del reino antes y después de que su mayor parte pasase a dominio castellano en 1512, y el papel que desempeñaron en el tablero europeo hasta dar a Francia, en 1589, el más famoso de sus reyes.Este catálogo bilingüe de la exposición que tuvo lugar en el Musée national du château de Pau, hasta febrero de 2022, presenta estudios de expertos franceses y españoles y una amplia iconografía a color de obras y documentos de época con amplios textos explicativos.

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Sensible al complejo juego de cierta inercia secular (el tiempo inmóvil) frente a unos cambios incesantes, esta obra no se limita a seguir la tradicional y esquemática división de la Edad Media en tres períodos (Alta, Plena y Baja), sino que opta por una organización en ocho secuencias temporales. Tras plantear el controvertido problema del paso de la Antigüedad tardía a la edad media, el libro aborda las causas del nuevo crecimiento (apreciable a partir del siglo X), describe la situación en vísperas de la Peste Negra (1348), pone de relieve el dinamismo de Occidente incluso en el período de la Gran Recesión (1350-1450), e intenta esbozar un cuadro contrastado de las características de la economía europea en la época de los grandes descubrimientos Puede hablarse a este respecto de capitalismo? Es lícito el uso del concepto de economía-mundo? La transición entre finales de la Edad Media y el siglo XVI fue poco traumática, tal como lo demuestra el rico legado (métodos y técnicas...) que

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En la linde del bosque, dos ardillas están al acecho, han perdido a su pequeña. Síguelas por los senderos, yendo en su búsqueda hasta lo más profundo del bosque para encontrarla.A lo largo de las páginas, te cruzarás con varias familias de animales.Abre bien los ojos, muchos están camuflados en el paisaje.También hay algunos intrusos sorprendentes?Estás listo para encontrarlos? Atención, hay más de 100!

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Guatemala es un país extraordinario cuya población es mayoritariamente de origen maya. Casi intacta, posee infinidad de paisajes, volcanes activos, lagos de montaña, bosques tropicales, pueblos seculares perdidos en las mesetas, yacimientos arqueológicos... Iniciaréis vuestro viaje en sentido ascendente en Ciudad de Guatemala y Antigua -ambas meridionales-, para proseguir por Monterrico y El Paredón -en la costa pacífica-, Chichicastenango y su célebre mercado, el lago Atitlán, la exuberante Verapaz y su capital Cobán y el departamento de Petén, con los yacimientos mayas de Tikal y El Mirador. La última parte del recorrido os llevará a través del río Dulce al país de los garífunas hasta Livingston y Puerto Barrios, y finalmente a la maya Quiriguá -la hermana pequeña de Copán-, en el Oriente. No debéis perder la ocasión de visitar Copán, en Honduras, pero solo a 14 km de la frontera. Su belleza es tal que los arqueólogos la consideran la "Alejandría del mundo maya".Belice es una ext

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Una gran experiencia os espera, para ello la guía Trotamundos Routard de Atenas e islas griegas será una ayuda imprescindible para vivir esta aventura mediterránea. Nuestro periplo comienza en Atenas, la megalópolis tentacular, la ciudad de cemento ( " tsimendoupoli " ) que no se parece en nada al resto del país. En los alrededores, los monasterios de Dafni y Kessariani, los yacimientos de Elefsina, Vavrona y Amphiaraiso, el túmulo de Maratón, Rhamnonte, el cabo Sunion, y Rafina y El Pireo, puertas de acceso a la segunda etapa de nuestro viaje, el al mosaico insular, que supone una quinta parte del territorio griego.Aunque en realidad las islas helenas suman varios miles, apenas poco más de un centenar están habitadas de forma permanente. Encontraréis un alma para cada isla: las hay boscosas, montañosas, escarpadas, de blancura deslumbrante o de un intenso verdor, con hermosas playas y pinares, paraísos de los submarinistas, pobladas de centenares de iglesias y monasterios, de viñe

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La isla de las tres puntas, de las tres principales montañas, de los 3 km de distancia con el continente... Encrucijada de civilizaciones, Sicilia -la mayor de las islas del Mediterráneo- reúne fabulosos vestigios del mundo griego, castillos y catedrales que evocan su pasado normando, jardines orientales que parecen surgidos de la lámpara de Aladino, así como palacios e iglesias de estilo barroco español. Los artistas de la isla supieron además enriquecer con sus tradiciones los estilos importados, creando un arte siciliano muy original.Con el devenir de los siglos, Sicilia ha adquirido una identidad cultural muy singular, en la que destaca una escala de valores que no deja de sorprender: los entierros, por poner un ejemplo, se celebran con alboroto, mientras que en otras ocasiones frívolas, en cambio, se guarda riguroso silencio. El estilo de vida siciliano, esa manera diferente de ver las cosas, desvela lo más íntimo de su alma.Nuestra guía Trotamundos Routard de Sicilia desc

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Australia es uno de los destinos turísticos más singulares. Un inmenso país ?unas 15 veces España? que es una isla y a la vez un continente, en el que la naturaleza se muestra en todo su esplendor: bosques tropicales, grandes desiertos, playas sin fin o la espectacular Gran Barrera de coral. Su aislamiento ha preservado una flora y una fauna con especies autóctonas de las que el canguro, el ornitorrinco, el emú o el casuario son solo una pequeña muestra.En la guía Trotamundos Routard de Australia (Costa Este) encontraréis la brújula que orientará vuestros pasos. Al inicio, ?Los favoritos del Trotamundos? y los ?Itinerarios de interés?, ilustrados con mapas y fotografías de los lugares más emblemáticos. El apartado ?Generalidades?, que incluye orientaciones de tipo práctico (documentación, clima, moneda, cocina, presupuesto.) con otras relacionadas con las costumbres, la cultura y el medioambiente, incluye un apartado sobre la Working Holiday Visa, que permite que 230.000 jóvenes de

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Todos los que deseéis vivir una aventura en estado puro, sin duda, debéis viajar a territorio peruano de la mano de la guía Trotamundos de Perú, que os propone un recorrido por el país partiendo de Lima, su capital, y los alrededores de ésta. En capítulos sucesivos se describen dos itinerarios, con salida de la capital, a través del sur y el norte peruanos.El primero de ellos, que simboliza el itinerario ideal, supone un acercamiento a monumentos incas, civilizaciones misteriosas y lugares declarados Patrimonio de la Humanidad: Lima, Cuzco, Machu Picchu, Sacsahuamán, Chinchero, Ollantaytambo, Pisac, Puno, lago Titicaca, isla de Taquile, Amantani, Arequipa, Nazca, Cañón del Colca, islas Ballestas. Tendréis ocasión además de viajar en el ferrocarril peruano a nada menos que 4 883 m de altitud a su paso por Ticlio!El itinerario norte incluye ciudades como Huánuco, Tingo María, Iquitos, Tantamayo, Huaraz, Trujillo, Cajamarca., además de senderos de trekking por Llanganuco y Santa C

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La guía Trotamundos de Cuba será el mejor cicerone para vuestra estancia en el país, incluso antes de partir, pues os ofrece la información necesaria para que organicéis vuestro viaje: qué documentación llevar, cuál es la mejor época para ir, además de datos prácticos sobre el clima, los alojamientos, la gastronomía, la moneda y los bancos, correos, las compras, los medios de comunicación... En el mismo capítulo encontraréis numerosos e interesantes apuntes sobre temas relacionados con la isla y su idiosincrasia, la revolución, personalidades relevantes como Fidel Castro, el Che o Hemingway, la historia, la geografía, la música o el ron, entre otros.Ya solo os queda organizar la visita y una vez allí captar el alma de una isla única. Os proponemos un recorrido organizado por zonas, cada una acompañada de mapas y planos que os facilitarán los desplazamientos: la primera etapa del viaje es La Habana, con una amplia descripción, actualizada y realizada por viajeros expertos; posterior

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Generally known for his installation work encompassing sculpture, video and soundscapes, Fireflies focuses wholly on Parreno's lesser-known drawings. The drawings collected here showcase a delicate, personal touch, as they were created while Parreno was ill with cancer and were sent to his friends. In Parreno's drawings the fireflies' light is often created by an absence of darkness or pigment. This striking contrast perfectly encapsulates the bioluminescent glow emanating from the insect's abdomen. The book is edited by Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries. An interview with the artist by Obrist and an essay by Belgian philosopher Vinciane Despret accompany the works.

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Our favorite fuzzy friend, the idiosyncratic Benjamin Bear, returns with a whole new set of problems to solve.Knitting a sheep a sweater? Visiting a fish’s underwater house? Soaring down a staircase on a square-wheeled bicycle? These could only be the predicaments of beloved character Benjamin Bear! Our favorite fuzzy friend returns with a whole new set of problems to solve—but when it comes to Benjamin Bear, the solutions may cause just as much trouble. Get ready for some of the brightest and silliest ideas yet!

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Chris Haughton meets Jean Jullien in this exploration of cause and effect.Using a sequence of escalating events a mother warns a young girl what could occur if she touches a butterfly (hence introducing the chaos theory of the butterfly effect in an age-appropriate STEM-friendly way). This picture book will delight the very young who enjoy suspense and allow children to explore the question they love to ask "and then what happens?" with increasingly dramatic effect.

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In the aftermath of January's horrific earthquake, the world's attention is focused on Haiti. In this full narrative history of the Caribbean nation, historian Philippe Girard offers insight into Haiti's complex and layered past, showing that its current state as the poorest country in the western hemisphere was not inevitable. This highly readable and accessible history takes the reader back two hundred years to a time when Haiti was so prosperous it was known as the Pearl of the Antilles. Haiti was the only country in the Americas to pull off a successful slave revolution, yet today its survival is completely dependent on foreign aid. As all eyes turn to watch what happens to Haiti, author Girard provides the necessary context for envisioning its future - including a detailed account of the quake's consequences, an assessment of the benefit and cost of an American intervention, and commentary on what Haiti must do to rebuild for a brighter future.

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Development of robust and efficient methods for hydraulic/hydrologic/environmental risk numerical simulation.- Coupling Mage with Melissa to compute ubiquitous Sobol indices for river hydraulics.- Comparison between HEC-RAS and TELEMAC-2D hydrodynamic models of the Loire River, integrating levee breaches.- Digital twin technologies for flood management in large catchment: challenges and operational solution.- Assessment of flood vulnerability through a multidimensional index.- Hydrodynamic modelling of Seine Bay and Estuary in moderate and extreme conditions: with a focus on Johanna storm.- Evaluation of Machine Learning approaches for Flood Hazard Mapping over the Argens basin, France.- BASEMENT v4 - a multipurpose modelling environment for simulation of flood hazards and river morphodynamics across scales.- A combined pipe and overland flow model to support urban flood risk management: case study of the Espartes watershed.- Fast prediction of flood maps based on machine learn

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