Biteback publishing jun 2018 (2 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Whether it's an unforeseen financial crash, a shock election result, or an expectedbarbecue season that sees record rainfall, forecasts have impacts on us all. Forewarned is a consumer's guide to prediction, based on the very latest scientific research. By the end of the book you'll be better placed to make informed decisions in a volatile world. You'll know when forecasts can be a reliable guide to the vicissitudes and uncertainties of the future - and when they are best ignored.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Less than twenty years ago, a young, ethnic Albanian student leader calledHashim Thaçi led a revolution against Slobodan MiloSevic. During a period whenWestern military engagement unleashed violent sectarianism, global terrorism,and became a catalyst for the biggest exodus of migrants since the Second WorldWar, the 1999 NATO intervention in Kosovo remains a unique example of a processthat led to a peaceful transition from vicious ethnic war to modern democracy.Thaçi is now President of Europe's youngest country.…