From IBM to MGM

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Diane Coyle

"In the New Capitalism, things aren't always what they seem. We know technology is changing capitalism. We hear about the riches of the information revolution. In theory, there is a greater opportunity for global prosperity now more than ever before." "Yet for the first time in nearly forty years activists have engaged in mass street protests against capitalism. The anti-globalization riots that started in Seattle, Washington, Melbourne, and Prague continue to gain momentum. Riots end in destruction and clouds of tear gas. There is a hunger for change: But is this really the way?" "In Paradoxes of Prosperity, Diane Coyle, a Harvard-trained economist and award-winning columnist for The Independent, examines the need for worldwide change and also the folly of those who think that capitalism and globalization are the problem not the solution. Capitalism, in fact, is the only solution for increasing prosperity in both urban neighborhoods and in developing countries. Everything is on the brink of change: A 'new capitalism' is dawning. And there will be a revolution, but it doesn't need tear gas."--Jacket.

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Christina Dodd

"A su regreso de la Santa Cruzada, Raymond, conde de Avraché, confidente del rey y primo de la reina de Inglaterra, debe contraer matrimonio por orden del monarca con Juliana de Lofts, una rica heredera y señora de dos importantes castillos. Sin embargo, los hechos no siguen el curso esperado: en varias ocasiones, y sin posteriores disculpas, la dama lo ha dejado plantado frente al altar, convirtiéndolo en el hazmerreír de la corte. ¿Qué razones se ocultan tras el comportamiento de lady Juliana? Raymond decide averiguarlas y, para ello, oculta su identidad y se presenta ante tan difícil señora como maese constructor. Aunque existe un pequeño problema: ¡desconoce el arte de edificar fortalezas o barreras de defensa! Bajo este disfraz, el caballero penetrará en el interior del castillo y descubrirá a una delicada dama de valor y astucia incomparables, una madre entregada y mujer indomable que guarda un secreto insospechado."--Page 4 of cover. Ordered by the king himself to marry a man she does not know, Lady Juliana refuses and barricades herself behind castle walls, but her resolve begins to melt with the arrival of her intended, Raymond, the handsome Count of Avrache.

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original text by Barbara Wilson

"Explains the creation, growth, and life of glaciers and icebergs with particular emphasis on the North and South Poles, focusing on the unique adaptations of plant and animal life living on or near the ice, in text and full color photographs"--Provided by publisher.

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Terry Deary

From foul food to coping with legions of lice, discover all the dire details of life in the blood and mud of the First World War trenches ... from both sides of the barbed wire.