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The most definitive guide to the new revolution in single malt
whiskey across the globe, complete with cocktail recipes, bottle
reviews, tasting notes, distiller interviews, and contributions
from award winning experts! THE NEW SINGLE MALT is the only book on
the market devoted solely to new world Single Malt Whiskeys and old
world cutting edge Single Malt Scotches. This distinguished guide
to the most discerning of beverages is a worthy collection of
whiskeys from around the globe, classic and creative cocktail
recipes, and full-color photographs throughout. Never before has a
book taken such an in-depth look at the old and new world malts
from near and far. THE NEW SINGLE MALT WHISKEY is the most
up-to-date and definitive guide to the current revolution happening
in single malt whiskey.
Debt, Deficits and Exchange Rates presents recent work by Helmut
Reisen on current international monetary problems in East Asia and
Latin America. Written over the last four years, these papers are
readily accessible and of immediate policy relevance. The first
part is concerned with the debt problems of developing countries,
including the growth of domestic public debt, means of hedging a
country's debt portfolio against key currency fluctuations,
evidence on the debt overhang hypothesis, an evaluation of the
Brady Plan, and how to attract foreign direct investment. This is
followed by essays on financial opening which discuss the impact of
alternative exchange rate regimes during financial integration, the
degree of financial openness in Korea and Taiwan, an appropriate
strategy for the liberalization of capital flows, and the
relationship between financial opening and capital flows. The final
part underlines the need for exchange rate management. Issues
considered include New Zealand's experience with a pure float, the
use of the theory of optimal currency areas to assess whether Asian
countries should peg to the Yen, institutional features of
macroeconomic management in Asia, and how Latin America should
respond to heavy capital flows. Bringing together under one cover a
wealth of analysis, comment and argument by a leading international
scholar, this volume will be welcomed by students, teachers and
policymakers as an important contribution to understanding
international monetary problems in the developing world.
Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, its legacy and
the accompanying Russian-American tension continues to loom large.
Russia's access to detailed information on the United States and
its allies may not seem so shocking in this day of data clouds and
leaks, but long before we had satellite imagery of any neighborhood
at a finger's reach, the amount the Soviet government knew about
your family's city, street, and even your home would astonish you.
Revealing how this was possible, The Red Atlas is the
never-before-told story of the most comprehensive mapping endeavor
in history and the surprising maps that resulted. From 1950 to
1990, the Soviet Army conducted a global topographic mapping
program, creating large-scale maps for much of the world that
included a diversity of detail that would have supported a full
range of military planning. For big cities like New York, DC, and
London to towns like Pontiac, MI and Galveston, TX, the Soviets
gathered enough information to create street-level maps. What they
chose to include on these maps can seem obvious like locations of
factories and ports, or more surprising, such as building heights,
road widths, and bridge capacities. Some of the detail suggests
early satellite technology, while other specifics, like detailed
depictions of depths and channels around rivers and harbors, could
only have been gained by actual Soviet feet on the ground. The Red
Atlas includes over 350 extracts from these incredible Cold War
maps, exploring their provenance and cartographic techniques as
well as what they can tell us about their makers and the Soviet
initiatives that were going on all around us. A fantastic
historical document of an era that sometimes seems less distant,
The Red Atlas offers an uncanny view of the world through the eyes
of Soviet strategists and spies.
James Risen has broken story after story on the abuses of power of
the Bush administration.
From warrantless wiretapping to secret financial data mining to
the CIA's rogue operations, he has shown again and again that the
executive branch has dangerously overreached, repudiated checks and
balances on its power, and maintained secrecy even with its allies
in Congress. In no small part thanks to Risen and "State of War, "
the "secret history" of the Bush years has now come partially into
view.
In a new epilogue for the paperback edition, Risen describes the
two-front war that President Bush is now fighting: at home against
Congress and the Supreme Court, as his administration is
increasingly reined in from its abuses; and in the Middle East,
where George W. Bush's great gamble to bring a democratic
revolution is failing radically. We must learn the lessons of
Risen's history now, before it is too late.
"Gripping ... a spectacular piece of reporting that reads like a
spy novel with the eloquence of great history." -Ken Burns For
decades now, America's national security state has grown ever
bigger, ever more secretive and powerful, and ever more abusive.
Only once did someone manage to put a stop to any of it. Senator
Frank Church of Idaho was an unlikely hero. He led congressional
opposition to the Vietnam War and had become a scathing, radical
critic of what he saw as American imperialism around the world. But
he was still politically ambitious, privately yearning for
acceptance from the foreign policy establishment that he hated and
eager to run for president. Despite his flaws, Church would show
historic strength in his greatest moment, when in the wake of
Watergate he was suddenly tasked with investigating abuses of power
in the intelligence community. The dark truths that Church
exposed-from assassination plots by the CIA, to links between the
Kennedy dynasty and the mafia, to the surveillance of civil rights
activists by the NSA and FBI-would shake the nation to its core,
and forever change the way that Americans thought about not only
their government but also their ability to hold it accountable.
Drawing upon hundreds of interviews, thousands of pages of recently
declassified documents, and reams of unpublished letters, notes,
and memoirs, some of which remain sensitive today, Pulitzer
Prize-winning reporter James Risen tells the gripping, untold story
of truth and integrity standing against unchecked power-and
winning-in The Last Honest Man.
Raise your glass to the bourbon renaissance with this must-have
cocktail collection. Made in America and aged in charred new
American oak barrels, bourbon is the quintessential US spirit - but
the best part is mixing it up into tasty drinks. Here are the best
of the best. Whisky experts Jane Danger and Alla Lapushchik offer
timeless classics and forgotten gems, such as the Old Fashioned and
the Boulevardier, as well as cutting-edge craft concoctions,
including the Brown Derby and Paper Plane. They also serve up a
short history of bourbon and tips for making delicious infusions
and syrups. Sidebars chronicle bourbon's influence on American
culture.
The bible of American whiskeys, bourbons, and ryes has been
updated! Arranged alphabetically by distillery and then brand, this
expanded and revised edition offers histories, ratings, and tasting
notes for over 300 whiskeys - with more than 100 entirely new
entries. Each section includes the contact information of the
featured maker, along with its various products. In addition to
finding out how to get the best value for your money, you'll learn
how to read a label, how to buy whiskey, which whiskey to give as a
gift, and a full account of each bottling, including: age, proof,
nose, colour, body, palate, and price. Discerning drinkers will
savour their newfound knowledge!
The Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals,
3rd Edition, builds on the authors' authoritative first person
voice on sexual matters of the previous editions. The work reflects
the field's growing sophistication about sexual disorders and their
therapies. The scope has been expanded to keep pace with new
literature and research in the field, and eight additional chapters
have been added. New topics include the politics of diagnosis,
persistent genital arousal, asexuality, post orgasm illness,
scientific findings concerning origin of orientation, and
partnering with the pharmaceutical industry. Easily accessible, the
Handbook is divided into sections that touch on fundamental
knowledge and skills; treatment; men's major sexual concerns;
women's major sexual concerns; problems common to both genders; the
diversity of sexual lives; and future and trending topics. Written
in a personal, supervisory style, the book will help new therapists
anticipate clinical contingencies and help experienced therapists
refine their thinking and teaching.
The Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals,
3rd Edition, builds on the authors' authoritative first person
voice on sexual matters of the previous editions. The work reflects
the field's growing sophistication about sexual disorders and their
therapies. The scope has been expanded to keep pace with new
literature and research in the field, and eight additional chapters
have been added. New topics include the politics of diagnosis,
persistent genital arousal, asexuality, post orgasm illness,
scientific findings concerning origin of orientation, and
partnering with the pharmaceutical industry. Easily accessible, the
Handbook is divided into sections that touch on fundamental
knowledge and skills; treatment; men's major sexual concerns;
women's major sexual concerns; problems common to both genders; the
diversity of sexual lives; and future and trending topics. Written
in a personal, supervisory style, the book will help new therapists
anticipate clinical contingencies and help experienced therapists
refine their thinking and teaching.
Das Buch beschreibt einen Weg zu einer nachhaltig transformierten
Gesellschaft, auf dem Organisationen die Hauptakteure sind. Was in
Unternehmen, Behoerden, Schulen und Hochschulen, kulturellen und
sozialen Einrichtungen, Instituten, Verbanden etc. geschieht, pragt
unser Leben. Deshalb sind Organisationen ideale Impulsgeber fur
Nachhaltigkeit. Um ihren Bestand sichern und die Herausforderungen
des 21. Jahrhunderts bewaltigen zu koennen, benoetigen sie jedoch
Resilienz, kombiniert mit System- und Designdenken. Warum das so
ist, was die unterschiedlichsten Arten von Organisationen
verbindet, was die Herausforderungen sind und wie sie bewaltigt
werden koennen, darum geht es in diesem Buch. Es zeigt, wie die
nachhaltige Transformation unserer Gesellschaft beschleunigt werden
kann.
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