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The London in Bloom 1000 Piece Puzzle from Galison showcases the
city of London wrapped in florals and trees for a beautiful and
challenging puzzle experience. Galison puzzles are packaged in
matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage.
* 1000 pieces, Random cut * Box Size: 11.25 x 8.25 x 2", 86 x 210 x
51 mm, Puzzle Size: 27 x 20", 508 x 686 mm * Includes Color Puzzle
Insert with Puzzle Image * Virtually No Puzzle Dust * Puzzle
greyboard contains 90% recycled paper. Packaging contains 70%
recycled paper and is made responsibly from FSC-certified material.
Printed with nontoxic inks.
A favorite area of photographer James Ogilvy, his Portobello Road
puzzle celebrates the eccentricity of this unique London street
with its long history of markets and small, unusual stores. Galison
puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for
gifting, reuse, and storage. * 1000 pieces * Box Size: 11.25 x 8.25
x 2", 86 x 210 x 51 mm * Puzzle Size: 27 x 20", 508 x 686 mm *
Includes Puzzle Insert * Minimal puzzle dust
The seven deadly sins have provided gossip, amusement, and the
plots of morality plays for nearly fifteen hundred years. In Wicked
Pleasures, well-known philosopher, business ethicist, and admitted
sinner Robert C. Solomon brings together a varied group of
contributors for a new look at an old catalogue of sins. Solomon
introduces the sins as a group, noting their popularity and
pervasiveness. From the formation of the canon by Pope Gregory the
Great, the seven have survived the sermonizing of the Reformation,
the Inquisition, the Enlightenment, the brief French reign of
supreme reason, the apotheoses of capitalism, communism, secular
humanism and postmodernism, the writings of numerous rabbis and
evangelical moralists, two series in the New York Times, and
several bad movies. Taking their cue from this remarkable history,
the contributors, allowed one sin apiece, provide a non-sermonizing
and relatively light-hearted romp through the domain of the deadly
seven.
The Seas The Day 2 in 1 Shaped Puzzle from Galison includes 2
uniquely shaped jigsaw puzzles. One features a seagull in flight
and the second is a red and white striped lighthouse. The puzzles
combined contain approximately 450 pieces. Galison puzzles are
packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse,
and storage. * Approximately 450 pieces * Books puzzle: 10.5 x 16.5
", 267 x 419 mm * Cat puzzle: 8 x 17.5", 203 x 445 mm * Minimal
Puzzle Dust * Random Cut
The Handmade Wreaths 1000 Piece Puzzle from Galison features 88
Christmas handmade wreaths photographed by UK photographer James
Ogilvy. Galison puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes,
perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage. • 1000 pieces, Random
cut • Box Size: 11.25 x 8.25 x 2", 86 x 210 x 51 mm, Puzzle Size:
27 x 20", 508 x 686 mm • Includes Color Insert with Puzzle Image
• Virtually No Puzzle Dust • Puzzle greyboard contains 90%
recycled paper. Packaging contains 70% recycled paper and is made
responsibly from FSC-certified material. Printed with nontoxic
inks.
As it emerges from centuries of social, military, and political strife, China--which represents one fifth of the world's population and its third largest economy--is poised to play a major role in global business. But what will that role be? In this book, two experts, who have created business scenarios for some of the world's largest organizations--including Royal Dutch/Shell, AT&T, IBM, and Motorola--present three very informed versions of how China's future may unfold in the coming years and what it means to the rest of the world. These scenarios provide a foundation on which today's companies can build business strategies for years to come. Click here to read the preface from this book.
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A Family Tree
James Ogilvie; Cover design or artwork by Kathryn Callaghan
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Discovery Miles 4 340
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A contemporary tale of love and tragedy set against the backdrop of
Argyll's dramatic forest scenery, much of the story takes place in
and around Ardcairn Estate owned by an imperious American heiress
Miss Lacelaw. Weaving like a constant thread throughout the story
is an old Douglas Fir - the 'Family Tree' - that unites the
characters in life, love, death and new life. Neil, the self-made
son of a forest worker, is locked into a self-destructive
relationship with Morag, a local lass. One wild night Neil's collie
dog discovers Sophie - a pre-University student on an expedition -
lying unconscious by the Douglas Fir. Neil saves her life but
through the interference of Miss Lacelaw, they lose touch with one
another. Later, when Neil finds a ring that Sophie lost at the
Family Tree, he traces it back to Dorothy, Sophie's aristocratic
grandmother. Dorothy helps Neil find Sophie, who is studying at St
Andrews, but the two of them are fated not to meet properly. One
evening they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a ceilidh in
Oban. During the reeling Sophie loses her ring again but Neil
retrieves it and slips it onto her finger. Seeing Neil's
unmistakable love for Sophie, Morag makes a dramatic exit in a
drunken rage. Romance blossoms between Neil and Sophie and they
spend an idyllic summer at a cottage on Ardcairn belonging to Ann,
Neil's psychic godmother who is Miss Lacelaw's housekeeper. After
some memorable adventures Neil and Sophie marry, with a ceremony
held at The Family Tree. Pregnant by now, on the night that a
massive storm hits Argyll, Sophie's waters break prematurely.
Rushing back from Edinburgh to be by her side, Neil is tragically
killed in a motorbike accident at the same time that Dorothy dies
watching a rugby match. When Sophie regains consciousness she
discovers that she has lost the two people she most loved in the
world... and gained a daughter. The novel opens and closes with the
arrival at Ardcairn of a married couple - David and Eleanor - who
are buying the Estate from Miss Lacelaw. This sets the scene for
the arrival of Ann, who realises that there is an uncanny
connection between Eleanor and Sophie. Although Eleanor is in truth
Sophie's daughter, Sophie had kept this fact secret all her life.
It is now left to Ann to tell Eleanor the story of her connection
to Sophie, Ardcairn and The Family Tree. Following a momentous
evening of revelation and a night of passion the new owners of
Ardcairn pay homage to that survivor of the great storm The Family
Tree, that now belongs to them. Is this an act of closure, or
perhaps a new beginning? Might Eleanor even now be pregnant, and
will The Family Tree see a connection to a third generation?
The Nantucket License Plates 1000 Piece Puzzle from Galison
features a grid of 96 photographs of license plates inspired by
Nantucket. Whether you understand the meanings behind the letters
and words of these license plates or not, everyone will enjoy
piecing together the plates hat read FISHAK, FUDGY, MOUCHE, POLPIS,
HONEY and more! Galison puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy
boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage. • 1000 Pieces,
Ribbon Cut • Puzzle: 20 x 27", 508 x 686mm • Box: 8.25 x 11.25
x 2", 210 x 286 x 51mm • Includes Insert with puzzle image •
Minimal Puzzle Dust
This early work by Arthur James Ogilvy was originally published in
1913 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction
Classics series. 'The Ape Man' is a short story about a prospector
in Amazonia who discovers the last family of some quasi-human apes.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
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Contained In A Speech Delivered To A Jury In The Supreme Court Of
The District Of Columbia, Before Chief Justice Carter By Edward N.
Dickerson, In The Case Of Mattingly Vs. The Washington And
Alexandria Steamboat Company.
Contained In A Speech Delivered To A Jury In The Supreme Court Of
The District Of Columbia, Before Chief Justice Carter By Edward N.
Dickerson, In The Case Of Mattingly Vs. The Washington And
Alexandria Steamboat Company.
How do we face the uncertainty and complexity of the future? An
overly optimistic perspective can be motivating but easily
dismissed as naive or shallow; the pessimistic outlook may be
considered to be deeper and more 'knowing' but could lead to
inaction. But limiting our visions of the future to simply one of
these two 'branches' would mean adopting a position that is
ultimately no more than a fatalistic rut. Facing The Fold is a
collection of highly regarded journal essays about how scenario
thinking uses the capacious space of the 'fold' to encourage
thinking around alternative scenarios--to create the future we both
want and need. Scenarios are not predictions, nor are they
strategies. Scenarios are stories -- narratives of alternative
futures, designed to highlight the risks and opportunities involved
in specific strategic issues. According to Ogilvy, scenario
planning has generally been considered an art, but here he
discusses the extent to which it can also be considered an integral
part of 'the new sciences', especially complexity science. The
narrative of scenario planning is of particular importance to
complexity practitioners. Like complexity approaches, the advantage
of scenarios is that they take into account the values and the
contextual complexity surrounding the community and provide a way
to reflect on the consequences of any strategy changes. The book is
divided into 3 clear sections: Section I is about the 'nuts and
bolts' of scenario planning and, as outlined in the first chapter
co-authored with Peter Schwartz, the steps involved in the practice
of developing scenarios, and the key considerations to ensure
successful scenario planning. Section II situates scenario planning
in the larger context of the human sciences of anthropology,
psychology, literary criticism, philosophy and sociology. Section
III offers a set of case studies--actual scenarios created for real
projects. Lessons learnt from working in the public and the private
sector are followed by two in-depth case studies on the future of
higher education in California and K-12 public education in
Seattle. The challenges and opportunities that were faced at the
time are uncannily similar to current problems in the funding of
education facilities around the world. Alternative scenarios to the
momentum of increasing deficit and declining quality were developed
at the time, and the author provides an afterword to show how these
scenarios have held up over time. As Adam Kahane (Reos Partners and
the University of Oxford) said in his review '...This wonderful
collection of his writings is a most welcome and valuable
contribution to the field.'
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