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 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.
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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.'