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Where and what to drink on every continent. An insiders' guide to the world's most interesting bars, cocktails and characters.

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Through a critique of the economic, technological, political, and ethical theories that are the basis for current policy, this book shows that sustainable development proposals are at least incomplete or impractical and at worst dangerously misleading.

Harrison's poems derive from a curiosity and passion for the out-of-doors. The poems seek to answer questions that probably cannot finally be answered. Yet out of necessity Harrison perseveres. 'I need to scent again / the mountain air // in that high camp / up on Cutthroat Lake, ' he writes. 'I need that light, / that god, / the sun.'"His animal kingdom remains a mystery, but its 'timeless burning / pulse' conceals wildness beyond the reach o...

Sustainable development is the central challenge of the 21st Century. How can human civilization continue to develop without destroying the natural systems on which it depends?Environmentalists tell us that capitalism is the problem because it feeds our self-interest. They tell us that we have to restrain ourselves and only consume what the Earth can sustain. Or governments must tell us what we can and cannot buy. This book uses the science of...

Demonstrates that world politics is more complex than conventional models can account for.

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A country house is thrown into chaos as an innuendo-obsessed inspector disregards conventions and upsets everyone in thisfast-paced, uproarious satire. Murder. Mystery. And pipes. This spoof thriller requires no set.|2 women, 3 men

Despite one hundred years of theorizing, scholars and practitioners alike are constantly surprised by international and global political events. The collapse of communism in Europe, the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and 9/11 have demonstrated the inadequacy of current models that depict world politics as a simple, mechanical system.

According to conventional wisdom, we need to change the system to change behaviours. This book argues that changing behaviours will change the system, with potential for positive feedback on behaviour. It starts by questioning the received wisdom that we know what makes us happy and shows that environmental sustainability comes from each of us knowing what¿s truly good for ourselves. Because the pursuit of well-being will reduce material consu...