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This book examines the dramatic increase in automotive assembly plants in the former Socialist Central European (CE) nations of Czechia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia from 1989 onwards. Enticed by relatively lower-wage labour and significant government incentives, the world’s largest automakers have launched more than 20 passenger car assembly complexes in CE nations, with production accelerating dramatically since 2001. As a res...

From the author of THE KNOW-IT-ALL and THE YEAR OF LIVING BIBLICALLY comes a hilarious account of one man's painful journey from slob to superman. Fascinating and eye-opening, this book examines what it really means to be healthy, and reveals the ugly truth about the assumptions and obsessions we have about our bodies. It might just be the healthiest book you'll ever read.

New from AMP In his self-professed quest to "become the smartest person in the world, " A.J. Jacobs undertook the daunting task of reading all 44 million words of the Encyclopedia Britannica. His dutiful notes scribbled along the way to this self-appointed title became an impressive treasury of little-known facts, a memoir of the year he spent on the journey, and finally a New York Times best-seller, selling almost 40, 000 copies its first mon...

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Through a quest to thank everyone involved in producing his beloved morning cup of coffee, AJ Jacobs reveals inspiring truths about how gratitude can make our lives happier, richer, and more fulfilling.

Reversals of the Earth's magnetic field have played a major role in establishing plate tectonics and a geological time scale.

Reversals of the Earth's magnetic field have played a major role in establishing plate tectonics and a geological time scale.

From the bestselling author of "The Year of Living Biblically" and "The Know-It-All" comes the truly hilarious story of one person's quest to become the healthiest man in the world. It will give readers an occasion to reflect on the body's many mysteries and the ultimate pursuit of health: a well-lived life.

The subject of geomagnetic micropulsations has developed extremely rapidly and it is difficult to know when is an appropriate time to pause and assess the sum total of our knowledge-both observational and theoretical. There has in recent years been a tremendous increase in both the quantity and quality of data and also many theoretical ad­ vances in our understanding of the phenomenon. Undoubtedly there will be further progress in both areas b...

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On leaving school or university, you feel pretty pleased with yourself. As an editor at Esquire, Jacobs had built up a rather impressive knowledge of celebrity trivia - and the cure was going to take a long time. While others might take to reading a broadsheet at the weekend, Jacobs chose to read the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Excerpt from Neutrality Versus Justice: An Essay on International Relations In offering this small contribution to the discussion of international problems which are now receiving universal attention, my only claim to be heard among so many who speak with recognised authority is that I have devoted half a lifetime of earnest thought to the subject. With a profound sense of the magnitude of the evils of war, but without any preconceived ideas ...

Long before Politically Correct Bedtime Stories invaded bookstores, Americans were getting their giggles from Fractured Fairy Tales, those delightfully twisted parables brought to us between the cliffhanger adventures of our favorite cartoon heroes, Rocky & Bullwinkle. This collection, illustrated with classic art from the animated series includes the comical retelling of 25 classics such as Pinocchio (who starred in his own variety show "The ...

Over the past forty years, state/provincial and local governments in the United States and Canada have provided foreign automakers with approximately $4.80 billion in incentives in order to lure light vehicles assembly plants to their areas. This has included tax abatements, infrastructure construction, land giveaways, job training programs, and other subsidies. As of early 2015, ten foreign vehicle makers operated 20 light vehicles in develop...

It is becoming increasingly apparent that processes deep within the Earth's mantle and core strongly influence plate movements. This work discusses the role that interactions between the mantle and core play in magnetic and tectonic processes.

One man. Ten extraordinary quests. Bestselling author and human guinea pig A. J. Jacobs puts his life to the test and reports on the surprising and entertaining results. He goes undercover as a woman, lives by George Washington's moral code, and impersonates a movie star. He practices "radical honesty, " brushes his teeth with the world's most rational toothpaste, and outsources every part of his life to India—including reading bedtime stories...

The Know-It-All is an ingenious, mightily entertaining memoir of one man's intellect, neuroses, and obsessions and a soul-searching, ultimately touching struggle between the all-consuming quest for factual knowledge and the undeniable gift of hard-won wisdom.

Cuentos de hadas deliciosamente retorcidos, en los cuales es imposible saber que va a ocurrir en la siguiente fraccion de segundo y mucho menos, deducir con quien se casara el principe, si es que se casa.