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You have found the ultimate coffee book! Looking for a book that will take you on a journey through the fascinating world of coffee? Look no further than this new eBook! From the ancient origins of coffee in Ethiopia to the rise of coffeehouses, the science of coffee, global trade and social issues, and coffee in popular culture, this book covers it all. Discover the legend of Kaldi the goat herder, who stumbled upon the magic of coffee centuries ago, and learn about the spread of coffee to the Arabian Peninsula. Explore the different coffee growing regions, harvesting and processing ...

A Progressive's Case for Bitcoin is for everyone who is starting to learn about Bitcoin, and wants to understand the reality behind the buzz. Exploring the value proposition of Bitcoin through a progressive lens, Maier's book explores why Bitcoin is good for the environment, how it helps poor and marginalized communities, and why Bitcoin serves as a protest against too-big-to-fail banks: all the people-centric reasons Bitcoin was created in the first place.

The Cell provides the first complete treatment to piece together what led to the events of 9/11, ultimately delivering the disturbing answer to the question: why, with all the information the intelligence community had, was no one able to stop the September 11 attacks? It also includes a first-person account of John Miller's face-to-face meeting with Osama bin Laden.

The name "World Trade Center", when spoken by an American, tends to conjure up the best and worst about the nation. The idea for such a financial center was conceived of in the heady days of post-World War II prosperity, when the nation's financial prospects had never looked better and Americans were trading all over the world with both former allies and enemies.

This book explores ways that the world economy can be made more stable, so as to avoid the political instability of recent years.

As the global economic landscape shifts at an increasing rate, it's more important than ever that citizens understand the building blocks of the new world economy. In this lively guide, Randy Charles Epping cuts through the jargon to explain the fundamentals. In 36 engaging chapters, Epping lays bare everything from NGOs and nonprofits to AI and data mining. With a comprehensive glossary and absolutely no graphs, The New World Economy: A Beginner's Guide is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand what is going on in the world around them.

A vibrant and sophisticated financial industry attracting traders from all across the globe is foreign currency (Forex) trading. To increase earnings and make wise selections, traders use many analytical instruments. Of all the most important is basic analysis. This method mostly emphasizes evaluating social, political, and financial aspects influencing monetary values. While technical study stresses price movements and chart patterns, fundamental analysis examines macroeconomic data, central bank policies, geopolitical events, and market mood to grasp a currency's intrinsic value.

Demystify Cryptocurrency and Dive Into the World of Digital Assets with Ease! Curious about cryptocurrency but unsure where to start? Want to learn how to invest in digital assets with confidence? Longing for a straightforward guide to help you navigate this exciting new frontier of finance? Look no further! "Crypto 101" is your essential roadmap to understanding the fundamentals of cryptocurrency, crafted especially for beginners like you.

Today’s major technology companies - Google, Facebook, Amazon, Tesla, and others - wield more power than national governments. In this comprehensive, engaging, and prescriptive audiobook, Alexis Wichowski considers their growing and unavoidable influence in our lives, showing in eye-opening detail how these net states are conquering countries, disrupting reality, and jeopardizing our future - and what we can do to regulate and reform the industry before it does irreparable harm to the way we think, how we act, and how we’re governed.

The Fascinating World of Rare Lincoln Pennies: A Beginner's Introduction is an ebook that explores the world of rare and valuable Lincoln pennies. It covers the history of the Lincoln cent series and discusses some of the most well-known and sought-after rare Lincoln pennies, including the 1909-S VDB, the 1914-D, the 1922 No D, and many others. The ebook provides an overview of the different factors that can make a Lincoln penny valuable, such as rarity, condition, and demand among collectors. It also covers the process of collecting and trading Lincoln pennies, including tips for ...

Two opposing narratives vie to explain the strategic future of Europe, one geopolitical and one economic, and both center on the same resource: natural gas. In The Bridge, Thane Gustafson, an expert on Russian oil and gas, argues that the political rivalries that capture the lion's share of media attention must be viewed alongside multiple business interests and differences in economic ideologies. With a dense network of pipelines linking Europe and Russia, natural gas serves as a bridge that unites the region through common interests.

The Silk Road, which has been understood as a generalized route of trade between the East and the West, is different from European, North African, and Near Eastern trade routes because until recently, it has been understood as solely being a land route; in fact, it was believed to be the longest overland trade route in human history. The history of the Silk Road is extremely complex. It cannot be told as a singular chronological narrative.

Introducing the ultimate audiobook bundle for anyone looking to learn about the world of hedge funds and private equity! This comprehensive collection includes two essential titles: "Hedge Funds and Private Equity" and "The Golden Age of Hedge Funds." This bundle will teach you about hedge funds, different strategies and techniques used by hedge funds and how to evaluate the potential risks and rewards of these investment vehicles.

In this comprehensive work, David Eltis offers a two-thousand-year perspective on the trafficking of people, and boldly intervenes in the expansive discussions about slavery in the last half-century. Using new and underexplored data made available by slavevoyages.org, Eltis offers compelling explanations of why the slave trades began and why they ended, and in the process debunks long-held assumptions, including how bilateral rather than triangular voyages were the norm, and how the Portuguese rather than the British were the leading slave traders.

In hundreds of photographs, drawings, and plans - most never before seen by the public - Judith Dupré chronicles the rise of America's most exciting and emotionally charged new skyscraper. One World Trade Center showcases the building's groundbreaking design and engineering, from the initial excavation to the final placement of the spire.

Though mankind has traded tangible goods for millennia, recent technology has changed the fundamentals of trade, in both legitimate and illegal economies. In the past three decades, the most advanced forms of illicit trade have broken with all historical precedents and, as Dark Commerce tells, now operate as if on steroids, tied to computers and social media. Author Louise Shelley examines how new technology, communications, and globalization fuel the exponential growth of dangerous forms of illegal trade and considers diverse ways of responding to this increasing challenge.

A young woman in a man's world takes on the media industry. Can she hit the heights of her dreams, or will she fall flat on her face? Sydney 1981 Alison Ripley Cubitt couldn't wait to make her mark. Having escaped her fractured New Zealand family only to end up dying of boredom behind a Mad-Men-era reception desk, she was determined to shatter the media's glass ceiling. Thrilled to score an unpaid television internship in London, she still needed to survive alone... Climbing her way up the career ladder, only to fall down again, Alison's life-changing moment finally arrived when she landed ...

Did Wall Street cause the mess we are in? Should Washington place stronger regulations on the financial industry? Can we lower unemployment rates by controlling the free market? Answer: no. Not only is free-market capitalism good for the economy, it is our only hope for recovery. As the nation’s longest-serving CEO of one of the top 25 financial institutions, John Allison has had a unique inside view of the events leading up to the financial crisis.

This is a very timely study of Russia's development into a global energy power from the Russian Revolution to the present day. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, Russia emerged not only as a key producer but also as one of the world's leading exporters of oil. Russia's transformation into a modern global power was connected to its ability to make use of its vast natural resources and produce energy in increasing quantities.

The United States is currently engaged in a competition with the Chinese government unlike any other that we have witnessed before. This is a competition between the American system - which is governed by freedom and the rule of law - and a totalitarian dictatorship that is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. It is possible for America to respond to the Chinese Communist Party's efforts, but doing so will require new thinking, many big changes, and many hard choices for our leaders in government and private sector.