The Spinning World

2011-09-22 Business & Economics

Author : Giorgio Riello
Release : 2011-09-22
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 160/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Spinning World by : Giorgio Riello

Download or read book The Spinning World written by Giorgio Riello. This book was released on 2011-09-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays examines the history of cotton textiles at a global level over the period 1200-1850. It provides new answers to two questions: what is it about cotton that made it the paradigmatic first global commodity? And second, why did cotton industries in different parts of the world follow different paths of development?

Spinning World History

2017-05-13

Author : Eric Burnett
Release : 2017-05-13
Genre :
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Book Rating : 840/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Spinning World History written by Eric Burnett. This book was released on 2017-05-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know how we got to here? In "Spinning World History," Eric Burnett takes you through all the major tales, traditions and turning points of world history - not just European history, but WORLD history. You'll figure out real quick that the West might have had some crowning moments, but for the whole of human history, it's been the Persians, the Indians, the Chinese, the Muslims or some horse peoples from the steppe that have truly turned us into the clever little creatures we are today. And when most world history books fade off once the Cold War comes to a close, this sometimes cheekily-written tome just gets going. Updated to include contemporary debates over topics such as Brexit, the rise of ISIS, claims to the South China Sea, the mounting refugee crisis and the controversial presidency of Donald Trump, this second edition finishes with a distinctively comprehensive look at the 21st century challenges facing the nine major regions of today's world - Africa, Latin America, Japan, China, the Middle East, India, Russia, Europe and the United States.

Spinning Worlds

1996 Juvenile Nonfiction

Author : Michael Carroll
Release : 1996
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 710/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Spinning Worlds written by Michael Carroll. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines, in brief text and illustrations, the characteristics of the planets in our solar system.

Spinning

2017-09-12 Young Adult Nonfiction

Author : Tillie Walden
Release : 2017-09-12
Genre : Young Adult Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 247/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Spinning written by Tillie Walden. This book was released on 2017-09-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tillie Walden's Eisner Award winning graphic memoir Spinning captures what it’s like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with leaving behind everything you used to know. It was the same every morning. Wake up, grab the ice skates, and head to the rink while the world was still dark. Weekends were spent in glitter and tights at competitions. Perform. Smile. And do it again. She was good. She won. And she hated it. For ten years, figure skating was Tillie Walden’s life. She woke before dawn for morning lessons, went straight to group practice after school, and spent weekends competing at ice rinks across the state. Skating was a central piece of her identity, her safe haven from the stress of school, bullies, and family. But as she switched schools, got into art, and fell in love with her first girlfriend, she began to question how the close-minded world of figure skating fit in with the rest of her life, and whether all the work was worth it given the reality: that she, and her friends on the team, were nowhere close to Olympic hopefuls. The more Tillie thought about it, the more Tillie realized she’d outgrown her passion—and she finally needed to find her own voice. This title has Common Core connections. A New York City Public Library Notable Best Book for Teens A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017 A 2018 YALSA Great Graphic Novel A 2017 Booklist Youth Editors' Choice

The Spinning Magnet

2018-01-30 Science

Author : Alanna Mitchell
Release : 2018-01-30
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 186/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Spinning Magnet written by Alanna Mitchell. This book was released on 2018-01-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mystery of Earth's invisible, life-supporting power Alanna Mitchell's globe-trotting history of the science of electromagnetism and the Earth's magnetic field--right up to the latest indications that the North and South Poles may soon reverse, with apocalyptic results--will soon change the way you think about our planet. Award-winning journalist Alanna Mitchell's science storytelling introduce intriguing characters--from the thirteenth-century French investigations into magnetism and the Victorian-era discover that electricity and magnetism emerge from the same fundamental force to the latest research. No one has ever told so eloquently how the Earth itself came to be seen as a magnet, spinning in space with two poles, and that those poles have dramatically reversed many time, often coinciding with mass extinctions. The most recent reversal was 780,000 years ago. Mitchell explores indications that the Earth's magnetic force field is decaying faster than previously thought. When the poles switch, a process that takes many years, the Earth is unprotected from solar radiation storms that would, among other disturbances, wipe out much and possible all of our electromagnetic technology. Navigation for all kinds of animals is disrupted without a stable, magnetic North Pole. But can you imagine no satellites, no Internet, no smartphones--maybe no power grids at all? Alanna Mitchell offers a beautifully crafted narrative history of surprising ideas and science, illuminating invisible parts of our own planet that are constantly changing around us.

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