At the Crossroads of Time
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The incredible story of how the village of Lesmahagow has influenced the world in a variety of fields, from industry to espionage, throughout history.






The incredible story of how the village of Lesmahagow has influenced the world in a variety of fields, from industry to espionage, throughout history.
Provides a roadmap to your journey of lasting self-discovery, identifying and acquiring the skills to achieve sustained success in business and family
From the stars of HGTV's Property brothers--Cover.
Fire has shaped the Earth's landscape and vegetation for the past 400 million years. This book explores the history of wildfire, and how humans have sought to use and manage it. The need to understand fire has never been greater, as human settlements encroach on flammable landscapes and wildfires increase with climate change.
A practical guide to how we can positively adapt to a changing world, from the internationally bestselling authors of The 100-Year Life 'The London Business School professors Andrew J. Scott and Lynda Gratton have been predicting how society must adapt for years. Now they have a post-pandemic road map for us all' Sunday Times Smart new technologies. Longer, healthier lives. Human progress has risen to great heights, but at the same time it has prompted anxiety about where we're heading. Are our jobs under threat? If we live to 100, will we ever really stop working? And how will this change the way we love, manage and learn from others? One thing is clear: advances in technology have not been matched by the necessary innovation to our social structures. In our era of unprecedented change, we haven't yet discovered new ways of living. Drawing from the fields of economics and psychology, Andrew J. Scott and Lynda Gratton offer a simple framework based on three fundamental principles (Narrate, Explore and Relate) to give you the tools to navigate the challenges ahead. Both a personal road-map and a primer for governments, corporations and colleges, The New Long Life is the essential guide to a longer, smarter, happier life
Willie Morton investigates a claim that a by-election unexpectedly won by Labour in Scotland in 2009 was rigged. It leads him into an underworld of fringe politics and a coastal cave attached to disused mine workings in East Wemyss....
A call for a radical re-examination of the way we think about health, ageing and the future.