Book Interesting stories about the countries of the world (set of 3 books)
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Book 1. The Compass of Values. Lessons from 101 countries about values, leadership, and life
Every day we make decisions based on what we believe in: values determine our choices and, in general, our ambitions. In The Compass of Values, Dr Mandeep Rai has identified a certain precipitating value of each country she writes about, and in this way she has created a strange wayfinder, which at the same time encourages us to think about our own coordinate systems. It is an opportunity to look at ourselves through the eyes of the world, to reassess our capabilities and the challenges we face as a global community.
Mandeep Rai studied philosophy, politics and economics. She started her career at JPMorgan, the largest bank holding company in the US, where she worked with private clients. Later she worked at the UN and as a reporter for BBC World Service and Reuters she travelled to over 150 countries around the world.
"This book reveals to us the hearts, minds and traditions of the people of the world, shows how closely we are connected and that the differences between us are caused mainly by our own self-interest and the marriage of turbot about the common good of our global homeland. I hope it will help make the world a happy place," the Dalai Lama wrote about the Compass of Values.
Book 2. Linguistics on the map of the world
Whether you are a saint or a sinner, a benefactor or a murderer is not matter to the language. If you have done something quite unpleasant or extravagant in your life, the mother will gladly put you in the cupboard and keep you safe for the spare ones.
Movie will gladly put you in the cupboard and keep you safe for the spare ones.
In the book by the linguist Rustam Gadzhiev you will find linguistic histories from all over the world - from Nicanaragua, where local children created their own sign language, to Great Britain with its Gunpowder Horn, cathas and the words they started.
Why can a modern Icelander easily read ancient texts without help, and why can't we? How did the Navajo encrypt American messages during the Second World War?
Why is Welsh so terrible (which is not really Welsh)?
Rustam will tell not only about all this, but also about the unification and spreading of the German language, explain how the language conflict became the reason for the conflict in Belgium, will unravel the painting by Bruegel, which encrypts over a hundred idioms from Dutch folklore. He will introduce you to linguocriminalists, British gay talk, Coco the gorilla and even Chinese hieroglyphs. And at the same time tell us how the legendary "palanitsa" and the sumnozvysny "porebrick" are connected from a linguistic point of view.
.This book is about forepaws. However, it's only an excuse to delve into the most fascinating stories from around the world.
Most of the foregrounds are quite unvigid drawings. So if you know why this or that other state has turned a particular design of the pryapor, you have a general idea about the history, geography and culture of this country.
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For example, the eagle on the flag of the Democratic Republic of Conґo reminds us of what Arthur Conan Doyle called the greatest evil against humanity. The eagle on the Mexico's pope is about how the Aztecs sacrificed the daughter of a neighbouring tribe's leader to the gods. The stars on Tuvalu's forepost - about a strange mishap in the name of the country.