The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food

The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food

Author: Wayne Roberts

Publisher: New Internationalist

Published: 2013-09-23

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1780261322

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Wayne Roberts puts under the microscope a global food system that is under strain from climate change and from economic disaster. He shows how a world food system based on supermarkets and agribusiness corporations is unsustainable and looks at new models of producing healthy food from all over the world.


The No-Nonsense Guide to World Health

The No-Nonsense Guide to World Health

Author: Shereen Usdin

Publisher: New Internationalist

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1904456650

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A history of modern healthcare shows that public health is largely determined by socio-economic factors.


The No-nonsense Guide to Global Finance

The No-nonsense Guide to Global Finance

Author: Peter Stalker

Publisher: New Internationalist

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1906523185

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The basic concepts of finance are introduced and explained in this No-Nonsense Guide. Includes information on how money is created as well as how decisions by banking and other financial service corporations determine the fate of billions of people. In today's turbulent economical climate, this guide makes for essential reading.


The No-nonsense Guide to Globalization

The No-nonsense Guide to Globalization

Author: Wayne Ellwood

Publisher: New Internationalist

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1906523479

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Globalisation has become one of the most used and encompassing words over the past decade, of undeniable influence in economics, politics and activism. Globalisation is literally all around; every aspect of life is affected by a global structure of communication and economy. This fully revised and updated guide condenses this complex subject into clear, concise commentary. It examines the debt trap, the acceleration of neoliberalism, competition for energy resources, the links between the war on terror, the arms trade and the alternatives to corporate control.


The No-Nonsense Meditation Book

The No-Nonsense Meditation Book

Author: Steven Laureys

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2021-04-15

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1472980506

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'Meditation could retune our brains and help us cope with the long-term effects of the pandemic' - New Scientist 'Readers in search of an introduction to mindfulness that's free of woo-woo promises should look no further.' - Publishers Weekly 'For a boost to your wellbeing don't miss the brilliant The No-Nonsense Meditation Book, which unites brain science with practical tips' – Stylist ---- Rigorously researched and deeply illuminating, world-leading neurologist Dr Steven Laureys works with celebrated meditators to scientifically prove the positive impact meditation has on our brains. Dr Steven Laureys has conducted ground-breaking research into human consciousness for more than 20 years. For this bestselling book, translated into seven languages worldwide, Steven explores the effect of meditation on the brain, using hard science to explain the benefits of a practice that was once thought of as purely spiritual. The result is a highly accessible, scientifically questioning guide to meditation, designed to open the practice to a broader audience. A mix of fascinating science, inspiring anecdote and practical exercises, this accessible book offers thoroughly researched evidence that meditation can have a positive impact on all our lives.


We're All Mad Here

We're All Mad Here

Author: Claire Eastham

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2016-11-21

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1784503436

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Selected for Reading Well for Mental Health: endorsed by health experts, charities and people with lived experience of managing mental health conditions. Anxiety is a crafty shapeshifter that can take on many forms: the tiger that sinks its claws in with physical symptoms and distressing thoughts, the cruel and belittling bully creating insecurity and self-doubt and, worst of all, the frenemy rewarding avoidance of social situations with no physical symptoms, no cruel thoughts... and no life beyond your sofa! This no-nonsense guide to beating social anxiety covers everything from surviving university and the workplace, through to social media and making it through parties and dates (whilst actually enjoying them!) With honest insights about her own social anxiety and a healthy dose of humour, award-winning blogger Claire Eastham describes what social anxiety is, why it happens, and how you can lessen its effects with lifestyle choices, talking therapies or even a hug from your favourite canine friend!


The No-nonsense Guide to the Arms Trade

The No-nonsense Guide to the Arms Trade

Author: Gideon Burrows

Publisher: Verso

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781859844267

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The ending of the Cold War was supposed to increase global security and divert expenditure previously earmarked for arms purchases to more constructive ends. Instead, the arms trade has flourished. Not only conventional arms, but also police and surveillance equipment, have been provided by Western countries seeking to make a profit from conflict in unstable parts of the world. Foreign debt has remained high, development has been held back, and human rights have been systematically abused, all with the connivance of an arms trade prepared to turn a blind eye to the uses to which increasingly sophisticated weaponry is put, so long as hefty profits can be reaped. This disturbing book names the players in the arms trade and charts the impact that it has had on war, human rights, and development. The financial and trade mechanisms that permit the arms trade to continue are revealed, amid sordid tales of bribery and corruption. Gideon Burrows concludes his examination by reviewing the ways in which this trade can be controlled or even abolished.


The No-nonsense Guide to Climate Change

The No-nonsense Guide to Climate Change

Author: Dinyar Godrej

Publisher: Verso

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781859843352

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"The No Nonsense Guide to Climate Change" charts up-to-the-minute developments on climate change, explores the extent that the human race is responsible for the catastrophes and suggests what can be done to prevent them.


The No-nonsense Guide to Sexual Diversity

The No-nonsense Guide to Sexual Diversity

Author: Vanessa Baird

Publisher: Verso

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781859843536

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A survey of the history and geography of sexually unconventional behaviour. Includes a country to country survey of the laws affecting sexual minorities.