THE LOGISTIC REVOLUTION: THE RISE OF LOGISTICS IN THE MASS CONSUMPTION SOCIETY

by Richard Vahrenkamp

Campus Verlag

 
THE LOGISTIC REVOLUTION: THE RISE OF LOGISTICS IN THE MASS CONSUMPTION SOCIETY
THE LOGISTIC REVOLUTION: THE RISE OF LOGISTICS IN THE MASS CONSUMPTION SOCIETY

Original German title: DIE LOGISTISCHE REVOLUTION: Der Aufstieg der Logistik in der Massenkonsumgesellschaft

In The Logistic Revolution, Richard Vahrenkamp discusses the political and economic factors which have led to the rise of logistics in Europe in the context of the mass consumption society. Not only does he show the ascent of truck transport in the 1920s to satisfy consumer needs and the importance of the European motorway infrastructure for the development of modern logistics, he also sheds light on the dimension that freight transport has acquired in Europe and on the organizations that have been created in Europe to enable and facilitate cross border goods transports. Other than in the US, the national transport markets in Europe were initially uncoordinated. It was only in the process of European unification that transport markets for truck freight and associated logistics systems became Europe wide. This change was accompanied by the struggle between rail and truck.

The book also discusses Europe wide just-in-time deliveries in car manufactures, the role of the parcel delivery services in a society of mass consumption as well as the problems of Alpine crossing for goods traffic. Finally, he points at the various factors that led to the logistics revolution of the 1990s, such as the emergence of Internet and the shift of consumer goods production from Europe to Asia.

 

THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION

by Dr. Mark Hyman

Little, Brown and Company

 
THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION
THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION

In The Blood Sugar Solution Dr. Mark Hyman - Chairman of the Institute for Functional Medicine and founder and medical director of The UltraWellness Center -reveals the secret to losing weight and preventing diabesity. A staggering number of people worldwide suffer from diabesity, the condition of metabolic imbalance and disease that ranges from mild blood sugar imbalance to full-blown diabetes. Diabesity is one of the leading causes of chronic disease in the 21st century, including heart disease, stroke, dementia, and cancer, and the numbers of sick people keep growing. In The Blood Sugar Solution, Dr. Hyman tackles this worldwide health care crisis. He provides a revolutionary six-week healthy-living program that will help all individuals, whether or not they are obese or diabetic, to enable their bodies to function at maximum level. With advice on diet, green living, supplements and medication, exercise, and personalizing the plan for optimal results, he teaches readers how to maintain lifelong health.

THE OCCUPY HANDBOOK

by Janet Byrne (editor)

Little, Brown and Company

 
THE OCCUPY HANDBOOK
THE OCCUPY HANDBOOK

THE OCCUPY HANDBOOK brings together a collection of our most intelligent, brand-name thinkers such as Michael Lewis, Paul Krugman, Robert Reich, Barbara Ehrenreich, Scott Turow, Bethany McLean, and Tyler Cowen, as well as prominent young economists and financial writers. Organized as a collection of essays, interviews, proposals for the future, and reprinted material, THE OCCUPY HANDBOOK will give a rounded look at how we got here, where we are, and how to move forward. The combination of its bestselling contributors and its digestible format will make OCCUPY a must have for both an expert and a general readership.

"More than a scrapbook of the recent Occupy Wall Street movement, The Occupy Handbook, a compilation by our best journalists, thinkers and economists, puts the story of America's revolt against inequality in welcome historical perspective." -Roger Lowenstein, author of The End of Wall Street and When Genius Failed

 

NEPTUNE'S TEARS

by Susan Waggoner

 
NEPTUNE'S TEARS
NEPTUNE'S TEARS

How far would you go for the person you love?

It’s 2218 AD and life is good. Zee McAdams is in her second year as a healing empath when the thing she swore would never happen to her happens. A young man shows up in her ER room and pierces her hard-won calm. He is, after all, an alien - floaters, as the slang goes, the universal bottom of the barrel. The more time Zee spends with David the more she likes him, and the more questions she has. Before these questions are answered, Zee and David will acknowledge their love, lose each other, and risk their lives to be together. When David finally reveals the truth - that he’s a time traveller sent to harvest treasures soon be destroyed by a meteor that leaves Earth in ruins - Zee faces an even harsher set of questions.

Will she betray David to warn her friends and family? Or will she follow him to a future a thousand years away? A future that has no place for her and from which she can never return.

The Time Traveller's Wife meets ER!