HANDBOOK FOR THE POSITIVE REVOLUTION EDWARD DE BONO PENGUIN BOOKS 1991 PART III Special Talent and Positions Some people have a special talent or are in a special position and contribute much more. Some people are in a special position and contribute much more. There are wealth creators. These are entrepreneurs who set up businesses …
THE SEARCH FOR A JUST SOCIETY JOHN HUDDLESTON GEORGE RONALD 1989 PART 12 The American Revolution The issues which had sparked the English revolution – taxation to be approved by representatives of the people, and freedom from oppression – were to reappear in North America in the following century and prompt the second of our …
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GREAT POWERS ECONOMIC CHANGE AND MILITARY CONFLICT FROM 1500 TO 2000 PAUL KENNEDY RANDOM HOUSE 1987 PART 1 Back cover “Although the United States is at present still in a class of its own economically and perhaps even militarily, it cannot avoid confronting the two great tests which challenge …
HANDBOOK FOR THE POSITIVE REVOLUTION EDWARD DE BONO PENGUIN BOOKS 1991 PART II The Positive Revolution A stool has three legs and is stable on rough ground. A chair with four legs is only stable on smooth ground. A revolution has to work under difficult conditions – everything is not always smooth. The positive revolution …
THE SEARCH FOR A JUST SOCIETY JOHN HUDDLESTON GEORGE RONALD 1989 PART 11 Chapter 11: Three Revolutions Our attention now switches to the West. In the time known as the Age of Enlightenment, the sparks which sporadically have illumined the history of civilization suddenly caused three flames to burn brightly: revolutions in England, in North …
HANDBOOK FOR THE POSITIVE REVOLUTION EDWARD DE BONO PENGUIN BOOKS 1991 PART I Back cover When Edward de Bono pioneered the concept of ‘lateral thinking’ he started a quiet revolution in thinking that has now spread across the world. He was twenty years ahead of the times when he put forward the idea of the …
THE SEARCH FOR A JUST SOCIETY JOHN HUDDLESTON GEORGE RONALD 1989 PART 10 Chapter 10: Islam and the Idea of Equality Following the sequence of history, it is now time to turn to Islam, a religion which raised the standard of civilization over the vast regions of the globe stretching from West Africa to …
THE SEARCH FOR A JUST SOCIETY JOHN HUDDLESTON GEORGE RONALD 1989 PART IX Chapter 9: Christianity: The Concept of Brotherhood In tracing the historical development of the idea of the just society, it is now chronologically appropriate to consider the contribution of Christianity. Having roots in both Judaism and the Roman Empire, this religion …
THE SEARCH FOR A JUST SOCIETY JOHN HUDDLESTON GEORGE RONALD 1989 PART VIII Chapter 8: Pax Romana The thousand-and-more-year history of Rome has had an impact on western civilization equal only to that of Greece and Christianity. In the evolution of the idea of the just society several aspects of this history are of significance: …
DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR THE PLANET A BUSINESS PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING IAN CHAMBERS & JOHN HUMBLE GOWER 2011 The Green Economics and Sustainable Growth Series PART 6 Chapter 3: Executive Brief No. 2: Climate Change Summary The issue of Climate Change has moved quickly over the last five years from ‘is it real?,’ to …
