‘Few historians write with Serhii Plokhy’s authority, clarity or global vision… Essential reading, and a marvellous book’ Peter Frankopan From the bestselling author of Chernobyl comes a sweeping history of the geopolitics behind the nuclear arms race, from the first atomic bomb to today On 16 July 1945, the Nuclear Age began with the explosion of the first atomic bomb and the words of J. Robert Oppenheimer: ‘Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.’ While the threat of mutually assured destruction kept a lid on a simmering and tense geopolitical landscape, events like the Chernobyl disaster and near-misses like the Cuban Missile Crisis showed that total destruction was only ever one malfunction, mistake, or miscommunication away. Now, as governments re-arm their nuclear arsenals, treaties designed to limit the acquisition and use of nuclear weapons fall away, and nuclear weapons come increasingly within reach of non-state actors, we are on the brink of a renaissance of the nuclear industry. In The Nuclear Age , acclaimed historian Serhii Plokhy paints an intricate picture of a world governed by fear. From the first artificial splitting of the atom in 1917 and the race to create the first atomic bomb in World War II, through the fraught arms race of the Cold War, to the imperialism, neo-colonial motivation and wars being waged today, the threat posed by nuclear weapons is as pertinent as ever. As he examines the motivations of key players, Plokhy confronts the crucial question of our age: what can we learn from the first nuclear arms race that can help us to stop the new one?
Una vita come tante Hanya Yanagihara Una storia epica e magistrale sull’amicizia e sull’amore nel XXI secolo. Caso editoriale del 2015, forse il più importante romanzo letterario dell’anno, opera di rara potenza e originalità, ‘Una vita come tante’ è doloroso e spiazzante, scioccante e magnetico. Vasto come un romanzo ottocentesco, brutale e modernissimo… <a href="https://ioleggotuleggi.it/narrativa-e-letteratura/una-vita-come-tante/" rel="bookmark">Leggi tutto »<span class="screen-reader-text">Una vita come tante</span></a>
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Philip’s Guide to the Night Sky Sir Patrick Moore Find your way around the night sky with this handy guide to stargazing for the complete novice. In Philip’s Guide to the Night Sky, Sir Patrick Moore explains how to find the most famous constellations and the brightest stars, and when to look for… <a href="https://ioleggotuleggi.it/astronomia/philips-guide-to-the-night-sky/" rel="bookmark">Leggi tutto »<span class="screen-reader-text">Philip’s Guide to the Night Sky</span></a>
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7 vite insieme a te Luca Gervasi La vita di Luca non era perfetta, ma ci era molto vicina: un lavoro gratificante, la valigia sempre pronta per accompagnarlo intorno al mondo, nessun altro a cui pensare se non se stesso. Fino a quando, in un pomeriggio come tanti, il destino si presenta a… <a href="https://ioleggotuleggi.it/biografie-e-memorie/7-vite-insieme-a-te/" rel="bookmark">Leggi tutto »<span class="screen-reader-text">7 vite insieme a te</span></a>
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LA SIRENETTA Hans Christian Andersen La Sirenetta è una fiaba dello scrittore danese Hans Christian Andersen. La fiaba è molto conosciuta e, soprattutto in Danimarca, è una delle opere di Andersen più amate; alla protagonista è dedicata una statua nel porto di Copenaghen. Anche il teatro, il cinema (Walt Disney), il balletto, e tutte le… <a href="https://ioleggotuleggi.it/classici/la-sirenetta/" rel="bookmark">Leggi tutto »<span class="screen-reader-text">LA SIRENETTA</span></a>
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Spitsbergen – Svalbard. The complete guidebook Rolf Stange Comprehensive guidebook about Spitsbergen. Background (wildlife, plants, geology, history etc.), practical information including travelling seasons, how to travel, description of settlements, routes and regions. This book does not only cover comprehensive information concerning all fields of possible interest, but is at the same time a… <a href="https://ioleggotuleggi.it/viaggi-specialistici/spitsbergen-svalbard-the-complete-guidebook/" rel="bookmark">Leggi tutto »<span class="screen-reader-text">Spitsbergen – Svalbard. The complete guidebook</span></a>
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Mystery in New Orleans Gina D.B. Clemen Mystery & horror Two greedy businessmen want to destroy a wildlife reserve in New Orleans, where Andy and Brian have summer jobs, and plan to build a huge shopping center. Mysterious and terrible deaths, and an ecological disaster shock the people of New Orleans. Andy, Brian… <a href="https://ioleggotuleggi.it/lingue-straniere/mystery-in-new-orleans/" rel="bookmark">Leggi tutto »<span class="screen-reader-text">Mystery in New Orleans</span></a>
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