The Economist February 2nd 2008
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international
affairs publication owned by "The Economist Newspaper Ltd" and edited
in London. It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson
established it in September 1843. As of 2006, its average circulation
topped one million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North
America.Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to
solely British) news source.
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by "The Economist Newspaper Ltd" and edited in London. It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson established it in September 1843. As of 2006, its average circulation topped one million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North America.Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to solely British) news source.
AUDIOBOOK: Edward Gibbon - The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire(abridged) British parliamentarian and soldier Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) conceived of his plan for Decline and Fall
while "musing amid the ruins of the Capitol" on a visit to Rome. For
the next 10 years he worked away at his great history, which traces the
decadence of the late empire from the time of the Antonines and the
rise of Western Christianity. "The confusion of the times, and the
scarcity of authentic memorials, pose equal difficulties to the
historian, who attempts to preserve a clear and unbroken thread of
narration," he writes. Despite these obstacles, Decline and Fall remains a model of historical exposition, and required reading for students of European history.
With sweeping grandeur, Gibbon's masterpiece is enhanced by Naxos'
production, which includes dramatic, classical music and two British
narrators whose voices ooze with intellectual authority. The
music--often somber--soars into majestic crescendos as the fate of the
great Empire is sealed. Between straight readings of the text, one of
the narrators announces a summary of the next chapter or two, an
abridging technique particularly effective here. Little, if any, of the
effect of Gibbon's accessible and profound prose is lost, even when
detail must perforce vanish. A gripping history, this is superbly
presented by Naxos. D.W. An AUDIOFILE Earphones Award winner.
Tired of the flat/house which you live in? Would you like to sell it/to buy another one? Or do you even plan to go abroad for a while to the new EU-market? Well, in this case there are a lot of things you should think of:
- Choose the right place/neighbourhood
- What kind of house/flat?
- How to get a loan if you don't have enough money on your own
The Economist December 22nd 2007
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international
affairs publication owned by "The Economist Newspaper Ltd" and edited
in London. It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson
established it in September 1843. As of 2006, its average circulation
topped one million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North
America.Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to
solely British) news source.
