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41) TripAdvisor: The Online Travel Community: How a Crowdsourced Review Website Transformed an Industry
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Find out how TripAdvisor revolutionised tourism in just 50 minutes!
TripAdvisor has become one of the world's most popular websites, with millions of travellers visiting it every month to leave reviews, hunt for cheap deals on flights and accommodation, or simply to check whether or not the restaurant down the street has a high enough rating to be worth a visit! Despite recent accusations of unfair business practices and a lack of transparency, the...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the beginning of World War I in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the outbreak and early stages of World War I. In the summer of 1914, Europe's main powers embarked on a bloody war which would last for four years and claim millions of lives. Tensions had been running high for some time previously, and a complex combination...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life and career of Marie Curie in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life and work of Marie Curie, whose pioneering work on radioactivity revolutionised our understanding of the nature of matter and paved the way for innovative new treatments of cancer and various other illnesses. With Nobel Prizes in physics (1903) and chemistry...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Find out everything you need to know about the life and work of Francisco Goya in just 50 minutes with this straightforward and engaging guide!
Francisco Goya is one of the most important figures of Spanish art history, alongside icons such as Diego Velásquez and Pablo Picasso. During his lifetime, he established a reputation as a master portraitist and worked as a court painter to the Spanish Crown, but at the same...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of Lepanto in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of Lepanto. In the second half of the 16th century, the Christian countries of Western Europe were threatened by the territorial expansion of the Ottoman Empire. As a result, the Holy League coalition was formed to hold back the Muslim advance. The Battle...
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It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.
Capitalism and Freedom outlines the Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman's views on the relationship between economics and politics. Specifically, he believes that economic freedom is necessary both in and of itself, and because it is inextricably linked to political freedom. He applies this...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of World War I from 1915 to 1917 in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes provides a clear and engaging analysis of World War I from 1915 to 1917. The First World War was at the time the deadliest conflict in history, and involved all the world's most powerful countries. Despite hopes on both sides of a quick victory, the conflict soon descended into a war of attrition, with...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Albert Einstein in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life and career of Albert Einstein. Einstein's name has become synonymous with genius, and he remains one of the most influential scientists of all time. His work on relativity revolutionised our understanding of the universe and is one of the pillars of modern physics....
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre el macartismo o el Temor Rojo, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá:
• Analizar el contexto histórico del macartismo, enmarcado en plena Guerra Fría, así como las cazas de brujas previas en los EUA, desde las brujas de Salem hasta la doctrina Truman, pasando por el Primer Temor Rojo
• Examinar las vidas...
50) Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty: Understand inequality in the modern world
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It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.
Thomas Piketty's 2013 book Capital in the Twenty-First Century was an immediately bestseller in the UK and US, and has been widely praised by both economists and the general public. Piketty provides a richly detailed account of the development of inequality in the Western world, and argues that economic...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Princess Diana in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. Following her marriage to Prince Charles in 1981, she became a member of the British royal family, and from that moment on her private life became subject to intense media scrutiny. In the following years, accusations of adultery placed...
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Understand Black Monday in no time! Find out everything you need to know about this major financial crisis with this practical and accessible guide.
On 19 October 1987, a number of factors came together to cause an unexpected drop in share prices on the New York Stock Exchange, with the Dow Jones ultimately losing 22.6% of its value in the course of a single day. This was the largest drop in the index's long history, but fortunately the real economy...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Iran-Iraq War in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Iran-Iraq War. On 22 September 1980, Saddam Hussein attacked the Shatt al-Arab with the aim of annexing territories around it. This marked the start of a protracted war between Iraq and Iran. After eight years of hostilities that included the controversial use of...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of Gettysburg in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of Gettysburg. In July 1863, one of the most important military engagements of the American Civil War took place. The battle, which began with the Confederate General Robert E. Lee's attempt to invade the North, resulted in a Union victory, and is...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Fall of Constantinople in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Fall of Constantinople. In May 1453, Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, fell to the Ottomans after a 53-day siege. This conquest marked the end of the mighty Roman Empire and a key point in the Ottoman advance to the West. The collapse...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Find out everything you need to know about the life and work of Gustav Klimt in just 50 minutes with this straightforward and engaging guide!
Gustav Klimt was one of the most influential artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and helped to revolutionise art in his native Austria through his leading role in the Viennese Secession movement. Works such as The Kiss are instantly recognisable due to their use...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Christopher Columbus in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus set out in 1492 to find a new route to Asia and the East Indies. But on 12 October, he accidentally discovered America. While most people know that the discovery of America is credited to Columbus, few know the true story behind...
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It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.
The Wealth of Nations is one of the most significant works in economics history, and is a foundational text of classical economics. Written at a time when the Industrial Revolution was changing the face of Western societies, the book seeks to explain why some countries are wealthier than others and...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Normandy landings in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Normandy landings. By 1944, the Second World War had been raging for five years and German forces occupied much of Europe. On 6 June 1944, D-Day, Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy in the largest seaborne invasion in history. Although the Allies...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Find out everything you need to know about the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci in just 50 minutes with this straightforward and engaging guide!
Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, inventor and engineer who was renowned as one of the leading figures of the Italian Renaissance. During his lifetime, he attracted the attention of a variety of wealthy patrons who commissioned him both to make unique art pieces and to carry...
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