{"product_id":"estonian-lessons-ross-allen-9781805265757","title":"Estonian Lessons: What the World Can Learn from a Brilliant Baltic State","description":"Near the top of most international league tables comes a surprising name: Estonia. This small country has many brilliant achievements to its name which can and should inspire the rest of the world: top globally in both environmental performance and human rights; the second-biggest per capita donor to Ukraine, after Denmark; second globally in digital government; home to more tech unicorns per capita than any other state; and boasting the best exam results in Europe. Estonia has the best tax system (seven years in a row!) and the world's most performed living classical composer. All underpinned by a deep commitment to freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoss Allen, UK Ambassador in Tallinn and a fluent Estonian-speaker, explores how this country has come to excel in so many fields, and what the rest of the world could learn from it. He offers insights from his diplomatic work, but also shares his embrace of local culture, from song festivals to smoke saunas. Having travelled across Estonia's towns, villages, islands and bogs, his understanding of and enthusiasm for this relatively obscure country shine through. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith elements of travel, history, geography and international politics, this highly enjoyable book will make you see Estonia and the Baltics in a new light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ross Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 180526575X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805265757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurst \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Ross Allen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48520289353983,"sku":"9781805265757","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf81c5fc-ef33-4bfc-8217-8efb14f1fdec.jpg?v=1778741868","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/estonian-lessons-ross-allen-9781805265757","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}