Global Age

Capital Condensed is a step-by-step guide to the three volumes of Capital in less than three hours for the time poor activist, curious student and general audience. If you want to understand Marx's investigation into how capital has grown to dominate our planet and must be superseded for humanity to survive this is the book for you.

Perfect Book for Girls aged 9-12 who love Drama! Don’t you hate it when everything in your life is going along just fine…But then something happens that totally upsets your life! Cindy’s and Lindy’s lives are thrown into chaos when a nearby school burns down. Five new students join their class. Now, normally that would be fantastic…5 potential new friends! Unfortunately, that is not how it all worked out. You see, amongst the five students were an elf and a witch. These two girls bring a whole lot of attitude and trouble to the twins’ lives. Conflicts over power lead to Cindy ...

Finally, Sandy seems to have backed off on her bullying of Remmy. She is on a mission to help Remmy fit into the 'cool group' at school. To begin with...this was a welcome change for Remmy. After all, living with a step-sister who hates you isn't easy! Sandy comes up with a List for Remmy. A list for how to be 'cool'. Remmy works through the list of 7 rules for cool girls. Along the way she discovers that some of the rules are fine while others are disastrous!Girls aged 9-12 will love this new Mean Girls story. It is full of drama, dilemmas and in the end, Remmy realizes that being true to ...

Another fantastic book in the Diary of an Almost Cool series. Join Petra the vampire as she attends an Academy for non-humans. Meet her friends who are witches, vampires, and even a werewolf named Kevin. Petra has always wanted a human friend. Has she finally found the opportunity, or will her arch-enemy Victoria and the Zombies, ruin everything? A funny story for kids aged 8 to 12.

Only the most hardened survivalists can endure living in the scorched deadlands of the former state of Arizona. Among them is nineteen-year-old Georgia Reno, who lives in an isolated desert settlement with her father and younger brother. Roads don’t exist here; visitors are more dark fairy tale than reality. But when two mysterious strangers arrive on their land, Georgia begins to question her sheltered existence. Soon, her tentative curiosity blooms into a fledgling desire to leave the settlement, even if it means venturing into a world her father has only ever warned against.

In an eminently clear-sighted reckoning, The Fractured Age lays out the threats and opportunities confronting the world economy over the next decade and maps the uneven blocs that are set to emerge from a world in flux. The geopolitical tectonic plates of the planet have shifted back into action and the increased pressures their movements are bringing to bear will stress all our existing financial and commercial structures, habits and orthodoxies.

In Climate Hope, journalist David Geselbracht blends in-depth research, expert interviews, and on-the-ground reporting in multiple countries, revealing remarkable efforts to identify the causes and impacts of climate change—and devise crucial ways to address them. The scale of the challenge is clear in the range of fields he covers, from glaciology and climate science to law and diplomacy. But in drawing these approaches together, he shares stories of hope, awe, and wonder that encourage us to confront this long-term, world-warping phenomenon with a renewed sense of purpose and possibility.

Girls aged 9-12 will love WILD CHILD! This is the second part of this fantastic series, and includes Book 4 - Holidays, Book 5 - Gone, and Book 6 - Changes. Book 4 - Holidays: Sydney and Harper are spending the holidays together. They're going to Venus Beach, Sydney's old hometown, with Sydney's mom. When they find out that Elliot is also going to the same place, both girls are happy and extremely excited. Harper plans for Elliot to become her boyfriend, and for Sydney to get together for her old flame, Charlie. The girls also get together with Sydney's old friends...Sandy, Rach, and Susie....

Well, the camera idea wasn't so smart after all!!!! Sandy and Remmy are in heaps of trouble, not only from the Principal but their parents are really disappointed! Will they ever be forgiven and will their friends desert them for being so silly? The news of a school camping trip brightens up the girls...everyone in their class is super excited about it. Unfortunately, Remmy ends up in a group of girls that wouldn't be her first choice. But as long as she has Bridget with her, she decides it will be okay. And besides, Charlie will be there too. Unfortunately, one of the girls is causing ...

Released the day India landed on the moon, August 23, 2023 The Armenians of India: Merchants of Empires from the Age of Vishnu and Home Again, Second Edition, tells the story of the 2300 year relationship between India and its Armenians. The diaspora of Armenian merchants in India were at the center of a global trading network and at the center of their lives were their churches which remain as monuments to the diaspora in India. The Second Edition contains updated information on freemason Sir Catchick Paul Chater not just the greatest Armenian philantrphist and business leader of India and...

Earth has been ravaged by a violent climate change, catapulting the planet into post-apocalyptic conditions. The United States has been transformed into frozen wasteland, littered with a vast network of prison camps for both international criminals and displaced survivors. After losing his entire family, MIT climatologist Aaron and his companion, a super-intelligent genetically-engineered dog named Sam, escape a brutal prison camp in San Antonio, Texas. Together, they embark on a suspenseful journey across the Arctic-like tundra, desperately seeking sanctuary. Chapultepec Park in Mexico ...

Collection of short stories for beginners and intermediate learners, with English translation, inspired by true facts. A bilingual book for all ages to understand environment issues and improve Italian language. The author: Alessandro Ghebreigziabiher, author, storyteller, stage actor and director, was born in Naples in 1968 and currently lives in Rome. His first book, Sunset (Tramonto, Italian edition, Lapis, 2002, Tempesta, 2017), in 2003 was selected by the International Youth Library (IYL), in Munich, Germany, for the White Ravens, a mention for books from around the world that they ...

World history began in the Persian Gulf. The ancient port cities that dotted its coastlines created the first global seaboard, a place from where faiths and cultures from around the world set sail and made contact. More than a history, The Center of the World shows us that contradictions that define our modern age have always been present.

For decades, the Navy has stood sentinel over crucial waterways, ensuring safe passage of goods from nearly all nations. The result is the longest phase of peace on the waters since the Phoenicians, with rising living standards, more (total) jobs, and the dramatic decline of poverty in Asia. But these prosperous times could be at an end. Today China is building warships at an extraordinary pace. India, Japan, Vietnam, and Europe are responding with more fighting ships. What will result from China’s rising naval might, particularly in the South China Sea?

Dramatic 3 Book Set for girls aged 9-12. Book 1: My New Step-Sister is the story of Remmy, a 12-year-old girl who moves across the country with her mom to start a new life. Remmy is excited about having a step-sister...but Sandy feels differently. And when Remmy arrives, Sandy and her friends do their best to make Remmy feel isolated and sad. With the help of Amelia and Charlie (the cutest boy in the school), Remmy tries hard to stop the non-stop and cruel bullying. In Book 2: Bullies...Remmy continues to suffer from Sandy and her 'vampires' mean bullying. Amelia comes to the rescue and ...

The last 4 dramatic stories in the Mean Girls Series... Book 7: Crazy Camp - The news of a school camping trip brightens up the girls...everyone in their class is super excited about it. Unfortunately, Remmy ends up in a group of girls that wouldn't be her first choice. But as long as she has Bridget with her, she decides it will be okay. And besides, Charlie will be there too. Unfortunately, one of the girls is causing trouble! Who is the culprit? What mischief do they get up to? Book 8: The Sleepover - Everyone loves a sleepover!!! Don't they? But what about when something really strange ...

Girl Gang - Book 2: The New Arrival The arrival of a new student at Croydon High throws chaos into the twins’ world. Along with schoolwork, new friends, and boy crushes, they are faced with many dilemmas. Ali tries to overcome past mistakes while a problem of huge proportions arises for Casey. She is at a loss for what to do and wonders if her relationship with Jake is in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Ronnie seeks recognition and a boyfriend of her own. Determined to succeed, she won't stop until she reaches her goal. Filled with drama, friendship issues, secrets, and romance, this is a story that...

Seven years after the grid down catastrophe known as the Great Reset plunged the world into a literal Dark Age, a new generation of survivors begin to take over the Fortress Farms. While food is no longer a daily struggle, even more sinister dangers are beginning to appear. Alex and Rebekah Hamilton have taken office as Founder of the Republic, tasked with keeping their homeland safe from larger and stronger empires rising from the ashes of North America. With the help of their families, and the concrete and steel backbones of the Fortress Farms, Alex and Rebekah must decide what the future...

Dramatic book for girls aged 9-12. This is the story of Remmy, a 12-year-old girl who moves across the country with her mom to start a new life. Remmy is excited about having a step-sister...but Sandy feels differently. And when Remmy arrives, Sandy and her friends do their best to make Remmy feel isolated and sad. With the help of Amelia and Charlie (the cutest boy in the school), Remmy tries hard to stop the non-stop and cruel bullying. Girls will love this book! Follow Remmy's journey as she battles to keep control of her life, fit in and win acceptance.

Through vivid histories drawn from virtually every continent, A World Divided describes how, since the 18th century, nationalists have struggled to establish their own states that grant human rights to some people. At the same time, they have excluded others through forced assimilation, ethnic cleansing, or even genocide. From Greek rebels, American settlers, and Brazilian abolitionists in the 19th century to anticolonial Africans and Zionists in the 20th, nationalists have confronted a crucial question: Who has the "right to have rights?"