Global Development

This comprehensive vocabulary builder transforms language learning through over 300 engaging non-fiction stories, teaching advanced vocabulary in context rather than through rote memorization. Whether exploring bioluminescent creatures in marine biology stories, learning about astronomical phenomena like black holes and supernovas, or discovering historical events like the Great Train Robbery, readers naturally acquire SAT-level, TOEFL or IELTS vocabulary while satisfying their curiosity about the world. The book's ESL-friendly approach introduces complex terms like "cryopreservation" ...

The Women’s Game: More Than Just a Game A Global Analysis of Women’s Football – Between Structure, Ambition, and Social Responsibility What we see is the game. What lies behind it is a system in transition and a movement with a future. Women’s football has gained visibility in recent years. Yet, true equality, sustainable structures, and professional conditions remain incomplete in many places. This book explores what it takes to turn the game into a professional environment: organization, economic foresight, social responsibility, and people who are ready to think differently. ...

Unlock the Future with "Climate Change Crisis: Navigating the Realities of Our Future, Protecting Your Future Today" 🌍 Discover the Ultimate Guide to Securing a Sustainable Future Are you ready to confront the most pressing issue of our time? Climate Change Crisis: Navigating the Realities of Our Future, Protecting Your Future Today is not just a book—it's a blueprint for survival in a world that's rapidly changing. This powerful, award-winning guide takes you on an eye-opening journey through the science, impacts, and solutions to the climate crisis, empowering you to make informed ...

This audiobook is about learning to live the message of the Good Samaritan in the context of the globalized world of the 21st century. This means learning to love our global neighbor wisely by harnessing the resources at our disposal - our time, talents, opportunities, and money - on behalf of those who are victims of injustice, disease, violence, and poverty.

¿Estás en una relación tóxica? ¿Quieres cerrar ciclos de una buena vez, y tener paz mental, y emocional?, entonces este libro es para ti. Vivir en una relación tóxica te cansa mucho, entras en depresión y te genera ansiedad.

¿Cometiste el error de darle mucha seguridad a ese hombre?...Hasta el punto de que casi te reemplaza por otra? Y haciéndote sentir de lo peor? Déjame decirte que te entiendo y estas en el lugar correcto; este libro te caerá como anillo al dedo…

The people who are most innovative feel free to make anything up, understand that nobody’s in charge, and aren’t concerned about unfairness or inequality. As some people grow fearful and frantic in today's complex world, Dan Sullivan has identified three fundamental mindsets that let you happily ignore and avoid all of this self-created fear and worry.

Alexis Black persevered through her mother’s death and her father’s imprisonment. And after escaping a long and abusive relationship, the college junior promised her foster parents not to date for at least a year. But when she meets an incoming freshman on the first day of their scholarship program, she feels the world melt away, as though it were only the two of them in the room.

Many of the United States' most innovative entrepreneurs have been immigrants, from Andrew Carnegie, Alexander Graham Bell, and Charles Pfizer to Sergey Brin, Vinod Khosla, and Elon Musk. Nearly half of Fortune 500 companies and one-quarter of all new small businesses were founded by immigrants, generating trillions of dollars annually, employing millions of workers, and helping establish the United States as the most entrepreneurial, technologically advanced society on earth.

David Korten argues that global corporate consolidation of power is but one manifestation of what he calls "Empire", the organization of society by hierarchies of dominance that have held sway for the past 5,000 years. Empire has always resulted in misery for the many and fortune for the few. Now it threatens the very future of humanity. The Great Turning traces the ancient roots of Empire and charts its long evolution from monarchies to the transnational institutions of the global economy.

¿Cometiste el error de darle mucha seguridad a ese hombre?...Hasta el punto de que casi te reemplaza por otra? Y haciéndote sentir de lo peor? Déjame decirte que te entiendo y estas en el lugar correcto; este libro te caerá como anillo al dedo…

What do Disney, Bollywood, and "the Batkid" teach us about how to create celebrity experiences for our audiences? How can a vending machine inspire world peace? Can being "imperfect" make your business more marketable? Can a selfie improve one's confidence? When can addiction be a good thing?

¿Quieres recuperar a tu ex pareja? ¿Te interesa usar el conocimiento de la psicologia inversa para reconquistarlo(a)? Entonces quédate, que este libro es para ti. Te enseñaremos a hacer uso de esta potente herramienta psicológica para recuperar al hombre o mujer que tanto quieres. No es necesario hacer hechizos ni preparar pociones mágicas; en este libro encontrarás la receta adecuada para que él o ella vuelva a ti felizmente.

In From Ideas to Impact, Michael Sheldrick delivers an inspiring and insightful discussion on how to implement social impact by driving policy change.

¿Quieres ser en un arma de seducción masiva con las mujeres? Y al mismo tiempo convertirte en un hombre de alto valor e irresistible para ligar a cualquier mujer y hacer que se enamore desesperadamente por ti. Entonces este libro te ayudará a ser un hombre alfa en la seducción. ¿Qué se incluye en este libro? Para que puedas evolucionar y convertirte en un hombre alfa letal, he incluido un contenido de gran valor, práctico y avanzado, con el que podrás ir dando los pasos. ¡Conviértete en un arma de seducción letal con las mujeres!

From a long-time Alibaba executive and former special assistant to Jack Ma, this is the first book to articulate how Alibaba's unique culture and “tai chi” management principles are providing a business and economic development model for the rest of the world.

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What will the world look like in 2035? And how can we prepare for the seismic shifts already underway? GLOBAL FORESIGHT 2035 is a sweeping, strategic exploration of the geopolitical and geoeconomic developments that will define the coming decade. Written with analytical clarity and grounded in rigorous scenario planning, this timely volume by Conan Taggert charts a dynamic future shaped by the interplay of climate change, technological disruption, population pressures, shifting alliances, and rising regional powers. From the tensions reshaping NATO and the multipolar ambitions of BRICS to ...

"Cucumbers Have Thorns and Snakes Love Strawberries" is masterfully written. It is a non-fiction with the warmth and laughter of the 2016 hit series "This Is Us," The emotional journey of "The Color Purple" (Alice Walker), and the triumphant healing of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" (Jack Canfield). It is about the courageous journey of a father and daughter whose lives are torn apart after he suffers a freak accident while home on leave. The path his daughter takes leads to an unimaginable roller-coaster of life events. Readers face emotional breath stealing truths. Each page will keep you ...

Thriving Through Your Storms is a no-nonsense, sincere, practical, no-fluff, engrossing life transformation instrument designed to catapult you beyond your obstacles, limitations, issues, adversity, and challenges into ultimate success in life and business. This book teaches you the psychology and the methodology for how to prepare for storms, bear storms, and repair after storms hit your life.