Global Englishes

Discover the Story That Connects Us All Step into the breathtaking narrative of Mitochondrial Eve, the mother of humanity. From the cradle of life in Africa to the farthest corners of the globe, her DNA links every person on Earth. This is not just science—it’s the most extraordinary story ever told. Experience Eve’s journey through an exhilarating exploration of human origins, resilience, and unity. Unearth how her legacy shaped societies, overcame unimaginable odds, and connects people from every nation, race, and culture. This is a story that redefines what it means to belong. The ...

The Global Citizen Beginner Vocabulary Mastery audiobooks are intentionally and judiciously structured for vocabulary definition and pronunciation learning, retention, and recall for individuals who are completely new to the language!

Concealed behind the glittering skyline of a seemingly perfect utopia lies a secret so explosive it could tear the world apart. In the glamorous Inner World, Dr. Elena Sandoval has spent her career engineering perception filters—illusions that keep the masses ignorant and the elite in control. But when guilt and conscience drive her to steal the very data she helped create, she entrusts it to a stranger, setting off a chain of events that neither she nor her pursuers could predict. Systems technician Lena Hart never imagined a routine glitch in the city’s geospatial feed would thrust ...

Between the 1870s and 1930s, American social reformers, working closely with the US government, transformed sexual vice into an international political and humanitarian concern. As these activists worked to eradicate prostitution and trafficking, they promoted sexual self-control for both men and women as a cornerstone of civilization and a basis of American exceptionalism. Empire of Purity traces the history of these efforts, showing how the policing and penalization of sexuality was used to justify American interventions around the world.

From Hiroshima to Chernobyl, Fukushima to the growing legacy of lethal radioactive waste, humanity's struggle to conquer atomic energy is rife with secrecy, deceit, human error, blatant disregard for life, short-sighted politics, and fear. Fallout is an eye-opening odyssey through the first eight decades of this struggle and the radioactive landscapes it has left behind. We are, Pearce finds, forever torn between technological hubris and all-too-human terror about what we have created.

When the stakes have never been higher, these daring agents of espionage risked it all in the name of their countries .... Since the beginning of recorded history, there have been spies. From the ancient Greeks and Romans to the modern day James Bond, the art of espionage is one that is constantly changing and adapting as the world evolves. World War II marked a step into a new world of spycraft with the advent of technologies like nothing the world had ever seen. Suddenly cryptography, intelligence gathering, and cover stories were more complicated than ever before. From fearless double ...

INTRODUCTION: A CALL FOR PEACE, DECENCY AND STABILITY IN GLOBAL POLITICS- THE DONALD J. TRUMP’S SHINNING EXAMPLE "I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created." Context: Donald Trump made this promise during his 2016 campaign, positioning himself as someone who would revive American manufacturing and reduce unemployment, especially among working-class Americans. He often cited job growth during his presidency as one of his major accomplishments. Today, in our world, there is an urgent clarion call. "A Call for Peace, Decency and Stability in Global Politics, is no doubts, ...

In Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, biologist Thor Hanson tells the remarkable story of how plants and animals are responding to climate change: adjusting, evolving, and sometimes dying out. Anole lizards have grown larger toe pads, to grip more tightly in frequent hurricanes. Warm waters cause the development of Humboldt squid to alter so dramatically that fishermen mistake them for different species. Brown pelicans move north, and long-spined sea urchins south, to find cooler homes.

Unlock the Freedom to Live Life on Your Terms Are you dreaming of working remotely, traveling the world, and achieving financial independence—but don’t know where to start? The Black Nomad Blueprint is your step-by-step guide to building a lifestyle rooted in freedom, intention, and empowerment—crafted especially for women of color ready to claim their space in the global landscape. Written with heart, clarity, and real-world experience, this book walks you through how to: Land remote work or create your own online income streams Choose the best destinations for safety, community, and...

CLEAN WATER REVEALED: The Global Truth About Water Treatment, Contamination, and Chronic Disease Prevention Unlock the Hidden Crisis Behind America’s Tap Water—and Discover the Path to True Health and Safety In Clean Water Revealed, Dr. Benoit Tano, MD, PhD, exposes the urgent and often shocking truth behind water treatment plants in the United States and around the globe. Despite decades of advancements, our city water—and even private well water—remains polluted with invisible toxins, dangerous microbes, heavy metals, endocrine disruptors, and pharmaceutical residues. These ...

Renowned investor and climate champion Tom Steyer has been on the forefront of the climate war for well over a decade, leveraging his investment expertise, business knowledge, and community-organizing skills to support sustainable climate solutions. In this accessible book, he explains how capitalism is an effective tool for scaling climate progress, offers his candid take on fossil fuel enablers, and explains why immediate action on the climate front will be an investment in our economy and our key to a healthy and viable future.

In How the World Thinks, Julian Baggini travels the globe to provide a hugely wide-ranging map of human thought. He shows us how distinct branches of philosophy flowered simultaneously in China, India and Ancient Greece, growing from local myths and stories - and how contemporary cultural attitudes, with particular attention to the West, East Asia, the Muslim World and Africa, have developed out of the philosophical histories of their regions.

We live in an age of extreme corporate concentration, in which global industries are controlled by just a few giant firms - big banks, big pharma, and big tech, just to name a few. But concern over what Louis Brandeis called the "curse of bigness" can no longer remain the province of specialist lawyers and economists, for it has spilled over into policy and politics, even threatening democracy itself.

Western psychotherapy views our practice as a way to bring clients back to baseline “normal.” But our society’s “normal” is profoundly unwell: our ways of being reflect the same unsustainable systems that erode our ecosystems, accelerate global destruction, and ultimately extract our humanity. Moving toward healing and purpose in uncertain times means evolving the way we do therapy and the way we think about mental health.

The history of the Episcopal Church is intimately bound up with the history of empire. The two grew in tandem in the modern era, and as they grew they developed particular ideologies and practices around race. As slavery was carried over into the new political formations of the United States, so too were racially based exclusions carried over in the Episcopal Church. Mission, Race, and Empire presents a new history of the Episcopal Church from its origins in the early British Empire up to the present, told through the lenses of empire and race.

This history will be of interest to people who know nothing about Japan, but also full of insights for those who do. Lesley Downer takes the listener through the great sweep of Japanese history, focusing on the dramatic stories of larger-than-life individuals—from emperors descended from the Sun Goddess to warlords, samurai, merchants, court ladies, women warriors, geisha, and businessmen who shaped this extraordinary modern society.

In the 2050s, Earth has begun to empty. Those with the means and the privilege have departed the great cities of the United States for the more comfortable confines of space colonies. Those left behind salvage what they can from the collapsing infrastructure. As they eke out an existence, their neighborhoods are being cannibalized. Brick by brick, their houses are sent to the colonies, what was once a home now a quaint reminder for the colonists of the world that they wrecked.

To modern Western society, capitalism is the air we breathe, and most people rarely think to question it, for good or for ill. But knowing what makes capitalism work - and what makes it fail - is crucial to understanding its long-term health and the vast implications for the global economy that go along with it.

Peter is thrilled to leave New York City to accompany his parents on an expedition to Greenland to study global warming. There he has visions of things that should be too far away for him to see. Generations ago, the people of Thea’s community were hunted for possessing unusual abilities, so they fled beneath the ice. Thea needs help that only Peter can give. Their meeting reveals secrets of both their pasts, and changes the future for them both forever.

Dive into the enthralling world of communication with "Signals and Soundwaves," where the timeless Morse code meets the dynamics of voiced exchange in an epic fusion of history, technology, and human connection. Are you ready to unlock the secrets of one of the most iconic forms of communication and master the art of voice? This book is your gateway to a universe where dashes and dots link to words, and the spoken word carries the weight of emotions and intentions. Embark on a journey through the annals of history and uncover the fascinating evolution of Morse code—an invention that has ...