Global Englishes

Thirty-five-year-old Mohammed bin Salman's sudden rise stunned the world. Political and business leaders flew out to meet with the crown prince and came away convinced that his desire to reform the kingdom was sincere. He spoke passionately about bringing women into the workforce and toning down Saudi Arabia's restrictive Islamic law. He lifted the ban on women driving and explored investments in Silicon Valley. But 'MBS' began to betray an erratic interior beneath the polish laid on by scores of consultants and public relations experts like McKinsey & Company.

Do we really know what we're doing when we leave our home to live in a foreign culture? Why do some of us keep leaving, travelling from place to place, never settling, never really feeling at home? In today's globalised world it is increasingly expected that many of us will go where the job takes us, but at what cost? This book tells the stories of 'existential migrants', people who left home in order to discover themselves. It also warns us that there may be an unexpected psychological effect from thinking we can just live everywhere. We may end up homeless. The 21st century could herald '...

A team of astronauts in the International Space Station collect meteorological data, conduct scientific experiments and test the limits of the human body. But mostly they observe. Together they watch their silent blue planet, circling it sixteen times, spinning past continents and cycling through seasons. Endless shows of spectacular beauty witnessed in a single day. Yet although separated from the world they cannot escape its constant pull. News reaches them of the death of a mother, and with it comes thoughts of returning home.

In 2040, advanced technology has transformed daily life, yet many social ills remain. At 40, Michael faces a choice: remain in Boston, tethered to uninspiring government programs, or forge a fresh path. Embracing the latter, he relocates to Berkeley to join his twin brother in his groundbreaking research into dark matter. Could this elusive, intangible substance, rumored to permeate the universe, also reside within the human brain, holding the key to the mysteries of consciousness? When an experiment goes awry, or perhaps ominously right, Michael undergoes an extraordinary transformation, ...

Global warming's physical impacts can be separated into three broad categories: melt, drought, and deluge. Funk travels to two dozen countries to profile entrepreneurial people who see a potential windfall in each of these forces. The melt is a boon for newly arable, mineral rich regions of the Arctic, such as Greenland - and for the man-made snow trade. Drought creates opportunities for private firefighters working for insurance companies as well as for fund managers backing south Sudanese warlords who control local farmland.

Are you struggling to keep up with the ever-evolving field of agriculture? Do you wonder how you can increase your yields while reducing costs and protecting the environment? Look no further than Precision Farming Unleashed. This comprehensive eBook takes you on a journey through the history, principles, and latest technologies of precision farming. From soil sampling and analysis to smart irrigation and water management, the book covers all aspects of precision farming to ensure your success in this revolutionary field. Precision Farming Unleashed gives an in-depth analysis of the ...

Globalization means that we need to be prepared to interact with people from a wide range of cultures. But it's impossible to learn the particular customs and traits of every culture you might regularly come into contact with. Cultural Intelligence teaches techniques that will allow you to function effectively in any culture. Instead of providing a laundry list of culturally specific dos and don'ts, Thomas and Inkson show how to pay attention in a mindful and creative way to cues in cross-cultural situations.

Infection has encased the planet in web of destruction, death and anarchy. Hordes of infected roam the cities seeking out those that were overlooked in the outbreak. The weak succumb while the strong fight back. With limited options, governments resort to last ditch efforts to stop the spread of the virus. ODA-141, the SEALs of Shark Platoon and a company of Rangers are stranded in Alaska after a series of events forces them off course and into the throes of a blizzard. On foot, with wounded, they must continue their mission no matter the cost. The Safeguard group, after the second violent ...

A Black Woman's Guide to Life – Wellness from Within Conquer Unique Challenges, Elevate Your Health, Mind, Body, and Spirit to New Heights In A Black Woman's Guide to Life – Wellness from Within, Jasmine Wright delivers a transformative roadmap for Black women seeking to thrive in every aspect of life. This empowering guide blends ancestral wisdom, modern strategies, and culturally relevant insights to create a comprehensive resource for achieving holistic wellness. Through five dynamic chapters, this book offers practical tools and profound reflections to help you: Honor Your Heritage:...

Drought-hit regions bleeding those who for whom a rural life has become untenable. Coastlines diminishing year on year. Wildfires and hurricanes leaving widening swaths of destruction. The culprit, most of us accept, is climate change, but not enough of us are confronting one of its biggest, and most present, consequences: a total reshaping of the earth’s human geography. As Gaia Vince points out early in Nomad Century, global migration has doubled in the past decade, on track to see literal billions displaced in the coming decades.

On June 5, 1981, the scientific community received a wake-up call from the CDC in the form of a terrible new illness that the world would soon know as AIDS. Three decades later, remarkable progress has been made, but much more remains to be understood and to be done. In this audiobook, we explore where the disease came from, how it works, how it spreads, the search for a vaccine, and cultural and sociological factors.

Spoken by a quarter of the world's population, English is today's lingua franca—its common tongue. The language of business, popular media, and international politics, English has become commodified for its economic value and increasingly detached from any particular nation. This meteoric "rise of English" has many obvious benefits, but very real downsides as well. In The Rise of English, Rosemary Salomone offers a commanding view of the unprecedented spread of English and the far-reaching effects it has on global and local politics, economics, media, education, and business.

The SEALs of Shark Platoon push towards their mission objective: Joint Expeditionary Base –Little Creek. Securing what they came for, they encounter a paramilitary force intending to stop them. The SEALs exfil the hot zone and begin the trek back to Macon-Hill. However, their mission is wrought with disaster at every turn. Being bombarded with hit and run attacks, they seek refuge in a small town in Virginia. Faced with threats on all sides, they must decide whether to stay and fight or continue on to safety. ODA-141, the Outlaws, now in control of Glasgow Industrial Airport in rural ...

A secret letter brings them together. Will an assassin tear them apart? For Miss Elizabeth Bennet, love is the cipher she cannot crack. Outside the Longbourn house, Elizabeth Bennet is an ordinary country miss. But in secret, she and her father crack codes to foil Napoleon's schemes against England. More than anything, Elizabeth wants to be loved for herself, but how can she when she lives a double life? For Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, a coded letter hides the key to his heart. After Fitzwilliam Darcy's brother is killed in France, a coded letter carries his final words and a dangerous secret. ...

What happens when the world’s dominant superpower begins to lose not just its influence—but the trust of its allies, the credibility of its currency, and the cohesion of its own institutions? Unraveled: The Death of Globalization and the Fall of America delivers a gripping, deeply researched account of how American hegemony quietly fractured from within. This isn't a story of sudden collapse. It’s a forensic dissection of the slow, deliberate dismantling of the postwar order—engineered not by enemies, but by decades of political short-termism, elite self-dealing, and institutional ...

The rogues gallery begins with Donald Trump, who deliberately downplayed the coronavirus crisis despite knowing its dangers, as well as his international political allies, above all Boris Johnson. Billionaire politicians like Georgia senator Kelly Loeffler moved stocks at the same time they were telling Americans all was well.

In this "meticulously researched" account (New York Times Book Review), a Pulitzer Prize-winning author examines the dangers of a failing public health system unequipped to handle large-scale global risks like a coronavirus pandemic.

Dr. Peter McGraw, founder of the Humor Research Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder, teamed up with journalist Joel Warner on a far-reaching search for the secret behind humor. Their journey spanned the globe, from New York to Japan, from Palestine to the Amazon. Meanwhile, the duo conducted their own humor experiments along the way-to wince-worthy, hilarious, and illuminating results.

With staffs that are collectively larger than the Russian army and combined revenues of over $130 billion a year, the Big Four accounting firms - Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, and KPMG - are a keystone of global commerce. But leading scholar Ian Gow and award-winning author Stuart Kells warn that a house of cards may be about to fall. This account of the past, present, and likely future of the Big Four is essential listening for anyone perplexed or fascinated by professional services.

With humanity reeling from the protocols enacted to combat the spread of infection, old friends and new enemies emerge from the rubble of what was once civilization. The New Earther Movement, assumed to be just unhinged refugees coping with the changed reality, is revealed to be something far more sinister. Site R orders the SEALs of Shark Platoon to a devastated Cleveland to search for a group of specialists that could jumpstart recovery. What’s left of ODA-141 is sent on a mission to locate a FEMA communications relay station and determine why it stopped functioning. Deep in the Great ...