Global Englishes

Through clear-eyed essays and vibrant conversations, infused with data and poetry, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson guides us through solutions and possibilities at the nexus of science, policy, culture, and justice. Visionary farmers and financiers, architects and advocates, help us conjure a flourishing future, one worth the effort it will take—from every one of us, with whatever we have to offer—to create.

In How the World Ran Out of Everything, award-winning journalist Peter S. Goodman reveals the fascinating innerworkings of our supply chain and the factors that have led to its constant, dangerous vulnerability. His reporting takes listeners deep into the elaborate system, showcasing the triumphs and struggles of the human players who operate it—from factories in Asia and an almond grower in Northern California, to a group of striking railroad workers in Texas, to a truck driver who Goodman accompanies across hundreds of miles of the Great Plains.

A Broken Man. A Deadly Conspiracy. A Past That Won’t Stay Buried. Get ready for a ride you won’t forget. Wracked by guilt, Harry Miller left the special forces and fled from the world. Three years later, the world has come calling. When Harry is dragged back into a high-stakes mission, he must navigate a world of deadly criminals, corrupt organisations, and dark secrets. His task: infiltrate the seedy underbelly of Bangkok and dismantle a sprawling, multinational human trafficking network. The deeper he goes, the bloodier the trail—and the closer he comes to a truth he’s spent years...

Book 1: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, better known and loved today as simply The Wizard of Oz, is a tale that has been cherished by readers and listeners throughout the years. This timeless story has inspired Broadway shows, cartoon series, and many films over the past few generations. I hope that this book has inspired your sense of creativity and wonder as much as it has mine.

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.

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.

After the disastrous events in the Kingdom of Androthe, the powerful Fusionist has arrived in another part of the world. Not only is he alone and unsure of where exactly he is, but now he has to navigate the strange Sealance Empire, paying off his debt toward its people that he incurred just after arriving. However, if he can journey across its expanse, he can finally return to the Kingdom where his family and friends he left behind are located.

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. ...

Hitler offers a deeply learned and radically revisionist biography, arguing that the dictator's main strategic enemy, from the start of his political career in the 1920s, was not communism or the Soviet Union, but capitalism and the United States. Whereas most historians have argued that Hitler underestimated the American threat, Simms shows that Hitler embarked on a preemptive war with the United States precisely because he considered it such a potent adversary.

For decades, the West has dismissed Maoism as an outdated historical and political phenomenon. Since the 1980s, China seems to have abandoned the utopian turmoil of Mao’s revolution in favor of authoritarian capitalism. But Mao and his ideas remain central to the People’s Republic and the legitimacy of its Communist government. With disagreements and conflicts between China and the West on the rise, the need to understand the political legacy of Mao is urgent and growing. And the power and appeal of Maoism have extended far beyond China.

Do you want to set sail with confidence and embark on the voyage of a lifetime?Then you need to read Shari Claire's The Ultimate Cruise Handbook. Whether you're a seasoned sea traveler or embark on your maiden voyage, this comprehensive guide is your compass to the world of cruising. Key Features: Maximize Onboard Experiences: Dive deep into the plethora of onboard activities, ensuring you get the most out of every moment aboard. From entertainment to dining and relaxation tips, get insider knowledge on making the most of your time at sea. Save on Excursions: Discover tried and tested ...

Tamerlane, the Ottomans, the Mughals, the Manchus, the British, the Japanese, the Nazis, and the Soviets: All built empires meant to last forever; all were to fail. But, as John Darwin shows in this magisterial book, their empire-building created the world we know today.

In Chatter, Patrick Radden Keefe investigates the international eavesdropping alliance known as Echelon, sorting facts from conspiracy theories to determine just how much privacy Americans unknowingly sacrifice in the name of greater security.

IS THIS THE END OF THE WORLD? What if the Apocalypse came without immediate death and destruction? What if everyone on the planet was going to slowly die of cold and starvation? What would happen if it suddenly became apparent that nobody understood the laws of nature at all? Would everyone work together to survive or be at each other's throats? When the Sun goes dark and temperatures plummet, four neighbors fight for survival. Enduring the frigid darkness, a pastor loses his faith, a daughter becomes a leader, a farmer becomes a scientist, and a police officer becomes a tyrant. Each is ...

In this vital, eye-opening book, best-selling author Ed Silvoso digs into Scripture, unearthing Jesus' true design for his church - his Ekklesia. He shows how the early church was a radical, countercultural force of people who transformed the hostile, pagan places in which they lived. Here Dr. Silvoso shows how we, in the midst of the social, economic, political, and moral chaos in our world today, can once again become the revolutionary, transformational, life-giving Ekklesia Jesus called us to be.

We live in an interconnected world, where security problems like terrorism are spilling across borders, and globalized data networks and e-commerce platforms are reshaping the world economy. This means that states' jurisdictions and rule systems clash. How have they negotiated their differences over freedom and security? Of Privacy and Power investigates how the European Union and United States, the two major regulatory systems in world politics, have regulated privacy and security, and how their agreements and disputes have reshaped the transatlantic relationship.

In the aftermath of the battle at Firebase Cascade, the new city council makes far-reaching decisions whose ramifications affect both 1st Group and Martin’s MAG. Mecceloni, tracking and infiltrating the group he believes has taken Cassie, is forced to escape and evade after his actions expose him. The SEALs of Shark Platoon, holed up inside the Emergency Operations Center in Ohio and forced to develop an unconventional plan to facilitate their escape, come to the realization the infected might be evolving. The Outlaws of ODA-141, still on mission to the DHS communications site, encounter ...

Here is the story of how, beginning well before the advent of machine production in the 1780s, these men captured ancient trades and skills in Asia, combined them with the expropriation of lands in the Americas and the enslavement of African workers to crucially recast the disparate realms of cotton that had existed for millennia. We see how industrial capitalism then reshaped these worlds of cotton into an empire, and how this empire transformed the world.

A Vermeer painting shows a military officer in a Dutch sitting room, talking to a laughing girl. In another canvas, fruit spills from a blue-and-white porcelain bowl. Familiar images that captivate us with their beauty--but as Timothy Brook shows us, these intimate pictures actually give us a remarkable view of an expanding world.

Can faith, family and new bonds withstand the weight of a heartbreaking lie? For Sarah Lambright, returning home to Lancaster from her teaching apprenticeship in Ephrata is as sweet and warm as her mamm's special Friendship Bread, but when a false friend threatens Sarah's fledgling love for Jebediah Stoltzfus, will faith, family and new bonds withstand the weight of a heartbreaking lie? Find out in Amish Friendship Bread, book one of Amish Grace by Amazon bestseller Ruth Price.