New International

Historian Jay Sexton contends that our national narrative is not one of halting yet inevitable progress, but of repeated disruptions brought about by shifts in the international system. Sexton shows that the American Revolution was a consequence of the increasing integration of the British and American economies; that a necessary precondition for the Civil War was the absence, for the first time in decades, of foreign threats; and that we cannot understand the New Deal without examining the role of European immigrants and their offspring in transforming the Democratic Party.

For the first time in her life, Juniper Rowe knows what it’s like to fall for a guy. After a string of tragedies, she’s given her heart to notorious bad boy rocker, Sebastian Hale. She’s all in, no matter the price his fame brings. As time goes by, Juniper’s doubts begin to grow. She’s not sure she belongs on the road with a bunch of wild rock stars—and her boyfriend’s ex is a glamazon with razor sharp claws—but she’s determined to try. Sebastian's worth it…isn’t he? The lines between love and lust are blurred and when it comes to the crunch, dating a rock star might ...

During the board meeting of the prestigious smartphone company Bluenak, a senior executive, filmed by one of his peers, rushes at one of his colleagues and tries to strangle him, as if possessed. It will take seven men to subdue him before he dies of a heart attack. On his way to California to investigate a biotech company, Vick Lempereur has no idea that he will have to face the most formidable opponent that has ever crossed his path, nor that this trail will finally lead him to Bluenak. In order to survive, physical and supernatural help will not be too much to ask for—that of the New ...

Within the near future, Benjamin Creme affirms, a new and expanded consciousness will gradually unfold. Commercialization and the thralldom of greed will wane, pollution and the scourges of disease and poverty will abate, and civilization as we now know it will be transmuted utterly.

Whether a clinician employing hypnosis or hypnotherapy uses a formal written script or not, all practitioners have adopted a structure that is based upon traditions and theories that are most likely a half century to several centuries old. Most of these methods have long been overdue for an update. That is, if you wish to remain effective and relevant in this ever-changing field.

“The greatest story ever told” is more than just a cliché. God goes to great lengths to rescue lost and hurting people, and that is what the story is all about: the story of the Bible, God’s great love affair with humanity. Filled with intrigue, drama, conflict, and redemption, listen to Chapter 24 of this dramatized edition that sweeps you into the stories, poems, and teachings of the Bible.

“The greatest story ever told” is more than just a cliché. God goes to great lengths to rescue lost and hurting people, and that is what the story is all about: the story of the Bible, God’s great love affair with humanity. Filled with intrigue, drama, conflict, and redemption, listen to chapter 5 of this dramatized edition that sweeps you into the stories, poems, and teachings of the Bible.

In this book, Patrick Bolton and Haizhou Huang offer a novel perspective, viewing monetary economics through the lens of corporate finance. They propose a richer theory, where money can be seen as the equity capital of a nation, playing a similar role as stocks for a company. This innovative framework integrates the real and monetary sides of the economy, with a banking sector and debt at its core.

We have lost the plot when it comes to migration. In our collective consciousness, the term 'migration' conjures up images of hordes of refugees fleeing 'their' country, escaping on rafts and coming to invade 'ours'. When we think of migration, we think of (largely unwanted) immigration and its ills. We've got it all wrong. Far from being abnormal, the act of going in search of a better life is at the core of the human experience. And now a new kind of nomad is emerging.

Vampires, witches, and sci-fi, oh my! Three sizzling paranormal romances in one handy collection! Book 1: Bloodlust Some men have alcohol or narcotics. Women have chocolate, and sometimes shoes. Jasper Howard’s weakness is nuns. He’s been regretting that since the day he bit Amabel de Woodville, almost two centuries ago. She did something to him. Something that restored his conscience, pointed his moral compass straight north, and ended his career of seducing virgin nuns and killing as he pleased. He’s never forgotten the green-eyed witch who'd been immune to his charms. When Amabel ...

Shy writer Lux Dawson doesn’t expect a comic convention to turn her life upside down. But that’s exactly what happens when she gets stuck in an elevator with the hottest ticket in town, actor Jude Atwood… Jude's the star of the hottest TV series on the American airwaves, the supernatural detective show Naturals, and he's at the height of his star studded career. Too bad she's a nobody and he has a famous actor girlfriend, who just happens to be his onscreen, epic love. Who could compete with that, right? But for some insane reason Jude wants to know all about Lux...including her ...

From drone warfare in the Middle East to digital spying by the National Security Agency, the US government has harnessed the power of cutting-edge technology to awesome effect. But what happens when ordinary people have the same tools at their fingertips? Advances in cybertechnology, biotechnology, and robotics mean that more people than ever before have access to potentially dangerous technologies that could be used to attack states and private citizens alike.

From the Pulitzer Prize winner and number one international best-selling author of The World Is Flat, an essential and entertaining field guide to thriving in the 21st century. We all sense it - something big is going on. You feel it in your workplace. You feel it when you talk to your children. You can't miss it when you read the newspapers or watch the news. Our lives are speeding up - and it is dizzying.

Though mankind has traded tangible goods for millennia, recent technology has changed the fundamentals of trade, in both legitimate and illegal economies. In the past three decades, the most advanced forms of illicit trade have broken with all historical precedents and, as Dark Commerce tells, now operate as if on steroids, tied to computers and social media. Author Louise Shelley examines how new technology, communications, and globalization fuel the exponential growth of dangerous forms of illegal trade and considers diverse ways of responding to this increasing challenge.

Indiana Jones meets Lara Croft in a hot, desperate treasure hunt... Dr. Cat Livingstone works for the British Museum, and she’s frustrated as hell when the mysterious man she knows only as the Silver Fox snatches yet another artifact from under her nose. Determined to steal the priceless necklace back, she tracks him to the Swedish Ice Hotel, but she doesn’t bank on him being the most gorgeous guy she’s ever laid eyes on. Dr. Heath Roberts has no idea the hot blonde in the ice-cold Absolut Icebar is his nemesis, the Black Cat. In the mood for a one-night stand, he asks her back to his...

In the next decade and a half, China and India will become two of the world's indispensable powers - whether they rise peacefully or not. During that time, Asia will surpass the combined strength of North America and Europe in economic might, population size, and military spending. Both India and China will have vetoes over many international decisions, from climate change to global trade, human rights, and business standards.

“The greatest story ever told” is more than just a cliché. God goes to great lengths to rescue lost and hurting people, and that is what the story is all about: the story of the Bible, God’s great love affair with humanity. Filled with intrigue, drama, conflict, and redemption, listen to Chapter 15 of this dramatized edition that sweeps you into the stories, poems, and teachings of the Bible.

From New York Times bestselling author and former ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul comes a clear-eyed look at how the rise of autocratic China and Russia are compelling some to think that we have entered a new Cold War—and why we must reject that thinking in order to prevail.

Not everyone is a natural when it comes to management. And yet, in many big companies and organizations, the “reward” for being a top performer and excelling in your current role is to be plunged into management—often with very little warning, and even less time to adjust to the vastly different job description and requirements. If this describes your situation, you’ll find strategies, solutions, and much-needed guidance in Mike Lerario’s second book, Management in Balance. In these pages, he outlines the four essential domains of management—Time, Material, Risk, and Change—...

Using previously unpublished documents, Gold, the former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, exposes how the deeply ingrained hatred that has provoked the new terrorism has its roots in Saudi Arabia's dominant religious creed, a radical Islamic offshoot known as Wahhabism.