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Terror and Insurgency in the Sahara-Sahel Region

Corruption, Contraband, Jihad and the Mali War of 2012-2013

by Stephen A. Harmon ...

Series series New Regionalisms Series
Harmon focuses on terrorism and insurgency in the lawless expanse of the Sahara Desert and the adjacent, transitional Sahel zone, plus the broader meta-region that includes countries such as Algeria, Mali, and Nigeria, and to a lesser extent, Niger and Mauritania. Covering such issues as Islamist terrorism, border insecurity, contraband, and human trafficking, this book looks at the interrelated ... Read more

$107.17 CAD

Harmon focuses on terrorism and insurgency in the lawless expanse of the Sahara Desert and the adjacent, transitional Sahel zone, plus the broader meta-region that includes countries such as Algeria, Mali, and Nigeria, and to a lesser extent, Niger and Mauritania. Covering such issues as Islamist terrorism, border insecurity, contraband, and human trafficking, this book looks at the interrelated
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Aging, Media, and Culture

by C. Lee Harrington, Anthony R. Bardo, Rebecca G. Adams, Anne L. Balazs, Shyon Baumann, Nathalie Claessens, Kim de Laat, Justine Gunderson, Justin Harmon, Stephen Katz, Barbara L. Marshall, Leni Marshall, Rosa Martey, Kelly Quinn, Alexandra Raphael, Cornel Sandvoss, Christine Scodari, Merril Silverstein, Aagje Swinnen, Denise Bielby, Anne Barrett, Hilde Van den Bulck ...

The intersections of aging, media, and culture are under-explored given trends in population aging, rapid increases in the mediation of everyday life, and the growing cultural significance of media consumption at the global level. This book brings together an international collection of critical scholars, both well-established and up-and-coming, from the various academic disciplines that share a ... Read more

$71.99 CAD

The intersections of aging, media, and culture are under-explored given trends in population aging, rapid increases in the mediation of everyday life, and the growing cultural significance of media consumption at the global level. This book brings together an international collection of critical scholars, both well-established and up-and-coming, from the various academic disciplines that share a
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The Narrative of Africa Rising

Changing Perspectives

by Ryan Gibb, Richard S. Glotzer, Stephen Harmon, Erin Kenny, Ashley E. Leinweber, Kafayat Mahmoud, Brenda McCollum ...

Series series Africa: Past, Present & Prospects
Throughout time, African civilizations have manoeuvred and negotiated successfully to maintain their societies and ensure cultural continuity despite encountering expanding trade, foreign invasion, and imposition of colonial and neocolonial states. The Narrative of Africa Rising: Changing Perspectives evaluates the discourse on “Africa Rising” through representative case studies to create a ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

Throughout time, African civilizations have manoeuvred and negotiated successfully to maintain their societies and ensure cultural continuity despite encountering expanding trade, foreign invasion, and imposition of colonial and neocolonial states. The Narrative of Africa Rising: Changing Perspectives evaluates the discourse on “Africa Rising” through representative case studies to create a
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50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 12: More Than 26 Hours of Classic Science Fiction

Legendary Authors. Timeless Stories. Endless Imagination.

by Hal K. Wells, David Mason, James Blish, Ralph Williams, Larry Eisenberg, Robert Sheckley, Merab Eberle, Poul Anderson, R. J. Rice, A. Bertram Chandler, Ben Bova, Kenneth Harmon, Stephen Marlowe, Sam Merwin Jr, Helen Huber, Donald Wandrei, Millard Grimes, Chester S. Geier, Bryce Walton, Elizabeth W. Bellamy, James R. Adams, Jack Sharkey, Albert Teichner, Paul W. Fairman, Elaine Wilber, William Thurmond, Ray Cummings, John Wyndham, Henry Kuttner, Russ Winterbotham, Lester Del Rey, Fox B. Holden, August Derleth, Harlan Ellison, H. P. Lovecraft, H. B. Fyfe, Wallace West, Basil Wells, J. P. Marshall, Carl Jacobi, Murray Leinster, Marc Brandel, Leo Kelley, Walter Kubilius, Randall Garrett ...

Narrated by Scott Miller ...

Series Audiobook box set - Lost Sci-Fi Anthologies
Unabridged

26 hours 33 min

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 12More Than 26 Hours of Classic Science FictionFifty complete vintage science fiction stories. More than twenty-six hours of unforgettable adventures across the stars.Step into a golden age of science fiction where every story opens the door to a different future. Explore mysterious alien worlds, distant planets, forgotten civilizations, rogue robots, dangerous ... Read more

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50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 12More Than 26 Hours of Classic Science FictionFifty complete vintage science fiction stories. More than twenty-six hours of unforgettable adventures across the stars.Step into a golden age of science fiction where every story opens the door to a different future. Explore mysterious alien worlds, distant planets, forgotten civilizations, rogue robots, dangerous
... Read more

This Is an Uprising

How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century

by Mark Engler, Paul Engler ...

In a book that has become a modern classic of social movement organizing, Mark and Paul Engler explain that there is a craft to uprising—and that this craft can change the world.From protests around climate change and immigrant rights, to #BlackLivesMatter and movements to defend democracy, a new generation is unleashing strategic nonviolent action to shape public debate and force political change ... Read more

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In a book that has become a modern classic of social movement organizing, Mark and Paul Engler explain that there is a craft to uprising—and that this craft can change the world.From protests around climate change and immigrant rights, to #BlackLivesMatter and movements to defend democracy, a new generation is unleashing strategic nonviolent action to shape public debate and force political change
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The time Of women

by Elena Chizhova ...

Translated by Simon Patterson ...

Life is not easy in the Soviet Union at mid-20th century, especially for a factory worker who becomes an unwed mother. But Antonina is lucky to get a room in a communal apartment that she and her little girl share with three old women. Glikeria is the daughter of former serfs. Ariadna comes from a wealthy family and speaks French. Yevdokia is illiterate and bitter. All have lost their families, ... Read more

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Life is not easy in the Soviet Union at mid-20th century, especially for a factory worker who becomes an unwed mother. But Antonina is lucky to get a room in a communal apartment that she and her little girl share with three old women. Glikeria is the daughter of former serfs. Ariadna comes from a wealthy family and speaks French. Yevdokia is illiterate and bitter. All have lost their families,
... Read more

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Eternity Soup

Inside the Quest to End Aging

by Greg Critser ...

Mix the latest and most rigorous scientific research, irrepressible old-fashioned entrepreneurship, and the ancient human desire to live forever (or at least a lot longer) and the result is today’s exploding multibillion-dollar antiaging industry. Its achievements are so far mostly marginal, but its promises flow with all the allure of a twenty-first-century fountain of youth. In Eternity Soup, ... Read more

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Mix the latest and most rigorous scientific research, irrepressible old-fashioned entrepreneurship, and the ancient human desire to live forever (or at least a lot longer) and the result is today’s exploding multibillion-dollar antiaging industry. Its achievements are so far mostly marginal, but its promises flow with all the allure of a twenty-first-century fountain of youth. In Eternity Soup,
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When Blood and Bones Cry Out

Journeys through the Soundscape of Healing and Reconciliation

by John Paul Lederach, Angela Jill Lederach ...

Around the world communities that have suffered the trauma of unspeakable violence--in Liberia, Somalia, West Africa, Columbia, and elsewhere--are struggling to recover and reconcile, searching for ways not just to survive but to heal. In When Blood and Bones Cry Out, John Paul Lederach, a pioneer of peace-building, and his daughter, Angela Jill Lederach, show how communities can recover and ... Read more

$38.39 CAD

Around the world communities that have suffered the trauma of unspeakable violence--in Liberia, Somalia, West Africa, Columbia, and elsewhere--are struggling to recover and reconcile, searching for ways not just to survive but to heal. In When Blood and Bones Cry Out, John Paul Lederach, a pioneer of peace-building, and his daughter, Angela Jill Lederach, show how communities can recover and
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The Ultimate Weapon is No Weapon

Human Security and the New Rules of War and Peace

by Shannon D. Beebe, Mary H. Kaldor ...

The twenty-first century has seen millions unemployed. It has seen livelihoods undermined by environmental degradation. Middle-class cities in Europe, Asia, and Africa have become cauldrons of violence and resentment. Tribalism, ethnic nationalism, and religious fundamentalism have flared dangerously, from Russia to Spain. The use of force is unlikely to help. What works when counter-insurgency ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

The twenty-first century has seen millions unemployed. It has seen livelihoods undermined by environmental degradation. Middle-class cities in Europe, Asia, and Africa have become cauldrons of violence and resentment. Tribalism, ethnic nationalism, and religious fundamentalism have flared dangerously, from Russia to Spain. The use of force is unlikely to help. What works when counter-insurgency
... Read more
Multigenerational Family Therapy

by David S Freeman ...

Multigenerational Family Therapy is a book about honoring and helping families. Rich with personal reflections and anecdotes from the author’s many years as a family therapist, this volume’s major strength lies in its precise definition of the process and content of the therapy itself. As the family is the major resource system available to an individual, this important book provides therapists ... Read more

$100.30 CAD

Multigenerational Family Therapy is a book about honoring and helping families. Rich with personal reflections and anecdotes from the author’s many years as a family therapist, this volume’s major strength lies in its precise definition of the process and content of the therapy itself. As the family is the major resource system available to an individual, this important book provides therapists
... Read more
Inheriting the Holy Land

An American's Search for Hope in the Middle East

by Jennifer Miller ...

Writing with fierce honesty, Jennifer Miller has created an extraordinary synthesis of history, reportage, and coming-of-age memoir in Inheriting the Holy Land. Her groundbreaking perspective on the conflict is presented through interviews with young Israelis and Palestinians and conversations with some of the most influential officials involved in the Middle East, including Shimon Peres, Yasir ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

Writing with fierce honesty, Jennifer Miller has created an extraordinary synthesis of history, reportage, and coming-of-age memoir in Inheriting the Holy Land. Her groundbreaking perspective on the conflict is presented through interviews with young Israelis and Palestinians and conversations with some of the most influential officials involved in the Middle East, including Shimon Peres, Yasir
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What's Worth Knowing

by Wendy Lustbader ...

Colorful and enlightening vignettes about life by everyday people in their seventies, eighties, and nineties.When social worker Wendy Lustbader was asked to take down the histories of residents in a retirement community, she discovered that "the man with Alzheimer's in room 410" was actually ninety-six-year-old Ole Harlen, a former concert pianist. "The woman who people-watches in the lobby" was ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

Colorful and enlightening vignettes about life by everyday people in their seventies, eighties, and nineties.When social worker Wendy Lustbader was asked to take down the histories of residents in a retirement community, she discovered that "the man with Alzheimer's in room 410" was actually ninety-six-year-old Ole Harlen, a former concert pianist. "The woman who people-watches in the lobby" was
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