Politics in Contemporary Southeast Asia
The countries of Southeast Asia continue to change, evolve and chart courses that sometimes leave outside observers puzzled. Politics in Contemporary Southeast Asia thoroughly assesses the political challenges and changes faced by the countries of...
Western Sahara
As the Spanish were preparing to leave colonized Western Sahara in 1975, Morocco invaded, sparking a war with the Western Saharan Polisario Front. About 70% of Western Sahara was occupied by Morocco, which stations up to 140,000 soldiers in the te...
Politics in Developing Countries
Politics in Developing Countries provides a clear and reader-friendly introduction to the key factors and themes that shape political processes in developing countries. Achieving development outcomes such as reducing poverty and inequality is only...
International Development
This comprehensive and broad-ranging introductory textbook examines the key aspects of contemporary international development from both a practical and theoretical perspective. It addresses the fundamental question of what 'development' actually i...
How Wars End
This book addresses one of the most important issues in international relations - how wars are ended. The volume draws on the direct experience of both soldiers and academics, who in each case have also been advisers on fighting and ending wars. U...
Human Rights in Asia
This book offers a critical reassessment of the 'Asian values' debate, which dominated the human rights discourse in the late 1990s, and a reappraisal of the human rights situation in Asia since then. The chapters in this book contextualize the de...
Just Beyond the Clouds
An unforgettable story of two brothers and the only woman whose love can set them both free.
Miracles
New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury offers her first-ever devotional in a 52-week format that will inspire readers throughout the year
Trade and the Environment
Trade and the Environment is a penetrating analysis of the relation between trade and environmental protection policies in the EC and the US. It argues that the international tensions arising from policies designed to protect trade and the environ...
Buddhism
Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction introduces the reader to the teachings of the Buddha and to the workings of Buddhism in daily life. Damien Keown looks at the distinctive features of Buddhism, examining who the Buddha was and what his teachings...
Redefining Genocide
A startlingly original work that demonstrates how and why genocide studies has so far failed to engage with settler colonialism, ecocide and capitalism as key drivers of genocides
Night Flowers: From Avant-Drag to Extreme Haute Couture
It is a familiar sight late night in the centers of major cities like London and New York: the rush of people sneaking drunken kisses and fumbling exchanges before stumbling home. But travelling the opposite direction there is a select few who onl...
Buddhist Ethics
With over 520 million followers, Buddhism is now the world's fourth largest religion. Over the last seventy years or so there has been a growing interest in Buddhism, and it continues to capture the imagination of many in the West, who see it as e...
Someday
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Leaving
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury, known for her heart-stirring stories of faith and family, comes the first book in the Bailey Flanigan series--an inspiring novel of love, loss, and the moments that change us forever. Perf...
Coming Home
The emotional and touching conclusion to the Baxter family series! The Baxters make plans to come together for a summer lakeside reunion, a celebration like they haven't had in years. But before the big day, the unthinkable happens. As the Baxter ...
Two Weeks
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Baxter Family novels-now a TV series-comes a heart-wrenching and redemptive story about a couple desperately waiting to bring their adopted child home and a ...
Chasing Sunsets
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes the second novel in the Angels Walking series about divine intervention and second chances--the dramatic story of a woman desperate to find deeper meaning in her life. Growing up in a comfortable home, Mary Catherine wanted for nothing. Though she loves her wealthy parents, their lifestyle never appealed to her. Instead, Mary Catherine pursues meaning through charity work, giving away a part of herself but never giving away her heart. Mary Catherine lives in Los Angeles with her roommate, Sami, and volunteers at a local youth center with coach Tyler Ames and LA Dodger Marcus Dillinger. Despite Mary Catherine's intention to stay single, she finds herself drawing close to Marcus, and their budding romance offers an exciting life she never dreamed of. That is, until she receives devastating news from her doctor. News that alters her future and forces her to make a rash decision. Inspirational and moving, Chasing Sunsets is
Time to Embrace
In A Time to Embrace by #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury, the story of John and Abby Reynolds, a couple who have already weathered heartbreak and rediscovered the love they thought was lost, continues. John and Abby Reynolds ha...
Just Once
The #1 New York Times bestselling author "known for her deeply heartfelt novels" (Woman's World) writes a sweeping World War II love story about a young woman torn between two brothers. In 1941, beautiful Irvel Holland is too focused on ...
Brush of Wings: A Novel
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes the third and final novel in an unforgettable series about four friends and the divine intervention that changes their lives forever. Against the advice of her doctor, Mary Catherine moves to Uganda to work at a new orphanage. Whatever time she has left, Mary Catherine wants to spend it helping children--especially since she is unable to have children of her own. The only problem is Marcus Dillinger, the Major League Baseball player she was never meant to fall in love with. But neither Marcus nor Mary Catherine's other friends--Tyler Ames and Sami Dawson--know just how serious her heart condition is. Still, Marcus suspects something isn't right. After months of silence, a divinely timed letter from Mary Catherine leads him on a desperate life-or-death mission to get her to a US hospital before time runs out. Meanwhile, as Sami and Tyler prepare to marry, the group receives shocking news that changes everyone's plans. The
When We Were Young
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a classic story about second chances, featuring the beloved Baxter family and a young father who finds his whole world turned upside down on the eve of his divorce. What if you could ...
Like Dandelion Dust
Jack and Molly Campbell are right where they want to be, enjoying an idyllic life with their four-year-old son Joey, and the close family and friends who live in their small hometown just outside Atlanta. Then the phone call comes from the social ...
Den modige unge riddaren
I en rad tävlingar och utmaningar, väljer kungen den modige, unge riddaren som vinnare. Inte för att han var den snabbaste eller starkaste och inte därför att han var smartare eller mer listig än de andra riddarna. Snarare blev den modige, unge ri...
Music Talent & Performance
A provocative, perceptive study of the cultural dynamics of classical music in American society, Music, Talent, and Performance describes music as a metaphor of the society in which it takes place. Author Henry Kingbury, a conservatory-trained pia...
Even Now / Ever After Compilation
Sometimes hope for the future is found in the ashes of yesterday. EVEN NOW A young woman seeking answers to her heart's deepest questions. A man and woman driven apart by lies and years of separation?who have never forgotten each other. With hallm...
East Timor
This book¿traces the themes within the East Timor¿independence movement and notes¿how these have contibuted to post-independence issues, in particular the political tensions that almost saw East Timor collapse as a viable state in 2006.¿It conclud...
Maggie's Miracle
In her second Christmas story, author Karen Kingsbury offers a heartwarming tale of a woman who no longer believes in love...and the man who helps her learn that miracles really do happen. When she was 13 years old, Megan Wright spent a summer wit...
Take One/Take Two Compilation
Two unknown producers struggle to fulfill their dreams to change lives through the power of film. With millions of investors' dollars on the line, everything starts to fall apart and they realize they may be in over their heads. Is it possible to ...
