David Wellington es un autor de terror estadounidense contemporáneo, aclamado por sus escalofriantes series de zombis, vampiros y hombres lobo. Su escritura, que comenzó como un proyecto serializado en línea, pronto atrajo una atención significativa, lo que llevó a publicaciones impresas y traducciones a numerosos idiomas. Wellington crea narrativas intensas e inmersivas que profundizan en los aspectos más oscuros de la naturaleza humana al enfrentarse a amenazas monstruosas. Su voz distintiva y su magistral ritmo narrativo crean una palpable sensación de pavor y emoción para los lectores.
Focusing on resilience frameworks, this book explores diverse topics such as educational training, global ethics, and responses to natural disasters. It examines how resilience is integrated into international policies aimed at fostering peace and development. By presenting a new conceptualization of resilience, it highlights the intricate nature of challenges and the policymaking process, making it a valuable resource for students, academics, and policymakers alike.
Presents an introduction to watching birds. This book discusses general birding - where to go and when, what equipment to take with you, tips on attracting birds to your garden, and how to take field notes. It features more than a hundred and thirty of the commonest species of Britain and Ireland.
Passionate and provocative, this book sets up a dialogue between its two authors to critique the contemporary nature of neoliberalism.
Focusing on sustainable value and corporate social responsibility, this book serves as a critical introductory guide. It emphasizes the importance of internalizing ten principles of Sustainable Value Creation, enabling firms to effectively address stakeholder needs and enhance value creation in the medium to long term.
The book explores the evolving significance of islands in the Anthropocene, highlighting their role in human interactions with nature. Traditionally viewed as romanticized or marginalized spaces, islands are now recognized for their potential to challenge modernity and address issues like climate change and colonial legacies. The narrative emphasizes the islands' unique relational dynamics and the insights they offer for policy and critical thought, showcasing their capacity to inspire new perspectives on environmental and social issues.
An Introduction to Mapping, Sensing and Hacking
Exploring innovative governance models in the Anthropocene, this book challenges traditional top-down approaches rooted in modernist assumptions. It emphasizes the necessity of adapting governance to address non-linearity, complexity, and interconnectedness, advocating for a more nuanced understanding of power and authority. By examining these emerging forms of rule, the work invites readers to rethink how societies can effectively navigate contemporary challenges.
In the next electrifying installment in David Wellington's Jim Chapel Mission series, wounded Special Forces operative Jim Chapel must infiltrate a top-secret Russian military base and disable an unstable supercomputer if he hopes to prevent nuclear annihilation A routine mission in Cuban waters to retrieve a hidden key code from a sunken Soviet submarine quickly changes course when Cuban officials are tipped off. It turns out that Nadia, the beautiful stranger who saves Chapel from being discovered, is actually a Russian agent, and her intel is shocking. Hidden during the Cold War, a forgotten Russian supercomputer controls hundreds of nuclear missiles, all aimed at the United States. Just one fail-safe error and America will be obliterated. To disarm Hydra before it plunges the United States into nuclear winter, Nadia and Chapel must travel across Eastern Europe and infiltrate a secret base hidden deep in the steppes of Central Asia. But as these uneasy allies discover, not everyone wants the weapon out of commission.
Exploring themes such as the leper-king myth at Angkor and post-Angkorean poetry, this collection delves into Cambodia's historical complexities. It examines perceptions of moral order in the nineteenth century, royally sponsored human sacrifices in the 1870s, and significant events during the colonial and revolutionary periods (1975-1979). The author concludes with two reflective essays, written 16 years apart, addressing the overarching tragedy of Cambodian history, offering a profound perspective on the nation's past.
The days grow colder. The nights grow longer. And every time the moon rises, the wolf inside her grows a little stronger.Cheyenne Clark—a woman whose hatred for werewolves has turned her into the very beast she most despises—prowls the Arctic Circle on the trail of an ancient secret, hunting for the one thing that could remove the lycanthropic curse and make her human again. Yet standing between Chey and her goal are a werewolf hunter armed with a diabolically brilliant weapon, a centuries-old werewolf with her own mysterious agenda…and Chey’s own complicated feelings for the man who doomed her to this existence but on whom her life now depends. Worse, with every hour that passes, the wolf inside Chey becomes more powerful. It won’t be long before the woman disappears completely, and only the beast is left.