Global Englishes

Drought-hit regions bleeding those who for whom a rural life has become untenable. Coastlines diminishing year on year. Wildfires and hurricanes leaving widening swaths of destruction. The culprit, most of us accept, is climate change, but not enough of us are confronting one of its biggest, and most present, consequences: a total reshaping of the earth’s human geography. As Gaia Vince points out early in Nomad Century, global migration has doubled in the past decade, on track to see literal billions displaced in the coming decades.

In this book, 20 women who shared their stories have transformed their lives when their purpose in life pushed them so hard that they could no longer ignore them. There have been changes in mindset, increased self-worth and an ingrained knowledge that there was more they could do, not only for other people but for themselves by following their true purpose. There have been moves from continent to continent and from high-flying careers to humble service to humanity. They have learned to trust their gut and to push as much as they possibly can in a new career or passion so that they can give ...

While today’s business world is dominated by technology and data analysis, award-winning financial journalist and anthropology PhD Gillian Tett advocates thinking like an anthropologist to better understand consumer behavior, markets, and organizations to address some of society’s most urgent challenges.

"Conquer the CSCP Exam: Your Guide to Becoming an APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional" is an essential resource for individuals aiming to achieve the prestigious Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) credential from APICS. This comprehensive guide is meticulously designed to cover all the critical areas of the CSCP exam, including supply chain design, planning and execution, supply chain improvements and best practices, and compliance. Each section is structured to provide a deep understanding of the concepts, supported by real-world examples and case studies that bring ...

This revised and updated edition of Inside the House of Money lifts the veil on the typically opaque world of hedge funds, offering a rare glimpse at how today's highest-paid money managers approach their craft. Now with new commentary, author Steve Drobny takes you even further into the hedge fund industry. He demystifies how these star traders make billions for their well-heeled investors, revealing their theories, strategies, and approaches to markets.

Unlock the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to grow your affiliate marketing business and take your online sales global with The 2024-2025 Beginner's Guide to AI in Affiliate & Network Marketing. Whether you're a newcomer or an experienced marketer, this book offers actionable strategies to simplify your marketing efforts and maximize your results using the latest AI tools. Learn how to sell your products online worldwide using AI, and discover easy AI product marketing strategies that will help you reach customers around the globe. This guide will walk you through how successful ...

From seizing superyachts to manipulating the global price of oil to trying to block the sale of military technology to Russia, we learn how the White House coordinated with top officials in London and Brussels to freeze a staggering $300 billion in foreign currency reserves accumulated in the West by Russia’s central bank. Mobilizing an army of white collar-crime investigators and experts on international law, Baker explores how the West has cracked down on illicit Russian money by targeting oligarchs, one superyacht at a time, and their enablers around the world.

In late 2010, thousands of hacktivists joined a mass digital assault by Anonymous on the websites of VISA, MasterCard, and PayPal to protest their treatment of WikiLeaks. Splinter groups then infiltrated the networks of totalitarian governments in Libya and Tunisia, and an elite team of six people calling themselves LulzSec attacked the FBI, CIA, and Sony. They were flippant and taunting, grabbed headlines, and amassed more than a quarter of a million Twitter followers.

From the man who was in the very middle of this perfect economic storm, On the Brink is Paulson's fast-paced retelling of the key decisions that had to be made with lightning speed. Paulson puts the listener in the room for all the intense moments as he addressed urgent market conditions, weighed critical decisions, and debated policy and economic considerations with of all the notable players.

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.

If you want to learn blacksmithing, then you need to buy this book. This book will expand your knowledge in the field of blacksmithing with some completed projects. It is a Do It Yourself book (DIY). It is written by Tom Zelickman with over 12 years of experience as a professional blacksmith. Among the areas covered in the book are: The science of blacksmithing and how metals behave at high temperature How to source tools you need for blacksmithing without emptying your bank account Safety measures you must take in blacksmithing to avoid getting hurt How to setup your blacksmith workshop ...

Kali Ma has little interest in mere talk. She is all about action. Action produces results. Talk just produces more talk. Kali Ma is sounding the alarm to all who seek awakening in 2013 and beyond. Kali Ma is announcing the Coming of Lord Shiva and the Radiant Awakening of Universal Consciousness on our planet. He is coming very soon. Lord Shiva is Universal Consciousness. He is Universal Light. His very name means "pure spiritual goodness." This global event may happen in 2013, hence the urgency of getting this message out. On the outside, I expect evidence of these massive changes by 2016...

the Writing On The Wall Global Magazine- Issue 5, by Author Reneé Drummond-Brown and tried, tested and true poets from across the sphere is an influential elixir. The magazine is loaded from A to Z with: abstracts, alliteration, assonance, attitudes, BIO’S, citations, confessions, drama, end-stops, excerpts, extracts, fables, forewords, hyperbole, imagery, justification, knowledge, lyres, lyrics, memories, metaphors, narratives, novels, onomatopoeia, passages, personification, précises, publications, reflections, repetitions, résumés, reviews, rhythm, rhymes, similes, stanzas, stories...

America 2025 to 2028 is a short book. It is based on my understanding of the written word of God. Having been a student of the Holy Bible, I can foretell some eminent events based on past or current inputs with a good degree of accuracy. Now as a teacher of the Holy Bible based on my understanding of the Bible, I can tell who will fail or succeed. There are times when I directly hear from God. This book is based on my analysis using the written word of God. Herein you get to know some biblical admonitions that seems will be violated in America, and the consequences that will follow. The ...

The inside story of how America's enemies launched a cyberwar against us - and how we've learned to fight back. In this dramatic audiobook, former assistant attorney general John P. Carlin takes listeners to the front lines of a global but little-understood fight as the Justice Department and the FBI chases down hackers, online terrorist recruiters, and spies.

In his 2005 book, The Long Emergency, James Howard Kunstler described the global predicaments that would pitch the USA into political and economic turmoil in the 21st century - the end of affordable oil, climate irregularities, and flagging economic growth, to name a few. Now, he returns with a book that takes an up-close-and-personal approach to how real people are living now - surviving The Long Emergency as it happens.

Why do stock and housing markets sometimes experience amazing booms followed by massive busts, and why is this happening more and more frequently? In order to answer these questions, William Quinn and John D. Turner take us on a riveting ride through the history of financial bubbles. As they do so, they help us understand why bubbles happen and why some have catastrophic economic, social, and political consequences while others have actually benefited society.

The Pentagon, unsentimental and politically conservative, might not seem likely to be worried about climate change - still linked, for many people, with polar bears and coral reefs. Yet, of all the major institutions in American society, none take climate change as seriously as the US military. Drawing on previously obscure reports and government documents, renowned security expert Michael Klare shows that the US military sees the climate threat as imperiling the country on several fronts at once.

Do you want to get ahead in your career in international affairs and help build a peaceful prosperous world? You need to know the rules and reasons of international and European law. This book gives you a complete detailed guide to European Union law, with over 400 pages of commentary, legislation, regulations, directives, and case-law. Your book covers key concepts such as proportionality, subsidiarity, margin of appreciation, discretion, balancing, general principles of law, competition law, taxation, capital markets law, environmental law, direct effect, third party effect, fundamental ...

Join the adventure as 33-year-old Rene Cormier politely removes himself from the working world that surrounds him and cashes in what few possessions he has to finance a three-year-long motorcycle journey around the world. Never one to let excessive planning get in the way of a good ride, Rene runs out of money half way through the tour and ultimately takes five years to cover the 41-country, 154,000 kilometer (95,000 mile) route.