International Development

Vivian is a cosmopolitan Taiwanese-American tourist who often escapes her busy life in London through adventure and travel. Johnny is a 15-year-old Irish teenager living a neglected life on the margins of society. He has grown up in a family where crime is customary, violence is a necessity, and everything - and anyone - can be yours for the taking. As Vivian looks to find her calling professionally, she delights in exploring foreign countries, rolling hillsides, and new cultures. But all of that changes when...Vivian's path collides with Johnny.

Die Digitalisierung war erst der Anfang. Jetzt startet die größte Revolution der Menschheitsgeschichte. Flugtaxis, autonome Fahrzeuge, 3D-gedruckte Häuser, Fleisch aus dem Labor - was nach Science-Fiction klingt, ist bereits Realität. Wir stehen an der Schwelle eines neuen Zeitalters: Auf der Basis der Digitalisierung werden Technologien wie künstliche Intelligenz, 3D-Druck, 5G, Quantencomputer und synthetische Biologie unsere Welt tiefgreifend verändern.

Motherhood can often feel overwhelming and isolating, but for moms with a chronic illness, those feelings are often intensified. When your life is a constant battle with pain, fatigue, and isolation, it's easy to lose sight of any joy in your life. Wife and mother Hannah Wingert knows this all too well. After finally being diagnosed with a chronic illness following the birth of her fourth child, Hannah has had to come to terms with her diagnosis and to learn to be a wife and mother in the midst of her invisible illness.

Are you ready to go on a transformational journey where you discover the power to change your life through your words? Our words build our world. If your words are filled with chaos, conflict and contempt, you will build a fortress around you that is brimming with such. Is it any wonder there is so much unrest, unease and turmoil in our world today?

Self Empower shortens the learning curve between you and joyful excellence. It helps you make positive changes and gives you easy-to-learn, practical, self-coaching tools to discover who you really are and how you can become healthier, happier, and more successful in your personal relationships, career, and every part of your life. At work, this means adopting new habits that improve your performance and allow you to rise to a higher level of leadership. At home and with friends, it means becoming more sensitive to emotional triggers and creating greater empathy.

Well-meaning people have trained our dream right out of us. Who have been the naysayers in your life? You may have had many, but the worst critic can be the one in our own head. You may doubt yourself, thinking, “I’m not good enough” or “As soon as I…, then I’ll start on my dream.” No! Enough is enough. It’s time. Your time. If you are serious about what you want to achieve—then this book is for you. If you want a simple, proven strategy—then this book is for you. If you enjoy doses of inspiration along the way—then this book is for you.

This critical account of the fair trade movement explores the vast gap between the rhetoric of fair trade and its practical results for poor countries, particularly those of Africa. In the Global North, fair trade often is described as a revolutionary tool for transforming the lives of millions across the globe. The growth in sales for fair trade products has been dramatic in recent years, but most of the benefit has accrued to the already wealthy merchandisers at the top of the value chain rather than to the poor producers at the bottom.

Brown Girl Like Me is an inspiring memoir and empowering manifesto that equips women with the confidence and tools they need to navigate the difficulties that come with an intersectional identity. Jaspreet Kaur unpacks key issues such as the media, the workplace, the home, education, mental health, culture, confidence and the body, to help South Asian women understand and tackle the issues that affect them and help them be in the driving seat of their own lives.

In Take Control of Your Life, J. Paul Nadeau combines his personal experiences and insights from his many years as a police detective, hostage negotiator, and international peacekeeper to help us overcome the self-sabotaging thoughts and attitudes that prevent us from becoming our best selves and achieving our dreams to the fullest. This book is saving lives and helping many people reclaim the lives they deserve. The stories echo blockbuster movies and are followed by guideposts and lessons that help us negotiate our way out of self-sabotage's devasting grip.

What are We Forgetting? Remarks presented as a closing address about the need to keep in mind spiritual values in successful international community development projects, offered to the Expert Consultation of the CORE Group, Kellogg Center, Gallaudet University Washington DC, June 21-24,1998; revised 2011. Alonzo Wind was then Child Survivor Coordinator, Medical Care Development Inc., Washington, D.C. and member of the Planning Committee for the Expert Consultation. He has worked since 1980 in international development programs in Latin America, Africa and Asia. He is currently a Foreign ...

Understanding, nurturing, and developing people are critical in every professional and personal relationship. But how can you get a clear picture of a person, including their needs, wants, strengths, challenges, and capabilities? There are many powerful assessment tools on the market and an overwhelming number of opinions regarding which are the best to use.

Followers of Dian Griesel's highly regarded blog SilverDisobedience.Rocks and her social media pages @SilverDisobedience have asked for her essays in book form. This is her response. Daily, thousands of people from all walks of life read and respond to short Silver Disobedience® essays published on an assortment of social media accounts. Not with a mere thumbs-up: Dian’s passionate readers share extensive personal responses, stories and gratitude for her heartfelt candor about deep feelings, thoughts, fears, problems and doubts to which so many seem to closely relate. As a “she-ro” ...

In this complex and chaotic time, we need more than ever the particular skills and attributes women possess and can bring to the table. In order to create an environment where the full potentials of these women can be realized, men need to learn how to help ignite the immanent and distinct sparks within them, so these women can, in turn, warm the lives of those they touch. To move successfully into the future, men need to be able to live in relationships that are whole, genuine, and open. They need to understand how to be their best, most vulnerable selves.

The history-making development of the Chinese economy has entered a new phase: China is moving aggressively from a strategy of imitation to one of innovation. Driven both by domestic needs and by global ambition, China is establishing itself at the forefront of technological innovation. Western businesses need to prepare for a tidal wave of innovation from China that is about to hit Western markets, and Chinese businesses need to understand the critical importance of innovation in their future.

Do you feel like you're merely existing rather than truly living, trapped in a routine that leaves no room for passion? Entrepreneur, economist, and philanthropist Vijay Eswaran lends not just his wisdom but his voice, guiding you to find your purpose and reclaim your life. Immerse yourself in the auditory experience as Eswaran shares stories, humor, and personal insights, along with practical advice gleaned from his journey to establishing a multi-million dollar global enterprise.

How to Develop a Powerful, Clear, and Resonant Speaking Voice is a straight-to-the-point, no-nonsense guide to simple techniques you can employ immediately to improve the quality of your voice. This audiobook, made for men and women, shows how to develop resonance, speak in the proper pitch, and use what’s called diaphragmatic breathing to magnify the power and expressiveness of your voice.

Es geht um viel: Um unsere Zukunft in Deutschland und Europa. Um die Welt, wie wir sie unseren Kindern wünschen. Und um einen Global Player, den kaum jemand kennt, der uns jedoch alle betrifft – Chinas Mittelstand. 60 Prozent der Wirtschaftsleistung und 70 Prozent der technologischen Innovationen Chinas werden von mittelständischen Unternehmen geleistet. Doch wer sind die neuen Hidden Champions und Weltmarktführer von morgen, welche Ziele verfolgen sie global und was hat das mit unserer Zukunft zu tun?

Arianna Huffington is one of the world's most prominent business leaders in media. As cofounder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post, she built the first internet newspaper, which eclipsed the traffic of the New York Times and won the Pulitzer Prize. This concise but richly detailed biography provides an overview of Huffington's life and career, chronicling her journey from Athens to London, New York, Washington and California, across seven decades.

"The Superstruct Manifesto" challenges common beliefs and encourages founders to create supportive environments that foster success. By avoiding the pitfalls of blindly following popular tech company trends, founders can cultivate the behaviors necessary for their organization's growth and progress.

This is a book in the I-Can-Do-It book series. This audiobook covers the common behavior side-effects of family alcoholism on toddlers to late teens. It also discusses what you, as the nondrinking parent, can do to reverse the side-effects. Practical guidelines put you in the driver's seat to assure your kids receive important coping skills and resilience. Children of alcoholics (CoAs) may or may not be drinkers when they grow into adulthood, but they will be tolerant to drinkers, and form bad habits.