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Conflicts over specific rules lie at the heart of the disputes, which are about much more than sovereignty over islands and rocks in the South and East China Seas. Instead, the main contests concern the strategic maritime space associated with those islands. To consolidate control over this vital maritime space, China's leaders have begun to implement "China's law of the sea": building domestic legal institutions, bureaucratic organizations, and a naval and maritime law enforcement apparatus to establish China's preferred maritime rules on the water and in the diplomatic arena.

While media attention focuses on famous philanthropists such as Bill Gates and Charles Koch, thousands of donors are at work below the radar promoting a wide range of causes. David Callahan charts the rise of these new power players and the ways they are converting the fortunes of a second Gilded Age into influence. He shows how this elite works behind the scenes on education, the environment, science, LGBT rights, and many other issues - with deep impact on government policy.

Dylan "Dee" Cosgrove is one fourth of Australian rock band, The Devil's Tattoo. Loveable, cocky as hell, but something is missing. Something he can’t put his finger on. Seeing his best friend Zoe fall in love changed something in him he didn’t know was broken and his usual string of conquests isn’t satisfying as it once was. When he gets his heart broken by Galaxy Records intern, Jessie Ware, he embarks on a road trip across America with his one true love—his guitar. He doesn't want to live up to his rock star persona anymore, he wants something meaningful but has no idea how to ...

A lonely rock star. A chance meeting at 40-thousand feet. Love is hard to find…but even harder to keep. Joe Fox is a floater. He's a coaster on the coffee table of life. He rides the wave spread by the juggernaut of rock band, Affliction, claiming what he wants and sticking to his limits. On the outside he is the calm inside the hurricane. Underneath the surface he's struggling against his own brewing category five. When Affliction goes on a long overdue hiatus, he finds himself alone in more ways than one. What's a man to do when he's got plenty to forget and all the time in the world to...

More than a Bible you listen to, the Pure Voice Audio Bible—New International Reader's Version: Old Testament is an experience that helps you enter into God's Word ... so God's Word can enter into you. Featuring a single voice, this digitally produced NIrV audio brings Scripture to life one vivid recording at a time.

In The New Case for Gold, James Rickards explains why gold is one of the safest assets for investors in times of political instability and market volatility and how every investor should look to add gold to his or her portfolio. Drawing on historical case studies, monetary theory and his personal experience as an investor, Rickards argues that gold should be a part of any prudent investor's portfolio.

In the next decade and a half, China and India will become two of the world's indispensable powers - whether they rise peacefully or not. During that time, Asia will surpass the combined strength of North America and Europe in economic might, population size, and military spending. Both India and China will have vetoes over many international decisions, from climate change to global trade, human rights, and business standards.

Alexa is the typical girl next door, more comfortable in jeans and t-shirts than dresses and heels. Her best friend, Jessa, believes a girl should be fully dressed at all times. Relationships aren't something they excel at - and their catch phrase of 'Hooker Please' lets the other know all is well. When they decide to chuck everything to the side and go on an all-expenses paid trip to faraway places, documenting their journey and travels, both women have no clue what is in store for them. Three weeks into the six-month trip, the groups are split up and each woman is left to find herself. ...

One day she'll find love, but first she'll have to find herself Mia's boyfriend, Jonathan is a great catch. Not only does he have a rocking body, but he is also the son of a wealthy English nobleman, and aspires to become a successful lawyer in his own right. Mia knows she is lucky to be with him, but when he tells her he wants them to buy a house together, it stirs up an unexpected need within her. A need to get out and explore her sexuality. A need to find out who she really is. Will Mia play it safe and settle for the familiar, or is it time to embrace her wild side, and see if her ...

A fake engagement leads to fireworks… When Fox Wilde lands an interview for head chef at the famous Rutland’s Restaurant in Auckland, there’s only one problem… the old-fashioned boss prefers his staff to be married. Put on the spot, Fox mistakenly invents a fiancée. Now, he just has to convince his friend Caitlin to go along with the ruse. Caitlin is happy to help out a friend—especially one she’s had a crush on since she was sixteen. But it entails pretending they’re a couple, which means sharing a room. And that’s never going to end well. Tropes: Fake Fiance, fling, one-...

The social contract shapes everything: our political institutions, legal systems and material conditions, but also the organisation of family and community, our well-being, relationships and life prospects. But accelerating changes in technology, demography and climate will reshape our world in ways many of us have yet to grasp. In this landmark study, Minouche Shafik, director of the London School of Economics, draws on evidence from across the globe to identify the key principles every society must adopt if it is to meet the challenges of the coming century.

Narrated by George Sarris, a well-known spokesperson for several Fortune 500 companies and a talented communicator, this audio edition of Psalms and Proverbs in the beloved New International Version (NIV) will reignite your passion for the Word of God.

This is more than a Bible you listen to; it’s an experience that helps you enter God’s Word . . . so God’s Word can enter you. Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat, one of the most sought after and beloved narrators of audiobooks in the country, this vivid recording of the Gospels in the NIV will reignite your passion for the Word of God.

Ever since he became a Christian at the age of 40, it has been Poirot actor David Suchet's dream to make an audio recording of the Bible. In between filming the final episodes of Poirot, David Suchet spent over 200 hours in the recording studio to create the very first full-length audio version of the NIV Bible spoken by a single British actor. This recording is an excerpt of that Bible.

Do you remember BlockBuster video and the nostalgic cinematic experience this business offered consumers? Pick up a copy of this book and transport back in time today as we remember what it was like to Rent a movie from BlockBuster. Enjoy - C.

Again and again, American taxpayers are asked to open their wallets and pay for a national security machine that costs $1.25 trillion operate. How is it possible that the United States Government gets it so wrong on so many critical issues, and so often? And if our expensive national security machine is not working, what can be done?

He can extinguish every fire, except the one in his heart… Merle Cameron comes to New Zealand looking for anything but love. A demanding job and a mother recovering from breast cancer make Merle desperate for some light relief from her everyday life. Enter firefighter and all-round gorgeous hunk Neon Carter. Neon’s in no rush to settle down, but he’s more than happy to fulfil Merle’s desire for a hot holiday fling. The weather’s hot, the sex even hotter. It’s not long before lust turns to love, but Merle’s booked a ticket home, and there’s no solution that won’t break ...

New Year, New Heights: 21 Decisions to Unlock a Profitable New Year is your definitive guide to transforming aspirations into achievements. Through twenty-two carefully crafted chapters, this book provides actionable insights, practical strategies, and empowering choices to help you design a year filled with purpose, productivity, and prosperity.

We have entered a new Cold War, even if most people choose not to admit it. The contest between America and China is global and unbridgeable, and it encompasses all major instruments of statecraft: diplomacy, technology, military power, intelligence, trade and investment. It has its tinder box: Taiwan. And both protagonists are working hard to draw allies and friends to their side from east and west, north and south. We stand at its beginning. But this Cold War is nothing like the last one between the Soviet Union and the West, which defined the second half of the twentieth century.

Conversations on the Road to Emmaus depicts an incredible journey. Jesus walked and talked with two disciples on the Road to Emmaus after He was resurrected from the dead. It is quite intriguing to propose what Jesus said about Himself on that incredible day while on that incredible journey. It is not only intriguing, but it is also something—via interpretation of the Old Testament—that is not simply a guess with respect to what was actually discussed. Jesus is referencing the Old Testament. The Word is explaining the Word.