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This volume of essays focuses upon Britain's international and
imperial role from the mid-Victorian era through until the
immediate aftermath of the Second World War. Individual chapters by
acknowledged authorities in their field deal with a variety of
broad-ranging and particular issues, including: 'cold wars' before
the Cold War in Anglo-Russian relations; Lord Curzon and the
diplomacy of war and peace-making; air-power as an instrument of
colonial control; Foreign Office efforts to frame and influence the
historical narrative; Winston Churchill's alternative to, and the
pursuit of, policies of 'appeasement'; British responses to
conflict and regime change in Spain; the Secret Intelligence
Service and British diplomacy in East Asia'; Neville Chamberlain
and the 'phoney war'; efforts to combat American misperceptions of
Britain in wartime; and British-American differences over the
future of Italy's colonial possessions. This collection, along with
the accompanying volume covering the period after World War 2, is
dedicated to the memory of Professor Saki Dockrill.
'Wow! [This book] has it all - a terrific new character, devious
twists, plenty of action and one hell of an ending' JONATHAN
MABERRY, New York Times bestselling author of Ink and Rage Angels
walk among us, but so do other unearthly beings in this brand-new
series by the internationally bestselling author of the Anita Blake
and Merry Gentry series. Meet Detective Zaniel Havelock. A man who
can talk to angels. As an Angel Speaker, Zaniel once used his
special gift to serve both the celestial beings and his fellow
humans. But a terrible betrayal forced him to abandon that life.
Now he's a cop working in the City of Angels. But where angels walk
among us, so do demons. And there's no question that there's evil
at work when Zaniel is called to the murder scene of a college
student. But is this just evil that one human being can do to
another, or something more? When demonic possession is a
possibility, even angelic protection can only go so far. The race
is on to stop the killer before he finds his next victim. But
Zaniel is facing his own very personal demons, and the past he
never truly left behind...
Regional governance is a topical public policy issue and is
receiving increased attention from scholars, government officials
and civic leaders. As countries continue to urbanize and centralize
economic functions and population in metropolitan regions, the
traditional governing system is not equipped to handle policy
issues that spill over local government boundaries. Governments
have utilized four basic approaches to address the regional
governing problem: consolidating governments, adding a regional
tier, creating regional special districts, and functional
cooperative approaches. The first two are structural approaches
that require major (radical) changes to the governing system. The
latter two are governance approaches that contemplate marginal
changes to the existing governance structure and rely generally on
cooperation with other governments and collaboration with the
nongovernmental sector. Canada and the United States have
experimented with these basic forms of regional governance. This
book is a systematic analysis of these basic forms as they have
been experienced by North American cities. Utilizing cases from
Canada and the United States, the book provides an in-depth
analysis of the pros and cons of each approach to regional
governance. This research provides an additional perspective on
Canadian and U.S. regional governance and adds to the knowledge of
Canadian and United States governing systems. This study
contributes to the literature on the various approaches to regional
governance as well as bringing together the most current literature
on regional governance. The author develops a framework of the
values that a regional governing system should provide and measures
to assess how well each basic approach achieves these values. Based
on this assessment, he suggests an approach to regional governance
for North American metropolitan areas that best achieves these
values.
'I've never read a writer with a more fertile imagination' DIANA
GABALDON *** Pre-order the brand new novel in the addictive Anita
Blake, Vampire Hunter, series. *** My name is Anita Blake and my
family think I'm marrying a demon straight out of hell. If they'd
ever met a real demon, they'd understand the difference . . .
Considering my dark and dangerous past, I never expected
preparations for my wedding to Jean-Claude to go smoothly. We've
already faced naysayers and a power-hungry ancient evil and come
out the other side still standing. But now I need to do the one
thing that actually scares me - introduce my very religious, very
human relatives to my fiancĂŠ, the newly crowned vampire king of
America. As I try to keep the peace between the family I left
behind and the family I've chosen, dark forces jump at the chance
to take advantage of the chaos. With our happy-ever-after and
everyone's immortal souls hanging in the balance, it's time to face
a hard truth . . . Blood makes you related, but only loyalty makes
you family. Readers can't get enough of the Anita Blake, Vampire
Hunter, series: 'Anita Blake novels are my addiction' 'Vampires,
zombies and guns, oh my!' 'I have loved every single book in this
amazing series, have fallen in love and lust with many characters
and desperately hope that there will be more' 'I am hooked' 'I
couldn't love Anita and her adventures with the supernatural
community any more'
In the latest novel in Hamilton's "New York Times" bestselling
series, a vampire serial killer who preys on strippers is on the
loose. Called in to consult on the case, Anita Blake fears her
judgment may be clouded by a conflict of interest and does
something unprecedented--she calls for help.
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Your personal roadmap to financial freedom through small but mighty
changes to your money In a world where you have questions about
money and Google has a million different answers, it can be hard to
know how to make the most of what you have... Especially if you
don't have a ton of it. In Building Wealth on a Dime: Finding Your
Financial Freedom, financial educator and Latina Kimberly Hamilton
delivers an engaging guide for building wealth through small but
powerful changes to your money - even if you're starting small. As
a former student debt warrior turned homeowner, Kimberly knows this
experience first-hand, but this book isn't about her. Through the
financial lives of everyday moneymakers like Claire in New York,
Tanya in Chicago, and Eric in Portland, Kimberly teaches you how to
take control of your finances, eliminate debt, and invest for your
financial future. Written in a tone that sounds more like a friend
than financial advice, you'll gain the tools you need -
psychological and financial - to change your mindset and achieve
your own financial freedom. In Building Wealth on a Dime, you'll
discover how to shift your financial trajectory "on a dime" and
gain confidence in your money ASAP. You'll also find: Efficient
techniques for eliminating debt How to calculate and implement a
guilt-free weekly spending cap A complete breakdown on investing
for beginners, including the different types of accounts,
investments, and methods you need to be strategic Completely legal
(but rarely talked about) tax loopholes that can save you thousands
What you need to consider when buying your first home or real
estate investment A can't-miss handbook for the everyday money
maker, working professional, or soon-to-graduate, Building Wealth
on a Dime belongs on the bookshelves of anyone seeking to improve
their relationship with money and accelerate their journey to
financial freedom.
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Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird
Tennessee Williams; Edited by Jonathan Maberry; Contributions by Hailey Piper, Robert E Howard, R. L. Stine, …
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An examination of Britain's relations with China from the end of
the World War II to the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950. This
volume demonstrates how Britain's effort to recover something of
its pre-war commercial pre-eminence in China were handicapped by
its post-war financial weakness.
Vampire hunter, Anita Blake, battles a centuries-old vampire. In this supernatural thrill ride - the soul of the city - and Anita's life - are at stake . From the New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton.
An examination of Britain's relations with China from the end of
the World War II to the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950. This
volume demonstrates how Britain's effort to recover something of
its pre-war commercial pre-eminence in China were handicapped by
its post-war financial weakness.
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It's great to catch a glimpse of Anita Blake at work, doing what
she does best--raising the dead. Hamilton remains one of the most
inventive and exciting writers in the paranormal field.--Charlaine
Harris.
'I've never read a writer with a more fertile imagination' DIANA
GABALDON Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, goes up against an ancient
evil set on destroying all she holds dear in the new book in the
Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling series. My name is
Anita Blake and I'm no stranger to killing monsters. But this time,
it's personal... The wedding of the century is almost here. My
wedding - to Jean-Claude, the new vampire king of America. But not
everyone wishes us well. Humans think I'm on the side of the
monsters. And the vampires fear their king is under the spell of
the most powerful necromancer in a thousand years - me. When the
St. Louis police summon me to a brutal murder scene linked a
nationwide slaughter of vampires and humans, I know there is more
than just a killer to catch. An ancient evil has arrived in town,
hell bent on destroying everything - and everyone - I love. Even I
cannot face this alone. Jean-Claude and I must embrace our
triumvirate to save both vampires and humans, and to prove that
love conquers all. Readers can't get enough of the Anita Blake,
Vampire Hunter, series: 'Anita Blake novels are my addiction'
'Vampires, zombies and guns, oh my!' 'I have loved every single
book in this amazing series, have fallen in love and lust with many
characters and desperately hope that there will be more' 'I am
hooked' 'I couldn't love Anita and her adventures with the
supernatural community any more'
Regional governance is a topical public policy issue and is
receiving increased attention from scholars, government officials
and civic leaders. As countries continue to urbanize and centralize
economic functions and population in metropolitan regions, the
traditional governing system is not equipped to handle policy
issues that spill over local government boundaries. Governments
have utilized four basic approaches to address the regional
governing problem: consolidating governments, adding a regional
tier, creating regional special districts, and functional
cooperative approaches. The first two are structural approaches
that require major (radical) changes to the governing system. The
latter two are governance approaches that contemplate marginal
changes to the existing governance structure and rely generally on
cooperation with other governments and collaboration with the
nongovernmental sector. Canada and the United States have
experimented with these basic forms of regional governance. This
book is a systematic analysis of these basic forms as they have
been experienced by North American cities. Utilizing cases from
Canada and the United States, the book provides an in-depth
analysis of the pros and cons of each approach to regional
governance. This research provides an additional perspective on
Canadian and U.S. regional governance and adds to the knowledge of
Canadian and United States governing systems. This study
contributes to the literature on the various approaches to regional
governance as well as bringing together the most current literature
on regional governance. The author develops a framework of the
values that a regional governing system should provide and measures
to assess how well each basic approach achieves these values. Based
on this assessment, he suggests an approach to regional governance
for North American metropolitan areas that best achieves these
values.
This volume of essays focuses upon Britain's international and
imperial role from the mid-Victorian era through until the
immediate aftermath of the Second World War. Individual chapters by
acknowledged authorities in their field deal with a variety of
broad-ranging and particular issues, including: 'cold wars' before
the Cold War in Anglo-Russian relations; Lord Curzon and the
diplomacy of war and peace-making; air-power as an instrument of
colonial control; Foreign Office efforts to frame and influence the
historical narrative; Winston Churchill's alternative to, and the
pursuit of, policies of 'appeasement'; British responses to
conflict and regime change in Spain; the Secret Intelligence
Service and British diplomacy in East Asia'; Neville Chamberlain
and the 'phoney war'; efforts to combat American misperceptions of
Britain in wartime; and British-American differences over the
future of Italy's colonial possessions. This collection, along with
the accompanying volume covering the period after World War 2, is
dedicated to the memory of Professor Saki Dockrill.
Evidence has been mounting for some time that intensive row-crop
agriculture as practiced in developed countries may not be
environmentally sustainable, with concerns increasingly being
raised about climate change, implications for water quantity and
quality, and soil degradation. This volume synthesizes two decades
of research on the sustainability of temperate, row-crop ecosystems
of the Midwestern United States. The overarching hypothesis guiding
this work has been that more biologically based management
practices could greatly reduce negative impacts while maintaining
sufficient productivity to meet demands for food, fiber and fuel,
but that roadblocks to their adoption persist because we lack a
comprehensive understanding of their benefits and drawbacks. The
research behind this book, based at the Kellogg Biological Station
(Michigan State University) and conducted under the aegis of the
Long-term Ecological Research network, is structured on a
foundation of large-scale field experiments that explore
alternatives to conventional, chemical-intensive agriculture.
Studies have explored the biophysical underpinnings of crop
productivity, the interactions of crop ecosystems with the
hydrology and biodiversity of the broader landscapes in which they
lie, farmers' views about alternative practices, economic valuation
of ecosystem services, and global impacts such as greenhouse gas
exchanges with the atmosphere. In contrast to most research
projects, the long-term design of this research enables
identification of slow or delayed processes of change in response
to management regimes, and allows examination of responses across a
broader range of climatic variability. This volume synthesizes this
comprehensive inquiry into the ecology of alternative cropping
systems, identifying future steps needed on the path to
sustainability.
There are a lot of monsters in Anita Blake's life. And some of them are human. One such individual is the man she calls Edward, a bounty hunter who specializes in the preternatural. He calls her to help him hunt down the greatest evil she has ever encountered. Something that kills and maims and vanishes into the night. Something Anita will have to face alone...
Interest and research on regionalism has soared in the last decade.
Local governments in metropolitan areas and civic organizations are
increasingly engaged in cooperative and collaborative public policy
efforts to solve problems that stretch across urban centers and
their surrounding suburbs. Yet there remains scant attention in
textbooks to the issues that arise in trying to address
metropolitan governance. Governing Metropolitan Areas describes and
analyzes structure to understand the how and why of regionalism in
our global age. The book covers governmental institutions and their
evolution to governance, but with a continual focus on
institutions. David Hamilton provides the necessary comprehensive,
in-depth description and analysis of how metropolitan areas and
governments within metropolitan areas developed, efforts to
restructure and combine local governments, and governance within
the polycentric urban region. This second edition is a major
revision to update the scholarship and current thinking on regional
governance. While the text still provides background on the
historical development and growth of urban areas and governments'
efforts to accommodate the growth of metropolitan areas, this
edition also focuses on current efforts to provide governance
through cooperative and collaborative solutions. There is also now
extended treatment of how regional governance outside the United
States has evolved and how other countries are approaching regional
governance.
Men are men. Jean Claude and Richard are each something else entirely. Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, torn between them, has been avoiding both vampire and werewolf for months. But when a kidnapper targets innocents she has sworn to protect, Anita turns to them for help, which will require harnessing both their powers—and their hungers…
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