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The first two films in the comedy franchise based on Jeff Kinney's
best-selling illustrated novel detailing the trials and
tribulations of a wise-cracking pre-teen. 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid'
(2010) follows 12-year-old Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon), who,
along with his best friend, Rowley (Robert Capron), spends his days
negotiating the minefield that is middle school. Whether dodging
bullies, learning complex and seemingly ever-changing social codes,
grappling with the onset of puberty or attempting to fathom the
mysteries of the opposite sex, Greg writes it all down in his
diary. In 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 - Rodrick Rules' (2011), just
when he thought life couldn't get any more complicated, Greg is
horrified to discover that his older brother, Rodrick (Devon
Bostick), has taken possession of his secret diary. Meanwhile, he
must navigate the hurdles posed by a summer swimming contest and
the school talent show.
The first two films in the comedy franchise based on Jeff Kinney's
best-selling illustrated novel detailing the trials and
tribulations of a wise-cracking pre-teen. 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid'
(2010) follows 12-year-old Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon), who,
along with his best friend, Rowley (Robert Capron), spends his days
negotiating the minefield that is middle school. Whether dodging
bullies, learning complex and seemingly ever-changing social codes,
grappling with the onset of puberty or attempting to fathom the
mysteries of the opposite sex, Greg writes it all down in his
diary. In 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 - Rodrick Rules' (2011), just
when he thought life couldn't get any more complicated, Greg is
horrified to discover that his older brother, Rodrick (Devon
Bostick), has taken possession of his secret diary. Meanwhile, he
must navigate the hurdles posed by a summer swimming contest and
the school talent show.
Discover the infinite realms of asexual love across sci-fi,
fantasy, and contemporary stories From a wheelchair user racing to
save her kidnapped girlfriend and a little mermaid who loves her
sisters more than suitors, to a slayer whose virgin blood keeps
attracting monsters, the stories of this anthology are anything but
conventional. Whether adventuring through space, outsmarting a
vengeful water spirit, or surviving haunted cemeteries, no two aces
are the same in these 14 unique works that highlight asexual
romance, aromantic love, and identities across the asexual
spectrum.
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Lethal operative Scot Harvath is dispatched to avenge the killing of American citizens abroad in #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor’s pulse-pounding thriller.
In the war-ravaged borderlands of Ukraine, a Russian mercenary unit has gone rogue. Its members, conscripted from the worst prisons and mental asylums across Russia, are the most criminally violent, psychologically dangerous combatants to ever set foot upon the modern battlefield.
With all attention focused on the frontlines, they have pushed deeper into the interior to wage a campaign of unspeakable barbarity. As they move from village to village, committing horrific war crimes, they meet little resistance as all able-bodied men are off fighting the war.
Simultaneously, a team of Russian soldiers has been dispatched by the Kremlin to loot truckloads of art and priceless cultural treasures hidden away in a host of churches, museums, and private homes.
When multiple American aid workers are killed, America’s top spy is sent in to settle the score. But in a country so vast, will Harvath be able to find the men in question and, more importantly, will he be able to stop them before they can kill again?
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Along with his companions from nine nations, Heyerdahl set sail in
a boat made of reeds in search of the sea routes which he was sure
must have been used by the Sumerians in vessels like his own, 5000
years ago. Heyerdahl recounts the many discoveries and hazards that
occurred on his journey down the Tigris, through the Gulf and on to
the Indian Ocean - tales of modern shipping, bandits, reefs and the
political dispute which finally led to the ceremonial burning of
the boat.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER
Deadly operative Scot Harvath faces down democracy’s most
powerful enemy in #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal
bestselling author Brad Thor’s white-knuckle thriller. High in
the Himalayas, armed with a host of barbaric, improvised weapons,
Chinese troops ambush a contingent of highly decorated Indian
soldiers. The brutal, hand-to-hand combat lasts for over six hours,
destabilizing the already tenuous relationship between the two
nuclear neighbors. Fearful of the global consequences of engaging
Beijing head-on, countless United States administrations have
passed the buck. But when a covert American diplomat tasked with
negotiating an Asian version of NATO is murdered on the streets of
Jaipur, doing nothing is no longer an option. It is time to unleash
Scot Harvath. Thrust into a completely unfamiliar culture, with few
he can trust, the danger begins to mount the moment Harvath lands
in India. Amidst multiple competing forces and a host of deadly
agendas, it is nearly impossible to tell predator from prey. With
democracy itself hanging in the balance, Harvath will risk
everything to untangle the explosive plot and bring every bad actor
to justice.
From the #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling
author Brad Thor comes "his very best" (The Washington Times)
thriller, following covert operative Scot Harvath as he is called
upon to stop an ISIS-led plot to destroy the Vatican. As a storm
rages across the Mediterranean Sea, a terrifying distress call is
made to the Italian Coast Guard. Days later, a body washes ashore.
Identified as a high value but missing terrorism suspect, his name
sends panic through the Central Intelligence Agency. Where was he
headed? What was he planning? And could he be connected to the
"spectacular attack" they have been fearing all summer? In a race
against time, the CIA taps an unorthodox source to get answers:
Navy SEAL turned covert counterterrorism operative, Scot Harvath.
Hired on a black contract, Harvath provides the deniability the
United States needs, while he breaks every rule along the way.
Teeming with fascinating characters and electrifying intrigue, Brad
Thor does it again and proves why he is known around-the-world as a
master of thrillers.
Lethal operative Scot Harvath is dispatched to avenge the killing
of American citizens abroad in #1 New York Times and
#1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor’s
new pulse-pounding thriller. In the war-ravaged borderlands of
Ukraine, a Russian military unit has gone rogue. Its members,
conscripted from the worst prisons and mental asylums across
Russia, are the most criminally violent, psychologically dangerous
combatants to ever set foot upon the modern battlefield. With all
attention focused on the frontlines, they have pushed deeper into
the interior to wage a campaign of unspeakable barbarity. As they
move from village to village, committing horrific war crimes, they
meet little resistance as all able-bodied men are off fighting the
war. Simultaneously, a team of Russian mercenaries has been
dispatched by the Kremlin to loot truckloads of art and priceless
cultural treasures hidden away in a host of churches, museums, and
private homes. When multiple American aid workers are killed,
America’s top spy is sent in to settle the score. But in a
country almost the size of Texas, will Harvath be able to find the
men in question and, more importantly, will he be able to stop them
before they can kill again?
From #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling
author Brad Thor, four deadly women from the top-secret Athena
Project join Delta Force as they undertake one of the nation's most
dangerous assignments. The world's most elite counterterrorism unit
has just taken its game to an entirely new level. And not a moment
too soon... From behind the rows of razor wire, a new breed of
counterterrorism operator has emerged. Just as skilled, just as
fearsome, and just as deadly as their colleagues, Delta Force's
newest members have only one thing setting them apart-their gender.
Part of a top-secret, all-female program codenamed The Athena
Project, four of Delta's best and brightest women are about to
undertake one of the nation's deadliest assignments. When a
terrorist attack in Rome kills more than twenty Americans, Athena
Team members Gretchen Casey, Julie Ericsson, Megan Rhodes, and Alex
Cooper are tasked with hunting down the Venetian arms dealer
responsible for providing the explosives. But there is more to the
story than anyone knows. In the jungles of South America, a young
US intelligence officer has made a grisly discovery. Surrounded by
monoliths covered with Runic symbols, one of America's greatest
fears appears to have come true. Simultaneously in Colorado, a
foreign spy is close to penetrating the mysterious secret the US
government has hidden beneath Denver International Airport. As
Casey, Ericsson, Rhodes, and Cooper close in on their target, they
will soon learn that another attack-one of unimaginable
proportions-has already been set in motion, and the greatest threat
they face may be the secrets kept by their own government.
Understanding the complex history of US fossil fuel use can help us
build a sustainable future. In Hydrocarbon Nation, Thor Hogan looks
at how four technological revolutions-industrial, agricultural,
transportation, and electrification-drew upon the enormous
hydrocarbon wealth of the United States, transforming the young
country into a nation with unparalleled economic and military
potential. Each of these advances engendered new government
policies aimed at strengthening national and economic security. The
result was unprecedented energy security and the creation of a
nation nearly impervious to outside threats. However, when this
position weakened in the decades after the peaking of domestic
conventional oil supplies in 1970, the American political and
economic systems were severely debilitated. At the same time,
climate change was becoming a major concern. Fossil fuels created
the modern world, yet burning them created a climate crisis. Hogan
argues that everyday Americans and policymakers alike must embrace
the complexity of this contradiction in order to help society chart
a path forward. Doing so, Hogan explains, will allow us to launch a
critically important sustainability revolution capable of providing
energy and climate security in the future. Hydrocarbon Nation
provides reasons to believe that we can succeed in expanding on the
benefits of the Hydrocarbon Age in order to build a sustainable
future.
This collection documents, analyses, and reflects on the Icelandic
constitutional reform between 2009 and 2017. It offers a unique
insight into this process by providing first-hand accounts of its
different stages and core issues. Its 12 substantive chapters are
written by the main actors in the reform, including the Chair of
the Constitutional Council that drafted the 2011 Proposal for a New
Constitution. Part I opens with an address by the President of the
Republic and positions the constitutional reform in its full
complexity and longer-term perspective, going beyond the frequent
portrayal of that process in international discussion as being
solely a result of the 2008 financial crisis. Part II offers a
nuanced and contextualised reflection on Iceland's innovative
approach to consultation and drafting involving lay participants,
including its twenty-first-century digital take on 'the people,'
which attracted international attention as 'crowdsourcing.' Part
III analyses the main constitutional amendment proposals, and
focuses on natural resources and environmental protection, which
lie at the heart of Iceland's identity. The final part reflects on
the reform's wider significance and includes an interview with the
current Prime Minister, who is now taking the reform forward. The
volume provides a basis for reflection on a groundbreaking
constitutional reform in a democratic context. This long and
complex process has challenged and transformed the ways in which
constitutional change can be approached, and the collection is an
invitation to discuss further the practical and theoretical
dimensions of Iceland's experience and their far-reaching
implications.
The recent surfacing of actor-network theory (ANT) in tourism
studies correlates to a rising interest in understanding tourism as
emergent thorough relational practice connecting cultures, natures
and technologies in multifarious ways. Despite the widespread
application of ANT across the social sciences, no book has dealt
with the practical and theoretical implications of using ANT in
Tourism research.
This is the first book to critically engage with the use of ANT in
tourism studies. By doing so, it challenges approaches that have
dominated the literature for the last twenty years and casts new
light on issues of materiality, ordering and networks in tourism.
The book describes the approach, its possibilities and limitations
as an ontology and research methodology, and advances its use and
research in the field of tourism.
The first three chapters of the book introduce ANT and its key
conceptual premises, the book itself and the relation between ANT
and tourism studies. Using illustrative cases and examples, the
subsequent chapters deal with specific subject areas like
materiality, risk, mobilities and ordering and show how ANT
contributes to tourism studies. This part presents examples and
cases which illustrate the use of the approach in a critical way.
Inherently, the study of tourism is a multi-disciplinary field of
research and that is reflected in the diverse academic backgrounds
of the contributing authors to provide a broad post-disciplinary
context of ANT in tourism studies.
This unique book, focusing on emerging approaches in tourism
research, will be of value to students, researchers and academics
in tourism as well as the wider Social Sciences.
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