Russia has cultivated an opaque web of economic and political patronage across the Central and Eastern European region that the Kremlin uses to influence and direct decisionmaking. This report from the CSIS Europe Program, in partnership with the Bulgarian Center for the Study of Democracy, is the result of a 16-month study on the nature of Russian influence in five case countries: Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Latvia, and Serbia.

In 2014, the CSIS Europe and Southeast Asia Programs embarked on a two-year initiative to create a new and enduring EU-U.S. collaborative mechanism to enhance transatlantic Asia-Pacific policy coordination and understanding. This report is the culmination of this two-year study and presents the findings of the research while also offering actionable recommendations for U.S. and EU policymakers.

Vikings. Fierce warriors who terrified all in their path as they raided and marauded, enslaved and murdered during Europe’s Dark Ages.But these rough men from a rugged land were also sailors, explorers, craftsmen, and highly sought after mercenaries.Conquests: An Anthology of Smoldering Viking Romance will transport you to the realm of fantasy where such fearsome and loyal men are relentless potent lovers. Whether the lady of the keep demands a few...

Author Syrie James (The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen) offers readers a breathtaking new perspective on Bram Stoker’s classic tale of the king of the vampires with Dracula, My Love. In these “Secret Journals of Mina Harker,” the object of Dracula’s desire relates for the very first time the shocking story of her scandalous seduction and sexual rebirth. This is not the chaste vampire romance of Twilight—Dracula, My Love celebrates a passionate obsession in ...

Mina Parker, tireless mom and author of 365 Excuse Me … (inspired by the late Lynn Grabhorn), introduces the new Hampton Roads Collection of motivational classics. These affordable digital shorts will help the harried and the hurried to breathe deep, reassess, and re-purpose their day in the time it takes to drink a large latte.A prolific author and pioneer of the inspirational thought movement, James Allen wrote nineteen books in only nine years before his death in 1912. ...

Peach is a highly valuable temperate fruit crop with significant consumer demand and nutraceutical benefits. This book provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage on sustainable production processes for peach and nectarine. The latter is a natural mutation of peach that lacks fuzzy skin. It includes fundamental information to help reduce production risks for growers, improve fruit quality, and increase potential market returns, whilst addressing current emerging issues such as climate c...

The Divine Monarchy of the North: James Jesse Strang and America's Only KingdomThe Divine Monarchy of the North tells the extraordinary true story of James Jesse Strang, the only crowned king in American history. In 1850, this charismatic lawyer and self-proclaimed prophet established a literal kingdom on Beaver Island in Lake Michigan, ruling over 2,600 followers who practiced polygamy, observed the Saturday Sabbath, and performed animal sacrifices as part of thei...

La verdadera historia del conde Drácula contada por Mina Harker: la novela de amor que se esconde tras la más famosa historia de terror.¿Cómo era el conde Drácula? ¿Fue un depredador salvaje, un caballero maligno, un símbolo de lo prohibido?En esta novela, Syrie James lo muestra de un modo totalmente nuevo: es joven, apuesto, caballeroso y muy inteligente. Es un vampiro, sí, pero un vampiro con corazón y con alma, un tipo en lucha perpetua contra el mal que...

James Herriot är en av vår tids mest älskade historieberättare och hans levande, underfundiga och charmiga berätterlser sprider glädje till läsare i olika åldrar. I Yorkshire i mina drömmar får vi följa hans fortsatta äventyr som ung veterinär bland kluriga bönder och underbara djur i det vackra Yorkshire – en bygd som han för övrigt, än i dag, helst inte lämnar för några längre perioder!

Glenda Jackson stars in this compelling drama series inspired by Émile Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, highlighting different aspects of contemporary BritainIn 2015, double Oscar winner Glenda Jackson made a triumphant return to acting in Radio 4's Blood, Sex and Money, a radical reimagining of Émile Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle. Now, she reprises her role as matriarch/narrator in this eclectic mix of dramas inspired by Zola's novels, but s...

James Herriot älskade Yorkshire från första stund. Och lika stark är kärleken till arbetet hos Siegfried Farnon. Med värme och humor berättar Herriot om sitt arbete där ingen dag är den andra lik. Först hittar vi honom krälande i dynga för att förlösa en ko. Lite senare sjunker han ned i en fåtölj hos mrs Pumphrey, för en kopp te och hör henne berätta om sin kelgris Tricki Woo, en övergödd pekingeser som lever på kakor, sherry och nougat. James Herriot (som är pseudonym för James Alfred Wr...

Xavier Mina decidió en 1817 organizar una Expedición militar internacional –una de las primeras intervenciones exteriores en un conflicto interno– en apoyo del general Jose María Morelos, jefe de la insurgencia mexicana.Pero su objetivo fundamental no era sólo apoyar la independencia de México, sino la de toda la América insurgente como pieza inicial del derrumbe del absolutismo y de la opresión en América pero también en España. Para Mina, la liberación de la América española era l...