A revelatory look at the life of the great American author—and how it shaped his most beloved worksJack London was born a working class, fatherless Californian in 1876. In his youth, he was a boundlessly energetic adventurer on the bustling West Coast—an oyster pirate, a hobo, a sailor, and a prospector by turns. He spent his brief life rapidly accumulating the experiences that would inform his acclaimed bestselling books The Call of the Wild,

This book sorts out the experience and achievements of China's demography development, explores its internal laws, and looks forward to its future trends. It summarizes the achievements, experience, gains and losses of various branches of demography from the aspects of population statistics, population and economy, population and society, population resources and environmental economics. The book presents the research ideas, exploration methods and cognitive paths of contemporary demograph...

The deepening climate crisis is making all kinds of work harder, more dangerous and more unpredictable — or if it hasn’t yet, it will soon enough. And all kinds of workers have something to say about it. I’ll Get Right On It is a poetry anthology about making a living and carrying on despite smoky air, fires, climate grief, species loss and increased precarity. Contributors include Indigenous, migrant, racialized, low-income, queer, disabled and unpaid labourers who do all kinds o...

A bold mix of realism, allegory, adventure, and progressive politics, this collection features Jack London’s most profound and moving literary worksThe Call of the Wild, London’s elemental masterpiece about a dog learning to survive in the wilderness, sees pampered pet Buck snatched from his home and set to work as a sled-dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. White Fang, set in the frozen tundra and boreal forests of Canada’s Yukon territory, is the ...

Jack London was born a working class, fatherless Californian in 1876. In his youth, he was a boundlessly energetic adventurer on the bustling West Coast—an oyster pirate, a hobo, a sailor, and a prospector by turns. He spent his brief life rapidly accumulating the experiences that would inform his acclaimed bestselling books The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea-Wolf.The bare outlines of his story suggest a classic rags-to-riches tale, but London ...

We are only in the early stages of a broader revolution that will impact every aspect of the global economy, including commerce and government services. Coming financial technology innovations could improve the quality of life for all people.Over the past few decades, digital technology has transformed finance. Financial technology (fintech) has enabled more people with fewer resources, in more places around the world, to take advantage of banking, insurance, credi...

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Workplace Bullying: The Pandemic Within addresses the need for businesses, organizations, and leaders to better understand the core elements of workplace harassment and bullying. Workplace bullying and harassment affect not only those targeted, but also the organization as a whole. Leadership and organizational culture can play key roles in the identification and prevention of these insidious problems.Designed to provide clear, concise information for those in leadership positions,...

Say It Hot Volume II: Industrial Strength is a collection of essays on American poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and issues of interest to artists and academics. A companion volume to Say It Hot, these essays are brutally honest and acutely intelligent.From the book: “Literary authors these days no longer make livings off their work. Their books are not to be found in bookstores, and the books are rarely printed by major New York publishing houses. No one reads ...

The *Maritime Labour Convention* is a comprehensive framework aimed at ensuring decent working and living conditions for seafarers around the globe. This pivotal document, crafted by the International Labour Organization (ILO), encapsulates a wealth of standards concerning maritime labour rights, hygiene, safety, and accommodation at sea. With a blend of legal rigor and accessible language, the Convention serves as both a normative text and a practical guide for compliance, emphasizing the...

The Maritime Labour Convention is a foundational international legal text that consolidates and modernizes a wide range of standards governing life and work at sea. Adopted by the International Labour Organization in 2006 and entering into force in 2013, it addresses seafarers' minimum age, employment agreements, wages, hours of work and rest, accommodation, food, medical care, repatriation, social security, and onboard complaint procedures. Its style is necessarily codificatory rather tha...

This 100th Anniversary Edition presents the timeless tale of Humphrey Van Weyden, pressed into service aboard the seal-hunting Ghost, led by the brutal, enigmatic captain Wolf Larsen. This volume also includes four of London's acclaimed short stories.