The communications revolution and increased democratization and globalization have made every country more aware of its image and reputation - its "national brand." Whether a country needs to build international coalitions against terrorism encourage cooperation to protect the environment or attract investment and skilled labour influencing foreign public opinion is now as crucial to national success as negotiating with foreign governments.

Step back into the magic of a familiar world.After a venomous fight with her best friend, Lily Evans is dreading a lonely summer back in Cokeworth with only her sister Petunia for company.However this summer and her sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have a transformative effect on Lily, shaking her all of her preconceived beliefs about her classmates down to their roots.Through a year of adventures, she even begins to see Jame...

Step back into the magic of a familiar world.After a venomous fight with her best friend, Lily Evans is dreading a lonely summer back in Cokeworth with only her sister Petunia for company. However this summer and her sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have a transformative effect on Lily, shaking her all of her preconceived beliefs about her classmates down to their roots. Through a year of adventures, she even begins to see James Potter and his marauder frien...

In the tenth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series—the inspiration for the HBO® original series True Blood—Sookie Stackhouse learns that not even her psychic abilities can help her solve all the problems in Bon Temps, Louisiana...After enduring torture and the loss of loved ones during the brief but deadly Fae War, Sookie Stackhouse is hurt and she’s mad. Just about the only bright spot in her life is the love she thinks she feels for ...

Substantial changes have occurred in the nature of political discourse over the past thirty years. Once, traditional media dominated the political landscape, but in recent years Facebook, Twitter, blogs and Blackberrys have emerged as important tools and platforms for political campaigns. While the Canadian party system has proved surprisingly resilient, the rhythms of political life are now very different. A never-ending 24-hour news cycle has resulted in a never-ending political campaign...

The public intellectual has a long and storied history. Previously, the public intellectual was always expected to opine on a broad array of topics, from foreign policy to economics. Yet in recent years a new kind of thinker has supplanted that archetype: the thought leader. Equipped with one big idea, thought leaders focus their energies on TED talks rather than highbrow periodicals. In contrast to public intellectuals, thought leaders gain fame as single-idea merchants. Their ideas are o...

Thinking Government: Public Administration and Politics in Canada, Fourth Edition introduces students to power relations between elected politicians and unelected public servants, while also covering important topics such as the institutions of the federal government, financial and human resources management, and accountability and responsibility. Johnson explores the ways that the ideological framework of this country shapes what Canadians, their political parties, and their gove...

The Essential Film Companion for HERMIONE GRANGER that's perfect for the youngest fans! Hermione Granger hardly ever breaks the rules; unless, of course, she needs to in order to rescue her friends and fight the Dark Lord, Voldemort. Throughout all eight HARRY POTTER films, Hermione shows her wisdom and daring on her adventures with best friends Harry and Ron, secretly brewing Polyjuice Potion, rescuing Sirius Black with a Time-Turner, and creating Dumbledore's Army. Revisit these moments ...

Human society is full of would-be 'change agents', a restless mix of campaigners, lobbyists, and officials, both individuals and organizations, set on transforming the world. They want to improve public services, reform laws and regulations, guarantee human rights, get a fairer deal for those on the sharp end, achieve greater recognition for any number of issues, or simply be treated with respect. Striking then, that not many universities have a Department of Change Studies, to which socia...

How much do you know about the world of Harry Potter? Do you know every creature, spell, and Hogwarts professor? Who played each character in the films? And what about the many uses for dragon blood?This amazing quiz book features 400 questions to test your knowledge of everything Potter. Moving from easy questions that a muggle could answer through to trivia that the Wizengamot would consider beyond them, this book will be fun for the whole family.Test your Harry Potter knowledge and see ...

Bilderberg People explores the hidden mechanisms of influence at work in the private world, and personal interactions, of the transnational power elite. It is not concerned with conspiracy theories; instead it is about certain fundamental forces that shape the world in which we live. These forces, with their power to bring about transitions in emotion and preference within, and beyond, the elite community have potentially profound implications for all of us.Through exclusi...

Some ghosts just don't know when to leave—especially the living ones.When a medium walks into their antique shop with a swarm of needy spirits in tow, Mag and Clara Balefire know they're in for trouble. But they don't expect the spectral stampede to be led by Roma, Mag's old friend—and newly dead psychic—who's certain her fiancé didn't ghost her...he was murdered.Everyone in Harmony thought Bradley Graham skipped town to avoid marrying Roma. Everyone except...