One of the most momentous stories of the last century is China’s rise from a self-satisfied, anti-modern, decaying society into a global power that promises to one day rival the United States. Chiang Kai-shek, an autocratic, larger-than-life figure, dominates this story. A modernist as well as a neo-Confucianist, Chiang was a man of war who led the most ancient and populous country in the world through a quarter century of bloody revolutions, civil conflict, and wars of resistance against ...

Discover Beneath the Tide — Where Mystery Meets the Sea!In the charming coastal town of Pelican Bay, secrets lurk beneath the waves, and danger is never far from the shore.Meet Owen Mackenzie, a retired marine biologist who cherishes his quiet life and skepticism of local legends. Enter Jules Rivera, an energetic paranormal podcast host with a flair for the dramatic and an insatiable curiosity about sea monsters and haunted shores. Their worlds collide when a fisherman's de...

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A play that challenges our understanding of mythology, and forces us to ask vital questions about military occupation.'They ask us. When we sign up. We all get asked. "What do you want to do for the Capital State?" And we reply. "Fight. Help. Assist. Do some good." Do some GOOD. That's so horrific it's funny.'Jacob doesn't know why he's here. He's been at war for six years, but nobody will tell him why. The Moon is upstairs and he wants so desperately to talk to he...

Point of Aim, Point of Impact, is one man's recollection of his Vietnam experience. That young man was a Marine Corps Scout Sniper and the book addresses many issues of the Scout Snipers and Vietnam Veterans both during the war and present day. It is not a book that glorifies war or weaves a Hollywood script around lies and half truths. In telling the story of one young Marine Sniper it attempts to deal with the real issues which evolved from the traumatic experiences of killing people and...

Hardly more than a decade old, the twenty-first century has already been dubbed the Asian Century in recognition of China and India’s increasing importance in world affairs. Yet discussions of Asia seem fixated on economic indicators—gross national product, per capita income, share of global trade. Makers of Modern Asia reorients our understanding of contemporary Asia by highlighting the political leaders, not billionaire businessmen, who helped launch the Asian Century.Th...

Just imagine this: You’re a regular guy, mostly content with a low-profile life, when some intergalactic screw-up suddenly turns you into a fox-human hybrid.Sounds wild, right? Now let me ask you this: what would you do if, a decade later, your world flipped upside down again? Suddenly, you’re knee-deep in aliens, conspiracies, and a mission to save your kidnapped family—oh, and let’s not forget unmasking a group hell-bent on erasing people like me. Aniforms.Because, yep, t...

This is the first book-length study of the genre of 'artist-opera', in which the work's central character is an artist who is uncomfortable with his place in the world. It investigates how three such operas (Pfitzner's Palestrina (1915), Krenek's Jonny spielt auf (1926) and Hindemith's Mathis der Maler (1935)) contributed to the debate in early twentieth-century Germany about the place of art and the artist in modern society, and examines how far the artist-character may be taken as functi...

Driven and efficient businesswoman Vivienne Alexander reluctantly finds herself at a speed-dating night after her friend buys her a ticket. It'll probably be a waste of time anyway, she tells herself. She doesn’t need a relationship to make her whole.So, when an alluring stranger with bright smiles and a riot of auburn hair predicts Vivienne will be in her bed by the end of the night, she’s not sure which is more surprising: the sheer cockiness or the thrill that shoots through her...

I couldn't possibly have been more wrong the night I'd tackled Hunter Moore to the ground in the middle of the night. To be fair, the street was pitch-black, the wheel to my suitcase had popped off, and I found myself face to face with a stranger charging at me. My instincts had kicked in, and instead, I'd landed him straight on his back with my knee pressed to his chest. Turns out, the stranger I'd tackled to the ground was my brother's roommate . . . which meant he was also mine....

Brought to you by PenguinThis Penguin Classic is performed by Avita Jay, who has appeared on stage in Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World, Peer Gynt, and Bring on the Bollywood. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Jenny Bourne Taylor and Russell Crofts.Weathering critical scorn, Lady Audley's Secret quickly established Mary Elizabeth Braddon as the leading light of Victorian 'sensation' fiction, sharing the honour only with ...

Embark on a transformative journey into the heart of forgiveness with our unparalleled audiobook, "Forgiveness Unveiled: Pathways to Divine Grace and Freedom." This masterfully curated collection features the wisdom of some of the most revered voices in Christian thought, including John MacArthur, Jr., Charles H. Spurgeon, John Flavel, John C. Ryle, Jim Wilson, and Jay Adams. Each chapter unveils the multifaceted nature of forgiveness, exploring its depths from conditional to unconditional...