Set sail with nine authors as they share their favorite memories, imaginative dreams, and most passionate stories of the sea.Discover hidden troves beneath foamy waves, sing along with the bravest of sailors, and spend downtime with selkies of the north.There's a little something for everyone in this sprawling, epic adventure for lovers of all things nautical.

Electoral Systems and Political Context illustrates how political and social context conditions the effects of electoral rules. The book examines electoral behavior and outcomes in countries that use 'mixed-member' electoral systems – where voters cast one ballot for a party list under proportional representation (PR) and one for a candidate in a single member district (SMD). Based on comparisons of outcomes under the two different rules used in mixed-member systems, the book highlights ho...