The oldest ideas are the best. This book is a defense of an ancient way of thinking about international politics: realism. Patrick Porter, a scholar of international relations, defends the realist approach to understanding the world by addressing head-on the most robust critiques of the tradition. Drawing from a wide literature, Porter restages three prominent criticisms of realism: that it is immoral, unrealistic, and provincial. In erudite, clear, and at times morbidly funny prose, Porte...

Why did Britain go to war in Iraq in 2003? Existing accounts stress dodgy dossiers, intelligence failures, and the flaws of individual leaders. Deploying the large number of primary documents now available, this book puts ideas at the centre of the story. As the book argues, Britain's war in Iraq was caused by bad ideas that were dogmatically held and widely accepted. Three ideas in particular formed the war's intellectual foundations: the notion of the undeterrable, fanatical rogue state;...

In an age of demagogues, hostile great powers and trade wars, foreign policy traditionalists dream of restoring liberal international order. This order, they claim, ushered in seventy years of peace and prosperity and saw post-war America domesticate the world to its values.The False Promise of Liberal Order exposes the flaws in this nostalgic vision. The world shaped by America came about as a result of coercion and, sometimes brutal, compromise. Liberal projects – to spr...

The Brain Fitness Blueprint takes you on a transformative journey into brain fitness, revealing the secrets to optimising cognitive performance and physical vitalityIn today’s unpredictable and often overwhelming world, a fit brain is no longer just about IQ. 'Brain fitness' encompasses emotional awareness and regulation, adequate cognitive rest, and resilience to meet the ongoing challenges we face every day.The Brain Fitness Blueprint is...

New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni unveils a truly groundbreaking new model that will change the way we think about work and teams forever.The 6 Types of Working Genius is the fastest way to help people identify the type of work that brings them joy and energy, and avoid work that leads to frustration and burnout.Beyond the personal discovery and instant relief that Workin...

SHRUNK: Crime and Disorders of the Mind is a collection of powerful stories by Canadian and international forensic psychologists and psychiatrists who write about the many complex mental health issues they face and the care involved in dealing with them.Unlike any other book within the genre of True Crime, Shrunk forms a unique bridge between mental health and law. Chapters focus on cases where judges and juries call upon the opinions of forensic experts when dealing with the menta...

London Lane tiene 16 años. Cada noche, cuando se va a dormir, todo su mundo desaparece. Por la mañana sólo encuentra notas que le explican lo que pasó durante el día anterior, del que ella no se acuerda. Le cuesta tener una vida normal, en el insti o cuando queda con un chico atractivo del que no recuerda el nombre. Pero cuando Lane experimenta visiones inquietantes y sin sentido, tanto del pasado como del futuro, decide que es hora de aprender más sobre el pasado olvidado, antes de que és...

Preparing the Next Generation of Oral Historians is an invaluable resource to educators seeking to bring history alive for students at all levels. The anthology opens with chapters on the fundamentals of oral history and its place in the classroom, but its heart lies in nearly two dozen insightful personal essays by educators who have successfully incorporated oral history into their own teaching. Filled with step by step descriptions and positive student feedback, these chapters ...

"It's actually very easy to time travel; you just have to go fast enough."What good is a time machine if human beings can't survive time travel? Evidently, there is one answer; it becomes the most effective way in history to dispose of a dead body. I mean, what could be better for a criminal than dumping their latest victim two dozen years or so into the future?PORTERS follows forty-nine-year-old Detective Steven Wilson in the dystopian future of 2069, forty years after the...

A heartwarming novel about a loving dad who drags his eleven-year-old daughter to “father-daughter week” at a remote summer camp—their last chance to bond before he loses her to teenage girlhood entirely.After his daughter, Avery, was born, John gave it all up—hobbies, friends, a dream job—to be something more: a super dad. Since then, he’s spent nearly every waking second with Avery, who’s his absolute best bud. Or, at least, she was.When now eleven-year-o...

In her final hours, an ancient lady unravels the story of her long journey; her loving father dead, the six year old and her sisters are left in the care of their fragile, embittered mother, scattered by the cold wind through the Tudor world of faithless husbands and country squires to the height of the treacherous Star Chamber, leaving the beloved family home and fortune to Henry VIII, and their good name and blood to a five year old boy. Based on the true adventures of one of the foundin...

Are you tired of the 9 to 5 grind?Want to be your own boss and work on your own terms?The internet has made it easier than ever to start your own business and make money online, and E-Commerce is one of the fastest-growing and most lucrative industries out there. But with so much information available, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. That's where "E-Commerce Hacks" comes in.This audiobook is your comprehensive guide ...