Alex Spellman works for British intelligence. He blames himself for a covert operation that went wrong in northern Spain. He is now getting headaches and blackouts and doesn't know why. Deanna Darby is sent from the CIA to gauge whether Spellman is a threat to national security on both sides of the Atlantic.Vasili Dragunov has hatched a plan to get him back in favour at the Kremlin. It involves him gathering information to buy back his position of power.Alex is chased from ...

Da secoli ci siamo abituati all’idea che la geografia sia l’unica chiave per comprendere l’ascesa e la caduta delle civiltà, l’ordine mondiale e il futuro della geopolitica. Tutto si fonda su un gigantesco equivoco: la mappa non è il territorio, non riproduce il mondo come è, ma come pensiamo che sia. Continenti, confini, nazioni si limitano a riflettere paure, pregiudizi, ideologie. Sono solo strumenti che abbiamo creato per dare una parvenza di ordine a ciò che non ne ha. Ma come siamo a...

Is geography really destiny?Our maps may no longer be stalked by dragons and monsters, but our perceptions of the world are still shaped by geographic myths. Myths like Europe being the centre of the world. Or that border walls are the solution to migration. Or that Russia is predestined to threaten its neighbours.In his punchy and authoritative new book, Paul Richardson challenges recent popular accounts of geographical determinism and shows that how the w...

Featuring more than one hundred easy-to-follow and delicious recipes, this book delivers authentic Spanish cuisine to home cooks everywhere!Love the delicious, made-for-sharing native cuisine of Spain? Rustic Spanish presents a robust collection of authentic Spanish dishes, including both traditional favorites and contemporary fare, along with suggested wine pairings and ingredient guides. Six comprehensive chapters are filled with a diverse range of belove...

In Sixteenth Century Europe, as countries extend their global reach, an Anglo-Dutch Allegiance sets out to undermine and bring down the Spanish Empire.When a wealthy Genoese banker and his vivacious wife employ a new tutor, they are under constant surveillance.And not without reason, the Head of the Spanish Security is suspicious of the newly appointed tutor. It is also no coincidence the banker is enlisted to carry out business for the King of Spain.Through erotica...

The story of the real 'good life' of an off-grid existence in rural SpainPaul Richardson fled the city to live on the land in a rough-and-tumble village on the edge of Europe. Immersing himself in the culture of his remote Spanish community, he learned the traditional arts of animal husbandry and vegetable growing, wine-making and home distilling, and made bread from the rye he sowed on the stone-walled terraces of his twelve-acre farm.In prose that shimmer...

The Red Sheep is a story set among the challenges faced by families as they deal with aging, mortality, religion, and relationships. Jessica, an only child, was immersed in a stable and supportive family life but it did not hide the fact she was different, and she saw the world differently. As a child she questioned her being. As a teenager she sent her mother in search of answers. As an adult she learned to accept life was what she could make of it. Jessica’s journey was filled with the c...

Os nossos mapas podem já não ser dominados por dragões e monstros, mas as nossas perceções do mundo continuam a ser moldadas por mitos geográficos. Mitos como o de que a Europa é o centro do mundo, que os muros nas fronteiras são a solução para a imigração, ou que a Rússia está predestinada a ameaçar os seus vizinhos.Neste livro, Paul Richardson desafia os argumentos mais popularizados sobre o determinismo geográfico, mostrando que a forma como o mundo é representado não significa ...

This textbook offers a refreshingly clear and digestible introduction to statistical analysis for psychology using the user-friendly jamovi software. The authors provide a concise, practical guide that takes students from the early stages of research design, with a jargon-free explanation of terminology, and walks them through key analyses such as the t-test, ANOVA, correlation, chi-square, and linear regression. The book features written interpretations to help learners identify relevant ...

Ingrid Lundström, the daughter of a wealthy Swedish banker, has been a global roamer since she left school. An iconic blond, she resembles Agnetha Fältskog of Abba fame. These attributes dominate her existence, especially when she moves to Papua New Guinea, to work. Because of her connection to wealth, she becomes the target of criminals. Because of her appearance, she attracts special interest at every turn. When aspiring teacher Michael Mannion hears about Ingrid’s fate at the hands of k...

Italian by heritage, Australian by birth, a longtime resident of the United States, Antonio Vincini considers himself successful. He’s worked hard to become an internationally sought after financial adviser. He’s accumulated the trimmings of success, and at the age of thirty-six, Tony has everything he thinks a man could want. His world changes dramatically when he moves to the Fly River in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. Tony anticipates the move, to fulfill a commitment to his ...

In 2015, "The Spine of Russia" - a month-long, Kickstarter-financed journey - took a mismatched duo of Russian and American journalists on a 6000-kilometer road trip from the frigid shores of the Barents Sea to Sochi, Russia's southernmost tip on the Black Sea.The goal was to view Russia from the ground, to collect powerful images and honest human stories that offered a more subtle, complex picture of the United States' resurgent global rival. The trip captured over 3000 still imag...