Sam knows how the life he's currently living ends. It isn't the life, or the ending, he wants. He makes a choice to try his hand as a lighthouse keeper's apprentice. The life of a lighthouse keeper promises responsibility. Adventure. He will find adventure, the likes of which he could never have imagined. The journey that unfolds before him promises to change his life...if he can only survive.

Britain is sleepwalking to disaster, because London has abandoned all forms of proper strategy. That is the sobering message of this powerful analysis exposing the great failings of British security and defence policy.Britain long ago abandoned the art and science of grand strategy, even though this is crucial for establishing the country's direction of travel. Without grand strategy, national strategy has been reduced to little more than a political game of how much threat Britain...

As remote work becomes the new norm, leaders face the unique challenge of guiding their teams from a distance. But how can you foster productivity, maintain morale, and build a cohesive team when you’re not in the same room? How to Manage a Remote Team: Leadership Strategies for Virtual Success is your comprehensive guide to mastering remote team management and building a thriving virtual workplace.This book provides essential strategies for leaders to effectively manage, motivate,...

Early in the Second World War, Peter Wand-Tetley volunteered for special service. He saw action first with the newly formed Commandos raiding the North African coast and then in the fierce fighting on Crete. Operations with the LRDG in the Western Desert were followed by SAS actions as Rommel retreated to Tunis. Remarkably he then transferred to the Special Operations Executive and was parachuted blind into enemy occupied Greece in 1943. His role was to train and equip Andarte guerillas an...

A prominent lawyer colorfully recounts a lost and lamented era in Texas politics: "Fascinating . . . Vivid, insightful commentary." — Houston ChronicleOnce upon a time in Texas, there were liberal activists of various stripes who sought to make the state more tolerant (and more tolerable). David Richards was one of them.In this fast-paced, often humorous memoir, he remembers the players, the strategy sessions, the legal and politi...

Every self-help book teaches the same virtues: gratitude, acceptance, forgiveness, calm, courage. Sanctuary of the Soul asks a harder question about each one — who benefits when it is sold to you as a private, purchasable technique, and what it actually looks like once nobody is selling it back.Richard David Hames has spent a working life advising governments, corporations, and family enterprises across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and the Global South on how civilisatio...

At no point since the Cold War has global security been so profoundly threatened. Conflict rages in Ukraine and the Middle East, as Russia's territorial ambitions drive Europe towards major rearmament. China, now among the world's pre-eminent military and economic superpowers, threatens to undermine the fabric of global cooperation. Meanwhile, uncertainty grows over the US's long-term commitment to NATO. Without a new strategic framework to make sense of these developments, we stand on the...

T his is a fun and thrilling story about Owen's first trip to the zoo. This story can also help children to manage expectations, communicate emotions and avoid violent exchanges.

From the Canadian in charge of the joint military command in Kandahar Province in Afghanistan, this is the real on-the-ground story of one of NATO's bloodiest, most decisive and misunderstood operations: The battle of Panjwayi, the defining moment of "Operation Medusa."In the summer of 2006, David Fraser was the Canadian general in charge of NATO's Regional Command South, a territory spanning six Afghan provinces surrounding the Arghandab Valley. Birthplace of the ...

In an era of fiscal constraint, rising public demand, and fragmented governance, the UK's approach to public spending is under unprecedented strain. At the centre of this system sits HM Treasury, long regarded as the most powerful department in British government yet questioned for its ability to deliver effective financial control in an increasingly complex and fragmented policy landscape. This book offers a bold and timely reassessment of the Treasury's role in shaping the UK's public fi...

Cargo claims are the most frequent form of third-party liability incurred by carriers by sea and their P&I insurers. They are the bread-and-butter work of ship operators and P&I clubs, with each club handling thousands of cargo claims every year. This new book examines every aspect of cargo claims from a legal and practical perspective and complements other legal textbooks which specialise in bills of lading or charterparties.Following the life of a typical cargo claim, the book an...

Aristocracies have always existed at the pleasure of the king and loyally served his interests. Western popular support for our monstrous wars arises from the fact that our material prosperity is inextricably tied to the super profits of colonial and neo-colonial exploitation of the nations of what is now called the Global South. Imperialist super profits accrued by US multi national corporations are the material base of western prosperity. They are the new kings of the capitalist world.