State failure, ethnopolitical war, genocide, famine, and refugee flows are variants of a type of complex political and humanitarian crisis, exemplified during the 1990s in places like Somalia, Bosnia, Liberia, and Afghanistan. The international consequences of such crises are profound, often threatening regional security and requiring major inputs of humanitarian assistance. They also may pose long-term and costly challenges of rebuilding shattered governments and societies. A vital policy...

In this episode, Jack Stone-Hard agrees to help the eunuchs at the Infirmus Outpost on Mira Secundus to free their women from the infamous pirate, Morgan Spacebane. Will Jack save the women, and stop Morgan from murdering everyone that shows discontentment with the pirate’s sexual abilities?

Megan Hart is living a disappointing life with her loser husband on Orion Prime. Having had enough of the sexual inadequacy of her husband, she travels to Orion Pendicular, which has the largest brothel in the Orion star system.Disappointed by the selection at the brothel, Megan opts to leave the brothel without paying, which gets her into trouble with the enforcers of the Castro Cartel.However, one man can save her from the enforcers and give her the good fuck she is yearn...

Two Can Play That Plane, Book 5 in Cocker Brothers, Justin Cocker:Some say I'm the bad twin. They don't understand me and I don't care. I'm planning to change the world, and for the better. No time for distractions. But she was sly, my opponent. Tricky. What she doesn't get is that when I am faced with a challenge, I win. Only one thing could stand in the way. Family."...the best Cocker Brother book so far," — U.K. Trips Down Imag...

Six Brothers to meld and mend your heart..."...sizzling; it was funny and also had me shedding tears. I couldn't put it down!" - Romantic At Heart Book Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Jaxson Cocker:No way. It can't be her.But it is.After all these years....Getting kissed by that city-boy douche-bag is Rachel Sawyer.My best friend and secret love when I was just a boy.The only girl who could ever ...

The Encyclopedia of Political Revolutions is an important reference work that describes revolutionary events that have affected and often changed the course of history.Suitable for students and interested lay readers yet authoritative enough for scholars, its 200 articles by leading scholars from around the world provide quick answers to specific questions as well as in-depth treatment of events and trends accompanying revolutions. Includes descriptions of specific revolut...

This work explores the relationship between religion, social patterns, and the perception of the character of scripture in four modes of Ancient Judaism: (1) the Jerusalem community of the fifth to fourth centuries B.C.E. (ie, the Early Second Temple Period); (2) the Judaism of the Graeco-Roman Disapora down to the end of the fourth century of the Christian Era; (3) earliest rabbinic Judaism in the second century C.E> in the land of Israel; (4) Late Antique Talmudic Rabbinism, primarily in...

How to Be Confident After a Breakup: A Step-by-Step Guide to Healing, Rebuilding Self-Esteem, and Finding Yourself After HeartbreakBy Jack Cator • Narrated by Jeannine Stone • 1 hour 48 minutes Includes the full 36-page Breakup Recovery Workbook ($14.99 value, free)Rated 4.8 stars by verified listeners."Thoughtful and uplifting." — Rick Oldaker"Meaningful and healing." — Robert Holmes"Qui...

'The Human Resources Scorecard: measuring the return on investment' is the first book to provide a comprehensive, step-by-step process for measuring return on investment in human resources programs. Based on the classic ROI definition of earnings divided by investment, the ROI Process developed 20 years ago by co-author Jack J Phillips aids managers in determining and improving the bottom-line impact that human resource programs have on an organization. The ROI Process provides six additio...

Jack R. Stonelawyer, banker, rancher, big game hunter, and former chairman of the powerful Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissionshares the humorous, informative, and sometimes dangerous events of his life. In Every Man Dies, Not Every Man Lives, he tells war stories from his law practice, dwelling on the sometimes humorous and sometimes enlightening aspects of the law. Stones banking experiences, although detailing both the entertaining and the mundane, also include stories of memor...

Written by eminent sociologists, this book introduces and assesses some of the most influential, recent sociological theories. Each chapter explains the theory and describes a related program of empirical research. Chapters are authored by the actual founders (and/or leading exponents) of these theoretical programs; many chapters contain a description of the inception, growth, and present status of the theoretical program. The book covers a broad range of sociological concerns, from the in...

At the end of his journey, Jack and his sons travel back in time to the Wolf Rayet system, to stop Marvin Stone-Hard from releasing a deadly virus in the future. But is Jack being played, and will Jack's sons face terrible consequences for failing to satisfy Marvin's sex robots?