Western views of southern Somalia are dominated by perceived gaps in the overall liberal order. Classical Western liberalism emphasizes individualism, civil and political liberties, the rule of law, and state structures.Counter-insurgency warfare in former European colonial possessions since the 1960s has been a continuing challenge. Neither in Vietnam, nor in Afghanistan, nor in Iraq did Western armies “win” counter-insurgency wars in a way that left them stable, moderate, peacefu...

The go-to guide to transforming the way you work from award-winning international speaker, Amazon #1 best-selling author and renowned culture change expert Colin D. Ellis.Culture is the #1 determinant of team and organisation success and yet too many people still don't know where to begin the evolution process. Often, they will change the office layout, implement the latest silver bullet method or have the CEO start walking around saying hello to people through gritted teeth. These are lip...

This "fascinating" biography of a South African-born warrior provides a window into a full century of military conflicts (Adam Makos, New York Times–bestselling author of A Higher Call).Four-War Boer traces Pieter Krueler's highly colorful life from the Second Boer War, where he first served as a fourteen-year-old scout, to his service in World War I with the German army in East Africa to the Spanish Civil War to World Wa...

The Life and Legacy of One of History's Most Fascinating MagiciansThelema is one of the most powerful and influential systems of magick the world has ever known. But to truly understand the philosophy and practice of Thelema, you need to understand its charismatic founder, Aleister Crowley. Thelema reveals this enigmatic figure in all of his provocative and brilliant glory, providing a biography of Crowley and showing how his work evolved to become a parad...

Following on the book Drive Coil:The Persephone arrives, damaged, at the space port of Egrass. Captain Ness receives an unusual job offer that she can't really refuse. In the back of her mind she feels uneasy. Meeting another ship in mid space could place them in a very dangerous position. Should be safe, or what is she exposing her ship to?

Occupation and Insurgency details German policies towards civilians and captured military forces in the Soviet Union from 1941-1945 and examines them in the context of the laws of war. The results of these policies illustrate how an occupying force can establish a sense of legitimacy or spur a stronger resistance among the local citizens. While focused upon World War II, the book is very relevant to todays war on terror and the handling of current counterinsurgency scenarios....

The appearance of an alien race called the Xtranda causes a prolonged war to breakout between the United Nations and a coalition of countries called the Alliance. The war devastates Earth to such an extent that remaining peoples, under the protection by United Nations, are compelled to evacuate Earth for a new home in a faraway galaxy offered to them by the Xtranda. But should the Xtranda be trusted and what new horrors will the modern pioneers encounter on their new home.

The Practice of the Body of Christ begins a conversation between "apocalyptic" interpretations of the Apostle Paul and the contemporary revival in "virtue ethics." It argues that the human actor's place in Pauline theology has long been captive to theological concerns foreign to Paul and that we can discern in Paul a classical account of human action that Alasdair MacIntyre's work helps to recover. Such an account of agency helps ground an apocalyptic reading of Paul by recovering the cent...

In 1996, the world witnessed an unprecedented psychological phenomenon. Millions of people, from children to corporate executives, became intensely, genuinely emotionally attached to a low-resolution clump of black pixels on a tiny keychain screen. When their Tamagotchis "died," owners experienced real grief. This bizarre fad was not a marketing accident; it was a masterful hack of human biology. Evolution has hardwired our brains to respond to specific caregiving triggers—hunger cries, vu...

The Me 262 was the first of its kind, the first jet-powered aircraft. Although conceived before the war, with the initial plans being drawn in April 1939, the Stormbird was beset with technological (particularly the revolutionary engines) and political difficulties, resulting in it not entering combat until August 1944, with claims of nineteen downed Allied aircraft. The performance of the Me 262 so far exceeded that of Allied aircraft that on 1 Sepember 1944, USAAF General Carl Spaatz rem...

The Me 262 was the first of its kind, the first jet-powered aircraft. Although conceived before the war, with the initial plans being drawn in April 1939, the Stormbird was beset with technological (particularly the revolutionary engines) and political difficulties, resulting in it not entering combat until August 1944, with claims of nineteen downed Allied aircraft. The performance of the Me 262 so far exceeded that of Allied aircraft that on 1 Sepember 1944, USAAF General Carl Spaatz rem...

This book presents the essential electrical events that shaped the creation of a planet that can support life, shaped membrane formation, single cell formation, single cell wound healing, multicellularity, epithelial tissues, basement membranes and many other biological events. This book aims to do three things: 1) enhance awareness of the lesser known contributions of electrical forces in life, 2) develop a picture of the all-embracing impact of electricity throughout biology and 3) as a ...