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"Exquisite . . . A powerful example of how to carry the things that define us without being broken by them." -WASHINGTON POST

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDFINALIST FOR THE PEN/JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARDFrom U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón&nbsp;comes The Carrying—her most powerful collection yet. Vulnerable, tender, acute, these are serious poems, brave poems, exploring with honesty the ambiguous moment between the rapture of youth and the grace of acceptance. A daughter tends to aging parents. A woman struggles with infertility—“What if, instead of carrying / a child, I am supposed to carry grief?”—and a body seized by pain and vertigo as well as ecstasy. A nation convulses: “Every song of this country / has an unsung third stanza, something brutal.” And still Limón shows us, as ever, the persistence of hunger, love, and joy, the dizzying fullness of our too-short lives. “Fine then, / I’ll take it,” she writes. “I’ll take it all.”In&nbsp;Bright Dead Things, Limón showed us a heart “giant with power, heavy with blood”—“the huge beating genius machine / that thinks, no, it knows, / it’s going to come in first.” In her follow-up collection, that heart is on full display—even as&nbsp;The Carrying&nbsp;continues further and deeper into the bloodstream, following the hard-won truth of what it means to live in an imperfect world.

Limn A: The Carrying

The Carrying

Poems

Contents 
1. 
A Name 
Ancestors 
How Most of the Dreams Go 
The Leash 
Almost Forty 
Trying 
On a Pink Moon 
The Raincoat 
The Vulture &amp; the Body 
American Pharaoh 
Dandelion Insomnia 
Dream of the Raven 
The Visitor 
Late Summer after a Panic Attack 
Bust 
Dead Stars 
Dream of Destruction 
Prey 
2. 
The Burying Beetle 
How We Are Made 
The Light the Living See 
The Dead Boy 
What I Want to Remember 
Overpass 
The Millionth Dream of Your Return 
Bald Eagles in a Field 
I’m Sure about Magic 
Wonder Woman 
The Real Reason 
The Year of the Goldfinches 
Notes on the Below 
Sundown and All the Damage Done 
On a Lamp Post Long Ago 
Of Roots &amp; Roamers 
Killing Methods 
Full Gallop 
Dream of the Men 
A New National Anthem 
Cargo 
The Contract Says: We’d Like the Conversation to Be Bilingual 
It’s Harder 
3. 
Against Belonging 
Instructions on Not Giving Up 
Would You Rather 
Maybe I’ll Be Another Kind of Mother 
Carrying 
What I Didn’t Know Before 
Mastering 
The Last Thing 
Love Poem with Apologies for My Appearance 
Sway 
Sacred Objects 
Sometimes I Think My Body Leaves a Shape in the Air 
Cannibal Woman 
Wife 
From the Ash Inside the Bone 
Time Is on Fire 
After the Fire 
Losing 
The Last Drop 
After His Ex Died 
Sparrow, What Did You Say? 
Notes &amp; Acknowledgments

How the social organization of Europe and China shaped their divergent economic and political trajectories over the past millennium In the eleventh century, when Europe was still backward and poor, China was a rich and sophisticated civilization. Yet Europe became the birthplace of democracy and the Industrial Revolution, driving the Great Enrichment, while China stagnated until the end of the twentieth century and was always ruled by autocracies. Two Paths to Prosperity traces the emergence of two very different social organizations in premodern China and Europe--the clan and the corporation--showing how they were key factors in the economic and political divergence of these two great civilizations. In this landmark book, three leading economists offer a bold new account of why Europe and China evolved along such different trajectories. In the early Middle Ages, public goods like risk sharing, religious worship, education, and conflict resolution were provided by nonstate organizations in both societies. China increasingly relied on kin-based cooperation within clans, while weaker kinship ties in Europe gave rise to corporations such as guilds, universities, and self-governing towns. Despite performing similar functions, clans and corporations were built on very different principles--with lasting consequences until today. Providing a novel answer to a fundamental question in economic and political history, Two Paths to Prosperity shows how extended kinship in Chinese society facilitated the consolidation of autocracy and hindered innovation and economic development, and how corporations in Europe influenced emerging state institutions and set the stage for the Industrial Revolution.

Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000

Two Paths to Prosperity

London Hearts Series

**ORDER THE PAPERBACK OF THE SUITE SECRET NOW FOR AN EXCLUSIVE FIRST EDITION WITH INSIDE PRINTING. AVAILABLE WHILE STOCKS LAST** 'Sizzling angst, an addictive storyline and scenes that had me giggling and kicking my feet!' Leigh Rivers What happens when temptation doesn't check out? Gemma's got it all figured out: amazing best friends April and Anna, a high-flying job, and a dating life that's strictly no-strings-attached. Men fall at her feet - and she walks away from them without a backwards glance. Max is a jet-setter with zero interest in settling down. Between London and New York City, he's in a position of power working at a luxury hotelier. But when he meets Gemma in a high-stakes hotel pitch, their chemistry is instant, electric...and completely off limits. Why? Because Max is her best-friend Anna's brother. Anna has just one rule: don't even think about her brother. But the danger zone is Gemma's favourite place to be. And some temptations are worth checking in for... Can she resist the one man she can't have? And can he resist her? From the author of the chart-topping The Other Brother comes an irresistible best friend's brothers romance with globe-trotting glamour, sizzling banter and luxury hotel settings. Perfect for fans of Ana Huang and Lauren Asher. Tropes - Best friend's brother ¿¿¿¿¿ - Forbidden romance ¿¿¿ - Billionaire romance ¿ - Slow burn ¿ - Secret relationship ¿ ¿Readers are giving The Suite Secret five stars!¿ 'What a great story! Made me laugh, made me sweat, nearly cried too!' 'Lighthearted, fun and spicy. I devoured this book in two days flat. Can't wait for book three' 'Tierney's second book was just as brilliant as her first. I read it in 6 hours. I can't wait to read Anna's story' 'A 5/5 fun read, absolutely banging smut, and just really well written overall! You won't regret picking it up' 'Tierney you did not disappoint!! Just wow!! It captivated me.' 'Absolute perfection! I loved every second of this book.' 'This duet has been incredible. It was pure escapism. You'll laugh, you'll maybe cry and your toes will definitely curl. She writes real characters and stories you can connect with. Her spice is spicing! The chemistry in particular with max and Gemma was SO HOT. I can't wait to read what she does next.' 'I love Tierney's writing and I can't wait to read more from her. I need April's book ASAP'

a spicy, must-read best friend's brother romance, from the BookTok sensation for 2026

The Suite Secret

How do we design for connection?A sense of belonging is not a nice-to-have but a fundamental human need. At work, at home and in our communities, belonging shapes our health, wellbeing and ability to thrive. Yet as society becomes increasingly individualized and workplaces evolve, many people are left feeling disconnected and isolated.The Choir Effect introduces 12 practical principles for building trust, connection and belonging, drawn from scientific research, real-world examples and lived experience. Inspired by the remarkable bonding effects of communal singing, it explores what singing together reveals about human nature and translates those insights into practical tools for application in our everyday lives. Discover how to create environments where people feel safe, valued and connected, whether leading a team, strengthening personal relationships or building a community.At a time when loneliness, polarization and social fragmentation are on the rise, The Choir Effect offers a timely and hopeful response. Combining compelling stories, accessible research and practical exercises, it provides a framework for creating shared experiences that foster trust, connection and belonging.

How to build trust, connection and belonging in a fragmented world

The Choir Effect

Vorteile<ul><li>Das Buch verbindet im Thema Purpose erstmals die Person-Ebene mit der Organisationsebene</li><li>Vor der Folie der "Purpose Driven Organizations" zeigt es wie "Purpose Driven Leadership" entstehen kann.</li><li>Vier Why-Leader:innen aus ganz unterschiedlichen Gesellschaftsbereichen und Organisationen zeigen, dass Good Practice kein Hexenwerk ist - so wird die Idee des "Lead with why" plastisch und praktisch.</li><li>Es nimmt die Lesenden mit in ein tieferes Verständnis von Führung, Selbstführung und Purpose. Damit stellt es sich selbst auf den Kopf: Ein "How-to" für Führung das zeigt, dass "How-to" nicht wirksam ist - dass ich von außen nichts aufsetzen kann à la "Mach das so!".</li><li>Es zeigt zugleich die Entwicklungswege und Fragen auf, die sich Purpose Leader:innen stellen und wird so zu einem konkreten Lernpfad für Führungskräfte</li><li>Es zeichnet die Vision neuer Organisationen und Formen der Zusammenarbeit, die nicht durch Strukturen gesichert sind, sondern durch Menschen mit Leben und Sinn gefüllt werden</li></ul>Zitat/Testimonial "Lead with why" saugt dich als Lesende ein, weil es genau das berührt, was dich laufend beschäftigt - was kann ich tun? Wozu ruft mich dieses Leben? Zum Werk Das Buch führt auf einen spannenden Entwicklungsweg - zum eigenen Purpose, zu den eigenen Überzeugungssystemen, zu den eigenen Schatten, zu den tiefen Sehnsüchten. Und führt von dort wieder zurück ins Außen - wie interagiere ich in Beziehung, in sozialen Systemen, in Organisationen. Wie führe ich wirklich verbunden mit meinem Purpose - mich selbst und andere? Wie ändert sich dadurch Führung, Zusammenarbeit und Organisation, wenn wir diese Kunst des "Lead with why" lernen. Und wie kann das zu einer gesunden Wurzel neuer demokratischer Systeme werden. Vier Why Leader:innen kommen zu Wort und werden in ihrem Führungsalltag begleitet:<ul><li>Christian Kopp, bayrischer Landesbischof der evangelischen Kirche</li><li>Sophie Quidenus, Chair Woman von Om:nius, Vorzeige Frau in der Tech Welt</li><li>Christoph Werner, CEO von dm Drogeriemarkt</li><li>Hemma Rüggen, Vorständin der Pioneers of Change</li></ul>Anhand dieser praktischen Beispiele des Gelingens und Scheiterns zeigen sich die Wege und Prinzipien des Why Leadership. Ein Buch über die neue Form der Führung und die zugrundeliegende Haltung von "Führungskräften". Es ist auch aus jeder anderen Rolle spannend zu lesen, weil es zeigt, dass der eigene Purpose Leadership erfordert - egal in welchem Lebensbereich. Und dass Führung aus Selbstführung erwächst. Zielgruppe Führungskräfte, Unternehmen, Beratung, Coaches, Organisationsentwicklung, HR-Expertinnen und HR-Experten, Studierende und Lehrende in Fächern rund um Management, Organisation, Führung, Influencerinnen und Influencer, Change-Managerinnen und Change Manager, Social-Change-Interessierte, Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten, Politikerinnen und Politiker, Pädagoginnen und Pädagogen, Therapeutinnen und Therapeuten sowie Neugierige.

Vorteile<ul><li>Das Buch verbindet im Thema Purpose erstmals die Person-Ebene mit der Organisationsebene</li><li>Vor der Folie der "Purpose Driven Organizations" zeigt es wie "Purpose Driven Leadership" entstehen kann.</li><li>Vier Why-Leader:innen aus ganz unterschiedlichen Gesellschaftsbereichen und Organisationen zeigen, dass Good Practice kein Hexenwerk ist - so wird die Idee des "Lead with why" plastisch und praktisch.</li><li>Es nimmt die Lesenden mit in ein tieferes Verständnis von Führung, Selbstführung und Purpose. Damit stellt es sich selbst auf den Kopf: Ein "How-to" für Führung das zeigt, dass "How-to" nicht wirksam ist - dass ich von außen nichts aufsetzen kann à la "Mach das so!".</li><li>Es zeigt zugleich die Entwicklungswege und Fragen auf, die sich Purpose Leader:innen stellen und wird so zu einem konkreten Lernpfad für Führungskräfte</li><li>Es zeichnet die Vision neuer Organisationen und Formen der Zusammenarbeit, die nicht durch Strukturen gesichert sind, sondern durch Menschen mit Leben und Sinn gefüllt werden</li></ul>Zitat/Testimonial 
 "Lead with why" saugt dich als Lesende ein, weil es genau das berührt, was dich laufend beschäftigt - was kann ich tun? Wozu ruft mich dieses Leben?
 Zum Werk 
 Das Buch führt auf einen spannenden Entwicklungsweg - zum eigenen Purpose, zu den eigenen Überzeugungssystemen, zu den eigenen Schatten, zu den tiefen Sehnsüchten.
 
 Und führt von dort wieder zurück ins Außen - wie interagiere ich in Beziehung, in sozialen Systemen, in Organisationen. Wie führe ich wirklich verbunden mit meinem Purpose - mich selbst und andere?
 
 Wie ändert sich dadurch Führung, Zusammenarbeit und Organisation, wenn wir diese Kunst des "Lead with why" lernen.
 
 Und wie kann das zu einer gesunden Wurzel neuer demokratischer Systeme werden.
 
 Vier Why Leader:innen kommen zu Wort und werden in ihrem Führungsalltag begleitet:
 <ul><li>Christian Kopp, bayrischer Landesbischof der evangelischen Kirche</li><li>Sophie Quidenus, Chair Woman von Om:nius, Vorzeige Frau in der Tech Welt</li><li>Christoph Werner, CEO von dm Drogeriemarkt</li><li>Hemma Rüggen, Vorständin der Pioneers of Change</li></ul>
 Anhand dieser praktischen Beispiele des Gelingens und Scheiterns zeigen sich die Wege und Prinzipien des Why Leadership.
 
 Ein Buch über die neue Form der Führung und die zugrundeliegende Haltung von "Führungskräften". Es ist auch aus jeder anderen Rolle spannend zu lesen, weil es zeigt, dass der eigene Purpose Leadership erfordert - egal in welchem Lebensbereich. Und dass Führung aus Selbstführung erwächst.
 Zielgruppe 
 Führungskräfte, Unternehmen, Beratung, Coaches, Organisationsentwicklung, HR-Expertinnen und HR-Experten, Studierende und Lehrende in Fächern rund um Management, Organisation, Führung, Influencerinnen und Influencer, Change-Managerinnen und Change Manager, Social-Change-Interessierte, Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten, Politikerinnen und Politiker, Pädagoginnen und Pädagogen, Therapeutinnen und Therapeuten sowie Neugierige.

Wie Topmanagement ein Unternehmen entwickelt - oder blockiert

Das entscheidende Team

Alice

Brims with ideas and insights . . . Ghosh is at his sparkling best' IRISH TIMES Wild Fictions brings together Amitav Ghosh's extraordinary writing on the subjects that have obsessed him over the last twenty-five years: literature and language; climate change and the environment; human lives, travel, and discoveries. The spaces that we inhabit, and the way in which we occupy them, is a constant thread throughout this striking and expansive collection. From the significance of the commodification of the clove, the diversity of the mangrove forests in West Bengal and the radical fluidity of multilingualism, Wild Fictions is a powerful refutation of imperial violence, a fascinating exploration of the fictions we weave to absorb history, and a reminder of the importance of empathy. With the combination of moral passion, intellectual curiosity and literary elegance that defines his writing, Amitav Ghosh makes us understand the world in new, and urgent, ways. Together, the pieces within Wild Fictions chart a course that allows us to heal our relationships and restore a delicate balance with the volatile landscapes to which we all belong. 'We owe a great debt to Ghosh's brilliant mind, avenging pen, and huge soul' NAOMI KLEIN, author of This Changes Everything

Wild Fictions

A successful career awaits—no college degree required! This indispensable resource guides you through alternative routes to prosperity and fulfillment, from a renowned CEO who did it herself. Most people believe a degree is the price of admission to a meaningful, high-paying career. Without it, your options are limited, and your ceiling is fixed. But that narrative isn’t just outdated. It’s costing millions of capable professionals the futures they’ve already earned. In How to Get Hired Without a Degree, technologist CEO and DEI advocate LaShana Lewis dismantles the notion of the “paper ceiling” and reveals what it really takes to build a thriving career without a diploma. Drawing from her own journey—from being repeatedly shut out of opportunities to rising as a CTO—Lewis delivers a practical, proven roadmap for workers skilled through alternative routes (STARs). How to Get Hired Without a Degree equips readers with the tools to translate real-world skills into real opportunities—whether that means breaking into a new field, advancing into leadership, or finally being recognized for their value, with lessons including: <ul><li> How to focus on skill-building for a competitive advantage </li><li> How to gain credible experience without traditional credentials </li><li> How to navigate hiring processes with confidence and strategy </li><li> How to grow, pivot, and lead in your career long-term </li></ul> With this book, all professionals can feel empowered with the tools to claim the career they deserve and help reshape a workforce that’s primed for change.

A successful career awaits—no college degree required! This indispensable resource guides you through alternative routes to prosperity and fulfillment, from a renowned CEO who did it herself. Most people believe a degree is the price of admission to a meaningful, high-paying career. Without it, your options are limited, and your ceiling is fixed. But that narrative isn’t just outdated. It’s costing millions of capable professionals the futures they’ve already earned. In How to Get Hired Without a Degree, technologist CEO and DEI advocate LaShana Lewis dismantles the notion of the “paper ceiling” and reveals what it really takes to build a thriving career without a diploma. Drawing from her own journey—from being repeatedly shut out of opportunities to rising as a CTO—Lewis delivers a practical, proven roadmap for workers skilled through alternative routes (STARs). How to Get Hired Without a Degree equips readers with the tools to translate real-world skills into real opportunities—whether that means breaking into a new field, advancing into leadership, or finally being recognized for their value, with lessons including: <ul><li> How to focus on skill-building for a competitive advantage </li><li> How to gain credible experience without traditional credentials </li><li> How to navigate hiring processes with confidence and strategy </li><li> How to grow, pivot, and lead in your career long-term </li></ul> With this book, all professionals can feel empowered with the tools to claim the career they deserve and help reshape a workforce that’s primed for change.

An Alternative Path to a Successful Career

How to Get Hired Without a Degree

A collection of eye-opening natural experiments, showing how economists uncover cause-and-effect relationships and reveal insights about our world. Does having a daughter change how a congressperson votes? How did a nineteenth-century doctor help discover germs? Is it better to go first or second in a penalty shootout? Why don’t diplomats pay their parking tickets? Do leaders really matter? These are all questions economists ask. Some of these questions are serious, others less consequential. But all are interesting—and can be answered by way of the natural experiment. A natural experiment is an event in the real world that neatly divides people into a treatment and control group—and it is one of the greatest tools in the economist’s toolkit. In Daughters, Diplomats, and Death, Patrick Gourley discusses why and how economists have leveraged this powerful method to answer questions that were long thought unanswerable. In the vein of Freakonomics, Nudge, and The Tipping Point, the book takes the reader on a lively and engaging tour of some of the most fascinating natural experiments, explaining how they work, how they help social scientists answer questions, and what conclusions they reached. The experiments illuminate a wide range of timely issues in health, education, reproductive issues, and the environment, lending rich and much-needed nuance to the complex debates that shape today’s headlines.

A collection of eye-opening natural experiments, showing how economists uncover cause-and-effect relationships and reveal insights about our world. Does having a daughter change how a congressperson votes? How did a nineteenth-century doctor help discover germs? Is it better to go first or second in a penalty shootout? Why don’t diplomats pay their parking tickets? Do leaders really matter? These are all questions economists ask. Some of these questions are serious, others less consequential. But all are interesting—and can be answered by way of the natural experiment. A natural experiment is an event in the real world that neatly divides people into a treatment and control group—and it is one of the greatest tools in the economist’s toolkit. In Daughters, Diplomats, and Death, Patrick Gourley discusses why and how economists have leveraged this powerful method to answer questions that were long thought unanswerable. In the vein of Freakonomics, Nudge, and The Tipping Point, the book takes the reader on a lively and engaging tour of some of the most fascinating natural experiments, explaining how they work, how they help social scientists answer questions, and what conclusions they reached. The experiments illuminate a wide range of timely issues in health, education, reproductive issues, and the environment, lending rich and much-needed nuance to the complex debates that shape today’s headlines.

How Economists Use Natural Experiments to Decipher Our World

Daughters, Diplomats, and Death

Exposes the anatomy of organizational harm and how to save institutions from toxic culture While we often read about corporate scandals, we are left wondering: why do organizations keep causing harm?​​​​​​​ Benjamin van Rooij and Nicholas Lord argue that to truly understand and address the impacts of dysfunctional organizations we must look beyond the senior executives and/or leaders and understand the deeper problems in the organization itself. To do so, Toxic uses dozens of in-depth case studies to connect the dots between various scandals and illustrate the deeper toxic patterns within organizations that lead to them. Each chapter recounts compelling stories of individuals caught within these toxic systems and addresses urgent societal challenges such as environmental degradation, the opioid epidemic, the harms of social media, and police abuse. Stories include: <ul><li>Boeing focusing so much on its day-to-day share price that it lost sight of ensuring the long-term safety of its 737 MAX airplanes.</li><li>Volkswagen experimenting with monkeys locked in cages breathing exhaust fumes in a desperate attempt to deny the harm of its “clean diesel” engines.</li><li>How the Oakland Police Department taught its rookies to engage in racist and abusive policing practices, resisting decades-long attempts to reform the department.</li></ul> Revealing, accessible, and engaging, Toxic, breaks down the core characteristics of toxic organizations and shows readers how to recognize and address toxicity in their everyday lives.

Exposes the anatomy of organizational harm and how to save institutions from toxic cultures While we often read about the scandals organizations cause, we are often left wondering: why do organizations keep causing harm? Benjamin van Rooij and Nicholas Lord argue that to truly understand and address the impacts of dysfunctional workplaces we must understand the economic, social, and governmental contexts. To do so, Toxic uses dozens of in-depth case studies to connect the dots between various scandals and illustrate the deeper toxic patterns within organizations that lead to them. Each chapter recounts compelling stories of individuals caught within these toxic systems and addresses urgent societal challenges such as climate change, structural abuse, and the failures of both private and public institutions. Stories include: <ul><li>The role the US Federal Aviation Authority played in Boeing’s failure to ensure the safety of its 737 MAX airplanes</li><li>Volkswagen executives installing emission cheating software in 11 million vehicles</li><li>How Monsanto suppressed critical scientific evidence of the harmful nature of some of its most important products.</li></ul> Accessible, engaging, and full of insight, Toxic, breaks down the core characteristics of toxic organizations and equips readers with tools to unearth and prevent toxicity.

How Organizations Go Bad

Toxic

Longlisted for the 2026 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. One of Kirkus' Best of Fiction 2025. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by the Los Angeles Times, Town &amp; Country, and Alta. "Flores's style has an exhilarating punk, D.I.Y. aplomb; it's as if he feels he's inventing literature for the first time." -Mark Leyner, The New York Times Book Review "Flores's fiction possesses the aspect of a dream." -David L. Ulin, The Atlantic "This crazy, cakey world-making of Fernando A. Flores is all of literature: wide, plaintive, melancholy, and full of feminist fellow joyousness and ways . . . Hated this world ending. I want more." -Eileen Myles Two women fight to save their dystopian border town-and literature-in this gonzo near-future adventure. The year is 2038, and the formerly bustling town of Three Rivers, Texas, is a surreal wasteland. Under the authoritarian thumb of its tech industrialist mayor, Pablo Henry Crick, the town has outlawed reading and forced most of its mothers to work as indentured laborers at the Big Tex Fish Cannery, which poisons the atmosphere and lines Crick's pockets. Scraping by in this godforsaken landscape are best friends Proserpina and Neftalí. One of Three Rivers' last literate citizens, Neftalí hides and reads the books of the mysterious renegade author Jazzmin Monelle Rivas, whose last novel, Brother Brontë, is finally in Neftalí's possession. But after a series of increasingly violent atrocities committed by Crick's forces, Neftalí and Proserpina, with the help of a wounded Bengal tigress, three scheming triplets, and an underground network of rebel tías, rise up to reclaim their city-and in the process, unlock Rivas's connection to Three Rivers itself. An adventure that only the acclaimed Fernando A. Flores could dream up, Brother Brontë is a mordant, gonzo romp through a ruined world that, in its dysfunction, tyranny, and disparity, feels uncannily like our own. With his most ambitious book yet, Flores once again bends what fiction can do, in the process crafting a moving and unforgettable story of perseverance.

Brother Brontë

A concise, readable and thoroughly revised overview of Cuba written by Cubans for anyone interested in quickly understanding the island country’s turbulent history. Cuba: A Brief History covers the pre-Hispanic period, through Cuba’s struggle to maintain the revolution in the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, to the period after Fidel Castro’s decision to step down from office,&nbsp;to the 2014 opening to Cuba by the Obama Administration, the retirement of Raul Castro and his replacement as president in 2018 by Miguel Diaz Canal, and finally to the reversal of Washington’s engagement with Cuba under President Trump. This slim volume provides the reader with an overview of the history and politics of the tiny Caribbean island that continues to appear at the center of world events. Featuring a presentation and analysis of US intervention on the island, Cuba: A Brief History also includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading. This is an essential introduction to Cuba for students, visitors, and others looking for a bird’s eye view of the turbulent history of the island that has captivated and enthralled its northern neighbors for decades.

A concise, readable and thoroughly revised overview of Cuba written by Cubans for anyone interested in quickly understanding the island country’s turbulent history. Cuba: A Brief History covers the pre-Hispanic period, through Cuba’s struggle to maintain the revolution in the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, to the period after Fidel Castro’s decision to step down from office,&nbsp;to the 2014 opening to Cuba by the Obama Administration, the retirement of Raul Castro and his replacement as president in 2018 by Miguel Diaz Canal, and finally to the reversal of Washington’s engagement with Cuba under President Trump. This slim volume provides the reader with an overview of the history and politics of the tiny Caribbean island that continues to appear at the center of world events. Featuring a presentation and analysis of US intervention on the island, Cuba: A Brief History also includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading. This is an essential introduction to Cuba for students, visitors, and others looking for a bird’s eye view of the turbulent history of the island that has captivated and enthralled its northern neighbors for decades.

A Brief History

Cuba

A bold, hopeful argument for using our oceans to meet the worldwide need for food, renewable energy, and economic well-being without sacrificing the health of the planet As the world struggles to feed humanity, fuel economies and trade, and fulfill global energy needs, companies and governments are rushing to the vast blue expanse that covers two-thirds of our planet. But should we let them? A Sea of Wealth makes the provocative case for why we must harness the ocean—and demonstrates how we can do so wisely. Blending the latest science with engaging personal stories from a lifetime spent in and around the ocean, Ben Halpern takes readers around the globe to explore five key resources in the rapidly emerging blue economy: food, energy, transport, minerals, and carbon. He carefully considers what each has to offer, their environmental risks, and how they compare to land-based alternatives, while wrestling with his own feelings about using the sea. The danger is that industry and government will push too fast, too far into the ocean. Yet these expanding uses could provide environmental solutions at a planetary scale. A timely book by one of the world’s most influential environmental scientists, A Sea of Wealth tackles the question of whether we should halt or encourage the exploitation of our oceans and their untold resources—the answers may surprise you.

The Blue Economy and the Future of the Ocean

A Sea of Wealth

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