The ancient maritime Silk Road that helped connect Asia and Europe has been reinvented as part of China\'s ambitious Belt and Road initiative. However, the seaborne international trade and shipping-lanes, that carry 80-90 per cent of world trade, were there long before China\'s intrusion on the scene. Even so, China\'s intention to build ports at key locations along these trade routes has caused considerable

Chatham, New Jersey is a small town situated on the banks of the Passaic River. The first visitors were the Lenni Lenape Indians who stopped in Chatham on their annual migration from Sussex County to the Atlantic Ocean. They called the river the \'Fishawack. In late August of 1781, while his troops were camped in Morristown, George Washington wrote seventeen letters from a Chatham homestead. After

pstrongLauren Berry\'s stunning second collection follows a young bride through the maze of a Floridian suburb.strong As her husband\'s second wife, she enters stepmotherhood unprepared for its storybook tradition of distrust, a pain intensified by her discovery that she is unable to conceive a child of her own. Each failed attempt to create life is a stone thrown into a pond, rippling her every surface.

A collection of the finest essays written by one of the greatest essay writers in the English language.

pbThis is the David-and-Goliath story of how RAF Coastal Command battled with outdated aircraft against the deadly U-boat fleet during the crucial first years of World War II. b pIn his six-volume series iThe Second World Wari, Winston Churchill wrote The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril. But initially, everyone was surprised at the efficiency of the submarines.

pWhat\'s the best way to deliver bad news How do you lead someone if you don\'t particularly like or get along with them What do you say to someone who has asked for a raise they haven\'t earned How do you motivate someone who seems to have lost their mojo What should you say to get a person to understand that their behavior isn\'t acceptable And most importantly, how do you do all this without demotivating

iWho Is My Neighbori is a field-tested resource through which English speakers of any church and congregation can learn basic Spanish-speaking skills to be able to communicate and provide a welcoming atmosphere to the Hispanic communities surrounding them. The six-session resource developed by the Northern Illinois Conference covers basic conversational Spanish, and simple and easy to follow Spanish-language

The messages in this book will remind you that many of the great heroes of the Bible faced the very same problems that today\'s believers are called to endure. See how God comforted them, strengthened them, and brought them through. He will do the same for you. During his many years of ministry the author has found that sermons on hardships have been among the most appreciated. He has, therefore, written

Facing The Facts Social And Political Essays is a collection of essays written by Manly Palmer Hall, a Canadian-born author, mystic, and philosopher. The book covers a range of social and political issues, including the nature of democracy, the role of education in society, the importance of personal responsibility, and the need for spiritual awareness in modern life.The essays in this book are written

pIf Jack Kerouac went to Vietnam, this is the book he would have written--created without any filter--with all the vividness, craziness, bloodiness, harshness, kindness, sensuousness and godliness that is war.p pLanding Zone Zebra, Planet Earth, 1968. John Coltrane and John Lennon. Peace talks in Paris and nightly mortar attacks. Secret patrols to Laos and best friends flown home in body bags. The

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Where do you start if you want to reduce the plastic in your life Especially when most of us are wearing it, eating and drinking from it, sitting on it, walking on it, and probably even ingesting it. Anywhere you go, plastic is within easy reach--even in Antarctica and the North Pole. We didn\'t quit plastic overnight. In fact, it\'s still a work in progress. But along the way, we have learnt a lot

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pHow can a divided world share a single planet As the environment rises ever higher on the global agenda, the discipline of International Relations IR is engaging in more varied and transformative ways than ever before to overcome environmental challenges. p pFocusing in particular on the key trends of the past 20 years, i ithis volumei iexplores the main developments in the global environmental crisis,

\'Oh, Thomas, do you recall the miracle you performed\' brYes, I did recall the miracle, if that\'s what it was. I recalled other things too. Fergus and the secret chamber. Caty and her still-born child. My sister\'s treacherous kiss. brNorfolk, Virginia, 1775. Thomas Starling is fourteen years old but has never found the courage to speak to anyone except his older sister, Bethany. A visit from a stranger

bNational bestselling author Winnie Archer brings the heat with her latest installment in her Bread Shop Mystery series, as photographer Ivy Culpepper is forced to put the next chapter of her life on hold when one of Yeast of Eden\'s best customers is found dead...b piPhotographer Ivy Culpepper is soon to make a home with her husband-to-be in the California beach town of Santa Sofia--but the Yeast

The photograph found a home in the book before it won for itself a place on the gallery wall. Only a few years after the birth of photography, the publication of Henry Fox Talbot\'s The Pencil of Nature heralded a new genre in the history of the book, one in which the photograph was the primary vehicle of expression and communication, or stood in equal if sometimes conflicted partnership with the written

strongEmbrace the lightning...strongstrongOr be destroyed by the storm.strongbrpbrppWith the chaotic hormones of transition coursing through his body, murderous bearkin on the loose and an unfairly attractive tigerkin making moves on the woman he loves, Tobias Greenwood didn\'t think his life could get any more stressful.ppbrppThen Andre Redding, Aislinn\'s powerful father, arrives home from Ireland

pemReading this book by John Bullock is like getting together with an old friend. You will be encouraged and enriched. This is more than a good read it is a roadmap to an awesome life. em8213Chaplain W. T. Permenter, LTC, USA, Retiredppem emppDo you long to know God Not just head knowledge, but to really emknowem God the way Moses did Are you willing to risk what you think you know about God to dig

Classic Cocktails is a compact edition of the most popular cocktails that are considered the classics that everyone loves. Simple and easy recipes of the all time favorites to make at home.