A groundbreaking exploration of the difficult decisions Britain faces outside the EU in a fast-changing world. After decades of peace and prosperity, the international order put in place after World War II is rapidly coming to an end. Disastrous foreign wars, global recession, the meteoric rise of China and India, and the COVID pandemic have undermined the power of the West's international institutions and unleashed the forces of nationalism and...

Jaime Reyes is more than your average high schooler. When he's not awkwardly talking to girls and taking tests, he happens to be a superhero. With the powers granted to him by his bond with the mysterious Scarab, Jaime takes on evil as the legendary crime-fighter known as Blue Beetle! But that all changes when an ancient evil has come to Jaime's home city of El Paso to take possession of the Scarab...and use it to turn the world into a deadly hellscape!...

Explores why people stay in vulnerable cities by looking at Syracuse, New York, through the contemporary experiences of five citizens. Why do people stay in a struggling city? City on the Edge explores this question through the lives of five people in Syracuse, New York, a quintessential rust-belt metropolis. Once a booming industrial center with a dynamic civic life and prominence on the world stage, Syracuse has endured decades of crime, drugs,...

This sobering examination of climate-change and the disastrous effects of rising sea levels explains what must be done to avoid the worst outcomes. By the end of this century, hundreds of millions of people living at low elevations along coasts will be forced to retreat to higher and safer ground. Because of sea-level rise, major storms will inundate areas farther inland and will lay waste to critical infrastructure, such as water-treatment and energy...

"Jaime Reyes is more than you average high schooler. When he's not awkwardly talking to girls and taking tests, he happens to be a superhero. With the powers granted to him by his bond with the mysterious Scarab, Jaime takes on evil as the legendary crime fighter known as Blue Beetle! But without those powers, whould Jaime still be a hero? He's about to find out. An ancient evil has come to Jaime's home city of El Paso to take possession of the Scarab...and...

The bomb is ticking. The one she planted. For the past five years, Ruma Nuway has been plotting, planning to leave Doonya, the human planet. Now's her chance. With the Misguided mercenary by her side, she stands guard over the bound Zrivisi crew, the alien ship at her complete disposal. The hard part is done. All she needs now are the launch codes from the Zrivisi captain, before the bomb goes off. When the captain refuses, setting her Misguided...

The return of Caine O'Halloran: Baseball pitcher Caine O'Halloran returns to his hometown in tatters after his career, wife, and son disappear, but still holds out hope that his relationship with his wife can be repaired. Hard choices: "Annie Hess knew that the roiling clouds overhead had nothing to do with the storm that had already arrived. First the secret daughter she'd turned over to her brother to raise showed up, looking for answers. Then...