Read about Ten Years of City Creatures at the Center for Humans and Nature We usually think of cities as the domain of humans-but we are just one of thousands of species that call the urban landscape home. Chicago residents knowingly move among familiar creatures like squirrels, pigeons, and dogs, but might be surprised to learn about all the leafhoppers and water bears, black-crowned night herons and bison, beavers and massasauga rattlesnakes that...

This multidisciplinary volume, the first of its kind, presents an account of China's contemporary transformation via one of its most important yet overlooked cities: Shenzhen, located just north of Hong Kong. In recent decades, Shenzhen has transformed from an experimental site for economic reform into a dominant city at the crossroads of the global economy. The first of China's special economic zones, Shenzhen is today a UNESCO City of Design and...

"A Project Syndicate Best Reads in 2023" Hal Brands is the Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. His books include The Twilight Struggle: What the Cold War Teaches Us about Great-Power Rivalry Today. The essential resource on military and political strategy and the making of the modern world The New Makers...

'And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.' 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NKJV) Can grace be a reality in my life? In a world that often stresses perfection, God's grace gives us the strength to face our imperfections and faults. God's provision is far greater than our lack. Through this study, you will uncover the many facets of God's grace, and discover...

He's the fag-smoking, beer-swilling political maverick whose legendary stand-up shows at the European Parliament always play to a full house. With his towering charisma and easy way with the incendiary one-liner, Nigel Farage is never lost in a crowd. Until now. It's time to open your eyes to what's really going on in this country and ask, WHERE'S NIGEL? Look for him among the hordes of our job-starved Romanian immigrants, the legions of publically...

The Christian Today Study Series delves into today's vital cultural issues to get to the heart of what these topics mean to you. Each 8-week study is based on articles written by some of today's leading Christian authors and published by the Christianity Today magazines. These remarkable studies will foster deep, authentic, and relevant discussion that will challenge and grow any small group. Faith & Work will take on a variety of topics, such...

Featuring children's own words and heart-warming pictures, this board book, this is the perfect book for children living in, or visiting Alberta! 'I love Alberta because... ' This charming book combines endearing things said by children about Alberta, with gentle illustrations of familiar animals. And from the wide open spaces to the northern lights, there is certainly a lot to love! A wonderful keepsake for residents of Alberta, or souvenir for visitors....

When women had no choice, they used any means necessary to procure abortions. These are some of their stories. Twenty-five years after its publication in 1998, No Choice remains an essential read in Canada and around the world, where abortion rights are still under threat. These stories, spanning six decades, illustrate the terrifyingly dangerous means that people will resort to in order to end a pregnancy. This digital edition includes the original...

Hoy no sería posible pensar las formas concretas que ha adquirido la violencia en América Latina, ni la impotencia que esta es capaz de producir, sin antes descifrar -aunque solo sea de una manera parcial o fragmentaria- cómo es que participamos cotidianamente en la producción y en la configuración de todo tipo de espacios de poder. Las diversas violencias perpetradas todos los días sobre cuerpos individuales o colectivos parecen tener los mismos...

'La perturbación como motor de la historia' plantea que hechos disruptivos de gran repercusión pública fueron eventos que, al tiempo que pusieron en evidencia el agotamiento del sistema ferroviario metropolitano, promovieron intervenciones tendientes a su transformación. A inicios del ciclo kirchnerista sobrevivía un sistema en profundo declive en su desempeño. Concesionado a operadores privados en el marco de la reestructuración neoliberal...