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Today, Europe finds itself in a fast-changing, polarized world dominated by Chinese-American rivalry. The European Union and its surrounding nonmember states, despite initial successes after the fall of the Berlin Wall, have failed to implement a strategy for success in the twenty-first century. Britain's exit from the Union has weakened both sides, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine has thrown these shortcomings into sharp relief. How should states across the continent position themselves in the decades to come?

For a period of seven years, Wilfred Thesiger canoed through the marshes at the confluence of Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers, living among the native Madan tribes and their islands made of reeds. Now extinct, their ancient way of life is speculated to have existed for 5,000 years, going back to the days of ancient Sumer, and possessed a unique culture found nowhere else in the Middle East. Thesiger documents the tribes' conflicts, traditions, cuisine, relationships, justice systems, and art, and reveals how they built their unique water-borne society

After I'd got him out of harm's way, I dived back in yet again and swam out past the surf-break, out to where the other two lads were floundering. Then, one at a time, I took them back onto the rocks – all done against the raging rip and wild surf. By then an hour or so had passed. Still, severe cuts, bruises and abrasions aside, I'd successfully saved the lives of the four young people who, in all probability, would've otherwise drowned.

Drawing from stratification economics, intersectionality, and respectability politics, The Love Jones Cohort centers on the voices and lifestyles of members of the Black middle class who are single and living alone (SALA). While much has been written about both the Black middle class and the rise of singlehood, this book represents a first foray into bridging these two concepts.

James Marsh tells of his evolution from a troubled childhood to a long career in publishing that culminated in the creation of The Canadian Encyclopedia—what one reviewer called “the intellectual equivalent of the building of the CPR.” Through friendships, curiosity, the insights of a charismatic psychiatrist, his passion for books, and the intimate encounters with the authors he met, he championed a diverse and inclusive view of Canada, which was used to draw the great minds of an impossible nation together in a common national enterprise.

Mary Blyth, a sales clerk whose life takes a dark turn when she is robbed, nearly murdered, and subsequently fired, believes her fortunes have shifted with the inheritance of an old house from a distant relative, Benjamin Batters. However, this seemingly fortuitous gift harbors sinister secrets. As murderous thugs and a mysterious threat from the Far East close in on her, Mary soon discovers that her newfound luck is anything but fortunate. The Joss, a Reversion is a gripping tale from Richard Marsh, the acclaimed author of The Beetle.‚ - Summary by Alan Winterrowd

Letters from the Marsh is season three of DISC Radio, another product of the MythLab. This time we are joined by six researchers from the Living Dikes Project. Through the eyes of young Isabella, we explore a salt marsh and the communities that are intertwined with them. We use this story as a container for inspiring discussions coastal nature-based-intiatives with the storytellers and their colleagues in the Living Dikes Project. Season two is the outcome of the first MythLab project, a collaborative storytelling adventure that took place over six sessions and resulted in six versions of a ...

Dive into the thrilling world of Beetle, where a shadowy figure from the East stalks a British politician through the streets of London, unleashing chaos with his hypnotic and shape-shifting abilities. Richard Marshs captivating novel stands alongside other turn-of-the-century masterpieces like Stokers Dracula and du Mauriers Trilby. Its multi-perspective narration intensifies the suspense, reminiscent of the eerie tales crafted by Wilkie Collins and others in the 1860s. Explore the sinister depths of human nature and the supernatural through the eyes of various characters in this electrifying...

Marsha P. Johnson is THE icon of the LGBTQ+ movement and one of the mothers of the fight for trans rights. Today, you can buy T-shirts emblazoned with her face or walk through a park named in her honor. This season on Afterlives, we hear from Marsha in her own words. Afterlives is a documentary podcast series about trans lives we’ve lost and the ways their stories have reshaped our world. Host Raquel Willis brings Marsha’s story to life through rare archival interviews and intimate conversations with queer elders, friends, and historians. Legend says she threw the first brick at the ...

A Chinese classic, retold in English: This podcast is an English retelling of the classic Chinese novel Water Margin (水浒传, aka Outlaws of the Marsh). It aims to tell the story in a way that is more accessible to audiences who are not already familiar with the novel or Chinese culture and literature in general.