Resultados para "Storm" en Política y ciencias sociales

Instead of trying to predict "Black Swan" events such as coups or crises, forecasters should look at how political systems handle disorder. The best indicator of a country's future trajectory is not a lengthy past stability, but recent moderate volatility.

"The Storm" (1704) is a founding document of modern journalism. It tells of the events of November 1703, when a hurricane struck Britain. It is composed of verbatim eyewitness accounts, solicited from survivors through a newspaper advertisement that Defoe placed shortly after the hurricane struck.

An unflinching and, at times, raw memoir, The Storm is filled with heart, optimism, and love, interspersed with Los Angeles history, gay and lesbian history, AIDS history, and the backdrop of the 1980s and 1990s.

In a nation caught in the crosscurrents of progress and backlash, Weathering the Storm offers both a wake-up call and a balm for the weary. Psychologist and educator Dr. Tiffany G. Townsend draws from her decades of leadership in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), blending personal stories, historical analysis, and psychological expertise to equip us with tools for resistance and resilience.

Kayleigh McEnany brings to life the key cultural and political issues of our time, analyzing world events through the lens of faith and providing listeners with Serenity in the Storm.

In this sequel to Marie, Allan Quatermain helps his Zulu friend, Saduko, in a crazy battle to win 100 cattle for the dowry of his love, Mameena. However, the beautiful and mysterious Mameena, known as the "Child of Storm", seduces Allan and tries to engage him in marriage.

Tornadoes, cyclones, tsunamis… Weather can be deadly – especially when it strikes without warning. Millions of Americans could soon find themselves at the mercy of violent weather if the public data behind lifesaving storm alerts gets privatized for personal gain. In his first Audible Original feature, New York Times best-selling author and journalist Michael Lewis delivers hard-hitting research on not-so-random weather data – and how Washington plans to release it.

In the weeks after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on August 29th, Audible reached out to customers in the affected area to offer help. Many customers responded and several agreed to be interviewed about their experience. Stories from the Storm was recorded in mid-November, in the days when many people were still clearing debris and figuring out how to restart their lives. These riveting stories will remind listeners of the heartbreak, confusion, and perseverance of the Katrina survivors.

Russell Banks, Garrison Keillor, and Dave Isay are among those heard on Chatting Up a Storm, Vol. 1, a distillation of the best broadcast interviews by journalist Claudia Cragg, with thinkers, authors, and change-makers from the United States and around the world.

Josephson-Storm traces the history of the myth of disenchantment in the births of philosophy, anthropology, sociology, folklore, psychoanalysis, and religious studies. Ironically, the myth of mythless modernity formed at the very time that Britain, France, and Germany were in the midst of occult and spiritualist revivals. It was specifically in response to this burgeoning culture of spirits and magic that they produced notions of a disenchanted world.

When Christopher Penczak was introduced to Witchcraft, he found a spiritual path through which he could honor and embrace his homosexuality. In Gay Witchcraft, Penczak's clearheaded theory and practice combine to create a classic book of Witchcraft focused on the perspective of the gay community.

This practical guide to Witchcraft both embraces and celebrates queer men through an impressive collection of spells, rituals, and exercises. The Satyr's Kiss empowers everyone who identifies as male to take his rightful place at the center of his own universe, honoring the unique qualities that set him apart from the mainstream. Emphasizing the importance of sexuality in Witchcraft, this book features a variety of methods for celebrating sex in a magical way. Join Storm Faerywolf on a queer-centered exploration of magical philosophy, history, rites of passage, and sex magic.

Kongehuseksperten Lady Colin Campbell var i sin tid den første, der forudså, at hertugen og hertuginden af Wales ville ende med at blive skilt. Hun fulgte parret på tætteste hold gennem alle årene, og efter Dianas tragiske død har hun gravet en mængde nyt stof frem – bl.a. forbavsende afsløringer om Diana og nye teorier om hendes død. Den rigtige Diana er baseret på 35 interviews med prinsesse Diana, som Lady Colin Campbell foretog. For første gang nogensinde sætter hun også navn på sine royale kilder.

Unexplained madness. A no-nonsense exposé and survival guide that illuminates America’s Elite Slept,” and “War Without Rules.” Continues the truth you’ve been demanding. It connects the dots for every citizen in the world - above politics. A silent war has been waged against you - coordinated, ongoing, and deliberate. The chaos and division in society are all by design. You and your family are targets of a silent, unrestricted, unconventional, and relentless war. This war is the largest, most sinisterly orchestrated global assault on freedom in history. Governments won’t talk about it.

On the 27th August, 1963, the day before Martin Luther King electrified the world from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial with the immortal words, 'I Have a Dream', the life of another giant of the Civil Rights movement quietly drew to a close in Accra, Ghana: W.E.B. DuBois. In this new biography, Bill V. Mullen interprets the seismic political developments of the Twentieth Century through Du Bois’s revolutionary life.

A major new history of Churchill in the 1930s, showing how his meetings at Chartwell, his country home, strengthened his fight against the Nazis In the 1930s, amidst an impending crisis in Europe, Winston Churchill found himself out of government and with little power. In these years, Chartwell...

The book “The Engagement Specialist: Pandemics—Strategies for Success—staying calm throughout the storm” is based on the notion to help organizations, nations, and communities successfully responding, mitigating and recovering from pandemics and national disasters. This book highlights all key leaders who engaged in developing National Pandemic Preparedness & Response plans and their role in building Healthcare capacity for local pandemic agencies.

"Hvorfor går du ikke bare?" er den typiske reaktion, når ofre for psykisk partnervold fortæller, hvad de er udsat for. Trusler, stalking, seksuel og økonomisk vold er hverdag for disse mennesker, som langsomt får nedbrudt deres selvværd og selvtillid. Psykoterapeut Christina Copty beskriver her, hvad psykisk partnervold er, og hvad den gør ved offeret. Hun giver et indblik i, hvordan en krænker tænker, føler og agerer, og hun guider læseren igennem den labyrint af kontrollerende og manipulerende voldsmetoder, som krænkeren benytter sig af.

In contrast to climate doomer narratives with little hope of stopping global emissions or the deliberate action of climate deniers, we will explore how far we have moved to a zero-emission future that turns geopolitics on its head. Local energy takes back sovereignty and control from fossil fuel-rich countries and from corporations to individuals.

On an August night in 1893, the deadliest hurricane in South Carolina history struck the Lowcountry, killing thousands—almost all African American. But the devastating storm is only the beginning of this story. The hurricane's long effects intermingled with ongoing processes of economic downturn, racial oppression, resistance, and environmental change. In the Lowcountry, the political, economic, and social conditions of Jim Crow were inextricable from its environmental dimensions.