Rising economic inequality has put capitalism on trial globally. At the same time, existential environmental threats worsen while corporations continue to pollute and distort government policy. These twin crises have converged in calls to revamp government and economic systems and to revisit socialism, given up for dead only 30 years ago. In Capitalism and the Environment, Shi-Ling Hsu argues that such an impulse, if enacted, will ultimately harm the environment. Hsu argues that inequality and environmental calamities are political failures – the result of bad decision-making – and not a symptom of capitalism. Like socialism, capitalism is composed of political choices. This book proposes that we make a different set of choices to better harness the transformative power of capitalism, which will allow us to reverse course and save the environment.
Power in Things comprises a valuable set of contributions on materiality and jade production in the context of the Liangzhu culture of the Lower Yangzi River valley. Both up-to-date and accessible, it
"This edited collection argues for the importance of recovering Indigenous participation within global networks of imperial power and wider histories of 'transnational' connections. It takes up a cruc
Cat Kid Comic ClubLi'l Petey貓及21隻青蛙寶寶們來創作漫畫，看他們在過程中想出甚麼無俚頭的點子，創造出甚麼精彩的故事情節，也一同在不斷嘗試、失敗過後繼續進步努力！Cat Kid Comic Club #2: PerspectivesLi'l Petey貓漫畫小教室再開，這次21隻小青蛙各自都有自己的想法，有人互看不順眼，有人跟手足的看法大不同。究竟他們能不能團結合作、相互尊重呢？幽默爆笑的情節，讓人捧腹大笑的同時又能體會彼此尊重的重要性。Cat Kid Comic Club #3: On PurposeThe comic club is going in all different directions! Naomi, Melvin, and siblings are each trying to find their purpose. Naomi has an idea to get rich quick that causes a lot of commotion and emotion. And when faced with rejections, the friends try and try again to stay true to their vision. To top it off, a surprise visitor comes to class to stir things up. Will a desire for money and power cloud Naomi's purpose? Is it quitting time? Will the club ever be the same?Cat Kid Comic Club 4: CollaborationsThe Cat Kid Comic Club learns to collaborate in this creative, funny, and insightful graphic novel by Dav Pilkey, the author and illustrator of Dog Man.Excitement and imagination run wild as Naomi, Melvin, Poppy, Gilbert, Curly
茜茜馬力歐英文童書獨家大套組Nintendo® and Illumination present The Super Mario Bros. Movie Official Activity BookSuper Mario Power Up! (Nintendo)Super Mario Official Sticker Book (Nintendo)Super Mario: Bring on the Bad Guys (Nintendo)A Hero Like No Other (Nintendo and Illumination Present the Super Mario Bros. Movie)Mario's Big Adventure (Step into Reading Level 3)Off to the Races (Nintendo Mario Kart)Meet Mario! (Step into Reading Level 3)Nintendo Collection: Super Sticker Book: Volume 1 (Nintendo)
This boundary-pushing graphic novel that unfolds online and IRL takes readers from the halls of middle school, to epic robot video game battles, and back again.Miles and Rhys know each other only as G
This boundary-pushing graphic novel that unfolds online and IRL takes readers from the halls of middle school, to epic robot video game battles, and back again.Miles and Rhys know each other only as G
This book is for everyone. Because we can all be allies.As an ally, you use your power―no matter how big or small―to support others. You learn, and try, and mess up, and try harder. In this collection of true stories, 17 critically acclaimed and bestselling YA authors get real about being an ally, needing an ally, and showing up for friends and strangers. From raw stories of racism and invisible disability to powerful moments of passing the mic, these authors share their truths. They invite you to think about your own experiences and choices and how to be a better ally.There are no easy answers, but this book helps you ask better questions. Self-reflection prompts, resources, journaling ideas, and further reading suggestions help you find out what you can do. Because we’re all in this together. And we all need allies. A portion of the proceeds from this book goes to supporting charities.
A riveting narrative of Wall Street buccaneering, political intrigue, and two of American history’s most colossal characters, struggling for mastery in an era of social upheaval and rampant inequality.It seemed like no force in the world could slow J. P. Morgan’s drive to power. In the summer of 1901, the financier was assembling his next mega-deal: Northern Securities, an enterprise that would affirm his dominance in America’s most important industry―the railroads.Then, a bullet from an anarchist’s gun put an end to the business-friendly presidency of William McKinley. A new chief executive bounded into office: Theodore Roosevelt. He was convinced that as big business got bigger, the government had to check the influence of the wealthiest or the country would inch ever closer to collapse. By March 1902, battle lines were drawn: the government sued Northern Securities for antitrust violations. But as the case ramped up, the coal miners’ union went on strike and the anthracite pits that
Inspired by Sherlock Holmes, an exhilarating new thriller from the best-selling author of The Girl in the Spider’s Web―a murder investigation in which two unlikely allies race to uncover a shadowy international conspiracy.Professor Hans Rekke is a world authority on interrogation techniques, capable of dizzying feats of logic and observation. He was born into wealth and power and has a picture-perfect wife and daughter. But he also has a fragile psyche that falls apart under pressure. Micaela Vargas is a street-smart police officer, the daughter of Chilean political refugees, who grew up in the projects on the outskirts of Stockholm and has two brothers on the wrong side of the law. She is tenacious and uncompromising, and desperate to prove herself to her fellow cops. Micaela needs Hans’s unique mind to help her solve the case of a murdered asylum-seeker from Afghanistan. Hans needs Micaela to save him from himself. Together, they need to find the killer before they’re both silenced f
An intimate memoir from international pop star Melanie Chisholm--better known as Mel C. or Sporty Spice--chronicling her trajectory from small-town girl to overnight icon as part of the Spice Girls.I never told my story before because I wasn't ready. Now, finally, I am.25 years ago, The Spice Girls, a girl band that began after five women answered an ad in the paper, released their first single. 'Wannabe' became a hit and from that moment, Melanie Chisholm’s life changed forever.Almost overnight, Melanie went from small town girl to Sporty Spice, part of one of the biggest music groups in history, releasing hit after hit, performing in packed arenas, and spreading the message of Girl Power to the world. It was everything Mel had dreamed of growing up: The BRITs! A movie! Travelling the world playing iconic venues like Madison Square Garden, Wembley Stadium and the London 2012 Olympics!When you're a woman, though, that power can be easily taken away by those around you, whether by press
There is a saying: knowledge is power. The secret is this. Knowledge, applied at the right time and place, is more than power. It's magic.That's what the Black Panther Party did. They called up this m
Now from Rockport Publishers and including new content, Saigami, Volume 1 introduces the story of Ayumi, a trouble teenager who finds herself in a fantasy land where she has superhuman abilities.Now from Rockport Publishers and including new content: Saigami, Volume 1.A troubled girl’s life changes when she ends up in a fantasy world with dragons, curious characters, and her own emerging ability to control flames.The girl known as Ayumi is a troubled European teenager who feels lost, like a stranger in her world. Her father left when she was little, while her mother’s work means she is never around. A love of manga and books keeps her happy, while honest-to-goodness friends seem to be something only other people have. But this is not the case in the fantasy land known as Aesztrea. In this strange new world, there are dragons, creatures, and warriors who can wield power beyond our wildest imagination.When Ayumi arrives in Aesztrea, she learns that she may also be a Saigami. This warrior
The wildly popular Steel Brothers Saga continues with Flare, which ramps up the suspense as Brock Steel tries to uncover his family’s secrets while Rory Pike does everything in her power to keep her own secrets buried.The Steel family won’t go down on his watch…Rory Pike never imagined she’d fall for a Steel, but she has―Brock Steel, a renowned womanizer, no less. While passion flares between them, Rory knows they’re on different pages in life. She’s older and ready to settle down. Brock? Not so much.Brock is enamored with Rory, but he’s content to simply live in the moment, especially with everything that’s currently going down in his personal life. Brock’s discovery that his father has kept important information from him―information that could lead to the downfall of his famous family―leads him to question everything he’s known since he was a child.Rory has her own problems as well, and when they converge with Brock’s in the form of one person, the mysteries surrounding the Steel fam
Scholastic Branched 系列讀物每本皆附Question & Activities Page農夫之子Drake，被龍之石選中，開始跟隨皇室巫師與其他少男少女們，一同成為馴龍者的故事。從不相信龍是真實存在的Drake，該如何克服困難，與他的龍心靈相通，習得魔法呢？此套書包含以下集數：#1: Rise of the Earth Dragon (9780545646239)DRAGON MASTERS has it all! Dragons, a Dragon Stone, a king, a wizard, and magic! In the first book in this fully-illustrated series, 8-year old Drake is snatched up by King Roland's soldier and taken to the castle. He is to be trained as a Dragon Master. At the castle, he is joined by three other young Dragon Masters-in-training: Ana, Rori, and Bo. The Dragon Masters must learn how to connect with and train their dragons--and they must also uncover their dragons' special powers. Does Drake have what it takes to be a Dragon Master? What is his dragon's special power?#2: Saving the Sun Dragon (9780545646253)In the second book in this fully-illustrated series, Drake and the other three Dragon Masters (Ana, Rori, and Bo) continue their training. But Ana's dragon, Kepri, is sick. The wizard tries
