Collision Course

Renowned political scientist Ian Bremmer draws lessons from global challenges of the past 100 yearsincluding the pandemicto show how we can respond to three great crises unfolding over the next decade.In this revelatory, unnerving, and ultimately hopeful book, Bremmer details how domestic and international conflicts leave us unprepared for a trio of looming crisesglobal health emergencies, transformative climate change, and the AI revolution. Today, Americans cannot reach consensus on any significant political issue, and US and Chinese leaders behave as if they're locked in a new Cold War. We are squandering opportunities to meet the challenges that will soon confront us all. In coming years, humanity will face viruses deadlier and more infectious than Covid. Intensifying climate change will put tens of millions of refugees in flight and require us to reimagine how we live our daily lives. Most dangerous of all, new technologies will reshape the geopolitical order, disrupting our livel

The first book to put the Sino-Indian border dispute and the 1962 war into its rightful historical and geopolitical context, China's India War examines how the 1962 war was about much more than the bo

The definitive New York Times–bestselling account: “One of the most intriguing and thought-provoking books about shipwreck since A Night to Remember” (The Detroit News). One of the largest, fastest, a

Ace mechanic Lou Cortez has always had a way with the ladies, so he can't understand why lovely florist Josephine "Joey" Reeves won't give him the time of day. Joey knows all about mistakes. After get

Mary Decker’s clash with Zola Budd at the 1984 Los Angeles Games is one of the biggest and most controversial events in Olympic history. In a head-to-head that gripped the imagination of the world, th

Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, low-level reading material for younger learners. The Ice Age films are popular with

Discover The Secret To Transforming Your LifeIs your life spiraling out of control? Have you tried everything to heal the pain you feel deep inside, but still feel lost and lonely?Barry Ferguson takes

Discover The Secret To Transforming Your LifeIs your life spiraling out of control? Have you tried everything to heal the pain you feel deep inside, but still feel lost and lonely?Barry Ferguson takes

In August 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) called an illegal strike. The new president, Ronald Reagan, fired the strikers, establishing a reputation for both decisiv

If you think you know how it all began, think again... Young Jim Kirk wants nothing to do with Starfleet, and never wants to leave Earth. In the summer of 2249, he's a headstrong seventeen-year-old

Only the strong will survive. But what does it mean to be strong? The “Smash” has been building for years—runaway national debt, escalating oil prices—but when order finally breaks down, it happens as

Lucas had it all—popularity, a devoted girlfriend, a brotherly best friend, and a loving mother who would do anything for him. His life was right on course to be successful and fulfilling…until the cr

In August 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) called an illegal strike. The new president, Ronald Reagan, fired the strikers, establishing a reputation for both decisiv

From bestselling author Gordon Korman, a second heart-stopping adventure aboard the unluckiest ship of all.The Titanic has hit the high seas--and moves steadily toward its doom. Within the luxury of

What happens when federal officials try to accomplish goals that depend on the resources and efforts of state and local governments?Focusing on the nation's experience with the No Child Left Behind Ac

Brie O'Malley, successful author and college professor, isn't sure if she believes in destiny in a universe where a random act of violence extinguished her happy-ever-after. The life she had, the wom

If you think you know how it all began, think again...Young Jim Kirk wants nothing to do with Starfleet, andnever wants to leave Earth. In the summer of 2249, he's a headstrong seventeen-year-old bar

This authoritative history of the U.S.-led war in Kosovo in 1999 by a former State Department official goes behind the scenes of the life-and-death showdown between NATO and Slobodan Milosevic over t

The political science professor traces the conflict between advocates of affirmative action and proponents of the Immigration and Naturalization Act over jobs, housing, education, and government resou

The Tech Manual to accompany Thomas/Jund's COLLISION REPAIR AND REFINISHING: A FOUNDATION COURSE FOR TECHNICIANS, Third Edition, is designed to work hand-in-hand with the textbook to offer additional

This trusted, reader-friendly text provides you with a thorough guide to all major areas of collision repair and refinishing as outlined by NATEF. COLLISION REPAIR AND REFINISHING: A FOUNDATION COURSE