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Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer, Guns, Germs, and Steel attempts to answer why human history unfolded differently on different continents. Drawing on evidence from a diverse range of disciplines, Diamond argues that the varying rates of human development over the past 13,000 years have had little to do with genetic superiority.

THOUGHT YOU KNEW THE WOODS?THINK AGAIN.After breaking away from the Ravens, Leonardo, Moth, Pinch, and the others were supposed to find a new home in the Cove, under the name Lion Clan. But within moments of arriving, they learned that everything they''d been told was a lie.A group of girls, also calling themselves Lions, occupy the fortress Leonardo planned to lead from. Sirens fill the ocean waters, magic tangles with reality, and a pirate ship prowls the Cove. If Leonardo and his clan want to survive this harsh place, they''ll need to adapt fast. The girls, led by an eccentric leader named Mishti, are barely hospitable. Their world of ceremonies and favours and kidnapping evolves at the whim of the breeze, leaving no one safe.From sea monsters to new enemies and unpredictable waters, the Cove will push Leonardo and Mishti to their limits. Meanwhile, the Dark continues to grow, killing everything in its path. Can Lion Clan survive not only the Cove but also defeat the nightmare looming over them?

No Rules.No Adults.No Way Out.Welcome to the Darkwoods.Deep in a mystical wood, four clans of boys live in the treetops, their story lost in time and their pasts buried with it. Secrets hide among the shadows of a crocodile-infested river, winding through the heart of the forest and beckoning to explore what lies beyond. Leonardo is a member of Raven Clan, the boldest and fiercest of the four groups, led by his ruthless older brother Aleksander. When clan hostilities build, Aleksander sends Leonardo on the river to defend Raven territory. Leonardo quickly learns that nothing is as it seems, and a series of inexplicable events-including the appearance of a ghostly lion and a mysterious Native girl, who calls Leonardo and his friends 'Lost Boys'-leads him to question everything he's ever known about the woods he calls home.As the hostilities erupt into a fully-fledged war, Leonardo is forced to choose between loyalty and instinct; a choice that will seal the fate of Raven Clan and everyone he cares about.

Hobson's 1902 book presents a controversial interpretation of Britain's motivations to conquer foreign lands in the nineteenth century. He proposed that ultra-wealthy financiers consciously worked to manipulate political leaders so they could invest money and sell goods in the new outposts of their country's empire.

Frantz Fanon's 1961 masterpiece is both a powerful analysis of the psychological effects of colonization and a rallying cry for violent uprising and independence.

The modern world has been marked by social revolutions that have transformed the states where they occurred. Theda Skocpol examines three of these uprisings-the French, Russian, and Chinese revolutions-to consider the forces that make such dramatic upheaval possible.

Considered his most important work, Mahbub ul Haq's Reflections on Human Development appeared at the end of his career in international development, and consolidates his revolutionary contribution to the discipline.

Advertisements for soap. The image of a lm star. We accept these common objects as a normal part of our life. But each also carries hidden messages that none of us even suspect - as Barthes demonstrated in his unique analysis of the signs that generate meanings and assumptions we all take for granted.

First published in 1790, Burke's Reflections rejects the ideas that had inspired radical political change in France and were beginning to take root in England. In an extended "letter to a friend," Burke uses a fiery rhetorical style to discredit what he saw as dangerous ideological developments before they sparked a revolution in his own country.

"In his highly influential 1996 book, Huntington offers a vision of a post-Cold War world in which conflict takes place not between competing ideologies but between cultures.

Though written more than 500 years ago, Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince is still both widely read and very influential. Readers turn to it for its direct advice on the question of how to attain - and retain - power. Machiavelli's answer, in brief: use any means necessary to make sure the state survives.

Theory of International Politics created a "scientific revolution" in international relations, starting two major debates. It defined the 1980s controversy between the 'neorealists,' who believed that competition between states was inevitable, and the 'neoliberals,' who believed that states could co-operate.