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Fragile States

by Lothar Brock, Hans-Henrik Holm, Georg Sorenson, Michael Stohl ...

Series series War and Conflict in the Modern World
Today a billion people, including about 340 million of the world's extreme poor, are estimated to live in 'fragile states'. This group of low-income countries are often trapped in cycles of conflict and poverty, which make them acutely vulnerable to a range of shocks and crises.This engaging book defines and clarifies what we mean by fragile states, examining their characteristics in relation to ... Read more

$17.00 USD

Today a billion people, including about 340 million of the world's extreme poor, are estimated to live in 'fragile states'. This group of low-income countries are often trapped in cycles of conflict and poverty, which make them acutely vulnerable to a range of shocks and crises.This engaging book defines and clarifies what we mean by fragile states, examining their characteristics in relation to
... Read more
Crime and Terrorism

by Peter Grabosky, Michael S. Stohl ...

Series series Compact Criminology
Terrorism and crime are two areas of knowledge that have traditionally been looked at independently. In this timely and original text, two of the leading authors in the field provide a clear and thorough look at terrorism from a criminological perspective.Integrating the latest research, the book explores the motives of criminals and terrorists, the causes of crime and terrorism and the impact of ... Read more

$56.69 USD

Terrorism and crime are two areas of knowledge that have traditionally been looked at independently. In this timely and original text, two of the leading authors in the field provide a clear and thorough look at terrorism from a criminological perspective.Integrating the latest research, the book explores the motives of criminals and terrorists, the causes of crime and terrorism and the impact of
... Read more
Constructions of Terrorism

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Research and Policy

Edited by Michael Stohl, Dr. Richard Burchill, Scott Howard Englund ...

Discussions about the meaning of terrorism are enduring in everyday language, government policy, news reporting, and international politics. And disagreements about both the definition and the class of violent events that constitute terrorism contribute to the difficulty of formulating effective responses aimed at the prevention and management of the threat of terrorism and the development of ... Read more

$28.49 USD

Discussions about the meaning of terrorism are enduring in everyday language, government policy, news reporting, and international politics. And disagreements about both the definition and the class of violent events that constitute terrorism contribute to the difficulty of formulating effective responses aimed at the prevention and management of the threat of terrorism and the development of
... Read more
States and Peoples in Conflict

Transformations of Conflict Studies

Edited by Michael Stohl, Mark I. Lichbach, Peter Grabosky ...

This volume evaluates the state of the art in conflict studies. Original chapters by leading scholars survey theoretical and empirical research on the origins, processes, patterns, and consequences of most forms and contexts of political conflict, protest, repression, and rebellion. Contributors examine key pillars of conflict studies, including civil war, religious conflict, ethnic conflict, ... Read more

$63.99 USD

This volume evaluates the state of the art in conflict studies. Original chapters by leading scholars survey theoretical and empirical research on the origins, processes, patterns, and consequences of most forms and contexts of political conflict, protest, repression, and rebellion. Contributors examine key pillars of conflict studies, including civil war, religious conflict, ethnic conflict,
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Don’t Turn Out the Lights

A Tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

by Jonathan Maberry, R.L. Stine, Amy Lukavics, Barry Lyga, Brendan Reichs, Brenna Yovanoff, Christopher Golden, Courtney Alameda, D. J. MacHale, Josh Malerman, Kami Garcia, Madeleine Roux, Margaret Stohl, Michael Northrop, Micol Ostow, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Tananarive Due, Tonya Hurley, et al ...

Narrated by Adam Verner, Hillary Huber ...

Unabridged

6 hours 51 min

Featuring stories from R.L. Stine and Madeleine Roux, thismiddle grade horror anthology, curated by NewYork Times bestselling author and master of macabre Jonathan Maberry, is achilling tribute to Alvin Schwartz’s ScaryStories to Tell in the Dark.Flesh-hungry ogres? Brains full of spiders? Hauntedhouses you can’t escape? This collection of 35 terrifying stories from theHorror Writers Association ... Read more

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Featuring stories from R.L. Stine and Madeleine Roux, thismiddle grade horror anthology, curated by NewYork Times bestselling author and master of macabre Jonathan Maberry, is achilling tribute to Alvin Schwartz’s ScaryStories to Tell in the Dark.Flesh-hungry ogres? Brains full of spiders? Hauntedhouses you can’t escape? This collection of 35 terrifying stories from theHorror Writers Association
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Neverworld Wake

by Marisha Pessl ...

Narrated by Phoebe Strole ...

Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

Five teens are caught in a continuous time loop where they are forced to choose who lives and who dies in this absorbing psychological thriller from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Special Topics in Calamity Physics and Night Film."Beautifully creepy." --The New York Times"You won't be able to stop reading." --Refinery29"Dark and twisty." --Bustle... ... Read more

$25.00 USD

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Five teens are caught in a continuous time loop where they are forced to choose who lives and who dies in this absorbing psychological thriller from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Special Topics in Calamity Physics and Night Film."Beautifully creepy." --The New York Times"You won't be able to stop reading." --Refinery29"Dark and twisty." --Bustle...
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The Red Scrolls of Magic

by Cassandra Clare, Wesley Chu ...

Narrated by BD Wong ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Eldest Curses
Unabridged

10 hours 48 min

A #1 New York Times bestseller!“A rip-roaring adventure merged with satisfying romance.” —Entertainment Weekly“[A] swashbuckling launch to the Eldest Curses series.” —Publishers WeeklyFrom #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller Cassandra Clare and award-winner Wesley Chu comes the first book in a new series full of “swoon-worthy romance [and] abundant action” (... ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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A #1 New York Times bestseller!“A rip-roaring adventure merged with satisfying romance.” —Entertainment Weekly“[A] swashbuckling launch to the Eldest Curses series.” —Publishers WeeklyFrom #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller Cassandra Clare and award-winner Wesley Chu comes the first book in a new series full of “swoon-worthy romance [and] abundant action” (...
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The Merciful Crow

by Margaret Owen ...

Narrated by Amy Landon ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Merciful Crow Series
Unabridged

12 hours 57 min

Debut author Margaret Owen crafts a powerful saga of vengeance, survival, and sacrifice--perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Kendare Blake--in The Merciful Crow.One way or another, we always feed the crows.A future chieftainFie abides by one rule: look after your own. Her Crow caste of undertakers and mercy-killers takes more abuse than coin, but when they’re called to collect royal dead, she’s ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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Debut author Margaret Owen crafts a powerful saga of vengeance, survival, and sacrifice--perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Kendare Blake--in The Merciful Crow.One way or another, we always feed the crows.A future chieftainFie abides by one rule: look after your own. Her Crow caste of undertakers and mercy-killers takes more abuse than coin, but when they’re called to collect royal dead, she’s
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The Luminaries

by Susan Dennard ...

Narrated by Caitlin Davies ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Luminaries
Unabridged

9 hours 45 min

"Narrator Caitlin Davies brings her talents to this NEW YORK TIMES bestseller. Davies captures the magic of Dennard's exciting world and illuminates each character. While this audiobook is intended for a YA audience, it will keep listeners of all ages enthralled and spooked."- AudioFileFrom Susan Dennard, the New York Times bestselling author of the Witchlands series, comes a haunting and high ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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"Narrator Caitlin Davies brings her talents to this NEW YORK TIMES bestseller. Davies captures the magic of Dennard's exciting world and illuminates each character. While this audiobook is intended for a YA audience, it will keep listeners of all ages enthralled and spooked."- AudioFileFrom Susan Dennard, the New York Times bestselling author of the Witchlands series, comes a haunting and high
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Asylum

by Madeleine Roux ...

Narrated by Michael Goldstrom ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Asylum
Unabridged

6 hours 43 min

Madeleine Roux's New York Times bestselling Asylum is a thrilling and creepy novel that Publishers Weekly called ""a strong YA debut that reveals the enduring impact of buried trauma on a place.""For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, the New Hampshire College Prep program is the chance of a lifetime. Except that when Dan arrives, he finds that the usual summer housing has been closed, forcing ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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Madeleine Roux's New York Times bestselling Asylum is a thrilling and creepy novel that Publishers Weekly called ""a strong YA debut that reveals the enduring impact of buried trauma on a place.""For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, the New Hampshire College Prep program is the chance of a lifetime. Except that when Dan arrives, he finds that the usual summer housing has been closed, forcing
... Read more

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The Diviners

by Libba Bray ...

Narrated by January LaVoy ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Diviners
Unabridged

18 hours 14 min

SOMETHING DARK AND EVIL HAS AWAKENED. . . .Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It’s 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult.Evie worries ... Read more

$24.00 USD

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SOMETHING DARK AND EVIL HAS AWAKENED. . . .Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It’s 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult.Evie worries
... Read more

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The Near Witch

by V. E. Schwab ...

Narrated by Heather Wilds ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Near Witch Series
Unabridged

9 hours 28 min

“The Near Witch” is only an old story told to frighten children.If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.There are no strangers in the town of Near.These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life.But when an actual stranger, a boy who seems to fade like smoke, appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one ... Read more

$19.95 USD

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“The Near Witch” is only an old story told to frighten children.If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.There are no strangers in the town of Near.These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life.But when an actual stranger, a boy who seems to fade like smoke, appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one
... Read more

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