David Wellington Boeken

The narrative highlights the remarkable military career of Lt Col Edward D (Moke) Murray, a distinguished officer in the Indian Army and Gurkha commander. He played pivotal roles during critical moments, including dispersing a strike in 1939, leading forces against the Japanese in Assam and Burma, and suppressing the Viet Minh in Saigon in 1945. His leadership was recognized during Queen Elizabeth II's coronation parade in 1953. Despite his significant contributions, his passing went largely unnoticed, marked only by a brief mention in the Gurkha gazette.

Focusing on sustainable value and corporate social responsibility, this book serves as a critical introductory guide. It emphasizes the importance of internalizing ten principles of Sustainable Value Creation, enabling firms to effectively address stakeholder needs and enhance value creation in the medium to long term.

NATO’s war on Yugoslavia in the spring of 1999 was unleashed in the name of democracy and human rights. This view was challenged by the world’s three largest countries, India, China and Russia, who saw the bombing of Serbia and Kosovo as a naked attempt to assert US dominance in an unstable world.In the West, media networks were joined by substantial sectors of left/liberal opinion in supporting the war. Nonetheless, a wide variety of figures emerged to challenge the prevailing consensus. Their work, gathered here for the first time, forms a collection of key statements and anti-war writings from some of democracy’s most eloquent dissidents—Noam Chomsky, Harold Pinter, Edward Said and many others—who provide carefully researched examinations of the real motives for the US action, dissections and critiques of the ideology of ‘humanitarian warfare’, and chartings of the unnecessary tragedy of a region laid to waste in the pursuance of Great Power politics.This reader presents some of the most important texts on NATO’s Balkan crusade and forms a major intervention in the debate on global geo-political strategy after the Cold War.

Redefining corporate social responsibility as essential to a firm's value creation, this book emphasizes the importance of balancing the diverse and evolving interests of stakeholders. It highlights the complexities and demands of CSR, making it integral to corporate strategy and operations. The Sixth Edition addresses contemporary issues such as COVID-19, the Black Lives Matter movement, supply chain challenges, and workforce changes, providing a comprehensive view of CSR's role in today's business environment.

Usually observed as a flash of blue and orange from a riverbank, most people are aware of Kingfishers, but few of us are familiar with the intricacies of their day-to-day lives. With their long, dagger-like bills, bright blue plumage and characteristic fast, low flight over water, Common Kingfishers are instantly recognisable. The 90 or so species that belong to this colourful family have a cosmopolitan distribution and, in Spotlight Kingfishers, David Chandler celebrates their remarkable existence, studying their unique adaptations and their courtship, breeding and feeding habits. He also investigates historical threats to Kingfishers, considers their future, and offers practical advice on how to find and see these glorious birds.

ENDLESS DARK. ENDLESS TERROR. Paradise-1. Earth's first deep space colony. For thousands of colonists, it was an opportunity for a new life. Until it went dark. No communication has been received from the colony for months. It falls to Firewatch Agent Alexandra Petrova and the crew of the Artemis to investigate. What they find is more horrifying than they could have imagined. Paradise-1 begins a terrifying new trilogy of survival and exploration in deep space, from Clarke Award-nominated author David Wellington. 'A captivating, eerie story with such engaging characters you won't want to say goodbye at the end' S. A. Barnes, author of Dead Silence 'Wellington skillfully combines hard sci-fi worldbuilding with tense mystery . . . Readers will be on the edges of their seats' Publishers Weekly (starred review) 'Intensely creepy worldbuilding' Library Journal

The book explores the evolving significance of islands in the Anthropocene, highlighting their role in human interactions with nature. Traditionally viewed as romanticized or marginalized spaces, islands are now recognized for their potential to challenge modernity and address issues like climate change and colonial legacies. The narrative emphasizes the islands' unique relational dynamics and the insights they offer for policy and critical thought, showcasing their capacity to inspire new perspectives on environmental and social issues.

This history of Cambodia from World War II up to the Vietnamese invasion in 1979 focuses on the devastating revolution that convulsed the country under Pol Pot between 1975 and 1979, and the civil war that preceded it. David Chandler offers an analysis of the chaos during the 1970s and an understanding of events in the previous quartercentury. Drawing on vast quantities of primary material (including his own reports for the US embassy while a foreign service officer in Phnom Penh), on interviews, and on the scholarly literature, Chandler considers why the revolution happened, how it related to Cambodia's earlier history and to other events in southeast Asia, why it took the course it did, who was responsible for it, and to what extent its ideology drew on foreign rather than Cambodian elements.

The Final Reckoning Laura Caxton's battles against the ancient vampire Justinia Malvern have cost her nearly everything—her badge, her freedom, her friends and family . . . maybe even her humanity. And as she hides out in the deepest backwoods of Pennsylvania, pursued by the cops who were once her colleagues, Laura certainly looks beaten. But as Laura sees it, what little is left of her soul is perfectly adapted to the job of ridding the world of its last vampire. And thanks to the terrible clarity she's found, Laura's come up with a plan—one that will finish Malvern once and for all. But the ever-wily Malvern has a few last aces left to play and is quietly dealing a hand that will involve a terrible fate for the few friends Laura's got left. When the two adversaries meet for the last time in their most epic battle, the vampires will force Laura to pay a price far beyond anything she's sacrificed before.

Legends of shapeshifters have permeated various cultures throughout history, showcasing the fascination with transformation and duality. These mythical beings often embody the struggle between human nature and animal instincts, reflecting deeper themes of identity, power, and the supernatural. The book explores these captivating tales, delving into their origins and significance in folklore, revealing how they resonate with universal human experiences and beliefs.