The Intimate Expanse


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This evocative compilation of photographs depicts people existing within landscapes from all over the world. Acclaimed humanitarian photographer Lisa Kristine commemorates the awe-inspiring vastness of nature, juxtaposing it with the small, ordinary moments of people's lives. From the Great Sahara's indigo-swathed Tuareg nomads traversing the desert via traditional caravan, to the majestic ruin of Machu Picchu jutting up from the Andean peaks, to the ethereal River Li in China, where fishermen still train birds to help them hunt, as they have done for generations. At once a celebration of wonderful diversity and a sensitive perspective on the human relationship with the environment, The Intimate Expanse invites you, page by page, on a boundless journey of discovery that is as captivating as it is unforgettable.




A Very Large Expanse of Sea


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Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature! From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary novel about fear, first love, and the devastating impact of prejudice. It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She’s tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments—even the physical violence—she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she’s built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother. But then she meets Ocean James. He’s the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her—they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds—and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she’s not sure she’ll ever be able to let it down.




The Churn: An Expanse Novella


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A novella set in the hard-scrabble world of James S. A. Corey's NYT-bestselling Expanse series, The Churn takes the bestselling sci-fi series to the dark world of organized crime, drugs, secrets, and murder that shaped the Rocinante's mechanic, Amos. Now a Prime Original series. This story will be available in the complete Expanse story collection, Memory’s Legion. HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIES Before his trip to the stars, before the Rocinante, Timmy was confined to a Baltimore where crime paid you or killed you. Unless the authorities got to you first. On a future Earth beset by overpopulation, pollution, and poverty, people do what they must to survive. The Churn follows a crime boss named Burton as his organization is threatened by a new private security force tasked with cleaning up the city. When the police start cracking down, Burton and his footsoldiers-loyal lieutenant Erich, former prostitute Lydia, and young enforcer Timmy-become increasingly desperate to find a way out. The Expanse Leviathan Wakes Caliban's War Abaddon's Gate Cibola Burn Nemesis Games Babylon's Ashes Persepolis Rising Tiamat's Wrath ​Leviathan Falls Memory's Legion The Expanse Short Fiction Drive The Butcher of Anderson Station Gods of Risk The Churn The Vital Abyss Strange Dogs Auberon The Sins of Our Fathers




The Global and the Intimate


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By placing the global and the intimate in near relation, sixteen essays by prominent feminist scholars and authors forge a distinctively feminist approach to questions of transnational relations, economic development, and intercultural exchange. This pairing enables personal modes of writing and engagement with globalization debates and forges a definition of justice keyed to the specificity of time, place, and feeling. Writing from multiple disciplinary and geographical perspectives, the contributors participate in a long-standing feminist tradition of upending spatial hierarchies and making theory out of the practices of everyday life.




One Breath


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Book is titled The intimate expanse in the CIP information.




Flames of Desire: A Steamy Arranged Marriage Contemporary Billionaire Omegaverse Reverse Harem Romance


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Indulge in this sexy first installment of the Alpha Billionaires: Yearning Hearts Serial, an arranged marriage instalove omegaverse romance with obsessive, possessive (yandere) alpha male leads, reverse harem dynamics, and a second chance romance by Alexia Praks. Thrust into a world of wealth, power, and insatiable desire, I, an omega, become the wife of three powerful alpha billionaire titans—Dominic, Xavier, and Lucian Davenport—through an arranged marriage. Dominic’s commanding presence overwhelms me, igniting an aching need within, stripping me bare with its ferocity. Xavier’s brilliance is matched only by his obsession with protecting my delicate nature. Lucian’s silken words seduce me, his charisma wrapping around my heart like velvet chains. Their insatiable desire both thrills and terrifies. The intensity of their love is all-consuming, their affection scorching. I crave their touch, the way their eyes devour me with an unquenchable hunger. Yet, I fear becoming lost in the tempest of their obsessive need to possess, own, and control every breath I take. Adrift in a sea of opulence and privilege, my tender soul yearns for simple joys—to sing freely, to dance without restraint, to experience love without the weight of ownership. Can I surrender to the searing ardor of these alpha titans while holding tight to the fragile embers of my independence? Or will the scorching blaze of their ravenous need reduce my identity to ashes on the altar of their obsession? I have no choice but to try, for they have claimed and own me, body and soul, three kings staking their territory with a ferocity that allows no retreat. The question is, can I learn to claim and own them in return? Alpha Billionaires: Yearning Hearts, a contemporary billionaire reverse harem romance set in an omegaverse universe is a tale of passion, obsession, and the delicate balance between love and control. Step into Asa’s world and experience the thrilling journey of an omega caught in the throes of an all-consuming love with three powerful alphas. Will their love rise from the ashes of their tumultuous beginning, or will it be consumed by the very flames that ignited it? “Flames of Desire” is a captivating first installment of the “Alpha Billionaires: Yearning Hearts” serial and is part of the Alpha Billionaires Series. These novels are designed to be read in serialized fashion, concluding with cliff-hangers that lead into the next exhilarating chapter. To fully enjoy the depth and twists of the unfolding storyline, the books should be read in the sequence they were published. Note: While the beloved characters (Asa, Dominic, Xavier, and Lucian) face their fair share of hurdles, the ride is worth it. Rest assured, no matter the twists and turns, this tale is crafted with a guaranteed HEA (happily ever after) at the end of the serial. Serial Mood: Steamy, Sexy, Spicy, Sensual, Smut, Intense, Passionate, Provocative, Yearning, Angsty, All-Consuming. BOOKS IN THE ALPHA BILLIONAIRES SERIES Alpha Billionaires: Yearning Hearts (Featuring Asa Davenport and Dominic, Xavier, and Lucian Davenport) 1: Flames of Desire 2: Chains of Devotion (coming soon) Alpha Billionaires: Dual Pursuit (Featuring Delcy Charlton and Colton and Jaxon Sterling) 1: Ensnared Desire 2: Untamed Passion (coming soon)




The Intimate Edge


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From an interactive perspective, the author proposes a "theory of therapeutic action", focusing on what is healing in psychoanalysis, whether or not it evolves from "technique". Using vivid case examples, she looks at the "intimate edge", intense encounters and playfulness in a way that is based in traditional psychoanalytic thought and yet open to the possibilities of the moment.




Nemesis Games


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The fifth book in the NYT bestselling Expanse series, Nemesis Games drives the crew of the Rocinante apart, and as they struggle to survive, the inner planets fall victim to an enemy's catastrophic plan. Now a Prime Original series. HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIES A thousand worlds have opened, and the greatest land rush in human history has begun. As wave after wave of colonists leave, the power structures of the old solar system begin to buckle. Ships are disappearing without a trace. Private armies are being secretly formed. The sole remaining protomolecule sample is stolen. Terrorist attacks previously considered impossible bring the inner planets to their knees. The sins of the past are returning to exact a terrible price. And as a new human order is struggling to be born in blood and fire, James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante must struggle to survive and get back to the only home they have left. Nemesis Games is a breakneck science fiction adventure following the bestselling Cibola Burn. The Expanse Leviathan Wakes Caliban's War Abaddon's Gate Cibola Burn Nemesis Games Babylon's Ashes Persepolis Rising Tiamat's Wrath ​Leviathan Falls Memory's Legion The Expanse Short Fiction Drive The Butcher of Anderson Station Gods of Risk The Churn The Vital Abyss Strange Dogs Auberon The Sins of Our Fathers




The Intimate Economies of Bangkok


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Bangkok has been at the frontier of capitalism's drive into the global south for three decades. Rapid development has profoundly altered public and private life in Thailand. In her provocative study of contemporary commerce in Bangkok, Ara Wilson captures the intimate effects of the global economy in this vibrant city. The Intimate Economies of Bangkok is a multifaceted portrait of the intertwining of identities, relationships, and economics during Bangkok's boom years. Using innovative case studies of women's and men's participation in a range of modern markets—department stores, go-go bars, a popular downtown mall, a telecommunications company, and the direct sales corporations Amway and Avon—Wilson chronicles the powerful expansion of capitalist exchange into further reaches of Thai society. She shows how global economies have interacted with local systems to create new kinds of lifestyles, ranging from "tomboys" to corporate tycoons to sex workers. Combining feminist theory with classic anthropological understandings of exchange, this historically grounded ethnography maps the reverberations of gender, sexuality, and ethnicity at the hub of Bangkok's modern economy.




Bound to Freedom


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"Many think slavery ended with the demise of the trans-Atlantic trade, but sadly, that's far from true. An estimated 36 million live without dignity or rights and although slavery is illegal in every country, it continues to persist in allas a crime against humanity. Lisa Kristine s indelible images seek to unify humanity and inform the viewer of the tangible humanness of individuals enslaved today. Lisa was invited to the Vatican as a witness to the signing of the Declaration to Eradicate Modern Day Slavery by 2020. When Pope Francis gathered twenty-five of the world's distinguished faith leaders the message was clear slavery is not a political issue it is a crime against humanity, against all people. Her journey sheds light on the need for a global shift from dependence on slave labor, to fair trade labor systems available and active in many parts of the world today. It is not simply a story about slavery, but liberation. In order to create change, we must first visualize what is required to free those enslaved today. [Bound to freedom] focuses on inspiring us to engage in the reality of slavery to make us aware of the depth of its reach and insist we begin to look for solutions across faiths, communities, and the world. The call is for a renewed commitment to cooperate and to empower those enslaved to be seen."--