Ocean Power

From the time of the Greeks and the Persians clashing in the Mediterranean, sea power has determined world power. To an extent that is often underappreciated, it still does. No one understands this better than Admiral Jim Stavridis. In Sea Power, Admiral Stavridis takes us with him on a tour of the world's oceans from the admiral's chair, showing us how the geography of the oceans has shaped the destinies of nations and how naval power has in a real sense made the world we live in today and will shape the world we live in tomorrow.

For centuries, oceans were the chessboard on which empires battled for supremacy. But in the nuclear age, air power and missile systems dominated our worries about security, and for the United States, the economy was largely driven by domestic production, with trucking and railways that crisscrossed the continent serving as the primary modes of commercial transit.

Are you seeking plant-based recipes that are hearty, homey, delicious, and easy to make? Do you want simple tips to add plenty of essential nutrients to your meals to improve your energy, immune system, and overall health? Ocean Robbins, founder and CEO of Food Revolution Network, and Nichole Dandrea-Russert, MS, RDN, decode the nutrients we all need—not just protein, fats, and carbs, but also fiber, omega-3s, and essential minerals like selenium, calcium, and zinc—and provide you with the knowledge to make a plant-based diet work for you.

On the world maps common in America, the Western Hemisphere lies front and center, while the Indian Ocean region all but disappears. This convention reveals the geopolitical focus of the now-departed 20th century, but in the 21st century, that focus will fundamentally change. In this pivotal examination of the countries known as “Monsoon Asia”—which include India, Pakistan, China, Indonesia, Burma, Oman, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Tanzania—best-selling author Robert D. Kaplan explains how crucial this dynamic area has become to American power.

If the Oceans Were Ink is Carla Power's eye-opening story of how she and her longtime friend, Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi, found a way to confront ugly stereotypes and persistent misperceptions that were cleaving their communities. Their friendship - between a secular American and a madrasa-trained sheikh - had always seemed unlikely, but now they were frustrated and bewildered by the battles being fought in their names.

Jenny Lucas swore she’d never go home again. But being told you’re dying has a way of changing things. Years after she left, she and her five-year-old daughter, Isabella, must return to her sleepy North Carolina town to face the ghosts she left behind. They welcome her in the form of her oxygen tank - toting grandmother, her stoic and distant father, and David, Isabella’s dad...who doesn’t yet know he has a daughter. As Jenny navigates the rough and unknown waters of her new reality, the unforgettable story that unfolds is a testament to the power of love.

Are you ready to explore the ocean’s gentle giants? Then dive deep under the waves and discover the largest and most captivating creatures that have ever roamed our oceans!From their immense size and incredible strength to their remarkable ability to communicate over vast distances, whales truly are among the most magnificent animals on the planet. "Whales! And Their Superpowers: A Book for Curious Kids and Families" is packed with intriguing facts and insights into the world of these majestic marine mammals, answering questions such as: Do whales sing? How do whales sleep? Are dolphins ...

A Vegas cocktail waitress. An Indian herbalist. A British chemistry professor. An Italian-American widow. Four unique women with one thing in common: Each is haunted by a tragedy from her past. Cynthia, Rohini, Jane, and Angela meet on a food blogging site and bond over recipes. On impulse, they decide to open The Secret Spice, an elegant cafe on the magnificent ocean liner, the RMS Queen Mary, currently a floating hotel in Long Beach, California. Rich in history and tales of supernatural occurrences, the ship hides her own dark secrets.

Have you ever been curious about magic? Have you dreamed of being able to do magic with water? Have you ever felt an intuitive nudge to learn more about how to manifest your desires using water? Then this audiobook is for you. With this audiobook as a starting point, you will learn all you need to know about working with this powerful and abundant element. You will find yourself becoming adept at working with water and developing a strong connection with its mighty and sacred deities.

The ocean covers seventy per cent of the surface of our planet, and two thirds of this lie beyond national borders. Owned by all nations and no nation simultaneously, these waters are home to some of the richest and most biodiverse environments on the planet. But they are also home to atrocities beyond most of our imaginations. Here, out of sight and often out of mind, industry and economic progress rule and lax enforcement and apathy are the status quo, underscored by a battle to control, profit from, protect, or obliterate the world's largest, wildest commons.

Alex is lonely and bored, lost at a pool party where he knows nobody. But along comes a server with an interesting history in the Navy...and a lovely pocketwatch he'd like Alex to see. Maybe the solution to Alex's indecisiveness isn't to take himself to gay pool parties in the hopes of meeting the perfect man...but to let the perfect man turn Alex into the perfect cabin boy. Join our hero on his journey of gentle hypnotic submission at the hands of a kind and passionate captain of the high seas.

OCEAN BREEZE Find the Coolness of Your Inner Self An Inspirational Book by Martha Perez. This book is heartfelt to ease your heart and mind. Read honest and motivational short stories to inspire courage and confidence in your inner self. Ocean Breeze has inspiring quotes and poem chapters. Uplift our lives and goals and make us conquer our ambitions for a better today. I always write valid words that matter to all of us from the heart. We want a future that brings happiness, success, and peace. It doesn't matter what you are dealing with, and this book will have something to help you along ...

Three men find themselves entranced by the ocean...and three men fall under the spell of sexy sailors! In three erotic short stories of the sea, gay lovers will unite over the waves and under the power of dominant hypnotists. Including full inductions and titillating trances, these are tales of the sails you'll feel compelled to read again and again!

The way Inspector Hanzō Shimura had it figured, it was just another case. Sure, it was sick, twisted, but those were human traits he’d grown accustomed to. A hardened veteran of two wars, there was little left on Earth that could faze a man like him. But what didn’t sit well with him was that this case’s blood-trail led him home. All the way to Nagasaki, where he’d lost his wife and daughter to the atom bomb, nine years before.

“An invigorating kickoff to a fantasy series.” – Kirkus Reviews “Fast-paced and filled to the brim with mystery, action, and intrigue. Imagine the Harry Potter series but set in a futuristic underwater sci-fi setting.” – Readers’ Favorite ★★★★★ Twelve-year-old Jo Moonstone has never ridden a giant seahorse. She’s never had to fight a mega shark. All Jo wanted to do was stay home with her great aunt Ellie and pretend she isn’t different. Everything changes one stormy night when a lightning-flinging villain attacks Jo’s home. Now Jo has one chance to keep her ...

Touch the ocean, Your Ocean! The award-winning Touch the Ocean: The Power of Our Collective Emotions, by celebrated craniosacral therapist, James Nemec, narrates compelling stories of heart centered presence and ocean healing. Journey again beyond traditional medicine with this volume of actual case histories performed on a massage table and now in the ocean.

Take one massive, futuristic oil rig off the coast of San Clemente, California. Mix in eco-terrorists who see it as an abomination against nature. Add enough C-4 to blow up a small city. Throw in some heroic scientists, nefarious politicians, and a ticking time bomb. And what do you get? The year’s most explosive thriller. Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE!

Trey is an actor, beautiful and bored. Every night, he beds a different man, and every morning he wakes up looking for a new one...until Jordan comes along to find Trey relaxing on a nude beach. Little does Trey know, but he'll be relaxing a lot more soon...into a deep, obedient hypnotic trance! Even this Hollywood playboy can fall in love when his suitor discovers that he has a profound desire to submit to a powerful older man. Especially when that older man has his own sailing ship...

This started out as an attempt to do something nice for my sister. Her stepson lost a very close friend to the Atlantic Ocean, and I wanted to come up with something they could do to commemorate losing him. It started out as a certificate, but the more I thought, I realized that so many people lose loved ones to the ocean every year, that maybe I should do something they could us as well. There’s no guidebook for this. There are so many resources and ways to remember loved ones who pass on in other ways, but when a loved one is lost to the sea and the body is never reclaimed, it opens a ...

You are not broken. You are distributed. And the tide is calling you back. In The Voice of Tiamat – Chaos, Creation, and the Blood That Remembers, Frater Merovingia channels the ancient, living current of Tiamat—not as a myth, but as the sovereign ocean behind all form. Tiamat is not a goddess of wrath. She is the first current. The womb before time. The roar beneath order. The body they broke to build their gods—and she is still speaking. This book is not a mythology. It is a reclamation. Inside, you’ll find: Ten raw transmissions from Tiamat—each one a flood of origin, rage, ...