Global Games

Power Play explores how video games transformed from an entertainment product into an ecosystem that connects billions of people across the globe, creating a space ripe for influence. While democracies have underestimated the importance of games, authoritarians, extremists, and populists haven't. They are winning the battle for control over one of the world's most powerful spheres of influence.

Global Game: A Straightforward Guide to Dating Women Around the World is the no-fluff handbook every man needs before stepping into the international dating scene. Written by bestselling author and world traveler A.D. Nettles, this guide blends real talk, cultural insight, and hard-earned wisdom to help you date smarter, safer, and with more confidence abroad. Whether you're looking for love, fun, or something in between, this book covers it all — from avoiding scams and navigating language barriers to spotting red flags and building genuine connections. If you're ready to level up your ...

In Bloody Foreigners and The Last Wolf, Robert Winder explored the way Britain was shaped first by migration and then by hidden geographical factors. Now, in Soft Power he explores the way modern states are asserting themselves not through traditional realpolitik but through alternative means: business, language, culture, ideas, sport, education, music, even food...the texture and values of history and daily life.

Renowned sportswriter David Goldblatt has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal for writing "with the expansive eye of a social and cultural critic". In The Games, Goldblatt delivers a magisterial history of the biggest sporting event of them all: the Olympics. He tells the epic story of the games from their reinvention in Athens in 1896 to the present day, chronicling classic moments of sporting achievement from Jesse Owens to Nadia Comaneci, the Miracle on Ice to Usain Bolt.

Across the globe, five strangers receive a horrifying message from an unknown number. The person you love most is in danger. To save them, each must play The Game—a sinister unknown entity that has a single rule: there can only be one winner. If you lose, your loved one will die. But what is The Game—and why have they been chosen?

The fate of the 21st century may be decided in the Western Pacific. As China pushes from maritime control toward global dominance, the world stands at a crossroads. Will rising tensions spiral into open conflict—or can the region find a path to stability? The Great Power Game in the Western Pacific delivers a gripping, in-depth analysis of the geopolitical, economic, technological, and environmental dimensions of one of the most contested arenas on Earth. Drawing on history, law, diplomacy, and military strategy, this book reveals: China's strategic ambitions include dominating the South ...

In 2009, a small independent video game studio in Finland called Rovio was on the brink of bankruptcy. Over the following four months, Angry Birds got downloaded one million times on the Apple App Store and became the next mobile hit. More than a decade later the brand became nothing short of a phenomenon. The mobile games have several billions of downloads and hold a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.

The Olympic Games have become the single greatest festival of a universal and cosmopolitan humanity. Seventeen days of sporting competition watched and followed on every continent and in every country on the planet. Simply the greatest show on earth. Yet when the modern games were inaugurated in Athens in 1896, the founders thought them a 'display of manly virtue', an athletic celebration of the kind of amateur gentleman who would rule the world. How was such a ritual invented?

From a secretive jungle-covered island in the Pacific to the sands of the Middle East. From the smog-filled alleyways of China to the passageways of a US Navy destroyer. The War Planners series follows different members of the military and intelligence community as they uncover a Chinese plot to begin the next world war, and attack America.

The Olympic Games have become the single greatest festival of a universal and cosmopolitan humanity. Seventeen days of sporting competition watched and followed on every continent and in every country on the planet. Simply, the greatest show on earth. Yet when the modern games were inaugurated...

What explains the massive worldwide success of video games such as Fortnite, Minecraft, and Pokemon Go? Game companies and their popularity are poorly understood and often ignored from the standpoint of traditional business strategy. What lessons can we draw from its major successes and failures about the future of entertainment?

Chris Isaak is one of the most distinctive voices in American music, a performer who has balanced vulnerability, humor, and cinematic showmanship across four decades. Chris Isaak offers the definitive biography of this enduring artist, chronicling his journey from the working-class neighborhoods of Stockton, California, to international recognition as the voice behind the haunting global hit “Wicked Game.” Drawing on extensive research, the book follows Isaak year by year. It begins with his childhood in the Central Valley, his discipline forged in high school boxing gyms, and his ...

The Slingshot Formula is the definitive behind-the-scenes analysis into the business tactics, marketing genius and wild stunts that facilitated an unknown startup company to turn the mobile game Angry Birds into a true pop culture phenomenon. In 2009, a small independent video game studio in Finland called Rovio was on the brink of bankruptcy. It employed eighteen young people, none of whom had any previous corporate experience. By the time their 52nd mobile game, Angry Birds, comes around, it is make-or-break time for the company.

Seeking ways to understand video games beyond their imperial logics, Patterson turns to erotics to re-invigorate the potential passions and pleasures of play. Video games vastly outpace all other mediums of entertainment in revenue and in global reach. On the surface, games do not appear ideological, nor are they categorized as national products. Instead, they seem to reflect the open and uncontaminated reputation of information technology. Like literature and film before it, video games have become the main artistic expression of empire today.

A deadly conspiracy is unfolding. Politicians are dying. And the world is next. FBI agent Liam Brannigan is tasked with uncovering a shadowy Russian plot using advanced technology to manipulate Congress and assassinate key leaders. When Otis Thorne—witness to one of the murders—teams up with Liam and tech specialist Noah, they uncover a web of deceit that spans continents. Every move is watched. Every second counts. If they fail, the deaths won’t stop—and global catastrophe is inevitable. Perfect for fans of Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn, and high-stakes political thrillers, Enemies of My...

Hypnotic Writing Lab: Leveraging Psychological Triggers for Persuasive Writing What if your words didn’t just tell a story but transformed how people think, feel, and respond? Hypnotic Writing Lab takes you beyond traditional storytelling, diving deep into the psychological triggers that create lasting impact. Whether you’re crafting narratives for influence, entertainment, or persuasion, this book offers the tools to captivate your audience on both conscious and subconscious levels. In this immersive guide, you’ll learn how to: Leverage Subconscious Triggers: Tap into universal human...

⚠️CAUTION: This Book Contains 320+ Explosive Science Revelations That Will Completely Shatter Everything You Think You Know About The World — Families Report Becoming Hopelessly Addicted To These Mind-Blowing Global Facts Within Minutes Of Opening! What if I told you that 90% of what you believe about science is completely backwards? That brilliant discoveries from around the world have been hiding in plain sight, waiting to blow your mind? Brace yourself for the most shocking educational experience your family will ever share! ⚡Prepare your family for an extraordinary journey ...

'Magnificent . . . Goldblatt is the doyen of sports historians and brings to this account his forensic and telling eye for detail' - Mail on Sunday A Sunday Times Best Sports Book of the Year The epic exploration of society, politics, and economics in the twenty-first century through the prism...

Building upon the framework of his original research, along with new information, and an examination of current events; the author has compiled a complete narrative for the globalist conspiracy that is threatening to usher in their new Socialist society. All of the pieces of the puzzle can now be put together to reveal the complete picture for what the world's Elite have been planning for us. These 'Men of the Pyramid' have used their wealth and influence, along with a network of interlocking organizations to bring about the kind of change necessary to create chaos in the world– so it can...

Este libro no es solo una guía, es un llamado urgente a actuar ahora. El conocimiento que contiene puede marcar la diferencia entre la vida y la muerte en situaciones críticas. Diseñado tanto para principiantes como para expertos en supervivencia, sus enseñanzas son claras, efectivas y fácilmente aplicables.