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Brief summary Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization Connectivity is the most revolutionary force of the twenty-first century. Mankind is reengineering the planet, investing up to ten trillion dollars per year in transportation, energy, and communications infrastructure linking the world’s burgeoning megacities together. This has profound consequences for geopolitics, economics, demographics, the environment, and social identity. Connectivity, not geography, is our destiny. In Connectography, visionary strategist Parag Khanna travels from Ukraine to Iran, Mongolia to North Korea, Pakistan to Nigeria, and across the Arctic Circle and the South China Sea to explain the rapid and unprecedented changes affecting every part of the planet. He shows how militaries are deployed to protect supply chains as much as borders, and how nations are less at war over territory than engaged in tugs-of-war over pipelines, railways, shipping lanes, and Internet cables. The new arms race is to connect to the most markets—a race China is now winning, having launched a wave of infrastructure investments to unite Eurasia around its new Silk Roads. The United States can only regain ground by fusing with its neighbors into a super-continental North American Union of shared resources and prosperity. Connectography offers a unique and hopeful vision for the future. Khanna argues that new energy discoveries and technologies have eliminated the need for resource wars; ambitious transport corridors and power grids are unscrambling Africa’s fraught colonial borders; even the Arab world is evolving a more peaceful map as it builds resource and trade routes across its war-torn landscape. At the same time, thriving hubs such as Singapore and Dubai are injecting dynamism into young and heavily populated regions, cyber-communities empower commerce across vast distances, and the world’s ballooning financial assets are being wisely invested into building an inclusive global society. Beneath the chaos of a world that appears to be falling apart is a new foundation of connectivity pulling it together. ISBN:9780812988550 Author:Parag Khanna

Brief summary Are the wedding and honeymoon over? Have years passed since your marriage was filled with romance? Do you find yourselves divided as a couple for days, even weeks? If this is your story, now is the time to resolve the conflicts in your marriage. Darrell Hines calls on you to recognize the spiritual forces that are intent on destroying your marriage. Discover today how you can begin walking together in a new, stronger commitment! Learn how to build a relationship that faces difficulties, overcomes them, and emerges stronger than ever! This book is a must–read for all married couples and a powerful gift for those about to make wedding vows. ISBN:9780883687291 Author:Darrell Hines

Brief summary Not everyone will marry or should, but virtually all single adults think about marriage. And all make decisions that either maintain their singleness or attempt to change it. This book, by the authors of the groundbreaking Decision Making and the Will of God, offers an in-depth tutorial to help singles apply biblical principles to the critical choices they confront: 1. Do I want to get married? Are there good reasons to remain single? 2. What sort of person should I consider as a potential spouse? 3. How do I look for a mate? 4. What should I do if no spouse shows up? 5. What is God's role in the decision-making process? This comprehensive volume will equip readers to make wise choices about marriage according to the will of God. It's also an invaluable resource for parents, counselors, and pastors. " ISBN:9780736945493 Author:J. Robin Maxson and Garry Friesen

Brief summary It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy There’s no doubt about it—breakups suck. But in the first few hours or days or weeks that follow, there’s one important truth you need to recognize: Some things can’t and shouldn’t be fixed, especially that loser who dumped you or forced you to dump him. It’s called a breakup because it’s broken, and starting right here, right now, it’s time to dry your tears, put down that pint of ice cream, log out of his e-mail, and open this book to Chapter One–and start turning your breakup into a breakover. From Greg Behrendt, the co-author of the smash two-million copy bestseller He’s Just Not That into You, comes It’s Called a Breakup Because It’s Broken--the ultimate survival guide to getting over Mr. Wrong and reclaiming your inner Superfox. From how to put yourself through "he-tox,” to how to throw yourself a kick-ass pity party, Greg and his wife, Amiira, share their hilarious and helpful roadmap for getting past the heartache and back into the game. You will learn: 1. Why you shouldn’t call him—and what he’s thinking when you do 2. How to keep your friends and not lose your job 3. How to avoid breakup pitfalls: IMing, stalking, having sex with your ex 4. Reframing reality—seeing the relationship for what it was 5. How to transform yourself into a hot, happening Superfox and get a jump on the better, brighter future that awaits. Complete with an essential workbook to help you put the crazy down on paper and not take it out into the world, It’s Called a Breakup Because It’s Broken is a must-have manual for finding your way back to an even more rocking you. " ISBN:9780767921961 Author:Greg Behrendt and Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt