Global Literature

Conto que encerra o livro Sagarana, A hora e vez de Augusto Matraga traz a história de um homem sertanejo acostumado a se impor pela força em seu cotidiano. Nhô Augusto é a perfeita síntese do mandonismo local que se fez presente em tantas cidades brasileiras durante o século XX. Manejando de forma magistral o dilema universal entre o bem e o mal, João Guimarães Rosa construiu um enredo surpreendente, que leva os leitores a refletir acerca de seus instintos.

A romance at the surface, but look closer, and you'll see this hybrid love story also addresses the fate of the planet. Julian, a workaholic-romantic, returns to school and falls head-over-heels for Allison, a lithe and lovely twenty-year-old college student while taking a course that examines the nuances of global warming. In class, they pass notes, flirt, and slowly a relationship evolves. When Julian discovers that Allison is due to marry her high school sweetheart, he risks all-including his job-to impress her, seduce her and steal her away. During a final exam, dressed as a dictator, he reads a treaty on the social economics of climate change, threaded with stanzas from a divine poem written centuries ago by Sappho. Allison is moved by his courtship.

Join Viktor as he uncovers part of his past in this collection of Warden Global books and short stories. Hidden in the shadows is a supernatural world, filled with wonders that coexist alongside our own. Standing on the threshold of both, he fights for those who can’t protect themselves. It isn’t fun; it isn’t glorious, but it is important.

Recently, Shyamala Mehta’s life in LA feels stagnant: she’s undervalued at work, newly single, and constantly clashing with her marriage-obsessed mother. So when she’s offered a transfer to Mumbai, she travels halfway around the world to the now drought-stricken city her parents left behind.

When Jaxon found himself cornered with no way out, he decided to choose death. Only…how was he supposed to know that his first death would unlock the Global Omnipotent Development System?

Civilization has an off switch. The Russians call it Lunnaya Pesnya. Moon Song. They bring the device aboard the International Space Station disguised as an experimental electromagnetic propulsion system. Just a harmless EmDrive prototype, ferried into space for testing in microgravity. But the device is not what it appears to be, and it’s far from harmless. When military cosmonauts hijack the ISS, Russia’s plans of global conquest are revealed. Moon Song is a game-changing electromagnetic pulse weapon, capable of attacking any location on Earth from orbit.

Dr. Ann McLannly blames herself for her niece’s tragic death. And after her mother dies, this young doctor volunteers with an international aid organization for a mission in Rwanda. Pressed into a grueling work schedule with limited facilities, she has little time to adjust. Still, she forges relationships with the remarkable people she meets and finds herself drawn into a relationship with a priest, who introduces her to a Catholic orphanage that needs a physician to care for the growing number of orphans.

What could go wrong when cautious, scientific, singlet-wearing George Parker and reckless rich-kid Chase Landon-Bond take off on a global rescue mission? Just about everything! There are private jets, troublesome pets, crazed criminals, treacherous trips, chaos, too much coffee and 200 million missing dollars. There are close calls, ridiculous disguises, accidental haircuts and that's just the first bit! Are George and Chase doomed? Will friendship and silly ideas save the day? Does wearing a cape make you brave?

The hand selected soldiers at Kingdom Builders Worship Center have been on the battlefield for over four years. Everything they have been through has trained them for this final showdown. Most have been tried and tested and come out like pure gold. Others still have a process to endure to reach their spiritual identity and authority. When the true nature of the war is revealed, their thinking must shift.

Flores da batalha, novo livro de Sergio Vaz da Global Editora, com apresentação de Emicida, é uma obra que fala sobre o coletivo – a luta coletiva do homem e da mulher preta, da galera que pega ônibus 5:30 da manhã todo dia para trabalhar, das pessoas que sonham e lutam todos os dias pelos seus ideais, mesmo que sejam negligenciadas pelo sistema. Atualmente, não existe ninguém melhor para abordar esses temas na literatura contemporânea do que Vaz, também criador da Cooperifa.

The next generation will face the reality that human activity is changing the planet from one geological epoch to another. From this vantage point—two generations across two geological epochs facing a fundamentally changing planet—Larry Rasmussen writes to his grandchildren. As a grandfather invested in a green earth and climate justice as well as a scholar of faith-based earth ethics, Rasmussen bridges this gap between generations to write to the future about climate change, global citizenship, democracy, and legacy.

Nick is an ex-Army translator whose facility for language allowed him to escape a difficult childhood in rural Connecticut. His mother is a former addict, now dying and requires expensive care. Desperate for money though ambivalent about finance, Nick is employed as a researcher at a Boston hedge fund. The head of the fund, the Boss, is a financial genius who believes US financial collapse is imminent, in part due to past inequities, including slavery.

An Imperfect Woman transports you back into historical eras seemly different from ours, yet familiar with human foibles. In this novel, you will meet Mary, an unforgettable woman with a lifetime of chasing perfection but challenged with unexpected turns of fate and complex relationships. From dirt floors and crude wooden plates of a dismal Missouri childhood to velvet curtains and imported porcelain china settings in early Denver society - . . will Mary's single-minded pursuit for perfection be her salvation or downfall?

In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: To cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder’s magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease.

This gripping, deeply thoughtful book considers the future of civilization in the light of what we know about climate change and related threats. David Orr, an award-winning, internationally recognized leader in the field of sustainability and environmental education, pulls no punches: Even with the Paris Agreement of 2015, Earth systems will not reach a new equilibrium for centuries.

Ein achtloser Hashtag stürzt die ganze Welt ins Chaos: Die Armen erheben sich gegen die Reichen, der Zorn derer, die nichts haben, lodert hell und hoch. Nur Tage später kommt es überall zu Unruhen, Demonstrationen und Anschlägen. Straßenschlachten und Polizeigewalt bestimmen das tägliche Leben - alles dokumentiert unter dem Hashtag #KillTheRich. Und das ist erst der Anfang! Es gibt nur zwei Personen, die den globalen Bürgerkrieg noch verhindern können: die mutige niederländische Diplomatin Conrada van Pauli und der alternde indische Starjournalist Bimal Kapoor.

Ein achtloser Hashtag stürzt die ganze Welt ins Chaos: Die Armen erheben sich gegen die Reichen, der Zorn derer, die nichts haben, lodert hell und hoch. Nur Tage später kommt es überall zu Unruhen, Demonstrationen und Anschlägen. Straßenschlachten und Polizeigewalt bestimmen das tägliche Leben - alles dokumentiert unter dem Hashtag #KillTheRich. Und das ist erst der Anfang! Es gibt nur zwei Personen, die den globalen Bürgerkrieg noch verhindern können: die mutige niederländische Diplomatin Conrada van Pauli und der alternde indische Starjournalist Bimal Kapoor.

Dall'autore di l'energia del vuoto, il racconto profetico di una possibile catastrofe. Pianure screpolate, argini di fango secco, fiumi aridi, polvere giallastra, case e capannoni abbandonati: in un'Europa prossima ventura, devastata dai mutamenti climatici, decine di migliaia di "migranti ambientali" sono in marcia per raggiungere la Scandinavia, diventata, insieme alle altre nazioni attorno al circolo polare artico, il territorio dal clima più mite e favorevole agli insediamenti umani. Livio Delmastro, anziano professore di neuroscienze, è uno di loro.

When the Secretary of Defense is assassinated, Michael Patrick Santini, a former Senator and Vietnam POW, is pulled from his Wall Street firm back to Washington to lead the Pentagon. Once there, he discovers that the United States is under attack by a silent, sinister force. Someone, somewhere is determined to destroy America as a global power - and Santini must uncover and expose this force before more acts of deceit and destruction draw the US into a war where millions will die. Rejecting a direct order from the President of the United States, Santini races across the globe....

In 2013, Edward Snowden shocked the world when he revealed that the United States government was secretly building a system of mass surveillance with the ability to gaze into the private lives of every person on earth. Phone calls, text messages, emails - nothing was safe from prying eyes. Now the man who risked everything to expose the truth about government spying describes for a new generation how he helped build that system, what motivated him to try to bring it down, and how young people can strive to protect their privacy in the digital age.