A fascinating insight into the global battle for our energy future The global competition for scarce natural resources that pits the West against the super-hot economies of China and India, plus a clutch of other contenders including Russia, Brazil, and Indonesia, has become one of the biggest issues facing the world today. Whether it is the rare metal lithium found in salt pans in the Andes, gas from the Caspian Sea, oil off the coast of Brazil, coal from Africa's Zambezi River, or uranium from Kazakhstan, China and India are desperate to ensure the security of their future energy supplies. The same goes for food and water, as contamination and over-use take their toll, the need to provide continued access for the next generation and beyond has increased exponentially. In Earth Wars: The Battle for Global Resources, international business journalist Geoff Hiscock explores the problems, potential solutions, and inevitable tensions in this ongoing scramble for finite natural resources. Going beyond "big power" politics to explore resource ownership and the use of innovative technology to get the most out of them, the book takes a forward-looking approach to this pressing issue. Written in clear, jargon-free language, it tells the global resources story in a fresh and engaging way that anyone can understand. Includes insightful, up-to-the-minute coverage of the most pressing debates over resource allocations Discusses the major Chinese and Indian businesses that are just becoming known to those in the West (Sinopec, CNOOC, CNPC, Indian Oil, ONGC, Reliance, Coal India, SAIL, and many others) Presents resource- and region-specific chapters to help readers view the pertinent issues from multiple angles As the economies of China and India grow to challenge those of the West, the battle over natural resources will continue to heat up. Earth Wars looks at this very real problem in-depth, presenting a definitive look at one of the greatest challenges of our time.

This overview aims to inform the public discussion of space-based weapons by examining their characteristics, potential attributes, limitations, legality, and utility. The authors do not argue for or against space weapons, nor do they estimate the potential costs and performance of specific programs, but instead sort through the realities and myths surrounding space weapons in order to ensure that debates and discussions are based on fact.

The never-before-told prequel to ENDER'S GAME! An unidentified ship is rocketing toward Earth with tech far beyond anything we've ever seen, and the only people who can give warning are a small band of asteroid miners millions of miles from home. The clock is ticking, and it doesn't look good for the human race. From New York Times-bestselling author Orson Scott Card comes the tale of humanity's first contact with the Formics - and the horrible toll it took on mankind. Collecting FORMIC WARS: BURNING EARTH #1-7.

An easy to read book in verse that: unveils profound revelations of Earth's birth, history, & destiny as perceived by foreign overseers of Planet Earth.

From nothing rising to one of the most powerful writers in history. The real power comes from above. This is the story of how one of the most powerful writers came into existence. And how one of the most powerful books came into existence. imagine a book that even more than a billion books put together can't reach that's what the highest writer is about in terms of intelligence, knowledge, and Powers.

The story is about the history of an American family that experiences an unusual phenomenon, which they call "the pull." A family member will begin to have disturbing dreams and be visited by very unusual strangers. These are the events that coincide with the coming of the pull. The story begins with the main character, Raphael Wellington, vividly recounting one of these ominous dreams of his, which causes him to give a frightening warning to all who would read his story. After the death of their mother, Raphael and his sister, Rachael, attempt to move on with their lives by returning to their childhood home. It was during this visit that Raphael makes a profound discovery: He was not the only member of his family to have these dreams and to see the strangers. He learns that these strangers have been visiting his family for generations. Now Raphael finally realizes that the riddle of understanding the meaning of the dreams, which have plagued his family for centuries and now are causing him nightmares as well, has fallen squarely upon his shoulders to unravel. And if that wasn't already enough, he must also figure out just who are these mysterious strangers that have been visiting his ancestors for all these many years. The discovery in his mother's attic is what begins to gradually put his family's strange history together for him and sends him on an unimaginable quest to discover the never before understood secret of the important role his family has had in the shaping of American history, and the eventual role he has to play in the shaping of the future for this planet.

Militarizing Outer Space explores the dystopian and destructive dimensions of the Space Age and challenges conventional narratives of a bipolar Cold War rivalry. Concentrating on weapons, warfare and vio​lence, this provocative volume examines real and imagined endeavors of arming the skies and conquering the heavens. The third and final volume in the groundbreaking ​European Astroculture trilogy, ​Militarizing Outer Space zooms in on the interplay between security, technopolitics and knowledge from the 1920s through the 1980s. Often hailed as the site of heavenly utopias and otherworldly salvation, outer space transformed from a promised sanctuary to a present threat, where the battles of the future were to be waged. Astroculture proved instrumental in fathoming forms and functions of warfare’s futures past, both on earth and in space. The allure of dominating outer space, the book shows, was neither limited to the early twenty-first century nor to current American space force rhetorics.

Before Ender Wiggin was born, before the Battle School was built, the aliens brought war to Earth.

Jewel in the Wake: the 2020 Guide to the Global Transformation” is about, so here goes. This book intends to detail the global situation in all its intricacies and complexity and present a roadmap or way out for humanity. Basically, we, as a species, are @ a crossroad, a fork in the road. If we choose wisely, we can create a livable, sustainable future for humanity. If we don’t make the necessary changes, we are headed towards a potential disaster of unimaginable consequences, basically, the likely end of human civilization. This book lays bare the problems & issues facing humanity @ this pivotal juncture, & presents a feasible way out. Put simply, this manuscript presents a lifeline for humanity as it faces the dual threats of nuclear destruction & catastrophic climate change.