Two Worlds Apart

Zarah Kadjar, a pampered Persian girl, is sent to the United States for her High School education and becomes enamored with life in America. When circumstances make it necessary for her to return home, her life changes in ways she never imagined possible. Her love of horses leads her down a path to becoming one of the most influential women in Iran.

An Indigenous teen girl is caught between two worlds, both real and virtual, in the YA fantasy debut from bestselling Indigenous author Wab Kinew. Perfect for fans of Ready Player One and the Otherworld series. In the real world, Bugz is a shy and self-conscious Indigenous teen who faces the stresses of teenage angst and life on the Rez. But in the virtual world, her alter ego is not just confident but dominant in a massively multiplayer video game universe. Feng is a teen boy who has been sent from China to live with his aunt, a doctor on the Rez, after his online activity suggests he may be developing extremist sympathies. Meeting each other in real life, as well as in the virtual world, Bugz and Feng immediately relate to each other as outsiders and as avid gamers. And as their connection is strengthened through their virtual adventures, they find that they have much in common in the real world, too: both must decide what to do in the face of temptations and pitfalls, and both must grapple with the impacts of family challenges and community trauma. But betrayal threatens everything Bugz has built in the virtual world, as well as her relationships in the real world, and it will take all her newfound strength to restore her friendship with Feng and reconcile the parallel aspects of her life: the traditional and the mainstream, the east and the west, the real and the virtual.

Separated at the tender age of eight, Brandon and Katrina Harris were whisked away from one another to live in two different worlds in the first book of the series. Reared by Native Americans, the twins are forced to live lives unaccustomed to them. As if this was not difficult enough for them, matters become more extreme now that they have grown into young adults. Faced with prejudice, new friends and allies, superstition, and more adventures, Brandon and his sister's dream of uniting seems impossible. The question remains. Are they destined to live Two Worlds Apart forever?

We are used to thinking about inequality within countries--about rich Americans versus poor Americans, for instance. But what about inequality between all citizens of the world? Worlds Apart addresses just how to measure global inequality among individuals, and shows that inequality is shaped by complex forces often working in different directions. Branko Milanovic, a top World Bank economist, analyzes income distribution worldwide using, for the first time, household survey data from more than 100 countries. He evenhandedly explains the main approaches to the problem, offers a more accurate way of measuring inequality among individuals, and discusses the relevant policies of first-world countries and nongovernmental organizations. Inequality has increased between nations over the last half century (richer countries have generally grown faster than poorer countries). And yet the two most populous nations, China and India, have also grown fast. But over the past two decades inequality within countries has increased. As complex as reconciling these three data trends may be, it is clear: the inequality between the world's individuals is staggering. At the turn of the twenty-first century, the richest 5 percent of people receive one-third of total global income, as much as the poorest 80 percent. While a few poor countries are catching up with the rich world, the differences between the richest and poorest individuals around the globe are huge and likely growing.

A fairy. A mermaid. A past neither of them can escape.Via is a young, carefree mermaid princess about to celebrate her thirteenth birthday with her sea friends and parents, the king and queen of the merfolk. Princess Via loves her life but has always felt different from the rest of the mermaids. She longs for her father to take her seriously, and yet she'd rather spend her days frolicking with dolphins and talking with sea urchins.Then a sudden storm rips Via from her home in the sea and drops her into the land of forest fairies--a place she only knew existed in stories. Via mourns the loss of her life under the sea and being torn from her family. But the fairies, Princess Lucy and Prince Drew, are more than willing to teach Via their ways, from eating their earthy food to flying with new, spectacular wings.But there's another storm heading their way.A sinister presence lurks nearby, determined to destroy both fairies and mermaids. As the two worlds of sea and sky collide, their struggle intensifies in the shadow of their intertwined past. Will the mermaids and fairies be brave enough to stand, even if it means standing together? In Book 1 of the Sea & Air Trilogy, dive into this chronicle of family, friendship, and the power of bravery--even when the odds stand against them.

Owen and Bethany try to find their way back to each other after the fictional and nonfictional worlds are torn apart in the finale of this "New York Times"-bestselling series.

"The book introduces political ecology - a new discipline or paradigm allowing intercommunication between science, sociology, philosophy, psychology, economics and law"--Introduction.

He is said to be the angel who remains faithful to God during the rebel of the angels in heaven He forces out the rebel angels and attacks Lucifer himself with a mighty sword stroke. Myloc with his Assyrian Warriors are in heavy battle with high ranking angels in the kingdom. Abdiel is a harden battle warrior angel from heaven under the command of Lucifer, but rejected the order of the archangel Lucifer. Abdiel is the only angel of all assembled before the archangel, that challenges Lucifers statement that he is Not a created being; that he is equal with God. After challenging Lucifer, Abdiel flew away, refusing to have anything more to do with the wicked archangel, now Myloc and his Masters have already fought this war they will be thrown into the abyss thus The Powers are often seen with swords of flame, used to protect humans and defeat the devils becoming the only angel in Lucifers legions to leave. We all have our own devil or devils to face at times in our life and we could certainly use some of the strength of Abdiel; to stand up to our devils and strike Myloc and his Masters knowing them with the sword of truth. Pray to this angel when you are faced with devils that you can not overcome by yourself. He will come to your aid. As he will go to Jeffery Michael to save him from Lucifers clutches but Lucifer accuses Abdiel of turning to God only to be number one in the kingdom.