Churning Waters tells the story of young Marguerite Westley, a heroine that discovers her family tree holds a secret link to the world of the Sironians - an underwater race of dark and powerful beings. The stunning beauty of these sirens can only be matched by the danger they represent. Marguerite must struggle to understand how she, a half-breed, fits into this new and mysterious world. Along the way, Marguerite is inevitably drawn to William Avery, a powerful young Sironian sworn to watch over her and keep her safe from those Sironians who would destroy her for what she represents. As their reluctant attraction turns to romance, Marguerite must prepare herself for a climactic collision between the human world of her past and the Sironian world she has now embraced.

Aren and his fellow angels stopped Lucifer and the angels who chose to follow him from invading Heaven. The Father then cast them into the deepest and darkest part of the Earth. In the mean time, God the Father restored the Earth and built a garden called Eden. He has assigned different angels to do different tasks. One of the tasks is to take care of the beings the Father created. He calls them humans. Lucifer managed to get to the Earth's surface. He made his way to where the humans live, the garden of Eden. He leads the humans away from God the Father and as a result, they get banished from the garden. This is when they the angels serving the Father discover Kryvo, one of the angels who fought against Lucifer, has gone missing. God the Father gives Aren a mission: find Kryvo and bring him back to Heaven. This mission will force Aren to examine the real motivation behind serving the Father as well as answering an important question: did he pick the wrong side in the conflict between Lucifer and God the Father?

Collective Action is now recognized as central to addressing the water governance challenge of delivering sustainable development and global environmental benefits. This book examines concepts and practices of collective action that have emerged in recent decades globally. Building on a Foucauldian conception of power, it provides an overview of collective action challenges involved in the sustainable management and development of global freshwater resources through case studies from Africa, South and Southeast Asia and Latin America. The case studies link community-based management of water resources with national decision-making landscapes, transboundary water governance, and global policy discussion on sustainable development, justice and water security. Power and politics are placed at the centre of collective action and water governance discourse, while addressing three core questions: how is collective action shaped by existing power structures and relationships at different scales? What are the kinds of tools and approaches that various actors can take and adopt towards more deliberative processes for collective action? And what are the anticipated outcomes for development processes, the environment and the global resource base of achieving collective action across scales?

This text captures the indomitable spirit of one of America's oldest and best-preserved cities. The collection of 168 black and white photographs depicts Charleston from the advent of photography in the 1840s through the late 20th century.