Spynx, Kentucky A small, mysterious town that serves as the common meeting ground for a trio of boys who have never seen each other anywhere but in their dreams. Tray Baker has a demon living under his bed. Kane Trent hasn't spoken a word in six months. Gamble York has just been pushed from a moving car. These are just small distractions to overcome in preparation for the final battle with their worst fear. Strangers, yet closest friends, they must discover how to grab hold of their fear and drain all of its energy before the fear feeds and grows from their own terror. Together, yet alone, they must defeat the unknown that waits behind the closed door. "There are many doors in life. Doors that you must open in order to mature and enter the next stage in life. Once you open a door, it changes you forever and there's no closing it again. Some doors are unlocked. Some doors require you to find the key to unlock. And sometimes, you open a door that you wish you could lock back and never look upon again." When the summer begins, life will never be the same for the troika.

A "brilliant, astonishing modern love story"* and an acclaimed literary debut... A young Cuban woman passes her nights dancing in a seedy Florida strip club; a Russian orphan loses everything, then builds a new and prosperous life for himself in New York; a woman struggles to maintain her dignity and hope after a life-changing accident—these are the three members of the troika whose story is told in this dazzling literary debut. Their lives unexpectedly intertwined, Perla, Julian and Sophie discover a world—a way of life—that forces them to challenge their definitions of commitment, love and trust, a world that heals old wounds and inspires them to transform tragedy into beauty. “What a great gallop through the landscape of the human heart, what a brilliant, astonishing modern love story, what a beautiful pair of heroines, what an amazing journey from the plantains of Little Havana and a Fort Lauderdale strip club to Fifth Avenue and East Hampton, what a ride to a complex and satisfying redemption, what a glorious testimony to the way damage can become a lovely destiny, what a book!”—*Susan Cheever

A radical anti-capitalist alternative to Eurozone austerity On the 25th January 2015 the Greek people voted in an election of historic importance—not just for Greece but potentially all of Europe. The radical party Syriza was elected and austerity and the neoliberal agenda is being challenged. Suddenly it seems as if there is an alternative. But what? The Eurozone is in a deep and prolonged crisis. It is now clear that monetary union is a historic failure, beyond repair—and certainly not in the interests of Europe’s working people. Building on the economic analysis of two of Europe’s leading thinkers, Heiner Flassbeck and Costas Lapavitsas (a candidate standing for election on Syriza’s list), Against the Troika is the first book to propose a strategic left-wing plan for how peripheral countries could exit the euro. With a change in government in Greece, and looming political transformations in countries such as Spain, this major intervention lays out a radical, anti-capitalist programme at a critical juncture for Europe. The final three chapters offer a detailed postmortem of the Greek catastrophe, explain what can be learned from it—and provide a possible alternative. Against the Troika is a practical blueprint for real change in a continent wracked by crisis and austerity.

This book provides a personal history of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and its remarkable rise, starting from 2003, into the ranks of the top universities in the world as a leading Asian university and the youngest (less than 50 years old) to have achieved this status. It describes the role of the leadership team of Su Guaning, Haresh Shah, and Bertil Andersson, which together formed the 'Troika'. It provides a record of NTU's growth and how it came about through a root and branch reform of the university executed, with the support of the Singapore Government and the NTU Board of Trustees, by the Troika, to become such a prominent academic institution.

Troika is a docu-drama about the Russian revolution, the romance of freedom, and the eternal dream of utopia. Between Stalin and Mau over a hundred million people have died in the name of communisim. Where is the good in that?

A practical, activities-based approach to learning how to communicate in Russian right away This activities manual features a natural approach to building and reinforcing basic Russian language skills. It was written by the Director of Undergraduate Language Programs at the University of Texas who has had decades of experience teaching Russian to Americans, Reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities centered on everyday topics help readers to quickly develop their Russian language skills and to begin communicating in Russian immediately. Grammar is presented as a necessary tool for communication, and throughout the author compares and contrasts American and Russian cultures, rather than focusing solely on Russian culture.