Bøker av Christine Bell

Sarabeth Lucking's life is turned upside down when the couples' retreat she works for winds up embroiled in the biggest scandal of the year. With her reputation in tatters, she can't imagine things getting worse, until her former co-workers are rubbed out, and a bad-ass, ex-Army Ranger shows up hell-bent on protecting her. She shows him the door, perfectly content with letting him go find someone else to brood over. Right up until her car explodes into a ball of flames...Gavin McClintock grew up on the streets of Edinburgh, so protecting Dr. Stick-Up-Her-Rear isn't on his bucket list. Still, a promise is a promise, and, after her brush with death, he's going to do whatever it takes to keep Sarabeth safe. When she finally sheds her librarian-in-mourning look in favor of a sexy new disguise, the revealing clothes and new hairdo bring out the spitfire she's been hiding beneath that shell of propriety. Maybe the doc isn't the only one in need of protection...

Detective Rafe Davenport has always made Courtney DeLollis uneasy. While her instincts whisper, Touch him, her mind says, Run. But since she learned that he's dominant in the bedroom, she hasn't been able to forget about it. She should be appalled-she knows all too well what happens when a man has too much control-but a deeper, darker part of her is fascinated...And so is Rafe. The sexual tension between them is thick enough to touch, and damn, does he want to touch. So he suggests something that will benefit them both. Four scenes-because anything more is a relationship, and Rafe won't go there ever again. Each scenario is designed to tease and torment. To show Courtney that with every submission comes the reward of scintillating pleasure. But once he has Courtney down on her knees, Rafe realizes that she might be the one woman capable of bringing him to his...

Why are we willing to believe that technology can bring about war... but not peace? PeaceTech: Digital Transformation to End Wars is the world's first book dealing with the use of technological innovation to support peace and transition processes. Through an interwoven narrative of personal stories that capture the complexity of real-time peace negotiation, Bell maps the fast-paced developments of PeaceTech, and the ethical and practical challenges involved.Bell locates PeaceTech within the wider digital revolution that is also transforming the conduct of war. She lays bare the 'double disruption' of peace processes, through digital transformation, and through changing conflict patterns that make processes more difficult to mount. Against this backdrop - can digital peacebuilding be a force for good? Or do the risks outweigh the benefits?PeaceTech provides a 12-Step Manifesto laying out the types of practice and commitment needed for successful use of digital tools to support peace processes. This open access book will be invaluable primer for business tech entrepreneurs, peacebuilders, the tech community, and students of international relations, informatics, comparative politics, ethics and law; and indeed for those simply curious about peace process innovation in the contemporary world.

The last fifteen years have seen a proliferation of peace agreements in diverse conflicts. This book analyses how and why peace agreements are produced, focusing on the extent to which they are regulated by law, or impose legally binding obligations. The book questions what it is that makes people comply with peace agreements.

Examining human rights provisions in peace agreements and through them the role of human rights protection in peace processes, this title focuses on peace agreements in over 40 countries. It compares the realpolitik of what parties agree to in peace agreements with international law provisions relating to human rights.

Designed to complement the student book, this practical and concise revision guide supports students preparing for their WJEC/Eduqas A Level Year 2 and A2 Media Studies assessment.

"Affecting and unpretentiously original: a quiet delight." --Kirkus Reviews

Designed to complement the student book, this practical and concise revision guide supports students preparing for their WJEC/Eduqas A Level Year 1 & AS Media Studies assessment.

Written by experienced Media Studies teachers and examiners, and endorsed by WJEC/Eduqas, this Student Book provides high quality support you can trust.

Endorsed by WJEC/Eduqas this Student Book provides high quality support you can trust.

Made into a major motion picture that starred Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei, The Perez Family is "a profound little parable about the redemptive power of love. And when you put it down ... you have glimpsed a single human truth, brilliantly stated. And it will linger in your mind for a long time."--New York Times Book Review