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The raucous and surprisingly poignant story of a young, Russia-obsessed American writer and comedian who embarked on a solo tour of the former Soviet Republics, never imagining that it would involve kidnappers, garbage bags of money, and encounters with the weird and wonderful from Mongolia to Tajikistan.
Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Siberia are not the typical tourist destinations of a twenty-something, nor the places one usually goes to eat, pray,...
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On 24 February 2022, eight years after invading the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine and organizing an illegal referendum in support of a subsequent Russian annexation, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Both Western and Russian intelligence services expected the invasion to quickly topple the democratically elected government in Kyiv and, with the help of collaborators, to overrun the Ukrainian...
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The journey continues in Part 2 of Into the Carpathians: a compelling chronicle of a hiking and wildlife research expedition along the Carpathian and Sudeten Mountains, from Romania to Germany, some 800 miles as the crow flies. Still on the trail of wolves, we now explore the enchanting mountain landscapes of Slovakia, Poland, and the Czech Republic, where poignant encounters with wolves, bears, and lynx; lumberjacks, shepherds, and outlaws; poets,...
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Iva Masek was born in Czechoslovakia in the short but tumultuous period of history between Nazi occupation and Soviet domination. Nurtured by her extended family and a system set on raising strong children, she grew up to become a national representative in gymnastics. While her sheltered upbringing prevented awareness of the corruption and brutality of the Communist regime, when she fell in love with a young man whose family have suffered deeply...
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Prepare to transform your life in 2024! Every year Human Design delivers a 365-day creative cycle that assists with releasing what no longer serves you and allows for a conscious increase of creative energy as you grow and evolve. This weekly guide is designed to give you a way to harness the Celestial energy supporting you in creating what you want in your life in 2023. Using weekly affirmations, writing assignments, and Emotional Freedom Techniques...
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LEO-YOUR WESTERN SUN SIGN COMBINED WITH YOUR CHINESE ANIMAL SIGN WILL ASTOUND YOU. THIS BOOK IS AN INGENIOUS BLEND OF LEO WITH ALL 12 CHINESE ASTROLOGY SIGNS. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT YOUR OWN NEW ASTROLOGY SIGN AND THOSE OF YOUR LOVERS, FRIENDS, FAMILY AND ENEMIES. In this new series, Suzanne White cleverly combines your Sun sign with your Chinese Animal sign to describe your NEW ASTROLOGY™ sign. Each book has the name of one Sun sign-Yours! In each...
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Volume 1 of Ukraine War focuses on the armed formations of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the largest of the two separatist entities in the east of Ukraine. Armed formations of the Donetsk People's Republic aims to provide an overview of their formation in 2014, their status up to the end of February 2022, and combat equipment, while also exploring issues around identity and symbology.
Loosely confederated with the armed formations of the...
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In the fall of 1993, Michael Sever smuggled $10,000 to family members in war-torn Yugoslavia. He undertook this mission to honor his father, who had passed away earlier that year.
But prior to the harrowing border crossing (with a forged visa), and subsequent monetary handover, he traveled through Europe on the cheap. While planning and plotting, he experienced nearly the whole gamut of Europe, from artistic to atrocious, from silly to somber.
This...
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Fresh Voices from the Periphery is evidence that history matters - not only the study of the past - but also by shedding light on how events of the past have impacted lives in the present. This unique book is a collection of thought-provoking essays written by young people whose families have lived as minorities in various countries in east-central Europe for four generations. They became minorities not because their families migrated to different...
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Music in Arabia extends and challenges existing narratives of the region's distinctive but understudied music to reveal diverse and dynamic music cultures rooted in centuries-old heritage.
Contributors to Music in Arabia bring a critical eye and ear to the contemporary soundscape, musical life, and expressive culture in the Gulf region. Including work by leading scholars and local authorities, this collection presents fresh perspectives and new research...
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Titled for the influential singer left almost voiceless by a terrible syndrome, the poems bring sweet melodies and rhythms as the voices blend and become multitudinous. There's an honoring of not only survival, but of persistence, as this part research-based, pensive collection contemplates what it takes to move forward, when the unimaginable holds you back.
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Written by the team of former Special Operations warriors who run SOFREP.com, here is the definitive account of what happened before, during, and after the deadly Benghazi attack that claimed the lives of four Americans.
On September 12th, 2012, Brandon Webb learned Glen Doherty, one of his closest friends and his former Navy SEAL teammate, was killed alongside Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and two other Americans when...
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Sun Tsus Werk ist ein zeitloser Klassiker der Strategie-Literatur, den jeder kennen sollte. Psychologische Führung aller Beteiligten, Flexibilität und Taktik gegenüber dem Gegner, äußerste Disziplin in den eigenen Reihen - das sind Prinzipien, die allgemeingültig sind und nicht nur in der Armee, sondern in allen Organisationen, ja sogar im persönlichen Leben und in der Mann-Frau-Beziehung von entscheidender Bedeutung sind. Für die eBook-Ausgabe...
1454) Bélier Oroscope 2024
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Cet horoscope 2024 pour votre signe du zodiaque a été créé en utilisant les calculs astrologiques les plus précis.Si vous voulez savoir comment votre vie sera au travail, en amour, en santé et dans l'économie chaque mois de cette année ou les événements qui se produiront dans votre vie personnelle, ici vous pouvez obtenir toutes les informations.Cet horoscope 2024 a été créé pour vous aider, afin que, compte tenu des conseils donnés,...
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Traducido, prologado y anotado por Juan Bautista Bergua. El Gran Estudio, La Doctrina del Medio, Comentarios Filosóficos, y El Libro de Mencio. La doctrina de Confucio: Filosofía, Moral y Política de la China.
El canon de la filosofía confuciana lo componen Los Cuatro Libros de Confucio (Kung-Fu-Tsé o Kung-Tse) y de su principal discípulo, Mencio (Mengtsé).
Los Cuatro Libros son el conjunto de las obras escritas por los discípulos de Confucio...
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Retrouvez dans cette analyse approfondie du Joueur d'échecs de Stefan Zweig tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette oeuvre classique !
Qui est ce mystérieux Mirko Czentovic, un champion du monde des échecs taciturne et impénétrable ? Quel est le passé de Monsieur B., un inconnu capable de battre Cezntovic sans en avoir l'air, et comment expliquer son comportement pour le moins étrange ? Quelle issue la partie d'échecs organisée sur le bateau...
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En donnant la parole uniquement aux dirigeants d'Israël, Jean-Pierre Bouché et Michel Collon révèlent la différence entre le discours officiel et la pensée réelle de ses fondateurs, présidents, ministres et militaires. De 1895 à aujourd'hui, ils y exposent sans filtre leur stratégie. Et cela pourrait vous surprendre… Indispensable pour comprendre et convaincre !
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An eye-opening collection of clandestine poems by Afghan women
Because my love's American,
blisters blossom on my heart.
Afghans revere poetry, particularly the high literary forms that derive from Persian or Arabic. But, the poem above is a folk couplet-a landay, an ancient oral and anonymous form created by and for mostly illiterate people: the more than 20 million Pashtun women who span the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. War, separation,...
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In a direct, frank, and intimate exploration of Iranian literature and society, scholar, teacher, and poet Fatemeh Keshavarz challenges popular perceptions of Iran as a society bereft of vitality and joy. Her fresh perspective on present-day Iran provides a rare insight into this rich culture alive with artistic expression but virtually unknown to most Americans.
Keshavarz introduces readers to two modern Iranian women writers whose strong and articulate...
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The 6 Qualities of Consciousness is a revolutionary text that applies ancient teachings from the Tantric tradition of yoga to everyday life in the 21st century. Journey through these six attributes of existence, and discover how they reside in you, as you, and all around you. Celebrate profound intelligence, unbounded freedom, ever evolving perfection, the joy of community, the promise of infinite abundance, and the natural ebb and flow of life in...
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