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We trace one family, generation by generation, throughout the one thousand years of the second millennium. The trilogy sets the family within its social environment, describing its migration from the continent, and across England, Scotland, and Ireland to settle in the New World. From that we get a vivid picture of what affected, motivated, worried, and encouraged this Saxon family and how they coped. Since the migration of this family was typical...
2) 1964
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Step back in time to 1964, a year of cultural upheaval and political transformation. From the rise of the Civil Rights movement in the United States to the global phenomenon of Beatlemania, this was the year that gave us bold fashion, unforgettable music and social change that continues to shape society across the world today.
While Britain's new Labour government promised the 'white heat of technology', on the world stage 1964 saw the escalation...
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AMIDST THE WRECKAGE OF FINANCIAL RUIN, PEOPLE ARE LEFT PUZZLING ABOUT HOW IT HAPPENED. WHERE DID ALL THE PROBLEMS BEGIN? For the answer, Jack Cashill, a journalist as shrewd as he is seasoned, looks past the headlines and deep into pages of history and comes back with the goods. From Plato to payday loans, from Aristotle to AIG, from Shakespeare to the Salomon Brothers, from the Medici to Bernie Madoff-in Popes and Bankers Jack Cashill unfurls a fascinating...
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If we do not learn from history, we will repeat the mistakes of the present and the past. In earlier times, this was already not good, but in today's times, it can endanger life on earth. This book addresses the question, "Could things have turned out differently?" There are times when a choice determines war or peace, lhappiness or unhappiness. These are called nodes. Also, this book covers 120 lessons from history and certain topics are covered...
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In the first book of this narrative, I, Adam, the first human, set the stage for the extraordinary journey of human evolution. I began by describing the primitive world in which I awakened, a world untouched by the progress and complexities of the modern era. This book aimed to provide a glimpse into my earliest memories as a sentient being and how our struggle for survival shaped our early existence.We explored pivotal moments such as the discovery...
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Embark on a riveting journey through history with Sita Ram Goel's 'Heroic Hindu Resistance,' a compelling analysis of the valiant struggle against early Muslim invaders from 636 to 1206 A.D. This meticulously researched book unveils the tales of unwavering courage, strategic brilliance, and enduring spirit exhibited by Hindu warriors who defended their sacred land. Goel's narrative not only delves into the clashes of civilizations but also pays homage...
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La política como profesión', publicado por Max Weber en 1919, acompaña al lector en algunos de los conceptos sociológicos fundamentales del pensador alemán. Weber, una de las figuras más influyentes del pensamiento contemporáneo, analiza aquí los tipos de «dominación» en el Estado moderno, y la idea de democracia plebiscitaria, en un recorrido conceptual e histórico por la Edad Moderna hasta llegar al sistema de partidos políticos de...
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¿Sabías que el olor de la estancia de Juana de Castilla debió ser tan espantoso que pensaban que había sido poseída por el demonio?, ¿que los aztecas veneraban a Moctezuma con vasijas de oro repletas de piojos?, ¿que Isabel II fue una de las reinas que puso de moda el mugriento verde isabelino? o ¿que los romanos discutían sobre los problemas del Imperio en el retrete?
¡Ay, la higiene! Un tema tabú para muchos de nuestros antepasados y...
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Pocos textos como el de esta tercera Intempestiva podrían iluminar mejor las raíces de la tarea que Nietzsche escogió como propia en fecha ya muy temprana. «¿Qué se le exige a un filósofo, en primera y última instancia? Superar en sí mismo su propio tiempo y volverse intempestivo. ¿Con qué ha de sostener su más dura batalla? Con aquello por lo cual, justamente, es hijo de su tiempo.»
«Schopenhauer como educador» es, en efecto, un poderoso...
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This book is a shortened version of The Oqual Cycle without data and charts so as to provide a seamless reading experience for the non-technical audience. Briefly, every nation today is teetering on the brink of a societal meltdown as it finds itself in the midst of a sociopolitical upheaval, the like of which has not hitherto been witnessed in our lifetime.Yet, hardly anyone realizes that like a winter that returns every year, such a concerted turmoil...
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El centro de la obra de Reinhart Koselleck lo ocupa la denominada «historia de los conceptos», cuyo paradigma él desarrolló en su calidad de «historiador pensante», como le llamara Hans-Georg Gadamer, convirtiéndolo en fundamento del monumental diccionario Conceptos históricos fundamentales, editado junto con Otto Brunner y Werner Conze. La historia de los conceptos se dirige específicamente contra una historia de las ideas abstracta y se...
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Immerse yourself in the 300,000-year journey of humanity.
There is a decent possibility that you are a human if you are reading this.
We are fairly unique as humans. The top of the food chain is where we are. Humans have been venturing into space for years. Also, we are the species that developed the wheel, agriculture, the internet, and, of course, frozen pizza.
We haven't even been around that long, and we already pretty much rule the earth.
Why...
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The world today is beset with too many conflicts and dangers.The two most frightening words are: "Aggressiveness" and "Arrogance".They describe the terrible human behaviours that are threatening the survival of Planet Earth and the human species.Then, there is this fearsome word "NATO" that represents the most powerful military force in the world centred around the vast North Atlantic Ocean. It literally has the sheer fire power and nuclear power...
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The bestselling author of Catherine de Medici returns to sixteenth-century Europe in this evocative and entertaining biography that recreates a remarkable era of French history and brings to life a great monarch-Francis I-who turned France into a great nation.
Catherine de Medici's father-in-law, King Francis of France, was the perfect Renaissance knight, the movement's exemplar and its Gallic interpreter. An aesthete, diplomat par excellence, and...
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Few European cities can boast a history as storied and tumultuous as that of Berlin. For more than 150 years it has been at the centre of revolutionary politics; of era-defining struggles between the Left and the Right. It has been bombed, rebuilt and carved in two.
In Revolutionary Berlin, veteran tour guide Nathaniel Flakin invites you to stand in the places where this history was written, and to follow in the footsteps of those who helped write...
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It underlines the deep cultural, sociological and historical effects of those diseases. The book provides a fascinating overview of the top ten deadliest diseases in human history. Written with elegance and wit, it offers a wonderfully crafted list of the top ten diseases of all time. The digital versions (PDF and EPUB) of this book are accessible, in accordance with Benetech's Certified Global Accessible (CGA) standards, to which the PUO-UOP have...
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The lifestyle of the classical Greeks often seems disappointingly modest when compared to those of other legendary civilizations. Where are the marble floors, the pillared halls, the gilden rooms? Even the Athenians, the richest and most poweful of the Greeks, were said by one contemporary to dress no better than slaves.
Athenians, however, were as skilled at spending as their playwrights were at devising tragedies. Vast estates vanished overnight,...
19) Chronofallacy: Crushing Dreams of Time Travel: Why You'll Never Escape Yesterday and Tomorrow Is For
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In "ChronoFallacy: Crushing Dreams of Time Travel," journey through the corridors of impossibility as we dismantle the very fabric of temporal fantasy. Imagine a world where the arrow of time refuses to be bent, where the Novikov self-consistency principle stands guard against historical interference, and where the cosmos scoffs at the audacity of chronological manipulation. This captivating exploration is not a eulogy for the dreams of time travel...
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***Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2020***
***Financial Times, Best Sports Books of 2020***
Pristine lawns, tennis whites, strawberries and cream, tennis is synonymous with the upper echelons of society, but scratch beneath the surface and you'll quickly discover a different history, one of untold struggles on and off the courts.
From the birth of modern tennis in Victorian Britain to the present day, we bear witness...
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