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  • From Jesus to Justinian
    Chris Ainsworth
    This book challenges what we have always been taught about what the first Christians believed and how their church was organised, it reassess the role and importance of the main players in the early church movement and throws light on the how a persecuted church was miraculously transformed into the Imperial Church of Rome. This not a book about theology, it is a walk through t...
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    17,50 €

  • The Thin Line Between Africa and the African American
    K-E Headworld
    K-E Headworld is a 37 year old Nigerian- American play Wright, Poct, Comic and a Lyricist; a Honor Graduate of Criminal Justice, University of Phoenix, Arizona. Writing drama for the BBC World Service while free lancing as an Investigative journalist has really shaped my World I’m an Abolitionist, doing the work of a Reformer through Music and Poetry in disguise as a Preacher h...
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    29,15 €

  • La Heráldica desconocida
    José Manuel Huidobro Moya
    Explora cómo la heráldica es un arte vivo con escudos de armas aún en uso generalizado y otros nuevos otorgados cada año, tanto para personas como a instituciones y empresas. No se pierda esta fascinante inmersión en la historia.La heráldica a menudo se asocia con la nobleza, por lo que en ese sentido podría verse como poco relevante para una sociedad sin clases y con mayor mov...
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    30,00 €

  • Justice and Mercy
    Rod Miller
    SPUR AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR ROD MILLERJustice Payne built a town on an island in a river. He owns all the land and buildings as well as many of the businesses that occupy the buildings, and collects rent and taxes from the others. As self-appointed judge, mayor, tax assessor, and holder of every other office of note, Justice controls all aspects of life in his town.Most accept th...
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    13,33 €

  • Fighter Boy
    John Willis
    Geoffrey Page was one of the most remarkable fighter pilots of World War Two. Shot down in a fireball during the Battle of Britain his hands were burnt to the bone and his face badly charred. Despite his horrific injuries Page went onto fly at D-Day, the Battle of Normandy, and Arnhem. On appointment in 1944 he was the youngest Wing Commander in the RAF, aged 24.During two year...
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    37,81 €

  • Aggression under the Guise of Liberation
    Perry Pierik
    With the Soviet invasion of Poland on 17 September 1939, a secret and extraordinary pact came into effect. Two opposing ideologies, National Socialism and Communism, joined forces to wipe the hated Poland off the map. Even plans for a sub-Poland were eventually dismissed. This co-operation had earlier historical roots, but was also born out of practical necessity. Besides the o...
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    22,46 €

  • Nazis to the core
    Jochem Botman
    Wim Sassen’s name has always been linked to the Eichmann case. Little is known about his personal life. Even less is known about the other Sassen family members who, like him, fled to Latin America after WWII. While two sisters abandoned their Nazi ideology and kept a low profile in Ecuador, Wim and his brother Alfons continued their Nazi allegiance. They joined forces with fug...
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    27,31 €

  • The Dutch, the Germans and the Jews
    Jan Herman Brinks
    When I wrote ’The Dutch, the Germans and the Jews’, I did not realize that the article was to become so controversial. With regard to the wartime record of the Netherlands, the Dutch had, over the years, constructed a national image of heroic resistance against the German occupier. This image was complemented by a stress on Dutch support of its persecuted Jewish citizens. My ar...
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    10,35 €

  • Native American Wisdom
    History Brought Alive
    Native American Wisdom is a special 'Two Books In One Collection'Discover The Soul, Spirit & History of The Great Native American Heritage + Health, Wellness & Natural Healing with Earth’s MedicineIncluded in this Captivating '2 Book Collection' are:Native American History: Accurate & Comprehensive History, Origins, Culture, Tribes, Legends, Mythology, Wars, Stories & More of T...
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    18,19 €

  • El Mercado de Cacao en Nueva España durante el Siglo XVIII
    Eduardo Rubio Aliaga
    El cacao ha sido uno de los productos más estudiados por la historiografía para entender las sociedades precolombinas establecidas en Mesoamérica. Desde el conocimiento por parte de los europeos de la planta de cacao en 1502, su fruto se convertirá en uno de los productos más demandados por la población novohispana desde el siglo XVI y cuya demanda continuará creciendo durante ...
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    41,25 €

  • J.D. Ponce zu Karl Marx
    J.D. Ponce
    Dieser spannende Aufsatz konzentriert sich auf die Erklärung und Analyse des zweiten Bandes des 'Kapital' von Karl Marx, einem der einflussreichsten Werke der Geschichte, dessen Verständnis aufgrund seiner Komplexität und Tiefe beim ersten Lesen dem Verständnis entgeht.Unabhängig davon, ob Sie den zweiten Band des 'Kapital' bereits gelesen haben oder nicht, wird Ihnen dieser Au...
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    20,12 €

  • South Africa’s Tao Te Ching
    Chris Kanyane
    Forget the usual stereotypes. South Africa is more than just stunning landscapes and diverse cultures. It’s a nation with a unique Tao, a vibrant essence that pulsates with the rhythm of its history.This book delves deep into the heart of South Africa, revealing the philosophy that shapes its character. It’s not just 'African'; it’s a universal country captivating blend of anci...
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    53,72 €

  • My Best Genealogy Tips
    Robin R. Foster
    In 'My Best Genealogy Tips: Researching Your English Roots,' I will provide guidance on how to begin researching your ancestors in England, and I will show tips on how to gather information about your ancestors. You will start using what is online.It is important that you start an online family tree. I will describe how you can add your family to that family tree, and I show yo...
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    14,42 €

  • TSUBA - in Rolling Brook Gallery, Special Collections
    S. J. King
    Rolling Brooks Gallery hosts an eclectic range of hand-carved timber artworks, snuff bottles, antique/vintage carved camphor chests, and many East Asian edged weapons. The Tsuba, hand guard to the Samurai warrior’s Katana, has captivated the Gallery’s heart and holds centre stage. This book is a result of the gallery’s current digitisation efforts and is the first official poin...
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    34,37 €

  • Sacred Mysteries Among the Mayas and the Quiches, 11 500 Years Ago
    Augustus Le Plongeon
    The forests of Yucatan and Central America are to-day, for the majority of the people of the United States, even those who call themselves scientific and well informed, as much a terra incognita, as America was to the inhabitants of Europe before its discovery by Cristobal Colon in 1498, when for the first time he came in sight of the northern coast of South America, and naviga...
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    11,64 €

  • Feminism and Sex-Extinction
    Arabella Kenealy
    Explore the provocative intersection of feminism and societal evolution with Arabella Kenealy’s groundbreaking work, 'Feminism and Sex-Extinction.' In this thought-provoking treatise, Kenealy challenges conventional notions of gender roles and offers a compelling vision for the future of humanity in the face of social change.With incisive analysis and bold foresight, Kenealy ex...
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    17,04 €

  • Under the Radar
    R. Eugene Parta
    Western democracy is currently under attack by a resurgent Russia, weaponizing new technologies and social media. How to respond? During the Cold War, the West fought off similar Soviet propaganda assaults with shortwave radio broadcasts. Founded in 1949, the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty broadcast uncensored information to the Soviet republics in their own language...
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    45,01 €

  • Elephants, the Grass and A Teacher
    Chinyere E E Egbe / Chinyere E Egbe
    This book is a captivating rendition of Dr. Egbe’s personal and family experiences during the Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970). The book will equally go down as an audacious contribution to the historiography of the Nigerian civil war. Not to mention a crash program in military history. Here, his detailed rebuttal of Brigadier Alabi’s claim that the Second Punic War between Rome ...
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    23,96 €

  • Elephants, the Grass and A Teacher
    Chinyere E E Egbe / Chinyere E Egbe
    This book is a captivating rendition of Dr. Egbe’s personal and family experiences during the Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970). The book will equally go down as an audacious contribution to the historiography of the Nigerian civil war. Not to mention a crash program in military history. Here, his detailed rebuttal of Brigadier Alabi’s claim that the Second Punic War between Rome ...
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    36,24 €

  • 'Senderos de Ébano
    Juan Martinez
    'Senderos de Ébano: Una Historia de África' es un relato fascinante que nos sumerge en los intrincados pasajes de la historia africana, desde los albores de la humanidad hasta la era contemporánea. A través de estas páginas, el lector emprende un viaje emocionante y revelador por las tierras vastas y diversas del continente africano, explorando sus antiguas civilizaciones, sus ...
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    22,15 €

  • Découvertes
    François Lavergne
    Que la vie soit éternelle pour tous, mais profitons de chaque instant présent, on ne connait pas la suite à donner. Aimons plus que tout, dévorons. Le corps nous lâchera un jour, âge, maladie ou autre. ...
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    14,01 €

  • Devudi Bharya
    Johny Takkedasila
    ' భ్రూణహత్యలు, బాల్య వివాహాలు, సతీసహగమనం, సామాజిక నిర్బంధం, సామూహిక అత్యాచారాలు, వేశ్యలుగా మార్చడం, శారీరకంగా, ఆర్థికంగా, మానసికంగా స్త్రీలను దోచుకోవడం, వంటగది బానిస, స్త్రీలను అమ్మడం, వివాహ వ్యవస్థ, గర్భిణీల శవాన్ని చింతచెట్టుకు కట్టేయడం, కప్పలతో, కుక్కలతో, చెట్లతో స్త్రీలకు వివాహాలు చేయడం, వితంతువులకు వివాహాలు చేయకపోవడం, వేషధారణ విషయంలో ఆంక్షలు, అడ్డుగీతలు, నెలసరి సమయంలో బహిష...
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    8,00 €

  • Book of Bursztyn (Burshtyn, Ukraine)
    Burshtyn is in Western Ukraine, about 57 miles southeast of Lviv and about 107 miles from the Polish border town of Medyka. The Jewish community there can be dated to the early 17th century. The first synagogue in the town was erected in the mid-18th century. Like many Jewish towns in the region, Burshtyn came under the rule of several countries. It was part of the Polish-Lithu...
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    43,92 €

  • Islamic soldiers serving in the Waffen-SS
    Perry Pierik
    At the end of 1941, after the invasion of the Soviet Union, an idea of collaboration with the Islamic peoples of the Soviet Union arose among the Germans. Although Hitler and high command were sceptic about a partnership with ’Soviet citizens’ in order to defeat Moscow, eveyone did agree that the Islamic peoples of the Caucasus and the Krim were reasonably trustworthy allies. E...
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    24,41 €

  • The Geopolitics of the Third Reich
    Perry Pierik
    Besides the persecution and annihilation of the Jewish community, the quest for Lebensraum was a pillar of the Nazi’s ideology. The march east, operation ’Barbarossa’ (1941), was essentially the final part of the geopolitics of the Third Reich. Historian Pierik takes readers into the world of ideas behind these politics, where cold blooded, rational elements go hand in hand wit...
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    32,93 €

  • Good Blood, Second Edition
    Irit Schaffer
    When she was a child, her father said he had 'good blood' and that is why he and his wife survived and healed from the Holocaust. The author searched for the meaning and significance of her father’s words over two continents and through four generations. Her journey uncovered a unique voice of wisdom revealing mysteries of the healing powers within us and the existence of light...
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    26,94 €

  • El tiempo de los caballos blancos
    Ibrahim Nasrallah / Moayad Sharab
    El tiempo de los caballos blancos es la metáfora de un tiempo próspero y convulso en la imaginaria y tranquila aldea palestina de Alhadia, entre 1887 y 1948. Sus habitantes llevan una vida sencilla, en armonía con la tierra que trabajan, con la naturaleza que los rodea y, en particular, con los caballos purasangre, que son su orgullo y su alegría. Una mañana los aldeanos descub...
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    24,90 €

  • Jewish refugees and the British nursing profession
    Jane Brooks
    This book bears witness to the personal experiences of Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe in the highly gendered profession of nursing. ...
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    157,22 €

  • Between the Lines (Esprios Classics)
    Boyd Cable
    Boyd Cable was the pseudonym of Ernest Andrew Ewart (1878-1943), a Scottish émigré to Australia. His identity was only widely known after his death. His woks include: Action Front (1916), Air Men o’ War (1918), Between the Lines (1915), By Blow and Kiss (1914), Doing Their Bit (1916), Front Lines (1918) and Grapes of Wrath (1917). ...
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    28,90 €

  • Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    Few periods in history have become so intertwined with legend as the era of the buccaneers-or 'pirates' as they later became known. Originally privateers commissioned by the French, and later by the English and Dutch crowns, to hunt Spanish ships in the Caribbean Sea during the 17th century, the innate lawlessness of the profession inevitably spiraled out of control. The buccan...
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    24,33 €