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 Rafe Blaufarb, "The French army 1750-1820" English | ISBN: 1784993913 | 2017 | 240 pages | PDF | 5 MB This book examines the transformation of the French military profession during the momentous period that saw the death of royal absolutism, the rise and fall of successive revolutionary regimes, the consolidation of Napoleonic rule and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy after the Empire's final collapse. Crossing traditional chronological boundaries, it brings together periods in French history that are usually treated separately and challenges established views of change and continuity during the Age of Revolution. Based on a wealth of archival sources, this book is as much a social history of ideas like equality, talent, and merit as a military history.  Jennifer 8. Lee, "The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food" English | ISBN: 0446698970 | 2009 | 320 pages | EPUB, MOBI | 295 KB + 422 KB FEATURED ON TED.com and The Colbert Report.If you think McDonald's is the most ubiquitous restaurant experience in America, consider that there are more Chinese restaurants in America than McDonalds, Burger Kings, and Wendy's combined. Former New York Times reporter and Chinese-American (or American-born Chinese). In her search, Jennifer 8 Lee traces the history of Chinese-American experience through the lens of the food. In a compelling blend of sociology and history, Jenny Lee exposes the indentured servitude Chinese restaurants expect from illegal immigrant chefs, investigates the relationship between Jews and Chinese food, and weaves a personal narrative about her own relationship with Chinese food. The Fortune Cookie Chronicles speaks to the immigrant experience as a whole, and the way it has shaped our country.  The Fashion Book: Create Your Own Cool Looks from the Story of Style English | 2014 | ISBN: 1465422846 | 162 Pages | PDF (True) | 34 MB The Fashion Book is an ideal introduction to the world of fashion. Learn about its history and how it has translated into the works of modern-day designers. Explore numerous styles, and get to know about the origins of what we wear and why.
 The FBI War on Tupac Shakur: The State Repression of Black Leaders from the Civil Rights Era to the 1990s (Real World) by John Potash English | October 12, 2021 | ISBN: 1621064557 | True EPUB | 255 pages | 2.1 MB Since the first day after the tragedy was announced, controversy has surrounded the death of rap and cultural icon Tupac Shakur.  The Exile: Sex, Drugs, and Libel in the New Russia by Matt Taibbi, Mark Ames English | March 27, 2000 | ISBN: 0802136524 | Scan PDF | 256 pages | 68.5 MB The eXile is the controversial biweekly tabloid founded by Americans Mark Ames and Matt Taibbi that Rolling Stone has called "cruel, caustic, and funny" and "a must-read."  Fantahun Ayele, "The Ethiopian Army: From Victory to Collapse, 1977-1991" English | ISBN: 0810130114 | 2014 | 328 pages | PDF | 3 MB The Ethiopian popular revolution of 1974 ended a monarchy that claimed descent from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, and brought to power a military government that created one of the largest and best-equipped armies in Africa. In his panoramic study of the Ethiopian army, Fantahun Ayele draws upon his unprecedented access to Ethiopian Ministry of Defense archives to study the institution that was able to repel the Somali invasion of 1977 and suppress internal uprisings, but collapsed in 1991 under the combined onslaught of armed insurgencies in Eritrea and Tigray. Besides military operations,
 The Economics of Just About Everything: The Hidden Reasons for Our Curious Choices and Surprising Successes in Life by Andrew Leigh English | April 1, 2015 | ISBN: 174331471X | True EPUB | 250 pages | 0.7 MB A fun and illuminating book full of surprising facts and amazing insights about how the laws of economics affect our everyday lives-perfect for fans of Freakonomics  E. Russell Braziel, "The Domino Effect" English | ISBN: 0692503013 | 2016 | 332 pages | EPUB | 3 MB The Domino Effect  Andrew Brown, "The Days of Creation: A History of Christian Interpretation of Genesis 1:1-2:3 " English | ISBN: 1905679270 | 2014 | 376 pages | PDF | 90 MB This book examines the history of Christian interpretation of the seven-day framework of Genesis 1:1-2:3 in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament from the post-apostolic era to the debates surrounding Essays and Reviews (1860). Included in the survey are patristic, medieval, Renaissance/Reformation, eighteenth-century Enlightenment and finally early to mid-nineteenth-century interpretations of the days of creation. The author shows that readings of Genesis 1:1-2:3 in the modern era have much deeper roots than is sometimes realized. The 'day-age' scheme has roots in Augustine's figurative creation days, the world-week historical scheme, Renaissance Platonism and Newtonian science, while the 'literal' alternative of the gap theory combines ancient literal interpretation with chaos concepts derived from Greco-Roman myths and interpreted through a geological lens. Early treatments of this text are poorly understood because of their very different philosophical and theological contexts. Hasty appropriation of ancient precedents as support for modern interpretations often overlooks or oversimplifies this difference. Changing ideas and exploration in the early Modern era undermined the dominance of this text, so that by the time of Goodwin's essay in  The Day That Shook America: A Concise History of 9/11 by J. Samuel Walker English | September 8, 2021 | ISBN: 0700632611 | True PDF | 232 pages | 5.2 MB On September 11, 2001, author J. Samuel Walker was far from home when he learned of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Stricken by incredulity and anxiety, he found the phone lines jammed when he tried to call his wife, who worked in downtown Washington, DC. At the time and ever since, Walker, like many of his fellow Americans, was and remains troubled by questions about the disaster that occurred on 9/11. |
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