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 Jon Stallworthy, "Anthem for Doomed Youth: twelve soldier poets of the First World War" English | 2005 | ISBN: 1845292219 | EPUB | pages: 192 | 47.9 mb Leading poet and former professor of English Literature, Jon Stallworthy, tells the story of the lives and work of twelve major poets of the First World War and provides selections of their best work. The First World War began with flag-waving, parades and poets inspired by abstract ideals. In part this reflected the national mood , but it revealed an almost universal failure to understand what modern mass warfare would really mean. The story of the 'war poets' is also the story of an awakening to the full horror of what the twentieth century came to know as 'The Great War'. Wilfred Owen said, 'My subject is War - and the pity of War'. He also said 'true Poets must be truthful'. The best war poetry was the work of writers who were also serving soldiers and was born out of their desire to tell the truth about what it was to be a soldier in the trenches - what it felt like, what it did to you and what it did to your fellow soldiers, friend or foe. The greatness of the poetry lay not just in the writer's talent, but in the unflinching accuracy with which it portrayed their terrible circumstances.  Gillian Slovo, "Another World: Losing our Children to Islamic State" English | 2016 | ISBN: 1783197552 | ASIN: B01E48L3AE | EPUB | pages: 65 | 0.4 mb The new verbatim drama from the pioneering team behind Guantanamo: Honour Bound to Defend Freedom.  John Bemelmans Marciano, "Anonyponymous: The Forgotten People Behind Everyday Words" English | ISBN: 1596916532 | 2009 | 160 pages | EPUB | 697 KB An encyclopedia of linguistic biographies: the witty, illustrated stories of the Earl of Sandwich, Charles Boycott, and other historical figures better known as words than people.  Enthralling History, "Ancient Persia: An Enthralling Overview of the Achaemenid Persian Empire" English | 2022 | ASIN: B0B8XFMXVN, B0B8W5R4L3, B0B8RCFM1H | EPUB | pages: 212 | 4.9 mb With unimaginable wealth, palace intrigues, birthday parties featuring fine wine and endless desserts, lavish architecture and gardens, an underground water system, and a 1,500-mile Royal Road, the ancient Persian Empire captures the imagination.  An R Companion to Political Analysis, 2nd Edition by Philip H. Pollock, Barry C. Edwards English | May 2, 2017 | ISBN: 1506368840 | True EPUB/PDF | 248 pages | 10.2/8 MB Teach your students to conduct political research using R, the open source programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics. An R Companion to Political Analysis offers the same easy-to-use and effective style as the best-selling SPSS and Stata Companions.  John Scheid, "An Introduction to Roman Religion" English | 2003 | pages: 241 | ISBN: 0748616071, 0253343771 | PDF | 49,4 mb This is an introduction to religion in Rome during the late republic and early empire. Written by one of the world's leading scholars of the subject, it draws on the latest findings in archaeology and history to explain the meanings of rituals, rites, auspices and oracles, to describe the uses of temples and sacred ground, and to evoke the daily patterns of religious life and observance within the city Rome and its environs.The book is divided into five parts. In the first the author considers the contemporary meaning of religious terms and concepts and the role religion played in the Roman sense of identity and destiny. The second describes the religious calendar, diurnal patterns of worship and observance, and the structure of religious space in temples, sanctuaries and sacred places. The third looks at the form of religious services including the rites and purposes of sacrifices, and examines when auspices were sought and how they were read. Part IV describes the priests and priestesses - who they were; how they were trained and for what functions - and the gods and demi-gods of the Roman pantheon. Part V considers Roman theology and exegesis. Professor Scheid writes primarily for university students of ancient Rome and classical civilisation: information and ideas are laid out clearly and concisely; the text is illustrated with quotations from primary sources; a chronology links religious to historical events from 750 BC to AD 494; there is a full glossary and an annotated guide to further reading. The text contains numerous summaries and suggestions for discussion.  American Legends: The Life of Jimmy Carter by Charles River Editors English | August 26, 2015 | ISBN: 1517058619 | 62 pages | EPUB | 1.65 Mb *Includes pictures *Includes Carter's own quotes about his life and career *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "I have experienced the intensity of patriotism as a submarine officer, the ambitions of a competitive businessman, and the intensity of political debate. I have been sorely tempted to launch a military attack on foreigners, and have felt the frustration of having to negotiate with allies or even former enemies to reach a consensus instead of taking more decisive unilateral action." - Jimmy Carter A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. When Americans elected Jimmy Carter in 1976, they seem to have wanted an ideal more than a man. The tragedies surrounding Vietnam and the scandal of Watergate, culminating in Richard Nixon's resignation, had left the public bruised and disillusioned. They wanted someone they could believe in, someone like themselves, or at least like they wanted to be. They believed they found that man in Carter. However, they soon learned that, while they had voted for an ideal, they had gotten a man, with all the virtues and faults, loves and hates, of any other human being, and by the end of his presidency, man had turned on him with the viciousness of disappointed children lashing out at a flawed parent. Carter's rise to the nation's top office was unique; he was known somewhat humorously for being a Georgia peanut farmer, and his family often made headlines (particularly his brother Billy), but he rode dissatisfaction with President Nixon and his successor Gerald Ford to become president. From there, he was a notorious micromanager who presided over some of the decade's most important events, from the Camp David Peace Accords to the Iranian Revolution. Carter's presidency still receives rather mixed reviews, but it's possible that his political career has actually been obscured by his post-presidential work and the ways in which he has changed the roles of previous living presidents. After starting the Carter Center in 1982, Carter has remained a champion of human rights and has become one of America's most visible dignitaries, traveling all over the world to promote various causes. Eventually, he earned a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in 2002, and he has remained active even after turning 90 and after recently being diagnosed with cancer. Like his presidency, Carter's advocacy has not been without controversy, but he remains one of America's most recognizable figures. American Legends: The Life of Jimmy Carter examines the life and legacy of the 39th president of the United States. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Jimmy Carter like never before, in no time at all.  Marco Rubio, "American Dreams: Restoring Economic Opportunity for Everyone" English | ISBN: 1595231137 | 2015 | 240 pages | EPUB | 740 KB In 1956, Marco Rubio's parents came to America as poor immigrants with grade-school educations. They found a land of opportunity where anyone could work hard, play by the rules, and build a better future for themselves and their children. His family proved the reality of the American Dream, where the children of maids and bartenders could become doctors, lawyers, small business owners, and maybe even a U.S. senator.  Herman Parish, "Amelia Bedelia & Friends #3: Amelia Bedelia & Friends Arise and Shine " English | ISBN: 0062961837 | 2020 | 160 pages | AZW3 | 56 MB The third book in a new arc in the New York Times-bestselling Amelia Bedelia chapter book series featuring young Amelia Bedelia and her friends!  Always Faithful: A Story of the War in Afghanistan, the Fall of Kabul, and the Unshakable Bond Between a Marine and an Interpreter by Thomas Schueman, Zainullah Zaki English | August 9th, 2022 | ISBN: 0063260611 | 336 pages | True EPUB | 33.32 MB Band of Brothers meets Argo in this dramatic and heartfelt dual memoir of the war in Afghanistan told by two men from opposite worlds. Always Faithful entwines the stories of Marine Major Tom Schueman, and his friend and Afghan interpreter, Zainullah "Zak" Zaki, as they describe their parallel lives, converging paths, and unbreakable bond in the face of overwhelming danger, culminating in Zak and his family's harrowing escape from Kabul. |
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