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 Lorenz M. Lüthi, "The Iron Curtain: A Short History of Socialist Borders " English | ISBN: 1009712780 | 2026 | 75 pages | PDF | 4 MB The Iron Curtain remains an iconic representation of the Cold War. But what was it really on the ground? Fortified borders to prevent citizens from leaving emerged first in the interwar USSR and then in socialist post-WW II Europe. Fortifications occurred both at borders between socialist states and at their external boundaries to the non-socialist world, but not in all cases. The most well-known case - the Berlin Wall - was both an extreme example as well as a latecomer. But since 1947, Yugoslavia, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia had fortified their borders to prevent exit. When East Germany started to build walls around West Berlin and at its borders to West Germany in the 1960s, Yugoslavia was already dismantling its border regime and Hungary was granting passports and exit visas to its citizens. Fortified borders also appeared at external borders in northern and southeastern Europe, in the Caucasus, and in Asia.  Scott Simmon, "The Invention of the Western Film: A Cultural History of the Genre's First Half Century " English | ISBN: 052155473X | 2004 | 410 pages | PDF | 29 MB The Invention of the Western Film ranges across literature, visual arts, social history, ideology, and legend to provide, for the first time, an in-depth exploration of the early Western, from short kinetoscopes of the 1890s through "classic" features of the 1940s. By examining the American Indian's rise and demise during the silent era, B- Westerns of the 1930s, and film noir-influenced Westerns of the 1940s, Scott Simmon's pioneering study silhouettes the genre's evolution against a myriad of cultural forces. This lively, encyclopedic book revitalizes familiar Western icons John Wayne and John Ford, and recovers forgotten masterworks from the Western film's formative years.  Jeffrey A. Maine, "The Intellectual Property Holding Company: Tax Use and Abuse from Victoria's Secret to Apple " English | ISBN: 1107128269 | 2017 | 310 pages | PDF | 4 MB Many companies that have become household names have avoided billions in taxes by 'parking' their valuable intellectual property (IP) assets in holding companies located in tax-favored jurisdictions. In the United States, for example, many domestic companies have moved their IP to tax-favored states such as Delaware or Nevada, while multinational companies have done the same by setting up foreign subsidiaries in Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. In this illuminating work, tax scholar Jeffrey A. Maine teams up with IP expert Xuan-Thao Nguyen to explain how the use of these IP holding companies has become economically unjustified and socially unacceptable, and how numerous calls for change have been made. This book should be read by anyone interested in how corporations - including Gore-Tex, Victoria's Secret, Sherwin-Williams, Toys-R-Us, Apple, Microsoft, and Uber - have avoided tax liability with IP holding companies and how different constituencies are working to stop them.  David J. Hand, "The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day" English | ISBN: 0374175349 | 2014 | 288 pages | MOBI | 530 KB In The Improbability Principle, the renowned statistician David J. Hand argues that extraordinarily rare events are anything but. In fact, they're commonplace. Not only that, we should all expect to experience a miracle roughly once every month.  Barbara Levick, "The High Tide of Empire " English | ISBN: 1009383698 | 2023 | 138 pages | PDF | 6 MB This volume in the LACTOR Sourcebooks in Ancient History offers a generous selection of primary texts on the Roman Empire during the period AD 14-117, with accompanying maps and introductory notes. It provides for the needs of students at schools and universities who are studying ancient history in English translation and has been written and reviewed by experienced teachers. The texts selected include extracts from the important literary sources but also numerous inscriptions, papyri and coin legends, many of these being otherwise difficult for students to access.  Lee Child, "The Hero" English | ISBN: 0008355789 | 2019 | 96 pages | MOBI | 4 MB WHAT MAKES A HERO? WHO BETTER TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION THAN LEE CHILD...  Lee Child, "The Hero" English | ISBN: 0008355789 | 2019 | 96 pages | AZW3 | 4 MB WHAT MAKES A HERO? WHO BETTER TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION THAN LEE CHILD...  Karen Lee Young, "The Healthy Instant Pot Cookbook: 75 Low-Calorie Recipes Made Easy" English | ISBN: 1638070164 | 2021 | 158 pages | MOBI | 4 MB Make mealtime quick, easy, and healthy with the power of an Instant Pot  Staci Gulbin MS MEd RD, "The Healthy Bariatric Smoothies Recipe Book: 60 Nourishing High-Protein Smoothies and Shakes" English | ISBN: 1638787077 | 2022 | 106 pages | MOBI | 3 MB Easily transition to a bariatric diet with sensational smoothie recipes  Taylor M. Ham MS LMFT, "The Health Anxiety Workbook: Practical Exercises to Overcome Your Health Worries" English | ISBN: 1648769306 | 2021 | 148 pages | MOBI | 1155 KB Break free from health anxiety with proven strategies and activities |
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