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Master your everyday civic rights and decode American history without wading through confusing legal jargon. Perfect for a daily commute or focused learning, this calm, empowering audio experience translates complex government frameworks into practical reality. Instead of feeling intimidated by...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Imagine you wake up – and your digital shadow knows you better than you know yourself. Your job application is filtered before a human sees it. Your credit score decides your future. Who are you really in the digital space? This audiobook is your calm...

Punjab was the arena of one of the first major armed conflicts of postcolonial India. During its deadliest decade, as many as 250,000 people were killed. This audiobook makes an urgent intervention in the history of the conflict, which to date has been characterized by a fixation on sensational violence - or ignored altogether. Mallika Kaur unearths the stories of three people who found themselves at the center of Punjab’s human rights movement.

Bloomsbury presents We Are Bellingcat written and read by Eliot Higgins. _____________ THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION _____________ 'John le Carré demystified the intelligence services; Higgins has demystified intelligence gathering itself'...

'इन्किलाब विरुध्द जिहाद' हि ख-या अर्थाने मराठीमधली एक महाकादंबरी आहे. जागतिक दर्जाची आणि आंतरराष्ट्रीय...

'El libro mantiene el foco en su heroína, y reconoce que la historia de Victoria es también amena y que ella tenía un instinto natural para el espectáculo', New York Times. 'La fascinante biografía de Victoria Woodhull documenta las extaordinadas medidas que esta feminista radical tomó...

From award-winning, starred-review author Heather B. Moore comes a powerful portrait of eight American women whose courage and conviction smashed stereotypes and built a nation. Her America recognizes eight remarkable women who refused to wait for permission to prove a woman’s worth in society...

If you've been baffled at how citizens of the United States, even people you know, could turn against their democracy, there is an answer. There is a method of psychological manipulation that can be used to turn someone from a citizen of a peaceful democratic society into someone who feels he or...

द स्पाय क्रॉनिकल्स रॉ आयएसआय आणि शांततेचा आभास अमरजितसिंह दुलत हे ‘रॉ’चे माजी प्रमुख आहेत, तर असद दुर्रानी...

Master the future of global conflict as artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons reshape modern geopolitics. Perfect for your morning commute, this gripping geopolitical analysis cuts through the hype to deliver a clear-eyed view of tomorrow's battlefields. Decode the headlines about cyber...

What happens when the law promises liberty—but delivers injustice? In this incisive essay from *Civilization in the United States*, renowned Harvard law professor and civil-liberties advocate Zechariah Chafee, Jr. examines the widening divide between America’s democratic ideals and the legal...

Uncover the gripping global history of political violence to understand how extremists transform fear into a weapon. Perfect for your daily commute or a deep learning session, this analytical journey separates sensational headlines from sobering reality. Dive into an objective exploration of...

Uncover the gripping history of global espionage as secret wartime operations evolve into modern digital intelligence. Perfect for a suspenseful commute, this thought-provoking narrative plunges you into the shadow wars that shaped modern American power. Explore the moral ambiguities and chaotic...

From the harrowing experiences of their journey across the South China Sea in the aftermath of the Vietnam War to the heartwarming account of their successful restaurant venture in America, the refugee story of Vinh Chung and his family is riveting. In a time where the current topics are...

A richly detailed collection of transcripts of Henry Kissinger's secretly recorded phone conversations from his time in the Nixon administration that touch on every important issue of Kissinger's day and provide a sweeping view of his era. Henry Kissinger is one of the most consequential foreign...

In Spies, Lies, and Algorithms, Amy Zegart separates fact from fiction as she offers an engaging and enlightening account of the past, present, and future of American espionage as it faces a revolution driven by digital technology. Drawing on decades of research and hundreds of interviews with intelligence officials, Zegart provides a history of US espionage, gives an overview of intelligence basics and life inside America's intelligence agencies, and explores the vexed issues of traitors, covert action, and congressional oversight.

Solomon Northup was born in the early 1800s in New York as a free man. He lived as a free man for over 30 years, until he was tricked into moving to Washington, DC, by men offering him a job as a musician. Once he made it to DC, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Louisiana, where he was forced to work on a plantation until he could make his escape. 12 Years a Slave was a fast best-seller when it was published just eight years before the Civil War, and is an integral text from the time period.

In this original and evocative book, we accompany Raja on six walks taken between 1978 and 2006. The earlier forays are peaceful affairs, allowing our guide to meditate at length on the character of his native land, a terrain of olive trees on terraced hillsides, luxuriant valleys carved by sacred springs, carpets of wild iris and hyacinth, and ancient monasteries built over 1,000 years ago. Shehadeh’s love for this magical place saturates his renderings of its history and topography.

NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Douglas Murray, international bestselling author and renowned cultural commentator confronts what he views as the most pressing issue of our time: why Western support of the Palestinian cause is ultimately playing into the hands of a much more dangerous force...

A fascinating, eye-opening, and often shocking look at what lies ahead for the United States—and the world—from one of our most incisive futurists George Friedman has become a leading expert in geopolitical forecasting, sought after for his unmatched grasp of both historical and contemporary...