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An urgent case for how we could have stopped the Covid-19 pandemic—and how to make sure it never happens again "MacKenzie's fascinating book gives us the scope and scale to be able to put this pandemic in perspective and, it begs the question, will we learn from this in time to prevent to next...

Audrey Gillan revisits her time on the ground with the British Army in Iraq, and the infamous friendly fire incident that killed Matty Hull 'A remarkable listen: detailed, unflinching and revealing about the ripple effects of a wholly avoidable tragedy'Financial Times Award-winning journalist...

Student resistance in the first decade of the 21st century was the single most powerful liberating force around the globe during those years. Challenging governments-in a few cases, overturning governments - at a time when representational democracies appeared weak and authoritarian regimes were on the rise. In Student Resistance in the Age of Chaos, Book 1, Mark Boren goes continent by continent, country by country, to show us the contours of the new frontlines of resistance, the sacrifices that were made, the seismic changes caused by the internet, and more.

"This is a fascinating book. It will educate you. Schwartzel has done some extraordinary reporting." — The New York Times Book Review “In this highly entertaining but deeply disturbing book, Erich Schwartzel demonstrates the extent of our cultural thrall to China. His depiction of the craven...

"What makes you think black people will vote for you? Because the word on the street is, you're a racist." With those blunt words to then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, Pastor Darrell Scott began a journey he never expected to take - becoming the future president's most prominent African-American supporter and advisor. In Nothing to Lose, Pastor Scott recounts how and why he boarded "the Trump Train", revealing the considerable difficulties he experienced along the way. 

Geography comes before history. Islands cannot have the same history as continental plains. The United Kingdom is a European country, but not the same kind of European country as Germany, Poland or Hungary. For most of the 150 centuries during which Britain has been inhabited it has been on the edge, culturally and literally, of mainland Europe.

Entre abril y julio de 1994, cerca de 800 mil personas de la etnia Tutsi fueron asesinadas en el país africano. La violencia dejó un país con miles de mujeres violadas, niños asesinados y hombres mutilados. Esta cruel matanza fue la cúspide de una guerra civil entre Hutus y Tutsis que duró cuatro años.

THE MAKING AND MEANING OF RADIOHEAD'S GROUNDBREAKING, CONTROVERSIAL, EPOCHDEFINING ALBUM, KID A. In 1999, as the end of an old century loomed, five musicians entered a recording studio in Paris without a deadline. Their band was widely recognized as the best and most forward-thinking in rock, a...

La pétrifiante pandémie a fait des milliers de victimes dans le monde entier. Elle restera gravée dans nos mémoires comme un tournant de l'Histoire. Mais, pendant que le Coronavirus bouleversait la planète, d'autres virus, ceux de la solidarité, de la générosité et de la créativité en ont profité pour se propager simultanément. Pendant cette douloureuse épreuve, d'innombrables gestes de fraternité, d'humanité et de bonté ont réussi à irradier nos cœurs en peine en nous apportant du secours tendre, doux, souriant.

Drawing from an incredibly rich trove of global data, this groundbreaking book reveals that human progress has been slowing down since the early 1970s. Danny Dorling uses compelling visualizations to illustrate how fertility rates, growth in GDP per person, increases in life expectancy, and even the frequency of new social movements have all steadily declined over the last few generations.

Los cuervos del Vaticano revela una historia de mayordomos traidores, filtraciones de documentos, comisiones secretas de investigación, del servicio de espionaje y contraespionaje del Vaticano, de prelados que denuncian la corrupción y que son alejados de inmediato de San Pedro, lavado de dinero, altos miembros de la mafia siciliana, un complot para asesinar al papa, una adolescente desaparecida y supuestamente utilizada como esclava sexual, una guerra entre periodistas y directivos de la prensa católica, un presidente del IOR cesado y con miedo a ser asesinado. 

In his 2005 book, The Long Emergency, James Howard Kunstler described the global predicaments that would pitch the USA into political and economic turmoil in the 21st century - the end of affordable oil, climate irregularities, and flagging economic growth, to name a few. Now, he returns with a book that takes an up-close-and-personal approach to how real people are living now - surviving The Long Emergency as it happens.

Deadliest Sea by Kalee Thompson is the spellbinding true story of the greatest rescue in US Coast Guard history. Recounting the tragic sinking of the fishing trawler, Alaska Ranger, in the Bering Sea and its remarkable aftermath in March 2008, Deadliest Sea is real-life action and adventure at its finest. The full story of an amazing rescue - where extraordinary courage, ingenuity, will, and technology combined in one of the most remarkable maritime feats ever recorded - has never been told before now. It’s The Perfect Storm meets Deadliest Catch.

On December 16, 2019, Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives, and the full Committee on the Judiciary released an updated version of the Impeachment Report. Now officially titled Impeachment of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, Report of the Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives, this document serves as the latest government-issued report from the Democrat-led House.

"This audiobook is fueled by the awesome combination of a compelling story, good writing, and a captivating narration...In a short audio note, the author says she hopes that listeners will be able to step into the shoes of the people portrayed. [JD] Jackson's excellent performance makes that...

Zeitzeugen des 20. Jahrhunderts: neunzehn faszinierende Interviews, geführt vom Journalisten André Groenewoud. Mit einem Vorwort von Guido Knopp. Bedeutende Zeitzeugen, deren persönliche Geschichten eng mit dem Weltgeschehen verknüpft sind, erzählen ihre Erlebnisse. Der Journalist André Groenewoud hat sie befragt: Wie fühlte sich der Navigator der "Enola Gay", als die Atombombe auf Hiroshima geworfen wurde - und wie Nobuo Miyake, ein Überlebender? Wie lebte Françoise Gilot mit Picasso und wie Rockefeller aus der einst reichsten Familie der Welt?

De aanslagen zoals in Parijs en Brussel zijn voor velen onbegrijpelijk. Wat kan mensen ertoe drijven om zichzelf en vele onschuldige omstaanders de dood in te jagen? Wat kan verklaren dat men bereid is om een dergelijk offer te brengen? Het ligt voor de hand dat de verklaring deels wordt gezocht in religie, niet in het minst omdat de daders zelf godsdienstige motieven inroepen. Voor vele gelovigen is dit een ongemakkelijke vaststelling. Door een selectieve lezing van hun heilige teksten zijn ze er immers van overtuigd dat hun God synoniem staat voor vrede en liefde. Zij draaien bovenstaande vraag dan ook om: Waarom in Gods naam?

A riveting, edge-of-your seat account of how a battalion of Marines faced off against the most brutal of Al Qaeda at its most desperate and vicious moment--and how the Marines decisively crushed the terroristsWhen the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Regiment ("2/3") arrived in the little-known...

La guerra di Erdogan: Erdogan lancia l'offensiva in Siria contro i curdi. Ma Trump dice no, di Marco Ansaldo; La minaccia di Erdogan, di Marco Ansaldo; Erdogan e i curdi in Siria: che cosa possiamo fare, di Michele Serra; Siria, centinaia di vittime. La grande fuga dei civili dalle bombe di Erdogan, di Marco Ansaldo; Ma l'arsenale di Erdogan è già completo, di Gianluca Di Feo.

Under 1990-talet övertalades 26 kapitalstarka och väletablerade personer i Sverige och Finland att investera miljontals kronor i bankgarantiprogram och valutaspekulation. Men allt var ett bedrägeri som iscensatts av en välutbildad och galant kvinna. Från början var kvinnans affärsidé seriös. Med sin bakgrund som bankanställd kom hon i kontakt med många som villigt satsade stora pengar i hennes projekt. Men det hela gick snett. När kvinnan greps i augusti 1999 hade hon försnillat 140 miljoner kronor. Pengarna hade använts till att betala tidigare investerare och privat konsumtion.