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  • Shanghai Sanctuary

    Chinese and Japanese Policy toward European Jewish Refugees during World War II

    by Bei Gao ...
    When the world closed its borders to desperate Jews fleeing Europe during World War II, Shanghai became an unexpected last haven for the refugees. An open port that could be entered without visas, this unique city under Western and Japanese control sheltered tens of thousands of Jews. Shanghai Sanctuary is the first major study to examine the Chinese Nationalist government's policy towards the ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

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  • The Test Of Courage: Michel Thomas: A Biography Of The Holocaust Survivor And Nazi-Hunter By Christopher Robbins

    by Christopher Robbins ...
    The story of Michel Thomas reads like a thriller in which adventure and heartbreak combine to produce a unique form of wisdom. Until his death in 2005, he taught languages to ghetto kids, heads of industry and movie stars in a matter of days, succeeding even with people who considered themselves hopeless linguists. To those who have been taught by him, he seemed to be a miracle worker with a ... Read more

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  • Taliban

    The Unknown Enemy

    by James Fergusson ...
    From a small group of religious students formed in 1994, the Taliban quickly grew into a national movement that occupied all of Afghanistan. Led by the mysterious Mullah Omar, the group established a theocracy based on strict observance of Sharia law. When the Americans overthrew the Taliban in 2001, the United States thought the regime had been defeated. Yet today, nine years later, the Taliban ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The War Diaries of Weary Dunlop

    by Edward E Dunlop ...
    This extraordinary first-hand account of Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop's experiences as senior medical officer in the infamous prisoner-of-war camps in Java and on the Burma-Thailand Railway, is not only an account of great historical significance but also a testament to the ability of the human spirit to overcome the most unbearably cruel conditions.'I have the testimony of hundreds of Australians ... Read more

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  • Inside Central Asia

    A Political and Cultural History of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Iran

    by Dilip Hiro ...
    "For those who still get their '-stans' mixed up, Hiro's book provides a detailed and nuanced overview of the region." — Financial Times (Best Books of the Year)The nations of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Iran—the majority of them former Soviet republics—remain little understood in the West even in the post-Cold War era. This book delves into these ... Read more

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  • The Sacred Willow

    Four Generations in the Life of a Vietnamese Family

    by Mai Elliott ...
    A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Duong Van Mai Elliott's The Sacred Willow illuminates recent Vietnamese history by weaving together the stories of the lives of four generations of her family. Beginning with her great-grandfather, who rose from rural poverty to become an influential landowner, and continuing to the present, Mai Elliott traces her family's journey through an era of tumultuous ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • Lost Colony

    The Untold Story of China's First Great Victory over the West

    by Tonio Andrade ...
    How a Chinese pirate defeated European colonialists and won Taiwan during the seventeenth centuryDuring the seventeenth century, Holland created the world's most dynamic colonial empire, outcompeting the British and capturing Spanish and Portuguese colonies. Yet, in the Sino-Dutch War—Europe's first war with China—the Dutch met their match in a colorful Chinese warlord named Koxinga. Part samurai, ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism

    by Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr. ...
    The most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in EnglishWith more than 5,000 entries totaling over a million words, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in English. It is also the first to cover terms from all of the canonical Buddhist languages and traditions: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • The First Governess of The NeTherlands, Margaret of Austria

    by Eleanor E. Tremayne ...
    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Burma's Economy in the Twentieth Century

    by Ian Brown ...
    At the beginning of the twentieth century, Burma was among the most prosperous territories in the East. Yet since gaining independence in 1948, its economy has struggled. Burma's developmental failure has often been attributed to gross mismanagement of the economy by the military who took power in 1962 but in this illuminating book, Ian Brown, one of the leading economic historians of Southeast ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • The Revolutionary Movement of 1848-9 in Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany

    Enriched edition. With Some Examination of the Previous Thirty-three Years

    by C. Edmund Maurice, Nolan Taylor ...
    In "The Revolutionary Movement of 1848-9 in Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany," C. Edmund Maurice meticulously explores the political upheavals that swept through Europe, focusing on the interconnected revolutionary movements across these pivotal regions. Employing a scholarly yet accessible style, Maurice delves into socio-economic conditions, nationalistic fervor, and the quest for democratic ... Read more

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  • Tea of Ulaanbaatar

    by Christopher R. Howard ...
    National Magazine Award finalist Christopher Howard's debut novel, Tea of Ulaanbaatar, tells the story of disaffected Peace Corps volunteer Warren, who flees life in late-capitalist America to find himself stationed in the post-Soviet industrial hell of urban Mongolia. As the American presence crumbles, Warren seeks escape in tsus, the mysterious "blood tea" that may be the final revenge of the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD