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  • Discovering the Mammoth

    A Tale of Giants, Unicorns, Ivory, and the Birth of a New Science

    by John J McKay ...
    The fascinating saga of solving the mystery of this ancient animal who once roamed the north country—and has captivated our collective imagination ever since.Today, we know that a mammoth is an extinct type of elephant that was covered with long fur and lived in the north country during the ice ages. But how do you figure out what a mammoth is if you have no concept of extinction, ice ages, or ... Read more

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  • The Accumulation of Freedom

    Writings on Anarchist Economics

    The only crisis of capitalism is capitalism itself. Let's toss credit default swaps, bailouts, environmental externalities and, while we're at it, private ownership of production in the dustbin of history. The Accumulation of Freedom brings together economists, historians, theorists, and activists for a first-of-its-kind study of anarchist economics. The editors aren't trying to subvert the notion ... Read more

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  • Sovereign of the Seas, 1637

    A Reconstruction of the Most Powerful Warship of Its Day

    by John McKay ...
    "McKay's artful renderings provide a fitting tribute to this amazing vessel and those who participated in her planning and construction." — Pirates and PrivateersSovereign of the Seas was the most spectacular, extravagant and controversial warship of the early seventeenth century. The ultimate royal prestige project, whose armament was increased by the King's decree to the unheard-of figure of 100 ... Read more

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  • Contemporary Asia

    Continuities, Challenges and Transformations

    by John McKay ...
    Series series Contemporary States and Societies
    For the first time in the modern era, Asia is not dominated by an outside power. Is this the Asian Century? Will internal rivalries emerge between China, Japan and India? How will growing tensions between the United States and China shape the global economic, strategic and political system? Covering governance, culture, and society in East and South Asia, this book introduces:- Key economic ... Read more

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  • Arctic Convoy PQ18

    25 Days That Changed the Course of the War

    by John R. McKay ...
    "Extensively researched, this book is a real page-turner. It's written in a narrative style that puts the reader beside its protagonists on both sides, describing their probable thoughts and actions in the face of events." — PowerShips Magazine This superbly researched book tells the story of one of the most significant maritime operations of the Second World War. The importance of the Arctic ... Read more

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  • Gordon Takes a Walk

    What begins as an ordinary Saturday morning becomes the turning point of Gordon’s life. A quiet engineer who prides himself on fixing what’s broken, Gordon discovers a devastating betrayal that shatters his world. Numb with heartbreak, he leaves everything behind and simply starts walking.Wearing nothing but his old brown bathrobe and carrying a coffee cup, Gordon wanders aimlessly across the ... Read more

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  • Pioneers for Profit

    Foreign Entrepreneurship and Russian Industrialization, 1885-1913

    by John P. McKay ...
    Foreign investment increased from 17 percent of the capital of industrial corporations in Imperial Russia in 1880 to 47 percent in 1914, coinciding with the rapid development of Russian industrialization before World War I. John McKay's study, based largely on intensive research in numerous archives and utilizing many previously unexplored private business records, is the first detailed analysis ... Read more

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  • Gordon Takes a Walk

    Darkly funny, wildly original, and unexpectedly heartfelt, Gordon Takes a Walk is a satirical literary adventure that turns an ordinary man into an accidental legend. After discovering his wife's betrayal, Gordon - a painfully average engineer in a worn brown Walmart bathrobe - simply walks out of his life and keeps walking. What begins as a numb journey through suburban America quickly spirals ... Read more

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  • Surviving the Arctic Convoys

    The Wartime Memoirs of Leading Seaman Charlie Erswell

    by John R. McKay ...
    Leading Seaman Charlie Erswell saw much more than his fair share of action during the Second World War. He was present at the 1942 landing in North Africa (Operation TORCH), D-Day and the liberation of Norway. But his main area of operations was that of the Arctic Convoys, escorting merchant ships taking essential war supplies to the Russian ports of Murmansk and Archangel. In addition to ... Read more

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  • Big Book of Civil War Sites

    From Fort Sumter to Appomattox, a Visitor's Guide to the History, Personalities, and Places of America's Battlefields

    The definitive travel reference for America'smost famous—and infamous—Civil War battle sites:a tribute to the war's 150th anniversary (2011–2015)With The Big Book of Civil War Sites, history-focused travelers finally have ready access to in-depth and thorough listings of all sites associated with the major battles of a devastating war that transformed the nation. Whether for exploring the Southern ... Read more

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  • BRICS and the Changing World Order

    Power Shifts, Multipolarity, and Global Governance

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The collapse of the USSR transformed the world from a bipolar rivalry into a unipolar order dominated by the USA. Today, the rise of China and shifting global dynamics have sparked debates about unipolarity, bipolarity, and multipolarity. As the USA retreats as the principal superpower, China's dramatic ascent and the growing influence of nations like Russia, India, and the BRICS coalition signal ... Read more

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  • Foreign Aid in a World in Crisis

    Shifting Geopolitics in the Neoliberal Era

    Series series Routledge Explorations in Development Studies
    This book investigates the geopoliticisation of foreign aid in recent years, against a background of global overarching crises such as climate change, conflict, Covid-19, economic crisis, energy shortages and migration.Foreign aid has historically been understood as assisting both with the development objectives of the recipients and with the trade and geopolitical interests of the donors. In the ... Read more

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