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A spirited history of the changes that transformed Europe during the 1,000-year span of the Middle Ages: "A dazzling race through a complex millennium."-Publishers Weekly
The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period-one not easily chronicled within the scope of a few hundred pages. Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up the challenge in this landmark...
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Someday soon, you might wake up to the call to prayer from a muezzin. Europeans already are. And liberals will still tell you that "diversity is our strength" while Talibanic enforcers cruise Greenwich Village burning books and barber shops, the Supreme Court decides sharia law doesn't violate the "separation of church and state," and the Hollywood Left decides to give up on gay rights in favor of the much safer charms of polygamy.
If you think...
3) All is fair
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"It's 1918, and war is raging across Europe. When Lady Mina Tretheway receives a telegram at boarding school, she doesn't want to read it--telegrams never bring good news. The message is written in a cryptic code, and Mina is soon pulled out of school and into a secret wartime mission with a dashing American spy" --
4) Bratislava
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Bratislava es una bella e histórica ciudad que despertó del socialismo y, casi sin tiempo a reaccionar, se vio convertida en capital de un joven país, Eslovaquia. Dinámica y emprendedora, la ciudad vive un momento crucial que hace que se construya y se reconstruya constantemente. Aún así, conserva un centro histórico pleno de encanto, pequeño y recogido, con calles de adoquines y viejas casonas que testimonian un pasado de esplendor. En la...
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Get the Summary of Giles Tremlett's Espana in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Espana" by Giles Tremlett offers a comprehensive exploration of Spain's rich and tumultuous history. It begins with the mythological origins tied to Hercules and the deep history of human habitation evidenced by the Atapuerca archaeological site. The narrative progresses through the cultural influences of the Phoenicians and Greeks, the...
7) Mit dem Fahrrad vom Atlantik bis ans Schwarze Meer: Auf Glückssuche zwischen Frankreich und Rumänien
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Mady Host will verschiedene Sprachen hören, neue Kulturen erleben, lebendigen Geschichtsunterricht erfahren, die Frage nach dem Glück der Menschen stellen und ihre eigene Geografiestunde konzipieren. Diesen Wunsch erfüllt sie sich auf dem EuroVelo 6, auch bekannt als Flussroute. Den ersten Teil der Reise legt die Autorin allein zurück, ab Österreich hat sie Begleitung. Mit Freundin und Kamerafrau Cornelia geht es schließlich in doppelter Frauenpower...
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Norditalien ist eine leicht zu erreichende Region für Wiederholungstäter. Wer einmal hier war, wird meist rückfällig und hat irgendwann die meisten der prächtigen Kathedralen, arkadengesäumten Piazzi, die blauen Seen und weitläufigen Patchwork-Landstriche gesehen. Dann wird es Zeit für die versteckten Schätze Norditaliens. Solche, zu denen keine Hinweisschilder führen. Oder die, die zwar allgemein bekannt und in herkömmlichen Reiseführern...
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John Lukacs, distinguished historian and native of Budapest, offers in Budapest 1900 a rich and eloquent portrait of one of the great European cities at the height of its powers. Budapest, like Paris and Vienna, experienced a remarkable exfoliation at the end of the nineteenth century. In terms of population growth, material expansion, and cultural exuberance, it was among the foremost metropolitan centers of the world, the cradle of such talents...
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Get the Summary of Kermit Lynch's Adventures on the Wine Route in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Adventures on the Wine Route" by Kermit Lynch chronicles his explorations and discoveries in the French wine industry. Lynch's journey begins in the Loire Valley, where he develops a fondness for the region's red wines, particularly Cabernet Franc from Chinon and Bourgueil. He is surprised by a Sancerre rouge and impressed...
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Richard III, the most notorious and most discussed of English kings, was also unusual among his contemporaries in regularly signing his books. This characteristic, among others, has enabled Anne Sutton and Livia Visser-Fuchs to reconstruct his library, and link it to the culture and reading habits of his generation.
The books of Richard III are typical of what was available to and popular with the medieval reader - religion, chivalry, history, genealogy,...
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Man traut sich kaum, es zu schreiben: Dass es im Herzen Europas, an der Ostsee, drei Länder gibt, die noch nicht überlaufen sind. Wo man mit dem Camper unter Kiefern am Meer stehen und über dem Lagerfeuer kochen kann – ganz legal, versteht sich. Wo jeder Reisende seinen eigenen Lieblingssee zum Paddeln finden kann. Wo kreativ gestaltete Museen auf Besucher und herzhafte Nationalgerichte auf Testesser warten. Wo die Wälder voller Pilze und Beeren...
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Il passe des heures à regarder les nuages dans le ciel d'hiver, en espérant que Cassie soit quelque part là-haut.
La veille de son anniversaire, Cassie rentre chez elle dans un merveilleux bateau volant et jette l'ancre dans l'eucalyptus argenté de leur jardin. Elle invite Liam à monter à bord et les deux enfants partent naviguer sur la voie lactée.
Mais il y a beaucoup de leçons que Liam devra apprendre avant de rentrer chez lui.
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Today, numerous individuals find themselves adrift, seeking meaning in a world where various ideologies have faltered: Communism, Capitalism, Nationalism, Materialism. Amidst this ideological void, one ponders: What is the essence of life? Who or what can genuinely satisfy human yearnings?
Each year, hundreds of thousands embark on the Camino, or segments of it, in a quest for purpose. In 2018, I joined this pursuit, starting my journey on the Camino...
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Get the Summary of Valerie Hansen's The Year 1000 in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Year 1000" by Valerie Hansen provides a comprehensive examination of global population growth and economic development around the year 1000. The book highlights the surge in agricultural productivity that led to population booms in various regions, including China under the Song dynasty, the Islamic heartland, Western Europe,...
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First serious examination of the curious demise of Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler that also investigates an extraordinary web of secret deals and international intrigue.
On 23 May 1945 Heinrich Himmler, leader of the SS and architect of the Holocaust, committed suicide in Allied custody. So why was MI6's most talented secret agent Kim Philby unconvinced by the story of Himmler's suicide?
Hugh Thomas set out to answer Philby's question and has uncovered...
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Nur, wer wagt, gewinnt, sagt sich die Reiseschriftstellerin Angelika Wilke und radelt durch neun Länder zum Nordkap sowie zurück nach Süden – insgesamt fast 5400 Kilometer weit. Der Norden Europas lässt die Radnomadin seitdem nicht mehr los!
Die drei Kinder sind inzwischen erwachsen – da passt das große Abenteuer doch! Andererseits, lässt sich der Traum trotz eines Handicaps, das sie seit Jahren begleitet, verwirklichen? Ohne loszufahren,...
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Georg wächst in der Nähe von Rothenburg ob der Tauber auf einem Bauernhof auf. Seine beiden Brüder sind im Krieg gefallen. Endlich, im April 1944, darf Georg von den Pimpfen in die Hitlerjugend wechseln. Jetzt, so denkt er, kann er selbst etwas tun, um das Vaterland zu retten. So kommt er 1945 in das Wehrertüchtigungslager Gebsattel, von dort nach Hausen am Bach, und zusammen mit drei weiteren Hitlerjungen soll Georg mit einer Panzerfaust bewaffnet...
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La dramática historia de la vida y la evolución en un continente que sigue ejerciendo enorme influencia en el resto del planeta.
Tim Flannery narra la historia de la vida en Europa utilizando la misma combinación de prosa elegante y solvencia científica que le ha otorgado el reconocimiento de cientos de miles de lectores en el mundo. La historia de Europa empezó hace cien millones de años, con la formación de un archipiélago que más tarde...
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Tony Judt considers the question: How likely is a united Europe?
"I am enthusiastically European; no informed person could seriously wish to return to the embattled, mutually antagonistic circle of suspicious and introverted nations that was the European continent in the quite recent past. But it is one thing to think an outcome desirable, quite another to suppose it is possible. It is my contention that a truly united Europe is sufficiently unlikely...
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