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Where We Have Hope is the gripping memoir of a young American journalist. In 1980, Andrew Meldrum arrived in a Zimbabwe flush with new independence, and he fell in love with the country and its optimism. But over the twenty years he lived there, Meldrum watched as President Robert Mugabe consolidated power and the government evolved into despotism. In May 2003, Meldrum, the last foreign journalist still working in the dangerous and chaotic nation,...
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Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición del certificado de profesionalidad "HOTG0108 - CREACIÓN Y GESTIÓN DE VIAJES COMBINADOS Y EVENTOS". Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del trabajo.
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When Dr. Maddie Gilbert is kidnapped by rebel forces in West Africa, special ops agent Grant Reese races to rescue her. But the ruthless drug traffickers holding Maddie hostage have powerful connections - maybe even inside the US government. And they'll go to any lengths to silence her - permanently. Grant knows that getting Maddie free and safe is just the first step of this mission. Because he's fallen for the spirited beauty, and as her enemies...
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Ryan Quinn volume 2
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Ryan Quinn and his best friend, Danny, stowaway on a plane to Africa in an attempt to save two revolutionary musicians whose identities have been compromised by a traitor within the Emegency Rescue Committee, while Ryan's parents, and ERC operatives, try to track the turncoat back in New York.
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The acclaimed author of Dark Star Safari journeys across western Africa in this “thoroughly engrossing [and] at times tragic” travelogue (Washington Post).
Paul Theroux’s best-selling Dark Star Safari chronicled his epic overland voyage from Cairo to Cape Town, providing an insider’s look at modern Africa. Now, with The Last Train to Zona Verde, he returns to discover how both he
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The Frantic operations were conceived in late 1943 during World War II, making Soviet airfields accessible to long-range American aircraft based in Italy and later England. Yet Stalin had to be persuaded by the United States to let them use Frantic to drop supplies to the Poles after the Warsaw Uprising began in 1944.
On September 18, 1944, American B-17 Flying Fortresses, supported by fighter planes, dropped arms, ammunition, medical supplies, and...
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In The Mau Rebellion, the author describes the background to and the course of a short but brutal late colonial campaign in Kenya. The Mau, a violent and secretive Kikuyu society, aimed to restore the proud tribe’s pre-colonial superiority and rule. The 1940s saw initial targeting of Africans working for the colonial government and by 1952 the situation had deteriorated so badly that a State of Emergency was declared. The plan for mass arrests leaked...
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África es un continente que siempre ha atraído la atención de escritores e intelectuales. Alberto Moravia, uno de los autores italianos más destacados y prolíficos en el género de la literatura de viajes, lo visitó en numerosas ocasiones, casi siempre en compañía de Pier Paolo Pasolini, Dacia Maraini y Maria Callas, y plasmó sus vivencias en varios reportajes y artículos que constituyen una parte importante de la producción literaria del...
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Get the Summary of Candice Millard's River of the Gods in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. In "River of the Gods," Candice Millard recounts the adventures of Richard Francis Burton, a British explorer with a deep interest in languages and cultures. Burton, feeling alienated from English society, embarked on a perilous pilgrimage to Mecca disguised as a Muslim. His linguistic prowess and cultural insights were both...
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TitChronicles of Ancient Africa: A Journey Through TimeDelve into the epic saga of Africa's rich and diverse history in "Chronicles of Ancient Africa: A Journey Through Time." This captivating book invites you to embark on a remarkable expedition through the annals of a continent that is both the cradle of humanity and the birthplace of vibrant civilizations.From the dawn of our species to the heights of ancient empires, this book unveils the hidden...
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Unterwegs in Afrika 18000 Kilometer und 17 Länder voller Eindrücke hat Souleimman Semo in 400 Tagen auf dem Fahrrad von Wolfsburg nach Kapstadt erlebt. Staubige Pisten, surrende Reifen. Den Fahrtwind, der einem um die Nase weht, spürt man förmlich. Abenteuer und Gänsehautstimmung. Endlose Savannen mit einer riesigen Tiervielfalt, wunderschöne Wüsten, die den nächtlichen Sternenhimmel nie mehr vergessen lassen, alte Hochkulturen, Naturvölker...
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This book tells the dramatic story of seven defining leadership moments from the American Revolution, as well as providing case studies that can improve your leadership at home, business, in your community, in the military, or in government.
Leadership is not about position, it is about influence. You can be a leader no matter what your rank or position. It is not about power, it is about selflessness. You cannot be a good leader unless you can...
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Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición del certificado de profesionalidad "HOTG0208 - VENTA DE PRODUCTOS Y SERVICIOS TURÍSTICOS". Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del trabajo.
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After Haile Selassie was deposed in 1974, Ryszard Kapuściński-Poland's top foreign correspondent-went to Ethiopia to piece together a firsthand account of how the emperor governed his country, and why he finally fell from power. At great risk to himself, Kapuściński interviewed members of the imperial circle who had gone into hiding. The result is this remarkable book, in which Selassie's servants and closest associates share accounts-humorous,...
16) Shocking Untold Slave Trade and Slavery Stories for American Schools ,.European Schools , Asia an
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The untold stories of the slave trade and slavery for American schools, United Kingdom Schools and African Schools those who forget their past are condemned to repeat it.
17) Isla Mauricio
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Mauricio es uno de esos paraísos naturales en los que todos soñamos con perdernos alguna vez, un lugar repleto de belleza salvaje, con playas de arena blanca, agua turquesa y la barrera de coral en el horizonte. Pero también es un país lleno de tesoros naturales ocultos y una interesante diversidad cultural derivada de los múltiples ocupantes de su territorio a lo largo de la historia. A pesar de su pequeño tamaño (es posible conducir de norte...
18) Will of Fire
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The title of this book, Will of Fire, came from my young physical therapist. We were talking about the events in Ferguson and the Black Lives Matter movement. I assured him that there was much that preceded this most recent movement. Many Blacks spoke out without any assurance of protection, particularly when they addressed unpopular subjects like homosexuality, interracial relations, prostitution, promiscuity, and color prejudice.
These were the...
19) My Traitor's Heart: A South African Exile Returns to Face His Country, His Tribe, and His Conscience
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My Traitor's Heart is an astonishing work of reportage, at once beautiful, horrifying, and profound a book unlike any other about South Africa. Rian Malan is an Afrikaner, scion of a centuries-old clan deeply involved in the creation of apartheid. As a young crime reporter, Malan covered the atrocities of an undeclared race war and ultimately fled the country, unhinged by what he had seen. Eight years later, he returns to confront his own demons,...
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In the second book from the Eleanor of Aquitaine Series, as the blind seer from Antioch predicted, Eleanor marries the love of her life, Henry II of England. Passion rules the marriage as alpha male and alpha female compete for dominance. Meanwhile, to drag his war-torn kingdom back from the brink of anarchy, Henry must rely on the resources of the Eleanor's Aquitaine.
Marriage to the beautiful, intelligent Eleanor delivers Henry an empire from...
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