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"What is Eastern Europe and why is it so culturally and politically separate from the rest of Europe? In Long Awaited West, Stefano Bottoni considers what binds these countries together in an increasingly globalized world. Focusing on economic and social policies, Bottoni explores how Eastern Europe developed and, more importantly, why it remains so distant from the rest of the continent. He argues that this distance arises in part from psychological...
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If there is a fundamental truth of geopolitics, it is this: whoever controls the core of Europe controls the entire continent, and whoever controls all of Europe can dominate the world. Over the past five centuries, a rotating cast of kings and conquerors, presidents and dictators have set their sights on the European heartland, desperate to seize this pivotal area or at least prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. From Charles V and Napoleon...
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Examines what daily life was like for ordinary citizens during the Middle Ages, describing how men and women approached agriculture, animals, the weather, the woodlands, the ocean, their medical knowledge, burial rites, and other social, cultural, and intellectual aspects of life.
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"This book is a history of East Central Europe since the late eighteenth century, the region of Europe between German central Europe and Russia in the East. Connelly argues the region, for which it is frequently hard to define exact boundaries and which is sometimes treated country-by-country in a way seemingly separate from the broader trends of European history, was one of shared experience despite most of the peoples being divided by linguistic,...
5) City cat
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An easy-to-read book about a globe-trotting cat that crosses paths with a vacationing family in the great cities of Europe. Includes facts about the cities.
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Andrei S. Markovits is Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies at the University of Michigan. He is the author of six books, including The German Predicament and, most recently, Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism (Princeton).
No survey can capture the breadth and depth of the anti-Americanism that has swept Europe in recent years. From ultraconservative Bavarian grandmothers to thirty-year-old socialist...
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Throughout the centuries, royal mistresses have been worshiped, feared, envied, and reviled. They set the fashions, encouraged the arts, and, in some cases, ruled nations. Eleanor Herman's Sex with Kings takes us into the throne rooms and bedrooms of Europe's most powerful monarchs. Alive with flamboyant characters, outrageous humor, and stirring poignancy, this glittering tale of passion and politics chronicles five hundred years of scintillating...
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"Long before the invention of printing, let alone the availability of a daily newspaper, people desired to be informed. In the pre-industrial era news was gathered and shared through conversation and gossip, civic ceremony, celebration, sermons, and proclamations. The age of print brought pamphlets, edicts, ballads, journals, and the first news-sheets, expanding the news community from local to worldwide. This groundbreaking book tracks the history...
10) August blue
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2023
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"A novel by the author of The Man Who Saw Everything about wayward selves, femininities, sexualities, avatars, alter egos, and the twin poles of compassion and cruelty that exist within all of us"--
At the height of her career, the piano virtuoso Elsa M. Anderson "former child prodigy, now in her thirties" walks off the stage in Vienna, mid-performance. Now she is in Athens, watching an uncannily familiar woman purchase a pair of mechanical dancing...
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Explores life during the Middle Ages; describes the features found in castles, including murder holes, gatehouses, and moats; and discusses the numerous smells the inhabitants encountered.
Have you ever dreamed of living in a castle? Imagine a moat filled with poop and an army of invaders holding you under siege. Life in the Middle Ages was no fairy tale! Charge back in time to find out what real life was like in the castles of the Middle Ages.
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If you're one of those folks who's had enough of the same old boring history books, you're in for a treat.
You see, "The History of France: The 1700s and the Napoleon Era" isn't like those other dusty books that put you to sleep before you can finish the first chapter. This book's got something special – something that makes you want to keep turning the pages and find out what happens next.
Picture this: France in the 1700s, with all its kings and...
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Unravel the Secrets of a Nation's Transformation: Dive into the Epic Saga of France from the 12th to the 17th Century.
Do you find yourself captivated by the intriguing history of France? Are you eager to explore an era filled with powerful monarchs, monumental conflicts, and game-changing cultural shifts that not only shaped France, but the world itself? Your search ends here!
Introducing our expertly crafted and meticulously researched book, a...
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"This book is an effort to understand the effects of the experience on children of living through World War II in Europe and United States. It is based exclusively on first-person accounts recorded by people Marilyn Yalom had known closely as adults and after decades-long conversations with them. These friends convey wartime memories from childhood years spent in France, Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, England, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Holland....
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Take an exciting tour through a thousand years of history in Samuel Harding's The Story of the Middle Ages! This book brings the bold knights, brave explorers, and majestic castles of the Middle Ages to life through captivating stories and vivid detail.
Harding acts as the perfect guide to show you medieval life beyond just kings and battles. Learn what everyday people wore, ate, lived in, and did for fun in medieval times. Journey through market...
18) 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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El periodo que abarca desde 1648 hasta 1688 a menudo se malinterpreta como una época de calma y estabilidad en la que las monarquías se vieron obligadas a recuperar sus posiciones después de una convulsa primera mitad de siglo de guerras dinásticas y tumultos sociales. En realidad, los retos políticos a los que se enfrentaron las grandes monarquías no fueron menores que los de sus antecesoras: la amenaza otomana, los disturbios y conflictos...
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Taking the Hard Road is an engaging history of growing up in working-class families in France and Germany during the Industrial Revolution. Based on a reading of ninety autobiographical accounts of childhood and adolescence, the book explores the far-reaching historical transformations associated with the emergence of modern industrial capitalism. According to Mary Jo Maynes, the aspects of private life revealed in these accounts played an important...
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