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How the Sudanese People Adapt to the Trends in Marriages in America and the Popularity of Divorce

By: Charles Degol Ben

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1465377611

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The Soles of My Shoes: Hitch-hiking London to Ben Nevis

By: David Charles

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The Soles of My Shoes: Hitch-hiking London to Ben Nevis

By: David Charles

The Soles of My Shoes' is a hitch-hiking travelogue, a Kerouac for the sustainability generation. In this time of austerity cuts, climate change, under-employment and over-education, what better way to travel? This is a story of spontaneity, of adventure, of responsibility, of sustainability, of doubt and conviction - and perhaps even of love. It will appeal to the great generation of hitch-hikers young in the sixties, as well as to the youth of today who feel trapped by financial constraints and the expectations of social conformity.

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Lulu.com

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1291271325

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9781291271324

A Visa for Ahmad

Escape from Libya

By: Charles E. Gustafson

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A Visa for Ahmad

Escape from Libya

By: Charles E. Gustafson

Libya's Muammar Qaddafi is known to have "hit squads" in the major cities of Europe--trained assassins assigned to keep young Libyans in line and eliminate defectors. Despite being seriously threatened by pro-Qaddafi Arabs, an American couple vacationing in France attempts to help a young Libyan escape to the U.S. When Ben and Jo Caldwell develop a friendship with the young Libyan aircraft technician in Paris, they are warned that he could have possible connections with the notorious "Carlos group," entangling them in an international conflict. Other mysterious warnings send them to the Cote d'Azur, where Jo is kidnapped and held briefly as a hostage. Later, having reached the States with the Caldwells' help, their friend Ahmad is wounded by a Qaddafi death squad, prompting Ben to pursue the would-be assassin throughout Europe to a final confrontation at Cap d'Antibes. With settings in Europe, North Africa, and the U.S., the story incorporates humor, romance, and intrigue against a frightening backdrop of modern terrorism.

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iUniverse

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059514523X

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9780595145232

The War Memoirs

By: Charles de Gaulle

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The War Memoirs

By: Charles de Gaulle

The complete war memoirs of the resistance leader Charles de Gaulle, who led France out of its darkest hour during the Nazi occupation during World War II. “Faced with the political disaster, I had to become France.” This was how Charles de Gaulle answered the call of history. One of the few French battlefield leaders to have distinguished himself in May 1940, he had become the undersecretary of state for national defense. But when the government rejected his calls to fight on and prepared to capitulate to Hitler, he escaped to London. There he instigated a resistance calling on “all the French who want to remain free to listen to me and follow me” in the legendary radio address of June 22. He was sentenced to death in absentia as his country made a disgraceful peace, but his Free France movement rallied people around the world to resist German occupation and fight for the liberation of Europe. Originally published in three volumes, The War Memoirs of Charles de Gaulle is the story of the resurrection of France from its darkest hour collaborating with Hitler and the Nazi empire. The first section, “The Call,” examines the years leading up to France’s defeat and the confusion and despair triggered by Hitler’s blitzkrieg. The second section, “Unity,” describes de Gaulle’s struggles to rally the French in both Africa and underground movements throughout Europe, and often bitter conflicts with the Allied leaders as he sought legitimacy and resources. “Salvation,” the final installment, chronicles the turning of the tide of war against Nazi Germany, de Gaulle’s triumphant return to France, and the reincarnation of the French Republic as a major international presence. De Gaulle’s great prophecy of 1940 had been fulfilled: France had lost a battle, but she did not lose the war.

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Simon and Schuster

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1668061201

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Global Connections: Volume 2, Since 1500

Politics, Exchange, and Social Life in World History

By: John Coatsworth,Juan Cole,Michael P. Hanagan,Peter C. Perdue,Charles Tilly,Louise Tilly

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Global Connections: Volume 2, Since 1500

Politics, Exchange, and Social Life in World History

By: John Coatsworth,Juan Cole,Michael P. Hanagan,Peter C. Perdue,Charles Tilly,Louise Tilly

The first textbook to present world history via social history, drawing on social science methods and research. This interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and comparative textbook is authored by distinguished scholars and experienced teachers, and offers expert scholarship on global history that is ideal for undergraduate students. Volume 2 takes us from the early modern period to speculation about the world in 2050, visiting diverse civilizations, nation-states, ecologies, and people along the journey through time and place. The book pays particular attention to the ways in which ordinary people lived through the great changes of their times, and how everyday experience connects to great political events and the commercial exchanges of an interconnected world. With 75 maps, 65 illustrations, timelines, boxes, and primary source extracts, the book enables students to use historical material and social science methodologies to analyze the events of the past, present, and future.

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Cambridge University Press

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131629790X

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Social Theory

The Multicultural, Global, and Classic Readings

By: Charles Lemert

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Social Theory

The Multicultural, Global, and Classic Readings

By: Charles Lemert

This book provides an illuminating introduction to a collection of readings on social theory and provides an overview of the socio-historical context and delineation of key thinkers and texts. It includes a new section exploring social theory at the limits of the social.

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Routledge

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0429974264

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9780429974267

How Wikipedia Works

And how You Can be a Part of it

By: Phoebe Ayers,Charles Matthews,Ben Yates

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How Wikipedia Works

And how You Can be a Part of it

By: Phoebe Ayers,Charles Matthews,Ben Yates

Provides information on using and contributing to Wikipedia, covering such topics as evaluating the reliability of articles, editing existing articles, adding new articles, communiating with other users, and resolving content disputes.

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No Starch Press

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159327176X

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9781593271763

French Negotiating Behavior

Dealing with La Grande Nation

By: Charles Cogan

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French Negotiating Behavior

Dealing with La Grande Nation

By: Charles Cogan

Even before it led opposition to the recent war on Iraq, France was considered the most difficult of the United States' major European allies. Each side tends to irritate the other, not least at the negotiating table, where Americans complain of French pretensions and arrogance, and the French fulminate against U.S. hegemonisme and egoisme. But, whether they like it or not, the two nations are going to have to deal with one another for a long time to come. Charles Cogan's timely and insightful study can't guarantee to make those encounters more fruitful, but it will help France's negotiating counterparts understand how and why French officials behave as they do. With impressive objectivity and authority, Cogan first explores the cultural and historical factors that have shaped the French approach and then dissects its key elements. Mixing rationalism and nationalism, rhetoric and brio, self-importance and embattled vulnerability, French negotiators often seem more interested in asserting their country's "universal" mission than in reaching agreement. Three recent case studies illustrate this distinctively French mélange. Yet agreement is by no means always elusive. Cogan offers practical suggestions for making negotiations more cooperative and productive--although he also emphasizes the long-term damage inflicted by the crisis over Iraq. Drawing on candid interviews with many of today's leading players on the French, American, British, and German sides, this engaging volume will inform and stimulate both seasoned practitioners and academics as well as students of France and the negotiating process. This book is the recipient of the Prix Ernest Lémonon from L'Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, 2006

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US Institute of Peace Press

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1929223528

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9781929223527

Codename Nemo

The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine

By: Charles Lachman

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Codename Nemo

The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine

By: Charles Lachman

The white-knuckled saga of a maverick captain, nine courageous sailors, and a US Navy task force who achieved the impossible on June 4, 1944--capturing Nazi submarine U-505, its crew, technology, encryption codes, and an Enigma cipher machine. Two days before D-Day--the course of World War II was forever changed. The hunters of the Atlantic Ocean had become the hunted, and US antisubmarine Task Group 22.3 seized a Nazi U-boat, its crew, and all its secrets. Led by a nine-man boarding party and Captain Daniel Gallery, "Operation Nemo" was the first seizure of an enemy warship in battle since the War of 1812, a victory that shortened the duration of the war. But at any moment, the mission could have ended in disaster. Charles Lachman tells this thrilling cat-and-mouse game through the eyes of the men on both sides of Operation Nemo--German U-boaters and American heroes like Lieutenant Albert David ("Mustang"), who led the boarding party that took control of U-505 and became the only sailor to be awarded the Medal of Honor in the Battle of the Atlantic. Three thousand American sailors participated in this extraordinary adventure; nine ordinary American men channeling extraordinary skill and bravery finished the job; and then--like everyone involved--breathed not a word of it until the war was over. In Berlin, the German Kriegsmarine assumed that U-505 had been blown to bits by depth charges, with all hands lost at sea. They were unaware that the U-boat, its Enigma machine, and its Nazi coded messages were now in American hands. They were also unaware that the 59 German sailors captured on the high seas were imprisoned in a POW camp in Ruston, Louisiana, until their release in 1946. A deeply researched, fast-paced World War II narrative for the ages, Charles Lachman's Codename Nemo traces every step of this historic pursuit on the deadly seas.

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Diversion Books

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1635768675

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Who's Bigger?

Where Historical Figures Really Rank

By: Steven Skiena,Charles B. Ward

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Who's Bigger?

Where Historical Figures Really Rank

By: Steven Skiena,Charles B. Ward

In this fascinating book, Steve Skiena and Charles Ward bring quantitative analysis to bear on ranking and comparing historical reputations by aggregating the traces of millions of opinions, just as Google ranks webpages. They present rankings of more than one thousand of history's most significant people in science, politics, entertainment, and all areas of human endeavor.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107041376

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9781107041370

France since 1870

Culture, Politics and Society

By: Charles Sowerwine

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France since 1870

Culture, Politics and Society

By: Charles Sowerwine

This thoroughly revised, updated and expanded new edition of an established text surveys the cultural, social and political history of France from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the Paris Commune through to Emmanuel Macron's presidency. Incorporating the newest interpretations of past events, Sowerwine seamlessly integrates culture, gender, and race into political and social history. This edition features extended coverage of the 2007-8 financial crisis, the rise of the political and cultural far right and the issues of colonialism and its contemporary repercussions. This is an essential resource for undergraduate and taught postgraduate students of history, French studies or European studies taking courses on modern French history or European history. This text will also appeal to scholars and readers with an interest in modern French history. 'Richly informative and lucidly presented, Sowerwine's France since 1870 offers essential reading for students and researchers. Particularly powerful is the new final chapter, which draws on historical expertise to explore and explain the literary and political malaise of contemporary France.' – Jessica Wardhaugh, University of Warwick, UK. 'This third edition is unparalleled in its reach and excellence as a history of modern France from 1870 to the present. Sowerwine seamlessly integrates culture, gender, and race into political and social history. His incorporation of the newest interpretations of past events as well as the historical perspective he lends to current events such as terror attacks, new laws regarding labor and marriage, modern globalization, neo-liberalism-as well as to France's darkening mood--make this highly readable book a true masterpiece.' – Elinor Accampo, University of Southern California, USA. 'Her recent social and economic challenges have cast deep shadows into the story of modern France that Charles Sowerwine tells so clearly. Those dark questions about culture, politics and society have their full place in this This scholarly but accessible reassessment of French history since 1870. This edition raises new questions about France's story, directly and compellingly, and remains the key text for readers who are curious about modern France.' – Julian Wright, Northumbria University, UK. 'Following on the fine precedent set by earlier editions, this masterful survey offers students and the public alike a readable and illuminating account of the tortuous and ever intriguing path of French history since 1870.' – George Sheridan, University of Oregon, USA.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137406119

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9781137406118

Maxime Weygand and Civil-military Relations in Modern France

By: Philip Charles Farwell Bankwitz

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Maxime Weygand and Civil-military Relations in Modern France

By: Philip Charles Farwell Bankwitz

This is the first scholarly study of the prewar phase of the French army's development into a disruptive force in national life. A chapter from the portentous 20th-century story of the soldier in politics, it has relevance to contemporary situations in other western societies. The book includes an encyclopedic bibliography.

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Harvard University Press

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0674557018

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James Monroe

By: Charles Wetzel

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James Monroe

By: Charles Wetzel

The life and career of the fifth president whose Monroe Doctrine proclaimed opposition to further European control in the western hemisphere.

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Chelsea House

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1555468179

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The 20th Century Year by Year

Includes All the Major Stories from the First to the Last Days of the Century

By: Charles Phillips

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The 20th Century Year by Year

Includes All the Major Stories from the First to the Last Days of the Century

By: Charles Phillips

Provides a year-by-year review of important world events of the 20th century, including specific dates and news article-like summaries.

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1840283394

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How the Sudanese People Adapt to the Trends in Marriages in America and the Popularity of Divorce

By: Charles Degol Ben

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A Visa for Ahmad

The War Memoirs

The War Memoirs

Global Connections: Volume 2, Since 1500

Global Connections: Volume 2, Since 1500

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Social Theory

How Wikipedia Works

How Wikipedia Works

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French Negotiating Behavior

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Codename Nemo

Who's Bigger?

Who's Bigger?

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France since 1870

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Maxime Weygand and Civil-military Relations in Modern France

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James Monroe

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The 20th Century Year by Year

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