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The Lieutenant of San Porfirio

By: Joel D. Hirst

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The Lieutenant of San Porfirio

By: Joel D. Hirst

REVIEWS a passionate literary experience. Carlos Alberto Montaner Hirst strives to uncover the hidden roots of underdevelopment, amid the legacy of privilege, discrimination, and injustice. He also includes an analysis of why the history of Latin America is one of ongoing frustrations, with every so often the rise of a protector, savior, or leader of the poor, who eventually plunges those people into an abyss deeper and worse then what they had before the onset of these vigilantes. PanAm Post a tragicomic satire about the Chavista revolution, in the tradition of Latin American magical realism; fun at times, but overall worrying and disquieting, particularly as it relates to the future. El Universal That is why, my new friends the visitor was still speaking. Freddy snapped back to the moment. I would like to make a special request to you from our Comandante, the freely and democratically elected president of Venezuela. He is holding a special socialist youth summit, where la juventud socialista will come from all over the world to learn the lessons of our Revolucin Pacifica. Freddys heart skipped a beat. He looked up into the dark brown eyes of his new hero and was sure that the message was for him alone. Please, come. Take a folleto, and if you are interested, follow the instructions to sign up. And with that, the presentation was over. The first to jump out of his seat, Freddy accosted the speaker with questions. The class started to clear out . Nobody else seemed interested, but Freddy made up for it with his enthusiasm. They talked for a long time about the government, the political organization, and some history. Finally, Freddy asked about the student movement hed seen on TV. They talk specifically about this one girl Immediately, a light-skinned young man with dark hair and a thick accent barged angrily into the classroom. How dare you? What do you know about it?

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Lords of Misrule

A Novel

By: Joel D. Hirst

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Lords of Misrule

A Novel

By: Joel D. Hirst

Aliuf Ag Albachar, born into the noble Tuareg ancestry, is just thirteen when he crests a dune with his mother, looks down from atop his camel onto the ancient fabled city of Timbuktu, and contemplates the day it will finally be his. Unfortunately Aliuf has no idea that misfortune will soon force him to flee across the desert away from everything he has known and toward something greater than he ever imagined. Propelled by restlessness and the indomitable spirit of his clan, Aliuf bravely pushes onward through a dangerous coming-of-age journey that leads him through a barren land. While following his heart through the vast expanses of the Sahara, he becomes a student enthralled with the great works of Islams golden age, a warlord who leads his army of angry men through the colossal dunes of the Sahara to battle the enemy, and finally an Islamic judge who makes a monumental discovery that shakes the foundation of his beliefs and forever shapes his destiny. Lords of Misrule is an epic tale of redemption, forbidden love, and atonement against all odds as a young man is led on a path of enlightenment across the Sahara where he ultimately must face the consequences of his decisions.

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I, Charles, from the Camps

A Novel

By: Joel D. Hirst

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I, Charles, from the Camps

A Novel

By: Joel D. Hirst

Charles Agwok never asked to come into the world as a poor black African on the most terrible of continents. It seems especially unfair to him that it is a matter of chance whether he will sleep in a bed, find a job, marry, or die of hunger and disease. Yet although he never asked for his fate, now he must somehow find a way to survive it. As he embarks on a coming-of-age journey to find meaning within a world that only recognizes violence, Charles does his best to endure the horrifying conditions that he and the other displaced people of Odek must face every day in the sprawling camps of northern Uganda. When a desperate need to find work leads him to the city of Kampala, Charles spends the next ten years as a bitter man frustrated with the unfairness of the world. Charles has no idea he has the power within to change his fate until he is reluctantly recruited to become a soldier in the Lords Resistance Army and must face his past as it rises up to meet him. In this powerful story, a young Ugandan on a quest to survive his unfortunate circumstances grudgingly becomes a rebel who learns that it is only he who controls the demons living within his soul.

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The Burning of San Porfirio

Sequel to the Lieutenant of San Porfirio

By: Joel D. Hirst

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The Burning of San Porfirio

Sequel to the Lieutenant of San Porfirio

By: Joel D. Hirst

What happens when the revolution burns out and the magic is gone? Pancho Randelli doesnt know or care. Released from jail to wander the wasteland, hes haunted by the loss of his great love, Susana, and wonders at the fate of his deputy, Carlitos. He fears for the life of his best friend and hopes he has not become just another victim of madness. In desperate search for Carlitos, Pancho begins his quest across the shattered landscape of a broken country. While trailing behind cold tracks and blurry memories, he finds something wholly unexpected: freedom. This is not the case for General Juan Marco Machado, who wallows in power at long last. For him, things are not how he originally imagined. Without magic, all the money and power in the world cannot save the general from downfall and despair. While Pancho may find what he seeks, the general finds nothing but anguish. At the end, neither man will escape the inevitable results of the ideas upon which the revolution advanced, lived for a season only to burn itself out.

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1491785195

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A History of the Modern World

To 1815

By: Robert Roswell Palmer,Joel Colton,Lloyd Kramer

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A History of the Modern World

To 1815

By: Robert Roswell Palmer,Joel Colton,Lloyd Kramer

A History of the Modern World is a careful, well-written narrative of major events from the late Middle Ages to the political and religious conflicts at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It offers a wide-ranging survey that helps readers understand both the complexities of great events (e.g., the French Revolution, the First World War, or the collapse of great imperial systems) and the importance of historical analysis. It also provides a careful summary of the modern political changes that have affected the social and cultural development of all modern cultures. Throughout the book's lifetime, A History of the Modern World has been hailed as an elegantly written historical narrative, filled with analysis and balanced historical insights as well as its traditional attention to the processes of historical change, conflict, and political transformations. The tenth edition has been updated to include the clear maps, the survey of global economic connections, the chronologies, the illustrations, and the up-to-date bibliographies that today's students need and expect.

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Lords of Misrule

A Novel

By: Joel D. Hirst

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I, Charles, from the Camps

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By: Joel D. Hirst

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The Lieutenant of San Porfirio

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The Alba

Inside Venezuela's Bolivarian Alliance

By: Joel D. Hirst

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The Alba

Inside Venezuela's Bolivarian Alliance

By: Joel D. Hirst

Few topics are more hotly debated in the Americas today than what isVenezuela's Hugo Chavez's Socialism of the 21st Century, the Bolivarian Revolution, and Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA). Joel D. Hirst's pathbreaking study examines the Chavez phenomenon and ALBA, crisply documenting the political and economic ideology behind Chavez's petroleum-driven alliance of nations. Heavily committed to a collectivist, authoritarian, and anti-American future, ALBA in its present confi guration challenges U.S. democratic values, economic liberty, and hemispheric security cooperation. It should be a matter of concern, not just to Washington policy makers, but to all friends of freedom throughout the Americas.Ray Walser, Ph.D., Senior Policy Analyst, The Heritage Foundation

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1477497625

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The Life of Joel Chandler Harris: From Obscurity in Boyhood to Fame in Early Manhood, with Short Stories and Other Early Literary Work Not Heretofore

By: Joel Chandler Harris,Robert Lemuel Wiggins

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The Life of Joel Chandler Harris: From Obscurity in Boyhood to Fame in Early Manhood, with Short Stories and Other Early Literary Work Not Heretofore

By: Joel Chandler Harris,Robert Lemuel Wiggins

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Book's by Joel D. Hirst

The Lieutenant of San Porfirio

The Lieutenant of San Porfirio

Lords of Misrule

Lords of Misrule

I, Charles, from the Camps

I, Charles, from the Camps

The Burning of San Porfirio

The Burning of San Porfirio

A History of the Modern World

A History of the Modern World

Lords of Misrule

Lords of Misrule

I, Charles, from the Camps

I, Charles, from the Camps

The Lieutenant of San Porfirio

The Lieutenant of San Porfirio

The Alba

The Alba

The Life of Joel Chandler Harris: From Obscurity in Boyhood to Fame in Early Manhood, with Short Stories and Other Early Literary Work Not Heretofore

The Life of Joel Chandler Harris: From Obscurity in Boyhood to Fame in Early Manhood, with Short Stories and Other Early Literary Work Not Heretofore

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