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The End of Iraq, definitive, tough-minded, clear-eyed, describes America's failed strategy toward that country and what must be done now.
The United States invaded Iraq with grand ambitions to bring it democracy and thereby transform the Middle East. Instead, Iraq has disintegrated into three constituent components: a pro-western Kurdistan in the north, an Iran-dominated Shiite entity in the south, and a chaotic Sunni Arab region in the center. The...
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Retour sur l'année politique et économique mondiale de 2023 avec ce Grand Article Universalis.
Deux comptes-rendus portant sur l'année économique mondiale et l'année politique française sont accompagnés d'une chronologie détaillée des événements politiques, des conflits, des faits économiques et sociaux survenus entre le 1er janvier et le 31 décembre 2023.
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A common problem with many students of Literature is not the ability to read or understand a Literature text; it is the inability to present to their examiners what they have analyzed in that text. This is often because students and teachers focus too much on understanding the text and forget the part of expressing yourself to other people about what you have read. For this reason, this book tries to help the student of Brecht - both at high school...
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Retour sur l'année politique et économique mondiale de 2022 avec ce Grand Article Universalis.
Deux comptes-rendus portant sur l'année économique mondiale et l'année politique française sont accompagnés d'une chronologie détaillée des événements politiques, des conflits, des faits économiques et sociaux survenus entre le 1er janvier et le 31 décembre 2022.
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Retour sur l'année politique et économique mondiale de 2021 avec ce Grand Article Universalis.
Deux comptes-rendus portant sur l'année économique mondiale et l'année politique française sont accompagnés d'une chronologie détaillée des événements politiques, des conflits, des faits économiques et sociaux survenus entre le 1er janvier et le 31 décembre 2021.
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"Wanderlust and Wonder: Boldly Charting Your Own Path" Embark on an inspiring journey of self-discovery and adventure with "Wanderlust and Wonder." This empowering book encourages you to break free from the confines of the ordinary and embrace a life of exploration, curiosity, and boundless possibility. Embracing Wanderlust: Discover the transformative power of travel and the endless opportunities it offers for personal growth, cultural immersion,...
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The second volume of The Ethics of Narrative completes the project of bringing together nearly all of Hayden White's uncollected essays from the last two decades of his life, including articles, essays, and previously unpublished lectures. As in the first volume, volume 2 features White's trenchant articulations of his influential theories, as well as his explorations of a wide range of ideas and authors at the frontiers of critical theory, literature,...
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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis. Cette présentation est couplée avec un article de synthèse sur l'auteur de l'œuvre.
Né en 1948 à Verneuil-sur-Avre, Pascal Quignard est un auteur dont l'œuvre excède toute classification. Publié en 2023, Les Heures heureuses (Albin Michel) constitue le douzième tome du Dernier Royaume, immense pays d'écriture o l'écrivain s'affranchit de toutes les frontières...
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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis. Cette présentation est couplée avec un article de synthèse sur l'auteur de l'œuvre.
La Danseuse (Gallimard, 2023), qui donne son titre au roman de Patrick Modiano, n'a pas de nom. Mais, dès l'incipit du livre, le narrateur s'interroge sur la couleur de ses cheveux. Cette incertitude revient souvent dans le récit qui, comme Chevreuse (2021) et comme tous les romans de l'auteur,...
10) The anxious generation: how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness
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After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s, with rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rising sharply. The author lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time, and then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults....
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SEAL Team 6 was formed in 1980 to help combat the growing threat of global terrorism and to better handle situations such as the failed attempt to rescue American hostages in Iran earlier that year. They've played an important part in many U.S. special ops missions. Infographics, sidebars, and fact boxes bring the experiences of these brave military men to life.
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A deeply moving play remembering September 11, 2001, written by high school students who witnessed the tragedy unfold.
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
"Profound." -Booklist
"Moving." -Publishers Weekly
"Rings with authenticity and resonates with power." -School Library Journal
Tuesday, September 11, started off like any other day at Stuyvesant High School, located only a few blocks away from the World Trade Center.
The semester...
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Richard Falk has dedicated much of his life to the study of the Israel/Palestine conflict. In Palestine's Horizon, he brings his experiences to bear on one of the most controversial issues of our times.
After enduring years of violent occupation, the Palestinian movement is exploring different avenues for peace. These include the pursuit of rights under international law through the UN and International Criminal Court, and the new emphasis on...
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The book presents a compelling argument asserting that Donald Trump legally won the 2020 Presidential Election. By midnight of Election Day Trump held a clear popular vote lead in crucial states surpassing the required 270 Electoral Votes. The constitutionally mandated closure of vote counting for Electors at midnight, as per Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, was overlooked, leading to what Captain Rick terms the blue shift favoring...
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Join author Carol Matthews on a galloping romp through the long history of Florida's cracker horses and cattle.
The first horses and cattle to set foot on the North American continent stepped onto Florida land, brought by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon in 1521 just south of present day Fort Myers. The animals were abandoned, formed wild herds and would be used by different groups for food, work, trade and transportation for the next 500 years....
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In "Unveiling the Shadow: Exposing the Deep State's Agenda in America's Tumultuous Times," readers are plunged into a riveting exploration of the hidden forces shaping America's political landscape. This book unveils the intricate web of corruption, manipulation, and conspiracy that some believe to be orchestrated by an elusive entity known as the Deep State.
Spanning from the controversial 2020 election to the projected chaos of 2024, the narrative...
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As the guns in Jerusalem fell silent in 1967 nothing could be heard across the hushed city except the faint flutter of history. Then it started again - the rumble of heavy vehicles, the unforgiving crump of explosives. This time the sounds were of bulldozers plowing through border barriers and the demise of minefields. Jewish and Arab Jerusalem were separated briefly only by a strip of neutered no-man's-land so narrow that a boy could throw a stone...
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In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. Levees failed and the city flooded. More than a thousand people died, and thousands more lost their homes. What caused these devastating losses, and how might they have been prevented?
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Scandals are nothing new to the royal family of the United Kingdom. From abdication crisis, heart-breaking love stories, infidelity, and libelous affairs with married men to topless photos of the royals gracing the covers of popular tabloids, bribery charges, sexual assault allegations, late-night phone calls, tax havens, and tell-all interviews, the royals have had it all. When the youngest couple Prince Harry and Megan Markle, the Duke, and Duchess...
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