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| What George W. Bush called the "first war of the
twenty-first
century" actually began more than 2,300 years ago when
Alexander the
Great led his army into what is now a sprawling ruin in
northern
Afghanistan. Accounts of Alexander's invasion of ancient
Bactria
read eerily like news from our own day. In this vivid,
meticulously
researched, and elegantly narrated book, Frank L. Holt follows
Alexander's historical, archaeological, and numismatic legacy
back
and forth between ancient Bactria and modern Afghanistan.
Recounting
the plight of the most powerful leader of the time as he led
the
most sophisticated army of its day into the treacherous world
of
tribal warlords, Holt describes those grueling campaigns and
the
impact they had on Alexander, his generals, their troops, and
the
world. Into the Land of Bones also examines the conflict from
the
point of view of the local warlords who pushed the invading
Greeks
to the limits of their endurance - and sometimes beyond, into
mania
and mutiny. The lively narrative situates the current war in
Afghanistan in a broader historical perspective. Holt explains
how
the three modern superpowers that have invaded Afghanistan -
Britain
in the nineteenth century, the Soviets in the twentieth, and
the
United States in the twenty-first - are continuing the struggle
that
Alexander began centuries ago. That this legacy continues to
play
itself out today is a testament to the timeliness of Holt's
fascinating and original account.
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| For 600 years the Persian poet Hafez has been read,
recited,
quoted and loved by millions of people in his homeland and
throughout the world. Like his predecessor Rumi, he is a
spiritual
guide in our search for life's essence. Hafez is both a mystic
philosopher and a heartfelt poet of desires and fears. Hafez is
the
perfect introduction to the man known as the philosopher of
love,
whose message of spiritual transcendence through rapture and
service
to others is especially important now that our troubled world
has
moved into the 21st century. His wisdom speaks directly to the
cutting edge of philosophy, psychology, social theory and
education
and can serve as a bridge of understanding between the West and
the
Middle East, two cultures in desperate need of mutual empathy.
This
is the paperback edition of the hardback entitled Spiritual
Wisdom
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Rebecca Bloomwood just hit rock bottom. But she's never
looked better....
Becky Bloomwood has a fabulous flat in
London's
trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite
friends, and
a closet brimming with the season's must-haves. The only
trouble is
that she can't actually afford it- not any of it.
Her job
writing at Successful Savings not only bores her to tears, it
doesn't pay much at all. And lately Becky's been chased by
dismal
letters from Visa and the Endwich Bank -- letters with large
red
sums she can't bear to read -- and they're getting ever harder
to
ignore.
She tries cutting back; she even tries making more
money. But none of her efforts succeeds. Becky's only
consolation is
to buy herself something ... just a little something....
Finally a
story arises that Becky actually cares about, and her
front-page
article catalyzes a chain of events that will transform her
life --
and the lives of those around her- forever.
Sophie Kinsella
has
brilliantly tapped into our collective consumer conscience to
deliver a novel of our times- and a heroine who grows stronger
every
time she weakens. Becky Bloomwood's hilarious schemes to pay
back
her debts are as endearing as they are desperate. Her
"confessions"
are the perfect pick-me-up when life is hanging in the (bank)
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Introducing Isabel Dalhousie the heroine of the latest
bestselling series from the author of the No. 1 Ladies’
Detective
Agency. Isabel, the editor of the Review of Applied Ethics and
an
occasional detective, has been accused of getting involved in
problems that are, quite frankly, none of her business.
In
this
first installment, Isabel is attending a concert in the Usher
Hall
when she witnesses a man fall from the upper balcony. Isabel
can’t
help wondering whether it was the result of mischance or
mischief.
Against the best advice of her no-nonsense housekeeper Grace,
her
bassoon playing friend Jamie, and even her romantically
challenged
neice Cat, she is morally bound to solve this case. Complete
with
wonderful Edinburgh atmosphere and characters straight out of a
Robert Burns poem, The Sunday Philosophy Club is a delightful
treat
from one of our most beloved
authors. |
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On May 11, 2003, The New York Times devoted four pages
of its
Sunday paper to the deceptions of Jayson Blair, a mediocre
former
Times reporter who had made up stories, faked datelines, and
plagiarized on a massive scale. The fallout from the Blair
scandal
rocked the Times to its core and revealed fault lines in a
fractious
newsroom that was already close to open revolt.
Staffers
were
furious–about the perception that management had given Blair
more
leeway because he was black, about the special treatment of
favored
correspondents, and most of all about the shoddy reporting that
was
infecting the most revered newspaper in the world. Within a
month,
Howell Raines, the imperious executive editor who had taken
office
less than a week before the terrorist attacks of September 11,
2001–and helped lead the paper to a record six Pulitzer Prizes
for
its coverage of the attacks–had been forced out of his
job.
Having gained unprecedented access to the reporters who
conducted the Times’s internal investigation, top newsroom
executives, and dozens of Times editors, former Newsweek senior
writer Seth Mnookin lets us read all about it–the story behind
the
biggest journalistic scam of our era and the profound
implications
of the scandal for the rapidly changing world of American
journalism. |
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| How did Shakespeare go from being a talented writer of
comedies and histories to become one of the greatest writers of
tragedies who ever lived? In this one exhilarating year we
follow
what he reads and writes, what he saw and who he worked with as
he
rebuilds the Globe theatre and writes four of his most famous
plays
- Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It and, most remarkably,
Hamlet. James Shapiro illuminates both Shakespeare's staggering
achievement and what Elizabethans experienced in the course of
1599:
sending off an army to crush an Irish rebellion, weathering an
Armada threat from Spain, gambling on a fledgling East India
Company, and waiting to see who would succeed their ageing and
childless Queen. This book brings the news, intrigue and flavor
of
the times together with wonderful detail about how Shakespeare
worked as a showman, businessman and playwright, to create an
exceptionally immediate and gripping account of a fascinating
and
inspiring moment in history. |
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In this stirring book, David McCullough tells the
intensely
human story of those who marched with General George Washington
in
the year of the Declaration of Independence- when the whole
American
cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for
independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the
Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on
paper.
Based on extensive research in both American and
British
archives, 1776 is a powerful drama written with extraordinary
narrative vitality. It is the story of Americans in the ranks,
men
of every shape, size, and color, farmers, schoolteachers,
shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it
is
the story of the King's men, the British commander, William
Howe,
and his highly disciplined redcoats who looked on their rebel
foes
with contempt and fought with a valor too little known.
Here
also
is the Revolution as experienced by American Loyalists, Hessian
mercenaries, politicians, preachers, traitors, spies, men and
women
of all kinds caught in the paths of
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| The Road to Kandahar |
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| It's July 1879 and Captain Simon Fonthill is preparing
to
leave South Africa with his servant '352' Jenkins.
Disillusioned
with the British army after fighting in the Zulu wars, they are
both
determined to resign their commissions. However, Fonthill's
talents
as a soldier have not gone unnoticed and Colonel Lamb, in
charge of
intelligence, persuades him to join his next operation. And so
Fonthill finds himself on his way to Afghanistan, where trouble
is
brewing for the small British force stationed there. Commanded
by
General Roberts, they are under orders to protect the British
mission in the capital, Kabul, and desperately need reliable
intelligence of any imminent attack. Thus Fonthill is sent on a
difficult and dangerous mission deep into the Afghan mountains
to
gain information, the threat of capture and torture by the
local
tribes constantly hanging over him. Will Fonthill survive and
break
through to warn Roberts of the united force that is set to rise
up
against him? Or is it his fate to perish in the mountains at
the
hands of a brutal enemy? |
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| Madras on Rainy Days |
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| Layla is torn between clashing identities - the dutiful
Muslim daughter her immigrant parents raised her to be, the
Indian
she fantasizes she is, and the free, independent woman America
has
awakened in her. At nineteen, her parents inform Layla that a
marriage has been arranged for her. Her wedding will be in
India, to
Sameer, a handsome, ambitious Indian engineer, who knows
nothing of
Layla's American self and who has some potent secrets of his
own. A
stunned Layla submits reluctantly, but not before she commits a
dangerous, final act of defiance. In the heat and noise of
Hyderabad, as her wedding looms, her behaviour becomes more
erratic.
Her mother, fearing demonic possession, takes Layla on a series
of
visits to alims - Muslim faith healers - hoping to exorcise all
traces of rebellion. To Layla's surprise, the ancient and
elaborate
wedding rituals, her groom's physical beauty, and the warm
welcome
of her new family fill her with a sense of belonging she has
never
known before. Yet on her honeymoon in Madras, with the monsoon
rains
drumming ceaselessly outside, the full horror of the devil's
bargain
she has made is revealed, forcing her to make painful decisions
about her roles as a Muslim, a wife and a woman. Set against
the
backdrop of the ancient walled city of Hyderabad and mounting
Hindu-Muslim tensions, MADRAS ON RAINY DAYS, lyrically evokes
the
complexities of life behind the chador. It is a gorgeously
written
novel by an original new voice in international fiction.
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| Poised to strike at England in the summer of 1805,
Napoleon
found himself facing a coalition of European powers determined
to
limit his territorial ambitions. And yet, in less than one
hundred
days, Napoleon's armies marched from the English Channel to
Central
Europe, crushing the armies of Austria and Russia - the first
step
in his conquest of Europe. The author explains how Napoleon's
victory over the Third Coalition was the product of years of
diplomatic preparation and the formation of various alliances.
The
war must be understood in the context of the French Revolution
and
its influence on major and minor European states, and Napoleon
played upon the prevailing conditions and the internal politics
of
the Holy Roman Empire to improve France's strategic position.
In
some cases, he returned to France's traditional relationships;
in
others, he capitalized upon longstanding rivalries to gather
allies
and create wedges between enemies. In this book, the campaign
is
approached from broad diplomatic, economic, and military
perspectives, with reference to not only the French point of
view
but also those of the other powers involved. The author shows
how
the road to victory was paved long before Napoleon's armies
marched
upon the enemies arrayed against them.
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| The
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| Felix, treasurer of Britain, having served at the court
of
the Imperial court itself, struggles to maintain the same
elaborate
standards in provincial Britain. And, cut off from Rome by the
barbarian invasion of Gaul, and needing every penny to pay the
army,
he soon finds it impossible. Preoccupied with status and
finances,
he barely notices that his wily father-in-law Gratianus, with
the
help of Felix's sadistic wife is engineering a coup - one which
embroils Felix dangerously in politics. Forced to flee for his
life,
Felix finally understands that lax etiquette is the least of
Britain's problems... |
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| The Traveller |
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| In the shadows of our modern society, an ancient
conflict
between good and evil is being fought. A life-and-death battle
we
will never see, between those who wish to control history and
those
who will risk their lives for freedom and enlightenment... Los
Angeles: A city where you have to work hard to live beneath the
surface. Gabriel and Michael Corrigan are trying to do just
that.
Since childhood, the brothers have been shaped by the stories
that
their mystical father, a man of strange powers and intuition,
has
told them about the world in which they live. After his violent
death, they have been living 'off the grid' - that is,
invisible to
the intricate surveillance networks that monitor our modern
lives.
London: Maya, a tough and feisty young woman, is playing at
being a
citizen, is playing at leading a normal life. But her
background is
anything but. Trained to fight since she was a young girl, she
is
the last in a long line whose duty is to protect the gifted
among
us. When she is summoned to Prague by her ailing father, she
learns
that Gabriel and Michael's lives are in danger and are in
desperate
need of protection. Prague: Nathan Boone, a disciplined and
amoral
mercenary, watches Maya leave the meeting with her father
before
brutally killing him. Tasked to hunt down the brothers, he
tracks
Maya as she seeks to fulfill what turns out to be her father's
last
command. When Maya flies to California to find them, an
extraordinary chase begins, the final running battle in the war
which will reveal the secret history of our time...
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| The ultimate lesson for the successful One Minute
Manager:
teaching how a healthy lifestyle is the key to success. The One
Minute Manager has become the world's most popular management
method. Unfortunately, it is easy to forget one important
thing: to
look after number one. This book tells the story of a One
Minute
Manager who is so much in demand that he eats on the run,
doesn't
take time to exercise, and never puts himself, his family or
his
well-being top of his list of priorities. He soon discovers
that his
life is out of balance and that success in business is
endangering
his health. For all those busy, achieving people with
overcrowded
schedules, this useful blueprint shows how to manage stress and
keep
healthy. By following four important strategies for balancing a
complicated life, everyone can get their lives into proper
perspective. For the millions of readers of Ken Blanchard's
bestselling books, The One Minute Manager Balances Work and
Life
offers a way to achieve not only a new, healthier style of
living
but increased productivity as well.
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| "Husbands And Other Lovers" is the gripping story of the
two
Agnew brothers - and the women who love them. James Agnew, a
brilliant City lawyer, is married to Susannah. They have the
perfect
life - on the surface. A Surrey house, two successful careers
and a
lifestyle to be envied. But behind closed doors their marriage
is a
battleground as Susannah fights the effects of her husband's
drinking, hiding it from those closest to her, and struggling
with
the painful memories it raises about her own past. But when
James's
life takes a dramatic turn, will Susannah stand by her husband
- or
her lover? James' younger brother Robert is the founder of one
of
London's top PR agencies and a millionaire at thirty-eight.
Robert
weaves a web of lies and fantasies to entrap the women in his
life -
and to ensure that they are never free from his control.
Tabitha,
his ex-wife, must fight for her freedom - and her daughter.
Jasmine,
his ex-girlfriend, faces losing everything that is precious to
her.
And what of Natasha, his beautiful but vulnerable new
girlfriend!
Will she fall under his spell to become just another victim?
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| How was he to know where he belonged?...Was he to accept
street life as his destiny? The day ten-year-old Rahul,
part-time
rag-picker, pickpocket and petty thief living footloose on the
streets of Bombay, finds an abandoned baby on a railway
platform,
his life changes forever. He quickly appoints himself the
baby's
father, making her the emotional anchor that had been missing
from
his life. And, while he is treated as quite the hero within his
street community, he wins the trust and affection of people who
are
willing to give him the opportunity to start afresh and work
towards
a better future. But the streets are mean, inescapable, and as
Rahul
indulges his paltry desires and shallow dreams, he finds
himself
spiraling, yet again, into a vortex of crime, abuse and
loneliness.
As horrific as it is heartbreaking, "Sadak Chhaap" evokes the
brutal
existence of street urchins with unrelenting realism and deep
sympathy. |
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| Coming to the issues from different perspectives, the
authors
together have written an essential work of clear-eyed
reflection and
authoritative analysis. They refute a number of misconceptions
and
challenge faulty thinking that surrounds the discussion of
North
Korea, most important, the idea that North Korea is an
irrational
nation. Cha and Kang contend that however provocative, even
deplorable, the North's behavior may at times be, it is not
incomprehensible or incoherent. |
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