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  Illiberal Europe - Eastern...

  Leon Marc

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  Eighteen years have passed since ten countries from Central & Eastern Europe joined the European Union and more than three decades since the Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989 - but ignorance about what is popularly still called Eastern Europe is as widespread as ever. Slovenia still gets mixed up with Slovakia, the Slavs remain a mystery in a Europe apparently dominated by Romanic and Germanic nations and a country like the Czech Republic is labelled as Eastern European, although one needs to travel west to get from Vienna to Prague. 
   
  First published in 2009 under the title What's so eastern about Eastern Europe?, this book is much more than a revised and updated version of the first edition. Its presentation of the political and cultural history of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, written in an accessible language is now complemented with recent developments in the region. The new edition digs into the reasons behind the illiberal turn in Poland, Hungary and elsewhere, putting the alleged democratic backslide into the wider context of European populism. Leon Marc offers a new and fresh perspective in explaining the roots of populism and social conservativism in the region, which the book sees in a mixture of historical factors, economic conditions, the heavy burden of Communist legacy, as well as a reaction to contemporary social developments in the West. Drawing on a wide range of literature, the book calls for more sensibility to these underlying causes, critical examination of the true European values, and for a coalition of defenders of Humanism and Judeo-Christian tradition as key pillars of its identity, in order to save Europe and its liberal democracy. 
   
  This updated and expanded edition contains a brand new chapter bringing this book up to date with recent events, including Covid-19 and the Ukrainian conflict. 
   
  'Comprehensively and concisely, Leon Marc's book presents readers with vital insights into the different dimensions of our common European history and culture' - Professor Dr Jaap W. de Zwaan, Director of the Netherlands Institute of International Relations

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  What’s the Matter with Delaware?...

  Hal Weitzman

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  The legal home to over a million companies, Delaware has more registered businesses than residents. Why do virtually all of the biggest corporations in the United States register there? This book reveals how a systematic enterprise lies behind the business-friendly corporate veneer, one that has kept the state afloat financially by diverting public funds away from some of the poorest people in the United States and supporting dictators and criminals across the world. 
   
   
   
  Hal Weitzman shows how the de facto capital of corporate America has provided safe haven to money launderers, kleptocratic foreign rulers, and human traffickers, and facilitated tax dodging and money laundering by multinational companies and international gangsters. Revenues from Delaware's business-formation industry, known as the Franchise, account for two-fifths of the state's budget and have helped to keep the tax burden on its residents among the lowest in the United States. Delaware derives enormous political clout from the Franchise, effectively writing the corporate code for the entire country. 
   
   
   
  What's the Matter with Delaware? shows how, in Joe Biden's home state, the corporate laws get written behind closed doors, enabling the rich and powerful to do business in the shadows.

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  Potty Training In 3 Days - A...

  Corie Herolds

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  Are you sick and tired of changing diapers all day?  
  Do you find yourself longing for the days that you no longer have to cart around the hefty, overstuffed diaper bag and the bag of wipes that always seems to be on the verge of running out?  
  If you are the parent of a small child that is still in diapers, and you are ready for the freedom that potty training can offer you, then this audiobook is for you! 
  You won’t have to worry anymore about potty training: Potty Training in Three Days covers everything you need to know and do, you'll learn a proven plan with clear steps to get your baby diaper-free without stress and tears, and this training will help you forget about diapers for good.  
  Here's a glimpse of what you are going to learn: Potty trains your child quickly with a step-by-step plan that provides helpful tips and tricks for every step of the way to succeed. Understand what's going on in your kid's brain, how to know when they're ready for potty training, and more. Ways to stay calm during the training phase. Know how to prepare your child and make things much smoother during potty training. A simple, three-day plan for any action. Treating injuries/managing accidents when they occur. Child care tips. Balancing discipline and love And lots more!  
    
  Do you want to know more? 
  Just buy this audiobook to get started, and forget about diapers for good!

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  The Tarot of the Bohemians

  Papus

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  The Tarot of the Bohemians by Papus (Gérard Encausse) is one of the foundational texts of Western occultism and esoteric tarot study. Written in the late 19th century, this classic work unveils the mystical structure and symbolic depth of the Tarot as a sacred book of ancient wisdom. Papus reveals the hidden connections between the Tarot, the Kabbalah, astrology, and alchemy—offering a profound framework for spiritual development and initiation. Both a manual of divination and a philosophical treatise, this audiobook guides listeners through the arcana as stages of inner transformation, unlocking the universal principles encoded in the cards. 
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  Esotericism / Occult Philosophy / Tarot Studies / Mysticism

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  Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four

  Arthur Conan Doyle, Alex Woolf

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  Join world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his ever-loyal sidekick Dr. Watson as they embark on a daring adventure. 
   
  Captain Arthur Morstan has vanished. Where is he, and does his disappearance have anything to do with the six pearls sent to his daughter Mary? Our crime-fighting sleuth decides to investigate. 
   
  Adapted by award-winning children's fiction author Alex Woolf, this thrilling tale will delight children aged 7+.

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  Most Important Capitals of...

  Editors Charles River

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  Africa may have given rise to the first humans, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later. From the Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Ancient Egyptians produced several wonders of the world, revolutionized architecture and construction, created some of the world’s first systems of mathematics and medicine, and established language and art that spread across the known world. With world-famous leaders like King Tut and Cleopatra, it’s no wonder that today’s world has so many Egyptologists. 
  	For almost four millennia, the Great Pyramids of Ancient Egypt have been widely hailed as the single greatest archeological feat man has ever accomplished. The Great Pyramid at Giza is the only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world to have survived into the modern age. Unlike so many pieces of the historical record which have been “re-discovered,” relatively recently (in the grand scheme of things,” in their four thousand years of existence, the Great Pyramids have never allowed themselves to be truly forgotten by the human civilization which has never ceased to regard them with wonder and awe.  
  	This audiobook examines the history of the cities that served as capitals for Egypt for millennia, including their architectural, religious, cultural, and historical characteristics.

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