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  The Golden Age - Trade Art and...

  Kelly Mass

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  The Netherlands had a great century in the 1600s, until it all ended about three-fourths along the way. Trading was all around, business was good. Their vast empire that reached across the world made money from spices, raw materials, metals, and so much more, with an extensive network of ships, merchants, and an entire army fleet. 
  The Dutch Golden Era was a time in Dutch history varying circa from 1588 (the start of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the "Catastrophe Year"), throughout which Dutch trade, science, and art, and the Dutch armed force, were amongst the world's best. The Eighty Years' War, which ended in 1648, controls the first area. Throughout the Dutch Republic, the Golden era lasted till the end of the century, when pricey fights like the Franco-Dutch War and the War of the Spanish Succession stimulated financial decrease. 
  K. W. Swart, a historian, has called the Netherlands' change into the world's leading maritime and financial power the "Dutch Wonder." 
  In this book, you will learn all you need to know about this gigantic superpower that ruled a big part of the world for nearly an entire century: The Dutch Empire.

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  10 Things I Think I Know For...

  John Lehman

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  "10 Things I Think I Know For Sure About...Getting Your Writing Published" is presented by John Lehman, founder of Rosebud magazine. 
   
  John suggests writers stop thinking in terms of books, articles, poems and stories, and instead start thinking in terms of what benefits readers will receive from reading and buying them. 
  Literary agent Georgia Hughes, formerly an editor from Harper San Francisco, has complemented that this program is, "entertaining, inspiring and extremely helpful for writers of all levels of ability." 
  ©2009 John Lehman; (P)2009 John Lehman

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  Policing White Supremacy - The...

  Mike German, Beth Zasloff

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  In Policing White Supremacy, former FBI agent Mike German, who worked undercover in white supremacist and militia groups, issues a wake-up call about law enforcement's dangerously lax approach to far-right violence. 
   
   
   
  Despite over a hundred deadly acts by far-right militants since the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, and the far right's attempts to obstruct transfer of power to a duly elected president on January 6, the FBI continues to deprioritize investigations into white supremacist violence, instead targeting marginalized groups. 
   
   
   
  Noting that the FBI does not even compile accurate national data on white supremacist violence, German also exposes the continuing tolerance of overt racism in law enforcement, and police membership in white supremacist organizations. The threat these officers pose became clear when at least twenty-eight current and former law enforcement officials were alleged to have participated in the 2021 Capitol breach. 
   
   
   
  Policing White Supremacy shows how the lack of transparency and accountability in federal, state, and local law enforcement has eroded public trust and undermined democracy. "Law Enforcement's Role in Resisting White Supremacy" points the way forward to a future where far-right violence is recognized and addressed as the true threat it presents to our country.

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  Marriage of Minds: Collaborative...

  May McGoldrick, Jan Coffey,...

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  "A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT IS USEFUL TO ANY ASPIRING WRITER, A SORT OF QUIZ OF REQUIRED TALENTS AND A REALISTIC, HARD LOOK AT THE DIFFICULTIES INVOLVED IN GETTING PUBLISHED AND ACHIEVING SUCCESS."
   
  Part how-to book, part relationship book, Marriage of Minds offers strategies and techniques for creating successful collaborations and successful fiction. Drawing on their own personal and professional relationship, and on the relationships of other well-known collaborative teams, the McGoldricks walk you through the essentials of successful collaboration:
   
  – finding the "write" partner
  – developing skills in communication and the art of compromise
  – establishing guidelines
  – providing constructive feedback
  – working through "for better or worse"
   
  ALL YOU AND YOUR PARTNER NEED ARE THE IDEAS AND THE TALENT. MARRIAGE OF MINDS WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH THE REST.
   

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  San Francisco's Forgotten...

  Beth Winegarner

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  Digging into a forgotten past - and the dead left behind.  San Francisco is famous for not having any cemeteries, but the claim isn't exactly what it seems. In the early 20th Century, the city relocated more than 150,000 graves to the nearby town of Colma to make way for a rapidly growing population. But an estimated fifty to sixty thousand burials were quietly built over and forgotten, only to resurface every time a new building project began. The dead still lie beneath some of the city's most cherished destinations, including the Legion of Honor, United Nations Plaza, the Asian Art Museum and the University of San Francisco.  Join author Beth Winegarner as she maps the city's early burial grounds and brings back to life the dead who've been erased.

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  The Jewish Diaspora - How Global...

  Joseph Arston

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  The origins of the Jewish Diaspora trace back to the ancient period, particularly during the Babylonian Exile in the 6th century BCE. This event marked the beginning of a prolonged period of Jewish displacement, which would stretch over thousands of years and shape Jewish history, culture, and identity. The early history of the Jewish Diaspora is rooted in the geopolitical conflicts of the ancient world, where empires and kingdoms frequently clashed, leading to the forced relocation of populations. 
  In 586 BCE, the Babylonian Empire, under King Nebuchadnezzar II, destroyed the First Temple in Jerusalem and exiled a large portion of the Jewish population to Babylon, modern-day Iraq. This marked the first significant moment of Jewish displacement and established the foundation of the Jewish Diaspora. While some Jews returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian Empire fell to the Persians in 539 BCE, a large number chose to remain in Babylon, where they were able to build communities and maintain their religious practices. This shift from a centralized community in Jerusalem to a more dispersed existence set the stage for future Jewish migrations. 
  The period following the destruction of the First Temple saw the rise of Jewish communities in the Persian Empire. The Jewish population in Babylon continued to grow, while new communities were established in Persia, Egypt, and other parts of the empire. In these areas, Jews were able to maintain their cultural and religious identities, particularly through their synagogues and study of the Torah. The influence of Jewish scholars and religious leaders during this period helped to solidify Jewish traditions and practices that would endure throughout the centuries.

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