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  Francisco Pizarro: A short...

  5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies,...

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  Francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer and conqueror: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

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  The Zen of Climbing

  Francis Sanzaro

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  "Outstandingly good … It may be the single most insightful book about climbing ever written."  Paul Sagar, Climber, writer, thinker 
  What do Zen masters, sixteenth-century Samurai, and the world’s elite climbers have in common? 
  They have perfected the of awareness, of being in the moment, of trusting the process. 
  Climbing is a sport of perception, and our successes and failures are matters of mind as much as body. 
  Written by philosopher, essayist, and lifelong climber Francis Sanzaro, The Zen of Climbing explores the fundamentals of successful climbing, delving into sports psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and Taoism. Awareness, he argues, is the alchemy of climbing, allowing us to merge mental and physical attributes in one embodied whole. 
  This compact volume puts the climber’s mind at the forefront of practice.

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  Anthony Trollope - A Very Short...

  Dinah Birch

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  Anthony Trollope is among the best-loved novelists in the English language. His strongly drawn characters and skillful plots are compelling, while his moral judgements are often subtly challenging. He is an entertainer, but his power to make his readers think, and to feel, is unrivalled. 
   
   
   
  This Very Short Introduction will place Trollope's work in the context of his life and times, drawing on recent scholarship to illuminate his central interests and literary strategies. The major series of novels (the six novels located in the fictional Barsetshire, and the six Palliser novels) are explored alongside the novels set in Ireland, his travel writing, and his less well-known fiction. 
   
   
   
  Trollope's work is energized by the complexities of the Victorian Britain, with its political tensions, its troubled views of the relation between men and women, its expanding place in the wider world, and its growing discomfort with the contradictions created by a corrosive preoccupation with wealth and display. But Trollope's writing is of more than historical interest. His insight into the motives of human behavior and of the conflict between the need for reform and the wish to defend what might be destroyed by the pressure for change, feels surprisingly modern. Birch shows how his writing has retained its vivid appeal to new generations of readers.

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  Elegy Written in a Country...

  Thomas Gray

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  This poem of Thomas Gray titled “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” is one of the beautiful poems in English literature. The poet sees a country churchyard at sunset, which impels him to meditate on the nature of human mortality. He considers the fact that in death, there is no difference between great and common people. He feels that among the lowly people buried in the churchyard there might have been some natural poets like John Milton or politicians like Oliver Cromwell. Just like some rarest gems buried in the deep sea and the finest flowers spreading their fragrance in a forest, these great people might not have been discovered at all. This thought leads him to praise these dead unsophisticated poor villagers for the honest and simple lives that they lived. 
  The poem has been presented along with a brief annotation.

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  The Russian Annexation of Crimea...

  Fredrich Hazelton

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  The annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014 marked a pivotal moment in global geopolitics, triggering widespread international condemnation and transforming the political landscape of Eastern Europe. Situated on the northern coast of the Black Sea, Crimea had long held strategic importance for Russia, both militarily and culturally. The region's historical connection to Russia dates back centuries, and its annexation was perceived by many as an assertion of Russian power and influence in the post-Soviet space. 
    
  The crisis unfolded against the backdrop of political upheaval in Ukraine. In November 2013, protests erupted in Kyiv after then-President Viktor Yanukovych's decision to abandon an association agreement with the European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia. The protests, known as Euromaidan, led to Yanukovych’s ousting and sparked a chain of events that would destabilize Ukraine. As Ukraine’s new government navigated this turbulent period, Russia saw an opportunity to regain control over Crimea, a region with a substantial Russian-speaking population and significant military value, including the Black Sea Fleet stationed in Sevastopol. 
    
  Russia's annexation of Crimea was carried out through a combination of covert military action and political maneuvering. Russian troops, initially unmarked, swiftly took control of key government buildings and strategic locations across Crimea. A disputed referendum held in March 2014, where a reported 97% of voters favored joining Russia, was widely criticized for its lack of legitimacy and fairness. The annexation was swiftly recognized by Russia, despite the overwhelming condemnation from the international community.

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  The Four Year Fantasy - A Guide...

  Ben Brown

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  The world is changing, it's getting increasingly more difficult to be a young person and to raise young people. Without a plan to navigate the change, you'll end up in ice-cold water you thought was warm. We get so attached to the identity of being a student, or an athlete, or the fact that we'll never be young again that we end up losing sight of what we can sustain long-term.  
  If you're in school now in your 20s, it's likely you're performing at less than 50% of your maximum potential. This book will help you pump those numbers up. 
  The Four Year Fantasy explores how College and University life can shape young adults in irreversible ways (GOOD and BAD). It outlines the skewed notions of what "the experience" is, and is meant to wake people up before they waste their "Superhuman years." This book offers insights on how to seize opportunities for personal growth and outlines the author's journey to success which includes breakthrough realizations that came from navigating the world with the social proof of a University student. 
  It's a student's guide to success, and a parent's guide to raising strong, smart, independent, and purpose-driven people. 
  For many readers, this will be the last three-hour lecture you’ll ever sit through...

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