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  The Mekong - Turbulent Past...

  Milton Osborne

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  A “remarkable” history of the great river of Southeast Asia (Jill Ker Conway, author of The Road from Coorain).   The Mekong River runs over nearly three thousand miles, beginning in the mountains of Tibet and flowing through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam before emptying into the China Sea. Its waters are the lifeblood of Southeast Asia, and first begot civilization on the fertile banks of its delta region at Oc Eo nearly two millennia ago.   This is the story of the peoples and cultures of the great river, from these obscure beginnings to the emergence of today’s independent nations. Drawing on research gathered over forty years, Milton Osborne traces the Mekong’s dramatic history through the rise and fall of civilizations and the era of colonization and exploration. He details the struggle for liberation during a twentieth century in which Southeast Asia has seen almost constant conflict, including two world wars, the Indochina War, the Vietnam War, and its bloody aftermath—and explores the prospects for peace and prosperity as the region enters a new millennium.   Along the way, he brings to life those who witnessed and shaped events along the river, including Chou Ta-kuan, the thirteenth-century Chinese envoy who recorded the glory of Angkor Wat, the capital of the Khmer Empire; the Iberian mercenaries Blas Ruiz and Diego Veloso, whose involvement in the intrigues of Cambodia’s royal family shook Southeast Asia’s politics in the sixteenth century; and the revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh, whose campaigns to liberate Vietnam from the French and unify the nation under communism changed the course of history.   “[A] pathbreaking, ecologically informed chronicle . . . A pulsating journey through the heart of Southeast Asia.” —Publishers Weekly

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  Wine Hack - Wine Education that...

  Jeffrey Schiller

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  A deliciously unpretentious guide to understanding wine and finding ones you’ll love.   Why is wine so difficult? It might be because those in the industry have long used ridiculous tasting notes to describe wine, even though these descriptions fail to encapsulate all that a wine offers. Notes of blackberries, tobacco, and leather . . . How does this odd list help you decide if you will like a wine?  Wine Hack offers a new way forward. Learn wine like the true professionals learn wine. Spoiler: lots of tasting! This interactive book asks you to taste along, with everyday food, drinks, and widely available wines, to learn the four attributes that describe all wines, and even learn a few tricks for pairing wine with food. This is the first book on wine that starts with your mouth, not your head. Teach your mouth about wine and you will learn to find wines you love on a regular basis, no matter how snooty that wine shop guy is.

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  Knee Deep Stupidity

  James M. Spears

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  Idiotic Audio presents Knee Deep Stupidity,  by James M. Spears 
  Twelve Lunatic Stories!

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  Enduring Southern Homes

  Eric Ross

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  Inspiration for updating timeless interiors from a 20-year veteran of Southern decorating.  Eric Ross's Southern approach to traditional decorating includes a little bit of French country, a lot of Southern hospitality, and spills over into his lifestyle and entertaining prose. 

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  Fix Your Home Bundle 2 in 1...

  A.N. Bart, Randall Haif

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  Fix Your Home Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: Home Maintenance and Organizing Your KitchenMaintaining a home is no easy task. But calling a repairman for every single thing that goes wrong in your home can cost you a lot of money. If you want to save, you should learn how to take care of some of the basic repairs that you can do by yourself. This would not only save you money but you will be able to take care of the problem immediately instead of being at the mercy of the schedule of your repairman. Imagine if something happens in the middle of the night. It might be a little difficult to get a handyman immediately. So you should learn how to do some of the repairs yourself. You can invest in some of the most used tools so that you can easily repair the damage that might happen to your home.Another common home project is updating the kitchen. The kitchen is one of the most used rooms in a household. Aside from being the place where you prepare food, studies show that people like to congregate and stay in the kitchen. So it’s understandable to want your kitchen to be as beautiful and efficient as possible. Updating your kitchen would depend on the budget and time you would like to allot for this project. This bundle will teach you the skills you need to learn to do some basic repairs in your home as well as the tools you will need. It will also give you useful tips and advice on how you can update your kitchen. This 2-in-1 Bundle will include the following audiobooks:1. Home Maintenance: The Ultimate Guide on How to Become Your Very Own Handyman, Learn DIY Tips and Become a Professional Repair Expert in No Time2. Organizing your Kitchen: The Essential Guide on How to Organize and Modernize Your Kitchen, Discover Tips on How You Can Improve Your Kitchen and Get the Kitchen of Your DreamsGet this Fix Your Home 2 in 1 Bundle today!

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  The Eye of the Elephant - An...

  Mark Owens, Delia Owens

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  An “exciting” true account of battling the elephant poachers of Zambia by the author of Where the Crawdads Sing and her fellow biologist (The Boston Globe).   Intelligent, majestic, and loyal, with lifespans matching our own, elephants are among the greatest of the wonders gracing the African wilds. Yet, in the 1970s and 1980s, about a thousand of these captivating creatures were slaughtered in Zambia each year, killed for their valuable ivory tusks. When biologists Mark and Delia Owens, residing in Africa to study lions, found themselves in the middle of a poaching fray, they took the only side they morally could: that of the elephants.   From the authors of Secrets of the Savanna, The Eye of the Elephant is “part adventure story, part wildlife tale,” recounting the Owens’s struggle to save these innocent animals from decimation, a journey not only to supply the natives with ways of supporting their villages, but also to cultivate support around the globe for the protection of elephants (The Boston Globe). Filled with daring exploits among disgruntled hunters, arduous labor on the African plains, and vivid depictions of various wildlife, this remarkable tale is at once an adventure story, a travelogue, a preservationist call to action, and a fascinating examination of both human and animal nature.

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