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  Kia Hiwa Rā! - Māori Journalism...

  Dr Atakohu Middleton

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  Māori journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand has become a vibrant industry, reporting through
  print, radio, television and the internet. This book looks at the history of Māori journalism and the
  elements that make it what it is today. The \author examines the way that news values common in English-speaking countries are reinterpreted for a Māori worldview and analyses news stories to
  show how Māori perspectives are expressed. She also identifies how elements of whaikōrero have
  been refashioned for news and the ways tapu and noa are managed by news teams. A host of well-known reporters share their perspectives on their work. They describe how they got into reporting, and we learn what happens as they gather information and produce their stories. In particular, we see how these journalists balance the demands of journalism and tikanga.

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  The Inventions of Ancient Egypt...

  Omar Khalil

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  Ancient Egypt's writing systems stand as a testament to human ingenuity and cultural expression. The development of writing marked a pivotal point in Egyptian civilization, allowing for the documentation of history, religion, and daily life. Among the most significant inventions were hieroglyphs, which evolved into more simplified forms such as hieratic and demotic scripts. These writing systems not only served practical purposes but also played a crucial role in shaping Egypt’s legacy. 
  The invention of hieroglyphs can be traced back to around 3100 BCE. These symbols, composed of pictorial and phonetic elements, were carved into stone monuments and written on papyrus scrolls. Hieroglyphs were primarily used for religious texts, inscriptions on temples, and royal decrees. The complexity and beauty of this script were not just artistic but symbolic, as each symbol held both sound and meaning. Hieroglyphic writing required skilled scribes, who underwent rigorous training to master the hundreds of characters used in various contexts. 
  Over time, the need for quicker, more practical writing gave rise to hieratic script, a simplified and cursive form of hieroglyphs. Hieratic was used mainly for administrative and literary texts, allowing scribes to write more efficiently on papyrus. This new form retained the symbolic power of hieroglyphs but adapted to the demands of record-keeping and correspondence. As hieratic became more widespread, it bridged the gap between the formal, ceremonial writing of hieroglyphs and the everyday needs of administration and commerce.

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  Tyrants - History's 100 Most...

  Nigel Cawthorne

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  "I have committed many acts of cruelty and had an incalculable number of men killed, never knowing whether what I did was right. But I am indifferent to what people think of me." 
  - Genghis Khan 
   
  A spine-chilling chronicle of dictators and their crimes against humanity, Tyrants introduces the most bloodthirsty madmen - and women - ever to wield power over their unfortunate fellow human beings.  
   
  From Herod the Great, persecutor of the infant Jesus, to Adolf Hitler, mass murderer and instigator of the most devastating war the world has ever known, this book examines history's most infamous despots and tells in vivid detail the story of the lives they led, their ruthless climb to the top and the destruction and sorrow they left in their wake. 
   
  Unflinching in its coverage, Tyrants is a gripping and compelling portrait of the darker side of politics and power, revealing the strange and grisly stories behind the world's most infamous autocrats.

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  Mothercare - On Obligation Love...

  Lynne Tillman

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  Brilliantly original novelist and cultural critic Lynne Tillman became one of nearly 53 million Americans who care for a sick family member when her mother developed an unusual and little understood condition called Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. 
   
   
   
  Instantly, Tillman's independent and spirited mother went from someone she knew to someone else, a woman entirely dependent on her children—an eleven-year process through which her mother underwent many surgeries and some misdiagnoses, while the family navigated consultations and confrontations with doctors, adjusting to the complexity of her cognitive issues, including memory loss. 
   
   
   
  With her notoriously exquisite writing style and reputation as a "rich noticer of strange things" (Colm Toíbín), Tillman describes, without flinching, the unexpected, heartbreaking, and frustrating years of caring for a sick parent. 
   
   
   
  Mothercare is both a cautionary tale and sympathetic guidance for anyone who suddenly becomes a caregiver, responsible for the life of another—a parent, loved or not, or a friend. This story may be helpful, informative, consoling, or upsetting, but it never fails to underscore how impossible it is to get the job done completely right.

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  The Informer a Tale from the...

  Anonymous Anonymous

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  This is the story of Patsy Mulligan, a poor Irish lad who fought in the First World War, and who afterwards returned to an Ireland on the verge of civil war. It was published in 1921 as the first chapter of an anonymous book. It is told from the detached perspective of a policeman, but the story does give us a glimpse into the complexities of the Irish situation at the time, and should for this reason be of interest of all students of history. It is also a very dramatic story, of betrayal and love... And it is allegedly true. 
  The narrator is Michael Henrik Wynn, the editor of the educational net radio stream Historyradio.org.

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  Incas and Spanish Conquest The:...

  Billy Wellman

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  Two manuscripts in one book:The Inca Empire: An Enthralling Overview of the Incas, Their Civilization in Ancient Peru, and the Spanish ConquestThe Spanish Conquest of the Americas: An Enthralling Overview of the Conquistadors and Their Conquests of the Aztec and Inca Empires 
  In the first part of this book, you will discover:How the Inca civilization developed out of a number of preceding cultures in the Andes and Peruvian coast;How quickly the Incas were able to expand and why they needed to;How the empire was administered and how runners were able to take messages from one end of it to the other with remarkable speed;The amazing Inca infrastructure program, which included building roads through mountain ranges and across raging rivers;Why Inca cuisine included tasty guinea pigs and llama jerky;Why there were never more than a few thousand actual Inca in the Inca Empire; 
  In the second part of this book, you will learn about:Columbus and his expeditions, which encouraged other Europeans to start colonizationThe makeup of indigenous American societies, from their social hierarchies and complex cultures to diverse political structuresColonization of the Caribbean islands and the establishment of the Spanish West IndiesThe arrival of Hernán Cortés and his groundbreaking expedition into the Aztec Empire in modern-day MexicoThe conquest of the Maya civilization in the Yucatán Peninsula and the power dynamics between different power-hungry conquistador groups thereThe magnificent Inca Empire in the South American Andes and its conquest by Francisco Pizarro 
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