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  Dangerous Decade - Taiwan’s...

  Brendan Taylor

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  Taiwan’s position looks increasingly precarious, and tensions threaten to grow into a major strategic crisis. Chinese President Xi Jinping has made reunification with Taiwan a central pillar of his vision for China, and has ramped up diplomatic and economic pressure on Taiwan. Its inhabitants are increasingly estranged from the mainland, and Tsai Ing-wen’s administration refuses to conduct relations with China on Beijing’s terms. Taiwan could take on renewed strategic significance amid the backdrop of the deepening rivalry between China and the United States, and find itself at the centre of a Cold War-style superpower confrontation. 
   
  While Washington’s support and military power has historically guaranteed Taiwan’s security, this is no longer a certainty. This Adelphi book argues that China’s military modernisation has changed the cross-strait military balance, and the ability of the US to prevail in a conflict over Taiwan may have evaporated by 2030. As China feels increasingly empowered to retake Taiwan, there is significant potential for escalation, particularly given the ambiguity of Beijing’s ‘red lines’ on Taiwan. Neither Beijing, Taipei nor Washington want such a conflict, but each is challenging the uneasy status quo. Taylor calls for the introduction of a narrower set of formal crisis-management mechanisms designed to navigate a major Taiwan crisis.

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  True Survival Stories from...

  The Past Uncovered

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  You love a true survival story, but most of them take twelve hours to tell one shipwreck, and you never get to the end before the commute changes.
  
  This audiobook gives you nine complete true disaster stories, each finished in a single sitting and each told through one real, documented survivor. You stand in the street as a city burns, hear a dam give way upstream, and count the minutes in a collapsed mine with the people who were actually there. Every account is built from inquiry records, survivor testimony and the reporting of the day, and every chapter closes with a short look at how we know what happened and how that night changed fire codes, building rules or rescue practice you still rely on.
  
  By the last chapter you will know how ordinary people think when the floor gives way, and why the world around you is built the way it is. Press play on the way to work, and let the survivors tell it themselves.

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  Dad Why Did You Harm Your...

  David Mathes

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  For much of my life, I experienced my father as a source of harm, leaving wounds that shaped our family and remained long after his death. 
  Years later, still carrying the question why, I began an unexpected journey to understand what had happened-not to excuse it, but to see it more clearly. 
  Through reflection, a poem read at my father's funeral, and a series of unexpected conversations, a different picture began to emerge. What had appeared as cruelty revealed deeper layers of disconnection, confusion, and a struggle to feel truly alive. 
  This book explores how harm can arise when a person loses connection with themselves, and how truth, when faced honestly, can begin to loosen even the most painful patterns. 
  It does not offer simple answers or ask for forgiveness. Instead, it opens a space where understanding becomes possible and where, even in the aftermath of harm, the possibility of healing can quietly begin.

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  Hadji Murat - A Gripping Tale of...

  Leo Tolstoy, Tim Zengerink

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  What if your only path to freedom meant trusting your sworn enemies? 
  Hadji Murat is Leo Tolstoy’s fierce and haunting story of honor, survival, and impossible choices.  
  Based on a true historical figure, this modern adaptation follows the Avar warrior Hadji Murat as he deserts Imam Shamil and allies with the Russian Empire—his enemy—in a desperate attempt to save his family. 
  Caught between betrayal and bravery, Murat’s struggle becomes a symbol of personal integrity in a world of political cruelty and deception. 
  What You’ll Hear in This Adaptation: 
  - A powerful historical drama based on real-life events in the Caucasus 
  - A deeply personal tale of divided loyalties, inner strength, and sacrifice 
  - A modern, immersive retelling of Tolstoy’s masterful final novella 
  - A story that questions the meaning of courage, freedom, and betrayal 
  Perfect for fans of war literature, historical fiction, and moral complexity—Hadji Murat remains one of Tolstoy’s most unforgettable final achievements.

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  Annie Oakley - A Life from...

  Hourly History

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  Annie Oakley was a remarkable sharpshooter whose legendary accuracy with firearms captivated audiences across the world. She could place bullets precisely where she intended from distances that left spectators breathless with amazement. But as impressive as this was, there was more to Annie Oakley's life than her ability with a gun. 
  With grit and determination, she rose from the abject poverty of her youth to travel the world as the star of Wild West shows that brought the drama of the American frontier to audiences far and wide. She met queens and kings and made headline news on a regular basis. She also made a lot of money, much of which she later gave away. With her devoted husband and manager, Frank Butler, at her side, Annie Oakley was ready to conquer the world, or at the very least, the next shooting contest. Yes, Annie Oakley was always up for a challenge. This is her life, this is her story.

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  The Crusades - A Very Short...

  Christopher Tyerman

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  Crusading fervor gripped Europe for over 200 years, creating one of the most extraordinary, vivid episodes in world history. Whether the Crusades are regarded as the most romantic of Christian expeditions, or the last of the barbarian invasions, they have fascinated generations ever since, and their legacy of ideas and imagery has resonated through the centuries, inspiring Hollywood movies and great works of literature. Even today, to invoke the Crusades is to 
  stir deep cultural myths, assumptions and prejudices. 
   
   
   
  Yet despite their powerful hold on our imaginations, our knowledge of them remains obscured an distorted by time. Were the Crusaders motivated by spiritual rewards, or by greed? Were the Crusades an experiment in European colonialism, or a manifestation of religious love? How were they organized and founded? 
   
   
   
  With customary flair and originality, Christopher Tyerman picks his way through the many debates to present a clear and lively discussion of the Crusades; bringing together issues of colonialism, cultural exchange, economic exploitation, and the relationship between past and present.

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