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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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  Rise and Fall of the Banate of...

  Editors Charles River

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  Much has been written about Western intervention during the breakup of Yugoslavia, and whether it made matters worse, prevented worse atrocities, or was simply ineffective. In early 1992, however, what was clear was that Europe was hopelessly divided over the best course of action to take towards Yugoslavia, and after several years of fighting, the Bosnian War was one of the most violent conflagrations in Europe since the end of World War II.  
  	That war had been the byproduct of centuries of tensions in the Balkans, and an attempt in the wake of World War I to redraw the political boundaries of Europe and the Middle East. That included forming the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, initially known as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, a particularly fragile enterprise, and there was almost constant tension between the majority Serbs and the other Yugoslav nationalities, especially the Croats. As a result, the Kingdom was a land of political assassinations, underground terrorist organizations, and ethnic animosities.  
  Depending on the source, many authors have focused on different catalysts for Yugoslavia’s demise, but Vesna Drapac may have succinctly summed the situation up when he wrote that by the end, the state “lacked a reason to exist.” There is certainly something in this sentiment, but the disintegration came at an enormous cost. 
  	Given what happened in Yugoslavia, it should be little surprise that Bosnia did not have its fully-established borders until the 19th century, and even in modern times, in many respects the people distinguished and defined Bosnia as a polity more than its shifting borders, and regardless of whether Bosnia operated as an independent state or kingdom. It was during the Middle Ages that Bosnia’s culture and ethnic makeup truly began to coalesce, despite the politically rocky nature of the era in the Balkans. 

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  Africa Is Not a Country - Notes...

  Dipo Faloyin

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  So often, Africa has been depicted simplistically as a uniform land of famines and safaris, poverty and strife, stripped of all nuance. In this bold and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-needed corrective, weaving a vibrant tapestry of stories that bring to life Africa's rich diversity, communities, and histories. 
   
   
   
  Starting with an immersive description of the lively and complex urban life of Lagos, Faloyin unearths surprising truths about many African countries' colonial heritage and tells the story of the continent's struggles with democracy through seven dictatorships. With biting wit, he takes on the phenomenon of the white savior complex and brings to light the damage caused by charity campaigns of the past decades. Entering into the rivalries that energize the continent, Faloyin engages in the heated debate over which West African country makes the best jollof rice and describes the strange, incongruent beauty of the African Cup of Nations. With an eye toward the future promise of the continent, he explores the youth-led cultural and political movements that are defining and reimagining Africa on their own terms. 
   
   
   
  Africa Is Not a Country celebrates the energy and particularity of the continent's different cultures and communities, treating Africa with the respect it deserves.

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  Tank Warfare on the Eastern...

  Robert A. Forczyk

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  The German panzer armies that swept into the Soviet Union in 1941 were an undefeated force that had honed their skill in combined arms warfare to a fine edge. The Germans focused their panzers and tactical air support at points on the battlefield defined as Schwerpunkt—main effort—to smash through any defensive line and then advance to envelope their adversaries. 
   
   
   
  Initially, these methods worked well in the early days of Operation Barbarossa and the tank forces of the Red Army suffered defeat after defeat. Although badly mauled in the opening battles, the Red Army's tank forces did not succumb to the German armored onslaught and German planning and logistical deficiencies led to over-extension and failure in 1941. In the second year of the invasion, the Germans directed their Schwerpunkt toward the Volga and the Caucasus and again achieved some degree of success, but the Red Army had grown much stronger and by November 1942, the Soviets were able to turn the tables at Stalingrad. 
   
   
   
  Robert Forczyk's incisive study offers fresh insight into how the two most powerful mechanized armies of WWII developed their tactics and weaponry during the early years of the Russo-German War. He uses German, Russian, and English sources to provide the first comprehensive overview and analysis of armored warfare from the German and Soviet perspectives.

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  Son of Birmingham - A Memoir

  Randall Woodfin, Edward T. Bowser

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  Today's Birmingham—led by Mayor Randall Woodfin—is a phoenix rising from the ashes of systemic racism and white flight. This first Southern city to pluck the feathers off Jim Crow, where peaceful protesters endured attacks by police dogs, where high-pressure water hoses tore at the flesh of men and women marching for their rights, and where children locked arms and sang "We Shall Overcome," is a living, breathing redemption story. 
   
   
   
  In Son of Birmingham, Woodfin draws upon the street wisdom of his generation's Southern rap music; the power of family, friends, and faith; and his education at the historically Black Morehouse College to preach the progress every corner of our nation clamors for right now. He walks listeners through the streets of his Birmingham, bringing to light the daily joys and struggles of everyday people and revealing what spurred him to turn his education and Capitol Hill experience to the city of his youth. 
   
   
   
  A moving memoir of a young leader's perseverance in a city still battling racism and gun violence, which Woodfin experienced first-hand, Son of Birmingham is also a call-to-action across America—an appeal to Woodfin's unique brand of servant leadership and responsive government for equitable, inclusive, and prosperous cities where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential.

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  Anxiety workbook for teens - A...

  Thomas Dale

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  Dо уоu соnѕtаntlу fееl аnxіоuѕ? 
  Dо уоu аlwауѕ mаkе nеgаtіvе thоughtѕ аbоut еvеrуthіng? 
  Еvеrуоnе hаѕ еxреrіеnсеd аnxіеtу, but mаnу реорlе аrе hаvіng а hаrd tіmе dеаlіng wіth іt. Аnxіеtу аnd ѕtrеѕѕ mаkе уоu fееl роwеrlеѕѕ, thіѕ fееlіngѕ lосk уоu uр іn а саgе frоm whісh іt’ѕ dіffісult tо еѕсаре. 
  Fоr thіѕ rеаѕоn, і fеlt thе nееd tо wrіtе а bооk tо hеlр thе реорlе whо, lіkе mе, ѕuffеr оr hаѕ ѕuffеrеd fоr thеѕе оvеrwhеlmіng nеgаtіvе fееlіngѕ. 
  Ѕо, іf уоu аrе dеtеrmіnеd tо іmрrоvе уоur hарріnеѕѕ, аnd mаkе уоur lіfе frее оf thіѕ burdаіn: gіvе а lооk аt thіѕ bооk. 
  Іnѕіdе уоu саn fіnd: 
  - Еxеrсіѕеѕ аnd mеdіtаtіоn tесhnіquеѕ thаt wіll rеduсе уоu аnxіеtу аnd ѕtrеѕѕ, 
  - Ѕtrаtеgіеѕ tо fіght thе іmрulѕе оf thіnkіng nеgаtіvеlу, аnd tо rерrоgrаm уоur thоughtѕ, 
  - Ноw tо соnquеr аnxіеtу аttасkѕ аnd рrеvеnt thеm. 
  Ѕummіng uр, іf уоu wаnt а роѕіtіvе turn fоr уоur lіfе аnd уоu wаnt tо gеt rіd оf whаt оbѕtасоlеѕ уоu tо rеасh уоur іntеrіоr hарріnеѕѕ: соnѕіdеr rеаdіng thіѕ bооk, thеѕе аdvісеѕ hаѕ ѕаvеd mе mоrе thаn оnсе.

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