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  Culloden - The History and...

  Tony Pollard

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  A team of historians and archaeologists re-examine what happened at the Battle of Culloden between the Scottish Jacobites and Great Britain. In battle at Culloden Moor on April 16, 1746, the Jacobite cause was dealt a mortal blow. The power of the Highland clans was broken. And the image of sword-wielding Highlanders charging into a hail of lead delivered by the red-coated battalions of the Hanoverian army has passed into legend. The battle was a turning point in British history. And yet our perception of this critical episode tends to be confused by mistaken, sometimes partisan, views of the events on the battlefield. So, what really happened at Culloden? In this fascinating and original book, a team of leading historians and archaeologists reconsiders every aspect of the battle. They examine the latest historical and archaeological evidence, question every assumption, and rewrite the story of the campaign in vivid detail. This is the first time that such a distinguished team of experts has focused on a single British battle. The result is a seminal study of the subject, and it is a landmark publication of battlefield archaeology.Praise for Culloden“Culloden is one of the best documented British battles and also one of the most mapped, yet the contributions to this fine volume have succeeded in finding new material.” —Scotts Magazine (UK)

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  Learn Filipino - Level 5:...

  Innovative Language Learning

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  Want to immerse yourself in the Filipino language and speak at a native level?Curious about the Philippines and the culture?Then this Audiobook is for you! With Advanced Filipino, you get Filipino-only lessons and learn the all about the country, culture, history, folklore, arts and popular destinations. Along the way, you'll pick up sophisticated expressions and advanced grammar.To help you learn Filipino even faster and understand everything, you get a 250+ page eBook with translations so you can read along.By the end of this book, you will...- Learn All About the Philippines and Filipino Culture- Master Advanced Level Expressions & Grammar- Master Filipino Listening Skills & Tune Your Ear to the Native Speaking Style- Be Able to Speak at a Native Level- Master Reading by Reading Along with the eBook- Understand Everything with Translations Provided inside the eBookWith this Audiobook, you get:- 50 Advanced level lessons- 250+ page eBook so you can read along Download the PDF and read along:https://bit.ly/3nxFB5d

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  Extended interview with Philip...

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  Jeffrey Brown continues the conversation with Philip Glass online with a few more questions.

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  Coal - A Human History

  Barbara Freese

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  The fascinating, often surprising story of how a simple black rock has altered the course of history. Prized as "the best stone in Britain" by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed societies, powered navies, fueled economies, and expanded frontiers. It made China a twelfth-century superpower, inspired the writing of the Communist Manifesto, and helped the northern states win the American Civil War.Yet the mundane mineral that built our global economy-and even today powers our electrical plants-has also caused death, disease, and environmental destruction. As early as 1306, King Edward I tried to ban coal (unsuccessfully) because its smoke became so obnoxious. Its recent identification as a primary cause of global warming has made it a cause célèbre of a new kind.In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins three hundred million years ago and spans the globe. From the "Great Stinking Fogs" of London to the rat-infested coal mines of Pennsylvania, from the impoverished slums of Manchester to the toxic city streets of Beijing, Coal is a captivating narrative about an ordinary substance that has done extraordinary things-a simple black rock that could well determine our fate as a species.

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  Secrets of Mesoamerica - From...

  Windsor Lopez

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  Numerous individuals identify folklore and legends just like the Greeks and Romans. Those two civic establishments have provided the most renowned fantasies and divine beings ever told. Notwithstanding, nearly all societies in all areas of the world have their exceptional legends. This holds on an epic scale for the elegant Mayan and Aztec human elevations created in Mesoamerica.Mesoamerica is a geological territory that covers most of what is currently Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and different pieces of Central America. Although the early Mesoamerican societies from which the Mayas and Aztecs arose were diverse from various perspectives, they experienced each other regularly in light of exchange, movement, and success. Therefore, they share a portion of similar qualities, and their religions and fantasies share a portion of similar topics. For instance, most Mesoamerican societies were exceptionally keen on monitoring time, so they created confounded schedules to anticipate significant occasions, like changing the seasons and eclipses of the Sun or moon. They accepted that they had to know when these occasions would occur to make societal contributions and penances to the divine beings; the powers of pleasing and abhorrent actions well document controlled their lives.

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  Augustus - First Emperor of Rome

  Adrian Goldsworthy

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  The acclaimed historian and author of Caesar presents “a first-rate popular biography” of Rome’s first emperor, written “with a storyteller’s brio” (Washington Post).The story of Augustus’ life is filled with drama and contradiction, risky gambles and unexpected success. He began as a teenage warlord whose only claim to power was as the grand-nephew and heir of the murdered Julius Caesar. Mark Antony dubbed him “a boy who owes everything to a name,” but he soon outmaneuvered a host of more experienced politicians to become the last man standing in 30 BC. Over the next half century, Augustus created a new system of government—the Principate or rule of an emperor—which brought peace and stability to the vast Roman Empire.   In this highly anticipated biography, Goldsworthy puts his deep knowledge of ancient sources to full use, recounting the events of Augustus’ long life in greater detail than ever before. Goldsworthy pins down the man behind the myths: a consummate manipulator, propagandist, and showman, both generous and ruthless. Under Augustus’ rule the empire prospered, yet his success was constantly under threat and his life was intensely unpredictable.

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