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  Late Chinese Dynasties - The...

  Rolf Hedger

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  This bundle examines the final centuries of imperial China, covering the Southern Song, Ming, and Qing Dynasties—each a defining era of resilience, expansion, and eventual decline. From the Southern Song’s struggle against northern invaders to the Ming’s golden age of exploration and the Qing’s rule over a vast multiethnic empire, this book explores the triumphs and challenges that shaped China's final imperial dynasties.   
  Uncover the Southern Song Dynasty’s advancements in naval power and economic strength as it resisted Mongol pressures. Witness the Ming Dynasty’s efforts to restore Chinese rule, construct the Forbidden City, and send Admiral Zheng He on legendary voyages. Finally, explore the Qing Dynasty’s rise to dominance, its territorial expansion, and the internal and external conflicts that led to the empire’s collapse.   
  This book offers a deep dive into the political, military, and cultural forces that defined the last imperial reigns of China, providing history enthusiasts with a compelling look at the end of an era.

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  Churchill's German Special...

  Paul Moorcraft

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  The existence of German-speaking units fighting for the Allied cause during WW2 has remained largely a well-kept secret. But seventy-five years on these units' contribution to victory needs to be fully acknowledged. 
   
   
   
  Prime Minister Winston Churchill had no qualms about using native German speakers from Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Germany itself. The majority were Jews who had fled persecution. 
   
   
   
  Two examples of these secret units were X Troop Commandos and the Special Interrogation Group. 
   
   
   
  The SIG men deserve their legendary status. They fought, and often died, wearing Wehmacht uniform. As this book reveals that, after infiltrating Field Marshal Rommel's Afrika Korps, one detachment even drew Nazi pay. Once the existence of SIG units became known, their immediate execution on capture was ordered, unless their temporary reprieve would reveal intelligence under torture. 
   
   
   
  We learn how Churchill's initiative was copied by both Americans and Russians. 
   
   
   
  Post-war SIG and X Troop survivors joined British special forces or were used to hunt down Nazi war criminals. 
   
   
   
  All this and more is covered in this groundbreaking book by a writer who is both a leading historian and foreign correspondent.

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  Secrets of a Stoic King:...

  Sullivan Hawke

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  Secrets of a Stoic King: Timeless Wisdom for Modern Life 
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  This guide is your ultimate companion for deepening your insights into Stoic philosophy, applying your knowledge, and engaging in practical exercises that lead to personal growth and fulfillment. With this resource in hand, you're poised for success. 
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  Our guide stands out due to its thorough exploration of the concepts, ensuring you're well-equipped for a meaningful life. Ideas are not just brushed upon; they are examined with clarity and depth. 
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  Secrets of a Stoic King: Timeless Wisdom for Modern Life

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  The Prince

  Nicoló Machiavelli

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  The lion cannot guard himself from the toils, nor the fox from wolves. A Prince must therefore be a fox to discern toils, and a lion to drive off wolves. The modern-day term “Machiavellian” is used to describe deception, dishonesty, and cruelty to meet a goal. The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli was written as a guide for autocrats on how to govern using means that were meant to deceive and manipulate a government’s constituency—to the extent of advocating the use of evil for political expediency. In this classic work, the end justifies the means reigns paramount to Machiavelli’s system of government.

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  Quietly powerful - How your...

  Megumi Miki

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  In the uncertain, changing, global and interconnected world, the 'alpha' or 'hero' leadership style alone is outdated and inadequate. Quieter professionals, who are often overlooked or taken advantage of without recognition, have immense value to contribute to organisations. In this book, Megumi Miki shares her own experience and those of many other quiet professionals who have achieved great success in the business environment. 
  Megumi believes that a shift in our beliefs about leadership will allow talented quiet professionals to view their quiet nature as a strength and to succeed in their own way, rather than seeing it as a disadvantage. She aims to empower quieter professionals and those outside majority groups to fulfil their potential. 
  Quietly Powerful challenges quiet professionals to reframe the story they tell themselves about their leadership potential - and encourages organisations to expand their ideas about what good leadership looks, sounds and feels like.

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  Zoroastrianism: The History and...

  Charles River Editors

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  The Sasanian Empire was important for a number of reasons. Besides being the last of three great Persian dynasties, they carried on many Persian cultural traditions relating to religion and kingship. The Sasanians fostered and promoted the native religion of Zoroastrianism to the point of persecuting other religions from time to time. It was during the Sasanian period that the numerous Zoroastrian hymns, prayers, and rituals were collected under one book, known as the Avesta.  
  	Thanks to the Sasanians’ efforts with regard to religion, modern scholars know much more about Zoroastrianism than they would have if the religion continued to disseminate orally. Their efforts also protected Zoroastrian knowledge in later years after the dynasty was long gone and Islam became ascendant in Persia. Zoroastrianism is technically still a living religion today, but the religion is mysterious and not widely known among those who don’t study it, and historians themselves are divided over when the religion’s prophet lived and when the religion was officially adopted in Persia. Zoroastrianism’s historical development has also failed to intrigue significant numbers of people, perhaps due to its geographical location and cultural background. Zoroastrianism developed among the Persian people, who have traditionally not been part of the standard Western, early Islamic, or Far Eastern cultural groupings, and when Persia later became part of the greater Islamic world, it was to the detriment of Zoroastrianism. Finally, Zoroastrianism is a “closed” religion, which has also kept it shrouded in mystery to a certain degree. Although contemporary Zoroastrians are quite open about their faith and willing to help non-Zoroastrian scholars, converts are rarely accepted by the faithful, adding a sense of insularity to the faith.

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