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  Treaty Cruisers - The First...

  Leo Marriott

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  “A quite enlightening book that discusses the most important group of heavy cruisers serving during WW2 and how the type evolved.” —Malcolm Wright, author of British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWII   The Washington Naval Treaty of 1921 and subsequent treaties in the 1930s effectively established the size and composition of the various navies in World War II. In particular, they laid down design parameters and tonnage limitations for each class of warship, including battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, and destroyers. With one or two exceptions, battleship construction was deferred until the mid 1930s, but virtually all navies embraced the concept of the eight-inch gun-armed, 10,000-ton heavy cruisers and constructed new vessels almost immediately. This book will trace the political processes which led to the treaties, describe the heavy cruisers designed and built to the same rules by each nation, and then consider how the various classes fared in World War II and attempt to assess which was the most successful.   Ships from the navies of Britain, France, Italy, Germany, the United States, and Japan are included. Appendices cover construction tables, the history of each ship, technical specifications, armament, and aircraft carried.   “The author has crafted a book that is both a technical read and popular history. The book provides an excellent overview of the reasoning each country employed in building its interwar cruiser force and how they committed these ships to battle. If development of and employment of weapon systems is of interest to you, this is a must-read book.” —Naval Historical Foundation

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  The Passenger: Turkey

  Passenger The

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  Turkish culture and history is explored in the wide-ranging series that is “like a literary vacation” (Publishers Weekly). 
   
  The birth of the “New Turkey,” as the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called his own creation, is an exemplary story of the rise of “illiberal democracies” through the erosion of civil liberties, press freedom, and the independence of the judicial system. Turkey was a complex country long before the rise of its new sultan: Born out of the ashes of a vast multi-ethnic and multi-religious empire, Turkey has grappled through its relatively short history with the definition of its own identity. Poised between competing ideologies, secularism and piousness, a militaristic nationalism and exceptional openness to foreigners, Turkey defies easy labels and categories. 
   
  Through the voices of some of its best writers and journalists—many of them in self-imposed exile—The Passenger: Turkey tries to make sense of this fascinating, maddening country, analyzing how it got to where it is now, and finding the bright spots of hope that allow its always resourceful, often frustrated population to continue living, and thriving. 
   
  In this volume:The Big Dig by Elif Batuman  A Story of Dust and Light by Burhan Sönmez  An Author Recommends by Elif Shafak  Plus: the thirty-year coup and the dam that is washing away 12,000 years of history, and more.

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  Life at Full Tilt - The Selected...

  Ethel Crowley

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  Between these covers we follow in the slipstream of the indefatigable Irish travel writer Dervla Murphy (1931–2022). Here we find descriptions of her beloved Afghanistan from her 1963 masterpiece Full Tilt, with accounts from the Peruvian Andes, of bicycling in South and East Africa and most recently of the journeys she made in the troubled territories of Palestine and Israel, published when she was eighty-five. Editor Ethel Crowley has dug into the archive to unearth her first published journalism – about her cycle through Spain in 1956 when she was just twenty-four – and has selected extracts from each of the twenty-four books which were to follow. Dervla's style of travel, to go somewhere that interested her and see who she met, made for fresh encounters every day, recorded faithfully each evening in her journal. She read hungrily to prepare for these journeys and folded her learning seamlessly into her books. What shines through is her passionate engagement both with those she encountered and the injustices they faced, and her utter independence of mind.

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  Super Attractor Manifestation...

  Think ThinkAndBloom

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  Do you want more abundance or financial freedom? Do you want to more wealth or attract an ideal partner? To attract what you want, you must tune your frequencies to the same vibrations of the object. That is raise your frequencies to receive what you want in life.  
  How can you be the energy that you want to attract? How to be a super attractor in the manifestation process? We need to let go of all of the obstacles toxic beliefs inside our heads. We need to let go of any doubts and fears during and after the manifestations process. When you activate your grid, you only need to receive the fruits of your efforts.  
  In this course, we will Release toxic thoughts Transform your fears Let go of your doubts Align your frequencies to miracles Work your magic Activate your manifestation power Release obstacles on success Talk to your subconscious during sleep Feel your emotions And much more  
  You can attract anything you want. You only need to tune your frequency like a radio station.

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  Farrow & Ball

  Brian Coleman

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  Farrow & Ball is a leader in the luxury paint and wallpaper market, catering to top designers and discerning homeowners who seek the finest quality products to adorn their walls. Offering a unique historical color palette, stunning depth of color, great coverage and a wide choice of finishes, Farrow & Ball products are found in many of the world's most exclusive properties. In Farrow & Ball: The Art of Color, Brian Coleman hosts a tour of cottages, castles, lofts and beyond that illustrate how paint and wallpaper are paramount to a room's overall design and feel. Visually stunning interiors and inspiring color schemes reveal how to build cohesive, stylish rooms by using furnishings and fabrics that blend with and accent the walls.

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  Prepper's Home Defense -...

  Jim Cobb

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  Deter, delay, defend—a guide to building and maintaining security when civilization breaks down. 
   
  Does your disaster preparation plan include security measures? When civilization fails and the desperate masses begin looting, they will come for your food, water, and life-sustaining supplies. This book shows you how to implement a complete plan for operational security and physical defense, including: 
   
  • Perimeter Security Systems and Traps 
   
  • House Fortifications and Safe Rooms 
   
  • Secured and Hidden Storage 
   
  • Firearms and Defensive Combat Techniques 
   
  • Gathering Intelligence and Forming Alliances

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