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  Mexican History - Drug Cartels...

  Kelly Mass

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  This book includes three titles about Mexico's history: 
  Cristero War - The Cristero War, also known as the Cristero Rebellion or La Cristiada [la kistjaa], was a widespread and deeply significant conflict that unfolded in central and western Mexico during the late 1920s. It was primarily driven by a violent response to the secularist and anti-clerical provisions of the 1917 Mexican Constitution, which sought to curtail the influence of the Catholic Church over the country's political and social life. The Constitution introduced sweeping reforms, including the restriction of church property rights and the severe limitations placed on the clergy’s ability to engage in public life. 
  Mexican Drug Cartels - The Mexican drug war, also known as the Guerra contra el narcotráfico en México, is the Mexican theater of the global war on drugs, a campaign led by the United States federal government. This war has resulted in a protracted, asymmetric low-intensity conflict between the Mexican government and various drug trafficking organizations. The Mexican government’s main objective when it intervened militarily in 2006 was to curb drug-related violence, which had escalated in the preceding years. The government’s stated aim, in collaboration with U.S. officials, was to eliminate the cartels and reduce the demand for drugs trafficking. 
  Pancho Villa - Francisco Villa, better known as Pancho Villa, was a key figure in the Mexican Revolution, known for his transformation from a bandit to one of the revolution’s most influential commanders. Villa’s rise to prominence in the early 20th century marked him as a central player in the violent upheavals that reshaped Mexico’s political landscape. In 1911, Villa became a significant actor in the revolutionary violence that led to the overthrow of President Porfirio Díaz, ushering in Francisco I. Madero’s government.

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  American Civil War The: An...

  Enthralling History

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  A nation divided, a war between brothers, and immense political and social consequences—the American Civil War is certainly one of the most famous conflicts in world history. 
  Everyone has heard of the bloody conflict that cost the lives of over one million people. When people think of the Civil War, they think of Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the North-South divide between the American states, but there is so much more to uncover about the American Civil War. 
  This audiobook will dive into the details of the Civil War and explore what caused it, how it unfolded, and its short- and long-term consequences. 
  You will discover the following in this audiobook:        The socio-political situation of 19th-century America before the war        Roots of the problem of slavery        Abraham Lincoln and the creation of the Republican Party        The infamous North-South divide        Causes of secession and the beginning of the war        Main actors on both sides, including Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, and Robert E. Lee        Military campaigns that shaped the four-year-long war        The influential battles of Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Vicksburg, and Fredericksburg        The passing of the Emancipation Proclamation        The assassination of President Lincoln 
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  Behind the Brilliance

  Paul Zanon

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  For every success story, there's always a back story. Behind The Brilliance will shine a torch behind the superstardom, whether it be in sport, entertainment, business etc. and the journey that person has had along the way to reach that brilliance. 
   
  Tales of death, destruction, terror and heartache feature in some of the biggest rollercoaster anecdotes which either happened before the fame or ran parallel to it. How each person comes to terms with these episodes varies chapter by chapter, as does their methods employed to bouncing back from challenge in the face of adversity. 
   
  Whatever the vocation of the individual featured in the book, exercise has been a path to redemption, helping to contribute to their state of well-being and mental health, not to mention the influence of sport to those around them in society. How and when exercise presented itself will differ person to person, but the fundamental difference it makes to each individual will certainly have similarities and to the listener, they will have a combination of empathy and inspiration whilst listening to each story.

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  Emile Volume 2

  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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  In this influential work, Rousseau outlines his educational philosophy, emphasizing the importance of natural development and the role of the teacher in guiding a child's education. The text is structured as a fictional dialogue between a tutor and his pupil, Emile, and explores themes such as the importance of play, physical exercise, and moral education. Rousseau argues that education should be tailored to the individual needs and abilities of each child, and that the ultimate goal of education is to help the child develop into a virtuous and independent adult. The work has had a significant impact on the development of modern education systems and continues to influence educational theory and practice.

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  The Man Who Shook Mountains - In...

  Lesley Mofokeng

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  'This is a South African story of an unsung hero, a man forgotten by history – though not by me, nor by the people who knew and respected him …'
  When his grandfather gave sermons, he was 'capable of shaking mountains', a church leader tells journalist and author Lesley Mofokeng. 'Ntate Mofokeng pulled people towards God with the great and rare talent of a motivator.'
  In this revealing book, Mofokeng investigates the life of his grandfather, Mongangane Wilfred Mofokeng, a prominent Dutch Reformed Church evangelist. In the 1950s, as Black South Africans were being evicted from the cities to live in reserves and homelands, Mongangane set out to build a community at a dusty cattle post in the far North West province. There he managed to establish a resilient community that mostly lived outside the repressions of the apartheid regime. The journey takes the author from Johannesburg's Marabi-soaked townships of the 1930s to his childhood home of Gelukspan near Lichtenburg and then to rural Free State and the mountain kingdom of Lesotho. In what becomes a spiritual quest, he traces the inspirational footsteps of his ancestors and the legendary King Moshoeshoe.
  Mofokeng also explores the politics and history of the Dutch Reformed Church's Black constituency and uncovers why to this day it is called Kereke ya Fora – or 'Church of the French' – and its hymns are sung across denominations and in social spaces outside the church.

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  Timeless Learning - How...

  Ira Socol, Chad Ratliff, Pam Moran

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  Our homes, communities, and the world itself need the natural assets our children bring with them as learners, and which they often lose over time on the assembly line that pervades most of the public education system today. We see no actions as more important in school than developing, supporting, and reinforcing children's sense of agency, the value of their voices, and their potential to influence their own communities. 
   
   
   
  In Timeless Learning, an award-winning team of leaders, Chief Technology Officer Ira Socol, Superintendent Pam Moran, and Lab Schools Principal Chad Ratliff demonstrate how you can implement innovative practices that have shown remarkable success. The authors use progressive design principles to inform pathways to disrupt traditions of education today and show you how to make real innovations that will have a timeless and meaningful impact on students, keeping alive the natural curiosity and passion for learning with which children enter school. 
   
   
   
  ● Discover the power of project-based and student-designed learning 
   
   
   
  ● Find out what "maker learning" entails 
   
   
   
  ● Launch connected and interactive digital learning 
   
   
   
  ● Benefit from the authors' "opening up learning" space and time

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