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  Asia Minor’s Most Prominent...

  Editors Charles River

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  The pages of world history textbooks contain a litany of “lost” empires and civilizations, but usually, upon further review, it is revealed that these so called lost empires are often just lesser known cultures that had a less apparent impact on history than other more well-known civilizations. When one scours the pages of history for civilizations that seem inexplicably lost but had a great impact during its time, a number of places in Asia Minor pop up. 
  	For example, Troy is unquestionably one of the most famous and legendary cities of antiquity, yet it is also the most mysterious. While ancient cities like Rome and Athens survived, and the destruction of others like Carthage and Pompeii were well-documented, the fame of Troy rested entirely on Homer’s epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey. The poems were so famous in the ancient world that Augustus had Virgil associate Rome’s foundation with the destruction of Troy and Aeneas’s own odyssey in the Aeneid. Augustus went so far as to have a new settlement, New Ilium, built in the region. 
  	In 1595 BCE, a mysterious new army struck Babylon without warning, spreading terror throughout the city. These warriors would cross the ancient Near East, destroying anything in their way with ruthless efficiency. In a time of war and conquest, they were the mightiest military power of their age. They were the Hittites, a warlike civilization that rose in central Anatolia from the capital city of Hattusa. At its height from around 1400 to 1200 BCE, the Hittite empire extended over a wide area of modern day Turkey and northern Syria.  
  Western civilization is directly linked to the incredible things that happened in Miletus during the 6th and 5th centuries BCE. In the context of the dynamic political and mercantile interactions between different lands, philosophy and science were able to arise in Miletus because of the presence of a group of rich traders.

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  The Vikings' Journey to North...

  William Mason

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  Did the Vikings reach North America long before Columbus? For centuries, historians debated whether the Norse sagas describing Vinland were truth or myth. Today, new archaeological discoveries are uncovering evidence that Vikings may have explored and settled parts of North America nearly 500 years before other Europeans arrived. 
  This audiobook takes you on a thrilling journey through historical records, Norse mythology, and modern science, uncovering the truth behind Leif Erikson, Vinland, and Viking explorations of the west. Discover: 
  ✅ What the Icelandic sagas tell us about Viking journeys to the New World 
  ✅ The archaeological evidence found at L’Anse aux Meadows, Canada 
  ✅ Why the Viking settlements disappeared from history 
  ✅ How Viking exploration changed the course of history forever 
  The Vikings' Journey to North America – Fact or Fiction? is a must-listen for history lovers, mystery seekers, and those fascinated by lost civilizations.

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  Kids at Work - Latinx Families...

  Emir Estrada

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  Street food markets have become wildly popular in Los Angeles—and behind the scenes, Latinx children have been instrumental in making these small informal businesses grow. In Kids at Work, Emir Estrada shines a light on the surprising labor of these young workers, providing the first ethnography on the participation of Latinx children in street vending.  
  Drawing on dozens of interviews with children and their undocumented parents, as well as three years spent on the streets shadowing families at work, Estrada brings attention to the unique set of hardships Latinx youth experience in this occupation. She also highlights how these hardships can serve to cement family bonds, develop empathy towards parents, encourage hard work, and support children—and their parents—in their efforts to make a living together in the United States. Kids at Work provides a compassionate, up-close portrait of Latinx children, detailing the complexities and nuances of family relations when children help generate income for the household as they peddle the streets of LA alongside their immigrant parents.

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  Medieval Secrets & Scandals

  Brian Williams, Brenda Williams

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  What constituted a secret or a scandal in times gone by? This entertaining title in this new series gives an overview of the times and attitudes to 'secrets', and what was meant by a 'scandal'.
  
  
  The series uncovers revelations of spies and plots, financial scandals, secrets of the royal bedchambers, dynastic tangles, and the exploits of both villains and so-called saints. Noble lords and ladies sampled the same pleasures and sometimes met the same ghastly fate as common criminals. Enemies of the state plotted and were plotted against, while a horrible fate awaited those found guilty of treason, hanged, drawn and quartered to the jeers of the mob. Assassins lurked in alleys, ghoulish body snatchers opened graves in the dead of night…

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  He’s Alive! - SERGEANT JAMES I...

  Zivojin Petrovic

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  THREE TIMES DECLARED DEAD IN WWI – AND THREE TIMES HE CAME BACK. 
  THE TRUE STORY OF AN AMERICAN MEDAL OF HONOR HERO HISTORY TRIED TO FORGET. 
  A gripping account of a young man from a small Montenegrin village who crossed the ocean in search of freedom, carrying only his mother’s blessing and a vow to guard honor above all. In America, he found a new homeland and became James I. Mestrovitch – a man who loved his adopted country as deeply as the one in which he was born. 
  When the Great War erupted, he was among the first to march to Europe under the American flag. On the blood-soaked fields of France, he became a symbol of courage and brotherhood. Soldiers, officers, even entire regiments spoke of his deeds, turning his bravery into stories and battlefield performances that boosted morale. 
  Wounded and unable to lift a rifle, he fought on with the only weapon he could still raise – a pistol. For his extraordinary valor, the United States Congress posthumously awarded him the Medal of Honor, placing him among the nation’s immortal heroes and forever inscribing his name in American history. 
  Based on extensive historical research, archival materials, and documented military records, this documentary narrative reconstructs the life of Sergeant James I. Mestrovitch — one of the most extraordinary yet forgotten heroes of World War I. 
  He's Alive! – a documentary work that brings an American hero back among the living.

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  How to Disappear and Live Off...

  John Kiriakou

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  With an experienced CIA officer as your teacher, you’ll gain the knowledge and necessary tools to protect yourself and the ones you love. 
   
  No matter where we go, we leave tracks and clues of our existence without even knowing. Our electronic footprint becomes our invisible trail. In this day in age where the world seems to be at our fingertips and social media plays a huge role in our daily lives, it’s hard not to leave part of our digital selves for others to find. 
   
  Whether you’re fascinated by the idea of disappearing, want to erase your digital footprint, or simply concerned about your safety and privacy, knowing how to become invisible is a survival skill that will come in handy. 
   
  Through the easy-to-follow instructions, tips, tricks, and professional anecdotes in How to Disappear and Live Off the Grid: A CIA Insider's Guide, you’ll learn to vanish without a trace from John Kiriakou, a former CIA counterterrorism officer and senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee responsible for the capture of Abu Zubaydah.

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