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  Sahel: 10 Years of Instability -...

  Giovanni Carbone, Camillo Casola

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  Ten years after the start of the Malian crisis, political and security instability in the Sahel have changed in scale and nature, and spilled over across national frontiers. The border region between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger has become the new epicentre of insecurity.
  The comeback of military actors on the political scene, and the support provided by large parts of the population to post-coup military juntas is evidence of poor governance and a severe deterioration in the legitimacy of elected authorities. In this complex scenario, the initiatives of external partners affect regional balances, making the Sahel a major theatre for power competition.
  How did the crisis evolve over the past decade? What are the main drivers behind local, regional and international dynamics? What prospects for regional stability?

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  Oregon Moonshine - Bootleggers...

  Mr. Bruce Haney

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  Moonshining is deep-rooted in the history of Oregon.   In 1844, when it was still Oregon Territory, one of the first moonshiners, James Conner, challenged a lawman to a duel for busting his illegal operation. The McKenzie River Bandits had better luck hiding from the law and produced bootleg booze for nearly five years before their arrest. It wouldn't be the last time they were caught. Over the years, outlaw moonshiners engaged in car chases, shootouts and even attempted an assassination to protect their hidden distilleries--and way of life.   Join author Bruce Haney as he chronicles the intoxicating history of Oregon Moonshine.

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  Lest We Forget: 100 Stories of...

  Tessa Dunlop

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  A moving account of how war is remembered – and by whom 
  'Impressive. A hundred individual histories, skillfully assembled, built into a poignant meditation on why they still matter' David Olusoga 
  'Brilliant' Piers Morgan 
  Shortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award 2026 
  Bestselling historian Tessa Dunlop travels the length and breadth of the United Kingdom on a quest to uncover a story of national warring and national mourning, of fighting each other and of fighting together. Along the way, she summons a stellar cast of veterans, military experts and families of the fallen to reveal what our monuments and war heroes say about us, both then and now. 
  Why did Scotland take nearly 600 years to commemorate its most famous freedom fighter? When did Wellington become anti-Establishment? Who are the Glorious Dead? Can the Cenotaph stay above politics? And how do you commemorate contested, asymmetrical wars? 
  Through powerful veteran testimony from individuals such as Falklands hero Simon Weston and HRH The Duke of Kent, Tessa brings to life the pride and the pain of commemoration across these isles. 
  Lest We Forget, freedom is not free. 
  'In this wonderfully incisive, moving and timely book about commemoration, Dunlop breathes life into 100 British monuments – some famous, others less so – that together reveal our island story. A stunning achievement.' Saul David 
  This Sunday Times bestselling book is non-fiction history at its most urgent, using historiography to interrogate conflicts that echo beyond Britain into the world. A true bestseller, it shows how remembrance is written in stone—and how the stories we elevate can change what we think we know about history. 
  For fans of Michael Smith (The Real Special Relationship), Alexander Larman (The Windsors at War), Sally Bedell Smith (Grace & Power), J. Randy Taraborrelli (Jackie, Janet & Lee), and Betty Webb (No More Secrets). 
  HarperCollins 2025

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  The Exhausted Genius - Why Your...

  Michael Smith

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The key to understanding this audiobook is the irony of modern successfulness: that is when you stop trying, only then does your best idea come about. We live in a world that has reversed ambition into a treadmill with infinite steps and created a culture of pride in our generation's exhaustion and shame at resting. When we spend our lives consuming caffeine and fumes with back-to-back appointments on our calendars and pay partial attention all the time to everything, we have created a cycle of functional collapse and denied our ability to think creatively and to find meaning in our work. This audiobook takes apart the flawed premise of pushing through and shows that we are biological systems with biological cycles, not machines requiring continual output. True ambition is not about doing more, but creating a safe, private place for your subconscious to create innovative ideas. With incredible insights and new perspectives, you will learn how to step off the treadmill of life, how to tolerate the guilt of not always moving at breakneck speed, and how to create an ecosystem to support your creativity. Don't fall into the trap of trying to keep up with a moving finish line; get back on track and you will discover that the best way to move forward is to slow down.

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  Fat Off Fat On - A Big Bitch...

  Clarkisha Kent

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  In this disarming and candid memoir, cultural critic Clarkisha Kent unpacks the kind of compounded problems you face when you’re a fat, Black, queer woman in a society obsessed with heteronormativity. 
   
  There was no easy way for Kent to navigate personal discovery and self-love. As a dark-skinned, first-generation American facing a myriad of mental health issues and intergenerational trauma, at times Kent’s body felt like a cosmic punishment. In the face of body dysmorphia, homophobia, anti-Blackness, and respectability politics, the pursuit of “high self-esteem” seemed oxymoronic. 
   
  Fat Off, Fat On: A Big Bitch Manifesto is a humorous, at times tragic, memoir that follows Kent on her journey to realizing that her body is a gift to be grown into, that sometimes family doesn’t always mean home, and how even ill-fated bisexual romances could free her from gender essentialism. Perfect for readers of Keah Brown’s The Pretty One, Alida Nugent’s You Don’t Have to Like Me, and Stephanie Yeboah’s Fattily Ever After, Kent’s debut explores her own lived experiences to illuminate how fatphobia intertwines with other oppressions. It stresses the importance of addressing the violence scored upon our minds and our bodies, and how we might begin the difficult—but joyful—work of setting ourselves free.

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  How to Make a Home - An Ancient...

  Vitruvius

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  An entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient Roman writings about home design and decoration 
   
   
   
  The idea that our homes can communicate professional as well as personal identities may seem as new as the work-from-home revolution. But it was second nature to the ancient Romans, for whom the home was in many ways the center of public and private life. Roman authors saw infinite practical and symbolic value in houses, and they have much to say about them. How to Make a Home presents some of the best Roman writings on houses—from buying and selling to designing and decorating. 
   
   
   
  Edited and elegantly translated by Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols, How to Make a Home gathers selections by Cicero, Vitruvius, Seneca, and others. These writings reveal the pleasures and pitfalls of the Roman practice of making one's home a cornerstone of self-expression. While the ideal home enshrined Roman virtues and could make a career, lavish building projects could lead to financial ruin and moral condemnation. These authors memorably describe such travails as deceptive staging, decorators run amok, know-it-all owners, unsupervised contractors, and buyer's remorse. Along the way, they also explain why simplicity is bliss, privacy is for nobodies, a neglected house is a sign of a neglected soul, and much more.

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