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  Michigan POW Camps in World War II

  Gregory D. Sumner

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  During World War II, Michigan became a temporary home to six thousand German and Italian POWs. 
  At a time of homefront labor shortages, they picked fruit in Berrien County, harvested sugar beets in the Thumb, cut pulpwood in the Upper Peninsula, and maintained parks and other public spaces in Detroit. The work programs were not flawless and not all of the prisoners were cooperative, but many of the men established enduring friendships with their captors. Author Gregory Sumner tells the story of these detainees and the ordinary Americans who embodied our highest ideals, even amid a global war.

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  A Kidnapped West - The Tragedy...

  Milan Kundera

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  “We should welcome the context Kundera gives for the struggles between Russia and Europe, and the plight of those caught between them. His defense of small languages, small cultures, and small nations feels pressing.”—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine 
  “Kundera focuses on the relationship of Europe’s central ‘small nations’ like Czechoslovakia and Ukraine to Western culture and argues that their cultural identities were increasingly threatened.”—New York Book Review  
  A short collection of brilliant early essays that offers a fascinating context for Milan Kundera’s subsequent career and holds a mirror to much recent European history.  It is also remarkably prescient with regard to Russia’s current aggression in Ukraine and its threat to the rest of Europe. 
  Milan Kundera’s early nonfiction work feels especially resonant in our own time. In these pieces, Kundera pleads the case of the “small nations” of Europe who, by culture, are Western with deep roots in Europe, despite Russia imposing its own Communist political regimes in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, and elsewhere. Kundera warns that the real tragedy here is not Russia but Europe, whose own identity and culture are directly challenged and threatened in a way that could lead to their destruction. He is sounding the alarm, which chimes loud and clear in our own twenty-first century. 
  The 1983 essay translated by Edmund White (“The Tragedy of Central Europe”), and the 1967 lecture delivered to the Czech Writers’ Union in the middle of the Prague Spring by the young Milan Kundera (“Literature and the Small Nations”), translated for the first time by Linda Asher, are both written in a voice that is at once personal, vehement, and anguished. Here, Kundera appears already as one of our great European writers and truly our contemporary. Each piece is prefaced by a short presentation by French historian Pierre Nora and Czech-born French political scientist Jacques Rupnik.

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  Democracy Unmoored - Populism...

  Samuel Issacharoff

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  The 2016 election of Donald Trump focused people's minds on populism, and most of the attention paid to the subject since has been on the threat it poses to wealthy democracies. In Democracy Unmoored, Samuel Issacharoff takes a far wider-angle view of the phenomenon, covering countries from across the globe: Brazil, Poland, Argentina, Turkey, India, Hungary, Venezuela, and more. Just as importantly, he focuses on populism's attack on the institutions of governance. Democracy requires two critical features: first, a commitment to repeat play such that political actors understand that what goes around comes around; and, second, institutional constraints so that the majority can prevail, albeit not by too much. Democracies must avoid the doomsday scenario in which the contending parties see the next election as the final choice between salvation and perdition. Issacharoff shows how populist governance undermines each of these two critical underpinnings of stable democracy, first by compressing the time horizon to the immediate, and second by eroding institutional constraints on strongman rule. At the same time, Issacharoff highlights the fact that ascendent populists were pushing in an open door as they found democracies in states of disrepair in the post-2008 world.

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  Camille Claudel: A short...

  5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies,...

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  Camille Claudel, tragic art genius from France: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

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  How To Talk To Anyone: Improve...

  Sebastian Clark

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  Learn how to make real friends and build meaningful relationships even as an introvert! 
  It can be tough to know how to talk to people, especially if you're shy or introverted. You may feel like you're always saying the wrong thing or that you just don't have anything interesting to say. 
  But that doesn’t mean you can’t improve your social skills. In fact, with the right tools and techniques, you can become a people person in no time. 
  How To Talk To Anyone can help! 
  It’s packed with tips and techniques that will help you develop your social skills, charisma, and small talk abilities. You’ll also learn how to become a people person — someone who easily makes friends and builds meaningful relationships. 
  You will:Appear confident and self-assuredMake a great first impression in any situationMaster the art of small talkTalk your way into networking eventsEnjoy conversations with strangersHandle difficult conversations gracefullyUnderstand body languageListen and think before you speakKnow when silence is the best thing to sayHold your tongue and avoid snap judgment 
  With this audiobook, you can finally overcome your shyness and social anxiety. You’ll have the tools to make conversation with anyone, anywhere — from the barista at your local coffee shop to the CEO of a major company. 
  And it won’t just be a one-time thing either — these skills will last a lifetime!Scroll up, get the audiobook, and start listening!

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  The Humbugs of the World

  P. T. Barnum

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  Step into the fascinating world of charlatans, tricksters, and the grand deceptions that have shaped society. The Humbugs of the World unravels the stories of notorious frauds and schemes, exposing the cunning minds behind them while offering timeless insights into human gullibility.
   
  With wit and sharp analysis, this audiobook delves into the art of the con, from historical hoaxes to the universal patterns of deception. Discover how even the most intelligent minds have fallen victim to humbugs and what these tales teach us about critical thinking and skepticism.
   
  Perfectly narrated to capture both the humor and gravity of the subject, The Humbugs of the World is a must-listen for history buffs, psychology enthusiasts, and anyone intrigued by the timeless interplay of truth and lies.

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