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  The 21 - A Journey into the Land...

  Martin Mosebach

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  Behind a gruesome ISIS beheading video lies the untold story of the men in orange and the faith community that formed these unlikely modern-day saints and heroes.In a carefully choreographed propaganda video released in February 2015, ISIS militants behead twenty-one orange-clad Christian men on a Libyan beach.In the West, daily reports of new atrocities may have displaced the memory of this particularly vile event. But not in the world from which the murdered came. All but one were young Coptic Christian migrant workers from Egypt. Acclaimed literary writer Martin Mosebach traveled to the Egyptian village of El-Aour to meet their families and better understand the faith and culture that shaped such conviction.He finds himself welcomed into simple concrete homes through which swallows dart. Portraits of Jesus and Mary hang on the walls along with roughhewn shrines to now-famous loved ones. Mosebach is amazed time and again as, surrounded by children and goats, the bereaved replay the cruel propaganda video on an iPad. There is never any talk of revenge, but only the pride of having a martyr in the family, a saint in heaven. “The 21” appear on icons crowned like kings, celebrated even as their community grieves. A skeptical Westerner, Mosebach finds himself a stranger in this world in which everything is the reflection or fulfillment of biblical events, and facing persecution with courage is part of daily life.In twenty-one symbolic chapters, each preceded by a picture, Mosebach offers a travelogue of his encounter with a foreign culture and a church that has preserved the faith and liturgy of early Christianity – the “Church of the Martyrs.” As a religious minority in Muslim Egypt, the Copts find themselves caught in a clash of civilizations. This book, then, is also an account of the spiritual life of an Arab country stretched between extremism and pluralism, between a rich biblical past and the shopping centers of New Cairo.

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  Coup d'État - A Practical Handbook

  Edward Luttwak

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  Coup d'État astonished readers when it first appeared in 1968 because it showed, step by step, how governments could be overthrown. Translated into sixteen languages, it has inspired anti-coup precautions by regimes around the world. In addition to these detailed instructions, Edward Luttwak's revised handbook offers an altogether new way of looking at political power―one that considers, for example, the vulnerability to coups of even the most stable democracies in the event of prolonged economic distress. 
   
  The world has changed dramatically in the past half century, but not the essence of the coup d'état. It still requires the secret recruitment of military officers who command the loyalty of units well placed to seize important headquarters and key hubs in the capital city. The support of the armed forces as a whole is needed only in the aftermath, to avoid countercoups. And mass support is largely irrelevant, although passive acceptance is essential. To ensure it, violence must be kept to a minimum. The ideal coup is swift and bloodless. Very violent coups rarely succeed, and if they trigger a bloody civil war they fail utterly. 
   
  Luttwak identifies conditions that make countries vulnerable to a coup, and he outlines the necessary stages of planning, from recruitment of coconspirators to postcoup promises of progress and stability. But much more broadly, his investigation of coups―updated for the twenty-first century―uncovers important truths about the nature of political power. 
   
  This audiobook is expertly read by Mike Lenz, with audio engineering by Blake Rook. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. 
   
  PLEASE NOTE: The audiobook includes a supplemental PDF. It will be provided on purchase.

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  These Isles: A People’s History...

  Brian Groom

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  An inventive new look at the entwined histories of Britain and Ireland’s nations – and the people who have called them home. 
  Acclaimed author and journalist Brian Groom reveals the colourful and often-contested history of the Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans and others who have occupied these islands, along with their culture, languages and passions. 
  Packed with surprise and insight, These Isles explores the role of religion, the British Empire, international diasporas and internal migration, gender relations and war in a nuanced and entertaining narrative. 
  With forays into popular culture, sport, music, language, literature and art, These Isles stretches from 800,000-year-old footprints on a Norfolk beach to the changing fortunes of the early twenty-first century. It offers a uniquely rich and kaleidoscopic vision of the shared stories of people across Britain and Ireland – past and present. 
  As historical, political non-fiction, These Isles follows the shifting geography of power across Britain and Ireland and their place in Europe, illuminating the roots of nationalism, patriotism and rival ideologies. It moves with a travel narrative’s range and pace, delivering a top, latest synthesis of what has made these islands—and keeps remaking them. 
  For fans of Emma Bennett (The Bristol and Bath Art Book), Alan Cleaver (The Postal Paths), Rick Broadbent (Jessica Ennis), Graham Robb (France), and Alice Loxton (UPROAR!). 
  HarperCollins 2026

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  The Honest Book of Presidents -...

  Prager University

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  America’s most trustworthy resource delivers a refreshing guide to the American presidency. 
  Only forty-five men have held the title President of the United States. In this concise yet powerful volume, PragerU — in collaboration with leading historians, political thinkers, and bestselling authors — takes you inside the lives of the leaders who have steered America through its 250-year story. From the most revered to the most reviled, each president’s journey reveals personal dramas and struggles, tragedies, and triumphs. 
  The Honest Book of Presidents pushes back against today’s revisionist history with a fresh, fact-driven look at our nation’s leaders. You’ll discover: 
  Why George Washington was “the indispensable man.”Why we owe such a big debt to James Monroe. How John Tyler proclaimed himself to be President. And made it stick.Why Abraham Lincoln thought the South was bluffing when they threatened civil war. How the mild-mannered Calvin Coolidge made “the Roaring Twenties” possible. Why Harry Truman dropped the atomic bomb on Japan.How Gerald Ford sacrificed his presidency to save the country from national suicide. Why Bill Clinton might have been the luckiest of all the presidents. Along the way, you’ll see how presidents wrestled with their flaws, rose to moments of greatness, and shaped the nation’s destiny on their way to founding new political parties, winning wars, and defending liberty. 
  We owe our freedom to these leaders. They set America on the path we still follow. Their lives — complex, flawed, and inspiring — are windows into the American story itself. 
  The Honest Book of Presidents is a bold, much-needed guide to the men who made America and to the enduring ideals that still define it. 
   

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  The World Map of Risks and...

  M. Weber

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the next crisis is not your mistake – but your opportunity? If blocked containers, chip embargoes, or energy price shocks do not surprise you because you saw them coming? 
   
  This audiobook is your analytical compass. No scaremongering, no opinions. But a clear framework to understand global risks, recognize them early, and use them strategically. 
   
  An experienced geostrategist speaks to you – calm, authoritative, structured. You will learn how just-in-time supply chains became a trap, why the US-China competition directly affects your business, and how to turn uncertainty into calculation with scenario planning. 
   
  What awaits you: 
  • The new rules of the game: supply chains, energy, chips, rare earths 
  • The global players: USA, China, Russia, Global South 
  • From world events to strategy: five-layer model, early indicators 
  • Implementation in your company: diversification, due diligence, crisis communication 
  • Case studies on supply chain disruptions, semiconductor crisis, energy crises 
  • Tools, methods, and a personal roadmap 
   
  For entrepreneurs, investors, and decision-makers who do not fear risks but want to manage them. Your strategy. Your resilience. Your world map.

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  No One Knows Their Destiny - The...

  Tonia Eckfeld

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  A moving portrait of two Dunera Boys, from Kristallnacht in Vienna to VE Day in Melbourne, that complicates the traditional story of the Dunera. 
  Popular culture has mythologised the Dunera Boys – but who were the real men who sailed on the infamous ship, and how did the voyage transform their lives? 
  Art historian Tonia Eckfeld draws on a deeply personal history to tell the story of her father and her uncle, Jewish refugees whose lives were shaped indelibly by their wartime experiences and internment – each to very different outcomes. 
  In 1939, Reinhold and Waldemar Eckfeld fled Hitler’s Austria to Churchill’s United Kingdom. There they were unjustly arrested and transported on the Dunera to Tatura prison camp, where it took many months to gain their freedom. Their experiences of internment were often harrowing, riven with violence, deprivation and frustration. Waldemar, who was beaten by British guards aboard the Dunera, found himself entangled in court martial proceedings – the records of which were reportedly destroyed by the British government to hush up a human-rights scandal. Reinhold, classified as an ‘enemy alien’, joined the Australian Army after release and served the country that would not legally recognise him for so long. 
  Drawing on a trove of historical artefacts – including previously unseen artworks, photographs and official documents – Tonia Eckfeld takes the reader inside these events as they unfold. Gripping and illuminating, this book asks us to reconsider the conventional narrative of the Dunera Boys, unearthing new perspectives on the impact of war, trauma and legacy on family relationships.

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