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"One hundred million years after the Great Destruction, life hangs on in the wastelands with human, demi-humans, and massive creatures fighting for survival. With the Empire of Olympus using colossal beasts to crush their adversaries, only gladiator Delos, mystic Prome, and the titan Gohra they become can hope to stem genocide and heal the shattered Earth"--
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A History of International Human Rights and Forgotten Heroes
In this national bestseller, the critically acclaimed author Peter Balakian brings us a riveting narrative of the massacres of the Armenians in the 1890s and of the Armenian Genocide in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Turks. Using rarely seen archival documents and remarkable first-person accounts, Balakian presents the chilling history of how the Turkish government implemented the first...
6) Ararat
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"Seventy-five years from today, the human race has been cast from a dying Earth to wander the stars in a vast fleet of arks...When her sister disappears while responding to a mysterious alien distress call, Eryn insists on being part of the crew sent to look for her...What she discovers on Candidate-623 is both terrifying and deadly. When the threat follows her back to the fleet and people start dying, she is tasked with seeking out a legendary recluse...
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"The sentient warship Trouble Dog was built for violence, yet following a brutal war, she is disgusted by her role in a genocide. Stripped of her weaponry and seeking to atone, she joins the House of Reclamation, an organisation dedicated to rescuing ships in distress. When a civilian ship goes missing in a disputed system, Trouble Dog and her new crew of loners, captained by Sal Konstanz, are sent on a rescue mission. Meanwhile, light years away,...
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Con la firma de los acuerdos de paz entre el Gobierno colombiano y las FARC-EP surgió la pregunta sobre la factibilidad de su implementación. Esta coyuntura hizo pertinente la reflexión sobre la implementación de las políticas públicas. Este libro contiene una selección de las ponencias más significativas del VIII Coloquio Internacional sobre Políticas Públicas: Implementación de Políticas Públicas y Construcción de Paz (2017, Universidad...
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In this book, Elephants, the Grass, and a Teacher, Dr. Egbe presents a masterful rendition of his experiences during the Nigeria / Biafra War. Though the book is a captivating rendition of Dr. Egbe's personal and family experiences, it is equally a masterpiece of integrative analysis of personal experiences within a complex conundrum of national events, the history and experiences of the Igbos within domestic and global politics. The book begins with...
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Vivimos tiempos inciertos y turbulentos en los que la guerra no se libra únicamente en trincheras o en campos de batalla sino en los escenarios más variados.
Durante el siglo XX y en lo que va corrido del siglo XXI, hemos sido testigos de guerras múltiples que han dejado tras de sí millones de víctimas, de testimonios y de silencios. Los autores que contribuyen con sus aportes intelectuales en este libro provienen de diversos países como Colombia,...
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"Unmasking al-Qaeda Role" presents a meticulous exploration of the extremist group's profound influence on the political, social, and military landscapes of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. As one of the most formidable and influential jihadist organizations, al-Qaeda's ideologies and operations have significantly shaped the trajectories of conflicts in these nations, leaving an indelible mark on their histories.Central facets of the book include:Origins...
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In the early 1900s, the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) committed the Armenian Genocide as part of their pursuit of Pan-Turkist and Pan-Islamist aspirations known as "ittihadism." The CUP also sought to Turkify non-Muslim property, reminiscent of the Aryanization program in Nazi Germany that targeted Jewish assets. The ittihadist dream was shattered when the Ottoman Empire collapsed following their defeat in the Great War.
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15) Fleet of knives
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"From award-winning author Gareth L. Powell, the second book in the critically acclaimed Embers of War space opera series. The former warship Trouble Dog and her crew of misfits is called upon by the House of Reclamation to investigate a distress call from the human starship the Lucy's Ghost. Her crew abandon their crippled ship and seek refuge abroad an abandoned, slower-than-light generation ship launched ten thousand years before by an alien race....
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With testimony drawn from more than 200 interviews with Yazidi survivors--girls, women, boys, and men--recorded during 11 investigative trips to refugee camps in Iraqi Kurdistan. The massacre of the Yazidi people by ISIS was nothing less than genocide. Inrefugee camps in Iraqi Kurdistan, the authors brought a skilled team to interview more than a hundred ISIS survivors and document what they experienced and saw. These former slaves observed their...
17) Isolated
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A group of feral surfers and modern day explorers embark on a journey to search for one of the world's last undiscovered waves in the journalist dead zone island of New Guinea. Their adventure becomes all too real as they encounter real life cannibals, discover human rights atrocities and expose an unethical mining corporation. This unique, visually stunning film craves an international spotlight as it brings to light one of the world's least documented...
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Tells the story of Hadassah, the young Jewish girl who becomes the Biblical Esther, Queen of Persia. Despite her position, Hadassah's life is in danger, as the state has decreed that all Jews will be put to death. Defying warnings to remain silent, however, Hadassah struggles to save her people, even as she seeks to win the heart of the king.
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Este libro analiza el lugar que ocupan las víctimas de crímenes de Estado en Colombia en los escenarios transicionales creados a partir de la implementación de la ley de Justicia y Paz. Tomando como referencia los escenarios que han surgido a partir de esta ley, se consideran algunos marcos de participación determinados para las víctimas en los escenarios judiciales, algunas de las prácticas que se generan como resultado de la reinserción paramilitar...
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La pandemia de la covid-19 ha significado un momento de reflexión para los procesos de integración de América Latina, los cuales se han visto desbordados por su impacto y consecuencias ante la falta de respuestas multilaterales, colaborativas y consensuadas, al preferir actuar de manera individual con prevalencia de soberanías nacionales sobre una actuación de soberanías compartidas. Con ello se está demostrando que, en lo institucional, se...
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