Joseph R. Pietri, "The King of Nepal: Life Before the Drug Wars"
English | ISBN: 0979988667 | 2010 | 240 pages | EPUB | 13 MB
From the halcyon days of easily accessible drugs to years of government intervention and a surging black market, this tale chronicles a former drug smuggler's 50-year career in the drug trade, its evolution into a multibillion-dollar business, and the characters he met along the way. The journey begins with the infamous Hippie Hash trail that led from London and Amsterdam overland to Nepal where, prior to the early1970s, hashish was legal and smoked freely in Nepal, India, Afghanistan, and Laos; marijuana and opium were sold openly in Hindu temples in India and much of Asia; and cannabis was widely cultivated in Nepal and Afghanistan for use in food, medicine, and cloth. In documenting the stark contrasts of the ensuing years, the narrative examines the impact of the financial incentives awarded by international institutions such as the U.S. government to outlaw the cultivation of cannabis in Nepal and Afghanistan and to make hashish and opium illegal in Turkey-the demise of the U.S. "good old boy" dope network, the eruption of a violent criminal society, and the birth of a global black market for hard drugs-as well as the schemes smugglers employed to get around customs agents and various regulations.

The Heart of a Horse: Life lessons from horses and other animals by Candida Baker
English | ISBN: 1911668072 | 303 pages | EPUB | January 5, 2021 | 2.09 Mb
When Candida Baker left her city lifestyle and high-profile job to live in the hills behind Byron Bay, little did she realise this was the first step on a journey of self-discovery - through her natural horsemanship, photography and writing - to an enhanced sense of spiritual and psychic connection with the animal world. Told through a series of true stories, at its essence The Heart of a Horse is about learning to 'listen' with all our senses. Using her lifelong love of horses as the main conduit for bridging the gap between our thought processes and intuition, Candida describes the magic that happens when we keep an open mind about the idea of communication.

The Fundamentals of Risk Measurement by Christopher Marrison
English | ISBN: 0071386270 | 2002 | EPUB | 415 pages | 11 MB
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The First Code Talkers: Native American Communicators in World War I by William C. Meadows
English | ISBN: 0806168412 | 378 pages | EPUB | January 7, 2021 | 19 Mb
Many Americans know something about the Navajo code talkers in World War II-but little else about the military service of Native Americans, who have served in our armed forces since the American Revolution, and still serve in larger numbers than any other ethnic group. But, as we learn in this splendid work of historical restitution, code talking originated in World War I among Native soldiers whose extraordinary service resulted, at long last, in U.S. citizenship for all Native Americans.

The Family Values Movement: Promoting Faith Through Action (Reform Movements in American History) by Samuel Willard Crompton and Tim McNeese
English | December 31, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0791096084 | 120 pages | PDF | 3,6 MB
The family values movement is a conservative movement that strongly supports traditional social values. Since 1980, the Republican Party has used the issue of family values to attract voters, and such organizations as the Christian Coalition and the American Family Association have tied the movement to Christianity and thus believe that Christian values should play more important roles in everyday society. This book offers students an objective look at this important movement, which has wielded great influence on the political landscape as well as attracted major controversy from its critics.

The Eu-Nato Relationship: A Legal And Political Perspective By Martin Reichard
2006 | 429 Pages | ISBN: 0754647595 | PDF | 2 MB
The EU-NATO relationship continues to develop at a time of significant change for both organizations. Post 9/11, NATO embarked on a fundamental transformation, recasting itself as an organization with global strategic reach and interest, focused less on Europe than ever before. At the same time, the EU is also becoming a more global political actor. Consequently, there is growing evidence that over time the EU will take the primary place in providing military security in Europe. This volume combines political and legal methods to provide a comprehensive analysis of the current and likely future relationship between the EU and NATO. The work will be of interest to all those interested in the development of these two major organizations and international security more generally, whether from a political or legal perspective, or both.

The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists by Arthur Descriptionnik
English | September 1, 1982 | ISBN-10: 0025977008 | 156 pages | PDF | 4,9 MB
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