The Cheka: The History of the Soviet Agency that Eventually Became the KGB by Charles River Editors
English | October 27, 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BKTPDP29 | 77 pages | EPUB | 2.56 Mb
The KGB is one of the most famous abbreviations of the 20th century, and it has become synonymous with the shadowy and often violent actions of the Soviet Union's secret police and internal security agencies. In fact, it is often used to refer to the Soviet state security agencies throughout its history, from the inception of the inception of the Cheka (Extraordinary Commission) in 1917 to the official elimination of the KGB in 1992. Whether it's associated with the Russian Civil War's excesses, Stalin's purges, and even Vladimir Putin, the KGB has long been viewed as the West's biggest bogeyman during the second half of the 20th century.
The Catastrophic Worrier
by Davey, Graham;
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1648480349 | 226 pages | True PDF EPUB | 7.57 MB
Hillary Kerr, "The Career Code: Must-Know Rules for a Strategic, Stylish, and Self-Made Career"
English | ISBN: 1419718029 | 2016 | 168 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
The co-founders of the hugely successful Who What Wear empire share their best career advice for smart, stylish, self-starting women of all professional levels.
Alison Bashford, Stuart Macintyre, "The Cambridge History of Australia: Volume 2, The Commonwealth of Australia"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1107452031 | PDF | pages: 668 | 4.1 mb
Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of Australia covers the period 1901 to the present day. It begins with the first day of the twentieth century, which saw the birth of the Commonwealth of Australia. In Part I the fortunes of the nation-state are traced over time: a narrative of national policies, from the initial endeavours to protect Australian living standards to the dismantling of protection, and from maintenance of the integrity of a white settler society to fashioning a diverse, multicultural one. These chapters relate how Australia responded to external challenges and adapted to changing expectations. In Part II some distinctive features of modern Australia are clarified: its enduring democracy and political stability, engagement with a unique environment, the means whereby Australians maintained prosperity, the treatment and aspirations of its Indigenous inhabitants. The changing patterns of social relations are examined, along with the forms of knowledge, religion, communication and creativity.
John Skorupski, "The Cambridge Companion to Mill"
English | 1998 | ISBN: 0521422116 | PDF | pages: 608 | 33.1 mb
John Stuart Mill was one of the greatest thinkers of the nineteenth century. His impact on modern culture and thought has been immense, and his continuing importance for contemporary philosophy and social thought is widely recognized. This companion furnishes the reader with a systematic and up-to-date account of the many facets of Mill's thought and influence. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Mill currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Mill.
Anne Shelley, "The Built Environment through the Prism of the Colonial Periodical Press "
English | ISBN: 1032356707 | 2022 | 346 pages | PDF | 22 MB
The Built Environment through the Prism of the Colonial Periodical Press is a venture of the International Group for Studies of Colonial Periodical Press of the Portuguese Empire (IGSCP-PE), who are also interested in comparative studies and conceptual discussions.
The Brain Behind Pain: Exploring the Mind-Body Connection by Akhtar Purvez
English | December 6th, 2022 | ISBN: 1538172801 | 252 pages | True EPUB | 0.47 MB
Explores the important role of the brain in both the experience of pain and its resolution.
The Book of Sainte Foy By Pamela Sheingorn (transl.)
1996 | 348 Pages | ISBN: 0812215125 | PDF | 20 MB
Translated with an introduction and notes by Pamela Sheingorn. The Song of Sainte Foy translated by Robert L. A. Clark.Second paperback printing 1996.The miracle stories surrounding Sainte Foy form one of the most complete sets of material relating to a medieval saint's cult and its practices. Pamela Sheingorn's superb translation from the Medieval Latin texts now makes this literature available in English. "The Book of Sainte Foy" recounts the virgin saint's martyrdom in the third century ("Passio"), the theft of her relics in the late ninth century by the monks of the monastery at Conques ("Translatio"), and her diverse miracles ("Liber miraculorum"); also included is a rendering of the Provençal "Chanson de Sainte Foy", translated by Robert L. A. Clark.The miracles distinguish Sainte Foy as an unusual and highly individualistic child saint displaying a fondness for gold and pretty things, as well as a penchant for playing practical jokes on her worshippers. In his record of Sainte Foy, Bernard of Angers, the eleventh-century author of the first parts of the "Liber miraculorum", emphasized the saint's "unheard of" miracles, such as replacing missing body parts and bringing dead animals back to life.The introduction to the volume situates Sainte Foy in the history in the history of hagiography and places the saint and her monastery in the social context of the high Middle Ages. Sheingorn also evokes the rugged landscape of south central France, the picturesque village of Conques on the pilgrimage road, and, most important, the golden, jewel-encrusted reliquary statue that medieval believers saw as the embodiment of Sainte Foy's miracle-working power. In no other book will readers enjoy such a comprehensive portrait of Sainte Foy and the culture that nurtured her.
The Book of Kings: Sources, Composition, Historiography, and Reception (Supplements to Vetus Testamentum) by Baruch Halpern, André Lemaire
English | February 10, 2017 | ISBN: 1628371706 | True PDF | 710 pages | 5.6 MB
This collaborative commentary explores cross-cutting aspects of Kings ranging from the analysis of its composition, historically regarded, to its transmission and reception. Ample attention is accorded sources, figures and peoples who play a part in the book.
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Plato (Bloomsbury Handbooks) by Gerald A. Press, Mateo Duque
2022 | ISBN: 1350227234 | English | 544 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This essential reference text on the life, thought and writings of Plato uses over 160 short, accessible articles to cover a complete range of topics for both the first-time student and seasoned scholar of Plato and ancient philosophy.