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One and only Ivan volume 4
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Ivan has been happily living in a wildlife sanctuary, with his friend Ruby next door in the elephant enclosure, frequent visits from his canine friend Bob, and his mate Kinyani by his side. And in the happiest turn of all, Ivan and Kinyani have welcomed a set of twins to their family!
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Rowman & Littlefield
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[2023]
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"The inspirational story of an amazing group of soccer-playing South African "grannies" and their journey to the U.S. These women play together despite resistance from their communities in order to improve their health and socialize-and for a brief respite from the injustices and struggles they face on a daily basis"--
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Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición del certificado de profesionalidad "HOTG0108 - CREACIÓN Y GESTIÓN DE VIAJES COMBINADOS Y EVENTOS". Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del trabajo.
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TitChronicles of Ancient Africa: A Journey Through TimeDelve into the epic saga of Africa's rich and diverse history in "Chronicles of Ancient Africa: A Journey Through Time." This captivating book invites you to embark on a remarkable expedition through the annals of a continent that is both the cradle of humanity and the birthplace of vibrant civilizations.From the dawn of our species to the heights of ancient empires, this book unveils the hidden...
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A true account of traveling with Bedouins through a drought-stricken North African landscape… Having journeyed in the past across Siberia and up the Congo, Jeffrey Tayler was well accustomed to adventure and danger. But even this experienced travel writer was unprepared for the physical challenges that awaited him in a Sahara desiccated by eight years of unprecedented drought. In this book, he recounts his travels across a landscape of nightmares-charred...
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Research into the history of Christian missions in the context of colonialism has focused primarily on missions as institutions and on the ways in which people were integrated into the economic, political and ideological spheres of imperial powers. Reduced to an experience occurring within a person, faith was deemed unapproachable by scientific methods. This has, in effect, constituted a silence regarding the everyday experience of religiosity amongst...
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Africa's Past, Our Future engages the history of the African continent through the perspective of global issues such as political instability, economic development, and climate change. Since the past may offer alternative models for thinking about our collective future, this book promotes an appreciation for African social, economic, and political systems that have endured over the long-term and that offer different ways of thinking about a sustainable...
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A portrait of a resilient African village, ruled until recently by magic and tradition, now facing modern problems and responding, often triumphantly, to change
When Sarah Erdman, a Peace Corps volunteer, arrived in Nambonkaha, she became the first Caucasian to venture there since the French colonialists. But, even though she was thousands of miles away from the United States, completely on her own in this tiny village in the West African nation...
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The Frantic operations were conceived in late 1943 during World War II, making Soviet airfields accessible to long-range American aircraft based in Italy and later England. Yet Stalin had to be persuaded by the United States to let them use Frantic to drop supplies to the Poles after the Warsaw Uprising began in 1944.
On September 18, 1944, American B-17 Flying Fortresses, supported by fighter planes, dropped arms, ammunition, medical supplies, and...
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In The Mau Rebellion, the author describes the background to and the course of a short but brutal late colonial campaign in Kenya. The Mau, a violent and secretive Kikuyu society, aimed to restore the proud tribe’s pre-colonial superiority and rule. The 1940s saw initial targeting of Africans working for the colonial government and by 1952 the situation had deteriorated so badly that a State of Emergency was declared. The plan for mass arrests leaked...
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Mauritius, die "Perle des Indischen Ozeans", und ihre kleine Schwester Rodrigues sind wahre Trauminseln. Sie punkten mit langen Sandstränden, romantischen Lagunen, tropischer Vegetation und einer atemberaubenden Unterwasserwelt. Als Schmelztiegel verschiedener Ethnien und Kulturen präsentiert sich Mauritius facettenreich und farbenfroh mit Architektur, Kunst und Küche von traditionell bis modern. Auf Rodrigues geht es noch ursprünglicher zu, die...
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Créé par les Nations unies, le Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda a été chargé d'arrêter et de juger les principaux responsables du génocide des Tutsi en 1994. Si les génocidaires furent au départ relativement facilement arrêtés, au fil du temps, il devint de plus en plus difficile de leur mettre la main dessus. En 2002 fut donc créée une cellule de « traqueurs ». Grâce à la collaboration (parfois anonyme) d'une demi-douzaine...
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Get the Summary of Candice Millard's River of the Gods in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. In "River of the Gods," Candice Millard recounts the adventures of Richard Francis Burton, a British explorer with a deep interest in languages and cultures. Burton, feeling alienated from English society, embarked on a perilous pilgrimage to Mecca disguised as a Muslim. His linguistic prowess and cultural insights were both...
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Activist, scholar, and political journalist Colin Legum assesses Africa's experience since independence and offers judicious predictions about the continent's future. Covering 50 years of sweeping change, this provocative and insightful book examines Africa's struggle for democracy, mounting economic problems, and AIDS.
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The end of World War II signaled the end of the European African empires. In 1945, four African countries were independent; by 1963, 30 African states created the Organization of African Unity. The 1960s were a time of optimism as Africans enjoyed their new independence, witnessed increases in prosperity and prepared to tackle their political and economic problems in their own way. By the 1990s, however, these high hopes had been dashed. Dictatorship...
16) Shocking Untold Slave Trade and Slavery Stories for American Schools ,.European Schools , Asia an
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The untold stories of the slave trade and slavery for American schools, United Kingdom Schools and African Schools those who forget their past are condemned to repeat it.
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The 1960s saw the first flowering of African Studies-in History led by the University of Dar-es-Salaam and in Malawi by George Shepperson and Tom Price�s biography of John Chilembwe. This study relied partly on the archives of the White Fathers trained to record their observations. It also benefitted from the pioneering anthropological research of the Montfort Father Matthew Schoffeleers on religion in the Lower Shire. It is in this context that...
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After Haile Selassie was deposed in 1974, Ryszard Kapuściński-Poland's top foreign correspondent-went to Ethiopia to piece together a firsthand account of how the emperor governed his country, and why he finally fell from power. At great risk to himself, Kapuściński interviewed members of the imperial circle who had gone into hiding. The result is this remarkable book, in which Selassie's servants and closest associates share accounts-humorous,...
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This book tells the dramatic story of seven defining leadership moments from the American Revolution, as well as providing case studies that can improve your leadership at home, business, in your community, in the military, or in government.
Leadership is not about position, it is about influence. You can be a leader no matter what your rank or position. It is not about power, it is about selflessness. You cannot be a good leader unless you can...
20) Will of Fire
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The title of this book, Will of Fire, came from my young physical therapist. We were talking about the events in Ferguson and the Black Lives Matter movement. I assured him that there was much that preceded this most recent movement. Many Blacks spoke out without any assurance of protection, particularly when they addressed unpopular subjects like homosexuality, interracial relations, prostitution, promiscuity, and color prejudice.
These were the...
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