Dr. Professor Ajith's bookshelf: all en-US Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:38:04 -0800 60 Dr. Professor Ajith's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Autobiography of a Yogi 639864
Autobiography of a Yogi is at once a beautifully written account of an exceptional life and a profound introduction to the ancient science of Yoga and its time-honored tradition of meditation. The author clearly explains the subtle but definite laws behind both the ordinary events of everyday life and the extraordinary events commonly termed miracles. His absorbing life story thus becomes the background for a penetrating and unforgettable look at the ultimate mysteries of human existence.

Considered a modern spiritual classic, the book has been translated into more than twenty languages and is widely used as a text and reference work in colleges and universities. A perennial bestseller since it was first published sixty years ago, Autobiography of a Yogi has found its way into the hearts of millions of readers around the world.]]> 503 Paramahansa Yogananda 0876120834 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 currently-reading 4.22 1946 Autobiography of a Yogi
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]]> <![CDATA[Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds]]> 41721428 New York Times Best SellerOver 5 million copies soldFor David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare -- poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events, inspiring Outside magazine to name him "The Fittest (Real) Man in America."In Can't Hurt Me, he shares his astonishing life story and reveals that most of us tap into only 40% of our capabilities. Goggins calls this The 40% Rule, and his story illuminates a path that anyone can follow to push past pain, demolish fear, and reach their full potential.]]> 366 David Goggins 1544512260 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.30 2018 Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
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Whenever I don't wanna do something hard I imagine Goggins calling me a bitch and I immediately do it, 5/5
]]> <![CDATA[The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder]]> 61714633 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on the Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.

On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's Ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While the Wager had been chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon known as "the prize of all the oceans," it had wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. The men, after being marooned for months and facing starvation, built the flimsy craft and sailed for more than a hundred days, traversing nearly 3,000 miles of storm-wracked seas. They were greeted as heroes.

But then . . . six months later, another, even more decrepit craft landed on the coast of Chile. This boat contained just three castaways, and they told a very different story. The thirty sailors who landed in Brazil were not heroes - they were mutineers. The first group responded with countercharges of their own, of a tyrannical and murderous senior officer and his henchmen. It became clear that while stranded on the island the crew had fallen into anarchy, with warring factions fighting for dominion over the barren wilderness. As accusations of treachery and murder flew, the Admiralty convened a court martial to determine who was telling the truth. The stakes were life-and-death--for whomever the court found guilty could hang.

The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by one of our greatest nonfiction writers. Grann's recreation of the hidden world on a British warship rivals the work of Patrick O'Brian, his portrayal of the castaways' desperate straits stands up to the classics of survival writing such as The Endurance, and his account of the court martial has the savvy of a Scott Turow thriller. As always with Grann's work, the incredible twists of the narrative hold the reader spellbound.]]> 331 David Grann 0385534264 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 4.14 2023 The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
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]]> <![CDATA[Avalokiteshvara Sadhana � Prayer eBooklet]]> 20482723 15 Kelsang Gyatso Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.63 2012 Avalokiteshvara Sadhana – Prayer eBooklet
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]]> <![CDATA[Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East]]> 17802908
During the 1930s and 1940s, a unique and lasting political alliance was forged among Third Reich leaders, Arab nationalists, and Muslim religious authorities. From this relationship sprang a series of dramatic events that, despite their profound impact on the course of World War II, remained  secret until now. In this groundbreaking book, esteemed Middle East scholars Barry Rubin and Wolfgang G. Schwanitz uncover for the first time the complete story of this dangerous alliance and explore its continuing impact on Arab politics in the twenty-first century. Rubin and Schwanitz reveal, for example, the full scope of Palestinian leader Amin al-Husaini’s support of Hitler’s genocidal plans against European and Middle Eastern Jews. In addition, they expose the extent of Germany’s long-term promotion of Islamism and jihad. Drawing on unprecedented research in European, American, and Middle East archives, many recently opened and never before written about, the authors offer new insight on the intertwined development of Nazism and Islamism and its impact on the modern Middle East.]]> 340 Barry Rubin 0300140908 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 3.74 2014 Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East
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]]> <![CDATA[Sakti Sadhana: Steps to Samadhi (Steps to Samaadhi: A Translation of the Tripura Rahasya)]]> 158434 196 Rajmani Tigunait 0893891401 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 currently-reading 4.59 1993 Sakti Sadhana: Steps to Samadhi (Steps to Samaadhi: A Translation of the Tripura Rahasya)
author: Rajmani Tigunait
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average rating: 4.59
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]]> <![CDATA[The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness]]> 289448
In this groundbreaking work, world-renowned Buddhist teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche invites us to join him in unlocking the secrets behind the practice of meditation. Working with neuroscientists at the Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, Yongey Mingyur provides clear insights into modern research indicating that systematic training in meditation can enhance activity in areas of the brain associated with happiness and compassion. He has also worked with physicists across the country to develop a fresh, scientifically based interpretation of the Buddhist understanding of the nature of reality.

With an infectious joy and insatiable curiosity, Yongey Mingyur weaves together the principles of Tibetan Buddhism, neuroscience, and quantum physics in a way that will forever change the way we understand the human experience. Using the basic meditation practices he provides, we can discover paths through everyday problems, transforming obstacles into opportunities to recognize the unlimited potential of our
own minds.

With a foreword by bestselling author Daniel Goleman, The Joy of Living is a stunning breakthrough, an illuminating vision of the science of Buddhism and a handbook for transforming our minds, bodies, and lives.]]> 272 Yongey Mingyur 0307346250 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.22 2007 The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness
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]]> <![CDATA[A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy]]> 867247 - Miyamoto Musashi, Book of Five Rings

Shortly before his death in 1645, the undefeated swordsman Miyamoto Musashi retreated to a cave to live as a hermit. There he wrote five scrolls describing the "true principles" required for victory in the martial arts and on the battlefield. Instead of relying on religion or theory, Musashi based his writings on his own experience, observation, and reason.]]> 192 Miyamoto Musashi 0517415283 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.02 1645 A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy
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]]> The Dhammapada 12020706 150 Eknath Easwaran Dr. Professor Ajith 0 currently-reading 4.60 -400 The Dhammapada
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]]> Avadhuta Gita of Dattatreya 60666666 121 Chetanananda Dr. Professor Ajith 0 currently-reading 4.75 Avadhuta Gita of Dattatreya
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]]> No Country for Old Men 23515727 No Country for Old Men is a triumph.]]> 309 Cormac McCarthy 0375706674 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.25 2005 No Country for Old Men
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]]> <![CDATA[The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales]]> 22917 880 Jacob Grimm Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.30 1812 The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
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]]> <![CDATA[Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West]]> 394535 Blood Meridian is an epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the Wild West. Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, it traces the fortunes of the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennesseean who stumbles into a nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving.]]> 351 Cormac McCarthy Dr. Professor Ajith 0 currently-reading 4.18 1985 Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
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average rating: 4.18
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]]> 1984 61439040
Alternate cover edition can be found here.]]> 368 George Orwell 0452284236 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.21 1949 1984
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]]> To Kill a Mockingbird 2657 "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."

A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much.

"To Kill A Mockingbird" became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film.]]> 323 Harper Lee 0060935464 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.25 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird
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]]> Lord of the Flies 7624 182 William Golding 0140283331 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 3.70 1954 Lord of the Flies
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]]> The Outsiders 231804 The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for "social") has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a limousine. A greaser, on the other hand, always lives on the outside and needs to watch his back. Ponyboy is a greaser, and he's always been proud of it, even willing to rumble against a gang of socs for the sake of his fellow greasers--until one terrible night when his friend Johnny kills a soc. The murder gets under Ponyboy's skin, causing his bifurcated world to crumble and teaching him that pain feels the same whether a soc or a greaser.

Librarian note: This record is for one of the three editions published with different covers and with ISBN 0-140-38572-X / 978-0-14-038572-4. The records are for the 1988 cover (this record), the 1995 cover, and the 2008 cover which is also the current in-print cover.]]> 208 S.E. Hinton 0670532576 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.13 1967 The Outsiders
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]]> <![CDATA[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]> 2956 327 Mark Twain 0142437174 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 3.82 1884 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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]]> The Catcher in the Rye 5107 It's Christmas time and Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from yet another school...

Fleeing the crooks at Pencey Prep, he pinballs around New York City seeking solace in fleeting encounters—shooting the bull with strangers in dive hotels, wandering alone round Central Park, getting beaten up by pimps and cut down by erstwhile girlfriends. The city is beautiful and terrible, in all its neon loneliness and seedy glamour, its mingled sense of possibility and emptiness. Holden passes through it like a ghost, thinking always of his kid sister Phoebe, the only person who really understands him, and his determination to escape the phonies and find a life of true meaning.

The Catcher in the Rye is an all-time classic in coming-of-age literature- an elegy to teenage alienation, capturing the deeply human need for connection and the bewildering sense of loss as we leave childhood behind.

J.D. Salinger's (1919�2010) classic novel of teenage angst and rebellion was first published in 1951. The novel was included on Time's 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923. It was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. It has been frequently challenged in the court for its liberal use of profanity and portrayal of sexuality and in the 1950's and 60's it was the novel that every teenage boy wants to read.]]> 277 J.D. Salinger 0316769177 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 3.81 1951 The Catcher in the Rye
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]]> The Stranger 49552 The Stranger has long been considered a classic of twentieth-century literature. Le Monde ranks it as number one on its "100 Books of the Century" list. Through this story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on a sundrenched Algerian beach, Camus explores what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd."]]> 123 Albert Camus Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.04 1942 The Stranger
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]]> Of Mice and Men 890 “I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why.�

They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. But George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own.

While the powerlessness of the laboring class is a recurring theme in Steinbeck's work of the late 1930s, he narrowed his focus when composing Of Mice and Men, creating an intimate portrait of two men facing a world marked by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. But though the scope is narrow, the theme is universal: a friendship and a shared dream that makes an individual's existence meaningful.

A unique perspective on life's hardships, this story has achieved the status of timeless classic due to its remarkable success as a novel, a Broadway play, and three acclaimed films.]]> 107 John Steinbeck 0142000671 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 Lennie :( 3.88 1937 Of Mice and Men
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Lennie :(
]]> <![CDATA[The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)]]> 61215351 One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit.

In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.]]> 432 J.R.R. Tolkien Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.52 1954 The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hobbit, or There and Back Again]]> 5907 Written for J.R.R. Tolkien’s own children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when it was first published in 1937. Now recognized as a timeless classic, this introduction to the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, Gollum, and the spectacular world of Middle-earth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon Smaug the Magnificent. The text in this 372-page paperback edition is based on that first published in Great Britain by Collins Modern Classics (1998), and includes a note on the text by Douglas A. Anderson (2001).]]> 366 J.R.R. Tolkien Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.29 1937 The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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One of the greatest books of all time
]]> Minecraft: Redstone Handbook 19535135
From basic mining and logic circuits to more advanced mechanics, this book willl give you step-by-step instructions to get you fully wired to redstone. With builds including redstone traps and arrow launchers you never need fear creepers again!

Plus, see some of the most amazing community creations from the very best redstone builders - they'll blow your mind!]]> 80 Nick Farwell 1405268409 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.39 2013 Minecraft: Redstone Handbook
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]]> <![CDATA[Paradise Lost (Hackett Classics)]]> 16605 Paradise Lost remains as challenging and relevant today as it was in the turbulent intellectual and political environment in which it was written. This edition aims to bring the poem as fully alive to a modern reader as it would have been to Milton's contemporaries. It provides a newly edited text of the 1674 edition of the poem—the last of Milton's lifetime—with carefully modernized spelling and punctuation. Marginal glosses define unfamiliar words, and extensive annotations at the foot of the page clarify Milton's syntax and poetics and explore the range of literary, biblical, and political allusions that point to his major concerns. David Kastan's lively Introduction considers the central interpretative issues raised by the poem, demonstrating how thoroughly it engaged the most vital—and contested—issues of Milton's time, and which reveal themselves as no less vital, and perhaps no less contested, today.

The edition also includes an essay on the text, a chronology of major events in Milton's life, and a selected bibliography, as well as the first known biography of Milton, written by Edward Phillips in 1694.]]> 427 John Milton 0872207331 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 currently-reading 4.04 1667 Paradise Lost (Hackett Classics)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, the Purgatorio and the Paradiso]]> 6655
"Ciardi has given us a credible, passionate persona of the poet, stripped of the customary gauds of rhetoric and false decoration, strong and noble in utterance." Dudley Fitts


"A sensitive and perceptive translation;a spectacular achievement." Archibald MacLeish

Belonging in the immortal company of the great works of literature, Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise; the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation.

Now, for the first time, John Ciardi's brilliant and authoritative translations of Dante's three soaring canticles The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso have been gathered together in a single volume. Crystallizing the power and beauty inherent in the great poet's immortal conception of the aspiring soul, The Divine Comedy is a dazzling work of sublime truth and mystical intensity.


"I think [Ciardi's] version of Dante will be in many respects the best we have seen." John Crowe Ransom

]]> 895 Dante Alighieri 0451208633 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 currently-reading 4.15 1320 The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, the Purgatorio and the Paradiso
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]]> <![CDATA[Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung: Mao’s Little Red Book Original Version]]> 35744272 26 Mao Zedong 1547154357 Dr. Professor Ajith 2 3.71 1964 Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung: Mao’s Little Red Book Original Version
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average rating: 3.71
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Certainly one of the books I've ever read
]]> <![CDATA[Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa]]> 10046142
Through their voices, and an astonishing wealth of knowledge and research, Stearns chronicles the political, social, and moral decay of the Congolese State.]]> 400 Jason K. Stearns 1586489291 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 currently-reading, in-limbo 4.17 2010 Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa
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]]> <![CDATA[Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations]]> 33598223 The first definitive history of the Mossad, Shin Bet, and the IDF’s targeted killing programs, from the man hailed by David Remnick as “arguably [Israel’s] best investigative reporter�

The Talmud says: “If someone comes to kill you, rise up and kill him first.� This instinct to take every measure, even the most aggressive, to defend the Jewish people is hardwired into Israel’s DNA. From the very beginning of its statehood in 1948, protecting the nation from harm has been the responsibility of its intelligence community and armed services, and there is one weapon in their vast arsenal that they have relied upon to thwart the most serious threats: Targeted assassinations have been used countless times, on enemies large and small, sometimes in response to attacks against the Israeli people and sometimes preemptively. In this page-turning, eye-opening book, journalist and military analyst Ronen Bergman offers a riveting inside account of the targeted killing programs—their successes, their failures, and the moral and political price exacted on the men and women who approved and carried out the missions.

Bergman has gained the exceedingly rare cooperation of many current and former members of the Israeli government, including Prime Ministers Shimon Peres, Ehud Barak, Ariel Sharon, and Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as high-level figures in the country’s military and intelligence services: the IDF (Israel Defense Forces), the Mossad (the world’s most feared intelligence agency), Caesarea (a “Mossad within the Mossad� that carries out attacks on the highest-value targets), and the Shin Bet (an internal security service that implemented the largest targeted assassination campaign ever, in order to stop what had once appeared to be unstoppable: suicide terrorism).

Including never-before-reported, behind-the-curtain accounts of key operations, and based on hundreds of on-the-record interviews and thousands of files to which Bergman has gotten exclusive access over his decades of reporting, Rise and Kill First brings us deep into the heart of Israel’s most secret activities. Bergman traces, from statehood to the present, the gripping events and thorny ethical questions underlying Israel’s targeted killing campaign, which has shaped the Israeli nation, the Middle East, and the entire world.]]> 784 Ronen Bergman 1400069718 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 currently-reading, in-limbo 4.40 2018 Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
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]]> Hogfather 34532
Where is the big jolly fat man? Why is Death creeping down chimneys and trying to say Ho Ho Ho? The darkest night of the year is getting a lot darker...

Susan the gothic governess has got to sort it out by morning, otherwise there won't be a morning. Ever again...

The 20th Discworld novel is a festive feast of darkness and Death (but with jolly robins and tinsel too).

As they say: "You'd better watch out..."]]> 448 Terry Pratchett 0552154288 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 currently-reading, in-limbo 4.25 1996 Hogfather
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]]> <![CDATA[The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)]]> 186074
The intimate narrative of his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, and his life as a fugitive after the murder of a king form a gripping coming-of-age story unrivaled in recent literature.

A high-action story written with a poet's hand, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece that will transport readers into the body and mind of a wizard.]]> 662 Patrick Rothfuss 075640407X Dr. Professor Ajith 0 currently-reading, in-limbo 4.52 2007 The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
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average rating: 4.52
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]]> <![CDATA[The Rig Veda: Complete (Illustrated)]]> 34578450
Written by an anonymous author or authors during India's antiquity, the Rig Veda (sometimes referred to simply as 'Rigveda' ) literally translates to 'shrine knowledge' in ancient Sanskrit. An enormous collection of hymns, prayers and poems written in Vedic Sanskrit script, the book has astonished and impressed scholars of religion, language and India itself for centuries. It also holds a strong measure of historical importance, in that it alludes to the cultural practices, ceremonies, eating habits, and daily life in India around the year 1040 B.C. .

This edition contains several illustrations of the different Hindu Gods, depicted as they were encountered in the shrines and temples by illustrator E. A. Rodrigues during the nineteenth century. Many of the poems in the Rig Veda specifically regard a given deity, describing their qualities and the manner through which they must be worshiped and celebrated.

The translator, Ralph Griffith, used several manuscripts while faithfully compiling his translation of the original Sanskrit. The ten book (or Mandala) mode of division is faithfully retained, as is the original hymn and line numbering. A table of contents, allowing readers to easily locate verses in the volume, is also appended.

In the present day, the Rig Veda is looked upon by most Hindus as an ancient work of literature worthy of pride and reverence. Its hymns are to this day sung during rites of passage ceremonies in India, and the text is frequently read and alluded to during the Hindu festivals all year round. Long ago, there were further meanings and interpretations of the text; however with the passage of time, modern-day readers more commonly arrive at their own conclusions.

Ralph Thomas Hotchkin Griffith was a learned scholar of Indology. Born in Wiltshire, England, in his youth he became enchanted with the culture and beauty of India. After completing his studies, he spent much of his life in India, and was eventually made Principal of the Benares College in Madras. He retired, and was buried in, the towering hills of the Nilgiris district.]]> 479 Anonymous 1543186211 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 currently-reading 3.33 The Rig Veda: Complete (Illustrated)
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]]> Redwall (Redwall, #1) 7996 A quest to recover a legendary lost weapon by bumbling young apprentice monk, mouse Matthias.

Redwall Abbey, tranquil home to a community of peace-loving mice, is threatened by Cluny the Scourge savage bilge rat warlord and his battle-hardened horde. But the Redwall mice and their loyal woodland friends combine their courage and strength.]]> 352 Brian Jacques 1862301387 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.14 1986 Redwall (Redwall, #1)
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]]> A Midsummer Night’s Dream 1622 298 William Shakespeare 0743477545 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 3.95 1595 A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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My favorite Shakespeare play as of writing this
]]> Othello 12996 319 William Shakespeare Dr. Professor Ajith 4 3.89 1603 Othello
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]]> Hamlet 1420 289 William Shakespeare 0521618746 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.02 1601 Hamlet
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]]> The Great Gatsby 4671 The only edition of the beloved classic that is authorized by Fitzgerald’s family and from his lifelong publisher.

This edition is the enduring original text, updated with the author’s own revisions, a foreword by his granddaughter, and with a new introduction by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward.

The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published by Scribner in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.]]> 180 F. Scott Fitzgerald 0743273567 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 3.93 1925 The Great Gatsby
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Read this book in English class in high school, probably the best school-assigned book ever
]]> <![CDATA[The Hundred Years� War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917�2017]]> 41812831
In 1899, Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, mayor of Jerusalem, alarmed by the Zionist call to create a Jewish national home in Palestine, wrote a letter aimed at Theodore Herzl: the country had an indigenous people who would not easily accept their own displacement. He warned of the perils ahead, ending his note, “in the name of God, let Palestine be left alone.� Thus Rashid Khalidi, al-Khalidi’s great-great-nephew, begins this sweeping history, the first general account of the conflict told from an explicitly Palestinian perspective.

Drawing on a wealth of untapped archival materials and the reports of generations of family members—mayors, judges, scholars, diplomats, and journalists—The Hundred Years' War on Palestine upends accepted interpretations of the conflict, which tend, at best, to describe a tragic clash between two peoples with claims to the same territory. Instead, Khalidi traces a hundred years of colonial war on the Palestinians, waged first by the Zionist movement and then Israel, but backed by Britain and the United States, the great powers of the age. He highlights the key episodes in this colonial campaign, from the 1917 Balfour Declaration to the destruction of Palestine in 1948, from Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon to the endless and futile peace process.

Original, authoritative, and important, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine is not a chronicle of victimization, nor does it whitewash the mistakes of Palestinian leaders or deny the emergence of national movements on both sides. In reevaluating the forces arrayed against the Palestinians, it offers an illuminating new view of a conflict that continues to this day.]]> 336 Rashid Khalidi 1627798552 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.50 2020 The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017
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]]> <![CDATA[Лицар свободи (спогади, інтерв'ю)]]> 53459303
Історичний масштаб промовця вже давно подолав рівень локального лідера нескореної північно-кавказької нації та перетворився на планетарний символ національного визволення.

До змісту книги увійшли безцінні міркування та інтенсивні судження батька чеченської державності. Його думки та умовиводи дозволяють розібратися у лихосплетінні обставин кавказького вузла. І вкотре стають очевидними нелюдські злочини Росії, яка здійснила рафіновану військово-терористичну інвазію, знищивши повноцінну незалежну державу ЧРІ (Чеченська Республіка Ічкерія). Спланована агресія проти неї стала найдраматичнішою і наймасштабнішою народною війною проти імперії.

Автором назви та передмови цієї книги є Алла Дудаєва � дружина вбитого російськими окупантами президента Чечні. Наповнення і зміст містять унікальні фотоматеріали, надані його сім’є� і раніше ніде не видавалися. Україномовна версія збірки інтерв’� Джохара Дудаєва є першою книгою роздумів видатної історичної фігури і має на меті солідаризацію наших народів у спротиві канібалістичним імперським зазіханням Росії.]]> 367 Dzhokhar Dudayev 6177653200 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.55 Лицар свободи (спогади, інтерв'ю)
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]]> <![CDATA[Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland]]> 647492
Ordinary Men is the true story of Reserve Police Battalion 101 of the German Order Police, which was responsible for mass shootings as well as round-ups of Jewish people for deportation to Nazi death camps in Poland in 1942. Browning argues that most of the men of RPB 101 were not fanatical Nazis but, rather, ordinary middle-aged, working-class men who committed these atrocities out of a mixture of motives, including the group dynamics of conformity, deference to authority, role adaptation, and the altering of moral norms to justify their actions. Very quickly three groups emerged within the battalion: a core of eager killers, a plurality who carried out their duties reliably but without initiative, and a small minority who evaded participation in the acts of killing without diminishing the murderous efficiency of the battalion whatsoever.

While this book discusses a specific Reserve Unit during WWII, the general argument Browning makes is that most people succumb to the pressures of a group setting and commit actions they would never do of their own volition.  

Ordinary Men is a powerful, chilling, and important work, with themes and arguments that continue to resonate today.  ]]> 271 Christopher R. Browning 0060995068 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.10 1992 Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
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]]> <![CDATA[A Small Corner of Hell: Dispatches from Chechnya]]> 113440 Novaya gazeta.  Beginning in 1999, Politkovskaya authored numerous articles about the war in Chechnya, and she was the only journalist to have constant access to the region.

Politkovskaya's second book on the Chechen War,  A Small Corner of Hell, offers an insider's view of this ongoing conflict.  In this book, Politkovskaya focuses her attention on those caught in the crossfire.  She recounts the everyday horrors of living in the midst of war, examines how the Chechen war has damaged Russian society, and takes a hard look at the ways people on both sides profited from it.  Now available in paperback,  A Small Corner of Hell ensures that Politkovskaya's words will not be erased.         "[A Small Corner of Hell] skips harrowingly from year to year and place to place.  The arch-villains are the Russian death squads, venal and brutal, and the complacent, lying politicians and generals who profit from the illegal trade in booty, oil, and captives.  Her heroes are not the Chechen resistance—a gangsterish and ill-fed lot—but the long-suffering civilian population, whose natural grit and solidarity has gradually dissolved under the relentless brutality of daily life."�Economist
         "A personal, unblinking stare at the casualties of war."—Jonathan Kaplan, Los Angeles Times]]> 232 Anna Politkovskaya 0226674339 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.29 2002 A Small Corner of Hell: Dispatches from Chechnya
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]]> <![CDATA[Death Note: Another Note - The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases]]> 2021816
Onto the scene comes L, the mysterious super-sleuth. Despite his peculiar working habits, he's never shown his face in public—but this time, he needs help.

Enlisting the services of an FBI agent named Naomi Misora, L starts snooping around the City of Angels. It soon becomes apparent that the killing spree is a psychotic riddle designed to specifically engage L in a battle of wits. Stuck in the middle between killer and investigator, it's up to Misora to navigate both the dead bodies and the egos to solve the Los Angeles Murder Cases.]]> 176 NisiOisiN 142151883X Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.28 2006 Death Note: Another Note - The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases
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]]> <![CDATA[The Infinite and the Divine (Warhammer 40,000)]]> 55610829 A Necrons novel

Trazyn the Infinite and Orikan the Diviner are opposites. Each is obsessed with their own speciality, and their rivalry spans millennia. Yet together, they may hold the secret to saving the necron race�

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Explore a story told across the millennia that delves deep into a pair of fascinating necron characters, their relationship and their plans for the galaxy.

THE STORY
Before the being called the Emperor revealed Himself, before the rise of the aeldari, before the necrontyr traded their flesh for immortal metal, the world was born in violence.

Even when they inhabited bodies of flesh, Trazyn the Infinite and Orikan the Diviner were polar opposites. Trazyn, a collector of historical oddities, presides over a gallery full of the most dangerous artefacts � and people � of the galactic past. Orikan, a chronomancer without peer, draws zodiacs that predict and manipulate the future. But when an artefact emerges that may hold the key to the necrons� next evolution, these two obsessives enter a multi-millennia game of cat and mouse that ends civilisations, reshapes timelines, and changes both forever. As riddles unwind and ancient secrets are revealed, the question remains: will their feud save the necron race or destroy it?]]> 361 Robert Rath 1800264046 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.47 2020 The Infinite and the Divine (Warhammer 40,000)
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]]> <![CDATA[Shroud of Night (Warhammer 40,000)]]> 35297666
Upon the oceanic hive world of Tsadrekha, the darkness of the Noctis Aeterna is held at bay by the golden light of a unique beacon. Yet as sharks are drawn to blood, so the ravening warbands of the Heretic Astartes circle the planet, warring to claim this rich prize for their Dark Gods. Now, one of those warlords has deployed a secret weapon to end the deadlock. Kassar and his elite band of Alpha Legionnaires, the Unsung, must infiltrate the planet, using all their cunning and warrior skill to overcome the planet's defenders and corrupt the beacon. They need to work fast, for none other than Khârn the Betrayer himself has come to lead the final assault. As a rising tide of apocalyptic warfare consumes Tsadrekha, Kassar and his brothers must race for the prize or be consumed by the fury of the storm.]]> 352 Andy Clark 1784966436 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.06 2017 Shroud of Night (Warhammer 40,000)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lion: Son of the Forest (Warhammer 40,000)]]> 123862839
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Witness the Emperor’s First Son make his dramatic return to the 41st Millennium! Much has changed since he last walked among the stars, but not Lion El’Jonson’s drive to protect humanity from the threats that assail it from all sides.

THE STORY

After ten thousand years of dreaming, locked in stasis at the heart of his shattered home world, Lion El'Jonson wakes to the nightmare of Imperium Nihilus.

In this midnight age, the dying embers of humanity are threatened on all sides by the hungry darkness. Alone, even the Lion has no hope of prevailing against such evil � but there are those who would aid him in his quest. Hunted to the edge of endurance, many among his Fallen knights have long-awaited the day their liege would return to redeem them. The Lord of Shadowed Paths must gather these lost loyalists to his side once more, and stride forth to vanquish a traitorous son and the twisted Chaos warband that calls him master.

Faced with these strange times, the Lion can be certain of nothing and no-one, except for himself. But in a galaxy without the Emperor, without the Imperium, without his Legion, and without Caliban� who is he?]]> 290 Mike Brooks 1804072788 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.42 2023 The Lion: Son of the Forest (Warhammer 40,000)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Emperor's Gift (Warhammer 40,000)]]> 13258964 320 Aaron Dembski-Bowden 1849701903 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.27 2012 The Emperor's Gift (Warhammer 40,000)
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]]> Fury of Magnus 54303504 A Siege of Terra novella

In the midst of the Siege of Terra, Magnus the Red embarks on a very personal mission � one that will bring him face to face with the Emperor once more!

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Discover the end of Magnus' journey from Prospero to treachery on Terra in a deeply moving and elegiac tale that sees him finally choose his side and take his place amongst his brothers.

THE STORY
Of all the Emperor’s sons who fell to Chaos, it is perhaps Magnus the Red whose tale is the most tragic. Sanctioned because of his desire for knowledge, chastised, judged, and shattered to his very elements � there is much for the Crimson King to feel vengeful for. Yet revenge is not the only thing that draws him to Terra alongside the Warmaster’s besieging armies. He seeks something, a fragment, the missing piece of himself that lies within the most impregnable place on the planet � the inner sanctum of the Imperial Palace. As the greatest conflict of the ages reaches fever pitch, Magnus fights his own inner battle. To be whole once more, he must not only overcome the fiercest of defences, but also face the one being whom he loves and hates with equal fervour more than any other � his errant father, the Emperor of Mankind.]]> 248 Graham McNeill 1789992915 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.16 2020 Fury of Magnus
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]]> <![CDATA[Titandeath (The Horus Heresy, #53)]]> 42892331 Book 53 in the bestselling series, The Horus Heresy.

Horus’s armada gathers, and he has defeated all enemies sent against him, even the Emperor’s own executioner. One barrier remains before he can strike for Terra and lay waste to the Emperor’s dream.

The Beta Garmon system occupies the most direct and only viable route to the Solar System and Terra. To break it, Horus assembles a war host of incredible proportions and Titans in untold numbers. To lose here is to lose the war and Horus has no intention of turning back. But the Imperium understands the importance of Beta Garmon too. A massive army is arrayed, comprised of near numberless Army cohorts and a mustering of Titans to challenge even the martial might of the Warmaster.

Titans fight against Titans as the God Machines of Loyalists and Traitors alike go to war. This conflict will be like no other before it, a worldending battle that will determine the next phase of the war.]]> 442 Guy Haley 1784968315 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 3.78 2018 Titandeath (The Horus Heresy, #53)
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]]> <![CDATA[Slaves to Darkness (The Horus Heresy, #51)]]> 40542346 347 John French Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 3.86 2018 Slaves to Darkness (The Horus Heresy, #51)
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]]> <![CDATA[Wolfsbane (The Horus Heresy, #49)]]> 38747895
The time has come for Leman Russ, primarch of the Space Wolves, to fulfil his vow and attempt to stop Warmaster Horus before he breaks through to the Segmentum Solar. In the face of opposition from three of his brother primarchs, Russ withdraws the Space Wolves legion from Terra and makes all haste for Horus’s position. Reports from Malcador the Sigillite’s agents suggest that Horus is utterly changed, and infused with a diabolical power so great that no man can stand against him. A warrior of Fenris would never willingly abandon his oaths, but with Horus beyond the touch of mortal blades, the Lord of Winter and War may have doomed himself for the sake of honour…]]> 341 Guy Haley 1784967793 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.15 2018 Wolfsbane (The Horus Heresy, #49)
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]]> <![CDATA[Angels of Caliban (The Horus Heresy, #38)]]> 28956059 With the Dark Angels spread across a hundred systems, primarch Lion El’Jonson stands as Lord Protector of Ultramar � though his true motives are known to few indeed, and old rivalries on the home world threaten to tear the Legion in half. But when word comes of the Night Lords� attack on Sotha, the Lion’s brutal actions bring Imperium Secundus once again to the brink of civil war. Not even the most fearsome warriors of the Dreadwing, nor any arcane secret of the Order, can guarantee victory if he sets himself against his loyal brothers.

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There was no way Imperium Secundus was going to last (or we'd know about it in the 41st millennium, wouldn't we?) and this is the beginning of the end�

The eBook edition includes integrated illustrations of characters and events from the story, and an afterword that places the story in context within the series.

The eBook edition includes integrated illustrations of characters and events from the story, and an afterword that places the story in context within the series.

]]> 398 Gav Thorpe 178496140X Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 3.75 2016 Angels of Caliban (The Horus Heresy, #38)
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]]> <![CDATA[Vengeful Spirit (The Horus Heresy, #29)]]> 18775295
Once the favoured son of the Emperor of Mankind, the name of Horus has become a curse to the loyal defenders of the Imperium, and a rallying call to the traitor forces tearing across the galaxy. While their allies wage war on a thousand different fronts, the XVIth Legion descend upon the Knight World of Molech &#8211; home to House Devine and their feudal levies, and a principal seat of Imperial military power. Just what could have drawn Horus to attack such a strongly defended planet, and what might he be willing to sacrifice to fulfill his own dark destiny?]]> 544 Graham McNeill 184970595X Dr. Professor Ajith 5 3.84 2014 Vengeful Spirit (The Horus Heresy, #29)
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]]> <![CDATA[Mechanicum (The Horus Heresy, #9)]]> 2941259
On Mars, home world of the Mechanicum priesthood, the great manufactory-cities have long produced much of the weaponry required for the expeditionary fleets across the galaxy - making the world invaluable to whoever controls it in the coming war.

Now, the Warmaster's agents begin to stoke the fires of rebellion, turning the loyalist forges and the mighty Titan Legions against one another. And, with whispers spreading of an ancient terror lurking beneath the Red Planet's surface, the Dark Mechanicum rises...]]> 416 Graham McNeill 1844166066 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 3.85 2008 Mechanicum (The Horus Heresy, #9)
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]]> <![CDATA[I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime Kyiv]]> 200113497
In late February 2022, a series of missiles and rocket strikes began falling upon Ukraine, as the Russian military barreled over the border and fanned out across the country. First they took Chernobyl, then Kherson, then Mariupol. Time stood still as the world waited for Ukraine to flatten underneath the boot of its neighbor.

Meanwhile, on the front lines in the capital city, Kyiv Independent reporter Illia Ponomarenko was seeing a different story on after months―years―of waiting for this long-feared attack, Ukraine was fed up and ready to fight back. The Russians bogged down hard in combat east and west of Kyiv. They got exhausted. They screwed up logistics. They sustained heavy losses. Their unbelievably overconfident blitz was failing.

The Battle of Kyiv is Illia Ponomarenko’s heart-wrenching memoir of the war on his homeland, offering a fiery diatribe against Russian hypocrisy and a moving look at what is being lost. But it’s also a story of pride and even elation as Ukrainian forces come together, find their mojo, and oust the invaders from Kyiv. The most powerful and personal chronicle of the war to date, The Battle of Kyiv is an exceptional literary achievement, chronicling a stunning feat of resistance and a courageous people set on a miraculous victory.]]> 288 Illia Ponomarenko 1639733876 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.23 2024 I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime Kyiv
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]]> <![CDATA[Ruination (League of Legends #1)]]> 60382749 The first ever novel set in the blockbuster universe of League of Legends, one of the most popular video games of all time, Ruination is an epic tale of magic, revenge, and an empire on the verge of ruin.

Camavor is a brutal land with a bloody legacy. Where the empire’s knights go, slaughter follows.

Kalista seeks to change that. When her young and narcissistic uncle, Viego, becomes king, she vows to temper his destructive instincts, as his loyal confidant, advisor, and military general. But her plans are thwarted when an assassin’s poisoned blade strikes Viego’s wife, Isolde, afflicting her with a malady for which there is no cure.

As Isolde’s condition worsens, Viego descends into madness and grief, threatening to drag Camavor down with him. Kalista makes a desperate gambit to save the kingdom: she searches for the long lost Blessed Isles, rumored to hold the queen’s salvation, if only Kalista can find them.

But corruption grows in the Blessed Isles� capital, where a vengeful warden seeks to ensnare Kalista in his cruel machinations. She will be forced to choose between her loyalty to Viego and doing what she knows is right–for even in the face of utter darkness, one noble act can shine a light that saves the world.]]> 448 Anthony Reynolds 031646905X Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.05 2022 Ruination (League of Legends #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History]]> 63326676 An authoritative history of Europe’s largest military conflict since World War II, from the New York Times best-selling author of The Gates of Europe.


Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war—and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly isolated.


Serhii Plokhy, a leading historian of Ukraine and the Cold War, offers a definitive account of this conflict, its origins, course, and the already apparent and possible future consequences. Though the current war began eight years before the all-out assault—on February 27, 2014, when Russian armed forces seized the building of the Crimean parliament—the roots of this conflict can be traced back even earlier, to post-Soviet tensions and imperial collapse in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Providing a broad historical context and an examination of Ukraine and Russia’s ideas and cultures, as well as domestic and international politics, Plokhy reveals that while this new Cold War was not inevitable, it was predictable.


Ukraine, Plokhy argues, has remained central to Russia’s idea of itself even as Ukrainians have followed a radically different path. In a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post–Cold War international order, and a resurgence of populist nationalism, Ukraine is now more than ever the most volatile fault line between authoritarianism and democratic Europe.]]> 376 Serhii Plokhy 1324051191 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 currently-reading 4.24 2023 The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History
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]]> <![CDATA[The Talon of Horus (Black Legion #1)]]> 18143891
This is the first novel in a brand new series that deals with the ultimate bad guy of the 41st millennium, written by the master of Warhammer 40,000 anti-heroes Aaron Dembski-Bowden. The Talon of Horus is the beginning of the most anticipated new Black Library series of 2014 and a must read for any fan of Warhammer 40,000 or the Horus Heresy.]]> 352 Aaron Dembski-Bowden 1849705895 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.47 2014 The Talon of Horus (Black Legion #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[NIV, New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs]]> 20673556 NIV New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs fits easily into any bag, purse, briefcase, or backpack. The economical price is also great for large outreach distrbution opportunities. The Bible includes the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs in 6.7 font size and is available in assorted colors.]]> 544 Anonymous 1563206641 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.72 2014 NIV, New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs
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]]> Halo: Cryptum 7975411 352 Greg Bear 0765323966 Dr. Professor Ajith 4 3.85 2011 Halo: Cryptum
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]]> <![CDATA[Israel's Border Wars, 1949-1956: Arab Infiltration, Israeli Retaliation, and the Countdown to the Suez War]]> 1376089
Benny Morris probes the types of Arab infiltration and the attitude of Arab governments towards the phenomenon, and traces the evolution of Israel's defensive and offensive responses. He analyzes Israeli decision-making processes, including the emergence and ultimate failure of Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett's dissident policy of moderation, and describes in detail the history of the Arab infiltration, including the terrorist-guerrilla raids by state-organized Fedayeen in 1955-6, and of the IDF raids of Qibya, Nahhalin, Kinneret, and the Sabha.

This was a precedent-setting period in the making of Israeli defense policy, and this pattern of raiding and counter-raiding served to define Israeli-Arab relations during the subsequent four decades. In this pioneering study Morris deepens our understanding of the current situation in the Middle East and of the prospects for a lasting peace there.]]> 486 Benny Morris 0198292627 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.08 1993 Israel's Border Wars, 1949-1956: Arab Infiltration, Israeli Retaliation, and the Countdown to the Suez War
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]]> Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS 25241317 Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Joby Warrick reveals how the strain of militant Islam now raising its banner across Iraq and Syria spread from a remote Jordanian prison with the unwitting aid of American military intervention.

     When he succeeded his father in 1999, King Abdullah of Jordan released a batch of political prisoners in the hopes of smoothing his transition to power. Little did he know that among those released was Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a man who would go on to become a terrorist mastermind too dangerous even for al-Qaeda and give rise to an Islamist movement bent on dominating the Middle East.
     Zarqawi began by directing hotel bombings and assassinations in Jordan from a base in northern Iraq, but it was the American invasion of that country in 2003 that catapulted him to the head of a vast insurgency. By identifying him as the link between Saddam and bin Laden, the CIA inadvertently created a monster. Like-minded radicals saw him as a hero resisting the infidel occupiers and rallied to his cause. Their wave of brutal beheadings and suicide bombings continued for years until Jordanian intelligence provided the Americans with the crucial intelligence needed to eliminate Zarqawi in a 2006 airstrike.
     But his movement endured, first called al-Qaeda in Iraq, then renamed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, seeking refuge in unstable, ungoverned pockets on the Iraq-Syria border. And as the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, ISIS seized its chance to pursue Zarqawi's dream of a sweeping, ultra-conservative Islamic caliphate. 
     Drawing on unique access to CIA and Jordanian sources, Joby Warrick weaves together heart-pounding, moment-by-moment operational details with overarching historical perspectives to reveal the long trajectory of today's most dangerous Islamic extremist threat.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 368 Joby Warrick 0385538227 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.29 2016 Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS
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]]> Scars (The Horus Heresy, #28) 18143803
Fresh from their conquest of Chondax and the discovery of Horus’s rebellion, Jaghatai Khan’s warriors stand divided. Long considered one of the less trustworthy Legions, many of the White Scars claim to owe their loyalty exclusively to Terra, and others still to the Warmaster and his warrior lodges. But when a distress call from Leman Russ of the Space Wolves brings the wrath of the Alpha Legion to Chondax, the Khan’s hand is forced and the decision must be made � in the great war for the Imperium, will he side with the Emperor or Horus?]]> 416 Chris Wraight 1849706042 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.09 2014 Scars (The Horus Heresy, #28)
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Watching the Khan's struggle between choosing The Emperor or Horus was a very interesting one to say the least.
]]> <![CDATA[Betrayer (The Horus Heresy, #24)]]> 13632835 A Horus Heresy novel

As Calth burns, the Word Bearers and World Eaters begin a bloody crusade across Ultramar. Worlds will burn, legions will clash... and a primarch will fall.

READ IT BECAUSE
It's finally revealed why Lorgar didn't lead the assault on Calth... because he's burning his way across Ultramar. But why, and why is Angron with him? Mysteries abound, and primarchs meet on the battlefield...

THE STORY
The Shadow Crusade has begun. While the Ultramarines reel from Kor Phaeron's surprise attack on Calth, Lorgar and the rest of the Word Bearers strike deep into the realm of Ultramar. Their unlikely allies, Angron and the World Eaters, continue to ravage each new system they come across - upon the garrison planet of Armatura, this relentless savagery may finally prove to be their undoing. Worlds will burn, Legions will clash and a primarch will fall.]]> 343 Aaron Dembski-Bowden 0857879189 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.38 2012 Betrayer (The Horus Heresy, #24)
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10/10 would read Erebus getting his ass beat again
]]> Legion (The Horus Heresy, #7) 1678745 416 Dan Abnett 1844165361 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 I am Alpharius 4.13 2008 Legion (The Horus Heresy, #7)
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I am Alpharius
]]> <![CDATA[False Gods (The Horus Heresy, #2)]]> 381817 416 Graham McNeill 1844163709 Dr. Professor Ajith 4 4.11 2006 False Gods (The Horus Heresy, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Aurelian (The Horus Heresy Novella)]]> 12998311 128 Aaron Dembski-Bowden 1849701067 Dr. Professor Ajith 4 4.12 2011 Aurelian (The Horus Heresy Novella)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Crimson King (The Horus Heresy, #44)]]> 34466791
After the razing of Prospero, Magnus the Red spirited the Thousand Sons away to the Planet of the Sorcerers, deep within the Eye of Terror. Removed from the concerns of the galaxy at large and regarding the Warmaster’s unfolding Heresy with cold detachment, Magnus has dedicated his hollow existence to the preservation of all the knowledge once held in the great libraries of Tizca, should mankind ever seek such enlightenment again. But his sons can see the change in their primarch � he is a broken soul, whose mind and memories are slipping away into the tumult of the warp. Only by returning to the scenes of his greatest triumphs and tragedies can they hope to restore him, and allow the Crimson King to be crowned anew by the Ruinous Powers.]]> 464 Graham McNeill 1784966193 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 3.68 2017 The Crimson King (The Horus Heresy, #44)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II]]> 95784
This book tells the story from three perspectives: of the Japanese soldiers who performed it, of the Chinese civilians who endured it, and of a group of Europeans and Americans who refused to abandon the city and were able to create a safety zone that saved many.]]> 290 Iris Chang 0140277447 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.23 1997 The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
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]]> <![CDATA[Sanguinius: The Great Angel (The Horus Heresy: Primarchs, #17)]]> 61317819 A Primarchs Novel

"I have always been the master of wretches, and have learned from that. I am a wretch myself, a non-standard. To purify and to transform � that has been our gift."

Sanguinius, the very image of an angel, has chosen to obscure the origins of his Legion, and prevents outsiders from setting foot on his home world. A remembrancer attempts to discover why.

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The 17th instalment of the Horus Heresy Primarchs series offers a glimpse of the Blood Angels Legion � and its celebrated primarch � from the outside, as we peer into the shrouded secrets of its past.

THE STORY
Sanguinius is the Great Angel, most beloved of all the primarchs, his mighty exploits celebrated throughout the entire Imperium as the Crusade expands into the void. And yet the origins of his Legion are shrouded in mystery and rumour, his unique physical form is an enigma, and his perilous home world remains off-limits to all but his own secretive people.

When a discredited remembrancer arrives with the expeditionary fleets to chronicle the primarch’s deeds, he has to work hard to uncover the truth behind the legends. As he accompanies the IX Legion to war against the enemies of the Emperor, the curious scholar comes to learn much more than he expected � not just about the subjects of his study, but also the nature of the Imperium itself.]]> 184 Chris Wraight 1800262760 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 3.99 2022 Sanguinius: The Great Angel (The Horus Heresy: Primarchs, #17)
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]]> <![CDATA[Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur]]> 3170677
Born into the Zaghawa tribe in the Sudanese desert, Halima was doted on by her father, a cattle herder, and kept in line by her formidable grandmother. A politically astute man, Halima's father saw to it that his daughter received a good education away from their rural surroundings. Halima excelled in her studies and exams, surpassing even the privileged Arab girls who looked down their noses at the black Africans. With her love of learning and her father's support, Halima went on to study medicine, and at twenty-four became her village's first formal doctor.

Yet not even the symbol of good luck that dotted her eye could protect her from the encroaching conflict that would consume her land. Janjaweed Arab militias started savagely assaulting the Zaghawa, often with the backing of the Sudanese military. Then, in early 2004, the Janjaweed attacked Bashir's village and surrounding areas, raping forty-two schoolgirls and their teachers. Bashir, who treated the traumatized victims, some as young as eight years old, could no longer remain quiet. But breaking her silence ignited a horrifying turn of events.

In this harrowing and heartbreaking account, Halima Bashir sheds light on the hundreds of thousands of innocent lives being eradicated by what is fast becoming one of the most terrifying genocides of the twenty-first century. Raw and riveting, Tears of the Desert is more than just a memoir--it is Halima Bashir's global call to action.]]> 316 Halima Bashir 0345506251 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.20 2008 Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
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]]> Prince of Crows 18303309 Aaron Dembski-Bowden 0857878298 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.37 2012 Prince of Crows
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]]> <![CDATA[The Serpent Beneath (The Horus Heresy #Novella)]]> 22439674 When your entire existence is based around deceit, who can you trust? That's the question that plagues Omegon, one of the twin primarchs of the Alpha Legion, as he prepares a team of elite operatives for the most difficult and dangerous mission any of the Alpha Legion have ever attempted to infiltrate a secret installation controlled by the Alpha Legion itself!

Read it because
It's as much of an insight into the secretive practices of the Alpha Legion and the differing agendas of their shadowy leaders as you're likely to get... assuming that you can trust any of it, of course!

]]> 101 Rob Sanders 0857876333 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 3.96 2012 The Serpent Beneath (The Horus Heresy #Novella)
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]]> <![CDATA[Tallarn (The Horus Heresy, #45)]]> 35150631
The contents of this novel were previously published separately as the novella Tallarn: Executioner, the novel Tallarn: Ironclad, and the short stories 'Tallarn: Siren' and 'Tallarn: Witness'.]]> John French Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 3.68 2017 Tallarn (The Horus Heresy, #45)
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]]> <![CDATA[Konrad Curze: The Night Haunter (The Horus Heresy: Primarchs, #12)]]> 42944439 A Horus Heresy: Primarchs novel

Few among the legendary primarchs are as feared as Konrad Curze, the Night Haunter. Even before his fall to darkness, he was a sinister legend, a remorseless killer. This is his story.

READ IT BECAUSE
The Night Haunter is a fascinating character, a man who could have been a hero, but for the daemons that plague him, the result of his nightmarish visions of a future he helps to create. Guy Haley delves into this lord of the night, in a story you'll never forget�

THE STORY
Of all the Emperor’s immortal sons, the primarchs, it is Konrad Curze whose legend is the darkest. Born in the shadows of Nostramo, a world of murderers, thieves and worse, is it any surprise that he became the figure of dread known only as the Night Haunter? Heed now the tragic story of the creature Konrad Curze, master of the Night Lords Legion, of how he became a monster and a weapon of terror. He who once served the Imperium saw the truth in a maddening universe and the hypocrisy of a loveless father, and embraced the only thing that made any sense � darkness. From the blood-soaked gutters of his hiveworld upbringing, to the last days of his ill-fated existence, Curze is a primarch like no other and his tale is one to chill the very bone…]]> 196 Guy Haley 1784969850 Dr. Professor Ajith 4 4.21 2019 Konrad Curze: The Night Haunter (The Horus Heresy: Primarchs, #12)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Path of Heaven (The Horus Heresy, #36)]]> 28956049 For too long had the Vth Legion ranged out beyond the sight of the wider Imperium, remaining ignorant of the Warmaster’s rebellion and the war that inevitably followed. Only once their primarch, Jaghatai Khan, had satisfied himself that the path before them was just and true did the White Scars choose a side, taking the fight to the traitors on every front. But, four years later, the Legion’s unfettered spirit has been broken by relentless attritional warfare against the Death Guard and the Emperor’s Children � the Khan’s Stormseers must find a clear route to Terra if they are to take part in the final, apocalyptic battle.

Read it because
It's a brand new chapter in the Horus Heresy and begins the march to Terra � though perhaps not in quite the way you'd expect.

The eBook edition includes integrated illustrations of characters and events from the story, and an afterword that places the story in context within the series.

]]> 432 Chris Wraight 178496056X Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.09 2016 The Path of Heaven (The Horus Heresy, #36)
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]]> <![CDATA[Alpharius: Head of the Hydra (The Horus Heresy: Primarchs, #14)]]> 57741231 A Primarchs novel

Who better to relate the tale of Alpharius than the primarch himself? As he tells of his deeds, bear one thing in mind: nothing can be trusted when it comes from serpent's mouth.

READ IT BECAUSE
I am Alpharius� and so are you.

THE STORY
Legends abound of the glorious � or infamous � deeds of the Emperor's sons. Yet almost nothing is known of Alpharius, the most mysterious of them all, for the Lord of the Alpha Legion is unparalleled in the art of obfuscation. Such are his gifts of secrecy and deceit that even his rediscovery has remained an enigma � until now. But when the tale comes from the serpent’s mouth, where do the lies end and the truth begin?]]> 202 Mike Brooks 1800265948 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.46 2021 Alpharius: Head of the Hydra (The Horus Heresy: Primarchs, #14)
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]]> <![CDATA[Angel Exterminatus (The Horus Heresy, #23)]]> 15803022 416 Graham McNeill 1849703582 Dr. Professor Ajith 4 4.06 2012 Angel Exterminatus (The Horus Heresy, #23)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Master of Mankind (The Horus Heresy, #41)]]> 33303512 404 Aaron Dembski-Bowden 178496297X Dr. Professor Ajith 0 to-read 4.20 2017 The Master of Mankind (The Horus Heresy, #41)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unremembered Empire (The Horus Heresy, #27)]]> 18143885 416 Dan Abnett 1849705739 Dr. Professor Ajith 4 4.17 2013 The Unremembered Empire (The Horus Heresy, #27)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fear to Tread (The Horus Heresy, #21)]]> 13259647 508 James Swallow 1849701962 Dr. Professor Ajith 1 3.91 2012 Fear to Tread (The Horus Heresy, #21)
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]]> <![CDATA[Descent of Angels (The Horus Heresy, #6)]]> 768929 413 Mitchel Scanlon 1844165086 Dr. Professor Ajith 3 3.56 2007 Descent of Angels (The Horus Heresy, #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Know No Fear (The Horus Heresy, #19)]]> 11797636 A Horus Heresy novel

Unaware of the wider Heresy and following the Warmaster’s increasingly cryptic orders, Roboute Guilliman returns to Ultramar to muster his Legion for war against the orks massing in the Veridian system.

READ IT BECAUSE
It's the beginning of one of the Horus Heresy's most infamous and epic battles. Dan Abnett's story grabs you by the shoulders and throws you into the midst of the Betrayal at Calth. The moment when the build-up ends and the battle begins is breathtaking and brutal and the rest of the novel doesn't let up.

THE STORY
Unaware of the wider Heresy and following the Warmaster's increasingly cryptic orders, Roboute Guilliman returns to Ultramar to muster his Legion for war against the orks massing in the Veridian system. Without warning, their supposed allies in the Word Bearers Legion launch a devastating invasion of Calth, scattering the Ultramarines fleet and slaughtering all who stand in their way. This confirms the worst scenario Guilliman can imagine � Lorgar means to settle their bitter rivalry once and for all. As the traitors summon foul daemonic hosts and all the forces of Chaos, the Ultramarines are drawn into a grim and deadly struggle in which neither side can prevail.]]> 412 Dan Abnett 1849701342 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.26 2012 Know No Fear (The Horus Heresy, #19)
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]]> <![CDATA[The First Heretic (The Horus Heresy, #14)]]> 7922982 503 Aaron Dembski-Bowden 1844168840 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.31 2010 The First Heretic (The Horus Heresy, #14)
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]]> <![CDATA[Prospero Burns (The Horus Heresy, #15)]]> 6109704 444 Dan Abnett 1844167763 Dr. Professor Ajith 4 4.10 2010 Prospero Burns (The Horus Heresy, #15)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Thousand Sons (The Horus Heresy, #12)]]> 6465063 558 Graham McNeill 1844168085 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.25 2010 A Thousand Sons (The Horus Heresy, #12)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fulgrim (The Horus Heresy, #5)]]> 957931 512 Graham McNeill 1844164764 Dr. Professor Ajith 4 4.00 2007 Fulgrim (The Horus Heresy, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Galaxy in Flames (The Horus Heresy, #3)]]> 815091 416 Ben Counter 1844163938 Dr. Professor Ajith 4 4.14 2006 Galaxy in Flames (The Horus Heresy, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Horus Rising (The Horus Heresy, #1)]]> 625603 416 Dan Abnett 184416294X Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.23 2006 Horus Rising (The Horus Heresy, #1)
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average rating: 4.23
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]]> <![CDATA[Assad or We Burn the Country: How One Family's Lust for Power Destroyed Syria]]> 36341671
Assad or We Burn the Country examines Syria's tragedy through the generational saga of the Assad and Tlass families, once deeply intertwined and now estranged in Bashar's bloody quest to preserve his father's inheritance. By drawing on his own reporting experience in Damascus and exclusive interviews with Tlass, Dagher takes readers within palace walls to reveal the family behind the destruction of a country and the chaos of an entire region.

Dagher shows how one of the world's most vicious police states came to be and explains how a regional conflict extended globally, engulfing the Middle East and pitting the United States and Russia against one another.]]> 564 Sam Dagher 0316556726 Dr. Professor Ajith 0 currently-reading 4.30 2019 Assad or We Burn the Country: How One Family's Lust for Power Destroyed Syria
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]]> One Soldier's War in Chechnya 6578320 432 Arkady Babchenko 1846270405 Dr. Professor Ajith 5 4.08 2006 One Soldier's War in Chechnya
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average rating: 4.08
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