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A gripping and hilarious 1960s Mexico City noirOnly a couple of days before the state visit of the President of the United States, Filiberto García — an impeccably groomed "gun for hire," ex-Mexican revolutionary, and classic anti-hero — is recruited by the Mexican police to discover how much truth there might be to KGB and FBI reports of a Chinese-Mongolian plot to assassinate the Soviet and American presidents during the unveiling of a statue.García kills...

Winner of the 1990 American Book AwardWhat is classical about Classical civilization? In one of the most audacious works of scholarship ever written, Martin Bernal challenges the foundation of our thinking about this question. Classical civilization, he argues, has deep roots in Afroasiatic cultures. But these Afroasiatic influences have been systematically ignored, denied or suppressed since the eighteenth century—chiefly for racist reasons.The popular vie...

You don't have to be a history lover to enjoy Bernal Diaz del Castillo's first-person narrative "The Conquest of New Spain." His personal tale about being a conquistador during the fall of the Aztec empire is filled with beautiful imagery, frightful battles, and unspoken orders that occurred during the 1500's. The account also describes the Aztec culture with profound detail and insight; Castillo was amazed at the wonders of the Aztecs, yet he never forgot why he came to New Spain in the f...

The son of Spanish immigrants, born in Canberra, Andy Bernal's incredible life journey has spanned three continents - Australia, Europe and South America - and some of the world's biggest names in football. A graduate of the AIS, he was the first Australian to play in La Liga. He went on to play with Ipswich Town, six seasons with Reading, five seasons with Sydney Olympic in the NSL, and 21 games with the Socceroos from 1989 to 1996.    On retirement, he became an agent with global...

**Never before in English, this legendary precursor to eco-fiction turns the coming insect apocalypse on its headA Wall Street Journal Best Science Fiction Book of 2021**A bitter drunk forsakes civilization and takes to the Mexican jungle, trapping animals, selling their pelts to buy liquor for colossal benders, and slowly rotting away in his fetid hut. His neighbors, a clan of the Lacodón tribe of Chiapas, however, see something more in him than he does himself (d...

Bernal Diaz was an eyewitness to one of history's most remarkable events - the conquest of the Empire of the Aztecs, and the defeat of their Emperor Montezuma.The indomitable Diaz delivers his chronicle first-hand, vividly describing the ruthless battles, the brilliant Machiavellian strategies of Cortes, and the superstitions vacillations of Montezuma that lead to the momentous overthrow of the Aztec civilization.Despite the supremacy of their weapons and armour, the Spanis...

Abducted • Broken Promises • Deception • Malice • Manhunt • Murder in the FirstPayback • Reckless • Safeguard • The Night Stalker • Turning PointWhen the law falters, secrets deepen, and lives collide, justice comes at a price.Justice takes many forms in this gripping collection of eleven crime-driven tales, where every choice comes at a cost. From kidnappings and manhunts to vigilante justice and deadly secrets, each story explore...

This timely book provides a critical overview of internet law, exploring how well the internet is governed through a wide range of converging and overlapping laws. These include commercial law, intellectual property law, criminal law, privacy law, speech law and surveillance law, as well as specific law for the internet and social media.Taking a holistic view of the field, Paul Bernal explores recurrent challenges of identity and anonymity, age-verification and biometrics, encrypti...

Her cousin stole her mother's perfume formula. Her boyfriend chose betrayal. Now, framed and imprisoned, Monica Yale receives an unexpected offer from billionaire Jason Quinn: marry him, and he'll help her reclaim everything she's lost. It should be a simple bargain—until his touch feels dangerously real. But why would a man who has everything choose her? As Monica fights for her mother's legacy, she must uncover what her new husband truly wants… before he steals the one thing she never ag...

Master Perspective Drawing in a Flash with Shockingly Simple TechniquesIntimidated by perspective drawing? This all-inclusive guide will quell your fears and have you creating architectural masterpieces in no time at all. Join artist and educator Roberto Bernal, and learn the secrets of perspective drawing, starting with the most basic shapes and lines. As a former architect who switched careers to focus on his passion for perspective drawing, Roberto is all about ...

J. D. Bernal's monumental work, Science in History, was the first full attempt to analyse the reciprocal relations of science and society throughout history, from the perfection of the flint hand-axe to the hydrogen bomb. In this remarkable study he illustrates the impetus given to (and the limitations placed upon) discovery and invention by pastoral, agricultural, feudal, capitalist, and socialist systems, and conversely the ways in which science has altered econ...

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