Best-selling author Rory Stewart and political economist Gerald Knaus examine the impact of large-scale interventions, from Bosnia to Afghanistan.“A fresh and critically important perspective on foreign interventions” (Washington Post), Can Intervention Work? distills Rory Stewart’s (author of The Places In Between) and Gerald Knaus’s remarkable firsthand experiences of political and military interventions into a potent examination of wha...

Turkey’s growing assertiveness on the international stage, difficulties with EU accession, rapidly rising economy, and the long and controversial reign of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) are all necessitating a need for analysis. The present study of the Centre for European Studies presents two papers which look at Turkey and the AKP from different perspectives. Svante Cornell’s paper argues that AKP has moved away from democratic reforms and that Turkey’s ‘zero problems with the n...

Can you really lose pounds in minutes? As long as you know what you’re doing and you’re doing it right, then yes! Here are three books that will give you the needed know-how when it comes to dieting and weight loss. Learn about cleansing and detoxing the healthy way. Grab a copy, and start learning today.

It’s true that what you eat defines you. If you eat healthy, you will happier and more productive. Otherwise, you won’t have the energy to get anything on your list done. Let good food rule. Let your body enjoy a nutritious diet while losing weight. Here’s a three-book collection that discusses the detox and superfoods diet in detail. Enjoy the good read.

Just as the Great Fire of London took place one year after the Great Plague broke out, in the 14th Century, Germany and Latvia were still burying their dead from the Black Death, or bubonic plague, when they were hit by a strange epidemic--often called Dancing Mania, St. John's Dance, or St. Vitus' Dance--that caused thousands of people to literally "dance" themselves to death. Due to the spasmodic jerkings and twitchings of the "dancers," it was thought at the time that the victims were p...

Most gardeners garden Against Nature. Some advanced gardeners garden With Nature. This book takes a different approach: gardening With Nature. The idea is that, by forming a co-creative partnership with Nature and the Spirit beings in your garden, you can create a different kind of garden - one that's alive in ways you may just be beginning to feel. This book provides an introduction to a new way - well, really a very old way - that ups your game in the garden exponentially.With Na...

Sometimes when you’re too busy, you would just want to throw everything into a slow cooker and let the heat and the ingredients blend together perfectly. We know that’s why we have create a boxed set of three books with awesome slow cooking recipes. Never again settle on fast food. With these slow cooking recipes, a hearty meal should be just within reach.

A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland From Being a Burden on Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick, commonly referred to as A Modest Proposal, is a Juvenalian satirical essay written and published anonymously by Jonathan Swift in 1729. Swift suggests that impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling their children as food for rich gentlemen and ladies. This satirical hyperbole mocks heartless attitudes ...

In "The Lifted Veil," George Eliot navigates the intricate interplay of consciousness and fate through the lens of a chilling psychological narrative. Written in 1859, this novella showcases Eliot's profound exploration of human emotion, employing a rich, lyrical prose style that immerses the reader in the protagonist'Äôs tormented psyche. The story centers on Latimer, a man cursed with the ability to foresee the future, challenging the conventions of Victorian literary realism while delvi...

I had this ugly condition. I was starving to death 20 minutes after my last meal. This is what I did to get rid of the problem, and it was a blessing.THIS BOOK IS VERY VERY SHORT. IT JUST TELLS YOU WHAT TO DO. YOU WILL STILL NEED TO BUY A LOW CARB DIET BOOK, AND A YEAST ELIMINATION BOOK.

A classic of Christian apologeticsPart spiritual autobiography, part apologetics, Orthodoxy is G.K. Chesterton's account of his own journey to faith. Chesterton didn’t set out to write a defense of Christian thought, instead he hoped to recount how he personally became a believer. However, in doing so, he penned one of the great classics of Christian writing, a book that has influenced countless people and continues to speak compellingly to our modern day....

Considered one of Hardy’s best works, this sobering and complex story of self-destruction features one of literature's quintessential tragic heroes.In a drunken fit of rage, young hay-trusser Michael Henchard auctions off his wife and baby daughter at a county fair. Exhausted by his behavior, his wife decides to leave with the highest bidder. The next day, too late to stop them from leaving, Henchard is consumed with immense regret. He vows not to touch a drop of a...