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1) Testimony
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Kindle County novels volume 10
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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"In the bestselling tradition of Presumed Innocent--the 1987 debut novel that made him "one of the major writers in America" (NPR)--comes what may be Scott Turow's best thriller yet ... Bill ten Boom has walked out on everything he thought was important to him: his career, his wife, Kindle County, even his country. Still, when he is tapped to examine the disappearance of an entire Gypsy refugee camp--unsolved for ten years--he feels drawn to what...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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Deutsch
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Station Inspector Brock witnesses a robbery. When he fails to report one of the culprits, he starts experiencing flashbacks of his earlier failure to take a stand against Nazi persecutions. The second track was screened at The Museum of Modern Art in 2005 as part of the film series Rebels with a cause: the cinema of East Germany. It is the only East German film to explore the theme of former Nazis leading normal lives in the GDR, something authorities...
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Vivimos tiempos inciertos y turbulentos en los que la guerra no se libra únicamente en trincheras o en campos de batalla sino en los escenarios más variados.
Durante el siglo XX y en lo que va corrido del siglo XXI, hemos sido testigos de guerras múltiples que han dejado tras de sí millones de víctimas, de testimonios y de silencios. Los autores que contribuyen con sus aportes intelectuales en este libro provienen de diversos países como...
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"Unmasking al-Qaeda Role" presents a meticulous exploration of the extremist group's profound influence on the political, social, and military landscapes of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. As one of the most formidable and influential jihadist organizations, al-Qaeda's ideologies and operations have significantly shaped the trajectories of conflicts in these nations, leaving an indelible mark on their histories.Central facets of the book include:Origins...
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In this book, Elephants, the Grass, and a Teacher, Dr. Egbe presents a masterful rendition of his experiences during the Nigeria / Biafra War. Though the book is a captivating rendition of Dr. Egbe's personal and family experiences, it is equally a masterpiece of integrative analysis of personal experiences within a complex conundrum of national events, the history and experiences of the Igbos within domestic and global politics. The book begins with...
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Con la firma de los acuerdos de paz entre el Gobierno colombiano y las FARC-EP surgió la pregunta sobre la factibilidad de su implementación. Esta coyuntura hizo pertinente la reflexión sobre la implementación de las políticas públicas. Este libro contiene una selección de las ponencias más significativas del VIII Coloquio Internacional sobre Políticas Públicas: Implementación de Políticas Públicas y Construcción de Paz (2017, Universidad...
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Series
Scot Harvath thrillers volume 22
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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America's top spy is sent to war-torn Ukraine after a Russian military unit comprised of violent, insane criminals conscripted from their worst prisons and mental asylums goes rogue.
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English
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While the flames of World War II still raged, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin issued a warning to the Nazi leaders. Those responsible for the torture and murder of millions of innocent and defenseless civilians were promised that "... the three Allied Powers will pursue them to the furthest corners of the earth and deliver them to their judges so that justice may be done."
That promise was not kept. Justice was not done. In 1945, twelve of the most...
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English
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"Breaking free from all that is old and rotten, Overcoming all drives of untamed tribalism, Lo come the sacred feminines of creation, Lo come the holy fathers of nondivisionism!"Planet Earth's Champion of Humanitarianism Abhijit Naskar gives us an electrifying work of peacemaking in the course of building a nonsectarian society. In his bold yet simple words Naskar tells us, "WAR can mean one of two things - "We Are Rage" or "We Are Reform". What will...
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Este libro analiza el lugar que ocupan las víctimas de crímenes de Estado en Colombia en los escenarios transicionales creados a partir de la implementación de la ley de Justicia y Paz. Tomando como referencia los escenarios que han surgido a partir de esta ley, se consideran algunos marcos de participación determinados para las víctimas en los escenarios judiciales, algunas de las prácticas que se generan como resultado de la reinserción paramilitar...
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La pandemia de la covid-19 ha significado un momento de reflexión para los procesos de integración de América Latina, los cuales se han visto desbordados por su impacto y consecuencias ante la falta de respuestas multilaterales, colaborativas y consensuadas, al preferir actuar de manera individual con prevalencia de soberanías nacionales sobre una actuación de soberanías compartidas. Con ello se está demostrando que, en lo institucional, se...
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Ríos de sangre es el relato cautivante del surgimiento y caída de Sendero Luminoso. Basados en nuevas fuentes documentales, extensas entrevistas y décadas de investigación, Starn y La Serna muestran a sus lectores el núcleo mismo de la brutal guerra de Sendero Luminoso, y los valientes esfuerzos de mujeres y hombres que le salieron al paso. El libro de Starn y La Serna cuenta historias poco conocidas de los Andes y las barriadas limeñas, al...
13) Alibi: a novel
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English
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From the bestselling author of Los Alamos and The Good German comes a riveting tale of love, revenge and murder set in postwar Venice. It is 1946, and a stunned Europe is beginning its slow recovery from the ravages of World War II. Adam Miller has come to Venice to visit his widowed mother and try to forget the horrors he has witnessed as a U.S. Army war crimes investigator in Germany. Nothing has changed in Venice-not the beautiful palazzi, not...
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In the aftermath of war, the hunter becomes the hunted ... Bold and fearless, Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading Germans. When she is stranded behind enemy lines, Nina becomes the prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, and only Nina's bravery and cunning will keep her...
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Con un prólogo del nobel de literatura José Saramago, en este libro encontramos una serie de crónicas sobre la historia del Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo. 'Gotas que agrietan la roca' es una invitación a conocer esas "salas de urgencia" de la convulsa historia reciente colombiana en las que operan la voluntad y el coraje de hombres y mujeres incapaces de admitir que la injusticia pronuncie siempre la última palabra. La Corporación...
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Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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As the true horrors of the Third Reich began to be exposed immediately after World War II, the Nazi war criminals who committed genocide went on the run. A few were swiftly caught, including the notorious SS leader, Heinrich Himmler. Others, however, evaded capture through a sophisticated Nazi organization designed to hide them. Among those war criminals were Josef Mengele, the "Angel of Death" who performed hideous medical experiments at Auschwitz;...
17) The Nazi hunters
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Describes the small group of men and women who sought out former Nazis all over the world after the Nuremberg trials, refusing to let their crimes be forgotten or allow them to quietly live inconspicuous, normal lives.
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English
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One night in April 2014, members of the terrorist organization Boko Haram raided the small town of Chibok in northeast Nigeria and abducted 276 young girls from the local boarding school. The event caused massive, international outrage. Using the hashtag "Bring Back Our Girls," politicians, activists, and celebrities from all around the world-among them First Lady Michelle Obama and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai-protested. Some of the...
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"You have to decide, do you want to live as ever-bickering concubines of pestilential politicians, or as an undivided planet's undivided civilians?"Thus speaks Naskar."Kill the terrorists,You postpone terrorism.Jail the fundamentalists,You end terrorism.Sentence the corrupt,You postpone corruption.Empower the civilians,You eliminate corruption.Disband the soldiers,You postpone war.Rehabilitate the nationalists,You put an end to war."
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Los acontecimientos de la última década exigen nuevos enfoques para prevención de atrocidades que sean adaptables, innovadoras y independiente de una doctrina centrada en el estado. Con el Objetivo de reducir los factores de riesgo como la guerra civil, defendemos una nuevo marco normativo llamado El derecho a ayudar (DA), lo que fortalecería la coordinación internacional y Apoyo a las campañas de resistencia civil no violentas que exigen derechos,...
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