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A finales de marzo de 1944, a medida que las tropas soviéticas se adentran en Ucrania, Emil y Adeline Martel se ven obligados a tomar una agónica decisión: ¿deben esperarlas y arriesgarse a ser enviados a Siberia? ¿O seguir a regañadientes a los peligrosos oficiales nazis que han jurado protegerlos? Los Martel son una de las muchas familias de ascendencia alemana cuyos antepasados han trabajado la tierra en Ucrania durante más de un siglo. Pero tras vivir bajo el régimen de terror de Stalin, la joven pareja decide que su mejor opción es huir en retirada junto a los nazis.

The Infodemic lays bare the mechanisms of modern censorship and shows how they were used to undermine the response to the greatest global pandemic in a century. Beginning in China, the book charts the onslaught of COVID censorship through Iran, Russia, India, Egypt, Brazil, India, and inside the Trump White House. Modern censors not only restrict the flow of information but also open the floodgates to overwhelm the public with lies and half truths.

Based on hours of interviews with camp survivors and workers, thousands of government documents, and over a decade of research, Darren Byler, one of the leading experts on Uyghur society and Chinese surveillance systems, uncovers how a vast network of technology provided by private companies - facial surveillance, voice recognition, smartphone data - enabled the state and corporations to blacklist millions of Uyghurs because of their religious and cultural practice starting in 2017.

Dr. Sima Samar has been fighting for equality and justice for most of her life. Born into a polygamous family, she learned early that girls had inferior status, and she had to agree to an arranged marriage if she wanted to go to university. By the time she was in medical school, she had a son, Ali, and had become a revolutionary. After her husband was disappeared by the pro-Russian regime, she escaped. With her son and medical degree, she took off into the rural areas—by horseback, by donkey, even on foot—to treat people who had never had medical help before.

Rising from the Dungeon of Darkness: A Guide to Overcoming Spiritual Captivity and Despair, and Experiencing Total Deliverance Are you feeling trapped in a cycle of spiritual captivity and despair? Discover the powerful path to freedom with "Rising from the Dungeon of Darkness." This transformative guide unveils the secrets to overcoming spiritual oppression, breaking free from the chains of despair, and experiencing total deliverance. Dive deep into the heart of spiritual warfare and emerge victorious, empowered, and renewed. In "Rising from the Dungeon of Darkness," you'll embark on a ...

This is an audio recording of Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment, issued by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and the Majority Staff of the House Committee on the Judiciary on December 7, 2019.

The existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once declared "the ideal limit of aquatic sports...is waterskiing". The avid surfer and lavishly credentialed academic philosopher Aaron James vigorously disagrees, and in Surfing with Sartre he intends to expound the thinking surfer's view of the matter, in the process elucidating such philosophical categories as freedom, being, phenomenology, morality, epistemology, and even the emerging values of what he terms "leisure capitalism".

Mark Felt's role in history was secured when he decided to share his views on the Watergate break-in with a young reporter on the Washington Post named Bob Woodward. He made sure that the greatest political scandal in the 20th century, which would besmirch an entire administration and bring down a presidency, was revealed in an unchallengeable way.

A stirring and compelling story, full of adventure, set against the background of the move to freedom in Africa. In the face of opposition, hatred, violence and death, the gentler human feelings of friendship and love are nonetheless maintained. Joseph Mahoney is the last Colonial Commissioner in the Kariba Gorge, faced with easing the transition to new rule. To complicate matters, his servant Samson has been accused of murder, and he is drifting apart from Suzie, whom he loves very deeply. Yet personal matters apart, he must deal with the simmering undercurrent of violence and revenge that...

Joel Simon, who in nearly two decades at the Committee to Protect Journalists has worked on dozens of hostages cases, delves into the heated hostage policy debate. We Want to Negotiate is an exploration of the ethical, legal, and strategic considerations of a bedeviling question: Should governments pay ransom to terrorists?

Confined in a cell four meters long, imprisoned on absurd, Kafkaesque charges, novelist Ahmet Altan is one of many writers persecuted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan's oppressive regime. In this extraordinary memoir, written from his prison cell, Altan reflects upon his sentence, on a life whittled down to a courtyard covered by bars, and on the hope and solace a writer's mind can provide, even in the darkest places.

Are you tired of working endlessly, only to see your bank account barely move? What if your money could work harder than you ever have—earning while you sleep, growing while you rest, and building a future that doesn't depend on your next paycheck? You were never meant to be a slave to money. For too long, you’ve been taught to trade time for income. But the truth is, those who build real wealth play by a different set of rules—rules you were never taught in school. How to Make Money Work for You exposes the strategies the wealthy use to create freedom, security, and legacy—without ...

Gobiernos y cientos de empresas nos espían: a ti y a todos tus conocidos. Quieren predecir nuestro comportamiento e influir en él. Tienen demasiado poder. Su poder proviene de nosotros, de ti, de tus datos. Recuperar la privacidad es la única manera de que podamos asumir de nuevo el mando de nuestras vidas y de nuestras sociedades. Carissa Véliz explica cómo nuestros datos personales están cediendo demasiado poder a las grandes empresas tecnológicas y a los gobiernos, por qué esto es importante y qué podemos hacer al respecto.

In the northern hemisphere spring generally started at the beginning of March, on 20 March at 5:24 PM (Boston time) there was a marvelous equinox for the Planet, and people enthusiastically spring into a fresh season full of hope for peace and prosperity! Urgent – UN Secretary-General António Guterres attended an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, 23 March, and called on EU to help the world to get ‘back on track’. Peace is a vital necessity for all people. Very good news: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pope Francis, Indonesian President ...

We wish all people on the Planet a Happy New Year 2024, with peace, zero weapons, enjoying freedom & order, good health, good education, good economy, harmony, and prosperity for all! 28 December 2023. Rebuild trust and restore hope in 2024: UN chief’s call - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for global unity to make 2024 a year for “building trust and hope” following the immense suffering, and violence in 2023. Very good news: UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pope Francis, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, King ...

El relato de cómo Jorge Ramos confrontó y desenmascaró a Nicolás Maduro ante las cámaras, y todo lo que ocurrió antes y después de la entrevista. El 25 de febrero de 2019, apoyado por su equipo de Univision, Jorge Ramos realizó una entrevista —preparada minuciosamente— a Nicolás Maduro.

Veteran White House reporter April Ryan thought she had seen everything in her two decades as a White House correspondent. And then came the Trump administration. In Under Fire, Ryan takes us inside the confusion and chaos of the Trump White House to understand how she and other reporters adjusted to the new normal. She takes us inside the policy debates, the revolving door of personnel appointments, and what it is like when she, as a reporter asking difficult questions, finds herself in the spotlight, becoming part of the story.

Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to break free from burnout, The Freedom-Based Business Method will guide you to create a thriving business so you can live life on your terms.

Peace is UN’s raison d’être, the UN Secretary-General Guterres said - around the globe, “peace is the missing piece” as conflicts rage, divisions grow and polarization deepens. Very good news: UN Secretary-General António Guterres; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi; Pope Francis; Indonesian President Joko Widodo; King Abdullah II of Jordan; Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva; President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa; Prince Albert II of Monaco; President of the Republic of Senegal Macky Sall; Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Comoros, Azali ...

In this groundbreaking and radical book, Kavita Krishnan locates the personal and political repercussions of erasing women from public spaces. She argues that many real and violent threats to female autonomy are, in fact, hidden in plain sight. Often challenging conventional wisdom, this is a blazing, fiery manifesto for greater equality, political and economic independence, and, most of all, personal freedom.