Why We Fight Wars

History

Dickinson, G L

Military

Spinebill Press

The Open Conspiracy: Blue Prints for a World Revolution

Politics & Social Sciences

WELLS, HERBERT GEORGE

Wells., H.G

Sociology

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, from the time of its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948, has been a source of inspiration for nations and for individuals alike to recognise, protect and promote basic human rights and freedoms. 
In the decades since its inception dramatic changes have swept the globe, but the values underpinning the Declaration - a fundamental commitment to human dignity, equality, fairness and universality - endure and are as relevant today as when it was first proclaimed. 
In this charming, whimsical interpretation, Michel Streich's illustrations give a fresh voice to the enduring sentiments that resonate from every page, evoking the timelessness, passion and power of this remarkable document.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

United, Nations

World

Fighting Tyranny combines two of Gene Sharp's books in a single pocket-sized volume - From Dictatorship to Democracy and The Anti-Coup. At a time when governments around the world are becoming increasingly authoritarian and aggressive towards their citizens, this book offers ideas and nonviolent methods of action to defend or establish democratic systems.\nFrom Dictatorship to Democracy - A conceptual Framework for Liberation is a practical exploration of the techniques of nonviolent struggle against totalitarian regimes. This book has been used successfully by activists from all sides of the political spectrum, by grassroots activists and state-backed colour revolutionaries alike, to overthrow governments and effect political change.\nThe Anti-Coup - co-authored with Bruce Jenkins - examines the possibilities of nonviolent defence against coups d'état. Coups may happen to a functioning democracy, or in the power vacuum that occurs after a government has been ousted. The Anti-Coup describes methods to block coups and putsch attempts which can be used by citizens and governments.

Fighting Tyranny: From Dictatorship to Democracy & The Anti-Coup

Jenkins, Bruce

Sharp, Gene

Constitutional Law

The Scarlet Plague

The year is 2073. An uncontrollable disease, the Scarlet Plague, has wiped out most of the world's people six decades earlier. The cities are destroyed. An old man, James Howard Smith, wanders the depopulated land with his three grandsons. They are hunter-gatherers now, but Smith still remembers the arrival of the plague - the fear, the sudden deaths, the fires, the fighting and looting - and the world before the pandemic, the days of culture and plentiful food. He tries to tell his story, but the three boys can scarcely comprehend his tale of the destruction of a world long gone... Originally published in 1912, Jack London's dystopian novella The Scarlet Plague is an eerily prescient book, and a timely warning about the fragility of civilisation.

Literature & Fiction

LONDON, JACK.

Classics

Is Life Worth Living? is a tiny book about some of life's big questions. How do you find meaning in your life? Why do people fall into despair and depression? And how can these feelings be overcome? Almost fifty years before Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, William James discovers that feelings of pessimism and melancholy can be defeated through the power of action and struggle, and that meaning is created through your own efforts.

Is Life Worth Living?: Finding Your Life's Purpose in Difficult Times

Self-Help

JAMES, WILLIAM

Death & Grief

Heartland is a fascinating introduction to a pioneer of geopolitics. Halford Mackinder's trailblazing ideas have influenced international politics to this day. His concept that world domination depends on the control of the global "pivot area" or "heartland" - the centre of the large land mass of Europe and Asia - has informed the political tactics and wars in the Middle East and Eastern Europe through the decades. His theories have influenced politicians and political scientists for generations, most notably Zbigniew Brzezinski, adviser to a long line of U.S. presidents. In our times, the importance of Mackinder's heartland theory for the United States' fight to enforce global hegemony, Russia's struggle to stay independent and relevant on a world stage, and China's plans to establish a trade route between East and West, make Heartland essential reading for understanding our world.

Heartland: Three Essays on Geopolitics

Mackinder, Halford

Social Sciences

Falsehood in Wartime is a compelling exploration into the early days of war propaganda. Fake news and government lies, manufactured truths and distorted reporting are not modern inventions, but have been weapons in the arsenals of war for a long time.\nThe "Great War" was the first war that required broad public support. Using contemporary news articles, official statements and parliamentary records, Arthur Ponsonby meticulously dissects the techniques used to generate the desired public passion for war. These propaganda methods are still applied in our time - by governments, media pundits and military public relations departments - and Falsehood in Wartime provides a fascinating perspective for understanding both World War I and the wars and conflicts of the 21st century.

Falsehood in Wartime: Propaganda Lies of the First World War

Ponsonby, Arthur

Scholar and historian Kakuz&#333; Okakura celebrates the history of tea and the Japanese tea ceremony in this classic text, and explores the connection of the Way of Tea to art, architecture, flowers, philosophy and religion. The Book of Tea is a delightful, meandering stroll through a tea garden in the company of an entertaining, highly educated raconteur.

The Book of Tea

Okakura, Kakuzō

Arts & Photography

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