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Free Download The Shortest History of Japan by Lesley Downer
English | January 1, 2024 | ISBN: 1913083632 | PDF | 7.82 Mb
The story of a small Asian country with extraordinary aesthetic traditions that avoided colonization and overcame the devastation of World War II to become a highly prosperous modern force, while preserving its unique spirit and culture.

Free Download The Shortest History of Eugenics: From "Science" to Atrocity: How a Dangerous Movement Shaped the World, and Why It Persists (Shortest History) by Erik Peterson
English | December 10th, 2024 | ISBN: 189101188X | 304 pages | True EPUB | 21.58 MB
A harrowing history of a grim chapter in politics and science, in which groups of influential thinkers shaped global policy with the aim of determining who had the right to have children-and who was worthy of life. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.

Free Download The Shortest History of Japan (Shortest Histories), UK Edition by Lesley Downer
English | September 10th, 2024 | ISBN: 1913083632 | 288 pages | True EPUB | 5.98 MB
Ever since US Commodore Matthew Perry forced Japan to open its borders in 1853, the culture of this remarkable and distant archipelago has enriched western life. At the same time the country has embraced foreign institutions from baseball to barber shops. Yet for centuries under the rule of the shoguns, the islands were largely sealed off from the outside world. In charting a course between openness and insularity, Japan has found a way to become ultra-modern while breathing new life into its own unique traditions.

Free Download The Shortest History of Japan: From Mythical Origins to Pop Culture Powerhouse: The Global Drama of an Ancient Island Nation (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0D96N6D49 | 2024 | 6 hours and 54 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 338 MB
Author: Lesley Downer
Narrator: Lucy Rayner
Zen, haiku, martial arts, sushi, anime, manga, film, video games . . . Japanese culture has long enriched our Western way of life. Yet from a Western perspective, Japan remains a remote island country that has long had a complicated relationship with the outside world. Even at the nearest point, Japan-an archipelago strung like a necklace around the Asian mainland-is considerably farther from Asia than Britain is from Europe. The sea provides an effective barrier against invasion and has enabled the culture to develop in unique and distinctive ways. During the Edo period, the Tokugawa shoguns successfully closed the country to the West.

Free Download The Shortest History of Economics (Audiobook)
English | September 3, 2024 | ASIN: B0CW2BG28D, B0CW28SG7V | M4B@128 kbps | 5h 18m | 297 MB
Author: Andrew Leigh | Narrator: Stephen Graybill
The Shortest History of Economics unearths the hidden economic forces behind war, innovation and social transformation, tracing how capitalism and the market system emerged.
From the emergence of agriculture to the war in Ukraine, Andrew Leigh weaves a fascinating narrative punctuated by expert insights into major moments in human history – why the invention of the plough led to gender inequality, how certain diseases determined the patterns of colonialism, and even how New York’s robber barons inspired the board game Monopoly.

Free Download The Shortest History of Music by Andrew Ford
English | July 30th, 2024 | ISBN: 1760644080 | 256 pages | True EPUB | 3.28 MB
From prehistory to now, the fascinating story of why music is vital to the human experience

Free Download The Shortest History of Migration (Shortest Histories Book) by Ian Goldin
English | June 20, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0D74KFM21 | 330 pages | EPUB | 10 Mb
*Released early for the UK election.*

Free Download The Shortest History of Japan, UK Edition by Lesley Downer
English | June 4th, 2024 | ISBN: 1760643858 | 272 pages | True EPUB | 5.99 MB
A definitive new history of Japan, where ancient meets cutting-edge in unique and startling ways

Free Download The Shortest History of Japan: From Mythical Origins to Pop Culture Powerhouse: The Global Drama of an Ancient Island Nation (The Shortest History) by Lesley Downer
English | July 30th, 2024 | ISBN: 1891011669 | 256 pages | True EPUB | 19.28 MB
Discover the aesthetic traditions, political resilience, and modern economic might of this singular island nation. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.

Free Download The Shortest Hour: An Applied Approach to Boardroom Governance of Cybersecurity
by Lee Parrish
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032761636 | 185 pages | True PDF | 7.63 MB