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City of Djinns: a year in Delhi by William Dalrymple
mobi | | 1993-12-14 | Author:William Dalrymple

This classy poetry appeared to do the trick. People began piling out of the house: two daughters-in-law, several small children, some unmarried daughters, two old grandfathers and the new bridegroom. ...
( Category: Asia January 10,2018 )
Traditional Chinese Medicine by Paul U. Unschuld
epub |eng | | Author:Paul U. Unschuld

14 THE PERSUASIVENESS OF WESTERN MEDICINE Already by the eighteenth century, several stimuli had occurred that might have encouraged the Chinese to engage with European medicine. The French priest Father ...
( Category: Alternative Medicine January 10,2018 )
One Child: The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment by Mei Fong
epub, azw3, mobi |eng | 2015-11-03 | Author:Mei Fong [Fong, Mei]

III The one group that has substantially benefited from the one-child policy is urban Chinese females. If you are a female born after 1980 in a major Chinese city, your ...
( Category: Asia January 10,2018 )
The Body of God: An Emperor's Palace for Krishna in Eighth-Century Kanchipuram by D Dennis Hudson
azw3, pdf |eng | 2008-09-25 | Author:D Dennis Hudson [Hudson, D Dennis]

FIGURE 12.1. Panel SP1: Hari flanked by Rudra and Daksha (prior to repair). IFDI. Daksha, with only one pair of arms and dressed as a householder, stands on a lower ...
( Category: Archaeology January 6,2018 )
Show of Force by A.J. Quinn
epub |eng | 2013-09-16 | Author:A.J. Quinn [Quinn, A.J.]

Chapter Twenty Tate held Evan as she slipped into a blessedly dreamless slumber and was holding her still when she awoke two hours later. Turning her head, Evan saw the ...
( Category: Leaders & Notable People January 6,2018 )
In the Works by Val Brown
epub |eng | 2011-11-04 | Author:Val Brown [Brown, Val]

* * * Rodney walked by the door to Adehm’s office and stopped dead in his tracks. Adehm had left for lunch forty-five minutes earlier, and now he was sure ...
( Category: Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions January 6,2018 )
Blood and Sand by Alex Von Tunzelmann
epub |eng | 2016-09-12 | Author:Alex Von Tunzelmann

11 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1956 “THERE IS SOMETHING THE MATTER WITH HIM” 0700 Moscow Before dawn in Moscow, an emotional Anastas Mikoyan returned from Budapest and went in person to ...
( Category: Europe January 4,2018 )
Daughters of the Samurai by Janice P. Nimura
epub |eng | | Author:Janice P. Nimura

BY THE END of that first spring, Ume despaired of ever repaying the debt she owed Japan. On bad days, she expressed her unhappiness in the same bleak terms Sutematsu ...
( Category: Specific Groups January 4,2018 )
The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao by Ian Johnson
epub |eng | 2017-01-15 | Author:Ian Johnson [Johnson, Ian]

I always found this part of the meditation slightly dubious. We were to focus on something we wanted and pull it into us, making it our own. Of course, it ...
( Category: Asia January 3,2018 )
A Force So Swift: Mao, Truman, and the Birth of Modern China, 1949 by Kevin Peraino
mobi |eng | 2017-09-19 | Author:Kevin Peraino [Peraino, Kevin]

17 NO DEVIL SHALL ESCAPE On the morning of August 17, in the free moments before his regular staff meeting, Truman peered down at a number of weather maps that ...
( Category: Americas January 3,2018 )
Where China Meets India: Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia by Thant Myint-U
epub |eng | 2011-09-13 | Author:Thant Myint-U [Myint-U, Thant]

The old Naxi kingdom had emerged in a world that no longer exists. It was founded during the time of Byzantium and the Vikings in Europe, the Crusaders and the ...
( Category: Politics & Government January 3,2018 )
Tokyo Geek's Guide: Manga, Anime, Gaming, Cosplay, Toys, Idols & More - The Ultimate Guide to Japan's Otaku Culture by Simone Gianni
azw3 |eng | 2017-07-11 | Author:Simone,Gianni

7 Nerv:Nakano (Joysound Nakano) 5-8F (reception 6F) 5-67-3 Nakano Opening times daily 11:00–6:00 shop.joysound.com/eva/nerv-nakano/ Karaoke box chain Joysound has come up with a new way to attract otaku fans. The ...
( Category: Asia January 1,2018 )
Kabul 1841-42: Battle Story by Edmund Yorke
epub |eng | 2012-08-14 | Author:Edmund Yorke

Our troops had now lost all confidence; and even such of the officers as had hitherto indulged the hope of a favourable turn in our affairs began at last to ...
( Category: Asia December 31,2017 )
Panic on the Pacific: How America Prepared for the West Coast Invasion by Bill Yenne
epub, pdf |eng | 2016-09-05 | Author:Bill Yenne [Yenne, Bill]

SIXTEEN The Boss Out Here “After a face-to-face chat with Gen. John L. DeWitt, the boss general in the Western States, I feel on good authority to tell you—nothing,” Tom ...
( Category: Asia December 31,2017 )
Japan's Last Bid for Victory by Robert Lyman
epub |eng | 2011-11-19 | Author:Robert Lyman

The offensive by Major General Ouvry Roberts’ 23rd Division (1 and 37 Brigades) to open the Ukhrul road as far as Kasom following the victory at Nunshigum succeeded by 20 ...
( Category: Asia December 31,2017 )

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