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China's Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know® is a concise introduction to the most astonishing economic growth story of the last three decades. In the 1980s, China was an impoverished backwater, struggling to escape the political turmoil and economic mismanagement of the Mao era. Today it is the world's second biggest economy, the largest manufacturing and trading nation, the consumer of half the world's steel and coal, the biggest source of international tourists, and one of the most influential investors in developing countries from southeast Asia to Africa to Latin America.

When the Italian dictator Mussolini saw that Hitler was conquering Europe, he decided that he too would have a share of the plunder. He declared war on the Allies, vowed to control the Mediterranean, and with his 300,000 troops stationed in Libya, take Egypt and the Suez Canal. But he knew that this could not be accomplished while the strategic island of Malta remained in Allied hands. For the next two years Malta and its people suffered for almost continuous bombardment, but never gave in.

The first British major success of World War II was when the Royal Navy forced the preying pocket battleship, Graf Spee, to scuttle at sea. Hitler had ordered a blockade of the British Isles and for some months German U-boats and warships caused havoc among allied merchant shipping carrying vital supplies.

After the fall of France in May 1940, the British Expeditionary Force was miraculously evacuated from Dunkirk. Britain now stood alone to face Hitler’s inevitable invasion attempt. For the German Army to be landed across the Channel, Hitler needed mastery of the skies – the RAF would have to be broken – so every day, throughout the summer, German bombers pounded the RAF air bases in the southern counties.

Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" hilariously sends a modern Yankee back to medieval England, where he faces knights, sorcerers, and a backward society. This episode dives into Twain’s humorous critique of feudalism and explores themes of innovation, progress, and culture clash. Ideal for fans of satire, time-travel adventures, and timeless social commentary.

What was it like to live during the time of Jesus? Where did people live? Who did they marry? What was family life like? And how did people survive? These are just some of the questions that Scott Korb answers in this engaging new book, which explores what everyday life entailed two thousand years ago in first-century Palestine, that tumultuous era when the Roman Empire was at its zenith and a new religion---Christianity---was born.

ארתור פורר היה איש שאנשים אהבו לאהוב. סקרן, יזם, יצירתי, עם חוש הומור ואהבת חיים. רופא שהיה ליזם הייטק מצליח שהפך לצלם מוכשר. אב לעלמה, גילי ורני, בעלה של עינת. פודקסט לזכרו שבו אנחנו מביאים אנשים שאהבו אותו וזוכרים אותו כפי שהיה. מדברים על ארתור: מירי אחותו ואביו, ינון אקסל, אייל אורטנר, אריק ונטורה, אבי וסרמן ורונלה מרום.

This audiobook explores the archaeology of New York City’s borough of the Bronx by describing several recent projects that exemplify the range of current practice. Using case histories of recent research in the Bronx, it shares what archaeology can achieve and how it can fill gaps in our history or deepen our understanding of it.

Discover the world of German Kabirski, a renowned jewelry designer and manufacturer. Born in 1964, Kabirski's journey from a small town in Dagestan to creating an international luxury brand is a testament to his creativity and innovation.