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The Silence and the Scorpion

The Coup Against Chavez and the Making of Modern Venezuela

by Brian A. Nelson ...

On April 11, 2002, nearly a million Venezuelans marched on the presidential palace to demand the resignation of President Hugo Chavez. Led by Pedro Carmona and Carlos Ortega, the opposition represented a cross-section of society furious with Chavez's economic policies, specifically his mishandling of the Venezuelan oil industry. But as the day progressed the march turned violent, sparking a ... Read more

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On April 11, 2002, nearly a million Venezuelans marched on the presidential palace to demand the resignation of President Hugo Chavez. Led by Pedro Carmona and Carlos Ortega, the opposition represented a cross-section of society furious with Chavez's economic policies, specifically his mishandling of the Venezuelan oil industry. But as the day progressed the march turned violent, sparking a
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The Last Sword Maker

by Brian A. Nelson ...

Narrated by Bradford Hastings ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Course of Empire Series
Unabridged

12 hours 19 min

A taut, fast-paced thriller about the coming high-tech arms race between the United States and ChinaIn the high mountains of Tibet, rumors are spreading. People whisper of an outbreak, of thousands of dead, of bodies pushed into mass graves. It is some strange new disease … a disease, they say, that can kill in minutes.The Chinese government says the rumors aren’t true, but no one is allowed in or ... Read more

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A taut, fast-paced thriller about the coming high-tech arms race between the United States and ChinaIn the high mountains of Tibet, rumors are spreading. People whisper of an outbreak, of thousands of dead, of bodies pushed into mass graves. It is some strange new disease … a disease, they say, that can kill in minutes.The Chinese government says the rumors aren’t true, but no one is allowed in or
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Five Tribes

by Brian A. Nelson ...

Narrated by Bradford Hastings ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Course of Empire Series
Unabridged

11 hours 46 min

Countdown to DoomsdayThe year is 2026. The US military has a new weapon in its arsenal: an intelligent life-form so versatile that it can not only create a new generation of weapons but can become a weapon itself—entering a host’s body to manipulate (or kill) them. Admiral James Curtiss is tasked with deploying the new weapons, first in Cuba, then Venezuela, then China. But the news of the ... Read more

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Countdown to DoomsdayThe year is 2026. The US military has a new weapon in its arsenal: an intelligent life-form so versatile that it can not only create a new generation of weapons but can become a weapon itself—entering a host’s body to manipulate (or kill) them. Admiral James Curtiss is tasked with deploying the new weapons, first in Cuba, then Venezuela, then China. But the news of the
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The Labyrinth of Osiris

by Paul Sussman ...

Narrated by Gordon Griffin ...

Series series Inspector Khalifa Series
Unabridged

24 hours 32 min

The bestselling, pulse-pounding archaeological thriller that's a must-listen for all fans of Dan Brown and Clive Cussler.A journalist is murdered in Jerusalem’s Armenian Cathedral and Detective Arieh Ben-Roi is spoilt for leads. But one seems out of place – an apparent link to a decades-old missing persons case in Egypt. Baffled, Ben-Roi turns for help to his old friend and sparring partner, ... Read more

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The bestselling, pulse-pounding archaeological thriller that's a must-listen for all fans of Dan Brown and Clive Cussler.A journalist is murdered in Jerusalem’s Armenian Cathedral and Detective Arieh Ben-Roi is spoilt for leads. But one seems out of place – an apparent link to a decades-old missing persons case in Egypt. Baffled, Ben-Roi turns for help to his old friend and sparring partner,
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The Heir

by Paul Robertson ...

Narrated by David Chandler ...

Unabridged

11 hours 8 min

Debut novelist Paul Robertson delivers a critically acclaimed page turner that thrusts an idealistic young man into the swirling vortex of a corrupt empire. When New England's premier powerbroker dies, his 28-year-old son Jason is surprised to find he is the sole heir. At first, Jason angrily rejects this billion-dollar bequest. But he's gradually seduced by the very power and prestige he despises ... Read more

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Debut novelist Paul Robertson delivers a critically acclaimed page turner that thrusts an idealistic young man into the swirling vortex of a corrupt empire. When New England's premier powerbroker dies, his 28-year-old son Jason is surprised to find he is the sole heir. At first, Jason angrily rejects this billion-dollar bequest. But he's gradually seduced by the very power and prestige he despises
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The Witches’ Hammer

by Jane Stanton Hitchcock ...

Narrated by Carrington MacDuffie ...

Unabridged

12 hours 14 min

A respected surgeon and rare-book collector is brutally murdered in his elegant Manhattan home, just hours after showing a book dealer the fifteenth-century manual of black magic—a grimoire—he had received from a grateful patient. Now the doctor’s blood is everywhere, and the priceless grimoire is missing.The horrific death of her beloved father has shattered Beatrice O’Connell’s quiet, sane, and ... Read more

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A respected surgeon and rare-book collector is brutally murdered in his elegant Manhattan home, just hours after showing a book dealer the fifteenth-century manual of black magic—a grimoire—he had received from a grateful patient. Now the doctor’s blood is everywhere, and the priceless grimoire is missing.The horrific death of her beloved father has shattered Beatrice O’Connell’s quiet, sane, and
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100 Fathoms Below

by Steven L. Kent, Nicholas Kaufmann ...

Narrated by Shawn Compton ...

Unabridged

8 hours 37 min

100 fathoms below …The depth at which sunlight no longer penetrates the ocean.The US nuclear submarine USS Roanoke embarks on a classified spy mission into Soviet waters. Their goal: to find evidence of a new, faster, and deadlier Soviet submarine that could tip the balance of the Cold War. But the Roanoke crew isn’t alone. Something is on board with them. Something cunning and malevolent.Trapped ... Read more

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100 fathoms below …The depth at which sunlight no longer penetrates the ocean.The US nuclear submarine USS Roanoke embarks on a classified spy mission into Soviet waters. Their goal: to find evidence of a new, faster, and deadlier Soviet submarine that could tip the balance of the Cold War. But the Roanoke crew isn’t alone. Something is on board with them. Something cunning and malevolent.Trapped
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The Truth Itself

by James Rayburn ...

Narrated by Tom Taylorson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 57 min

A school shooting in snowbound Vermont; an American journalist beheaded in war-torn Syria; a passenger jet exploding in the Thai jungle—everything connects to Kate Swift, CIA assassin turned whistleblower, on the run from a sinister intelligence unit.With her six-year-old daughter, Suzie, she flees across the Canadian border to begin a perilous journey to Berlin and then Thailand in search of the ... Read more

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A school shooting in snowbound Vermont; an American journalist beheaded in war-torn Syria; a passenger jet exploding in the Thai jungle—everything connects to Kate Swift, CIA assassin turned whistleblower, on the run from a sinister intelligence unit.With her six-year-old daughter, Suzie, she flees across the Canadian border to begin a perilous journey to Berlin and then Thailand in search of the
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Confronting Inequality in the Information Society

by Bernardo Sorj ...

The topic of this book, the digital divide, refers to the unequal distribution of resources associated with information and communication technology between countries and within societies. We will explore how one factor, in this case information technology, can potentially support contradictory tendencies: towards greater freedom and social participation and to deeper social inequality and new ... Read more

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The topic of this book, the digital divide, refers to the unequal distribution of resources associated with information and communication technology between countries and within societies. We will explore how one factor, in this case information technology, can potentially support contradictory tendencies: towards greater freedom and social participation and to deeper social inequality and new
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Brazil in Transition

Beliefs, Leadership, and Institutional Change

by Bernardo Mueller, Carlos Pereira, Lee J. Alston, Marcus André Melo ...

Series series The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
Brazil is the world's sixth-largest economy, and for the first three-quarters of the twentieth century was one of the fastest-growing countries in the world. While the country underwent two decades of unrelenting decline from 1975 to 1994, the economy has rebounded dramatically. How did this nation become an emerging power? Brazil in Transition looks at the factors behind why this particular ... Read more

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Brazil is the world's sixth-largest economy, and for the first three-quarters of the twentieth century was one of the fastest-growing countries in the world. While the country underwent two decades of unrelenting decline from 1975 to 1994, the economy has rebounded dramatically. How did this nation become an emerging power? Brazil in Transition looks at the factors behind why this particular
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The Incas

by Hiram Bingham, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, William Prescott ...

This volume contains three complete works by Hiram Bingham, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, and William Prescott.Bingham’s “Inca Land” provides fascinating insights into the ancient and more modern cultures of the Incas and Peru, all in the context of his discovery of Machu Picchu.Sarpiento de Gamboa’s “History of the Incas” describes the history of this interesting civilization.Prescott’s “The History ... Read more

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This volume contains three complete works by Hiram Bingham, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, and William Prescott.Bingham’s “Inca Land” provides fascinating insights into the ancient and more modern cultures of the Incas and Peru, all in the context of his discovery of Machu Picchu.Sarpiento de Gamboa’s “History of the Incas” describes the history of this interesting civilization.Prescott’s “The History
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Courage Tastes of Blood

The Mapuche Community of Nicolás Ailío and the Chilean State, 1906-2001

by Daniel J. Walkowitz, Florencia E. Mallon ...

Series series Radical Perspectives
Until now, very little about the recent history of the Mapuche, Chile’s largest indigenous group, has been available to English-language readers. Courage Tastes of Blood helps to rectify this situation. It tells the story of one Mapuche community—Nicolás Ailío, located in the south of the country—across the entire twentieth century, from its founding in the resettlement process that followed the ... Read more

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Until now, very little about the recent history of the Mapuche, Chile’s largest indigenous group, has been available to English-language readers. Courage Tastes of Blood helps to rectify this situation. It tells the story of one Mapuche community—Nicolás Ailío, located in the south of the country—across the entire twentieth century, from its founding in the resettlement process that followed the
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