More than seventy years ago, one great nation, Great Britain, granted independence to another, India. The transfer of power, while civil, was not entirely peaceful. Hindus and Muslims turned against each other in spasms of sectarian violence. Refugees trekked across the subcontinent - Hindus toward India, and Muslims toward the new nation of Pakistan. Amid the tumult, one voice crying out for peace commanded attention. It belonged to a spindly, seventy-eight-year-old man who dressed in a l...

Tennis Calmness is the practical mental game guide every competitive tennis player wishes they had sooner. Built from real tournament experience and sports psychology research, this book gives you powerful, match-tested strategies to stay calm, focused, and composed under pressure - and finally close the gap between how you play in practice and how you perform when it matters most.The controlled player that masters the mind, masters the court....

THE AI WEALTH FORMULA: The Future RichA practical guide to building real, durable and transferable wealth in the age of Artificial Intelligence.EVERY GENERATION GETS A DEFINING WEALTH OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS OURS.Artificial intelligence is not coming. It is already here - reshaping careers, businesses, investing and wealth creation faster than any technology in history. The question is not whether AI will change th...

Build a thorough understanding of the technology, concepts, and development patterns used in building applications in Azure, through detailed explanations, hands-on exercises, and downloadable code samples Key Features • Written by two Microsoft technical trainers to help you explore the exam topics in a structured way • Understand the “why”, and not just “how” behind design and solution decisions • Follow along examples with downloadable code samples to help cement each topic's learning o...

Uncover the fundamental elements for developing and maintaining cloud-based solutions on Azure Key FeaturesWritten by Microsoft technical trainers, to help you explore exam topics in a structured wayUnderstand the "why", and not just "how" behind design and solution decisionsLearn Azure development principles with online exam preparation materialsPurchase of this book unlocks access to web-based exam prep resources including mock exams...

NEED WATER - THE PREPPER'S SURVIVAL GUIDEYou can survive three weeks without food. You have three days without water.Most emergency preparedness guides give water a single page - buried below torches, batteries, and tinned food. NEED WATER is different: a complete, no-fluff survival guide devoted entirely to the one resource your family cannot live without.Whether you're building a modest emergency kit, prepping for off-grid self-sufficiency, or pla...

When the explorer René Caillié returned to France from Africa in 1828, he published a sketch of the legendary city he had discovered - Timbuctoo. But neither that simple drawing nor his matter-of-fact description gave Caillié's countrymen a sufficiently colorful picture to match their preconceptions of how Africa should look. They turned their backs on the young explorer, ignored his accomplishments, and let him die neglected. Here are the epic adventures of the European explorers who open...

Here is the story of the tormented, mercurial Ludwig van Beethoven cast against the panorama of the times in which he lived. What emerges is a portrait of a man and an age that adds another dimension to the music that has become part of our heritage.

Today, the great cathedrals of Europe stand as beautiful, imposing monuments - the pride of parishioners and the wonder of tourists. It is difficult for us now, even with all our engineering and architectural skills, to imagine the extraordinary ways these medieval houses of worship were constructed. Midway through the twelfth century, the building of cathedrals became a crusade to erect awe-inspiring churches across Europe. In their zeal, bishops, monks, masons, and workmen created the ar...

Introduction by David McCullough. The first truly comprehensive history of America's most compelling symbol, the Statue of Liberty, is the result of more than three years of research. The authors, Christian Blanchet and Bernard Dard, sought out original sources, interviewed over 1,000 people, and combed through more than 100 museums, collections, and libraries to compile this definitive history. Here is the little-known story of the statue's origins and the people who brought it to complet...

It was about 13,000 years ago that the First Americans, people who came from Asia, worked their way past the melting glaciers of the last Ice Age and began spreading across North, Central, and South America - lands previously unscarred by humans and teeming with mammoths, giant bison, saber-toothed tigers, and beavers the size of a cow. But it's only recently that scientists have pieced together the elusive, compelling saga of that epic migration. And the more we learn about them, the more...

A New York Times bestseller. He was the unlikeliest of presidential candidates - dismissed by opponents as a movie actor, a right-winger trying to undo the work of liberals stretching back to Franklin Roosevelt. Yet Ronald Reagan made it to the White House, taking office in a time of economic turmoil, waning prestige abroad, and a general damping of the American spirit. Reagan's patriotism, wit, and optimism lifted the nation and brought it through a number of crises. An effective leader w...