In the first half of the twentieth centruy, European writers plunged into the stony, baking expanse of the Sahara, drawn by their own strange dreams. What did they hope to find? And what was really there?In Desert Divers - part travel book, part literary history and part confession - Sven Lindqvist follows their paths into the Sahara and drags to the surface the history of colonial slaughter and exploitation that enabled Europeans to conduct their one-sided affair with the...

The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism.
 
Cotton is so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible, yet understanding its history is key to understanding the origins of modern capitalism. Sven Beckert’s rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful statesmen recast the world’s most significant manufacturing industry,...

A shocking insight into the realities of war, the conditions endured by ordinary soldiers and their unwavering solidarity.It was supposed to be Hitler's glorious conquest of Russia...The 27th Penal Regiment has been ordered to invade the Soviet Union. They are half-starved and ill-equipped. To reach Moscow they must defeat the fearsome Red Army.But instead, they find themselves at the mercy of an even deadlier enemy: the killer cold of the Russian w...

THE BLOODY ROAD TO DEATH depicts all the savagery of war punctuated with black humour, as Tiny, Porta and the rest of the men advance across Europe.The Russian Officer falls forward and I sink my teeth into his throat. Blood runs down over my face but I don't notice it. I am fighting for my life.The 27th Penal Regiment are veterans of the frontline.But when Hitler's war takes them through Greece, Yugoslavia and Albania, they are entirely un...

This is a book of horrors, and should be left alone by those prone to nightmares. Sven Hassel's descriptions of the atrocities committed by both sides are the most horrible indictments of war I have ever read ... A great war novel!' Alan SilitoeStationed on the Russian Front and now equipped with armoured vehicles, Sven Hassel and his comrades from the 27th Penal Regiment fight on remorselessly...All of them should be dead: life expectancy on the Russian Front is measured i...

Sven and Victor met during an anonymous gang bang. When they run into each other months later, the sparks are still there, but so are the claws. Sven doesn’t know whether he wants to fight or frot, and Victor’s teasing isn’t helping.If they can’t start sharing instead of snarking, their adventures will be over before they’ve even begun. Getting a name is a great place to start ...

Dit boek neemt je mee op mijn persoonlijke reis door een van 's werelds meest rigide religies: Jehovah’s getuigen. Vanaf mijn vroege jeugd deel ik mijn ervaringen binnen deze strak gecontroleerde wereld, waarin ik op latere leeftijd begon te twijfelen en mijn innerlijke strijd moest aangaan.Je krijgt een uniek inkijkje in het geloof dat ons beloofde dat God spoedig zou ingrijpen en dat wij, zijn toegewijden, beloond zouden worden met een paradijselijk bestaan. Maar die utopie vraag...

From bestselling author Brenda Rothert comes a spicy small town romance about a grumpy police chief and the feisty newcomer he can't stop clashing with...Ryan Grady may not be my Mr. Right, but he’s a perfect Mr. Right Now.When I unexpectedly find myself in the small northern town of Sven’s Beard, Minnesota, I clash with the bearded, grouchy lumberjack police chief at every turn. Turns out, though, it’s not just our arguments that get heated.My stay...

This second book in the FightBack collection responds to the question: what could the ‘new normal’ look like? Felix Staeritz and Sven Jungmann believe that business leaders and organizations have have formidable tools at their disposal – not just to cope with this situation, but to recreate the world so they come out of this stronger and more inventive. As entrepreneurs, Staeritz and Jungmann are passionate about solving challenges through continuous experimentation, in search of the solut...

This volume analyses the importance of history, the textual resources of the past and the integration of Christian and imperial Rome into the cultural memory of early medieval Europe within the wider question of identity formation. The case studies in this book shed new light on the process of codification and modification of cultural heritage in the light of the transmission of texts and the extant manuscript evidence from the early Middle Ages. The authors demonstrate how particular text...

Are you a good man stuck in a marriage that feels impossibly hard?You love your wife. You have worked hard to show up at home, in your career, and in every way expected. You have apologized, softened your tone, listened more, read the books, done the therapy, tried the tips. And still… it is not working.She is distant. The marriage feels adversarial. Resentment is growing. No matter what you do, it never seems enough.You are tired of feeling like the bad guy. Tired ...

The work discusses the laws of the military or court established by Canute the Great, emphasizing their origins, purpose, and the organization of soldiers under his reign. It is the establishment of military laws, known as Witherlogh, by Canute the Great, King of Denmark and England, to maintain order among soldiers and prevent chaos. It highlights the historical significance of these laws, which were preserved through the efforts of Archbishop Absalon and King Canute. The narrative explai...