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"Mokhtar Alkhanshali is twenty-four and working as a doorman when he discovers the astonishing history of coffee and Yemen?s central place in it. He leaves San Francisco and travels deep into his ancestral homeland to tour terraced farms high in the country?s rugged mountains and meet beleaguered but determined farmers. But when war engulfs the country and Saudi bombs rain down, Mokhtar has to find a way out of Yemen without sacrificing his dreams...
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Blackstone Audio
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2010
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1 online resource(1 sound file (21hr.,5min.,36sec.))
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Despite the turmoil of Arab nationalism and fundamentalism, Middle Eastern wars, and oil crises, the history of the Arab world has been little known and poorly understood in the West. One reason may be that, for more than half a century, there has been no up-to-date single-volume work that chronicles the story of Arab civilization—until now. Albert Hourani, distinguished historian and interpreter, has written a masterwork, a panoramic view encompassing...
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Golem and the jinni volume 2
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In this enthralling historical epic, set in New York City and the Middle East in the years leading to World War I-- the long-awaited follow-up to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Golem and the Jinni--Helene Wecker revisits her beloved characters Chava and Ahmad as they confront unexpected new challenges in a rapidly changing human world. Chava is a golem, a woman made of clay, who can hear the thoughts and longings of those around her and...
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Enlil-Zeus and his son Ninurta-Apollo are reigning in the New World Order! How are World Leaders and the Pope involved?
This book will shake the foundations of your belief system The NWO is tearing down sovereign nations and establishing a universal governing council right before our very eyes Will the Enkiites thwart Enlil's NWO? Former Canadian Defense Minister, Paul Hellyer testifies to U S Congress, upwards of 20 Alien Species operating on Earth...
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The early 1st millennium BCE was a time of great change and turmoil in the Near East and Eastern Europe. Many of the Bronze Age empires had collapsed, but in their place came new ones in Assyria, Persia, and Babylon, as well as a rejuvenated Egypt. Other peoples also began to enter the historical record and assert themselves. In the wake of the Sea Peoples destruction in Anatolia, the Lydians and Phrygians established powerful kingdoms, and by the...
8) Akkadian Empire: A Captivating Guide to the First Ancient Empire of Mesopotamia and How Sargon th
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Was the first empire really started by an abandoned orphan who rose to greatness?
Was there an empire older and more important than mighty Egypt? There were a few, but the Akkadian Empire, born out of the cradle of civilization, is thought to be the first. And it was a game-changer. Its creation inspired conquerors and other empire-builders throughout history and spawned two world powers. Its epics, legends, and beliefs influence religions and cultures...
9) Amorite Kingdoms: The History of the First Babylonian Dynasty and the Other Mesopotamian Kingdoms
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Animal and plant domestication first began during the Neolithic Period around 12000 BCE in the swath of land known as the Fertile Crescent, which included all of Mesopotamia and then arched in northern Mesopotamia/Assyria, before covering most of the Levant, which is roughly equivalent with the modern nation-states of Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria. The process from nomadic hunter-gatherer societies to sedentary, agriculture-based societies...
10) Language and Writing in Ancient Mesopotamia: The History and Legacy of the Languages and Scripts
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Along with Egypt, the cultural and geographic region known as Mesopotamia was home to some of the world's earliest civilizations and also the first known form of writing, cuneiform. Many different ethnic groups vied for power in ancient Mesopotamia over the course of antiquity, spanning about 3,000 years, and many of them spoke different languages. Despite these differences, the people in Mesopotamia shared many cultural attributes, including similar...
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Although the ancient world was for the most part a patriarchal place, more than a few women rose to prominence and were able to exert political power. Hatshepsut (ruled 1479-1458 BCE) was ruler of Egypt's mighty New Kingdom, and nearly 1,500 years later the more famous Cleopatra VII (reigned 51-30 BCE) was the regent of the Nile Valley. Many other women in Babylon, Assyria, Greece, and Rome played significant roles as regents for their young sons...
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The earliest history of Babylon is little known. Among the many cities flourishing in southern Iraq, the town first appears in texts in the third millennium BC. Until the last century of the third millennium, few references existed to Babylon; however, offerings made to the temple of Enlil in Nippur during this period (when Babylon was part of an empire ruled by Ur) suggest a city already of some size and wealth. From relative obscurity in the middle...
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Con una riqueza inimaginable, intrigas palaciegas, fiestas de cumpleaños con vino fino y postres interminables, arquitectura y jardines fastuosos, un sistema de aguas subterráneas y un camino real de 1.500 millas, el antiguo Imperio persa cautiva la imaginación.
Con Ciro el Grande, la antigua Persia se convirtió en el primer megaimperio del mundo, abarcando tres continentes y más del 40% de la población mundial en su apogeo. El Imperio aqueménida...
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Cyrus the Great was a humanitarian, a diplomat, a military strategist, and a ruler of the largest empire the world had ever seen up to that point.
Cyrus the Great was a remarkable man who became a legend in his own lifetime. The greatest testament to his good character and great achievements came to us via Persia's enemies: the Greeks. It is said he served as an inspiration to Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar. Cyrus gained such hero status that...
15) Sumer: The History of the Cities and Culture that Established Ancient Mesopotamia's First Civilizati
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When American archaeologists discovered a collection of cuneiform tablets in Iraq in the late 19th century, they were confronted with a language and a people who were at the time only scarcely known to even the most knowledgeable scholars of ancient Mesopotamia: the Sumerians. The exploits and achievements of other Mesopotamian peoples, such as the Assyrians and Babylonians, were already known to a large segment of the population through the Old Testament...
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¿Cuánto sabe sobre la «cuna de la civilización»? Explore el legado de los brillantes antiguos mesopotámicos que transformaron el mundo.
El legado de la antigua Mesopotamia fue realmente revolucionario. Dibujos infantiles rayados en arcilla húmeda evolucionaron hasta convertirse en el primer lenguaje escrito. Los mesopotámicos escribieron los primeros poemas épicos, los primeros himnos, las primeras historias y los primeros códigos legales....
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Regarded by many as the first major historian, Herodotus was a Greek scholar and traveler who set down his impressions of foreign countries and his analysis of wars and other significant events in a relatively straightforward, journalistic manner. This volume contains Herodotus' views on Egypt. For centuries, some of the the author's claims about Egypt were regarded as far-fetched, but evidence has recently come to light that supports some of his...
18) Iran
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Pack your bags! We're headed to Iran. On this whirlwind tour, you'll learn all about the country's landscape, culture, people, and more. We'll explore Iran's sandy deserts and the ancient ruins of Persepolis, take a tour of famous places of prayer, and watch an Iranian soccer match! A special section introduces Iran's capital, language, population, and flag. Hop on board and take a fun-filled look at your world.
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Discover the mysteries of ancient Egypt with 500 fascinating facts!
Are you ready to explore and uncover the secrets of one of the most fascinating civilizations in history? With 500 Interesting Facts About Ancient Egypt, you'll get a comprehensive overview of this ancient land, its culture, and some incredible stories. From Predynastic times to Alexander the Great's arrival, discover all that made up life in ancient Egypt.
Learn about the people's...
20) Burying the Dead in Ancient Egypt: The History of Egyptian Mummies, Tombs, and Other Burial Rituals
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Given the abundance of funerary artifacts that have been found within the sands of Egypt, it sometimes seems as though the Egyptians were more concerned with the matters of the afterlife than they were with matters of the life they experienced from day to day. This is underscored most prominently by the pyramids, which have captured the world's imagination for centuries. The pyramids of Egypt are such recognizable symbols of antiquity that for millennia,...
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