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Iran by Lonely Planet
epub |eng | | Author:Lonely Planet

SARYAZD سریزد Saryazd means ‘head of Yazd’ and its two recently restored caravanserais were the last stop before Yazd on the famous trade route from the east. About 6km east ...
( Category: General Middle East Travel Guides December 12,2019 )
The Hermit King: The Dangerous Game of Kim Jong Un by Chung Min Lee
epub |eng | 2019-11-05 | Author:Chung Min Lee

Pyongyang’s Power Elites During Kim Jong Il’s reign, North Korea’s primary aim was gangseong daeguk, or a powerful and prosperous country; it became the goal of Kim’s military-first policy. The ...
( Category: Asian December 5,2019 )
Lonely Planet Pocket Kyoto & Osaka by Lonely Planet
epub |eng | | Author:Lonely Planet

Hōnen-in | PHUONG D. NGUYEN/SHUTTERSTOCK © 6Ginkaku-ji After checking out the temple, exit via the thatched gate and take a quick right downhill. From here, follow the narrow side streets ...
( Category: Kyoto November 28,2019 )
The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War by Mark Stille
epub |eng | 2014-11-20 | Author:Mark Stille [Stille, Mark]

This plate shows three ships of the Kuma class at different points of the war. Tama is shown in the top profile in its 1942 configuration. Note the camouflage scheme ...
( Category: Asia November 26,2019 )
Familiar Strangers by Jackie Walsh & Jackie Walsh
epub |eng | 2019-05-14 | Author:Jackie Walsh & Jackie Walsh

Chapter Thirty-Three Naturally there were no oohs and aahs for my gift, just a load of gasps and stares. I can’t stay, fearing they might surround me, tie me to ...
( Category: Psychological November 20,2019 )
With Clive in India by G A Henty
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:G A Henty [Henty, G A]

Chapter 16 : A Tiger Hunt. Commodore James was greatly astonished at the easy success which he had gained. The extraordinary cessation of fire from the sea face, and the ...
( Category: Military November 20,2019 )
The Foundations by Alexander Dugin
epub |eng | 2019-07-09 | Author:Alexander Dugin [Dugin, Alexander]

( Category: Asia November 20,2019 )
Show of Force by A. J. Quinn
epub |eng | 2013-07-31 | Author:A. J. Quinn [Quinn, AJ]

Chapter Twenty Tate held Evan as she slipped into a blessedly dreamless slumber and was holding her still when she awoke two hours later. Turning her head, Evan saw the ...
( Category: Leaders & Notable People November 19,2019 )
Tales of Japan by Chronicle Books
epub |eng | 2019-11-18 | Author:Chronicle Books [Chiba Kotaro]

ON THE VERY NEXT NIGHT, Hōïchi was seen to leave the temple; and the servants immediately lighted their lanterns, and followed after him. But it was a rainy night, and ...
( Category: Scandinavian November 19,2019 )
China in the Era of Xi Jinping by Ross Robert S.; Bekkevold Jo Inge;
epub |eng | 2016-04-06 | Author:Ross, Robert S.; Bekkevold, Jo Inge;

Recentralizing a Foreign Policy Issue China’s behavior in the maritime sphere since 2009 has complicated China’s external relations and in many cases has led to heightened tensions with its neighbors ...
( Category: Politics & Government February 17,2019 )
Bending Adversity by David Pilling
epub |eng | 2015-11-23 | Author:David Pilling

10 The Promised Road Kumiko Shimotsubo dated the start of what she called ‘the ice age’ to the winter of 1995. Like Haruki Murakami, she regarded that tumultuous year as ...
( Category: Asia February 15,2019 )
Tibetan Diary by Geoff Childs
epub |eng | | Author:Geoff Childs

TAX, RITUALS, AND SPIRITUAL SECURITY Although the details vary from place to place, most Tibetan villages have devised some sort of tax system to make sure that public coffers are ...
( Category: Anthropology February 14,2019 )
The Art of War (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Sun-Tzu
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Sun-Tzu [Sun-Tzu]

20. When you plunder a countryside, let the spoil be divided amongst your men; Sun Tzu wishes to lessen the abuses of indiscriminate plundering by insisting that all booty shall ...
( Category: Military February 14,2019 )
Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah
epub |eng | 1997-03-15 | Author:Adeline Yen Mah [Mah, Adeline Yen]

CHAPTER 15 Fu Zhong You Yu Fish Swimming in a Cauldron A few weeks before I left London, I wrote to Professor McFadden, Lo Mac, at Hong Kong University medical ...
( Category: Asia February 13,2019 )
Honourable Company by John Keay
epub |eng | 1991-01-01 | Author:John Keay [Keay, John]

ii In deciding against the forcible occupation of Divi Island the Madras Council had taken into consideration the extent and vulnerability of its other territorial commitments. Besides Fort St David ...
( Category: Asia February 13,2019 )

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