<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[bl results for  (ca:[900 TO 909.999999] OR ca:[930 TO 999.999999]) isolanguage:"eng" audience:"adult" contentclass:"NONFICTION" formatcode:(BK ) oo:"false"]]></title><description><![CDATA[bl results for  (ca:[900 TO 909.999999] OR ca:[930 TO 999.999999]) isolanguage:"eng" audience:"adult" contentclass:"NONFICTION" formatcode:(BK ) oo:"false"]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/tpl/rss/search?query=%20%28ca%3A%5B900%20TO%20909.999999%5D%20OR%20ca%3A%5B930%20TO%20999.999999%5D%29%20isolanguage%3A%22eng%22%20audience%3A%22adult%22%20contentclass%3A%22NONFICTION%22%20formatcode%3A%28BK%20%29%20oo%3A%22false%22&amp;searchType=bl&amp;origin=header-navigation&amp;custom_edit=true&amp;suppress=true&amp;f_NEWLY_ACQUIRED=PAST_180_DAYS&amp;f_CIRC=CIRC&amp;sort=newly_acquired&amp;title=New%20in%20History&amp;_gl=1%2Awnrnb5%2A_ga%2AOTUwODI4MTk0LjE3NjE4MzIzMTY.%2A_ga_G99DMMNG39%2AczE3NjI0MzgyMzQkbzkkZzEkdDE3NjI0Mzg2MTYkajU5JGwwJGgw&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:43:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[D-Day Fleet 1944, British Sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[" The D-Day amphibious landings were the biggest in history, and relied on a huge naval operation. Fully illustrated, this explains the detail of the Royal Navy's sector on D-Day and after. Although D-Day is perhaps the most written-about event in military history, little has been published on the nuts-and-bolts of the sea power that Overlord relied upon. In this book, eminent naval historian Michael Whitby examines the fleet that secured the British Assault Area from the eve of D-Day until the end of the assault phase of operations on 30 June. While led and dominated by the Royal Navy, it was multinational, including forces from Canada, Norway, and the Free French. The invasion had many moving parts and proved there is more to a successful assault than simply putting soldiers ashore on a beach. This book explains the minesweeping that allowed the landings to take place, and the various naval operations that brought British and Canadian troops to the beaches. It also explores how the fleet defended the British Assault Area from counterattacks by enemy destroyers, coastal forces, mining, and special attack units, and how it sustained the build-up that fed resources to the growing Allied forces. Illustrated with archive photos, original artwork and 3D diagrams and maps, and drawing upon primary documentation that has previously gone largely unused, this book offers a fresh exploration of the sea power behind D-Day"--Amazon website.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4759228</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4759228</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hewitt, Nick (Naval historian)]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4759228234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The Royal Navy&apos;s Eastern Task Force</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781472861306/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goering's Ground Troops]]></title><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4747555</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4747555</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stout, Michael J.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4747555234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The Luftwaffe Field Divisions of World War II</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781682479773/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Accused]]></title><description><![CDATA["A compelling examination of Nazi women’s perpetration of war crimes, and how - or whether - courts held them accountable. To date, our understanding of women’s participation in Nazi war crimes has been shaped by political decisions made by men, which reflect entrenched gender norms that diminish both women’s agency and their accountability. Jessica Trisko Darden offers a corrective to this by providing a groundbreaking holistic account of the variety of atrocities that women of all ages committed during the Nazi era, as well as the range of legal outcomes that they faced in the wake of the Second World War. By analyzing records from German, French, Hungarian, Soviet, and Israeli trials, Trisko Darden observes that postwar politics contributed to disparities in sentencing between men and women, which in turn allowed some women to receive more lenient sentences than others, or to be acquitted altogether. Her rigorous analysis of these women’s cases makes an important contribution to scholarship on women’s agency and culpability in perpetrating violence."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4760329</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4760329</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trisko Darden, Jessica]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4760329234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>How Women Faced Justice for Nazi-era Crimes</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780300278439/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[When We See You Again]]></title><description><![CDATA["On the morning of October 7th, 2023, Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s beloved twenty-three-year-old son, Hersh, was stolen from a music festival billed as a celebration of unity and love—and, in that moment, her life was forever separated into The Before and The After. Over the next eleven months, she and her husband, Jon, would work tirelessly—in public and behind the scenes—to secure the hostages’ release, to breathe some humanity into the situation while they were experiencing relentless emotional and psychological torment. The power of her raw and fervent pleas soon made her the face of the hostage crisis. And when Hersh and five other captives were executed after surviving 328 days of violence and cruelty, she would also become the face of its ultimate cost. In When We See You Again, Rachel pours her pain, love, and longing onto paper, giving voice to the broken among us, and reminding us that even when the world feels choked with darkness, light exists in a different way. How do we find it? Her own experience has been extreme, but at its essence, this is a universal story of trying to live with grief. It is a story of how we remember and how we persevere, of how we suffer and how we love."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4746550</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4746550</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Goldberg-Polin, Rachel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4746550234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217198009/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coexistence and Other Fighting Words]]></title><description><![CDATA["Catalyzed by the kidnapping and murder of his son, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, world-renowned computer scientist and philosopher Dr. Judea Pearl has been a relentless advocate for reason and understanding in writings and talks spanning the first quarter of the twenty-first century. Best known for his groundbreaking work on artificial intelligence, Dr. Pearl turned his power of analysis to an anatomy of the hate that took his son's life, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the story of Israel, antisemitism, and other related subjects. In Coexistence and Other Fighting Words, Dr. Pearl collects the best of his work, offering an indispensable guide to some of the most pressing issues of our time"--Amazon.com.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4759595</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4759595</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pearl, Judea]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4759595234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Selected Writings of Judea Pearl, 2002-2025</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781895131734/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Hand]]></title><description><![CDATA["An explosive inside look into the highly-planned and well-funded global propaganda campaign to delegitimize Israel and sow the seeds of anti-Semitism in the aftermath of October 7th. October 7th, 2023 was a truly horrific day—a day in which Israeli men, women, and children were slaughtered or kidnapped, in the most barbaric fashion possible by the Iran-backed, Gaza-based terrorist group Hamas. The attack set off a bloody war, with profound consequences for both Israelis and Palestinians. That much is well known. Less known is the propaganda campaign—the narrative war—that also began on that day. Like Hamas’ war on Israel, the narrative war had been in the works for a long time. It took, and continutes to take, planning, organization, and lots of money. Paid protestors. Professional organizers. Top-notch lobby efforts. NGOs, unions, and associations working together like a well-oiled machine. And, of course, messages designed to capture the support of legislators, voters, and the media. There is little, if anything, organic about this campaign, even if some of its own participants aren’t quite aware of it. Interestingly, Canada has become ground zero for this international effort, a result of shifting demographics, porous online and physical borders when it comes to foreign interference, lack of political will, and failure to enforce laws that could help prevent the spread of this type of hate. The numbers themselves are astounding, reflecting a growing tide of anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, and general intolerance with a brazenness that has not been witnessed before. A country known for its historic support for the Jewish homeland and for Jews in general has become, since October 7th, a place where Jews live in fear, with skyrocketing incidents of vandalism, violence, threats, and intimidation. A highly successful political strategist, and legal advocate for victims of hate, Warren Kinsella deconstructs the inner workings of this Iran-backed campaign of hate, and pulls no punches as to what is at stake here: the further spread of anti-Semitism within society—especially amongst the younger generations but certainly not limited to that demographic—and how to offset it."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4735409</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4735409</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kinsella, Warren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4735409234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780771021572/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Roman World War]]></title><description><![CDATA["The succession of civil wars that plagued the last years of the Roman Republic has often been portrayed as a settling of scores between Roman factions--Sulla against Marius, Caesar against Pompey, Octavian against Mark Antony--with foreign campaigns serving as a backdrop to the tragic spectacle. The Roman World War recasts the struggle for Rome as a global conflict that engulfed millions of non-Romans across Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. Shedding new light on the pivotal years spanning Caesar's assassination in 44 BCE and the suicides of Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 30 BCE, Giusto Traina introduces readers to lesser-known figures such as the Cilician dynast Tarcondimotus, the king of the Moors Bogud, and the Armenian king Artawazd, men who influenced Rome's politics and who played consequential roles in battles waged far beyond the borders of the Imperium Romanum. Traina demonstrates how the violence unleashed by Caesar's death was a direct consequence of his expansionist plans. From Spain to Mesopotamia, peoples such as Berbers, Hispanics, Gauls, Greeks, Thracians, and Armenians were drawn into a global war in which the fate of Rome was tied to their own. A global, "connected" history that transforms our understanding of the Republic's final years, The Roman World War demonstrates how foreign nations and peoples were not merely pawns in the Roman civil wars but active protagonists in a great power struggle that shook the ancient world for fourteen intense years."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4761941</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4761941</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Traina, Giusto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4761941234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>From the Ides of March to Cleopatra&apos;s Suicide</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780691257877/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jefferson on Race]]></title><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4761937</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4761937</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jefferson, Thomas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4761937234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Reader</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780691122069/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The African Kingdom of Gold]]></title><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4749165</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4749165</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Phillips, Barnaby]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4749165234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Britain and the Asante Treasure</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781836431336/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Violence]]></title><description><![CDATA["A powerful chronicle of Colombia's descent into decades of civil war through the lens of an intimate, multi-generational tale of upheaval and betrayal."--Amazon.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4735180</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4735180</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ramírez, Adriana E.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4735180234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>My Family&apos;s Colombian War</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501145209/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contemporary Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA["Introducing you to all aspects of Japanese society, culture, politics, economy, geography and history, this book guides you through the country's enduring features, recent trends and the most interesting areas of analysis, including: changing gender roles and the changing nature of family life; the impact of immigration and declining population; the dominance of the LDP and the legacy of Shinzo Abe; the politics of education; the role of the media and the online sphere; new social movements; environmentalism; trends in Japan's external relations and the LDP's increased defence spending. With case studies, the latest data and lively debate, Contemporary Japan is essential reading if you are studying any aspect of Japanese sociology, politics, history, culture or language, or if you are simply interested in learning more about the country"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4747680</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4747680</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Park, Sara (Cultures lecturer)]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4747680234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781350419810/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double Agent Victoire]]></title><description><![CDATA["Mathilde Carré, notoriously known as La Chatte, was remarkable for all the wrong reasons.  Like most spies she was temperamental, scheming and manipulative – but she was also treacherous. A dangerous mix, especially when combined with her infamous history of love affairs – on both sides. Her acts of treachery were almost unprecedented in the history of intelligence, yet her involvement in the ‘Interallié affair’ has only warranted a brief mention in the accounts of special operations in France during the Second World War. But what motivated her to betray more than 100 members of the Interallié network, the largest spy network in France? Was she the only guilty party, or were others equally as culpable? Using previously unpublished material from MI5 files, Double Agent Victoire explores the events that led to her betrayal, who may have ‘cast the first stone’, and their motivations, as well as how the lives and careers of those involved were affected. It reveals a story full of intrigue, sex, betrayal and double-dealing, involving a rich cast including members of the French Resistance, German Abwehr and British Intelligence." --Amazon.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4761857</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4761857</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tremain, David]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4761857234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Mathilde Carré and the Interallié Network</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781803999845/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rasputin]]></title><description><![CDATA["From one of our most acclaimed historians, a major new biography of one of history's most disturbing, dubious masterminds, showing how a Siberian peasant, through his seduction of the imperial household, contributed to the collapse of the greatest autocracy in the world When Russia's Dowager Empress was pregnant with the future Tsar, she dreamed that a peasant would one day kill her son. The idea terrified her, and for the rest of her days she 'lived under the pressure of the prophecy'. Did the prophecy come true with the arrival at court of a mysterious, barely literate moujhik from Siberia, Grigori Rasputin? In this extraordinary portrait of an enigmatic character, Antony Beevor brings readers closer than ever before to Rasputin's scandalous life and death. Though he had no official position at court, Rasputin's hold over the Romanovs became the stuff of legend. Exaggerated accounts of political and financial corruption swirled around him, to say nothing of the stories of his debauchery with the Empress and even her daughters. The consequences of the rumor and conspiracy theories were devastating-when the February revolution broke out in 1917, hardly a sword was raised in the Tsar's defense. Through extensive use of previously unpublished reports, interviews, and interrogations, Beevor shows the truth of Rasputin's rampant lust and opportunism, victimization of poor and vulnerable women, and deep hypocrisy and corruption. Part political thriller, part gothic mystery, Rasputin is a fascinating story of human perversity"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4735116</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4735116</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Beevor, Antony]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4735116234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The Downfall of the Romanovs</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217061181/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends in Youth]]></title><description><![CDATA["Two old friends end up on opposite sides of the English Civil War, in this dazzling history from the acclaimed author of Outlandish Knight. At the Inns of Court, the intellectual, literary, and social heart of early 17th century London, many pivotal friendships were forged: few closer than that of Bulstrode Whitelocke and Edward (Ned) Hyde. Both young men were lively characters, industrious, well-connected, principled and optimistic. They dreamed of reforming the government of Charles I, a young court with age-old problems, by restoring the traditional harmony of Crown and Parliament. This is the story of how their hopes climbed, overreached, and fell into an abyss of relentless civil war. This highly original, vivid and engaging book recreates the atmosphere, drama, players and ideas of what is arguably England's (and Britain's) most crucial and traumatic formative period. Through the stories of his two protagonists, Minoo Dinshaw shows how subtle religious and political differences, careful personal judgments, and mere happenstance combined to place these two friends, most reluctantly, on opposite sides in the English Civil Wars. They would both survive, unlike many thousands of others, into old age; both would become influential historians, shaping how we still understand the conflicts of their age. But their friendship, like the once hopeful country in which it had first flourished, would be forever changed: permanently marred by what both men believed to be senseless and unnecessary civil strife"--Publisher's description.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4747101</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4747101</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dinshaw, Minoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4747101234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Choosing Sides in the English Civil War</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780141986517/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard the Lionheart]]></title><description><![CDATA["A deep dive into the myth and history surrounding England's crusader king. How did Richard the Lionheart, who once said he would sell London if he found a buyer, become celebrated as the ideal of English chivalry? This book examines the life of Richard I (1157-1199) through the captivating stories told about him, from the Middle Ages to today. Tales of Richard's exploits were as colorful as they were varied, ranging from tales of wielding King Arthur's sword to his descent from the devil (or just a cannibal). Instead of separating fact from fiction, this book explores how tales about Richard I shaped his legacy in his time and ours. Valuable to general readers and scholars alike, and combining medieval and modern literature, this book is the only account to study Richard I from the perspective of history and literature."--Amazon.com.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4761925</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4761925</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blurton, Heather]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4761925234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>In Life and in Legend</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781836391234/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fatimids]]></title><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4761917</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4761917</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cortese, Delia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4761917234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Portrait of A Dynasty</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781836390190/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Francis I]]></title><description><![CDATA[Francis I of France led one of the most colorful and influential reigns of the sixteenth century. Known as the "knight-king," he was a chivalric warrior, a strong ruler, and a passionate patron of the arts and the French nobility. While he faced setbacks and took significant risks, Francis left his successor a kingdom that was larger, better governed, and more stable than before. This concise biography paints a vivid portrait of Francis, exploring his achievements, challenges, and enduring legacy. It captures his role in shaping the French Renaissance, blending engaging storytelling with insights drawn from extensive primary research. Cogent and lively, this book provides a clear narrative of Francis's reign and explains why he is celebrated as France's great Renaissance monarch.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4761919</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4761919</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richardson, Glenn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4761919234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The Knight-king</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781836391210/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forever President]]></title><description><![CDATA["Kim Il Sung ruled his country, North Korea, for longer and shaped it more profoundly than almost any other modern leader. He created a unique and seemingly bizarre and menacing political and social system, establishing a dynasty that has maintained it for two more generations.Yet he remains a curiously inaccessible, little understood figure, partly due to the closed and secretive nature of the state he founded. Michael J. Seth puts together what we know of Kim's life from all available sources and places it in the context of Korean and modern world history to make both Kim and North Korea comprehensible. He looks at the unusual circumstances that contributed to Kim's rise to power and at the early experiences that help to explain the directions he took his country. Seth examines his impressive early achievements and his later failures, which left North Korea the isolated, impoverished half of a divided nation. Kim was a charismatic and resourceful leader determined to reunify and modernise his country. But he pursued these aims with ruthlessness, egotism and extreme narrow-mindedness. Ultimately, his political inflexibility led to disaster"--Publisher's description.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4761918</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4761918</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seth, Michael J.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4761918234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Biography of Kim Il Sung</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781836391043/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ethiopians]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fresh perspective on Ethiopian history, architecture and culture from ancient times to 1500.  Ethiopia has captured the imagination of observers since ancient times. This book provides a fresh perspective on Ethiopian history up to 1500, beginning with the Aksumite civilization at the start of the Common Era. It revisits famous stories like the legend of the Queen of Sheba, examines the rise and fall of Aksum, explores the role of Muslims and Islam in Ethiopian society and highlights the architectural wonders of Lalibela's rock-hewn churches. Focusing on the Golden Age of the early Solomonic rulers, the book incorporates the most recent scholarship to present a clearer and more nuanced understanding of this rich history. Cogently written for a general readership, it is also a valuable resource for African Studies.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4761915</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4761915</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaplan, Steven]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4761915234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Lost Civilizations</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781836391029/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Into the Wood Chipper]]></title><description><![CDATA["A civil servant discovers his breaking point when the Trump administration's cruelty and indifference threaten to violate the oath he swore to uphold."--Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4751341</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4751341</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Enrich, Nicholas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4751341234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Whistleblower&apos;s Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781668226957/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Future Is Peace]]></title><description><![CDATA["Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon are unlikely peacemakers, dedicated to finding a solution to the bitter war that has decimated historical, ancient land and ended family lines. Despite the losses they have suffered, the resolve of their friendship has taught them that strength and unity are more powerful than the violence of separation. Throughout their travels, they have been constantly asked: In the face of so much pain and suffering on both sides, when there have been so many lives lost and families shattered, how can they ever find hope? Their answer is always the same. One cannot find hope. We must create it. In The Future Is Peace, Sarah and Inon take readers on their unforgettable weeklong journey across the holy land while exploring each other's personal and national histories in a land of competing narratives, amid the turbulent push and pull of near constant war, and the recent devastation that has rocked the world. Their mission-to explain the naivete in believing that more violence can bring security and prosperity to either people while in search of a true and lasting peace. Pairing unapologetic candor and inspirational prose, Sarah and Inon are sending a message to humanity that the people have the power to make change. Peace is achievable, not just between the river and the sea, but throughout the world"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4726955</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4726955</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Inon, Maoz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4726955234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217086511/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exhumations]]></title><description><![CDATA["Singaporean-Canadian author Joanne Leow sheds blinding light on the dark underbelly of Singapore's history and the human cost behind its glittering façade. "What unknowable chemical? How slow was this damage, this violence? . . . How might any of us stay uncontaminated by all that was built around us?" Sleek and verdant, the city-state of Singapore has long been admired on the global stage as a lush utopia, a well-connected trade port and the jewel of Southeast Asia. Yet this carefully pruned exterior conceals the country’s crude construction—oil, dirty and cruel, is the blood that's run through Singapore’s hidden veins for decades, and the upkeep of this sanitized public image has relied crucially on the forced obedience of its body politic. Years after her departure to Canada, Joanne Leow continues to live with Singapore’s authoritarian policies embedded within her skin. “An assembly which was not unlawful when it assembled may subsequently become an unlawful assembly"; eugenics is merely a logical measure to ensure that the “quality” of the Singaporean population matches its soaring technological advancements—these and many more incontrovertible rules of governance, kept deliberately from the gaze of the West, have been endlessly reproduced by Singapore’s self-policing populace, a well-oiled machine in which Joanne served as a crucial cog for years. With unflinching clarity, she examines her work as a journalist for the state-controlled media, the daily hypervigilance required to produce this propaganda and her deadening of any thoughts, behaviours and dreams that could be deemed unsafe or dissident. In the years since her departure, ones in which she dealt also with the volatile advances of a brain tumour, Joanne reflects upon the various ways in which this oppression continues to exist in her bones, a slow poisoning only truth-telling can expunge. In searing yet lyrically gorgeous prose, Exhumations catalogues the many things that are produced under pressure. Bit by bit, Joanne exposes the petrofiction at the heart of Singapore’s being and traces the unruliness of thought daily growing within her, difficult to ignore and impossible to repress."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4726924</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4726924</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leow, Joanne]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4726924234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Inside the Body of A Petrostate</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781039057272/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr]]></title><description><![CDATA[From award-winning journalist and author Isabel Vincent, a revelatory portrait of RFK Jr., tracing his astonishing journey from young socialite to environmental activist, his battles with addiction, and his rise to the Trump administration's Secretary for Health and Human Services, based on untapped material and the author's interviews with dozens of sources close to him. Born into one of the most storied families in American history, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has spent his life grappling with the weight of his family's legacy, the struggles of his own personal demons, and his quest to carve out a distinct identity as an environmental crusader, public health critic, and political maverick. With unparalleled depth, RFK JR. portrays a man whose public life has often been in conflict with his private battles.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4727216</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4727216</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vincent, Isabel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4727216234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The Fall and Rise</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063472280/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother Earth Is Our Elder]]></title><description><![CDATA["Award-winning Dene activist and writer Katłı̨̀ą teaches us Indigenous ways to protect and learn from Mother Earth. The Dene in Canada’s Northwest territories have lived alongside nature for many generations. From battling environmental racism on the front lines of historical environmental protests to living a balanced life through effective individual and collective governance, the Dene have long protected Mother Earth from destruction through their intricate knowledge systems, natural laws, and age-old principles. Now more than ever, institutions and citizens alike are seeking out and relying on the resilience of Indigenous knowledge systems to help solve the climate crisis. This book brings together a diverse group of Dene Elders and knowledge carriers on the subject of climate change to answer the calls for help. Adhering proudly to these responsibilities and values, Katłı̨̀ą (pronounced cat-lee-ah) writes a Dene manifesto fit to address the state of emergency we’re in. With evidence of how this all works for the Dene people, we see how it might work for us as well. This generous, pragmatic, and hopeful book shows us how to find coexistence with Mother Earth and embrace the wisdom of our local Indigenous communities."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4726700</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4726700</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lafferty, Catherine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4726700234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Northern Indigenous Perspective on the Climate Crisis</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780771018572/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Experimental Sutton Hoo Ship]]></title><link>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4757952</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C4757952</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carver, M. O. H.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4757952234</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Context and Design</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781837653676/MC.GIF&amp;client=416-978-7639&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>