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Über die Entdeckung der SeidenstraßeDer deutsche Geograph Ferdinand von Richthofen schrieb den 'ersten wissenschaftlich fundierten Originalbericht' über das Reich der Mitte und ebnete der Seidenstraße den Weg, deren Namen er geprägt hat. Zwischen 1868 und 1872 wagte er sich immer tiefer in das damals im Westen noch weitgehend unbekannte Innere Chinas vor, bereiste 13 Provinzen und gab ihnen ein Abbild in Form von Karten. Er entdeckte ihre Reichtümer, die Europa und China mächtig machen sollten. Es ist der Beginn der Globalisierung.Marcus Hernig erzählt vom Leben dieses Mannes in der Tradition eines Alexander von Humboldt: als großer Reisender und Abenteurer zwischen Forscherleidenschaft und Welteroberungsdrang.

Discover one family's fascinating story in this beautiful, sweeping, multigenerational memoir, spanning 19th century south China to modern day Singapore<BR><BR>'A captivating, compelling story of history, family loyalty, and personal sacrifice. A fascinating and richly textured multigenerational tale' Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake<BR><BR>'I would learn that when families tell stories, what they leave out re-defines what they keep in. With my family, these were not secrets intentionally withheld. Just truths too painful to confront . . .'<BR>________<BR><BR>In the last years of her life, Teresa Lim's mother, Violet Chang, had copies of a cherished family photograph made for those in the portrait who were still alive. On the back is the place and date: Hong Kong, 1935.<BR><BR>Teresa would often look at this photograph, enticed by the fierceness and beauty of her great-aunt Fanny looking back at her. But Fanny never seemed to feature in the told and retold family stories. Why? she wondered.<BR><BR>This photograph set Teresa on a journey to uncover her family's remarkable history. Through detective work, serendipity, and the kindness of strangers, she was guided to the fascinating, extraordinary life of her great-aunt and her world of sworn spinsters, ghost husbands and the working-class feminists of 19th century south China.<BR><BR>But to recover her great-aunt's past, we first must get to know Fanny's family, the times and circumstances in which they lived, and the momentous yet forgotten conflicts that would lead to war in Singapore and, ultimately, a long-buried family tragedy.<BR>________<BR><BR> The Interpreter's Daughter is a beautifully moving record of an extraordinary family history. For fans of Wild Swans, The Hare With Amber Eyes, and Falling Leaves this is the next classic in the making.

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Vietnam was an experience like none other. You seldom knew who your enemy was. Always be prepared. Base camp was the closest thing to a safe place. I just did not spend much time there. I got into searching tunnels because the need arose and I felt I could do something about it using my Chemical Corps training. That decision would push me to fight for my life.

There is a saying that time brings about change, but the more things change, the more they stay the same. Jakie Ray Spencer is a Black military veteran who fought in Vietnam with Charlie company 5th and 12th, the 199th infantry brigade. He was given medals at the time, but refused to accept them because he felt the soldiers who had died on the battlefield deserved them more. God let Jakie witness and live through all the death and destruction, and he was not so proud of what he'd had to do to survive in the jungles of Vietnam. Only to face the struggles encountered after coming back home from war, being an African American soldier. Of being denied the rights of a human being, beaten-down because of the color of his skin, even after serving in Vietnam. Of being intimidated and abused by others for no apparent reason. Things that continue on today. <BR>This memoir shows in vivid detail how one man has dealt with poverty, racism, and war for over 50 years. The Lord placed this story upon Jakie's heart many years ago, asking him to get it out to people who grew up during a time when few of the leadership principles and qualities existed that had been instilled in him growing up. As you embark upon this adventure and read about his life story, his hope is that you take from it the principles of love, kindness, caring, helping, and respect for one another that seem to have vanished from the earth today. Trust in the Lord; He is always there for you to lean on.

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Kisah Hikayat Maryam Binti Imran Ibunda Nabi Isa AS Dan Burung Yang Tercipta Dari Tanah Liat Dalam Bahasa Inggris Bersumberkan Dari Kitab Suci Al-Quran Serta Al-Hadist.In the beginning I was clay then I became a bird by Allah's leave. From motionless clay to a soaring bird. I was something that was not able to move by itself and then I could fly in the sky. That is me.I do not know how to introduce myself to history.Allah SWT (Exalted and Glorified be He) introduced me in the last of His Books saying, "(Remember) when Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection), 'O 'Isa (Jesus), son of Mary am (Mary)! Remember My Favor to you and to your mother when I supported you with Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jibril (Gabriel)) so that you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and when I taught you writing, Al-Hikmah (the power of understanding), the Tawrat (Torah) and the Injil (Gospel); and when you made out of the clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My Permission, and you breathed into it, and it became a bird by My Permission.'"(The Noble Quran)That is me. A handful of clay...I was the princess of clay, even though I was made of clay.Then I fell in love. That was before Prophet Isa AS (Jesus) the son of Maryam (Mary) touched me. When I fell in love I began to transform.How can a creature explain the scent of the earth that was originally the sky?I was calm, still and content with my state of being a lump of clay. I do not dream, for clay does not have the ability to do this. Even though I could not dream, I was content. I had a long history before I became earthly clay. At first, I was a part of the sun. Then billions of years passed by and I had not yet fallen in love, so the burning embers were put out and I was transformed into rock on a planet they call the earth in a place they call Palestine The Land of Al-Aqsha Mosque.

A man leaves behind his autobiography. A treasure in a stack of notebooks. A life filled with love, pain, honor, and hope. A family will never forget their dad, Boopa, and hero. This book serves as a way to help them honor his memory. All proceeds will be donated to charity in honor of Billy Ikner. All contents of the autobiography were compiled by Jen Lowry, daughter of William Richard Ikner, Sr.

In The CrossRoads Diaries, you will embark on a year-in-the-life journey through the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam. You will journey alongside a combat sailor assigned to the unique Army-Navy battle-seeking unit known as the Mobile Riverine Force.This book is for: veterans, to let them know there is always hope those seeking knowledge of what combat situations can create young people moving from childhood to adulthood combat veterans' significant others seeking insight about their loved ones anyone wanting information about one of the most specialized combat units ever to exist The CrossRoads Diaries is a mixture of narrative, poetry, pictures, Bible scripture musical lyrics, and the innermost feelings of a young man who spent hundreds of hours per month on deadly river operations in Vietnam, engaged in more than 100 firefights, and then came home. He returned for another tour of duty, this time as a minesweeper on the Cua Viet River. Come along with Tom Center on this riveting journey through the Mekong Delta.

In 1975, author Elizabeth Jacks Scott was a young matron from New York with a husband and two small children and the new owner of an old sail loft building in Tenants Harbor, Maine. It had been in her family for years, and it was filled with memories and history, six generations of them, a jumble of contradictory, conflictual, tragic, and happy memories.JOURNEY TO SAFE HARBOR covers three generations of a family where the personal and emotional sacrifices made in the name of mission, commitment and duty, aiming 'to do good in the world', ended with unintended tragic consequences for their children. It is about a professional family, educated, religious and idealistic, but did they understand love? Scott shares a narrative of her collected records, her experiences, and her journey. It narrates the saga of the origins of her family's trauma in Tenants Harbor, how it played out in India and on the south side of Chicago. She toggles between Tenants Harbor, India and Chicago to show the interweaving of three eras and how they resulted in the family's fragmentation and great tragedy. The memoir chronicles the journey of healing through the ups and down of life resulting in Scott, family and the community reconnecting. Elizabeth Jacks Scott taught American and World history for five years, practiced psychotherapy and family therapy in New York City for more than two decades, ran grief groups at St. Bartholomew's Church for seven years, and cofounded Hudson Valley Weddings at The Hill. She is an ordained interfaith minister and a clinical social worker. Scott lives with her husband in New York City, the Hudson Valley, and the coast of Maine. Combined with her husband, they have four children and eight grandchildren.

Four Legendary Women from Ancient China brings together the compelling lives of four extraordinary women whose intelligence, creativity, and resilience allowed them to shine in a world dominated by men.Ancient China was largely a man's world. For a woman to rise above expectation required exceptional strength of character. Through vivid storytelling and careful historical research, Feng Ping brings these women to life - revealing their brilliance, their capacity to love, and their determination to endure turbulent times.To modern Western readers, the customs and realities of ancient China may seem harsh and unfamiliar, yet they are as fascinating as the women themselves. This is history that reads with the emotional power of fiction.The four women featured in this volume are:Cai Wenji, a musical genius whose life was shaped by exile and lossShangguan Wan'er, the first female prime minister of the Tang dynastyZhuo Wenjun, a woman who made bold and risky choices in love and lifeLi Qingzhao, regarded as the first great female poet in a thousand yearsHistorically accurate and well referencedProfessionally researched and beautifully writtenEngaging, colourful storytelling that is easy to readIncluded are exquisite poems composed by these remarkable women - works that are still admired and cherished in China today. Their stories continue to inspire as powerful examples of female strength, talent, and resilience.

WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH BEST SPORTS WRITING AWARD 2021<BR>SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2021<BR><BR>'One of the best books ever written about the early attempts to conquer Everest. A fine, fine slice of history by a truly special writer who proves time and time again that he is among the best of his generation' Dan Jones, author of The Plantagenets<BR><BR>'A small classic of the biographer's art' Sunday Times<BR><BR>In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Everest, a little-known World War I veteran named Maurice Wilson conceived his own crazy, beautiful plan: he would fly a Gipsy Moth aeroplane from England to Everest, crash land on its lower slopes, then become the first person to reach its summit - all utterly alone. Wilson didn't know how to climb. He barely knew how to fly. But he had pluck, daring and a vision - he wanted to be the first man to stand on top of the world.<BR><BR>Maurice Wilson is a man written out of the history books - dismissed as an eccentric and a charlatan by many, but held in the highest regard by world class mountaineers such as Reinhold Messner. The Moth and the Mountain restores him to his rightful place in the annals of Everest and in doing so attempts to answer that perennial question - why do we climb mountains?<BR><BR>'A towering, tragic tale rescued from oblivion by Ed Caesar's magnificent writing' Dan Snow<BR><BR>'This bonkers ripping yarn of derring-don't is a hell of a ride' The Times<BR><BR>'It's hard to imagine a finer tribute to one of Everest's forgotten heroes' Elizabeth Day

In diesem Buch werden die vielen selbst erlebten Ereignisse in einem zuvor fremden Land, in Thailand beschrieben, welches der Autor vor 30 Jahren kennen lernte und nun mehr seit 25 Jahren dort lebt. Dies führte letztlich zu diesem Buch. Es schildert die ersten neuen Eindrücke in diesem Land, welche zu dieser Zeit noch ganz anders waren als heute, sowie auch die Begegnungen mit den schon anders denkenden Thaimenschen, die Sitten und Bräuche, die anders geartete Denkweise, so auch die Angewohnheiten der Thais. Durch seine vielen Reisen lernte er Anfangs nicht nur Land und Leute kennen, sondern auch später seine Thaifrau Mayling, welche er dann heiratete und später ganz dorthin auswanderte. Ob das Essen, welches schon anders ist, der buddhistische Glauben oder die Thai liebe die so oft angeprangert ist. Allein durch die vielen Begrifflichkeiten die sich aus dem Thema ergeben, alles hat er nicht nur ausgiebig kennen gelernt, sondern sich auch damit mit auseinander gesetzt.Sein Weg dort führt ihn mit Mayling auch auf die Insel Koh Samui, wo er recht ausführlich das Paradies beschreibt. In dem er ab einem bestimmten Zeitraum denn ganz und gar dort lebt. Nicht nur in romantischer Alleinsicht, nein auch mit den Höhen und Tiefen, sowie mit einigen Problemen, welche sich gerade in weit entfernten Ländern ergeben, wo bestimmte Landsleute ihr Unwesen treiben, zum Leid anderer. Diese Problematik wird hier im Buch nicht verdrängt sondern mit Ross und Reiter benannt und so bekämpft bis der Reiter stürzt. Zum Schluss, wie es sich für eine gute Story oder Geschichte gehört, wendet sich alles zum Guten, das gilt aber auch für das sich stark veränderte und moderne Thailand.

I Guess I Just Wasn't Thinking-Part Four: At the End of the Rainbow picks up where Part Three left off. Roger finally finds that one woman-who for reasons not to be understood, decisively unlocks his manhood. He is now a changed being, emboldened and empowered; however he is now faced with a daunting challenge-he has to find a way to construct a life with Mireille. After seeing and feeling the majesty of snow-capped mountains and the pastoral French countryside, he is fearful Mireille would not be able to abide the States (especially hot, flat Florida). In spite of this doubt Roger must investigate any stateside opportunity, and is hugely lucky in attaining a position with a Fortune 500 company. There he is sabotaged by a jealous superior and we see him reeling in the disgrace of being "Outplaced for Management Convenience." (Fired.) Within the aviation industry this nomenclature is usually a euphemism for some other dastardly act felt to be unmentionable. It denies the bearer any future chance at a respected aviation position. We cannot expect Roger to "change his spots" so we again find ourselves screaming instructions at him as he retreats to more familiar territory: engaging in a string of dangerous, disjointed and sometimes illicit jobs (such as being hired to break an old friend out of a Columbian jail). The unfolding of momentous events in this part see Roger having the highest hopes, the gravest disappointments, and finally-to your amazement, all that one might expect.Roger finally finds that one woman-who for reasons not to be understood, decisively unlocks his manhood. He is now a changed being, emboldened and empowered; however he is now faced with a daunting challenge-he has to find a way to construct a life with Mireille. After seeing and feeling the majesty of snow-capped mountains and the pastoral French countryside, he is fearful Mireille would not be able to abide the States (especially hot, flat Florida). In spite of this doubt Roger must investigate any stateside opportunity, and is hugely lucky in attaining a position with a Fortune 500 company. There he is sabotaged by a jealous superior and we see him reeling in the disgrace of being "Outplaced for Management Convenience." (Fired.) Within the aviation industry this nomenclature is usually a euphemism for some other dastardly act felt to be unmentionable. It denies the bearer any future chance at a respected aviation position. We cannot expect Roger to "change his spots" so we again find ourselves screaming instructions at him as he retreats to more familiar territory: engaging in a string of dangerous, disjointed and sometimes illicit jobs (such as being hired to break an old friend out of a Columbian jail). The unfolding of momentous events in this part see Roger having the highest hopes, the gravest disappointments, and finally-to your amazement, all that one might expect.

Time was meaningless. Death was waiting. Anything touching ground zero that showed the barbarous revenge of the Vietcong ended in a dried bloodbath for whoever served South Vietnam’s government. This all happened after North Vietnam’s last invasion succeeded on April 30, 1975.Humanity absented itself into the hell of a prison that was called re-education. Vietcong killed the soldiers and public servants of South Vietnam using the cruel methods of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.Prisoners were executed, tortured, lacked food, endured illness without medicine, and were subjected to forced labor, which created spiritual intimidation. The Vietcong killed about 165,000 among 800,000 prisoners, while the leftists in society concealed the human rights violations of the Vietcong.Author Quang Hong Mac survived, escaping by boat after spending more than five years in a Vietcong re-education camp. He resettled in the U.S. and continues to fight for democracy.Sharing his untold stories with U.S. public officials and another former Vietcong prisoner, this book was written to debunk paranoid socialists in democratic countries.The author believes his book can inform the Western World the truth about communism and socialism.About the Author : Quang Hong Mac, a captain in the South Vietnam Army (ARVN) and an injured pilot in the 1968 Tet offensive battle, was imprisoned for five years after Saigon fell in 1975. In 1980, he escaped and resettled in the United States. The following year, his wife and three children came to a Malaysia refugee camp. They reunited in 1981. He rebuilt his life from zero, graduating as an electrical engineer. Now retired, the author was editor of Philadelphia R¿ng ¿ông Sunrise magazine and was an adviser on Asia for Pennsylvania’s governor. He has never returned to Vietnam.

Since its publication in 1923, Sir Song Ong Siang's One Hundred Years' History of the Chinese in Singapore has become the standard biographical reference of prominent Chinese in early Singapore, at least in the English language. This fact would have surprised Song who saw himself primarily as a compiler of historical and biographical snippets. The original was not referenced in academic fashion and contained a number of errors. This annotation by the Singapore Heritage Society takes Song's classic text and updates it with detailed annotations of sources that Song himself might have consulted, and includes more recent scholarship on the lives and times of various personalities who are mentioned in the original book. This annotated edition is commissioned by the National Library Board, Singapore and co-published with World Scientific Publishing.

War is hell is an understatement! Kenny knew something was wrong as his best friend tripped a wire. For a couple of seconds, they just stared at each other. It was as if his friend was saying good-by. Even though it was only seconds it lasted so long! Then came the explosion! His friend put his back against the mortar on the tree and took the entire load! Kenney flew back about 10 feet and thought he was dying as he was covered in so much blood and body parts. As it turned out it was his friend who just saved his life! Kenney went into a state of shock and was flown out to a Field Hospital for observation. After one week he was sent back into combat! A letter from Mom stated that my Aunt was worried Kenney was losing his will to live! When I heard this, I knew that I had to get Kenney out of the fighting for a week to rest up and give him a reason to live again! To do this, I will need to make up Fake Orders as I have done before but nothing to this extreme!