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...What was in Hitler's personal file kept by the Nazi Party's own intelligence agency, the SD? Israel Sarid Roth, only son of two survivors of the Holocaust is about to find out, as a routine assignment in Jerusalem plunges him into the center of a deadly nightmare....

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... The Hitler File A Novel of Fact By Sam Vaknin Draft For your consideration © 2006-... ...r your consideration © 2006-2007 All Rights Reserved Based on hundreds of newly-discovered documents in archives the world over – now … ... ...hives the world over – now … THE HITLER FILE Israel Sarid Roth is the only son of two survivors of the Holocaust. When his boss at the Genocide... ...father from the death camp Auschwitz? • What was in Hitler’s personal file, kept by the Nazi Party’s own intelligence service, the SD? • Who b... ...s the dark secret in his past? • Why was the Holocaust, the mass extermination of Europe’s Jews, set in motion only so late in World War II? • ... ... work hand-in-glove with Zionist organizations in Palestine and throughout occupied Europe, even as the Holocaust was taking place? • Who assassi... ...he strangest place. The scene of much mayhem throughout three millennia of tortured history, it still exudes an air of ethereal tranquility, a calmi... ... “If it was merely a tactical retreat, as you say, then it was the longest one in history. Hitler spent 8 years avoiding battle with the Jews and l... ...led from schools.” “A veritable Mother Theresa.” “Far from it. Throughout this period, in his private conversations, he made clear what he thou...

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...Perhaps the title of this Book – The Devil‘s Legacy to Earth Mortals may at first seem somewhat strange; they will pause as they do at a Witches Prayer, and wonder whether they had best look into it or no, lest they should really raise the Dev...

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...The power of these witches as we find in their earliest records originated in their intercourse with familiar spirits, invisible beings who must be supposed to be enlisted in the armies of the prince of darkness. We do not read in thes...

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..., PREDICTIONS, VISIONS, AND Compacts with the Devil!! WITH THE MOST AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF SALEM WITCHCRAFT! Compiled by the publisher. ... ...TIONS, VISIONS, AND Compacts with the Devil!! WITH THE MOST AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF SALEM WITCHCRAFT! Compiled by the publisher. NEW YO... ... Devil!! WITH THE MOST AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF SALEM WITCHCRAFT! Compiled by the publisher. NEW YORK: M. YOUNG, PUBLISHER, 173 GREENWIC... ... double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. Second Witch. Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake: Eye of newt and to... ...Nose of Turk and Tartar‘s lips, Finger of birth-strangled babe Ditch-deliver‘d by a drab, Make the gruel thick and slab: Add thereto a tiger chaud... ...l still runs riot over all Christendom, and will do so until the coming of that period yet hidden in the womb of time. We have ample evidence to... ...resembling her than as called by the same name, either existed at a more recent period, or were liable to the same capital punishment, for a very dif... ...onfess their master, ―This is the finger of God‖! The spirit of the Jewish history loudly affirms, that the Creator of heaven and earth had ado... ...e captain of a vessel belonging to Philadelphia, was about to sail to Africa and Europe. He promised his wife that he would return in a certain time,...

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...THE CURSE OF KALI is a historical fiction set in 19th century India by Audrey Blankenhagen. The exotic beauty of India, her British rulers living in splendid isolation; the opulence and intrigue of a Muslim Royal Court; the machination...

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... THE CURSE OF KALI Historical Drama set in India By Audrey Blankenhagen ... ...a By Audrey Blankenhagen ‘GOD IS LOVE, IS THIS THE FINAL MESSAGE OF INDIA’ E.M. Forster, 1924 This bo... ...y fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is coincidental. © 2002 by Audrey Blankenhagen. All rights reserved. No... ...r dead, is coincidental. © 2002 by Audrey Blankenhagen. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retriev... ...Elizabethans envisage that their enterprise would one day, with an army more powerful than any in Europe (except, perhaps, the French) and a revenue... ...ld they foresee that that same Company would influence more than 200 years of British and Indian history and found the greatest Empire the world has... ...ocable fact that the story of the Honorable East India Company will vi forever be part of the history of both Great Britain and that vast and glo... ...h to marry again so soon?’ ‘He knows he must produce an heir. There is no one in India among the European women that he wishes to make his wife and,... ...d I will stay at a Buddhist monastery until I am well acclimatised, before venturing out for long periods of contemplation. Come, let me escort you ...

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...Your world is ready for change. Make it happen, with guidance from one of the greatest Kabbalists of our generation.Rav Michael Laitman, PhD, sees Kabbalah as a science that deals with drawing near to the Creator. It studies the system of creation, examines how the Creator conducts this system, ...

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...Kabbalah Awakening to Kabbalah text 9/29/05 1:20 PM Page i Other Books by Rav Michael Laitman, PhD, Published by Laitman Kabbalah Publishers Atta... ...bbalah Publishers Attaining the Worlds Beyond A Guide to the Hidden Wisdom of Kabbalah The Science of Kabbalah The Kabbalah Experience Awakening to Ka... ...h text 10/6/05 9:55 AM Page ii Awakening to Kabbalah The Guiding Light of Spiritual Fulfillment Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Awakening to Kabbalah tex... ...lah: The Guiding Light of Spiritual Fulfillment 2006 First Printing © 2006 by Michael Laitman All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprodu... ...y. Many sources, and most notably the Zohar, have pointed to our moment in history as the age of Kabbalah. Our souls have evolved over many centuries,... ...bbalah. Our souls have evolved over many centuries, through many difficult periods in history, and we now possess the spiritual readiness and desire t... ... souls have evolved over many centuries, through many difficult periods in history, and we now possess the spiritual readiness and desire to go beyond... ...ny Kabbalists all over the world relied on his work, especially in Eastern Europe, Ukraine, White Russia, and Poland. Many were drawn to Kabbalah, and... ...large number of souls. The prosperity was especially noticeable in Eastern Europe, where many Kabbalists emerged, establishing many movements in Judai...

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Anthology of fascinating historical and scientific facts and links to relevant Web sources.

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The coming of the Messiah.

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...ALL that I have to say to thee, my venerable friend Christophilus, reduces itself to the serious and formal examination of one single point; which, in the present constitution or system of the church and the world, appears to me of the highest importance; viz. Whether the ideas which we entertain concerning the coming of Messiah, that essentia...

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...CONTENTS DEDICATION...1 PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE BY THE TRANSLATOR.....3 PART II...32 CHAPTER I.....33 CHAPTER II....46 CHAPTER III ....67 CHAPTER IV....85 CONCLUSION AND SUMMARY...113 TO THE READER....129 A CRITIQUE OF THE WORK ...130 DEDECATION....135 PREFACE......

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... THE COMING OF MESSIAH IN GLORY AND MAJESTY BY JUAN JOSAFAT BEN-EZRA, A CONVERTED JEW TRANSL... ... A CONVERTED JEW TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH, WITH A PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE, BY THE REV. EDWARD IRVING, A.M. Volume I ... ...T, LONDON MDCCCXXVII THIS EDITION PUBLISHED BY J G TILLIN ENGLAND © MM Coming of Messiah Vol. 1 -ii- CONTENTS DEDICATION. ............ ............................................................................129 A CRITIQUE OF THE WORK .................................................... ...e millennium, and what you call the last day, meaning thereby the instant or very small period preceding the conflagration and annihilation of this ... ...rine of the second advent. It was this day twelve-months, a day to be remembered in the history of my ministry; for which, not I only, but many soul... ...d from his native land at t he time of the expulsion of his order, Lacunza came over to Europe, and established his residence at Imolo, in Italy, wh... ...s, and that the fourth is the Gothic kingdom, or system of power which hath obtained in Europe since the sixth century, and obtaineth unto this day. ... ...e former advent of Christ and so avoid the second advent altogether, as an event in the history of the earth’s amelioration. But this is sufficiently...

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...This book is perhaps the one that is most difficult to understand with just one reading, because it contains a concentration of all of A. Mercurio’s innovative thought. It is difficult to make a short synthesis of this book, so here we will simply mention some of the papers presented by the Author that the book contains. The book opens with an “Inv...

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...traveling from one universe to another Sophia University of Rome 2 Published by The SOLARIS INSTITUTE of The SOPHIA UNIV... ...to another Sophia University of Rome 2 Published by The SOLARIS INSTITUTE of The SOPHIA UNIVERSITY OF ROME. (S.U.R.) ... ...me 2 Published by The SOLARIS INSTITUTE of The SOPHIA UNIVERSITY OF ROME. (S.U.R.) Creative Commons Licence - Attribution-NonCommercia... ...onCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ You are free: to Share — to copy, distribute and transm... ...ipline whose goal is to unite the four fundamental forces that make up the history of humanity, Religion, Philosophy, Science and Art, in a single f... ...storically speaking, of making what is impossible today possible in a short period of time: living one’s own life like a unique, marvelous work of ar... ...recent and far back in time (the I and its roots). 21 4) – The I and history, both modern and ancient. The I and science, the I and philosophy... ...s in orbit and the earth stands still. This is true as of 1988, and not in Europe but also in America, of all places. Therefore, since we are convin... ...and prayer while being in contact with the world and not separate from it. Europe was born from these Abbeys. Gandhi longed for union with God and ...

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...For some of us, this is a spiritual book that tells the real Truth of God. And the true Path to God. A pragmatic Path we could walk easily, smoothly, within a normal human lifetime. For others of us, it is a book that reveals ...

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...GOD PROPHECY by Dr. Paraskev 2 Introduction For some of us, this is a spiritual book that tells the real Truth of God. And the t... ...we could walk easily, smoothly, within a normal human lifetime. For others of us, it is a book that reveals what the future holds. For each human and ... ...ave some pictures now. Or, let’s call them “prophecies”. 6 Kingdom of Man Period 1 : 2001-2200. This period we shall name : the “Final Reign of Divis... ...s”. Here, the three zones of much higher living standards - North America, European Union and Far-East Asia – are rather separated from the rest of th... ...e Frodo in each of us has already taken sides in the battle, too. And step by step, the Fellowship against the Ring is formed in our world. On the oth... ...oo, have already made their choice. Period 2 : 2200-2500. Integration age. By the end of this period the level of technologies (energy-, electronic-, ... ...ecy” was published in the “set apart” (after World War II) land of Eastern Europe in an “unknown tongue” (Bulgarian language) right after the “turning... ...t only Messages of God. And they will come only at the key points of human history. Just as they did as the holy books (Vedas, Bible, Koran, etc.) or ... ...ssiahs. And so, they will come. Each at the appropriate key point of human history. Apocalypse “... And when the powerful wind will sound the trumpet ...

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...A compilation of quotes by U.G. Krishnamurti that can alter your life. Someone once said to his daughter who had met U.G., "Damned be the day you met this man; your life will never be the same." Whether we feel cursed or blessed, our comin...

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...The Natural State In the Words of U.G. Krishnamurti Peter Maverick Introduction 1972-... ...1990—Various Places Publisher's Note When I read the manuscript of Peter's book, it was as though U.G. was talking through the pages. It w... ... from a family of people pretty much into spiritual reading and surrounded by scriptures from all the religions of the world, I had no dearth of read... ... of seeking, you who are weary of the road. This compilation of quotes by U.G. Krishnamurti can alter your life. Someone once said to his daughte... ...robably something happened to so many hundreds of people. This is part of history—so many rishis, some Westerners, monks, so many women, and sometime... ...but through which something penetrates. In India that light is golden, in Europe it is blue. There is also some kind of light penetration through ... ...ghts continues but there is no reading of the thoughts. At the end of this period you conk out. The stream of thought is cut. There is no way of know... ... acausal. It seems to have happened to some people during the course of history. Each one has given expression to that uniqueness in their own way... ...dom is impossible. _______ You are alive because your parents had sex, period. Don't look for a meaning to life. There may not be any meaning at ...

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... THE COMING OF MESSIAH IN GLORY AND MAJESTY BY JUAN JOSAFAT BEN-EZRA, A CONVERTED JEW TRANSLATED FROM TH... ... A CONVERTED JEW TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH, WITH A PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE, BY THE REV. EDWARD IRVING, A.M. Volume II ... ...VII THIS EDITION PUBLISHED BY J G TILLIN ENGLAND © MM THE COMING OF MESSIAH IN GLORY AND MAJESTY. PART II. (CONTINUED) PHENOME... ...s which we now proceed to examine, viz. the Christian church, and the captivity of Babylon, do not deserve so much the name of Phenomena, as of Anti... ... that faith and goodness which God has extended to them, and no longer. If this period should ever be accomplished, as also the period of the unbelie... ... 1 Bossuet, in his Discourse upon Universal History. c. 20. Coming of Messiah Vol. 2 Part II in the Holy Scr... ...g under consideration, various passages of scripture (whether of prophecy or of history) and speaking upon them, to quit the historical and literal ... ... colony of the Tyrians, others to Ionea or Greece, others to different parts of Europe or Africa, leaving to the king of Babylon nothing but the des... ...pe of Good Hope? Those of America and all the islands of the ocean? And even in Europe itself, were not almost all the northern regions from the Rhi...

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...Kabbalah Revealed: The Ordinary Person’s Guide to a More Peaceful Life is a clearly-written, user-friendly guide to making sense of the surrounding world while achieving inner peace. Each of the six chapters in this book focuses on a different aspect of the ancient wisdom of Kabbalah, shedding new light on a teaching that has too often been shrouded in...

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... Kabbalah Revealed Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Introduction by: Professor Ervin Laszlo LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS Kabbalah Rev... ...Person’s Guide to a More Peaceful Life Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Introduction by: Professor Ervin Laszlo KABBALAH REVEALED The Ordinary Person’s G... ...uentin Rd, 2nd floor, Brooklyn, New York, 11223, USA Printed in Canada No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written ... ...this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied i... ...s become a sought-after lecturer in academic circles in the United States and Europe. Dr. Laitman is the founder and president of Bnei Ba- ruch - Kab... ...ut the Muslim world, neo-Nazi and other ex- tremist movements are sprouting in Europe, and reli- gious fanaticism is appearing the world over. Thus, o... ...h we are parts of a greater whole, have been considered the exception in the history of civilization. But if we look at the history of ideas, we wil... ...nge is desire. The way our desires evolve both defines and designs the entire history of humanity. As humankind’s desires developed, they urged peop... ...itual pyramid is much nar- rower than the still level, the physical vegetative period was shorter than Earth’s inanimate period. After the completion...

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...The Kabbalah Experience is one of the most fascinating books ever published in Kabbalah. It is a journey in time from the past to the future, in situations we might all experience at some point. Anyone who wants to learn how to make the most of every momen...

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...Introduction: The wisdom of Kabbalah teaches us how to live in the reality that is spread before us. It is a systematic method that has evolved over thousands of years, taught by a handful of unique individuals in every generation. Their task has bee...

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...T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Chapter 1. The Thought of Creation ................................................... 13 Chapter2. The Wisdom of Kabbalah ................................................... 54 Chapter 3. The Study of Kabbalah ......................................

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... By Rav Michael Laitman PhD The Kabbalah Experience By Rav Michael Laitman PhD LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS The Kabbalah Ex... ...Publishers E-mail: info@kabbalah.info THE KABBALAH EXPERIENCE Copyright © 2005 by MICHAEL LAITMAN. All rights reserved. Published by Laitman Kabbalah ... ...enue West, Suite 532, Toronto, ON, M2R 3X1, Canada. Printed in Canada. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written pe... ...f this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in cr... ...ore interested in learning the pur- pose of creation? A: Our world -- with its history of torment and its achievements, and the spiritual worlds, wit... ... suffers all the time. Humanity in general has been suf- fering throughout its history. People lived, died and never understood the actual reasons fo... ...ey have acquired about spirituality. That time will pass. Don’t be afraid of periods of confusion, despair, sensations of failure and so on. They ar... ...your receiving new values and your reaction to what is happening to you. This period takes some time; you cannot perform significant changes all at ... ...the concept of the family will cease to exist. Even today in many families in Europe, husbands and wives work in different cities and meet only on w...

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...amples from science and Kabbalah that the ego stands behind all human suffering, but also shows how we can use it to our benefit. With clear analyses of the human soul and its problems, the book provides a 'roadmap' indicating how we can achieve a new level of existence and fulfillment....

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...Chaos to Harmony The Solution to the Global Crisis According to the Wisdom of Kabbalah Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Translation: Chaim Ratz Editor: C... ...M CHAOS TO HARMONY The Solution to the Global Crisis According to the Wisdom of Kabbalah Copyright © 2006 by MICHAEL LAITMAN All rights reserved P... ...n to the Global Crisis According to the Wisdom of Kabbalah Copyright © 2006 by MICHAEL LAITMAN All rights reserved Published by Laitman Kabbalah P... ...life’s systems and the order that dictates their existence. I had hoped that by studying how we live, I would eventually find what we are living fo... ...once during their lives is approximately 42% of the overall population. 4 In Europe, consumption of cocaine has reached an unsettling record high o... ...f an individual, and throughout the generations. Examining the evolution- ary history of other species, such as primates, indicates that several tho... ...cess of desire-evolution happens not only in the whole of humanity throughout history; it happens in the private lives of each of us as well. These ... ...e of egoistic evolution, one that lasts several millennia. At the end of that period, we “sober up” from the notion that the ego will make us happy... ...Even countries that were previously sympathetic toward Israel, such as North European countries, have changed for the worse. Surveys held in the Eu...

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...av Yehuda Ashlag, and his son and successor, Rav Baruch Ashlag, offer modern readers valid answers to life's most vital question: What is the meaning of my life? Their interpretations of The Book of Zohar and The Tree of Life explain how we can benefit by using the ancient wisdom of Kabbalah on a day-to-day basis. Additionally, clear illustrations accurately depict the evo...

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... l a h for the St u d e n t KABBALAH FOR THE STUDENT Copyright © 2008 by MICHAEL LAITMAN All rights reserved Published by Laitman Kabbalah Publis... ... 2009 85th street, #51, Brooklyn, NY 11214, USA Printed in Canada No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permi... ...s book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in criti... ...knowledge. But most people prefer not to put all their eggs in one basket by focusing on fulfilling one desire. They settle for a little of everythi... ...o f T h e w i s d o m o f Ka b b a l a h Before I go about elucidating the history of the wisdom of Kabbalah, conversed about by many, I find it nece... ...ch I believe so few know. And naturally, it is impossible to speak of the history of something before we know the thing itself. Although this knowled... ... A revelation of Godliness does not appear at once, but gradually, over a period of time, depending on the cleansing of the attaining, until one disc... ... not a one- time disclosure, but an ongoing matter that is revealed over a period of time, sufficient for the disclosure of all the great degrees tha... ...sia, with hundreds of millions in population, more land than the whole of Europe, second to none wealth in raw materials, and which has already agre...

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...e at the Paris Opera during its 1890s heyday. Whilst working at the opera, she meets a mysterious, masked stranger: Erik. Is it possible that the two of them will heal the pain of each other's past? Buy the the paper back at Turner Maxwell Books ...

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... Author’s Note This is a work of fiction. While historical persons do appear within the text, all even... ...fiction. While historical persons do appear within the text, all events are of my own imagination. During the 19th century, and for nearly the first... ...m of the Opera. My vision is an amalgam of persons known to and/or admired by me. To that end, I thank my husband Jeffrey Cathcart, my dear friend... ...ful to Paddy Doyle Cathcart, who became Pierre in these pages. Jacket design by James Courtney (c) Sharon E. Cathcart, 2009. All rights reserved. 2 ... ...eur,” Dupin announced, “we are unamused. With all that has happened in the history of this opera as a result of the so-called Phantom, we cannot aff... ...nd returned to you.” Erik and Joseph sized one another up for a brief silent period. Then, with a graceful gesture, Erik removed his mask. “She unde... ...te my previous reticence, I found myself telling her about traveling around Europe, living in Russia and Persia, and how I had been outcast not only...

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...Astrological aspects (conjunctions, oppositions, trines, squares, sextiles) between dates of two historical events explain their similar or opposite character. This is illustrated by the example of the Munich Conference (1938) and the birth dates of its participants. Historical repetitions connected with the 60 ye...

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...onunciation. This might raise the question whether the letters « s » and « ç » should be distinguished or not. But let's illustrate first the notions of correlation and resemblance by some examples. The resemblance between the names of (Aimé-Joseph) Darnand, head of the French Militia during the German occupation in World War II, and of the admiral (Jean Louis Xavier Fran...

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...Preface. Chapter 1. The Chinese horoscope and parallel events. Chapter 2. Comparison between five geographic regions. Names of persons and places of battles. Appendix 1. Beginnings and ends of the years according to the Chinese horoscope. Appendix 2. The Cyrillic alphabet....

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...This third volume of the definitive history of the Hawaiian Kingdom completes the project launched over forty years ago by the Historical Commission of the Territory of Hawaii and taken over in 1932 by the Department of History of the Universi...

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...In his history of the last years of the Hawaiian monarchy (1874–1893), Professor Kuykendall shows clearly the effects of the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 with the United States, tying Hawaii so closely to its nearest neighbor, economi...

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...Chapter 1. Kalakaua Becomes King. 3 -- Chapter 2. Reciprocity: The Dream Comes True. 17 -- Try, Try Again. 17 -- Negotiation Of The Treaty. 22 -- Amendment, Ratification, And Legislation. 26 -- British Reaction To The Reciprocity Treaty. 40 -- Chapter 3. Reciprocity And The Hawaiian Economy: The Sugar Industry. 46 -- Sugar And Rice, But Mainly Suga...

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...The overseas base planning process reflected the evolution and growing sophistication of American strategic thinking during the tumultuous period from 1942 through 1948. The results of the planning shaped, in many ways, the East-West struggle for much of the second half of the twentieth century. Elliott Conve...