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Islam In Latin America
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Cellphone Journalism $12.50 In the year 2010, there are said to be over 2.5 billion cell phones. The following movie was shot entirely with just one of the many cell phones that are used every day. No special computer, nor effects where used. Eight stories without pause, from, Graphitti on the edge of the Power Houses, Islam in South America, Japanese Gardens, Martial Arts and interview with master of the art, Chinese Marke… |
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History $8.52 Claiming that most textbooks and popular history books were written by biased left-wing writers and scholars, historian Thomas Woods offers this guide as an alternative to “the stale and predictable platitudes of mainstream texts.” Covering the colonial era through the Clinton administration, Woods seeks to debunk some persistent myths about American history. For instance, he writes, the Puritans … |
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Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia $8.10 Ahmed Rashid, “Pakistan’s best and bravest reporter” is a voice of reason amid the chaos of Central Asia today. His unique knowledge of this complex, war-torn region gives him a panoramic vision and grasp of nuance that no Western writer can emulate…. |
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The Moro War: How America Battled a Muslim Insurgency in the Philippine Jungle, 1902-1913 $5.99 As the global war on terror enters its second decade, the United States military is engaged with militant Islamic insurgents on multiple fronts. But the post-9/11 war against terrorists is not the first time the United States has battled such ferocious foes. The forgotten Moro War, lasting from 1902 to 1913 in the islands of the southern Philippines, was the first confrontation between American so… |
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