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The international intervention after the 2011 Libyan uprising
against Muammar Gaddafi was initially considered a remarkable
success: the UN Security Council's first application of the
'responsibility to protect' doctrine; an impending civilian
massacre prevented; and an opportunity for democratic forces to
lead Libya out of a forty-year dictatorship. But such optimism was
soon dashed. Successive governments failed to establish authority
over the ever-proliferating armed groups; divisions among regions
and cities, Islamists and others, split the country into rival
administrations and exploded into civil war; external intervention
escalated. Ian Martin gives his first-hand view of the questions
raised by the international engagement. Was it a justified response
to the threat against civilians? What brought about the Security
Council resolutions, including authorising military action? How did
NATO act upon that authorisation? What role did Special Forces
operations play in the rebels' victory? Was a peaceful political
settlement ever possible? What post-conflict planning was
undertaken, and should or could there have been a major
peacekeeping or stabilisation mission during the transition? Was
the first election held too soon? As Western interventions are
reassessed and Libya continues to struggle for stability, this is a
unique account of a critical period, by a senior international
official who was close to the events.
Abraham Lincoln is one of the most revered Presidents in the
history of the United States. His persistence saved the Union, and
preserved our Constitution. But his wisdom, with its homespun feel,
and far deeper meanings, was the backbone of his enduring
popularity. The combination of his sense of self -effacing humor
and stories of backwoods life helped Lincoln make his points with
the masses, and helped him communicate with a country at its lowest
point, and in the middle of a terrific struggle.
Author Iain C. Martin assembles Lincoln's most popular and best
quotations and bits of wisdom which helped Lincoln to endure
through the ages. Funny, poignant, and inspiring, the greatness of
the man shines through as never before.
"Abraham Lincoln's life helped define the essence of being an
American and the ideals of freedom, and "Worthy of Their Esteem"
offers a rich collection of the best of his sayings, grouped
according to what major themes they address. Added historical and
biographical background plus vintage illustrations make this a top
pick for a wide range of collections..." -- The Midwest Book Review
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The Thick of It: Series 4 (DVD)
Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison, Rebecca Front, Joanna Scanlan, James Smith, …
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All six episodes from the fourth series of the award-winning BBC
satirical political comedy drama written and directed by Armando
Iannucci. In this series, world-weary Secretary of State for Social
Affairs, Peter Mannion (Roger Allam), is none too enthusiastic
about launching his Coalition partner Fergus (Geoffrey
Streatfield)'s new 'Networked Nation' policy. Meanwhile, over in
the opposition camp, attack-dog policy enforcer Malcolm Tucker
(Peter Capaldi) continues his relentless quest to undermine/oust
newly installed leader, Nicola Murray MP (Rebecca Front).
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Advances in Hepatology (Hardcover)
Luis Rodrigo, Ian Martins, Xiaozhong Guo, Xingshun Qi
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From its beginnings as a trickle of icy water in Virginia's
northwest corner to its miles-wide mouth at Hampton Roads, the
James River has witnessed more recorded history than any other
feature of the American landscape -- as home to the continent's
first successful English settlement, highway for Native Americans
and early colonists, battleground in the Revolution and the Civil
War, and birthplace of America's twentieth-century navy.
In 1998, restless in his job as a reporter for the Norfolk
Virginian-Pilot, Earl Swift landed an assignment traveling the
entire length of the James. He hadn't been in a canoe since his
days as a Boy Scout, and he knew that the river boasts whitewater,
not to mention man-made obstacles, to challenge even experienced
paddlers. But reinforced by Pilot photographer Ian Martin and a lot
of freeze-dried food and beer, Swift set out to immerse himself --
he hoped not literally -- in the river and its history.
What Swift survived to bring us is this engrossing chronicle of
three weeks in a fourteen-foot plastic canoe and four hundred years
in the life of Virginia. Fueled by humor and a dauntless curiosity
about the land, buildings, and people on the banks, and anchored by
his sidekick Martin -- whose photographs accompany the text --
Swift points his bow through the ghosts of a frontier past, past
Confederate forts and POW camps, antebellum mills, ruined canals,
vanished towns, and effluent-spewing industry. Along the banks,
lonely meadowlands alternate with suburbs and power plants, marinas
and the gleaming skyscrapers of Richmond's New South downtown.
Enduring dunkings, wolf spiders, near-arrest, channel fever, and
twenty-knot winds, Swift makes it to the Chesapeake Bay.
Readers who accompany him through his Journey on the James will
come away with the accumulated pleasure, if not the bruises and
mud, of four hundred miles of adventure and history in the life of
one of America's great watersheds.
The Way is the follow up to 2000's One, which was one of the most
acclaimed albums that year. Ian's main instrument is the bass
guitar, which takes the lead on three instrumentals, but as before,
the album is a showcase for lead vocalists old and new. On
'Brother' he features Gavin Christopher , while newcomer Robin
McKelle shines on 'Movin' On' - destined to be one of this year's
biggest soulful dance tracks. The album has an organic feel
throughout, with the cream of LA's musicians on hand to lend some
classy arrangements to the whole affair. Expansion. 2005.
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