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From the halls of ancient Vietnamese emperors to the palaces of Khmer god-kings, Southeast Asia was a tapestry of ancient, rival kingdoms. This book tells the story of how a new global power, France, arrived seeking profit, souls, and strategic advantage. Follow the century-long saga of military campaigns, gunboat diplomacy, and political maneuvering that consolidated the lands of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos into a single entity: French Indochina. Once conquered, the territory was transformed by a powerful and centralized colonial government. This book details the creation of the Union ...

From the ancient, landlocked throne of Burma to the swampy, strategic tip of the Malay Peninsula, Great Britain forged a new empire in Southeast Asia. This is the story of two vastly different colonial ventures: the brutal, bloody conquest of an ancient kingdom, and the shrewd creation of the world's richest trade route. It reveals how the destinies of these unrelated lands, one ruled by a king and the other by the sea, became irrevocably bound by imperial ambition. Driven by the fabulous wealth of the China trade and the rivalry with French Indochina, the British plunged into a Great Game ...

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A stunning new English translation—the first in more than forty years—of a major novel by the father of modern Japanese fiction Natsume Soseki's Kusamakura—meaning “grass pillow”—follows its nameless young artist-narrator on a meandering walking tour of the mountains. At the inn at a...

Years before the CIA was formed there was something called the Office of Strategic Services. Georgetown Township resident Al Johnson was a charter member of this clandestine group during World War II, joining forces with the French Underground and then fighting the Japanese occupation of China. The OSS conducted secret missions hundreds of miles behind enemy lines. Al Johnson who is 98 years old said one of the toughest part might have been "keeping a lid on" everywhere he was and everything he did. "It was such a hush-hush group. We couldn't talk about it when we got home on furloughs. We ...

A love story that feels both new and achingly true from one of Japan’s most acclaimed writers, capturing the intensity, uncertainties, and intimacy of falling for someone for the first time. Art student Isogai first models for one of his tutors, the much older Yuri, then begins a passionate...

In “Deceptions Of War,” the second book in the Sue Lee mystery series by D.M. Sorlie, readers are taken on a thrilling journey from the barb-wired beachfront of Hawaii to occupied Paris in 1942. Captain Sue Lee Ono, a skilled code breaker for army intelligence, finds herself delving deeper into the dangerous world of espionage. With her exceptional language skills, Sue Lee is sent to Nazi-occupied Paris on a mission to locate and assist a Jewish scientist in his liberation. Time is of the essence as Sue Lee must complete her mission before the Gestapo, aided by the Vichy French, round ...

The complete method. 300 essential words and phrases, 140 common expressions, the 100 most common verbs, the 1000 essential words. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening.

300 essential words and phrases, the 100 most common verbs. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list.

In Murder in Manchuria, Scott D. Seligman explores an unsolved murder set amid the chaos that reigned in China in the run-up to World War II. The story unfolds against the backdrop of a three-country struggle for control of Manchuria—an area some called China's "Wild East"—and an explosive mixture of nationalities, religions, and ideologies. Semyon Kaspe, a young Jewish musician, is kidnapped, tortured, and ultimately murdered by disaffected, antisemitic White Russians, secretly acting on the orders of Japanese military overlords who covet his father's wealth.

The 1000 essential words. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list. 20% of the words are used 80% of the time.

Rain in the Mountains brings together some of Ruskin Bond’s most beautiful works from his years spent in the foothills of the Himalayas in the town of Mussoorie. Through vivid images and lucid writing, Bond evokes the everyday sights and sounds, and captures the essence of mountain life. The...

Learn and improve your English with the BBC. Collected here for the first time are 12 episodes from BBC Learning English's popular 6 Minute English series. Aimed at intermediate-level learners of English, each programme examines a different topic which is discussed and explained to help learners...

Le retour de l'auteur japonais le plus lu en France. Parution le 2 janvier 2025 Evènement!!! Le grand retour du maître Murakami pour un roman éblouissant, dans la lignée de ses grandes œuvres – Kafka sur le rivage ou 1Q84 – et sept ans après son dernier roman – Le Meurtre du commandeur. Tu dis: La Cité est entourée de hauts murs et il est très difficile d'y pénétrer. Mais encore plus difficile d'en sortir. Comment pourrais-je y entrer, alors? Il suffit que tu le désires.

「おとなは、だれも、はじめは子どもだった。しかし、そのことを忘れずにいるおとなは、いくらもいない」。サハラ砂漠に不時着した孤独な飛行士と、「ほんとうのこと」しか知りたがらない純粋な星の王子さま

From Conan Doyle and Rudyard Kipling to Satyajit Ray and R. K. Narayan, this text is a collection of spine-chilling tales of the supernatural from India...

This book takes a different approach to learning. It deals with human motivation and creating the right mind-set that will drive you rapidly to your language learning goal. It is presented in simple language that most anyone can easily understand and apply. It was written for the first-time foreign language learner looking forward to a fulfilling experience and for those who have already engaged in learning but have lost their motivation and are ready to give up.

Unaware that his life is about to change in ways he can't imagine, seventeen-year-old Jesse Matson ventures into the northern Minnesota woods with his father on a cold November afternoon. Perched on individual hunting stands a quarter-mile apart, they wait with their rifles for white-tailed deer...

Imaginez apprendre le japonais en toute simplicité pendant vos trajets, en cuisinant ou en vous détendant chez vous. Ce livre audio, spécialement conçu pour les francophones, met l’accent sur la compréhension orale et l’expression pratique grâce à un vocabulaire utilisé au quotidien. En explorant des situations courantes—comme saluer, commander au restaurant, demander son chemin ou faire des achats—vous gagnerez en confiance pour comprendre et répondre naturellement en japonais.

La culture traditionnelle japonaise reste immuable alors que sa culture pop évolue à toute allure.