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Interested in History, Islam, India, Nazria e Pakistan and the genetics and epigenetics of obesity. Opinions can change. Twitter is for testing them

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Book Cover for: Tao Te Ching: A New English Version, Stephen Mitchell

Tao Te Ching: A New English Version

Stephen Mitchell
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@TheEmissaryCo ..and the IE word comes from teh fact that Beckwith is thinking about central asian IE people (eg in Sogdiana) who may have played a role in this.. anyway, Lao Tzu is outstanding (IF he existed).. u shud read the Tao Te Ching, you will want to own him :)

Paperback, 2006

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Orbat 1965 India Pakistan War: Pakistan Army, Agha H. Amin

Orbat 1965 India Pakistan War: Pakistan Army

Agha H. Amin
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Listen to "1965 War summed up -Why Indian Army and Pakistan Army Failed in 1965 War" by agha h amin ⚓ https://t.co/fY2WffeZPt

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Book Cover for: The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway, Brendan Simms

The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway

Brendan Simms
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Anyone read this book? (recommended by maj Amin) @zenpundit The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway https://t.co/iRHU65MyPF

Hardcover, 2022

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Tao Te Ching, Lao-Tzu

Tao Te Ching

Lao-Tzu
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@TheEmissaryCo ..and the IE word comes from teh fact that Beckwith is thinking about central asian IE people (eg in Sogdiana) who may have played a role in this.. anyway, Lao Tzu is outstanding (IF he existed).. u shud read the Tao Te Ching, you will want to own him :)

Paperback, 1992

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Ataturk: The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey, Andrew Mango

Ataturk: The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey

Andrew Mango
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@NisarMi43047441 Mirza sahib, aap toh samajhte hain :) (there is scene in Andrew Mango's Ataturk where the mullahs come to ataturk and complain that Grand National assembly is humiliating them non-stop "you can ban the quran, but dont treat us like this" (I paraphrase, if someone has the book,… https://t.co/zUHwZKJvnQ

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Book Cover for: What Is Islam?: The Importance of Being Islamic, Shahab Ahmed

What Is Islam?: The Importance of Being Islamic

Shahab Ahmed
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@barbarikon @kartheeque This is why Shahab Ahmed wrote in his "what is Islam" that BOTH the formal prohibition of alcohol AND the regular (and celebrated in poem and song) use of alcohol, are standard features of Islamic society :)

Paperback, 2017

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall

Hilary Mantel
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Interesting thread. I am surprised Hilary Mantel's "Place of greater safety" gets mentioned, but not "wolf hall".. (both are excellent)... (btw, another nominee: China by Edward Rutherford) https://t.co/iq3wBEZEup

Paperback, 2021

$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Tao Te Ching, Lao Lao Tzu

Tao Te Ching

Lao Lao Tzu
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@TheEmissaryCo ..and the IE word comes from teh fact that Beckwith is thinking about central asian IE people (eg in Sogdiana) who may have played a role in this.. anyway, Lao Tzu is outstanding (IF he existed).. u shud read the Tao Te Ching, you will want to own him :)

Paperback, 2001

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: In the Shadow of the Gods: The Emperor in World History, Dominic Lieven

In the Shadow of the Gods: The Emperor in World History

Dominic Lieven
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TIL that in 1815 revenue in British India was bigger than that collected in the Russian or Austrian empires.. (read in a throwaway line in Dominic lieven's "in the shadow of the gods")

Hardcover, 2022

$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Tao Te Ching: Annotated Edition, Lao Tzu

The Tao Te Ching: Annotated Edition

Lao Tzu
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@TheEmissaryCo ..and the IE word comes from teh fact that Beckwith is thinking about central asian IE people (eg in Sogdiana) who may have played a role in this.. anyway, Lao Tzu is outstanding (IF he existed).. u shud read the Tao Te Ching, you will want to own him :)

Paperback, 2016

$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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