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Josip Mihaljević's book analyzes the relationship between the government and the individual in communist Croatia (1958–1972), through repressive mechanisms, ideological pressures, and restrictions on personal freedom in the socialist system.
A sequel to his memoir 7000 Days in Siberia, in which he describes his twenty-year imprisonment in Soviet gulags. The book delves into his experiences in the camps, providing additional insights into Steiner's life and reflections on communist ideals.
Michael A. Cook, Princeton professor of Islamic history, provides an overview of human history from the Neolithic to the fall of the Twin Towers in 2001 in this witty and intelligent synthesis, asking the key question: why did everything happen exactly th
British author Adrian Gilbert (co-author of The Mayan Prophecies from 1995) in The End of Time offers the most thorough and sober modern interpretation of the Mayan calendar and the so-called "2012 prophecy", completely rejecting New Age hysteria.
The book is the most readable and complete overview of the evidence that human civilization has already been nearly wiped out of the universe once – and that such cycles may repeat themselves every few tens of thousands of years.