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Fifty years after his death, Stalin remains a figure of powerful and dark fascination. The almost unfathomable scale of his crimes–as many as 20 million Soviets died in his purges and infamous Gulag–has given him the lasting distinction as a personification of evil in the twentieth century. But though the facts of Stalin’s reign are well known, this remarkable biography reveals a Stalin we have never seen before as it illuminates the vast foundation–human, psychological and physical–that supported and encouraged him, the men and women who did his bidding, lived in fear of him and, more often than not, were betrayed by him.

Jamshid and the Lost Mountain of Light

is a children's novel by Howard Lee

Sent by: Darius Kadivar

Jamshid and the Lost Mountain of Light takes you back two and a half thousand years to the palaces of ancient Persia, where a coup is being plotted. Jamshid is the son of the Grand Vizier to the Emperor, who finds his world turned upside-down as the story unfolds. Suddenly his parents are banished from the Empire, leaving Jamshid alone in the care of his tutor, Parthesus.

Suliaman is a court official who will stop at nothing to take over the throne of the global superpower. He has secretly rediscovered the Jewels of Gilgamesh, lost for thousands of years, which form an invincible weapon and give Suliaman power over terrible beasts called karibus. As Suliaman's invasion force approaches undetected by the Persian armies, only Jamshid and Parthesus have guessed the plot - but how can they save the Empire?

This tale is woven-through with real historical detail that recreates the lives, cities, and palaces of ancient Persia. The suspense and thrills of Jamshid's struggle against Suliaman - and himself - are guaranteed to grab the attention and immerse readers young and old.

Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis

Author Bat Ye’or will discuss her new book Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2005). The book makes the controversial argument that Europe and the Arab world are drifting increasingly closer culturally and politically, forming an alliance that is anti-Christian, anti-Western, and anti-American.

Born in Egypt, author Bat Ye’or is a pioneer researcher of minority religious groups within the Arab Muslim world. Her three major books translated from French are: The Dhimmi: Jews and Christians under Islam (1985), The Decline of Eastern Christianity under Islam: From Jihad to Dhimmitude (1996), and Islam and Dhimmitude: Where Civilizations Collide (2002).

“This is a provocative and disturbing book…Bat Ye’or presents a wide range of historical and contemporary documents and facts to tell the story of how the European Union is being subverted by Islamic hostility...Readers…will be shocked by the evidence produced in these pages of unfair pressures and deliberate distortions…This book…should be essential reading (and re-reading) for everyone interested in true peace in the Middle East.” – Sir Martin Gilbert

“No writer has done more than Bat Ye’or to draw attention to the menacing character of Islamic extremism. Future historians will one day regard her coinage of the term ‘Eurabia’ as prophetic. Those who wish to live in a free society must be eternally vigilant. Bat Ye’or’s vigilance is unrivalled.” – Niall Ferguson

Space for this event is limited. Lunch will be provided.

http://www.hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=hudson_upcoming_events&id=186