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Brave New Books (5)
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Liliyana Gadyka
2023 || Paperback || Frank Libertas || Brave New Books
The beautiful city of Kiev also has some downsides. Because of its low wages and poor economy, a veritable industry has developed there in which extremely attractive decoy women have specialised in completely financially undressing unsuspecting men from the West. Not infrequently, the lover turns out to be a professional con artist working with criminal accomplices to empty the pockets of tourists and fortune seekers. Frank Libertas takes the reader into the buzzing nightlife of Kiev where, a...
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On a Silk Thread, the Chinese are Coming
2023 || Paperback || Frank Libertas || Brave New Books
The geopolitcal relations between the West and Eurasia are going to change drastically the coming years. From Shanghai to Rotterdam a modern infrastructure is being developed by China in a rapid pace. China will connect 2/3 of the world's population on the biggest landmass. It is expected that China will surpass the US in an economical sense and this can lead to economic and serious militairy conflicts because the US doesn't want to play a second fiddle on the worldstage after being a hegemon...
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Lacedemoniers
This is Sparta
2023 || Paperback || Frank Libertas || Brave New Books
The history of Sparta is legendary. The author starts his journey in 1888 BC in a small settlement on the Peloponnese to continue via the route Sparta Rotterdam 1888 to the present-day hamlet of Sparta. The gods put you on the horse only to ruthlessly knock you off again. This book traces the early history of Sparta up to the foundation of the city-state of Sparta in roughly 1100 BC and then continues this historical journey through the many highs and lows of the city-state that inspired awe...
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Pearl-Chain
Postmodern Inquisition in the Netherlands
2023 || Paperback || Frank Libertas || Brave New Books
In Jenevercity, Mayor Pearl-chain is in dire straits, accused of cronyism, abuse of power and creating a culture of fear. The democratically elected heavyweights of the city council fly in the integrity agency You Call and We Deliver to deal with her "independently and thoroughly". The heads of this bureau, Long Jake, Ant and Colt, will piggyback her. Ex-journalist Tick is working overtime in his anonymous and vicious internet forum, constantly spewing thousands of smears, slanders and Indian...
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The Essays
2023 || Paperback || Frank Libertas || Brave New Books
Frank Libertas was in Kiev during the US-lead Maidan-revolte in February 2014 en this inspired him to write down his experiences and personal observations what really happened behind the scene. In this complex geopolitical forcefield the tensions were rising so high that Frank seriously feared for a total escalation between NATO and Russia after de coup d'etat in Kiev. On the 17th of July 2014 the MH17 airplane of Malaysian Airways was shot down above the Eeastern part of Ukraine and this co...