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The book details the little known Armenian community in India that controlled global trade and supported the worldwide Armenian diaspora. Yet, for themselves, they were content to build beautiful churches that tied them to the motherland that they never knew.

A timely audiobook about the subject of equal rights, this listen will provide listeners with knowledge of overt and covert discrimination in America. The author, a former human rights judge and historian, Michael Boyajian, explores how the LGBTQ community was violated by society, focusing on the impact of bars, taverns, and clubs.

The Armenians were a crucial part of the army of Alexander the Great following him to the ends of the known world at that time.

He was the greatest spy of the American Revolution - so much so, that at times, it was hard to tell if he was working for the British or the Americans.

Join the author and his wife as they travel Britain and Europe in search of Ancient Rome and Greece. "Scratch the soil of Britain and Europe, and you will find Rome."

Discover the fascinating history of the Fishkill Supply Depot, a strategic supply depot during the Revolutionary War.

The epic battle between Armenia and Rome that lasted for centuries and was a fight for survival for Armenians.

Join the author as he recalls his greatest fishing stories. Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Fly Fishing in a Thunderstorm and learn about sports fishing.

Join the author as he recalls his earliest encounters with Buddhism and his subsequent awakening on the Dharma path.

The guide to historic and literary sites in New England. “Description of New England and especially highlights of the historic Boston with regional emphasis on American patriots, the hub of the American Revolution will motivate all readers.“ (Gary A Kulhanjian, social historian) Churchill says Americans and the British are separated by a common language.... Boyajian says Bostonians and New Yorkers are separated by a common language.

The Armenians were the power behind the Byzantine Empire. Byzantium was a great empire that missed the European arrival in the New World by a few decades. They did not endure a thousand years under siege but were a major player on the world stage and much of their power came from an ancient people known as the Armenians who supplied them with emperors, generals, soldiers, intellectuals, religious leaders and artisans.

Buddhist meditation and the relaxation of fishing can help with your battle against depression. Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Meditative Fly Fishing and the Battle Against Depression and learn about mindfulness and meditation.

Armenian Edessa was a Christian city overrun by Muslims. The church called for a crusade to rescue the city and the Knights Templar would guide and protect these crusaders and the Armenians.

The Armenians escaped the genocide, rebuilding their intellectual institutions in the city of light Paris in the 1920s among other writers and artists like Hemingway, Picasso, Fitzgerald, Stein, Baker, Dali, and others. The Armenians went from the sorrow of the genocide to the joy of Paris. The French did not just save a few survivors; they saved the Armenian civilization.

A boyhood memoir of two summers in Armenian Fresno and it's relation to the rise of the California super state and it's relationship with New York. "49 million Californians can't be wrong." (Randy Stickrod)

Join the author on his dharma journey of discovery as he treats his depression with Western methods and Tibetan Buddhism learned with his wife from the teachings of the Dalai Lama, Robert Thurman, Allen Ginsberg, and the lamas of the KTC Monastery in the Hudson Valley.

A world of bees is threatened by an approaching force of evil. Can love and peace triumph over death and destruction?

From the depopulation of Julfa to the birth of New Julfa, these Armenians experienced destruction, exodus, and sanctuary. Shah Abbas force marches the Armenians out of old Julfa into Persia. They suffer greatly on the journey, but the Shah builds them a new city New Julfa, where they experience great wealth and peace. But then, oppression returns.

B. Artin Haig survived the Armenian Genocide and went on for a time to become President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's photographer and one of the world's greatest.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to A Hudson Valley Writer's Guide Second Edition and learn about the secret places in the Hudson Valley from the Gunks to the Catskills.