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  Pompey the Great: The Life and...

  Editors Charles River

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  Thanks to Caesar’s victory in the civil war, Pompey is mostly remembered not for being one of Rome’s greatest generals, but for being defeated by Caesar and then ignominiously murdered after he fled to Egypt, where the boy pharaoh Ptolemy XIII decapitated Pompey and offered his head to Caesar as a gift. Although Caesar was there chasing Pompey’s men, he quickly became involved in Egypt’s own civil war. As a consequence of Ptolemy’s barbarity, Caesar impulsively decided to side with his sister Cleopatra in her bid for the throne of Egypt, escalating what was rapidly becoming an all-out civil war.  
  	Of course, before the civil war, Pompey was one of the most powerful men in Rome. Gnaeus Pompeius was born on September 29, 106 BCE and went on to become regarded as one of the greatest statesmen and generals of the late Roman Republic. He was given the title “the Great” by his troops in Africa in 82 BCE and assumed the cognomen Magnus after 81 BCE. Pompey belonged to the senatorial nobility, the Pompeii, and the family had its first consul in 141 BCE. He loved all things Greek and spoke the language fluently. He gained much of his early military experience working on the staff of his father Pompeius Strabo, and the family base was in Picenum in eastern Italy. Strabo had significantly increased the family’s clients when he was consul in 88 BCE.  
  	In time, Pompey played a role in defeating many of Rome’s enemies across the world, from Africa to Spain, and he even helped put down Spartacus’ uprising. He had built his military power and acumen by participating in Rome’s previous civil war between Gaius Marius and Sulla, sharpening both his political and military skills, and he used them to great effect for decades during one of ancient Rome’s most chaotic – and important – periods. Perhaps just as importantly, following his successes in Africa, he demanded a triumph and refused to disband his army.

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  Formation of the Federal Reserve...

  Editors Charles River

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  Debates over paper money and banking are older than the United States of America itself. 18th and 19th century Americans were deeply ambivalent about paper money and central banks, and political fights over these issues were among the bitterest in American history. In fact, controversies over the country’s central bank birthed both the first (1792-1824) and second (1828-1852) party systems; frequently, policymakers crafted responses to the crisis at hand, and as a result they implemented policies that were inadequate to the challenges the country faced in the future.  
  Indeed, the early administrations' ambivalence toward central banking and paper money, combined with the ad hoc nature of policymakers’ responses, caused severe problems. These issues came to a head during the Panic of 1907, which provoked a major reassessment of America’s banking system. Progressive Era reformers like President Woodrow Wilson walked a tightrope, balancing fears of centralized wealth with the undeniable need for a rational mechanism to help govern the country’s economy. The system they created represented half a loaf, its many compromises and weaknesses corrected by the response to two other crises: the Great Depression and the Cold War. The Federal Reserve System that has existed since the Accord of 1951 has cooled the passionate conflict over central banking and rendered obsolete many of the monetary questions that so animated Americans in previous centuries. 

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  Galveston Ghost Tales

  Denise Sandoval

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  An entire city haunted by century-old ghosts. 
  In 1900, the city of Galveston was flourishing. With saloons, mansions, and even an opera house, the Texan island was known as "The Queen City of the Gulf...until heavy rains flooded the streets,putting the entire town under water and killing a third of the inhabitants. 
  When the tragedy was over, the island was eventually rebuilt...but many of the dead were not ready to leave the place they called 'home. Locals, as well as visitors, still speak about the uncarthly situations they've personally experienced, especially at the Walmart that replaced the St. Mary's Orphan Asylum. 
  "Galveston Ghost Tales" is a compendium of the eeriest stories from this haunted city. A photo of a little girl who wasn't there. The spirit of a nun that roams the aisles. The sound of a child crying. With firsthand accounts from those who have seen these things and more themselves, this book will fill your mind with shadowy figures. 
  Whether you already believe in ghosts or are still a skeptic, "Galveston Ghost Tales" will haunt your dreams all night long. 
  Grab a flashlight, snuggle under the sheets, and turn the pages! But take care. Chances are. you won't be sleeping tonight.

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  Dark Psychology - Secrets of...

  Valerie Glossner

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  Emotions are powerful things. They are capable of completely overriding our logic centers, causing us to make very poor choices as we do not think of the consequences. Emotion is also capable of making us act on them out of pure instinct, and we are barely, if at all, able to even comprehend what we are about to do. However, we can learn to gain emotional intelligence, thereby gaining the ability to know the true source of the emotion and what to do about it. This book can teach you how to do just that. It will teach you the distinctions between being embarrassed, real guilt, and shame. 
  Within the chapters of this book you will also learn about hypnosis. It will teach you about the use of hypnosis throughout the centuries. Learn whether hypnosis can restore memories, you will even learn a little bit about NLP. 
  Hear about what deception actually is and gain the knowledge to dispel the inaccurate beliefs about liars. Listen to how statistics are feeding the fake news and why you need to learn from multiple sources. 
  Study how jealousy works, what it’s for, and why men and women experience it differently. This book has it all.

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  Lacan Sucks and So Do You - A...

  Sophia Blackwell

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  What if your political identity, your core beliefs, and even your taste in snack food weren’t really yours? What if they were built out of language, hijacked by desire, and quietly manipulated by slogans, myths, and a Symbolic Order you didn’t ask to be born into? 
  Welcome to the world of Jacques Lacan, where nothing means what it seems, and everything is your unconscious acting out. 
  Lacan Sucks is your brutally sarcastic, surprisingly accurate guide to Lacan’s theory of language, power, and why you keep voting against your own interests. From signifiers that never shut up to unconscious desires that vote without you, this book breaks down how politics doesn’t just use language—it is language. 
  Through roast-level commentary, existential side-eye, and actual philosophical insight (yes, really), this book unpacks: 
  How language doesn’t reflect reality—it constructs it 
  Why you’re not an individual, you’re a pre-written script with anxiety 
  How politicians weaponize your desires with slogans and symbols 
  What the hell Lacan meant by “the unconscious is structured like a language” 
  And how to fight back using the one weapon they fear: your own damn voice 
  If you’ve ever felt manipulated by political discourse, confused by your own identity, or just wanted to scream into a pillow while reading Écrits, this is the book for you. 
  No degree in psychoanalysis or philosophy required. Just a sense of humor and a lingering suspicion that reality might be rigged.

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  Mi familia es especial My Family...

  Kim Mitzo Thompson, Karen Mitzo...

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  A los niños les encantará esta divertida historia sobre lo que hace que una familia sea especial y única. Disfrutarán escuchando esta adorable historia que presenta efectos de sonido y voces profesionales para ayudar a los niños a desarrollar vocabulario y mejorar sus habilidades auditivas. La historia se presenta primero en español y luego en inglés, lo que lo convierte en un recurso maravilloso para que los niños aprendan un idioma diferente. Las oraciones simples, la enunciación clara y las palabras repetitivas alentarán a los niños a enamorarse de contar historias y aprender un nuevo idioma. 
   
  Kids will love this playful story about what makes a family special and unique. They will enjoy listening to this adorable story that features sound effects and professional voices to help children develop vocabulary and improve listening skills.  The story is first presented in Spanish and then in English making this a wonderful resource for children learning a different language.  Simple sentences, clear enunciation, and repetitive words will encourage children to fall in love with storytelling and learning a new language.

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