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  Flowers Guns and Money - Joel...

  Lindsay Schakenbach Regele

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  A fascinating historical account of a largely forgotten statesman, who pioneered a form of patriotism that left an indelible mark on the early United States. 
   
  Joel Roberts Poinsett’s (1779–1851) brand of self-interested patriotism illuminates the paradoxes of the antebellum United States. He was a South Carolina investor and enslaver, a confidant of Andrew Jackson, and a secret agent in South America who fought surreptitiously in Chile’s War for Independence. He was an ambitious Congressman and Secretary of War who oversaw the ignominy of the Trail of Tears and orchestrated America’s longest and costliest war against Native Americans, yet also helped found the Smithsonian. In addition, he was a naturalist, after whom the poinsettia—which he appropriated while he was serving as the first US ambassador to Mexico—is now named. 
    
  As Lindsay Schakenbach Regele shows in Flowers, Guns, and Money, Poinsett personified a type of patriotism that emerged following the American Revolution, one in which statesmen served the nation by serving themselves, securing economic prosperity and military security while often prioritizing their own ambitions and financial interests. Whether waging war, opposing states’ rights yet supporting slavery, or pushing for agricultural and infrastructural improvements in his native South Carolina, Poinsett consistently acted in his own self-interest. By examining the man and his actions, Schakenbach Regele reveals an America defined by opportunity and violence, freedom and slavery, and nationalism and self-interest.

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  The Classic Wisdom Collection -...

  Marcus Aurelius, Sun Tzu,...

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  What if you could access the very core of moral, philosophical, and political thought—spanning centuries and cultures—all in one place?What You’ll Discover in This Essential Anthology:Meditations – Marcus Aurelius’ reflections on Stoic philosophy and personal virtue.The Art of War – Sun Tzu’s strategic guide to warfare, leadership, and success.The Book of Five Rings – Miyamoto Musashi’s teachings on discipline, tactics, and mastery.Letters from a Stoic – Seneca’s timeless wisdom on resilience and inner strength.Discourses & Enchiridion – Epictetus’ guide to self-mastery and rational living.Tao Te Ching – Laozi’s profound insights on balance, harmony, and the nature of existence.Nicomachean Ethics – Aristotle’s foundational work on morality and human flourishing.Politics – Aristotle’s influential treatise on governance and political philosophy.Poetics – Aristotle’s exploration of storytelling, art, and dramatic structure.Beyond Good and Evil – Friedrich Nietzsche’s critique of morality and traditional philosophy.Thus Spoke Zarathustra – Nietzsche’s poetic and philosophical masterpiece on self-overcoming.Fear and Trembling – Søren Kierkegaard’s deep exploration of faith, ethics, and existential choice. 
  Open the door to humanity’s greatest ideas. Get your copy now and immerse yourself in a legacy of unmatched intellectual heritage.

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  Make a Home Out of You - A Memoir

  Ginelle Testa

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  Born to an abusive mother and a drug-dealer father, Ginelle Testa is not exactly set up for success—and her early years are just as troubled as one might expect. By the end of her thirteenth year, she’s started experimenting with alcohol and drugs, has fallen prey to anorexia, and has been sexually assaulted. And that’s only the beginning of her spiral down into addiction and disordered eating. As Ginelle progresses into young adulthood, she hits several substance-related bottoms. In her senior year of college, after blacking out and ending up naked in her dorm’s community shower, she goes to Alcoholics Anonymous to get sober. But steering clear of drugs and alcohol, she discovers, is not a cure-all—she still has a long way to go before she can truly heal. Raw, relatable, and powerful, Testa’s is a riveting tale of climbing up from rock bottom—and learning to make a home in oneself instead of in substances and other people.

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  Science and Religion :...

  Attah Blessed

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  This book was first written by young science student student in his 18s who believed that people should be more educated concerning science, it's views on evolution, it's connection with religion and with the brain of each individual. This book also give more details of telepathy amoung humans, mutations and the meaning and effects of both nature and synthetic telepathy.

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  Bone Voyage - Following One...

  Mark Klaassen

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  For over three decades, Dr. Mark Klaassen has dedicated his life to healing patients, strengthening families, and living his faith. In Bone Voyage, he shares captivating stories from the operating room and beyond—from the joy of seeing an Amish farmer dance again to overcoming the challenges of pioneering surgeries that others deemed impossible.

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  The Republic of the Southern...

  Valery Bryusov

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  Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov was born on 13th December 1873 into a merchant's family in Moscow.  
   
  His parents did little to involve themselves with his upbringing and Bryusov seems to have spent long periods immersed in books until studying in two private Moscow gymnasia between 1885 and 1893. 
   
  Whilst a student at Moscow State University he completed translations of the French Symbolists and some of Edgar Allan Poe.  Bryusov, influenced by both the Symbolist and Decadent movements, also began to publish his own poems.  
   
  With the appearance of ‘Tertia Vigilia’ he became acknowledged by other Symbolists as an authority in matters of art and then, in 1904, he became the editor of ‘The Balance’, the influential literary magazine.  
   
  With his poems gradually being seen as outdated he worked harder at prose and two historical novels ‘The Altar of Victory’ (regarding life in Ancient Rome) and ‘The Fiery Angel’ (based in 16th century Germany) brought him much recognition as did a series of science fiction short stories.  Over the decades he also translated authors as diverse as Hugo, Racine, Byron, Verlaine, Goethe and Virgil. 
   
  After the 1917 Revolution Bryusov supported the Bolsheviks and was given a position in the cultural ministry of the new state.  
   
  For his Russian translation of the Armenian folk epic ‘David of Sasun,’ he was designated the People's Poet of Armenia in 1923.   
   
  Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov died on 9th October 1924.  He was 50.

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