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  Once We Had the Arctic -...

  Markku Heikkilä

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  A unique journey into the Arctic world, its myths and changes 
  Finland’s leading expert on Arctic affairs, Markku Heikkilä shares insights from 25 years of travel, from the northern parts of Canada to the Ob River and from Iceland to Alaska. 
  During his journeys, Heikkilä shatters myths and preconceptions about life in the Arctic. He highlights stories that few people know, such as the Last War of the Khanty People, Alaskan Sámi reindeer and the ballerina in Svalbard. 
  The book dives into landscapes and lives, some of which we are about to lose. It’s about more than our changing climate; the Arctic was once a shared space among different peoples, until the region was swept in a storm of global politics. 
  ”A breathtaking book. It delves deep into the northern world in a smooth and profound way.” – Kulttuuritoimitus online magazine 
  ”Markku Heikkilä has compiled his extensive knowledge and a quarter of a century of travel in eight Arctic countries.” – Kaleva newspaper

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  Witches & Shamans (From Voodoo...

  Ivy Holloway

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  Witchcraft...Magic...and an undeniable link in history and modern spiritual practices. 
  Humans are innately curious and yearn to unravel the mysteries of the universe that reason alone cannot explain. 
  Whether Voodoo, Candomblé, Hoodoo, Neo-Paganism, or Wicca, each has played a significant role in various cultures, helping humans comprehend life, love, pain, and spirituality. 
  A blend of different beliefs, witchcraft was heavily influenced by cultural and social factors that either encouraged or discouraged its practices—sometimes witches are good, sometimes bad, sometimes both... their intentions remain shrouded in mystery. 
  If you desire to learn more about them and the history of spiritual practices on the American continent from past to present, THIS is the book for you! 
  From reviews and descriptions of mystical rituals without judgment to a fascinating play-by-play of how we got to where we are today, this book has it all! 
  Inside Witches & Shamans (from Voodoo to Wicca): 
  ●      Uncover the enchanting origins of religious practices like Voodoo, Santeria, Wicca, and more! 
  ●      Unearth the true nature of magic and rituals within each unique spiritual practice. 
  ●      Discover how the arrival of European and African slaves shaped pre-colonial spirituality. 
  ●      Explore the profound impact of North and South American history on beliefs surrounding magic and witchcraft. 
  And much, much more! 
  Enrich your spiritual knowledge with a global view of how cultures connect to deeper and genuine expressions of mystical practices.  
  Grab a copy of Witches & Shamans (from Voodoo to Wicca) and embark on a spellbinding journey today!

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  How to Make Money - An Ancient...

  PLINY

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  Ancient Romans liked money. But how did they make a living and sometimes even become rich? The Roman economy was dominated by agriculture, but it was surprisingly modern in many ways: the Romans had companies with CEOs, shareholders, and detailed contracts regulated by meticulous laws; systems of banking and taxation; and a wide range of occupations, from merchant and doctor to architect and teacher. The Romans also enjoyed a relatively open society, where some could start from the bottom, work, invest, and grow rich. How to Make Money gathers a wide variety of ancient writings that show how Romans thought about, made, invested, spent, lost, and gave away money. 
   
   
   
  The Roman elite idealized farming and service to the state but treated many other occupations with suspicion or contempt, from money lending to wage labor. But whatever their attitudes, pecunia made the Roman world go round. In the Satyricon, Trimalchio brags about his wealth. Seneca accumulated a fortune—but taught that money can't buy happiness. Eumachia inherited a brick factory from her father, married well, and turned to philanthropy after she was widowed. How to Make Money also takes up some of the most troubling aspects of the Roman economy, slavery and prostitution, which the elite deemed unrespectable but often profited from.

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  The Morals of Diet - The First Step

  Leo Tolstoy

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  Written in 1892, during the later years of his life, Leo Tolstoy’s The Morals of Diet reflects the profound spiritual transformation that reshaped his outlook after Anna Karenina and War and Peace. In the decades following his literary success, Tolstoy underwent a moral and religious awakening, renouncing wealth, privilege, and the comforts of aristocratic life. He sought a simpler, purer existence grounded in truth, humility, and nonviolence. This period gave rise to his moral essays — What I Believe, The Kingdom of God Is Within You, and The Morals of Diet (The First Step) — in which he strove to align daily actions with spiritual conscience. 
  The First Step emerges from this search for ethical coherence. Ostensibly an essay about vegetarianism, it is in fact a meditation on the nature of moral progress and the necessity of compassion. Tolstoy argues that abstaining from the killing of animals is the first, most tangible act of moral purification — “the first step” toward a life of genuine goodness. For him, cruelty, however subtle or socially accepted, degrades the human spirit. To refrain from violence, even in small forms, is to begin transforming one’s relationship to all living beings.

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  Breaking the Gender Code - Women...

  Georgina Hickey

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  From the closing years of the nineteenth century, women received subtle—and not so subtle—messages that they shouldn't be in public. Or, if they were, that they were not safe. Breaking the Gender Code tells the story of both this danger narrative and the resistance to it. 
   
   
   
  Historian Georgina Hickey investigates challenges to the code of urban gender segregation in the twentieth century, focusing on organized advocacy to make the public spaces of American cities accessible to women. She traces waves of activism from the Progressive Era, with its calls for public restrooms, safe and accessible transportation, and public accommodations, through and beyond second-wave feminism, and its focus on the creation of alternative, women-only spaces and extensive anti-violence efforts. In doing so, Hickey explores how gender segregation intertwined with other systems of social control, as well as how class, race, and sexuality shaped activists' agendas and women's experiences of urban space. Drawing connections between the vulnerability of women in public spaces, real and presumed, and contemporary debates surrounding rape culture, bathroom bills, and domestic violence, Hickey unveils both the strikingly successful and the incomplete initiatives of activists who worked to open up public space to women.

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  Laws - Plato’s Final Political...

  Plato, Tim Zengerink

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  What if the perfect legal system could elevate human nature? 
  In Laws, Plato envisions a practical yet ideal political order where justice is not merely enforced, but cultivated. Through a long and profound conversation between three elderly thinkers, this final dialogue presents a rich and detailed legal framework that aims to harmonize civic discipline, personal virtue, and divine guidance. 
  What you'll discover inside: 
  •	Plato’s Vision of the Lawgiver – The guiding force behind ethical governance 
  •	Education as the State’s Soul – Music, exercise, and moral instruction as tools of civic harmony 
  •	Freedom and Discipline – How structure and liberty coexist in the ideal polity 
  •	Religion and Reason – The divine underpinnings of law and justice 
  •	Plato’s Final Philosophical Testament – A grounded, practical vision of real-world political ethics 
  Accessible, enlightening, and deeply philosophical, this audiobook edition brings Plato’s final masterpiece to life for a new generation of listeners seeking timeless wisdom on the art of governance.

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