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  A Little History of Music

  Robert Philip

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  A lively, engaging guide to music around the world, from prehistory to the present 
   
  Human beings have always made music. Music can move us and tell stories of faith, struggle, or love. It is common to all cultures across the world. But how has it changed over the millennia? 
   
  Robert Philip explores the extraordinary history of music in all its forms, from our earliest ancestors to today’s mass-produced songs. This is a truly global story. Looking to Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and beyond, Philip reveals how musicians have been brought together by trade and migration and examines the vast impact of colonialism. From Hildegard von Bingen and Clara Schumann to Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin, great performers and composers have profoundly shaped music as we know it. 
   
  Covering a remarkable range of genres, including medieval chant, classical opera, jazz, and hip hop, this Little History shines a light on the wonder of music—and why it is treasured across the world.

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  A Short History of the Printing...

  Robert Hoe

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  In A Short History of the Printing Press And of the Improvements in Printing Machinery from the Time of Gutenberg up to the Present Day, Robert Hoe explores the remarkable evolution of one of humanity’s most influential innovations: the printing press. 
   
  From Gutenberg’s revolutionary early designs to the rapid technological advancements that reshaped publishing and communication, this work traces how printing machinery transformed the spread of knowledge, literature, commerce, and culture across centuries. 
   
  Blending historical insight with industrial innovation, this fascinating account reveals the machinery, craftsmanship, and ingenuity behind the printed word—and the enduring impact of print on modern civilization. 
   
  Narrated by Marcus Locke, this audiobook delivers an engaging and accessible journey through the history of communication and technological progress.

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  Amistad and the Antelope The:...

  Charles River Editors

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  By the early 19th century, several European nations had banned slavery, but while the United States had banned the international slave trade, slavery was still legal in the country itself. As a result, there was still a strong financial motive for merchants and slave traders to attempt to bring slaves to the Western hemisphere, and a lot of profits to be gained from successfully sneaking slaves into the American South and the Caribbean by way of locations like Havana, Cuba.  
  	At the same time, the cruelties of the slave trade often led to desperate attempts by slaves or would-be slaves to avoid the horrific fate that they were either experiencing or about to face. In 1831, Nat Turner’s revolt shocked the South and scared plantation owners across the country, while also bringing the issue of slavery to the forefront of the national debate, and the mutiny on the Amistad is still taught in American schools today.  
  	Less than 20 years before the mutiny on the Amistad, another Spanish slave ship was at the center of a dramatic legal case in the United States, this time involving privateers. The Antelope was a slave ship that plied the waters in the Western hemisphere after the international slave trade had been banned, making it a potential prize not just for crews looking to trade illicit human cargo, but also for those who hunted slave ships themselves. The name of the ship that captured the Antelope changed at least four times in less than two years, (as well as the flag under which it flew), and the Antelope’s name also changed after pirates captured it.  
  	The legal cases for both ships proceeded all the way up to the United States Supreme Court, which eventually ruled that most of the Africans be returned home as free men, but not before the British and Spanish used diplomatic and political leverage to try to influence the outcome. Ultimately, the rebellion on the Amistad became a watershed moment in the debate over slavery and abolition in America. 

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  Polivagal Theory & Daily Vagus...

  Reiner Hartmann

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  In this book, you will discover what the vagus nerve is and how you can stimulate it to improve every aspect of your mind and life. What you will learn is to strengthen the vagus nerve through simple and very practical exercises that you can do at home as well. 
  Here are some topics you will find within this 2-in-1 book: 
  ·     What is the polyvagal theory 
  ·     How to control your emotions using the vagus nerve 
  ·     The connection between the vagus nerve and human emotions 
  ·     Daily vagus nerve exercises with massages, yoga, stretching, deep and slow breathing... 
  ...And so much more! 
  If you want to improve your mental and physical health and forget the anxiety and stress that are taking your breath away every day, listen to me until the end.Happy listening!

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  Legends of Giants

  Raphael Terra

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  This audiobook has been recorded using Text to speech (TTS). 
   
  They fell from heaven. They had special knowledge. They were wise and yet terrifying. They spread across the globe in ancient times and can be found in every culture. They are different to humans. They live thousands of years and had knowledge of the stars. They built grand stone monuments on every continent and they are even spoken of in the Bible. 
   
  Who are these giants? Where did they come from? When did they leave? 
   
  Are they folk memories of great leaders? Could they be real legends of actual giants? Or are they aliens descended to Earth in ancient times?

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  Apostasy: Part VII - Return (Gay...

  Kai Aubrey

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  Moonlight bathes the mountain shrine. Wind howls across the desert landscape. 
  Finn enters the ruined structure, limbs weak and eyes glazed. Images of foul, perverse acts adorn the walls. A stone altar awaits a sacrifice. 
  A dark force calls this place home. The time has come to receive its blessing. 
  But a price must be paid. 
  Absolute devotion. Absolute subjugation. 
  Finn strips nude and falls to his knees. 
  The ritual begins. 
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  CONTAINS EXPLICIT GAY SEXUAL CONTENT. 
  For more stories, visit www.KaiAubrey.com.

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