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  Medieval Conspiracy Theories:...

  Editors Charles River

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  Few eras are easier to let the imagination run wild than the Middle Ages, which have often been coined the Dark Ages based on a perceived lack of progress and information.[1] Indeed, we can say that it is not completely unfounded because we know less about that historical period compared to those that come after it. In addition, it is a period marked by a great number of deaths caused by plague epidemics, crusades, and inquisitorial persecutions. Often, researchers are not even sure how and why certain events happened, and these mysteries still occupy the attention of historians. 
  	This era was very harsh, difficult, and often gloomy. In that greyness, burdened by various fears, people were looking for something that would light up their lives and bring them a feeling of beauty and joy. People experienced all things and events around them more intensely than people do today. They often exaggerated the events that happened, giving them a mystical and divine character. For this reason, medieval sources are taken with a grain of salt and are first carefully examined before believing.  
  	At the same time, some historical mysteries about the era may never be solved, if only because the relevant excavated material has been lost or the archaeological site has been destroyed. In other cases, it is because new evidence is unlikely to emerge, or the surviving evidence is too vague to lead to a consensus. Of course, the lack of answers only makes these enigmas more intriguing. 	For example, the topic of witchcraft in Europe, once considered marginal and even frivolous, has become the subject of international debate among historians since the early 1970s. However, only a few of the many studies have paid attention to the sabbath - the nocturnal gathering of witches and sorceresses - even though the sabbath is clearly of crucial importance in the history of witchcraft and witch-hunting.

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  How to Mind Map: 7 Easy Steps to...

  Troye Bates

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  Are you struggling to remember pieces of information and key points that are significant to your career success, business or academics? 
    
  This guide gives you an introduction to the process of Mind Mapping that will help you improve your photographic memory, recall information, and generally accelerate your learning ability. 
    
  The information and guidelines presented will take you through a step-by-step process of creating effective and powerful Mind Maps. 
    
  YOU WILL LEARN: 
  • What a Mind Map is. 
  • Why you should use Mind Maps. 
  • Applications of Mind Mapping. 
  • Mind Mapping Techniques. 
  • Rules for Mind Mapping. 
  • Elements and Principles of Mind Mapping. 
  • 7 Easy Steps to Create an Effective Mind Map. 
  • And much more! 
    
  Whether you are already using Mind Maps for studying or presentations, or you are just thinking about using it, this guide will give you all the information you need. 
    
  Mind Mapping is an easy concept to understand, so seize this great opportunity!

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  Blue Parenting - For Ambitious...

  Chinara Crumpton

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  Blue Parenting blends Eastern and Western nurturing to raise remarkable problem solvers. This book was written by a best-selling author who interviewed 120 successful individuals to discover what contributed to their success, whether they have a common trait, or whether they all received excellent parenting. Five of those 120 interviewees are displayed here by dissecting their childhoods and lives. As the book progresses, the author points out what methods in child rearing can be harmful and what can excel the potential in children to develop problem-solving skills.  
  Blue Parenting does not use PUNISHMENT, NOR TIME OUTS.  
  Yet parents can raise highly disciplined, self-governed, empathetic and loving problem solvers. 
  You have to ADD elements from Eastern parenting and blend with Western parenting.

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  Rebuilding Democracy -...

  Thomas T. Taylor

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  Unravel the Extremes: A Journey Towards a More Balanced Democracy 
   
  In an era where political discourse is increasingly polarized, Thomas T. Taylor provides a beacon of hope. This book is a must-read for anyone concerned about rising extreme elements in American politics and yearning for a more balanced, inclusive democracy. 
   
  Taylor, known as "Mr. Friendly" in his hometown, has been a stalwart in local politics since his early twenties. He brings a unique perspective with a rich academic background in social psychology and political science. This book culminates his years of experience, theoretical knowledge, and personal insights. 
   
  "Rebuilding Democracy: Strategies for Countering Political Extremism" is more than just a book; it's a call to action. It offers hundreds of actionable items readers can implement to make a difference. It encourages readers to adopt multiple viewpoints, challenge their biases, and engage with ideologies that may diverge from their own. The book is a practical guide to understanding and combating political extremism, fostering a more balanced and equitable political discourse. 
   
  Don't just stand by as a spectator. Join Taylor on this journey towards a more balanced democracy. Learn how to critique even your in-groups, resist the traps of "both side-isms," and navigate the complexities of our political landscape. Together, we can save and rebuild our democracy. Take the first step today.

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  Stalking the Great Killer -...

  Larry C. Floyd, Joseph H. Bates

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  Stalking the Great Killer is the story of Arkansas's struggle to control tuberculosis, and how the state became a model in its treatment of the disease. 
   
   
   
  To place the story of tuberculosis in Arkansas in historical perspective, the authors trace the origins of the disease. Arkansas suffered some of the worst ravages of the disease, and the authors argue that many of the improvements in the state's medical infrastructure grew out of the desperate need to control it. 
   
   
   
  In the early twentieth century, Arkansas established a sanatorium and thirty years later, the segregated Black sanitorium. These institutions helped slow the disease but at a cost: removed from families and communities, patients suffered from the isolation. Joseph Bates saw this when he delivered an uncle to the sanitorium in the 1940s. In the 1960s, Bates, now a physician, and his colleague Paul Reagan overcame a resistant medical-political system to develop a new approach to treating the disease. 
   
   
   
  In the age of Covid-19, this history offers valuable lessons about community involvement in public health, the potential efficacy of public-private partnerships, and the importance of leadership in the battle to eradicate disease.

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  Glorious Lessons - John Trumbull...

  Richard Brookhiser

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  The complicated life and legacy of John Trumbull, whose paintings portrayed both the struggle and the principles that distinguished America's founding moment 
   
   
    
  John Trumbull (1756–1843) experienced the American Revolution firsthand—he served as aid to George Washington and Horatio Gates, was shot at, and was jailed as a spy. He made it his mission to record the war, giving visual form to what most citizens of the new United States thought: that they had brought into the world a great and unprecedented political experiment. His purpose, he wrote, was "to preserve and diffuse the memory of the noblest series of actions which have ever presented themselves in the history of man." Although Trumbull's contemporaries viewed him as a painter, Trumbull thought of himself as a historian. 
   
   
    
  Richard Brookhiser tells Trumbull's story of acclaim and recognition, a story complicated by provincialism, war, a messy personal life, and, ultimately, changing fashion. He shows how the artist's fifty-year project embodied the meaning of American exceptionalism and played a key role in defining the values of the new country. Trumbull depicted the story of self-rule in the modern world—a story as important and as contested today as it was 250 years ago.

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