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  100 Turning Points in American...

  Alan Axelrod

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  Arnold J. Toynbee, the most famous professional historian of the twentieth century, is widely quoted as having declared that “History is just one damn thing after another.” This book argues that history is not about “things” at all but is all about turning points—the decisions, acts, innovations, errors, ideas, successes, and failures on which the shape of a nation’s life—our lives—depends. It presents the one hundred points at which America’s path decisively turned on its way to where we find ourselves today. 
  Columbus arrives in the New World 
  The first slaves arrive in America 
  Independence is declared 
  Female suffragists meet in Seneca Falls 
  Fort Sumter falls 
  A transcontinental railroad is completed 
  Edison lights his first electric lamp 
  FDR offers a “New Deal” 
  The B-29 Enola Gay drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima 
  Neil Armstrong sets foot on the moon 
  President Nixon creates the EPA 
  9/11, Obama, Sandy Hook, Russian election “meddling,” and the Age of Trump 
  These and many more are the crucial “plot points” in our grand national story, and bestselling historian Alan Axelrod presents them here.

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  We Were There - The Third World...

  Patricia Romney, Farah Ameen

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  From 1970 to 1980, the Third World Women’s Alliance lived the dream of third world feminism. The small bicoastal organization was one of the earliest groups advocating for what came to be known as intersectional activism, arguing that women of color faced a “triple jeopardy” of race, gender, and class oppression. Rooted in the Black civil rights move­ment, the TWWA pushed the women’s movement to address issues such as sterilization abuse, infant mortality, welfare, and wage exploitation, and challenged third world activist organizations to address sexism in their ranks. Widely recognized as the era’s pri­mary voice for women of color, this alliance across ethnic and racial identities was unique then and now.Interweaving oral history, scholarly and archival research, and first-person memoir, We Were There documents how the TWWA shaped and defined second wave feminism. Highlight­ing the essential contributions of women of color to the justice move­ments of the 1970s, this historical resource will inspire activists today and tomorrow, reminding a new generation that solidarity is the only way forward.

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  Enter the Writing Business

  Edie Roones

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  How do I succeed at writing? Most answers to that question focus on creativity ~ story development, character explorations, poetic contemplations, blogging topics, and more. 
  Refine the question ~ How do I succeed at the writing business? 
  Even our refined question can be divided into several.A] What are the best systems for writers?B] What are the best daily procedures?C] The best ways to balance creativity and practicality? 
  These are the first decisions to build a writing business. 
  Think of writing as running a small business. Writers create content ~ stories, poems, blogs, any of our writing. That content is our product to sell. 
  As creators of quality products, we have a Writing Biz. 
  Now, imagine a writing career. What is the reality? No, not the fantasy. What will the actual day-to-day writing life be? 
  Daily writing requires that we find ways to cope with the soul-suckers who interfere with your creative energies. 
  Enter the Writing Business offers the reality of the writing career, the daily creative process and the daily devotion to writing. We look at the necessary writing space then the essential hard and soft skills. To succeed, though, we need a business plan designed for writers. That biz plan will direct our daily actions, weekly plans, and monthly reviews and previews -- the Do’s that few consider until swamped by the constant Do-ing of them. 
  A workbook with the lessons from Enter the Writing Business is available at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/winkbooksr 
  Edie Roones writes fantasy. Her current focus is the Wild Sherwood series. Write to Edie at winkbooks@aol.com

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  The Teachings of Ptahhotep - The...

  Hilliard III Asa G.

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  The Teachings of Ptahhotep: The Oldest Book in the World is a profound piece of wisdom literature attributed to Ptahhotep, an ancient Egyptian vizier of the Fifth Dynasty. This timeless text provides ethical guidance and practical advice on living a virtuous and harmonious life. Addressing themes such as humility, justice, leadership, and respect for others, the teachings reflect a deep understanding of human nature and societal values. Believed to be one of the earliest written records of moral philosophy, this book not only offers a glimpse into the intellectual and spiritual foundations of ancient Egypt but also provides insights that remain relevant to modern readers seeking wisdom and balance in their lives.

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  Laws

  Plato

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  The Laws , Plato's longest dialogue, has for centuries been recognized as the most comprehensive exposition of the practical consequences of his philosophy, a necessary corrective to the more visionary and utopian Republic . In this animated encounter between a foreign philosopher and a powerful statesman, not only do we see reflected, in Plato's own thought, eternal questions of the relation between political theory and practice, but we also witness the working out of a detailed plan for a new political order that embodies the results of Plato's mature reflection on the family, the status of women, property rights, criminal law, and the role of religion and the fine arts in a healthy republic. Support us at https://manifoldmedia.net/donate

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  Summa Theologica - 06 Pars Prima...

  Saint Thomas Aquinas

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  The Summa Theologica (or the Summa Theologiae or simply the Summa, written between 1265–1274) is the most famous work of Thomas Aquinas, even though it was never finished. It was intended as a manual for beginners and a compilation of all of the main theological teachings of that time. It summarizes the reasoning for almost all points of Christian theology in the West, which, before the Protestant Reformation, subsisted solely in the Roman Catholic Church. The Summa's topics follow a cycle: the existence of God, God's creation, Man, Man's purpose, Christ, the Sacraments, and back to God. (Summary by Leni)This is part seven, the first part of the Pars Prima Secundae, consisting of the Treatises on the Last End and on Human Acts.

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