Outros livros que poderiam interessá-lo

• 

  Abuse and Power - How an...

  Carter Page

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  The chickens are coming home to roost for the corrupt officials, mainstream media, and Democratic operatives who ruined the life of an innocent American in an attempt to subvert our democracy. 
  Carter Page, the man at the center of one of the worst scandals in our country’s history, reveals how our nation’s top law enforcement officials abused their power and framed an innocent American citizen in their effort to take down Donald Trump. Page’s gripping account, which shows that the rot goes deeper than anyone realized, names the men and women who tried to pull off a coup and didn’t care who got hurt.

  Ver livro

• 

  Breaking Free from the Past -...

  Cyrus Langfield

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Breaking Free from the Past: A Simplified Guide to Embracing Resilience and Rediscovering Your Inner Strength 
  Are you ready to advance in your career and fortify your understanding by successfully navigating the challenges ahead? 
  In search of a thorough guide that encompasses everything you need to overcome obstacles and unlock your true potential? Look no further! 
  This guide is your ultimate resource for enhancing your comprehension, applying your newfound skills, and participating in practical exercises that will prepare you for success. 
  Updated to reflect the latest structures for personal growth. 
  Our guide stands out for its in-depth coverage, which is crucial for your success. Topics are explored in detail, ensuring a thorough understanding rather than a superficial overview. 
  Crafted with a clear layout and accessible language, our guide guarantees seamless transitions between concepts. Say goodbye to complex terminology and embrace straightforward, accurate, and beneficial content. 
  So, why delay your journey? Click the BUY NOW button, secure your guide, and embark on the path to embracing resilience and rediscovering your inner strength!

  Ver livro

• 

  Strange Skies & Shifting Shadows...

  Michael Dean

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Some stories cling to us long after they’re told. A flicker of doubt, a chill that lingers, a whisper that says the world is not as ordinary as we like to believe. Across the towns, moors, and coastlines of the United Kingdom, mysteries take root. They are retold in pubs and passed down in families, woven into the fabric of our landscapes until fact and folklore blur together. 
  This book began as a podcast—a chance to explore some of Britain’s most intriguing unsolved mysteries. From strange lights in the sky to vanished men, haunted houses to entire stretches of countryside steeped in unease, each episode set out to capture both the history and the enduring sense of the uncanny that clings to these tales. 
  Collected here, the stories form something different. Read together, they reveal patterns: how ordinary lives collide with the inexplicable, how mystery resists tidy explanation, and how the unknown remains part of our national imagination. These aren’t simply curiosities of the past—they are living stories, reshaped every time they are retold. 
  Whether you are returning to these stories after listening to the podcast, or discovering them for the first time, I invite you to treat them as more than puzzles. They are glimpses into the strange corners of our history, reminders that even in an age of reason and technology, mystery endures. 
  Turn the page, and step into a Britain where history, mystery, and imagination meet.

  Ver livro

• 

  Iron Catastrophes - A Global...

  P Agrawal

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  
  From the dawn of the railway age to the sleek high‑speed trains of the twenty‑first century, the story of the railroad has always carried a double edge—an instrument of triumph and transformation, and at the same time an arena of grief and devastation. Iron Catastrophes: A Global History of Train Disasters is a sweeping chronicle of how progress raced forward on steel tracks while continually stumbling into tragedy. 
  This book journeys across continents and centuries to chart the history of railway disasters in all their complex dimensions. Beginning with the earliest accidents of the nineteenth century, when untested locomotives burst their boilers or derailed on fragile tracks, it shows how railway travel was stamped by peril from its very birth. The death of British politician William Huskisson in 1830, struck down on the Liverpool and Manchester line’s opening day, symbolized how quickly innovation could turn lethal. Soon after came infernos, collisions in the fog, bridge collapses, and explosions that shocked a society intoxicated by speed yet horrified by risk. 
  The narrative then widens to explore disasters across Europe, America, Asia, Africa, and the colonial world. Chapters recount Europe’s notorious horrors—from Britain’s Harrow collision to France’s Versailles fire and Spain’s Torre del Bierzo tragedy—where crashes shattered faith in modernity. In America, endless expansion created reckless improvisations: wooden bridges that collapsed, locomotives that burned, collisions that littered small towns with wreckage. In Asia, the disasters grew on an almost unimaginable scale. India’s catastrophic wrecks, Japan’s cultural trauma at Amagasaki, Sri Lanka’s tsunami train engulfed by waves, and China’s modern tragedy at Wenzhou illustrate that even regions most reliant on the rails suffered losses measured in the thousands.

  Ver livro

• 

  Slavery and the Law: The History...

  Editors Charles River

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Ultimately, while the institution of slavery existed, the principle of protecting individual property rights prevailed, alongside a necessary acknowledgment that slaves were property first and sentient human beings second. It also required a great deal of careful drafting and verbal contortions to construct the Constitution for the young republic that supported those principles of freedom and equality while at the same time facilitating the perpetuation of the “peculiar institution.” 
  	It was not until 1865, with the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, the instrument that abolished slavery, that any overt mention of slavery found its way into the Constitution. Before that, direct reference was always carefully avoided, although, at the same time, unmistakably alluded to. The document is filled with provisions specific to slavery, protecting and codifying it on a federal level, without anywhere making direct or overt mention of it. By 1788, when the Constitution of the United States was formally adopted, slavery had been a fact of life in the colonies for 169 years, since the first recorded arrival of black Africans in Virginia in 1619. At that time, around the institution, had evolved a system of laws that were derived in the main from English common law. The irony here is that the regime of English common law was at its root hostile to the principle of human bondage, had no tradition of slavery to call upon, and was desirous on the whole to avoid making any overt judgment or pronouncement on the matter. It, therefore, fell to colonial lawmakers to resolve that essential contradiction between treating Africans as either people or property or both. This tension remained in play throughout the era of slavery in English-speaking America until the matter was finally resolved by the outcome of the American Civil War.

  Ver livro

• 

  Meditations - An Emperor’s Guide...

  Marcus Aurelius

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  "Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one." 
  Written nearly two thousand years ago by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Meditations remains the definitive guide to Stoic philosophy and resilient living. Originally intended as a private journal for his own spiritual development, these twelve books offer profound insights into the nature of the human condition, the importance of logic, and the pursuit of inner peace amidst a chaotic world. 
  This timeless masterpiece provides practical wisdom on: 
  Developing Mental Toughness: Learning to control your reactions to external events. 
  Living with Purpose: Finding clarity in your daily actions and long-term goals. 
  Overcoming Adversity: Using obstacles as fuel for personal growth and character. 
  Whether you are seeking a deeper understanding of ancient history or a practical manual for modern self-improvement, Marcus Aurelius’s reflections offer a grounded, powerful perspective on how to live a life of virtue and tranquility.

  Ver livro