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  Saving Michelangelo’s Dome - How...

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  1742: the famous dome atop Saint Peter's Basilica, designed by Michelangelo, is fractured and threatened with collapse. The dome is the pride of Italy and the largest of its kind anywhere in the world. And no one knows how to fix it. 
   
   
   
  This engaging and colorful narrative tells the overlooked story of how Michelangelo's Dome was saved from disaster by three mathematicians and Pope Benedict XIV, who had asked them for help. It is a gripping story of decisive leadership, crisis management, and scientific innovation, and the resistance that was faced when sailing into the headwinds of conventional thought. 
   
   
   
  In Saving Michelangelo's Dome, Stanford-trained engineer Wayne Kalayjian illustrates how new ideas in science and mathematics established an entirely new way of looking at the world—as well as solving its complex problems. In the end, listeners will appreciate that in saving Michelangelo's Dome from collapse, these three mathematicians and one determined pope unknowingly invented the profession of engineering as we practice it today. With it, they transformed the architectural world and ushered in generations of future buildings and structures that, otherwise, would never have been built.

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  Bricks that Build Us Book 4 -...

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  A socio-psychological look at what has formed our society and suggestions of where it is going seriously wrong. Planned development, demonstrated self-discipline, calm discussion with clear beliefs and community traditions enable stability within a growing worldwide society. Stable family and educational experiences are the key to each child's happy and successful development. Neo-liberal lax and soft society is destroying stability as well as our future. Previous guides such as politeness, manners, quality, and uncorrupted religion are just as relevant when we venture beyond neglect and doctrinal corruption.

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  The Völva’s Apprentice - A Norse...

  Living History

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  I had heard tales of women with secret knowledge and powers, but I never imagined that there would be one standing right in front of me. 
  “You’re a Völva?” the word rolled off my tongue strangely... 
  I only knew faintly what a Völva was. They were said to be strange women with strange powers. Not only could they protect and ward against ill omens, but they could also travel the realms and reach into places untapped by most humans. As such, they were often spoken of in whispers of both reverence and mystery. 
  “Yes, I am. And an old one at that,” she said, getting up from her chair. 
  It seemed so casual as if she was just talking about a mindless chore that she was doing. Like it was nothing special that she had just performed some form of magic right in front of me. 
  For two years, I learned everything I could on runes, protections, herbs, medicines, and anything else that Dagmar deemed necessary. In the few moments I had that were not dedicated to lessons from Dagmar, I would seek out Ivar for his quiet presence. There was just something about being near him that set my mind at ease. 
  All that consumed my thoughts was avengement and how close Ulrik was. Soon he would taste the bitter sting of defeat. 
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  Midlife Career Rescue: What...

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  Change Careers, find your point of brilliance and achieve happiness at work 
  Amazon #1 bestselling author and career expert Cassandra Gaisford (BCA, Dip Psych)  provides simple but powerful and easy-to-implement ways to boost your happiness, find your passion and purpose, and change. Based on survey research, personal achievements, and her professional expertise and success as a career and life coach helping people achieve outstanding results - including lawyers, teachers, back-to-work mums, accountants, school leavers, and creative entrepreneurs - Gaisford answers the question: how to work with passion and still pay the bills. 
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  The strategies in this book will also help job-hunters in their 20s, 30s or 60s

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  The Emperors of Rome - A...

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  The Founding Emperors of Rome laid the groundwork for the Roman Empire, marking a shift from the Roman Republic to imperial rule. Augustus, Tiberius, and Caligula stand as the pivotal figures in this transformation, each shaping the empire in distinct ways. 
  Augustus, born Gaius Octavius, was the first emperor and one of the most successful leaders in Roman history. His reign, from 27 BCE to 14 CE, ushered in the Pax Romana, a period of relative peace and prosperity. Augustus was not only a military genius but also a skilled politician who effectively consolidated power. By presenting himself as the restorer of the Roman Republic, he maintained a delicate balance between autocratic rule and the preservation of traditional republican institutions. Augustus implemented numerous reforms, including the establishment of a professional standing army and a system of taxation that stabilized the empire’s finances. His legacy is marked by the expansion of Roman territory and the establishment of Rome as the center of the ancient world. 
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  Yellowstone's Most Shocking...

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  Yellowstone's Most Shocking Mishaps and Misadventures 
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