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  Gambling in the Greco-Roman...

  Charles River Editors

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  A cup rattles, three small cubes of bone or ivory spill across a wooden board, and for one held breath the whole room leans in. A soldier's monthly pay, a merchant's profit, and occasionally a man's own freedom was riding on which faces land upward. That scene played out countless times a day throughout the ancient world, in army camps on the frozen Rhine, in the back rooms of Pompeian wine shops, in the tiled gaming chambers of senatorial villas, and in the palace itself, where more than one emperor kept a set close at hand. 
  	Dice were everywhere in antiquity, and that ubiquity is exactly what makes them worthy of historical interest thousands of years later. Kings and slaves cast the same bones, a game that cost a laborer a copper coin could cost a nobleman an estate, and both men prayed to the same gods for a lucky throw. Few objects cut so cleanly across the social lines the ancient world drew between people, and few pastimes left such a broad trail through the sources, from the letters of emperors and the verses of poets to the sermons of moralists, the statutes of lawmakers, and the painted walls of taverns where the players are depicted arguing over a bad roll. 
  	There is a paradox at the heart of the story. Romans threw dice constantly, and yet for most of Rome’s history, the law forbade it. Gambling with dice was formally banned outside the winter festival of the Saturnalia, yet the ban was ignored so completely that the emperors who signed such laws were themselves famous for breaking them. Of course, the story of dice and games of chance began long before Rome, in the knucklebones of a sheep and the tall tales the Greeks told about who first thought to throw them.

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  Hiram Bingham III: A short...

  5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies,...

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  Hiram Bingham, discoverer of ancient Machu Picchu: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

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  Overcoming - Achieve Anything If...

  MariusVanDerNist

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  We live in a day and age where most people travel through life with no direction or knowledge of what their actual purpose is. Through many trials and tribulations, I found out exactly who I am and my reasons for being placed on planet Earth. Whatever your circumstance, it's of vital importance to become content with the person you see in the mirror. Without him or her by your side, you will stay lost. The mirror needs to become your best friend, otherwise, you will be faced with figuring out life on your own, which can become a very lonely place indeed. Your fears, anger, boredom, and addictions will always make their way to the surface, which creates uncertainty in the core of your being. Every person was once a young child with great big dreams...dreams of being the hero, of becoming something, or rising to the top doing daring feats like rescuing the damsel in distress. What happens to those dreams when we grow up? "What does today's man resemble?"Then look around, most people, especially men, are bored to struggle with self-confidence. 
  Life can be full of adventure, yet we were not placed on earth to figure this out on our own. We need to become crucial influencers and conscious men, take daring leaps and risks, go on unknown adventures, become mentors to our children and lead them out of uncertainty into a prosperous life. We need to be ready right now. 
  MariusVan Der Nist is a 10 X Ironman triathlon finisher, ex-international rugby union player, publisher of numerous international magazines, including 220Triathalon, Triathlete, Sport & Image magazines as well as author of It's Al About You. This book is a depiction of his life, the trials and tribulations he faced, aspirations he had as a sportsman and owning businesses, but realised life is all about choices and making them at critical times. "I know now, life is all about the mind...What the mind believes the body can achieve"!

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  End Insomnia - The Secret System...

  Ivo H.K.

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  If you’re consistently having trouble getting to sleep, staying asleep, or waking up in the middle of the night and you just feel horrible every morning… 
  The End Insomnia audiobook will show you how to end sleep anxiety, get to sleep naturally, and wake up fully rested, even if you've tried "everything," but nothing seems to work. 
  Does any of this sound familiar? 
  - Your nights are filled with desperate, futile attempts to make yourself sleep. 
  ​- Your days are plagued by the consequences of awful sleep: exhaustion, brain fog, and anxiety about the night to come. 
  ​- You stress over how you can have a good life in the future when you are consistently sleeping poorly. 
  ​- Sleep and insomnia weigh heavily on your mind, and you worry about the long-term health effects of living like this. 
  - ​Your sleep problems leave you feeling enormously frustrated, alone, and overwhelmed, and you feel like you’re “never going to sleep again.” 
  ​- You keep trying to force sleep to happen which creates an incredible amount of pressure and makes the situation even worse. 
  - ​You think your insomnia is “unique” and something “must be wrong” with you. 
  ​- Insomnia has made it hard to be the person you want to be. 
  ​- You obsessively google for “the solution” only to find unhelpful articles and feel like a “failure.” 
  ​- You feel trapped in insomnia and unsure if there is hope for you to ever move past it because EVERYTHING you’ve tried has failed. 
  The central idea of the audiobook: 
  As long as you have entrenched anxiety about insomnia, you will struggle to improve your sleep in a lasting way. 
  To end insomnia, you need to calm the anxiety that drives it. 
  Rather than trying to make sleep happen, your focus must be on reducing your anxiety about insomnia and its consequences.

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  Children's Rights - A Global...

  Marcus Klein

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  Children represent the future of our societies, yet they remain among the most vulnerable and marginalized populations worldwide. The protection of children's rights has become one of the most critical global issues in the 21st century, demanding urgent attention and action. While significant progress has been made in raising awareness of children's rights, millions of children still suffer from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and deprivation. This complex and multifaceted issue requires an in-depth understanding of the challenges children face, as well as the actions needed to safeguard their well-being. 
    
  At the core of children's rights is the belief that every child, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, or economic background, deserves to grow up in an environment where they can thrive. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948, set the stage for international human rights legislation, but it was the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), adopted in 1989, that provided a comprehensive framework for child protection. This treaty, ratified by nearly every nation, outlines civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights for children, recognizing their right to life, education, protection from violence, and participation in the decisions that affect their lives. 
    
  However, despite these legal frameworks, violations of children's rights continue at an alarming rate. Poverty, armed conflict, lack of access to education, child labor, and human trafficking are among the many issues that continue to affect children around the world. These issues often intersect and exacerbate one another, creating a cycle of vulnerability that is difficult to break. It is essential that global efforts to protect children are strengthened, and that all sectors of society—from governments to NGOs to the private sector—work together to ensure the full realization of children's rights.

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  Life of Charles Dickens - A...

  Frank T. Marzials

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  A short life of Dickens for the Great Writers series, published seventeen years after his death - the career, the readings, the separation and the death at Gad's Hill, with a full bibliography. This edition is bound with a gallery of 59 plates of painting, among them works by John Everett Millais, William Quiller Orchardson and David Wilkie, and includes one restored and coloured illustration.

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