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  A Mystery from the Mummy-Pits -...

  Frank L. Holt

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  As the world recently commemorated the hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, our fascination with the pharaoh begs for a balanced view. Most recovered mummies have not escaped the modern trafficking in ancient bodies and body parts. The story of Ankh-Hap, a Ptolemaic-era mummy seized in the nineteenth century from the infamous mummy-pits of Egypt, provides a salutary example of what most mummies have endured. 
   
   
   
  Frank Holt makes use of a robust combination of scientific tools and archival research to tell the story of Ankh-Hap's life, death, and his mummified remains, which ended up in the back of an American college classroom. A Mystery from the Mummy-Pits takes the listener into a forgotten world of mummy trafficking by an American entrepreneur named Henry Augustus Ward. His company's shelves were stocked with mummies, coffins, and even ancient body parts. Customers could piece together their own "Frankenmummy" with authentic wrappings and amulets. 
   
   
   
  A Mystery from the Mummy-Pits contextualizes this information by surveying the history of similar mummies from antiquity to the twentieth century, moving from ancient tomb robbers and medieval apothecaries to modern dime museums, traveling shows, pulp fiction, films, and pop culture. The book offers listeners a glimpse inside a dark chapter of mummy history.

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  History of England from the...

  Thomas Babington Macaulay

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  This is the second chapter of Thomas Babington Macaulay’s History of England from the Succession of James II.In this chapter we see the restoration of the House of Stuart. The mood of the people sours toward the Roundheads, Army and, of course the Puritans. An examination of the character of Charles II. We see Charles attempting to recruit assistance from France so he can attain absolute monarchy and so emulate Lewis the Fourteenth, the French Sun King.(Summary by Jim Mowatt)

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  Manners in the Great Kingdom

  Sezgin Ismailov

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  The choices which we make for our future, who we really want to be, how we want to feel every day, how many and what friends we need to have, what are the biggest obstacles for us, how we would like our life to go on, all that can be learned and understood from the good manners of the crown Prince Max. The final stage of Max's training consist of meetings with people and events in the different kingdoms. Each story is about everyday relationships and the personal experiences in his/her life. The right choice, is the formula for a beautiful and peaceful life.

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  Camilla - From Outcast to Queen...

  Angela Levin

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  For many years, Camilla was portrayed in a poor light, blamed by the public for the break-up of the marriage between Prince Charles and Lady Diana. Initially, Queen Elizabeth refused to see or speak to her, but, since the death of Prince Philip, Camilla had become one of the Queen's closest companions. Her confidence in Camilla and the transformation she had seen in Prince Charles since their wedding resulted in her choosing the first day of her Platinum Jubilee year to tell the world that she wanted Camilla to be Queen Consort, not the demeaning Princess Consort suggested in 2005. 
   
   
   
  Angela Levin uncovers Camilla's rocky journey to be accepted by the royal family and how she coped with her brutal portrayal in Netflix's The Crown. The public have witnessed her tremendous contribution to help those in need, especially during COVID. Levin has talked to many of Camilla's long-term friends, her staff, and executives from the numerous charities of which Camilla is patron. She reveals why Camilla concentrates on previously taboo subjects, such as domestic violence and rape. Most of all, Levin tells the story of how Camilla has changed from a fun-loving young woman to one of the senior royals' hardest workers. She has retained her mischievous sense of humor, becoming a role model for older women and an inspiration for younger ones.

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  Wisdom Of The Ages - The...

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  Wisdom of the Ages: The Upanishads is a timeless exploration of the deepest questions human beings have ever asked about reality, the self, and the nature of truth. Emerging from the spiritual heart of ancient India, the Upanishads are not rigid doctrines but profound conversations between seekers and sages, probing what lies beneath the surface of the world and the ego. They explore the mystery of existence with quiet intensity, using poetry, paradox, and insight to point toward a reality that cannot be fully captured by words. 
  At the center of the Upanishads is the idea that the individual soul and the universal soul are ultimately one. The search for meaning turns inward, away from external power and ritual, toward direct awareness of consciousness itself. Desire, fear, identity, life, death, and rebirth are examined not as abstract theories but as lived experiences that shape the journey of awakening. Knowledge is presented not as information, but as realization—something that transforms the one who sees it. 
  The text speaks of illusion and truth, stillness and movement, attachment and freedom, showing how suffering arises from misunderstanding the self and how liberation comes through insight and inner discipline. The path described is subtle and demanding, calling for self-inquiry, ethical living, and deep meditation rather than blind belief. 
  Wisdom of the Ages: The Upanishads endures because it does not impose answers—it invites awakening. It remains one of humanity’s most profound records of the inward journey, offering guidance not toward dogma, but toward direct understanding of what it means to exist, to know, and to be.

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  Psychology of Peoples - Its...

  Gustave Le Bon

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  After receiving a doctorate in medicine, Le Bon travelled in Europe, North Africa, and Asia and wrote several books on anthropology and archaeology. His interests later shifted to natural science and social psychology. Gustave Le Bon is best known for his seminal work „Crowd Psychology“ where he describes the psychological effects in various group settings. In „Psychology of Peoples“ written in 1894 he utilizes his anthropological knowledge and cross-references it with social psychology. He developed a view that history is the product of racial or national character, with emotion, not intelligence, being the dominant force in social evolution. He attributed true progress to the work of an intellectual elite. As a product of its time and conditions, the content of this book is partly highly controversial and should be seen as an intellectual challenge. Some arguments should be outright rejected, cause they haven’t stood the test of time. To his credit, already back in 1894 Le Bon foresaw the dangers of the application of socialism, well before the Russian Revolution and Mao’s takeover of China. 

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