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  The Tyranny of Shams

  Joseph McCabe

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  The Tyranny of Shams by Joseph McCabe is a sharp and thought-provoking critique of pretense, deception, and unquestioned convention in modern society. Written with McCabe's characteristic wit and analytical rigor, the book examines the many ways in which appearances, assumptions, and accepted narratives can obscure reality and hinder intellectual progress.
  
  Drawing upon examples from social life, politics, culture, education, and public discourse, McCabe challenges readers to look beyond surface impressions and examine the foundations of widely accepted beliefs. He argues that many institutions and practices gain authority not through merit or evidence, but through habit, reputation, and the reluctance of individuals to question established norms.
  
  Throughout the work, McCabe encourages independent thought and critical inquiry, urging readers to evaluate claims based on facts and reason rather than tradition or popular opinion. His observations offer a broader reflection on how societies create and sustain illusions, and how genuine progress often depends upon the willingness to confront comfortable misconceptions.
  
  Themes of skepticism, intellectual honesty, social criticism, independent thinking, truth, and reform run throughout the book. McCabe explores the tension between appearance and reality while advocating for a more rational and evidence-based approach to understanding the world.
  
  The Tyranny of Shams remains a compelling work of social and philosophical criticism. Its examination of conformity, public perception, and critical reasoning continues to resonate with readers interested in rational inquiry, cultural analysis, and the pursuit of intellectual clarity.

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  Hindutva-Pop - Ek Chhipi Hui...

  Kunal Purohit

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  Please note: This audiobook is in Hindi 
   
  Can a song trigger a murder? 
  Can a poem spark a riot? 
  Can a book divide a people? 
  Away from the gaze of mainstream urban media, across India's dusty, sleepy towns, a brand of popular culture is quietly seizing the imagination of millions, on the internet and off it. From catchy songs with acerbic lyrics to poetry recited in kavi sammelans to social media influencers shaping opinions with their brand of 'breaking news' to books rescripting historical events, 'Hindutva Pop' or H-Pop is steadily creating societal acceptability for Hindutva's core beliefs. By cleverly inserting Hindutva into popular culture, H-Pop normalizes Islamophobia, demonizes minorities and vilifies its critics each day, without ever making headlines. 
  What makes H-Pop so popular? Who are its stars and its audience? Who is pouring in the money, the effort and the resources to produce and broadcast it? What is its impact on the BJP and Prime Minister Modi's popularity? And what kind of an India is it trying to create? 
  These are some of the questions that award-winning independent journalist Kunal Purohit explores in this riveting investigative book as he travels through India, profiling some of H-Pop's most prolific and popular creators--its stars and celebrities. He interrogates whether the creators are driven by ideology or commerce, and what motivates the audience to consume their daily dose of bigotry. In doing so, Purohit uncovers the frightening face of a New India--one that is united by hate, divided by art.

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  Inside Wiesn - Tell me where you...

  Christian Rupprecht

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  "Tell me where you drink, and I'll tell you who you are!" This could be the motto of this book. Munich insider Christian Rupprecht takes you on a tour around the world's biggest beer festival, lovingly described and peppered with numerous anecdotes.
  Which celebrities frequent the Käfer tent and who prefers to sit in the Bräurosl? Where can you find the tourists, and where does the wealthy elite gather? Where does everyone want to be, and where should you avoid getting lost?
  Numerous interviews with Oktoberfest hosts, security guards, waiters and many more complete "Inside Wiesn", making it an indispensable guide to your Oktoberfest visit, taking you along the secret paths and revealing to you the unwritten laws of Theresienwiese.

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  Studies in Greek Scenery Legend...

  James George Frazer

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  Greece walked and described by the man who was translating Pausanias - the ruins, the springs, the shepherds and the beliefs still attached to the old sites. Frazer's six volumes on Pausanias took him ten years; these are the pages a general reader would want from them. This edition is bound with sixty plates of landscape painting by Claude Lorrain, Nicolas Poussin, J. M. W. Turner and others, dating from 1600 to 1911.

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  Reunion Afterlife True Stories...

  Stories Of Afterlife

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the bonds of love transcend death itself, connecting us to deceased family members who wait patiently for our reunion? This extraordinary collection of verified near-death experiences reveals compelling evidence that consciousness survives bodily death, featuring scientifically documented cases of individuals who encountered relatives they had never known existed. Follow seven-year-old Katie, who died for nineteen minutes after a devastating car accident, only to meet her great-grandmother Elizabeth in a tunnel of light—a woman she had never seen or heard of, yet described with startling accuracy. Discover Dr. Mary Neal's underwater drowning experience in Chile, where she encountered her deceased father and received profound messages about life's purpose. These aren't vague spiritual encounters or wishful thinking—these are meticulously researched cases involving specific, verifiable details about deceased relatives that the experiencers could not have known through normal means. Renowned pediatrician Dr. Melvin Morse spent years studying over one hundred children's near-death experiences, finding consistent patterns of contact with dead family members across cultures and backgrounds. Each story offers hope, healing, and transformative insights into the afterlife, providing comfort to anyone who has lost a loved one. Through detailed accounts of otherworldly reunions, spiritual communications, and profound healing experiences, this audiobook presents compelling evidence that death is not an ending but a homecoming—a joyous reunion with everyone who has ever loved us.

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  The United States of English -...

  Rosemarie Ostler

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  The story of how English became American—and how it became Southern, Bostonian, Californian, African American, Chicano, elite, working-class, urban, rural, and everything in between 
   
   
   
  By the time of the Revolution, the English that Americans spoke was recognizably different from the British variety. Americans added dozens of new words to the language, either borrowed from Native Americans (raccoon, persimmon, caucus) or created from repurposed English (backwoods, cane brake, salt lick). Americans had their own pronunciations (bath rhymed with hat, not hot) and their own spelling (honor, not honour), not to mention a host of new expressions that grew out of the American landscape and culture (blaze a trail, back track, pull up stakes). Americans even invented their own slang, like stiff as a ringbolt to mean drunk. American English has continued to grow and change ever since. 
   
   
   
  The United States of English tells the engrossing tale of how the American language evolved over four hundred years, explaining both how and why it changed and which parts of the "mother tongue" it preserved (I guess was heard in the British countryside long before it became a typical Americanism). Plentiful examples of the American vernacular, past and present, bring the language to life and make for an engaging as well as enlightening listen.

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