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  Narasimha Dev - The Supreme...

  Sripad Jagannatha Das

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  Narasimha Dev is the manifest man-lion incarnation of Vishnu, who incarnates to destroy evil and end religious persecution and calamity upon the earth, thereby reestablishing the divine balance of the great dharma of the eternal Vedic tradition. 
   
  The Supreme appeared in this form to protect Prahlada from his demoniac father Hiranyakashipu. He always protects His devotees from all dangers. Devotees need not be afraid of His ferocious mouth and tongue, eyes as bright as the sun, sharp, pinching teeth or His tumultuous roaring. His nails which are like chisels are meant for ripping apart enemies. But for the devotees, His beautiful hands, which are like lotus flowers, give shelter and protection. 
   
  Narasimha is known as the divine protector because he removes all obstacles that can hamper a devotee’s spiritual progress. People unfamiliar with Vedic characters foolishly conclude such characters are imaginary and mere creations of the human mind. “It’s all blind faith and superstitious,” they argue and reject such ideas as false. But the universe is unlimited, and we have no idea of what kind of varied beings exist outside our planet earth.

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  The Vampire Painter

  Angela Flatt

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  The Countess Luchia de Sarracenia comes from a long line of powerful vampires.  She is accustomed to getting her way.  Her greatest wish, however, has always eluded her - the ability to see her own face. 
  She hires artist after artist to paint her portrait.  But when they fail to capture her perceived ethreal beauty, the consequences are dire. 
  Enter Venus Faucher.  Coming from humble beginnings, she has spent her life trying to make a name for herself as a woman painter in a world which underestimates her. 
  She believes that she may have found her security with the countess as a patron.  However, the more time she spend with Sarracenia, the more Venus realizes the cost which comes from pleasing a vampire.

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  Dome of the Rock The: The...

  Charles River Editors

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  Among the world’s most recognizable man-made structures, the Dome of the Rock – known in Arabic as the Qubbat as-Sakara – is also one of its most mysterious. Although much of the Dome’s construction, reconstruction, and later additions are well-known from historical texts and archeological work, what it represents, why it was built where it was, and even its use remain the subject of scholarly controversy. Known for its immense size and beauty, and also for being located in the middle of Jerusalem, one of the world’s holiest cities, the Dome of the Rock has been the focus of political leaders who wished to legitimize their rule, religious warriors who believed that it empowered their weapons, and pilgrims who thought it was a site of salvation and enlightenment. As it drew these often diverse and sometimes disparate people to it, it has served the purposes of devout Jews, Muslims, and Christians, who -- although often not peacefully sharing the site -- seem to recognize its spiritual importance. 
  The Dome of the Rock has been many things to many people over the centuries, and historians, art historians, and archaeologists have studied the Dome of the Rock and its background extensively. Academics have created an accurate chronology of its life, as well as details about how the monument was built, including the construction and artistic techniques that were used. The dome was built on the site of what is believed to have been the Solomonic Temple that the Israelites built to worship their god, Yahweh, setting the stage for the entire area to be a holy site for the Abrahamic religions over the following centuries. Historians believe that the Umayyad Muslims saw this background as a prime location to build one of the greatest religious complexes in the Islamic world.

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  The Khmer Rouge Purge

  Tom Hout Chow

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Khmer Rouge Purge: A Villager’s Journey Through the Killing Fields of Cambodia 
   
  When the Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia, they promised a new society. What they delivered was terror. Families were torn apart, children indoctrinated, and millions of lives destroyed in the name of revolution. 
   
  In this powerful memoir, survivor Tom Hout Chow shares the story of life as an ordinary villager caught in one of history’s darkest regimes. Through famine, forced labor, and the silence of the Killing Fields, he reveals the pain of a people stripped of freedom, dignity, and even family bonds. 
   
  Yet this is more than a story of loss. It is also a testimony of resilience. Chow shows how determination, faith, and the hunger to learn became lifelines that no tyrant could take away. From the villages of Cambodia to the refugee camps of Thailand, his journey is a reminder that dictators can destroy bodies, but they cannot kill the human spirit. 
   
  The Khmer Rouge Purge is at once a historical witness, a personal journey, and a call to remember—so that the world never repeats the mistakes of the past.

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  Dangerous Motive - An Age Gap...

  Jim Miller

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  For James Arthur, an end to his secret affair with Anthony was the last thing on his mind considering how well they had mastered their bodies. But fate would hand an unexpected package to him one he couldn't imagine even though it meant breaking every rule.

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  A Rare Recording of Hunter S...

  Hunter S. Thompson

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  Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 - February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author who founded the gonzo journalism movement, a style in which the writer becomes a central figure and participant in the events of the narrative. He rose to prominence with the publication of Hell's Angels (1967) and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1972). The following is from a 1975 interview on gonzo journalism.

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