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  Fancies Versus Fads

  G. K. Chesterton

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  I have strung these things together on a slight enough thread; but as the things themselves are slight, it is possible that the thread (and the metaphor) may manage to hang together. These notes range over very variegated topics and in many cases were made at very different times. They concern all sorts of things from lady barristers to cave-men, and from psycho-analysis to free verse. Yet they have this amount of unity in their wandering, that they all imply that it is only a more traditional spirit that is truly able to wander. The wild theorists of our time are quite unable to wander. When they talk of making new roads, they are only making new ruts. Each of them is necessarily imprisoned in his own curious cosmos; in other words, he is limited by the very largeness of his own generalization. The explanations of the Marxian must not go outside economics; and the student of Freud is forbidden to forget sex. To see only the fanciful side of these serious sects may seem a very frivolous pleasure—and I will not dispute that these are very frivolous criticisms. I only submit that this frivolity is the last lingering form of freedom.

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  Secrets of Nikola Tesla

  Raphael Terra

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  This audiobook has been recorded using Text to speech (TTS). 
   
  Nikola Tesla is an enigmatic character. A Serbian-American with a fascinating history. In his own time he was a legend and a dandy of the press. His every word was reported, his every deed surprised. He was a character of his time and a true showman. 
   
  But today there are secrets and conspiracies coming to light that will make us see this man in a new way. His inventions will now seem even more amazing. 
   
  We are told his wireless technology captured alien signals and the world was in awe and wanted to know more. That his ideas of wireless power spreading across the planet were so dangerous to the might of the energy companies that he was silenced and starved of finance. That his legacy was ruined and his mental state questioned. The man raised millions and lived the life of royalty. And yet, at the end of his life he was bankrupt. and died in a dirty downtown New York hotel. He had become a character fool for the press who laughed at him. And yet, two days after his death the FBI raided his apartment and took away all of his possessions. 
   
  We will investigate the man, his origins, his inventions, dreams and fantasies and we will tackle head on the claims surrounding him today. Welcome to the Tesla Enigma.

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  David Livingstone - Evangelical...

  Joel R. Beeke, Douglas Bond

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  What do George Whitefield, Elisabeth Elliot, and J. Gresham Machen have in common? They were all Evangelical Heroes. In the Evangelical Heroes series, Joel Beeke and Douglas Bond present thirty biographical sketches of faithful evangelical leaders from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. From George Whitfield to Charles Spurgeon to R.C. Sproul, these men and women held firm to the authority of Scripture and the reality of Christ's death and resurrection in the face of rising liberalism in the Church. These inspiring volumes introduce us to faithful Christians from the past and encourage us to stand firm today!

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  Felix Baumgartner – What You...

  Chris4You, Sanny4Me

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  Felix Baumgartner – What You Live For Reveals How You Die: A Witness of Our Times (Version With Background Music)A personal portrait about values, loss, and the choices we make. 
  What if the greatest adventure doesn’t begin in free fall, but in the moments where nobody is watching? 
  This audiobook doesn’t take you to dizzying heights – it leads you straight into the hidden life of a man the world knew as a boundary breaker, a hero, a rebel. What remains when the cameras stop rolling, the spotlight fades, and the world moves on? 
  A childhood spent in the shadow of broken parents. Lonely years, a brother who barely speaks. A longing for love – and the constant fear of ever truly arriving. Broke, tired, alone: In the quiet moments, Felix isn’t Superman. He’s a son, a brother, a seeker, someone left behind.Yet time and again, the moment comes when giving up is not an option. Obstacles pile up: 
  A controlling mother’s love, failed relationships, emptiness after the jump, public shitstorms, private losses. And still: He keeps going. Step by step, doubt by doubt, jump by jump. The real comeback doesn’t happen in front of the cameras – it’s found in the decision to face yourself. In dialogue. In doubt. In listening.What will you take from this audiobook? 
  No one lives without scars. But it’s up to us what we make of them. If you look closer, you’ll see: The greatest stories of courage are born where no one is looking. 
  What is your greatest fear? What is your bravest moment? Who would you be if no one was watching? 
  Listen in, let yourself be moved, ask questions, find yourself within these stories.This audiobook is your entry into a true contemporary testimony. No hero worship. No myth. Just real stories, real loss, real longing. Order now – and become part of the story. 
  #felixbaumgartner

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  Agents of Change - The Women Who...

  Christina Hillsberg

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  Years after her successful and impactful career at the CIA, Christina Hillsberg became enthralled with the stories of the trailblazing women who forged new paths within the Agency long before she began her career there in the aughts. These were women who sacrificed their personal lives, risked their safety, defied expectations, and boldly navigated the male-dominated spy organization. 
   
   
   
  Through exclusive interviews with current and former female CIA officers, many of whom have never spoken publicly, Agents of Change tells an enthralling and, at times, disturbing story set against the backdrop of the evolving women's movement. It was the 1960s, a "secretarial" era, when women first gained a foothold and pushed against the one-dimensional, pop-culture trope of the sexy Cold War Bond Girl. Underestimated but undaunted, they fought their way, decade-by-decade, through adversity to the top of the spy game. 
   
   
   
  Seamlessly weaving together the individual stories of these exceptional women, Hillsberg deftly tackles not just the fight for gender equality at the CIA, but the current dilemma the Agency faces when dealing with the culmination of a decades-long culture of sexual harassment and assault.

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  Cold War Presidents The: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  Among America’s presidents, Harry Truman’s presidency produced some of the nation’s most crucial decisions and left one of the nation’s most unique legacies. As president, Truman would lay the groundwork for the next 50 years of American foreign policy, as the architect of Cold War containment, the man who signed off on the Marshall Plan, and the commander-in-chief during much of the Korean War. 
  Despite being one of America’s oldest presidents, Eisenhower redefined the public relations nature of the office, in addition to positioning America during the Cold War standoff with the Soviet Union. But Eisenhower’s most lasting contribution as president was the construction of the interstate highway system, and it was in the final year of his presidency that his administration planned and implemented the Apollo space program that would land men on the Moon in 1969.  
  In 1961, Kennedy made it seem like anything was possible, and Americans were eager to believe him. The Kennedy years were fondly and famously labeled “Camelot,” by Jackie herself, suggesting an almost mythical quality about the young President and his family. 
  Of all the politicians who have left their mark on American history, few have had a political career or list of accomplishments and accolades that can even come close to rivaling Lyndon B. Johnson. Johnson is one of only 4 Americans to serve as a House Rep, U.S. Senator, Vice President and President, and he made the most out of each experience.  
  The 70+ year old former actor Ronald Reagan went on to have one of the most consequential presidencies of the 20th century, unquestionably making him one of the most influential men of the last 50 years. And his name is still as relevant in American politics today, with every politician with an R next to his or her name trying to claim Ronald Reagan’s conservative mantle.

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