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  Crusading against Christians:...

  Editors Charles River

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  After the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, when Western Europe was governed by a Germanic warrior-caste, the theory of a just and virtuous war took root. The Roman Church enhanced its authority by sanctifying oaths taken for just military purposes, and Bishop Anselm of Lucca (d. 1086) was the first to suggest that military action for the cause of religion could remit sin. At the Council of Clermont in July 1095, Pope Urban II canonized religious war by urging Western Europe's nobility to take up arms in defense of the Byzantine Empire against the Muslims, thus launching the Crusades. Religious military orders such as the Knights of Saint John, the Templars, and the Hospitallers arose, ostensibly founded to protect the weak and the sick but also to extend the boundaries of Christianity and the power of the Church. In Europe, the knight, originally a mounted warrior, became a consecrated soldier of Christ, dedicated to the defense of the Church by solemn vows made before an altar. 
  Naturally, the question remained concerning the use of arms against other Christians. Eastern Christians did not acknowledge the Pope's supremacy, and many held that it was lawful for him to declare a crusade to bring schismatics back to the obedience of Rome. German knights fighting the Orthodox Russians at the Battle on the Ice in 1242 believed this, as did the Hungarian prosecutors of the 1235 invasion of Bosnia, which was thinly disguised as a crusade. The Church even extended the object of crusade to believers in communion with Rome, who refused to obey lawful authority. After peasants revolted against the Prince-Archbishop of Bremen in 1204 over tithes and land rights, Pope Gregory IX was persuaded to declare them heretics and proclaim a crusade against them.

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  How to Hypnotize People

  Brandon Smith

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  THIS BOOK CAN LITERALLY UPSET YOUR LIFE...Are you looking for the best tools to hack others' minds? Do you desire to make everyone do your bidding? Do you think that mind control is the most powerful key to having everything you want? Well, you are on the right track, so keep reading…Everyone wants success in life, but only a few admit that to themselves… Fewer admit that to others. Just try for a moment to think about the life you have always wanted, visualize it, and define an image that represents it.Now focus on the feeling that image generates ... Well, this is what is called daydreaming.But what if this dream could come true?Most of the books told you that to achieve success, you need to be a better person, the best version of yourself. True… but it’s not enough! What they don’t tell you is that you must develop the ability to make everyone do what do you want, when you want. You have just two methods. The first one is using a gun (but I don’t suggest this), and the second is MANIPULATION. I am telling you that manipulation is a fundamental key to achieving what you really want in life.Okay, but what does manipulation has to do with hypnosis?Hypnosis is the most powerful and subtle way to manipulate a mind. Hypnosis gives you access to the subconscious mind of a human being and you can literally overwrite his behavior. It’s not a joke. It was used for military scope and for inducing people to commit political murder, totally unaware and without a trace of it in their memory.Hey, I am not responsible of how you use this book. I just want you to tell you that to improve properly, this is a noble act and everyone can have benefits from applying these techniques.With this book, you can create wealth for you and people you love, or improve the relationship with your partner. So do good things with it!

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  On the Wrong Side - How...

  Nicole Bedera

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  THIS EXPLOSIVE INVESTIGATION REVEALS THE PROFOUND FAILURES OF THE TITLE IX SYSTEM AND IDENTIFIES THE STEPS WE CAN TAKE TO PROTECT STUDENTS 
   
  On the Wrong Side provides the first comprehensive account of the inner workings of the secretive Title IX system. Drawing on a yearlong study of survivors, perpetrators, and the administrators who oversaw their cases, sociologist Nicole Bedera exposes the structures that predictably punish survivors who come forward in the service of protecting—or even rewarding—their perpetrators. She reveals that the system tasked with ending gender inequality on campus only intensifies it, upending survivors’ lives and threatening their degrees. 
   
  Equally heartbreaking and optimistic, On the Wrong Side makes it easy to imagine life-changing interventions for the next generation of students by proposing specific solutions to the structural problems of Title IX. Bedera proves that ending campus sexual violence is within our grasp—and dares us to be courageous enough to take action. 
   
  “Nicole Bedera is one of the most important thinkers of our time about sexual violence on campus. I am grateful for her work.”—Peggy Orenstein, New York Times–bestselling author of Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity

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  Cocoa Saves The Day

  Rekha Balakrishna

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  How cocoa farming has helped these women farmers improve their livelihoods and increase income

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  Bipolar Disorder - A Guide to...

  Amanda Allan

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  BIPOLAR DISORDER 
  Bipolar Disorder is an often severe, greatly misunderstood, and lifelong mental condition that is in simple terms considered to be an emotional rollercoaster of ups and downs. 
  The ups and downs on this roller coaster are called mania and depression. The extreme mood swings and the toll that they take can affect every part of someone’s life. They affect their quality of sleep and their energy levels. They affect their attention and focus while causing the inability to think clearly, and consequently, affect their behavior and judgment. 
  This book aims to educate the reader on the basics of Bipolar Disorder, including what the signs and symptoms are, how it’s diagnosed, what the different treatment methods are, and what the outlook for someone with Bipolar Disorder is like. 
  A Bipolar diagnosis is not at all a death sentence – with proper treatment as well as support and understanding from loved ones, people with Bipolar Disorder are typically able to live successfully, productive, and happy lives.

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  Recovering the Lost Art of...

  Leland Ryken, Glenda Mathes

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  A Christian Perspective on the Joys of Reading 
   
   
   
  In today's technology-driven culture, reading has become a lost art. With smartphones offering information at the tap of a finger, reading a book is often seen as a tedious and outdated activity. Christians are not immune to this problem, as many find it hard to read books—even the Bible—consistently and attentively. Recovering the Lost Art of Reading addresses these timely issues by exploring the importance of reading generally as well as studying the Bible as literature, giving practical suggestions along the way. In this helpful guide, Leland Ryken and Glenda Faye Mathes encourage a new generation of readers to overcome the notion of reading as a duty and learn to see it as a delight.

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