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  Sparta - Rise of a Warrior Nation

  Philip Matyszak

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  This cultural history of Ancient Sparta chronicles the rise of its legendary military power and offers revealing insight into the people behind the myths. 
   
   
    
  The Spartans of ancient Greece are typically portrayed as macho heroes: noble, laconic, totally fearless, and impervious to pain. And indeed, they often lived up to this image. But life was not as simple as this image suggests. In truth, ancient Sparta was a city of contrasts. 
   
   
    
  We might admire their physical toughness, but Spartans also systematically abused their children. They gave rights to female citizens that were unmatched in Europe until the modern era, meanwhile subjecting their conquered subject peoples to a murderous reign of terror. Though idealized by the Athenian contemporaries of Socrates, Sparta was almost devoid of intellectual achievement. 
   
   
    
  In this revealing history of Spartan society, Philip Matyszak chronicles the rise of the city from a Peloponnesian village to the military superpower of Greece. Above all, Matyszak investigates the role of the Spartan hoplite, the archetypal Greek warrior who was feared throughout Greece in his own day and has since become a legend. The reader is shown the man behind the myth; who he was, who he thought he was, and the environment which produced him.

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  How to Be Honest

  Olivia Werner

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  [How to Be Honest] delves deep into the intricate landscapes of truth-telling through a lyrical and unflinching exploration of human consciousness. Written with raw intimacy and philosophical depth, this groundbreaking work examines how we navigate the spaces between truth and deception in our modern world. Through masterfully crafted prose that weaves together personal reflection and universal insight, the book illuminates the subtle ways we construct our realities, challenging readers to consider how honesty exists in the silences between words, in the boundaries we create, and in the consequences we face when choosing authenticity. With the precision of a poet and the wisdom of a sage, this transformative meditation on truth explores how honesty shapes not just our relationships with others, but our fundamental understanding of ourselves, offering a radical new perspective on what it means to live truthfully in a world that often rewards deception.

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  My America - Langston Hughes on...

  Randal Maurice Jelks

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  Best known as the leader of the Harlem Renaissance, the celebrated poet and writer Langston Hughes believed in the power of art as resistance. What can we learn from his works today? 
  Randal M. Jelks delivers this revelatory portrait of the celebrated poet, essayist, playwright, and American artist Langston Hughes. My America traces Hughes's journey from a child captivated by the wonder of Kansas City to cosmopolitan witness in Paris, New York, Mexico City, and Madrid. We encounter Hughes as a young man discovering the pulse of modern life in a world on the verge of exploding metaphorically and literally. His experiences informed his work and his thinking on art, democracy, and activism. 
  Langston Hughes is one of the few American writers who consistently wrote about democracy from a joyous perspective, and My America explores how his works speak to the political anxieties and crises we face today. Jelks deftly examines the themes in Hughes's work, including creative expression, communal dignity, class struggle, and human suffering and what they mean for our inner well-being as democratic persons and political participants. 
  With care and no-holds-barred insight, My America removes the veneer of respectability often placed on Hughes's work and life to reveal his political adeptness. In a world threatened by fascism, Hughes's writing wasn't afforded the luxury of subtlety. He made a spiritual and political decision to stand on the side of the oppressed. He believed art should be practiced for the sake of justice. And democracy can be practiced with joy.

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  Empathy Secrets to Thrive...

  Rowan Driscoll

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  Empathy Secrets to Thrive Together 
  A Simplified Guide to Understanding Emotions and Enriching Relationships 
  Are you eager to advance in your personal and professional life by mastering the art of empathy?  
  Do you want an all-encompassing resource that equips you with everything you need to explore life's depth, understand emotions, and enrich relationships profoundly? 
  Your search ends here! 
  This audiobook serves as your ultimate companion for enhancing your emotional intelligence, applying empathetic skills in real-life situations, and engaging in practical exercises. With this guidance, you're set up for success. 
  Updated to reflect the latest insights in the field of empathy and emotional understanding. 
  Key features of this enriching guide include: 
  - In-depth exploration of empathy and its significance in personal and professional interactions 
  - Comprehensive understanding of emotional intelligence 
  - Effective strategies for nurturing relationships and fostering connection 
  Our guide stands out with its thorough examination of empathy, essential for navigating interpersonal dynamics. Concepts are not just briefly touched upon; they are explored in depth. 
  Crafted with a clear structure and accessible language, "Empathy Secrets to Thrive Together" ensures seamless transitions between topics. Say goodbye to complicated jargon and embrace content that is clear, precise, and technically sound. 
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  Imagining The Bennets

  Alex Urquhart

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  IMAGINING THE BENNETS is a monumental prequel, spanning forty years of family saga before Pride and Prejudice. It’s original, intricate, intelligent, and moving. The story offers a wonderful interpretation of the earlier era and is an imagination that is loyal to the original. The narrative is an uncompromising, romantic, hard-hitting, heart-rending, viscerally real, historically epic tale. 
  How did a rebellious boy with a miserable childhood, who ran away to sea at 15 and whose subsequent life was rich, varied and notable, become the sanguine Lewis Bennet? And how did a feisty, independent, accomplished and well-educated Catherine Gardiner become the worthy but pressured, driven and intense Mrs Bennet? They certainly encountered joy, sadness, trials and tribulations in bringing up their five girls, and somehow they shouldered their deepest fears for twenty years, knowing one or more good marriage was the only way to save the family from penury. How did they bring up those magnificent girls? It is a tale for the ages, as relevant today as it was then. 
  Who were the two individuals who became the middle-aged couple we know so well, and what of their earlier relationship?  They fell madly in love and had the world before them. But what happened along the way, their highs and lows, to lead us the beginning of the wonderful Pride and Prejudice and the paucity of warmth we encounter? And what went on behind those well-loved scenes as Lizzie, Jane and Lydia made their marriages? We may proudly think we know, but we may have our own prejudices challenged. This story will inform and entertain you, containing much that was left unspoken in the great book upon which it is based!

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  Reflections on Gandhi

  George Orwell

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  "Reflections on Gandhi" is an essay by George Orwell, first published in 1949, which responds to Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography The Story of My Experiments with Truth. The essay, which appeared in the American magazine Partisan Review, discusses the autobiography and offers both praise and criticism to Gandhi, focusing in particular on the effectiveness of Gandhian nonviolence and the tension between Gandhi's spiritual worldview and his political activities.

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