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  Emotional Manipulation -...

  Cito Harder

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  Emotional manipulation is a powerful yet often subtle form of influence that shapes human interactions in profound ways. It involves deliberately using emotions to control, persuade, or exploit others to achieve a personal objective. Unlike healthy influence, which fosters mutual understanding and respect, manipulation is often deceptive, one-sided, and aimed at serving the manipulator’s interests at the expense of the other person. While some forms of emotional influence can be harmless or even beneficial, manipulation crosses ethical boundaries when it distorts reality, erodes autonomy, and undermines personal well-being. 
  The impact of emotional manipulation can be significant, affecting individuals on both psychological and emotional levels. Victims of manipulation may experience self-doubt, confusion, guilt, and anxiety, often questioning their own perceptions and emotions. Manipulators, on the other hand, gain a sense of power and control, using tactics such as guilt-tripping, gaslighting, and passive-aggressiveness to achieve their desired outcomes. This dynamic is common in personal relationships, workplaces, and even society at large, where emotional influence is used to sway public opinion and reinforce social hierarchies. 
  One of the most challenging aspects of emotional manipulation is its subtle nature. Unlike overt forms of coercion or aggression, manipulation often operates under the surface, making it difficult to recognize until significant damage has been done. It may appear as concern, affection, or logical reasoning, but beneath the surface, it is designed to control another person’s emotions and decisions. In romantic relationships, this can manifest as excessive flattery followed by emotional withdrawal, creating a cycle of dependency. In the workplace, manipulative bosses or colleagues may use subtle guilt or praise to extract extra work without reciprocation.

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  A Manual of Buddhism

  Dudley Wright

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  A Manual of Buddhism 
  By Dudley Wright 
  Introduction by Professor Edmund J. Mills 
  Narrated by Oberon Michaels 
  Buddhism has a vast array of scriptures but a relatively small body of essential doctrines. In this short treatise the author presents a systematic introduction to Buddhist teaching, commencing with a discussion of the Noble Eightfold Path. Other topics include the Buddhist views of God and enlightenment, and the practice of Buddhism in the world of today. 
  Dudley Wright (1868 - 1949) wrote extensively on a wide variety of religious subjects and was also active as an investigator of the paranormal. He was a practising Freemason, who believed that all religions shared a common basis. 
  Production copyright 2025 Voices of Today

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  The Power of Positivity for Kids...

  Anonimo

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  Allow Your Kids to Harness the Power of Positivity 
  A positive mindset can help kids handle stress, bounce back from mistakes, and feel more confident in everyday life—at home, at school, and with friends. 
  The Power of Positivity for Kids teaches simple, practical tools to help your child build healthier thought patterns, strengthen emotional resilience, and stay hopeful even when things feel hard. 
  In this audiobook, you’ll learn how to: 
   • Teach your child how thoughts shape feelings and behavior 
   • Replace negative self-talk with calmer, confidence-building language 
   • Use simple positive affirmations kids can actually remember and apply 
   • Build a growth mindset so mistakes become lessons (not setbacks) 
   • Support emotional resilience during school stress, peer pressure, and change 
   • Reinforce positive behavior in a way that motivates without over-rewarding 
   • Create small daily habits that make positivity and gratitude stick 
  If you want your child to feel more confident, resilient, and hopeful—without ignoring real emotions—this audiobook will help you build positivity from the inside out, one skill at a time.

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  The Popcorn Principles Strike...

  John Gaspard

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  Mastering Fiction with Hollywood's Finest Writers 
  Discover the secrets of successful storytelling from twelve acclaimed writers who have mastered the art of captivating audiences across both the screen and the page.  
  From Nicholas Meyer (The Seven-Per-Cent Solution) to Dennis Palumbo (My Favorite Year), Lawrence Allan (Big Fat F@!k Up), April Smith (Cagney & Lacey), Ken Levine (M*A*S*H, Cheers), Matt Goldman (Seinfeld), Phoef Sutton (Cheers, Boston Legal), Ellen Byron (Wings, Just Shoot Me), John August (Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Kellye Garrett (Cold Case), Nick Mohammed (Intelligence), and Tom Straw (Night Court), these accomplished authors share their wisdom, wit, and inspiration, providing a master class in storytelling. 
  These storytellers offer invaluable advice on character development, plot structure, dialogue, and more, drawing from their unique experiences in film and television and how those insights have shaped their approach to writing novels. 
  Whether you're an aspiring novelist looking to learn from the best or a film buff curious about the creative process behind your favorite movies and shows, "The Popcorn Principles Strike Back" is a must-read.  
  Don't miss this opportunity to take your writing to the next level with the help of these talented writers.  
  Get your copy today and start applying their invaluable lessons to your own storytelling journey!

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  You are the Way - Manifest Your...

  Fabio Mantegna, Elmer O. Locker Jr

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  Have you ever wondered why some people have a "golden touch", while others are constantly haunted by bad luck? If you count yourself in the first category, congratulations! You're already adept at creating conscious manifestations. In this case, the techniques in this Manifestation Book will help you fulfill (even) greater desires. Often, however, reality unfolds differently: You struggle and invest incredible effort to achieve your goals. But just when things appear to be improving, the next defeat, obstacle, or setback emerges. It feels like for every two steps forward, you're thrown three steps back. 
  Author & Master of Manifestation, Neville Goddard, distilled the Law of Assumption (often regarded as the true Law of Attraction) and the Hermetic Laws to their core principles, achieving unparalleled success in manifesting. This success was not just personal but also extended to the thousands of students who mastered the art of manifestation through his teachings. Among his apprentices was Elmer O. Locker Jr. Elmer's grandson, David, has further enriched this Manifestation Book with many of his own experiences in manifestation. If you wish to harness the power of your consciousness (conscious and subconscious mind) to realize your desires, don't hesitate. Dive into the techniques & instructions provided in this book for manifesting.

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  Rome’s Best Emperors: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  The importance of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (or as he was known from birth, Gaius Octavius “Octavian” Thurinus) to the course of Western history is hard to overstate. His life, his rise to power, his political, and his social and military achievements all laid the foundations for the creation of an empire which would endure for almost five centuries, and whose traditions, laws, architecture and art continue to influence much of Europe and the world today. Octavian was the first true Roman Emperor, and the first man since the Etruscan Tarquins five centuries earlier to establish a successful hereditary ruling dynasty in what had been a proud Republic for over half a millennium. He was a canny strategist, an excellent orator, a fine writer, a generous patron of the arts and enthusiastic promoter of public works, but above all he was a master politician. Octavian’s great-uncle (and adoptive father) Julius Caesar was a great general, and his rival Mark Antony was a great soldier, but as a politician Octavian outmatched them all. He still stands in bronze on Rome’s Via dei Fori Imperiali to this day, along with the likes of Caesar, Hadrian, Trajan and Marcus Aurelius, and he is forever immortalized in all Western calendars as the patron of the month of August, which was dedicated to him when he was deified, following his death, as Divus Augustus.  
  	“The Five Good Emperors,” a reference to the five emperors who ruled the Roman Empire between 96 and 180 CE (Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius), was a term first coined by Machiavelli and later adopted and popularized by historian Edward Gibbon, who said that under these men, the Roman Empire “was governed by absolute power under the guidance of wisdom and virtue.” This period of 84 years is generally regarded as the high point of the Roman Empire, at least after Augustus.

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