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  A Rare Recording of President...

  President Harry S. Truman

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  Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 - December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as vice president from January to April 1945 under FDR and as a US senator from Missouri from 1935 to January 1945. Assuming the presidency after FDR's death, Truman implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established both the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain the expansion of Soviet communism. In these recordings from the 1960s, Truman discusses the establishment of Israel in 1948, the bravery of Jewish soldiers, and his view of the Jewish-Arab conflict in Palestine.

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  The Advancement of Learning

  Francis Bacon

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  Fransis Bacon's The Advancement of Learning is a seminal work in the history of human thought, offering a visionary exploration of knowledge, science, and the methods through which humanity can understand and improve the world. First published in 1605, this influential treatise laid the foundation for modern empiricism and the scientific method, marking a turning point in intellectual history.
  
  In The Advancement of Learning, Bacon examines the organization, scope, and purpose of human knowledge, emphasizing the importance of systematic study and observation. He divides learning into practical and theoretical domains, exploring the ways in which philosophy, natural sciences, and moral studies can advance society. Bacon advocates for the expansion of learning as a tool for human progress, arguing that knowledge should not be pursued for its own sake but for the betterment of mankind.
  
  This work is notable for its clarity, rigor, and breadth. Bacon critiques outdated methods of scholastic reasoning, encourages empirical investigation, and highlights the need for critical thinking and experimentation. By championing observation, inductive reasoning, and the careful collection of evidence, he lays the groundwork for modern scientific inquiry and intellectual inquiry across disciplines.
  
  The Advancement of Learning is both a philosophical treatise and a practical guide for scholars, emphasizing the ethical and societal responsibilities of knowledge. Bacon explores the interplay between theory and practice, urging readers to harness intellectual curiosity for the improvement of government, medicine, technology, and everyday life. His insights into education, the organization of knowledge, and the systematic pursuit of truth remain profoundly relevant today.
  
  Essential for students of philosophy, science, history, and literature, The Advancement of Learning provides timeless guidance on the value of knowledge, the methods of discovery, and the pursuit of human progress. Bacon's work challenges readers to consider not just what we know, but how we know it—and how that knowledge can be applied to improve the human condition.

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  101 Dumb Financial Mistakes...

  Ruth King

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  Many business owners downplay the importance of managing their finances—until they’re in trouble. When a business can’t meet payroll and supplier bills are overdue, when a loyal customer leaves and there’s a huge tax bill looming, that’s when owners discover the 101 Dumb Financial Mistakes they’ve been making. 101 Dumb Financial Mistakes and How to Avoid Them helps business owners prevent these mistakes before it is too late and they are in the middle of a financial crisis. Ruth King’s 101 Dumb Financial Mistakes and How to Avoid Them reveals common mistakes that can happen in any business: from pricing and Profit & Loss Statement issues to theft and Balance Sheet mistakes. With over 40 years of experience working with business owners, Ruth King has seen these mistakes repeatedly. She created 101 Dumb Financial Mistakes and How to Avoid Them as a resource for business owners to avoid many common mistakes by providing them the tools they need to avoid sleepless nights and worry.

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  The Treasure Of Treasures For...

  Paracelsus The Great

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  This is a collection of five alchemical tracts written by one of the most famous alchemists who was said to have discovered the Philosopher's Stone. In these writings Paracelsus attempts to educate the reader about the nature of the Philosopher's Stone and the scientific principles from which we can be assured of its existence and understand how it works. Like all alchemical tracts, the language is very cryptic and allegorical so as to be unintelligible to the unworthy.

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  Managing Overthinking

  Harvard Business Review

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  Get your mind unstuck. 
   
   
   
  It can be challenging to be mindful when you're trapped in your own head. Overthinking comes in many forms—overanalysis, perfectionism, worry, rumination—and each of these can be harmful to your productivity and well-being at work. 
   
   
   
  This book will teach you how to understand what type of overthinking you are experiencing, realize when you're cycling in a mental loop, and break free so that you can trust your gut, make a decision, and move forward with confidence. 
   
   
   
  This volume includes the work of Alice Boyes, Melody Wilding, Thomas H. Davenport, and Sian Beilock. 
   
   
   
  HOW TO BE HUMAN AT WORK. The HBR Emotional Intelligence series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

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  The 21 - A Journey into the Land...

  Martin Mosebach

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  Behind a gruesome ISIS beheading video lies the untold story of the men in orange and the faith community that formed these unlikely modern-day saints and heroes.In a carefully choreographed propaganda video released in February 2015, ISIS militants behead twenty-one orange-clad Christian men on a Libyan beach.In the West, daily reports of new atrocities may have displaced the memory of this particularly vile event. But not in the world from which the murdered came. All but one were young Coptic Christian migrant workers from Egypt. Acclaimed literary writer Martin Mosebach traveled to the Egyptian village of El-Aour to meet their families and better understand the faith and culture that shaped such conviction.He finds himself welcomed into simple concrete homes through which swallows dart. Portraits of Jesus and Mary hang on the walls along with roughhewn shrines to now-famous loved ones. Mosebach is amazed time and again as, surrounded by children and goats, the bereaved replay the cruel propaganda video on an iPad. There is never any talk of revenge, but only the pride of having a martyr in the family, a saint in heaven. “The 21” appear on icons crowned like kings, celebrated even as their community grieves. A skeptical Westerner, Mosebach finds himself a stranger in this world in which everything is the reflection or fulfillment of biblical events, and facing persecution with courage is part of daily life.In twenty-one symbolic chapters, each preceded by a picture, Mosebach offers a travelogue of his encounter with a foreign culture and a church that has preserved the faith and liturgy of early Christianity – the “Church of the Martyrs.” As a religious minority in Muslim Egypt, the Copts find themselves caught in a clash of civilizations. This book, then, is also an account of the spiritual life of an Arab country stretched between extremism and pluralism, between a rich biblical past and the shopping centers of New Cairo.

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