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  A Beginner's Guide to Greek...

  Neve Sullivan

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  Wandering through the labyrinth of Greek mythology can be daunting, especially when you're just starting out. But it doesn't have to be. If you want to discover this vast world and its relevance to modern-day life through manageable, bite-size chunks, then you need A Beginner's Guide to Greek Mythology. 
   
   
   
  With this book, you can immerse yourself in the legends of the gods and goddesses, mythical creatures, and heroic figures of ancient Greece. Through its concise, enjoyable insights into Greek myths, this guide offers a delightful and easily digestible experience. 
   
   
   
  Inside A Beginner's Guide to Greek Mythology, you will: 
   
   
   
  ● Meet the main cast of Olympian gods and goddesses, as well as lesser-known deities. 
   
   
   
  ● Gain insights into female archetypes through powerful but often-overlooked key figures, including Penelope, Pandora, and Medusa. 
   
   
   
  ● Explore how Greek myths continue to influence culture, psychology, and philosophy. 
   
   
   
  From creation stories to timeless human emotions, A Beginner's Guide to Greek Mythology reveals universal themes, transforming complex myths into relatable narratives that will inspire and captivate listeners of all ages.

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  Be Brave

  Dalai Lama

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  “We must think globally, but act locally.” —His Holiness the Dalai Lama Simple and accessible wisdom from His Holiness the Dalai Lama on how we are human, how we are not alone, and how we must come together.The latest edition in the popular Be Inspired series, Be Brave is filled with wisdom concerning how to live your best life, improve the world for yourself and others, and how to be a helpful person.His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a perennial source of inspiration, is one of the most eminent spiritual leaders in the world. Recipient of the Noble Peace Prize, His Holiness’s life and works have inspired millions of lives throughout the world. In this specially curated volume, His Holiness shares words of encouragement to deal with new realities in a pandemic-stricken world.“We must recognize that we are not individuals who are alone. We depend on our community and are a part of it. No matter how right your family is, without the community you cannot survive. In the past, there has been too much emphasis on one’s continent, region, and religion. Now that sort of thinking is considered outdated. What we really need is a sense of oneness among seven billion human beings. This could be one of the positive outcomes of the coronavirus crisis.” —His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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  Islands - Searching for truth on...

  Mark Aston

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  "A spellbinding serial voyage in which encounters with islands across time are gathered, displayed and reburnished. Memoir becomes morality, as the oldest human myths challenge present neglect and political malfunction." – Iain Sinclair
  "Illuminating, incisive and beautifully written." – Kirsty Young
  "From ancient Crete to modern Canvey, this is a fascinating voyage around island identity, exploring isolation and imagination through a wealth of stories from around the world." – Martha Kearney
  "A timely and original exploration of the liminalities of islands and the waters that envelop them: by turns beguiling, enchanting and ultimately affirming." – Sir Anthony Seldon
  "This is a huge theme which Mark Easton pursues with vigorous and beautifully clear prose. His archipelagic fascination is contagious. Read this and the maps in your mind will never be quite the same again." – Peter Hennessy
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  No man is an island, wrote John Donne. BBC Home Editor Mark Easton argues the opposite: that we are all islands, and it is upon the contradictory shoreline where isolation meets connectedness, where 'us' meets 'them', that we find out who we truly are.
  Suggesting that a continental bias has blinded us, Easton chronicles a sweep of 250 million years of island history: from Pangaea (the supercontinent mother of all islands) to the first intrepid islanders pointing their canoes over the horizon, from exploration to occupation, exploitation to liberation, a hopeful journey to paradise and a chastening reminder of our planet's fragility.
  But that is only half of this mesmerising book: aided by the muse he names Pangaea, Easton also interweaves reflections on what he calls 'the psychological islands that form the great archipelago of humankind'. Taking readers on an enchanting adventure, he illustrates how understanding islands and island syndrome might help humanity get closer to the truth about itself.
  Brave, intelligent and haunting, Islands is a deep dive into geography, myth, literature, politics and philosophy that reveals nothing less than a map of the human heart.

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  Mind Control - Inside the...

  Cito Harder

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  This book uncovers the powerful and often hidden tactics of manipulating the human mind. In this 3-in-1 collection, Mind Control, Brainwashing, and Psychological Coercion, we explore how thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors can be reshaped, directed, and controlled by powerful psychological techniques. 
  This book delves deep into the psychology behind mental domination, from the subtle art of brainwashing to the more overt methods of coercive persuasion. It reveals how individuals can be manipulated into adopting new beliefs, abandoning their own values, and following commands they would otherwise never consider. Understanding these techniques is crucial for recognizing when your thoughts and actions are being influenced without your consent, whether by individuals, organizations, or governments. 
  With real-world examples, in-depth psychological analysis, and strategies for resisting mental manipulation, Mind Control empowers you to protect your mental autonomy and free will. Learn how to defend against brainwashing, resist coercive influence, and maintain control over your own mind in an increasingly manipulative world. This book is a critical resource for understanding how mental domination works and how you can safeguard your own psychological freedom.

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  Spirits Seers & Séances -...

  Steele Alexandra Douris

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  Spiritualism in the Age of Sherlock Holmes and Edgar Allan Poe 
   
   
   
  A woman wearing a black veil convenes a séance. A magician puts a volunteer into a trance. A fortune-teller leans over a crystal ball. Everyone knows what Victorian mysticism looks like because our modern imagery, language, and practice of magic borrows heavily from the Victorians. But we have little understanding of its spiritual, cultural, and historical foundations. 
   
   
   
  What made the Victorians turn to mediumship, hypnotism, and fortune-telling? What were they afraid of? What were they seeking? 
   
   
   
  This book explores the history of automatic writing, cartomancy, clairvoyance, and more. It reveals how Victorian belief in ghosts, fairies, and nature spirits shaped our celebrations of Halloween and Christmas. With historic examples and hands-on exercises, you will discover how spiritualism in the time of Jack the Ripper, Jane Eyre, "A Christmas Carol," and Dracula left such a profound impact on both the past and present.

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  Crime and Civilization - The...

  Janne Kivivuori

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  In 1827 the first modern national crime statistics were published: the Compte général de l'administration de la justice criminelle en France. Before the onset of data criminology, the perception of crime relied on sources from classical antiquity, rational philosophical thought, travellers' observations, and unsystematic observations by criminal justice practitioners. With the new concept of national crime statistics, it became possible to test theories and hypotheses about crime using a shared data instrument, leading to an unprecedented avalanche of crime research by continental scholars. 
   
   
   
  Crime and Civilization: The Birth of Criminology in the Early Nineteenth Century explores the rise of data-based criminology as an intellectual field in continental Europe in the early nineteenth century. Janne Kivivuori creates a new interpretation of the era of "first criminology," one approached from the perspective of data and instruments, thus complementing the traditional story based on theories and explanatory shifts from "classicism" to "positivism" and beyond. Drawing on original French, German, and English publications, the book contextualizes the rise of criminology in wider cultural history, spanning from Enlightenment philosophers to the general rise of science in society.

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