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  The Second Treatise of the Great...

  Jesus Christ (Gnostic...

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  What if the crucifixion was an illusion? What deeper truths about salvation and the divine are hidden in ancient Gnostic teachings? 
  The Second Treatise of the Great Seth is one of the most extraordinary and thought-provoking texts from the Gnostic tradition.  
  Presented as a firsthand account from the Savior himself, this mystical work offers a radical reinterpretation of his mission, the illusion of the material world, and the true path to spiritual freedom. 
  Now available in a clear, modern translation, this edition brings the symbolic richness and profound insights of this ancient text to today’s listener. 
  What you'll discover inside: 
  •	A New Perspective on the Savior’s Mission – Gnostic views on the crucifixion and its spiritual meaning 
  •	The Illusion of Material Existence – Teachings on transcending the false reality of the physical world 
  •	Divine Wisdom and Self-Discovery – A guide to awakening the inner self and connecting with higher truth 
  •	A Window into Early Christian Mysticism – Explore the depth of Gnostic Christianity and its vision of salvation 
  Whether you're a seeker of hidden wisdom, a student of early Christian mysticism, or exploring new spiritual perspectives, The Second Treatise of the Great Seth offers timeless insight and inspiration. 
  Start your journey today—and uncover the deeper truths that lie beyond the surface of belief.

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  Louisa May Alcott's Love For...

  Niina Niskanen

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  Louisa May Alcott´s Little Women is the author´s love song for German culture and literature. In the novel, there are many moments when the characters make references to German literature, and Jo's love interest professor Bhaer is also based on Alcott's favourite writer, the German poet Goethe. When Friedrich helps Jo when she struggles writing to Weekly Volcano, we can see her influences from Goethe, Friedrich recommends Jo read Shakespeare and study characters like Goethe would have done. It is also remarkable that Alcott gives Jo a German love interest because German immigrants were widely discriminated in 19th century America, but in Concord where Alcott's resided there was a full-blown German epidemic with people rushing to buy German books and anything that came from Germany. 
  In the very first chapter of Little Women Jo wishes for a copy of Undine and Sintram as a Christmas present. Undine and Sintram is a collection of Scandinavian and Germanic fables written by French-German author Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué. This book appears again in the last Little Women book, Jo´s boys. Marches help the poor Hummel family who has immigrated from Germany. Beth and Marmee are especially close to them. Beth catches terrible scarlet fever, but the Marches never blame the Hummels. Epidemic diseases were rather common back then and Louisa always writes about the Hummels with great sympathy. In the chapter "Camp Lawrence" John Brooke translates a German song for Meg and reads her parts from "Mary Stuart", a play that was written by German poet and philosopher Friedrich Schiller. At Meg´s and John´s wedding, Laurie suggests that they dance as the Germans do.

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  Pageboy - A Memoir

  Elliot Page

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  This program is read by the author.#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Searing, deeply moving, and incredibly poignant... This isn’t simply a book on what it means to be trans, it’s about what it means to be human." —Alok Vaid-Menon"Actor Elliot Page, who starred in the movie JUNO, gives an emotional, intimate performance of his gorgeous memoir... He narrates these memories with an openness that will make listeners feel like they're right there with him. It's the quiet rawness of his voice that makes this audiobook so moving. This performance hardly feels like a performance at all. If you listen to one celebrity memoir this year, make it this one."- AudioFile"...the longer you listen the less chronology matters to the overall portrait that emerges: of a lifelong fighter who still, thanks to stubborn prejudices and reactionary policy decisions, has much to fight for."- The New York Times NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK by Salon, The Week, Elle, Bustle, and more.Full of intimate stories, from chasing down secret love affairs to battling body image and struggling with familial strife, Pageboy is a love letter to the power of being seen. With this evocative and lyrical debut, Oscar-nominated star Elliot Page captures the universal human experience of searching for ourselves and our place in this complicated world.“Can I kiss you?” It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. A previously unfathomable experience. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person, as a trans person. Getting closer to his desires, his dreams, himself, without the repression he’d carried for so long. But for Elliot, two steps forward had always come with one step back.With Juno’s massive success, Elliot became one of the world’s most beloved actors. His dreams were coming true, but the pressure to perform suffocated him. He was forced to play the part of the glossy young starlet, a role that made his skin crawl, on and off set. The career that had been an escape out of his reality and into a world of imagination was suddenly a nightmare.As he navigated criticism and abuse from some of the most powerful people in Hollywood, a past that snapped at his heels, and a society dead set on forcing him into a binary, Elliot often stayed silent, unsure of what to do. Until enough was enough.The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his story in a groundbreaking and inspiring memoir about love, family, fame — and stepping into who we truly are with strength, joy and connection.A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

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  The Prison Angel - Mother...

  Kevin Sullivan, Mary Jordan

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  The winners of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting tell the astonishing story of Mary Clarke. At the age of fifty, Clarke left her comfortable life in suburban Los Angeles to follow a spiritual calling to care for the prisoners in one of Mexico's most notorious jails. She actually moved into a cell  
  to live among drug king pins and petty thieves. She has led many of them through profound spiritual transformations in which they turned away from their lives of crime, and has deeply touched the lives of all who have witnessed the depth of her compassion. Donning a nun's habit, she became Mother  
  Antonia, renowned as "the prison angel," and has now organized a new community of sisters—the Servants of the Eleventh Hour—widows and divorced women seeking new meaning in their lives. "We had never heard a story like hers," Jordan and Sullivan write, "a story of such powerful goodness." 
   
  Born in Beverly Hills, Clarke was raised around the glamour of Hollywood and looked like a star herself, a beautiful blonde reminiscent of Grace Kelly. The choreographer Busby Berkeley spotted her at a restaurant and offered her a job, but Mary's dream was to be a happy wife and mother. She raised  
  seven children, but her two unfulfilling marriages ended in divorce. Then in the late 1960s, in midlife, she began devoting herself to charity work, realizing she had an extraordinary talent for drumming up donations for the sick and poor.  
   
  On one charity mission across the Mexican border to the drug-trafficking capitol of Tijuana, she visited La Mesa prison and experienced an intense feeling that she had found her true life's work. As she recalls, "I felt like I had come home." Receiving the blessings of the Catholic Church for her mission, on  
  March 19, 1977, at the age of fifty, she moved into a cell in La Mesa, sleeping on a bunk with female prisoners above and below her. Nearly twenty-eight years later she is still living in that cell, and the remarkable power of her spiritual counseling to the prisoners has become legendary. 
   
  The story of both one woman's profound journey of discovery and growth and of the deep spiritual awakenings she has called forth in so many lost souls, The Prison Angel is an astonishing testament to the powers of personal transformation.

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  The Story of My Misfortune - The...

  Peter Abelard

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  In this poignant medieval autobiography, 12th-century philosopher and theologian Peter Abelard recounts his life of intellectual ambition, personal turmoil, and spiritual reflection. Rising as a leading scholar in Paris, Abelard gained fame through his bold teachings in logic and theology, but his career was marked by controversy and conflict with powerful figures, including Bernard of Clairvaux. His passionate love affair and secret marriage to Héloïse, along with the vengeful castration inflicted by her uncle, led to a life of monastic exile and inner suffering. Written as a letter to a friend, The Story of My Misfortune is both a defense of Abelard’s ideas and a meditation on divine justice, human frailty, and redemption through faith. Combining philosophical depth with emotional candor, the work offers a rare glimpse into the mind and soul of one of the Middle Ages’ most influential thinkers, revealing how personal tragedy and scholarly pursuit shaped his enduring legacy.

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  Hippias Major - What Is Beauty?...

  Plato, Tim Zengerink

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  What if beauty isn’t just what we see—but a reflection of deeper truth? 
  In Hippias Major, Plato invites us into one of philosophy’s earliest investigations into aesthetics. Socrates questions the sophist Hippias on the definition of beauty, leading to a challenging and often humorous journey through false starts, flawed logic, and unexpected insights. 
  This modern translation delivers Plato’s wit and wisdom in accessible, engaging language, making the search for beauty as relevant today as it was in ancient Greece. 
  What you'll discover inside: 
  •	A Timeless Dialogue on Beauty – Socrates seeks a definition that transcends physical appearance 
  •	Plato’s Foundations of Aesthetics – Understand the roots of Western thought on art and form 
  •	A Sharp Critique of Superficial Wisdom – Watch Socrates expose hollow definitions of truth and beauty 
  •	A Modern, Thoughtful Translation – Designed to resonate with today’s listener while preserving Plato’s philosophical depth 
  Uncover the essence of beauty with Socrates as your guide—and see how the search for the ideal can reshape how we see the world.

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