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  Teotihuacan and Cholula: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  Although Teotihuacan reached the height of its power and influence about 1500 years ago, the city is still an endless topic of fascination and debate, in addition to being Mexico’s most toured archaeological site. The origins of the city remain mysterious (as do the city’s founders), and scholars are still coming up with theories to explain the city’s demise. All the while, later Mesoamerican civilizations remembered Teotihuacan, and the Aztec even considered the city’s ruins a site of worship. 
  Cholula is one of the most interesting, enigmatic, and forgotten cities in ancient Mesoamerica, and few people are aware that it is the oldest continuously-occupied settlement in the entire Western hemisphere. The current city is known for the Great Pyramid, which has the largest base of all pyramids in the world, as well as its many colonial churches and constant religious celebrations. All of these things ensure that Cholula is heavily visited, but the tremendous importance of Prehispanic Cholula has mostly been lost in the historical accounts of Puebla and even Mexico as a whole. 
  During the height of Teotihuacan’s influence in the Classic period and the expansion of the Aztecs in the Postclassic, Cholula managed to maintain its independence and grew to become the greatest religious center in central Mesoamerica. As the main site for the cult of the god Quetzalcoatl, Cholula received pilgrims from many Prehispanic cities, and the two high priests of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl were charged with confirming the legitimacy of these foreign rulers, making their role one of the most important in the region. Most sources note that Cholula was a great religious center with a large pyramid, and that it was the site of a terrible massacre perpetrated by the Spanish, but other than that those details, the impressive city remains mostly unknown. 

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  Smartphone Addiction - The Self...

  Julian Voight

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  Smartphone Addiction: The Self Help Guide on How to Overcome Phone Addiction. Learn Proven Strategies That Will Finally Help You Put Your Phone Down so You Can Get More Things DoneThe modern world has introduced many wonderful inventions that have made life more convenient. With computers and smartphones, a person has the entire history and collection of human knowledge at their fingertips. Yet as spectacular as these technological achievements are, there are of course pitfalls that come with such an amazing ability. As freeing and liberating as having access to a smartphone can be, it is also very confining and damaging. A phone can be addicting, in all honesty. This audiobook will teach you tips on how to overcome phone addiction so you can maximize your time and boost productivity. You will learn the steps on how to break the habit of always reaching for your phone so you can finish all your tasks in time.This audiobook will cover the following topics:What is Phone Addiction and How It Affects UsGetting Your Time BackWhy Are Phones So AddictivePhone Addiction in the Digital AgeGaining Control Over Your AddictionTaking a BreakMaking Better Phone HabitsHelping Someone With Phone AddictionAnd many more!To learn more, scroll up and click “add to cart” now!

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  Living with Integrity: A...

  Henry J. Howes

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  Description: This topic explores the profound idea of living a life guided by integrity and ethical principles. It delves into how philosophical frameworks shape our understanding of morality and the choices we make. By addressing themes such as authenticity, consistency, and the alignment of actions with values, it emphasizes the importance of maintaining a strong moral compass in personal and professional settings. 
  The discussion includes an examination of classical and modern philosophical perspectives on ethics, offering practical strategies for applying these insights in everyday life. It also highlights the challenges of navigating ethical dilemmas in a world of competing values and pressures, providing tools to stay steadfast in the pursuit of what is right and just. Ultimately, this approach seeks to inspire individuals to embrace a life of integrity as a foundation for personal fulfillment and societal harmony.

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  Death of the Senate - My Front...

  Ben Nelson

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  Something is rotten in the U.S. Senate, and the disease has been spreading for some time. But Ben Nelson, former U.S. senator from Nebraska, is not going to let the institution destroy itself without a fight. Death of the Senate is a clear-eyed look inside the Senate chamber and a brutally honest account of the current political reality. 
  In his two terms as a Democratic senator from the red state of Nebraska, Nelson positioned himself as a moderate broker between his more liberal and conservative colleagues and became a frontline player in the most consequential fights of the Bush and Obama years. His trusted centrist position gave him a unique perch from which to participate in some of the last great rounds of bipartisan cooperation, such as the “Gang of 14” that considered nominees for the federal bench—and passed over a young lawyer named Brett Kavanaugh for being too partisan. 
  Nelson learned early on that the key to any negotiation at any level is genuine trust. With humor, insight, and firsthand details, Nelson makes the case that the “heart of the deal” is critical and describes how he focused on this during his time in the Senate. As seen through the eyes of a centrist senator from the Great Plains, Nelson shows how and why the spirit of bipartisanship declined and offers solutions that can restore the Senate to one of the world’s most important legislative bodies.

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  Secret Societies and Subversive...

  Nesta H. Webster

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  Nesta Helen Webster (24 August 1876 - 16 May 1960) was a controversial historian, occultist, and author who revived conspiracy theories about the Illuminati. She argued that the secret society s members were occultists, plotting communist world domination, using the idea of a Jewish cabal, the Masons and Jesuits as a smokescreen. 
  According to her, their international subversion included the French Revolution, 1848 Revolution, the First World War, the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. In 1920, Webster was one of the contributing authors who wrote the The Jewish Peril, a series of articles in the London Morning Post, centered on the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. These articles were subsequently compiled and published in the same year, in book form under the title of the The Cause of World Unrest. She was cited respectfully by Winston Churchill, "This movement among the Jews...as Mrs. Webster, has so ably shown, [played] a definitely recognizable part in the tragedy of the French Revolution." I. THE ANCIENT SECRET TRADITIONII. THE REVOLT AGAINST ISLAMIII. THE TEMPLARSIV. THREE CENTURIES OF OCCULTISMV. THE ORIGINS OF FREEMASONRYVI. THE GRAND LODGE ERAVII. GERMAN TEMPLARISM AND FRENCH ILLUMINISMVIII. THE JEWISH CABALISTSIX. THE BAVARIAN ILLUMINATIX. THE CLIMAXXI. MODERN FREEMASONRYXII. SECRET SOCIETIES IN ENGLANDXIII. OPEN SUBVERSIVE MOVEMENTSXIV. PAN-GERMANISMXV. THE REAL JEWISH PERILCONCLUSIONI. JEWISH EVIDENCE ON THE TALMUDII. THE "PROTOCOLS" OF THE ELDERS OF ZION

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  Analog Superpowers - How...

  Katherine C. Epstein

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  At the beginning of the twentieth century, two British inventors, Arthur Pollen and Harold Isherwood, became fascinated by a major military question: how to aim the big guns of battleships. These warships—of enormous geopolitical import before the advent of intercontinental missiles or drones—had to shoot in poor light and choppy seas at distant moving targets, conditions that impeded accurate gunfire. Seeing the need to account for a plethora of variables, Pollen and Isherwood built an integrated system for gathering data, calculating predictions, and transmitting the results to the gunners. At the heart of their invention was the most advanced analog computer of the day, a technological breakthrough that anticipated the famous Norden bombsight of World War II, the inertial guidance systems of nuclear missiles, and the networked “smart” systems that dominate combat today. Recognizing the value of Pollen and Isherwood’s invention, the British Royal Navy and the United States Navy pirated it, one after the other. When the inventors sued, both the British and US governments invoked secrecy, citing national security concerns.
   
  
  Drawing on a wealth of archival evidence, Analog Superpowers analyzes these and related legal battles over naval technology, exploring how national defense tested the two countries’ commitment to individual rights and the free market. Katherine C. Epstein deftly sets out Pollen’s and Isherwood’s pioneering achievements, the patent questions raised, the geopolitical rivalry between Britain and the United States, and the legal precedents each country developed to control military tools built by private contractors.
   
  
  The America portrayed in this sweeping and accessible history isn’t yet a global hegemon but a rising superpower ready to acquire foreign technology by fair means or foul—much as it accuses China of doing today.

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