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  Embracing Crone Wisdom

  MD Jean Shinoda Bolen

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  What wisdom do you have that you can pass on? Have the difficult times in your life left you bitter, seeking someone to blame? Or have they left you juicy with self-awareness, purpose, and humor? Have you become a crone? Join author and Jungian analyst Jean Shinoda Bolen as she explores the enormous potential for wisdom in the last third of your life.

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  50 Battles That Changed the World

  William Weir

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  An informative look at the military conflicts that most altered the course of history and civilization, from ancient times to the modern world. 
   
  Rather than celebrating warfare, 50 Battles That Changed the World looks at the clashes the author believes have had the most profound impact on world history. Ranked in order of their relevance to the modern world, these struggles range from the ancient past to the present day and span the globe many times over. 
   
  Some of the battles in this book are familiar to us all—Bunker Hill, which prevented the American Revolution from being stillborn, and Marathon, which kept the world’s first democracy alive. Others may be less familiar—the naval battle at Diu (on the Indian Coast), which led to the ascendancy of Western Civilization and the discovery of America, and Yarmuk, which made possible the spread of Islam from Morocco to the Philippines. 
   
  With remarkable accounts of both famous and lesser-known clashes, 50 Battles That Changed the World provides impressive insight into the battles that shaped civilization as we know it.

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  A Mudlark's Treasures - London...

  Ted Sandling, Iain Sinclair

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  Mudlarking enthusiast Ted Sandling takes us on a riveting journey along the Thames foreshore and back into the past.'A beautiful book.' Daily Mail'Exhilaratingly curious.' Evening Standard'Gripping.' Spectator'Brilliant.' Penelope Lively'Indefatigably researched.' Country Life'Wonderful, quirky.' Tracy Chevalier Mudlarking, the act of searching the Thames foreshore for items of value, has a long tradition in London. In the late 18th and 19th centuries, mudlarks were small boys grubbing a living from scrap. Modern-day mudlark Ted Sandling shares his passion for unearthing relics of the past from the banks of the Thames and describes his fifty most evocative finds. From Roman tiles to elegant Georgian pottery, these objects create a mosaic of everyday London life through the centuries, touching on the journeys, pleasures, vices and industries of a world city. This book celebrates the beauty of small things, and the intangible connection that found objects give us to the past. The Thames presents treasures with a delightful serendipity: it gives up a hundred random objects, and it is up to the finder to discover their stories. That is the joy of mudlarking: that after every trip to the river you know more than you did before. Chance connections with something that was once treasured, that was once lost and has now been found again. Even the meanest broken fragments tells a story of this great city. 'The significance of these fragments lies in the stories they tell us about the everyday lives of the people to whom there are no monuments or blue plaques.' TLS A fully illustrated edition of this book is also available under the title LONDON IN FRAGMENTS: A Mudlark's Treasures.

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  WHY WE FEEL LAZY - sharing my...

  Parshwika Bhandari

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  In this book, I am sharing some reasons that I see as reasons for feeling lazy based on my own experience and knowledge so far, I am not an expert or guru in this area it's all based on my knowledge, hopefully, you can relate to it as I can too and find it useful and helpful

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  Plantagenets: A Captivating...

  Captivating History

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  Travel Back in Time to Meet Some of England’s Boldest Kings and Queens 
  Two manuscripts in one audiobook:The Plantagenets: A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the House of PlantagenetEdward I: A Captivating Guide to the Life and Death of the Hammer of the Scots and His Impact on the History of England 
  In the first part of this audiobook, you will discover:How It All Began: Learn how the Plantagenets started as a small family and became rulers of England. The Lives of Kings and Queens: Meet rulers like King John, who was such a weak ruler that his people forced him to agree to the Magna Carta, and Richard the Lionheart, who fought bravely but met a tragic end. Legendary Battles: Explore the famous Wars of the Roses, where family members fought against each other for the throne. Secrets and Scandals: The Plantagenets didn’t just fight on the battlefield; they also had to deal with backstabbing and secret plots in their own courts. The Fall of a Dynasty: What caused the end of this powerful family’s rule? See how the Plantagenets went from ruling England to losing it all. 
  In the second part of this audiobook, you will learn about:Edward’s early days as prince and the impact of his childhoodThe Welsh revolts and Edward’s eventual conquest of WalesEdward’s Holy Land CrusadeScotland’s crisis of succession and Edward’s long war with the ScotsThe rise of William Wallace and Robert the BruceEdward’s final days as king 
  Curious about the fierce kings and queens who ruled England? Click "Add to Cart" and start your journey into the past today!

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  Flight Through the Ages - A 50th...

  Aviation Artists of

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  “A joy . . . covers the period from the Great War to the modern era with diversions into air shows and some of the personalities of the Guild.” —War History Online 
   
  Flight Through the Ages was the title of the first annual exhibition of the Guild of Aviation Artists in 1971. This book celebrates 50 years of exhibitions and includes paintings by almost one hundred Guild artists, past and present, depicting aircraft from the earliest airborne activities through to the present day. There are balloons and airships, fighters and bombers from both world wars, including Spitfires and Lancasters, airliners from the early years of air travel through Concorde and on to the present day. There are also gliders and helicopters and the current generation of advanced aircraft among some 200 illustrations, most in full color.  
   
  Artists include some of the most well-known British artists of their day and the works display imagination and creativity in a variety of different styles and treatments that bring flying machines to life. There are historical scenes and aircraft in their natural environment, showing action and some of the aviators and others from the world of aviation. There is a short history of the Guild and a step-by-step guide to one artist’s approach to the subject. 
   
  “A magnificent series of images in a variety of styles . . . This is a lovely book in which to browse, feast your eyes and ponder on the magic of aviation.” —Flying in Ireland 
   
   
   
  “Inspiration, pure and simple . . . this book provides a luscious ready reference of many of aviation’s most beautiful creations, each in a moment in time that draws us into its story.” —IPMS/USA

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