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  The Balkans - A Historical...

  Will Forrest

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  Looking to delve deeper into the history of the Balkans? 
  This insightful book explores the complex factors that have led to the region's ongoing conflict and division. 
  In this exploration, you will uncover four crucial aspects:The influence of religious beliefs in the Balkans, encompassing Orthodox Christianity, Islam, and Catholicism, as well as the disputes that have emerged due to these differences.The consequences of nationalist sentiments in the region, with a focus on the emergence of Serbian nationalism and the friction among various ethnic communities.The Impact of Ottoman Rule on the BalkansThe persistent hurdles that the Balkans have confronted, such as political volatility, economic difficulties, and war. 
  With engaging writing and detailed research, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the Balkans. Don't miss out on this opportunity to deepen your understanding of the Balkans!

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  Battle Tested! - Gettysburg...

  Anonimo

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  You may never visit the Gettysburg battlefield, but understanding historic lessons from Battle Tested! will have a profound influence on not only your leadership abilities, but also your life, organizations, and career. 
   
   
   
  In order to be a truly effective leader, it is necessary to learn as much as possible from the examples of history—the disasters as well as the triumphs. At Gettysburg, Union and Confederate commanders faced a series of critical leadership challenges under the enormous stress of combat. The fate of the nation hung in the balance. These leaders each responded in different ways, but the concepts and principles they applied during those traumatic three days contain critical lessons for today's leaders that are both useful and applicable—whether those leaders manage operations at a large corporation, supervise a public institution, lead an athletic team, or govern a state or municipality. 
   
     
   
  In the twenty-first century, leadership is the indispensable quantity that separates successful organizations from failures. Successful leaders communicate vision, motivate team members, and inspire trust. One must move both people and the collective organization into the future while, at the same time, dealing with the past. A leader must learn to master the dynamic requirements of decision-making and change.

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  Pure Wit - The Revolutionary...

  Francesca Peacock

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  A biography of the remarkable, and in her time scandalous, seventeenth-century writer Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle. 
   
  'My ambition is not only to be Empress, but Authoress of a whole world' - Margaret Cavendish 
   
  Margaret Cavendish, then Lucas, was born in 1623 to an aristocratic family. In 1644, as England descended into civil war, she joined the court of the formidable Queen Henrietta Maria at Oxford. With the rest of the court she went into self-imposed exile in France. Her family's wealth and lands were forfeited by Parliament. It was in France that she met her much older partner, William Cavendish, Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a marriage that would remain at the heart of both her life and career. 
   
  Cavendish was a passionate writer. She wrote extensively on gender, science, philosophy, and published under her own name at a time when women simply did not do so. Her greatest work was The Blazing World, published in 1666, a utopian proto-novel that is thought to be one of the earliest works of science fiction. Yet hers is a legacy that divides opinion. And history has largely forgotten her, an undeserved fate for a brilliant, courageous proto-feminist. 
   
  In Pure Wit, Francesca Peacock shines a spotlight on the fascinating, pioneering, yet often complex and controversial life of Margaret Cavendish.

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  Epinomis - The Sequel to Laws –...

  Plato, Tim Zengerink

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  What if studying the stars could lead to the divine? 
  In Epinomis, Plato or his student unveils a breathtaking conclusion to his philosophical journey. Here, the cosmos becomes the classroom, and astronomy is the curriculum of the soul. This sequel to Laws invites the listener to consider the stars as more than distant objects—they are keys to understanding virtue, order, and the mind of God. 
  What you'll discover inside: 
  •	A Theological Expansion of Laws – Explore how Plato connects divine reason to legal and moral order 
  •	The Stars as Guides to Wisdom – Learn why celestial study is the highest form of education 
  •	A Dialogue on Divine Nature – Thought-provoking discussion on soul, fate, and spiritual truth 
  •	A Clear Modern Translation – Accessible for new readers, faithful to the gravity of Plato’s thought 
  Embark on a final celestial journey with one of antiquity’s greatest thinkers.

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  Succeed the Right Way - What...

  Paul Gunn

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  The path to massive, lasting, and peaceful success is not one of domination and defeat; it’s a path walked by a quiet warrior whose weapons are caring and compassion.
   
  Qualities such as empathy, compassion, and kindness have long been seen as weaknesses in business but Succeed the Right Way demonstrates how these qualities can be the most powerful forces in achieving success. Using studies and real-life examples, Gunn takes you through the human experience, focusing on business, and instructs you how to live a successful life based on kindness.
   
  Most of us are good people, and it’s exhausting to live a false life where no compassion or empathy can be expressed. Operating with shields up all the time, because we are terrified of being seen as weak, is not sustainable and is unhealthy. But these grossly misunderstood gentle qualities are actually stronger than thoughtless aggression, and they allow us to live in peace.
   
  The recent global pandemic has changed our world. From the business landscape to views on social responsibility, we are now in a situation where empathy and kindness are more powerful than ever. From management to negotiations, diversity and inclusion, Gunn explores them all.
   
  Succeed the Right Way is a must for people tired of traditional business’s old dog-eat-dog paradigm.

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  Temple Mount The: The History...

  Charles River Editors

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  There was not any one entity more central to the Yahwistic Judean religion during the monarchy than the temple of Solomon. It symbolized the presence of YHWH in the nation, as well as his enduring protection of the nation and the Davidic royal throne. Judean worshippers directed their prayers toward the Solomonic temple, and eventually, the Judean prophets and theologians declared that this was the only legitimate location where priests could perform sacrifices and other religious rites for YHWH. Its significance can be seen most clearly in the dramatic cognitive dissonance experienced by the Judeans in Babylonian captivity after the destruction of the temple, which had been so central to their religious conception that they had great difficulty reconciling its destruction with their continued belief in YHWH at all.  
  	Jerusalem was uninhabited for much of the 6th century B.C., and this period is known as the exile to Babylon, and Bible scholars believe that it was during those years that the Jewish people came into contact with several stories and legends that would later be incorporated into their sacred writings. A generation later, Achaemenid Persian Emperor Cyrus the Great allowed the Jews who so wished to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple and reestablish their nation.  
  	The Temple Mount remains the holiest place in Judaism and among the holiest in Islam, and due in part to that religious sensitivity and the current placement of the Al-Aqsa Mosque there, archaeological work is almost nonexistent. As a result, some have continued to question whether Solomon’s Temple ever actually existed, pointing not only to lack of physical evidence but also the fact that contemporary Jewish literature aside from the Bible makes no mention of it. The political tensions between the modern state of Israel and the Palestinians have also made the temple and all of Jerusalem contentious issues. 

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