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  How to Be Sad

  Olivia Werner

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  [How to Be Sad] invites readers into an intimate exploration of grief's geography, where sadness isn't a failure of happiness but a complete state of being. With lyrical precision and raw honesty, this meditation on melancholy challenges our culture's relentless pursuit of joy, offering instead a profound understanding of how sadness shapes our internal landscapes. Through delicate observations of daily life—the way light filters through curtains, how time bends around grief, the small rituals we create to anchor ourselves—the book illuminates the unexpected wisdom that comes from embracing our darker emotions. Like the fog that settles between buildings at dawn, this work wraps itself around the reader's consciousness, transforming our understanding of what it means to navigate the full spectrum of human emotion.

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  Kids vs Ants: Worlds Collide

  Red Cat Reading

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  Do you have an issue with your kids tormenting ants or other small insects? Easily teach your young children the moral dilemmas associated with this behavior with this great adventure.
   
  
   
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  - Capture your child's imagination with vibrant illustrations on every page of the accompanying reference guide.
   
  - Learn more about the characters with our character expansion content.
   
  - Improve your storytelling with some friendly tips and suggestions contained in the expansion section.
   
  - Enjoy a bonus song at the end of the audiobook.
   
  
   
  This book will help you:
   
  - Provide a unique and fun way to start teaching your young child about moral issues.
   
  - Connect with your kids and create an open atmosphere to help facilitate tricky discussions with them.
   
  - Empower your kids to take action and learn to make difficult decisions.
   
  
   
  Follow along with the story and pick up some unconventional tips. Get a jump start on teaching your child about morality.
   
  
   
  This book has been designed and tested to help keep your kids engaged and interested - to maximize their absorption, and frankly, to make story time even more fun!
   
  
   
  Kids of different ages can enjoy this book, and will listen to it again and again.
   
  
   
  There are several important themes in this book:
   
  - Parents making time for their kids.
   
  - Encouragement and positive reinforcement when kids share personal things.
   
  - Listening, being patient with kids and helping them difficult issues.
   
  
   
  Simply listen and repeat out loud.
   
  
   
  Download the PDF and read along

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  Gladiators and Games - The...

  Rogan Fish

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  The origins of gladiatorial games can be traced back to the ancient Roman Republic, although their roots extend even further back into earlier civilizations. While the gladiatorial contests that are iconic today were popularized by the Romans, the initial concept of such games was deeply influenced by traditions and customs from earlier societies, especially the Etruscans. In fact, the Etruscans are often credited with introducing the practice of gladiatorial combat to the Roman world. 
  The earliest gladiatorial contests were likely held as part of funeral rites. Roman aristocrats and leaders believed that these violent spectacles would honor the deceased and ensure their passage into the afterlife. These games, known as munera, were originally private events, organized by wealthy individuals to display their power and wealth, while offering a form of public entertainment. The idea was that the bloodshed and valor shown by the fighters would symbolize a tribute to the dead and possibly even appease the spirits of the departed. The number of gladiators involved in these early contests was small, and the fights were often staged in temporary arenas. 
  The practice gradually evolved from being a private funeral tradition into a state-sponsored spectacle, especially during the 3rd century BCE, as the Republic expanded and began to look for ways to solidify its control over its vast territories. The games became a tool of political propaganda, used by ambitious politicians and generals to gain favor with the masses. By the time of the Roman Empire, these gladiatorial contests had grown to monumental proportions, with arenas like the Colosseum hosting thousands of spectators.

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  Hope in the Eleventh Hour - A...

  Sarah B. Berger

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  When Sarah Berger’s nineteen-year-old son went to heaven in an inexplicable single-car accident, Sarah found herself plunged into soul-searing grief—the kind that can ruin marriages and destroy faith. But that is not her story.With an unrelenting grip on the Lord’s hand, Sarah clung to the promise that God is close to the brokenhearted. Now, for the many others who grieve losing loved ones to accidents, illnesses, and even suicide, Sarah points them to the God of all comfort.Hope in the Eleventh Hour helps readers:Understand what it means to grieve with hope.Realize their loved one in Christ is truly part of the great cloud of witnesses.Trust God with the hardest questions.Receive God’s comfort through Scripture, dreams, nature, and divine encounters.Find joy in the present as they wait for the eternal.This intimate yet practical book opens readers’ hearts and minds to embrace God’s promises in the midst of grief and brokenness.

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  Revolution for Dummies

  Anônimo

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  ""The Jon Stewart of the Arabic World""—the creator of The Program, the most popular television show in Egypt’s history—chronicles his transformation from heart surgeon to political satirist, and offers crucial insight into the Arab Spring, the Egyptian Revolution, and the turmoil roiling the modern Middle East. 
  Bassem Youssef’s incendiary satirical news program, Al-Bernameg (The Program), chronicled the events of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, and the rise of Mubarak’s successor, Mohamed Morsi. Youssef not only captured his nation’s dissent but stamped it with his own brand of humorous political criticism, in which the Egyptian government became the prime laughing stock. 
  So potent were Youssef’s skits, jokes, and commentary, the authoritarian government accused him of insulting the Egyptian presidency and Islam. After a six-hour long police interrogation, Youssef was released. While his case was eventually dismissed, his television show was terminated, and Youssef, fearful for his safety, fled his homeland.  
  In Revolution for Dummies, Youssef recounts his life and offers hysterical riffs on the hypocrisy, instability, and corruption that has long animated Egyptian politics. From the attempted cover-up of the violent clashes in Tahrir Square to the government’s announcement that it had created the world’s first ""AIDS cure"" machine, to the conviction of officials that Youssef was a CIA operative—recruited by Jon Stewart—to bring down the country through sarcasm. There’s much more—and it’s all insanely true. 
  Interweaving the dramatic and inspiring stories of the development of his popular television show and his rise as the most contentious funny-man in Egypt, Youssef’s humorous, fast-paced takes on dictatorship, revolution, and the unforeseeable destiny of democracy in the Modern Middle East offers much needed hope and more than a few healing laughs.

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  Eleanor of Aquitaine - One of...

  Kelly Mass

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  Eleanor of Aquitaine is a controversial figure in history. Many have referred to her in a different light. Some with some opinions, others with others. Today, you will learn more about those and get as many facts straight as possible.Though meant to represent the extension of the unbroken line of Emperors from Augustus to Constantine VI, Charlemagne's crowning led to the facility of 2 different (and usually competing) Empires and claims to royal authority. It led to war in 802, and for centuries later, the Emperors of the West and the East would contend for supremacy over the whole continent.Historians have disputed for centuries whether Charlemagne understood the Pope's intent to crown him Emperor before the crowning (Charlemagne announced that if he had known, he wouldn't have gone into Saint Peter's, according to chapter twenty-eight of Einhard's Vita Karoli Magni), but this dispute has obscured the more vital question of why the Pope gave the title and why Charlemagne accepted it.In this book, you will find out more about eh controversies around Eleanor of Aquitaine, and her legacy.

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