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  24 Hours in Ancient China - A...

  Yijie Zhuang

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  Spend twenty-four hours with the ancient Chinese. 
   
   
   
  Travel back to AD 17, during the fourth year of the reign of Wang Mang of the Han dynasty, a vibrant and innovative era full of conflicts and contradictions. But as different as the Han culture might have been to other great ancient civilizations, the inhabitants of ancient China faced the same problems as people have for time immemorial: earning enough money, coping with workplace dramas, and keeping your home in order—although the equivalent in this era was more about bribing inspectors, avoiding bullying from abusive watchmen, and trying to keep your house from being looted by Huns. 
   
   
   
  In each chapter we meet one of twenty-four citizens of this ancient culture, from the midwife to the soldier, the priest to the performer, and the blacksmith to the tomb looter, and see what an average day in ancient China was really like.

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  Scars on the Land - An...

  David Silkenat

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  Scars on the Land is the first comprehensive history of American slavery to examine how the environment fundamentally formed enslaved people's lives and how slavery remade the Southern landscape. Over two centuries, from the establishment of slavery in the Chesapeake to the Civil War, one simple calculation had profound consequences: rather than measuring productivity based on outputs per acre, Southern planters sought to maximize how much labor they could extract from their enslaved workforce. They saw the landscape as disposable, relocating to more fertile prospects once they had leached the soils and cut down the forests. On the leading edge of the frontier, slavery laid waste to fragile ecosystems, draining swamps, clearing forests to plant crops and fuel steamships, and introducing devastating invasive species. On its trailing edge, slavery left eroded hillsides, rivers clogged with sterile soil, and the extinction of native species. While environmental destruction fueled slavery's expansion, no environment could long survive intensive slave labor. The scars manifested themselves in different ways, but the land too fell victim to the slave owner's lash.

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  A Rare Recording of W F Hooley...

  W. F. Hooley

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  William F. Hooley (April 16, 1861 - October 12, 1918) was a British-born American bass singer and pioneer recording artist who was popular as a solo singer, as a monologist, and as a member of several of the most successful vocal groups of the early twentieth century, including The Haydn Quartet and The American Quartet. In this recording, Hooley reads Mother Goose nursery rhymes.

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  Retreat from Kabul - The First...

  George Bruce

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  Afghanistan, 1839. 
   
   
   
  The British East India Company dominated the Indian subcontinent, yet they were not secure in their position. 
   
   
   
  Holding unjustified fears that Russia threatened India's north-western border, the Company decided to make a pre-emptive strike and ensure that this menace would be stopped by a strong pro-British Afghanistan. 
   
   
   
  Thousands of British and Indian troops invaded this mountainous land to intervene in a succession dispute between emir Dost Mahommed Khan and former emir Shah Shuja-ool-Mulk. After capturing Kabul they placed the cruel, but pro-British Shah Shuja upon the throne once again, and supported him with an overwhelming military presence. 
   
   
   
  However, the proud and ruthless warriors of Afghanistan were unwilling to submit themselves to British control and within three years they had risen up against their oppressors in one of the bloodiest revolts in history. 
   
   
   
  George Bruce delves into a vast array of published and unpublished nineteenth century sources to uncover this campaign in which very few British survivors made it back through the snow-laden passes to India.

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  The Men in Black Conspiracy

  Raphael Terra

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  This audiobook has been recorded using Text to speech (TTS). 
   
  In the shadows of other dimensions, there lies a nefarious force waging war upon humans from the space between spaces for millennia, a dark force that governs not just our thoughts and actions but our very souls. The very advent of time began the slave master hierarchy between us and those unseen forces behind our every action and thought. They built and created "rules" and systems of thought, created kingdoms and spawned religions used to rule the masses from afar by controlling the ebb and flow of space and time on an epic level. Under the guise of "free will" and individualism the systems in place around us actually ensures that we have no choice but to comply and obey an underlying agenda that’s at its core is evil, put in place by beings that feed and are nurtured by the control they maintain over planet earth. 
   
  This is the story of the real Men in Black.

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  Body Language: 7 Easy Steps to...

  Lawrence Finnegan

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  Have you ever wanted to improve your communication skills? Maybe you’re as sharp as they come but want to reach new heights of persuasion or magnetic attraction? Perhaps you’re simply interested in understanding something that’s largely unconscious. 
    
  Personal magnetism is no longer a mysterious force only the lucky few possess. By following these 7 EASY STEPS, you, too, can be magnetic, captivating, and even persuasive. Laid down for your convenience and personal development, you will find tips and tricks for the human animal, life hacks anybody can employ immediately for stronger, more clear communications. 
    
  Don't get caught unprepared when called upon to speak, and stop being at the mercy of so-called unconscious motivations. We shine a light into the murky corners of human behavior and help you navigate parts of your personality you may have never thought about before. Use your body as much as your face; emote and wave your hands around, or slow down, over give your words room to breathe. Tailor your delivery to your audience instead of being at their mercy. 
    
  YOU’LL LEARN: 
  ·     Body Language- posture, gesture, and personal space 
  ·     Tone- pitch, mood, and inflection 
  ·     Touch- the good, the bad, and the science 
  ·     Eye Contact- king of nonverbal, master of the face 
  ·     Charisma and Cold Reading explained 
  ·     And so much more! 
    
  So join me on the adventure of your life with these 7 EASY STEPS, deep into your own behaviors and motivations. You've nothing to lose but clumsy, awkward interactions and everything to gain: articulation and confidence, a clearer understanding of communication sub-channels, and a firm grip on what was out of reach.  
    
  Let’s get started!

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