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  The Rise and Fall of the Second...

  Thomas J. Craughwell

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  How Genghis Khan and the Mongols conquered nearly one-sixth of the planet: “The fascinating story of history’s most misunderstood empire builders.” —Alan Axelrod, bestselling author of Miracle at Belleau Wood 
   
  Emerging out of the vast steppes of Central Asia in the early 1200s, the Mongols, under their ferocious leader, Genghis Khan, quickly carved out an empire that by the late thirteenth century covered almost one-sixth of the Earth’s landmass—from Eastern Europe to the eastern shore of Asia—and encompassed 110 million people. Far larger than the much more famous domains of Alexander the Great and ancient Rome, it has since been surpassed in overall size and reach only by the British Empire. 
   
  The Rise and Fall of the Second Largest Empire in the World recounts the spectacularly rapid expansion and dramatic decline of the Mongol realm, while examining its real, widespread, and enduring influence on countless communities from the Danube River to the Pacific Ocean. 
   
  “Great sweeping history from a superb writer.” —Joseph Cummins, author of The War Chronicles 
   
  “A skillful and imaginative storyteller and conscientious historian.” —David Willis McCullough, author of Wars of the Irish Kings

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  This Golden Fleece - A Journey...

  Esther Rutter

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  “A book about wool and sheep, the making of Scotland, England and farming, textile manufacture, folklore and, crucially, the essential craft of knitting.” —Janice Galloway, author of Jellyfish   Over the course of a year, Esther Rutter—who grew up on a sheep farm in Suffolk, and learned to spin, weave and knit as a child—travels the length of the British Isles, to tell the story of wool’s long history here.   She unearths fascinating histories of communities whose lives were shaped by wool, from the mill workers of the Border countries, to the English market towns built on profits of the wool trade, and the Highland communities cleared for sheep farming; and finds tradition and innovation intermingling in today’s knitwear industries. Along the way, she explores wool’s rich culture by knitting and crafting culturally significant garments from our history—among them gloves, a scarf, a baby blanket, socks and a fisherman’s jumper—reminding us of the value of craft and our intimate relationship with wool.This Golden Fleece is at once a meditation on the craft and history of knitting, and a fascinating exploration of wool’s influence on our landscape, history and culture.  “Wondrous.” —BBC Countryfile  “A yarn well told.” —The Irish Times  “A compelling literary journey through the social history of wool in the British Isles.” —Karen Lloyd, author of The Gathering Tide  “[Rutter’s] stops on her journey around Britain also knit together the past and the present, the social, historical and the personal, in an altogether engaging way.” —Books from Scotland

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  Overthinking - Proven Ways to...

  Thomas Marsh

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  Overthinking keeps you in a world of fear. Overthinking doesn’t allow your mind to rest. Overthinking will create problems that don’t need to exist. Overthinking will ruin your life. 
  Is that surprising to you? Think about it. 
  In a world where everything is at our fingertips, the tendency for anxiety, analysis paralysis, FOMO, jealousy, and unneeded comparison to pop up is all too common. Each of these issues has a common foundational root: overthinking. 
  In the modern world, overthinking is the root cause of dissatisfaction, unhappiness, and depression. 
  This overthinking guide will help you begin to recognize when you are overthinking, and your triggers for doing so. It will also give you a step-by-step guide on how to begin battling and changing those thought patterns for good.  
  Now is the time to take action against overthinking, before it becomes a part of who you are. This book will provide you with the ability to understand your thought patterns and how to begin changing them. 
  In this book, you will learn: 
  ✔️What overthinking is caused by and how to spot it early so you can prevent it from happening. 
  ✔️Different types of overthinking patterns and how to identify them. 
  ✔️How to eliminate negative thoughts in minutes with powerful techniques. 
  ✔️Simple steps to prevent analysis paralysis from wearing you down. 
  ✔️Combat rumination and negative thought spirals that are detrimental to your mental health. 
  ✔️Overcome "Toxic Positivity" and accept natural negative emotions to make yourself a happier person. 
  ✔️And much, much more! 
  It may be difficult to see now, but you CAN learn to let thoughts simply… go. 
  After reading this guide, you’ll be on your way to seeing the world in an entirely new light. A world where thoughts and reality can finally be separated and distinguished, so you can move forward with confidence.

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  Relationshift - Unleash the...

  Justin Blaney D.M.

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  Learn to leverage your relationships so you can dream bigger, achieve whatever you want, and build a life that makes you happier with each passing day.No greater force for change exists than the people we surround ourselves with. Relationshift explores how the people in your life have colored your worldview, how this limits or expands your options, and what to do about it.Through the stories of British explorer Gertrude Bell, abolitionist hero Frederick Douglass, music icons the Beastie Boys, and many others, this book will help you: learn how to connect with high-caliber people who can help you go further in life; understand the rules of life as handed down through countless generations—then learn how to recognize which ones can be bent; grow in happiness, thankfulness, peace, and contentment while eliminating the power of negative emotions; explore how our minds reject new concepts like our bodies reject viruses; build a personal tribe that can help you achieve any goal in work, health, or relationships; make better choices by learning to see your options more clearly and honing your ability to move quickly with less information; identify relationships that have the most impact on your wellbeing, for better or worse; and discover and refine the direction of your life by exploring wisdom from twenty experts on purpose.

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  Dreams

  Henri Bergson

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  Since the beginning of time human beings have been seeking to understand the mystifying nature of dreams. A dream is a puzzle. I see objects but there is nothing there. I see people, I speak with them, yet there is no one there and I have not actually spoken. What is going on? In Dreams, first published in 1913, French philosopher Henri Bergson analyzes the phenomenon of dreaming as a product of the mind attempting to interpret what happens physiologically during sleep. Our eyes respond to light and shapes. We hear sounds. Our bodies move and we have the sensation of touch. Bergson explains that we relate these phenomena to the vast reservoir of experiences stored in our memory, which he believes stores each of our experiences in detail in perpetuity. The brain seeks to associate the perceptions in our dreams with those memories that most closely that data. The result may be disconnected, illogical, incoherent, and absurd, but that is likely because during sleep we have relaxed from the labor of making sense of connections when we are awake. In this short essay he manages to elucidate the profound metaphysics of dreaming and suggest new areas of inquiry in disciplines such as psychoanalysis that promise further understanding.

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  Seattle Prohibition -...

  Brad Holden

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  Prohibition consumed Seattle, igniting a war that lasted nearly twenty years and played out in the streets, waterways, and even town hall. Roy Olmstead, formerly a Seattle police officer, became the King of the Seattle Bootleggers, and Johnny Schnarr, running liquor down from Canada, revolutionized the speedboat industry. Frank Gatt, a south Seattle restaurateur, started the state’s biggest moonshining operation. Skirting around the law, the Coast Guard and the zealous assistant director of the Seattle Prohibition Bureau, William Whitney, was no simple feat, but many rose to the challenge. Author Brad Holden tells the spectacular story of Seattle in the time of Prohibition.“When you live in Seattle long enough, at a certain point you need to sit down and read a history that ties together the half-heard stories about vice dens and crooked cops you’ve pieced together from locals at the bar. Brad Holden’s “Seattle Prohibition,” a slim but dense account of Seattle shortly before, during and after Prohibition, is an excellent place to start. This is a riveting drama of plainly told facts.” —The Stranger“In a rapidly evolving city with little sense of its past, Brad Holden is Seattle’s new, essential cultural historian. His book builds a better understanding of how we arrived at the present and does it with color, wit and artful storytelling.” —Thomas Kohnstamm, author of Lake City “Elements of this story may be familiar to those who know some regional history, but there are some fascinating tidbits, such as how the booze trade contributed to the city’s first radio station.” —The Tacoma News Tribune

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