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  Celtic Gods and Goddesses -...

  Odessa Nightshade

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  The mythology of the Celts is a vast and complex tapestry woven with gods, goddesses, spirits, and mystical forces that shaped their understanding of the universe. Unlike the structured pantheons of Greek or Roman mythology, Celtic deities were deeply intertwined with nature, the cycles of life, and the mysterious Otherworld. Their gods and goddesses were not merely distant figures residing in the heavens but active participants in the world of mortals, influencing the landscape, the seasons, and even the fate of individuals.  
    
  At the heart of Celtic belief was an intimate connection with the land. The Celts saw sacredness in rivers, mountains, forests, and the sky, often linking divine beings to specific places. Many gods and goddesses had direct associations with natural elements—Brigid with sacred wells and fire, Manannán mac Lir with the sea, and Cernunnos with the wild and untamed forests. This reverence for nature shaped their spiritual practices, with offerings made at holy sites and rituals performed to honor the divine forces that governed their world.  
    
  Another key aspect of Celtic spirituality was the concept of the Otherworld. This was not a place of punishment or reward but a mystical realm existing parallel to the human world. It was the dwelling place of powerful deities, spirits, and the souls of the departed. The Otherworld was often accessible through sacred sites, burial mounds, or moments of deep ritual significance. Many myths tell of heroes or mortals who ventured into this hidden realm, encountering gods, gaining wisdom, or even securing supernatural gifts. 

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  GED Study Guide - Elevate your...

  Marius Brackenmere

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  GED Study Guide 
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  In the Mind of Stalin

  James Greensmith

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  On 1 October 1939, Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty and soon to be the UK’s wartime leader, described Russia as ‘a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma’. The same can certainly be said of Stalin. How can this paradox of a man, who on the one hand had once exhibited great tenderness and kindness to his daughter Svetlana, and on the other sent millions – including members of his own family - to their deaths, be explained? 
   
  It is impossible to quantify the total number of deaths attributable to the policies of Stalin, but the ‘Excess Mortality’ (i.e., deaths over and above what would normally have been expected during the period in question) gives an approximate figure in excess of 40 million. 
   
  However, this is only part of the story of the amount of misery inflicted by the Stalin regime through torture, deliberate starvation, neglect, separation from loved ones, cold and hypothermia (e.g. in the prisons of Siberia), which is unquantifiable and unimaginable. 
   
  Svetlana confessed that she ‘would never undertake to “explain” what motivated all my father’s actions, simply because I do not possess the psychological genius of [Russian novelist] Dostoevsky, who knew how to “penetrate” into another man’s soul and “examine it from within”’.

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  The Young Tsar - Absolute Power...

  Leo Tolstoy, Tim Zengerink

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  Can a ruler change the world—or will the world change him first? 
  In The Young Tsar, Leo Tolstoy paints a haunting portrait of a young monarch determined to bring mercy and justice to his people. Filled with compassion, the new ruler seeks to reform the system he now controls—but soon finds himself trapped in its invisible chains. 
  This modern audiobook adaptation brings clarity and emotional weight to Tolstoy’s powerful story, perfect for contemporary listeners seeking meaningful, character-driven tales. 
  What You’ll Hear in This Modern Translation: 
  •	The awakening of a moral leader faced with the hidden mechanics of power 
  •	A moving confrontation between human conscience and political structure 
  •	A quiet tragedy that echoes far beyond the palace walls 
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  Faithful to Tolstoy’s original message yet refined for today’s audience, this audiobook offers a clear, moving experience that stirs the heart and mind. 
  Listen now—and reflect on what it truly means to lead.

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  Winning French Minds - Radio...

  Denis Courtois

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  "...every chapter of Winning French Minds delivered something new, not only because French language radio being a less-frequented area of study, but also due to the author's ability to tie these radio efforts to events surrounding the French people and events unfolding on the European geopolitical stage." — World War II DatabaseWorld War II was very much a war of the radios. A relatively new technology, radio as a tool was exploited by all of the participants of the war to win the hearts and minds of the people and to steer public opinion.  The period 1940 to 1942 was the most volatile of the war, with the Nazis capturing large parts of western Europe and dominating on the Eastern front. At this time France was separated into two nominally independent zones, and public opinion could easily have been swayed in favor of the New German Order. This could have had potentially disastrous consequences for any future Allied attempt to liberate Europe, and so the battle for French minds was launched using the new technology of radio.  This narrative of that campaign develops chronologically through a series of topics including major military incidents, youth, food, family, psychological warfare, sports and work, as presented by different radio stations – in particular Radiodiffusion, controlled by Vichy France; Radio Paris, controlled by the Nazis; and the BBC – offering a systematic comparative analysis of radio propaganda messages and building a vivid picture of the evolution of broadcasts in the context of the complex political and social impact of the war on the French population.  Using original primary sources from archives in Britain and France, broadcast recordings, radio magazines, and interviews conducted by British Intelligence with those arriving from France during the war, this is a fascinating and unique insight into wartime radio propaganda from 1940 to 1942.

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  Body Am I - The New Science of...

  Moheb Costandi

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  The body is central to our sense of identity. Bodily awareness, says scientist-writer Moheb Costandi, is key to self-consciousness. In Body Am I, Costandi examines how the brain perceives the body, how that perception translates into our conscious experience of the body, and how that experience contributes to our sense of self. Along the way, he explores what can happen when the mechanisms of bodily awareness are disturbed, leading to such phenomena as phantom limbs, alien hands, and amputee fetishes. 
   
   
    
  Costandi explains that the brain generates maps and models of the body that guide how we perceive and use it, and that these maps and models are repeatedly modified and reconstructed. Drawing on recent bodily awareness research, the new science of self-consciousness, and historical milestones in neurology, he describes a range of psychiatric and neurological disorders that result when body and brain are out of sync, including not only the well-known phantom limb syndrome but also phantom breast and phantom penis syndromes; body integrity identity disorder, which compels a person to disown and then amputate a healthy arm or leg; and such eating disorders as anorexia. 
   
   
    
  Wide-ranging and meticulously researched, Body Am I offers new insight into self-consciousness by describing it in terms of bodily awareness.

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