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  Greco-Roman Astronomy: The...

  Charles River Editors

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  In virtually all fields of human endeavor, Classical Athens was so much at the forefront of dynamism and innovation that the products of its most brilliant minds remain not only influential but still relevant to this day. 	Athens produced innovative mathematicians, natural philosophers, historians, astronomers and politicians that the city’s great schools nurtured and produced, and Greek scientists would revolutionize astronomy. 
  The stars guided navigation and agricultural timing, and many people sought meaning and patterns in the ever-moving canvas of the sky. However, while the Sumerians, Egyptians, and other cultures had practical incentives to develop early astronomy, the ancient Greek philosophers did not separate scientific and philosophical disciplines. Philosophy was considered an attempt to understand the entire cosmos and not just a part of it, so every aspect of life and every observable thing might be considered under the umbrella of philosophy, including technology and art.  
  Thanks to the Romans' embrace of Hellenism, the development of Roman astronomy was similar. It evolved over the centuries, embracing the ideas of many cultures as the Romans conquered much of the known world, soaking up knowledge from Asia, Europe, and Africa. Each civilization brought distinct traditions and scientific understanding, and Rome was a bridge, preserving and spreading the concepts and technologies of its conquered lands, including astronomy. Roman astronomy had practical purposes, like timekeeping, and Roman ships used the stars for navigation. The Romans oriented monuments, temples, tombs, and cities with specific constellations, and like most ancient people, the Romans believed in astrology. They thought the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars influenced human lives and earthly events, and most Romans viewed astrology as a natural extension of astronomy.

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  Wish Lanterns - Young Lives in...

  Alec Ash

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  There are more than 320 million Chinese between the ages of sixteen and thirty. Children of the one-child policy, born after Mao, with no memory of the Tiananmen Square massacre, they are the first net native generation to come of age in a market-driven, more international China. Their experiences and aspirations were formed in a radically different country from the one that shaped their elders, and their lives will decide the future of their nation and its place in the world. 
  Wish Lanterns offers a deep dive into the life stories of six young Chinese. Dahai is a military child, netizen, and self-styled loser. Xiaoxiao is a hipster from the freezing north. “Fred,” born on the tropical southern island of Hainan, is the daughter of a Party official, while Lucifer is a would-be international rock star. Snail is a country boy and Internet gaming addict, and Mia is a fashionista rebel from far west Xinjiang. Following them as they grow up, go to college, find work and love, all the while navigating the pressure of their parents and society, Wish Lanterns paints a vivid portrait of Chinese youth culture and of a millennial generation whose struggles and dreams reflect the larger issues confronting China today.

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  Days on the Road: Crossing the...

  Sarah Raymond Herndon

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  Days on the Road is an autobiographical account of a young woman who traveled over the Great Plains toward the Rocky Mountains by wagon train with her mother and two younger brothers. Barely a month after the end of the Civil War, Sarah Raymond Herndonheaded westwith no certain idea of where to go but a strong desire to leave Missouri and start a new life in the West.

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  Picking Presidents - How to Make...

  Gautam Mukunda

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  Celebrated leadership expert and political scientist Gautam Mukunda provides a comprehensive, objective, and non-partisan method for answering the most important question in the world: is someone up to the job of president of the United States? 
   
   
    
  In Picking Presidents, Gautam Mukunda sets his sights on presidential candidates, proposing a tested method to assess whether they will succeed or fail if they win the White House. Combining political science, psychology, organizational behavior, and economics, Picking Presidents will enable every American to cast an informed vote. 
   
   
    
  In his 2012 book Indispensable, which all but predicted the Trump presidency, Mukunda explained how both the very best and very worst leaders are "unfiltered"—outsiders who take power without the understanding or support of traditional elites. Picking Presidents provides deep analysis of filtered and unfiltered presidents alike, from failed haberdasher and skillful president Harry Truman, to the exceptionally well-qualified—and ultimately reviled—James Buchanan; from Andrew Johnson, who set civil rights back by a century, to Theodore Roosevelt, who evaded party opposition to transform American society. Picking Presidents lays out a clear framework that anyone can use to judge a candidate and answer the all-important question: are they up to the job?

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  Chronicle The - Book Three -...

  Mr Punch

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  The Chronicle – Book Three (July to September) 
    
  This is history... but not as you know it! At Waterloo, women are stripping the corpses of their valuable shoes and stockings yet the Highlanders are left in mass graves with their coarse tartan socks still on. Roy Strong attending a private dinner with the Prime Minister notes that Margaret Thatcher in floaty chiffon is "the apotheosis of the boss's wife, with the appeal of cosmeticised putty." Even at the  coronation of George IV, Queen Caroline, who is denied entry to the Abbey, is observed looking like "a blowsy landlady". As for the nude revue 'Oh Calcutta', it is noted that "there are some parts of the anatomy over whose movements the choreographer has no control”.  Join Fanny Kemble as she travels at break-neck speed aboard Stephenson's Rocket and Joyce Grenfell as she washes her tennis balls and bakes them in the oven while Lord Byron conducts a fiery seaside funeral of his close friend Shelley. 
   
  “It’s WONDERFUL.  In fact, I would describe it as one of the all-time audio greats... an unmissable five-star production.”  (The Guardian) 
  “I recommend the reader to hunt down and buy this series wherever it may be found.”  (The Spectator) 
   
  Dramatised and performed by a distinguished cast of over 30 actors, including Charles Dance, Harriet Walter, David Suchet, Timothy West, James Bolam, Maureen Lipman, Robert Powell, Jenny Agutter, Joss Ackland, Eleanor Bron, John Sessions, Imogen Stubbs. 
   
  Also available as part of the CHRONICLE BOX SET, over 11 hours of audio bliss.

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  The Aeneid

  Virgil

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  Virgil’s The Aeneid is a Roman epic that tells the legendary journey of Aeneas, a Trojan hero destined to found a new civilization in Italy after the fall of Troy. Guided by fate and the gods, Aeneas sails through storms, battles, and heartbreak, including a tragic love affair with Dido, Queen of Carthage. Upon reaching Latium, he faces war with local tribes, led by Turnus, to fulfill his destiny. Blending Homeric adventure with Roman ideals of duty, piety, and empire, the poem glorifies Rome’s origins and the divine mission of its people. Rich in emotional depth and political vision, The Aeneid is both a national epic and a profound meditation on sacrifice, leadership, and the cost of destiny.

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