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  The Anna Karenina Fix - Life...

  Viv Groskop

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  Life lessons from Russian Literature 
    
  As Viv Groskop knows from personal experience, everything that has ever happened to a person has already happened in the Russian classics: from not being sure what to do with your life (Anna Karenina), to being hopelessly in love with someone who doesn’t love you back (Turgenev’s A Month in the Country), or being socially anxious about your appearance (all of Chekhov’s work). In The Anna Karenina Fix, Groskop mines these and other works, as well as the lives of their celebrated creators and her own experiences as a student of Russian, to answer the question “How should you live your life?” or at least be less miserable. This is a charming and fiercely intelligent book, a love letter to Russian literature.

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  Illinois 1000

  Henry Isham

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  Illinois 1000 is a quick dive into the lives of the English and the Indians of the Upper Midwest a thousand years ago.
   
  Building on The Year 1000 by British historians Robert Lacey and Danny Danzinger, the author 
  moves from one side of the Atlantic to the other. The contrasts are as much from the past to the present as between the two very different cultures. ‘Primitive’ is often used to describe the Indians’ way of life, and not without at least some reason. So much of what characterized and made English life possible was entirely absent in North America.
   
  Yet, centuries later, hundreds, even thousands of Europeans joined the Indians, preferring their way of living to that which they had known in Europe or colonial America. The Indians, the first people, survived and prospered in what was at that time not amber fields of grain but a very 
  ungenerous landscape. If they were brutal, they were hardly unique. In their affinity to the earth they lived on, there were few like them.

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  Managing Social Anxiety Like a...

  DENTON STEELE

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  Do you feel extremely awkward when it comes to social situations? Are you generally nervous and afraid to speak to new people? Then you need to keep listening... 
  The Anxiety and Depression Association of America stated that the number of people who suffer from social anxiety is around fifteen million. Moreover, this number is expected to rise since isolation nowadays is constantly increasing. It's hard to believe that most people suffering from this type of anxiety do not seek treatment immediately or at all. 36% of these people report that before seeking help they have been dealing with this condition for ten years. 
  In this book, you'll discover:How to defeat social anxiety with expert techniques to use in your everyday life. (Learn to control what it's stressing you the most and how to INSTANTLY keep calm in panicked situations!)Which is the reality of depression and the most common and often-misunderstood symptoms.Essential steps to boost self-consciousness and heal.The most powerful and effective psychotherapy method for cognitive restructuring, self-regulation and relaxation training.How to strengthen self-confidence and defeat shyness forever.Useful tips to redesign your thinking patterns and attract social success into your life. (Get rid of all anxious habits and live any situation with self-confidence and positivity!)  
  And much, much more... 
  If you want to unlock the advanced techniques and tips only known to leaders in the field, and finally unleash your full potential as a total charmer who's unafraid of any situation, then you should start reading to this book today!

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  Works and Customs in Palestine...

  Gustaf Dalman

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  Volume I; Part 2, Spring and Summer, continues dealing with agriculture in general, because the seasons of Palestine could not be described without describing the various farming tasks connected to them, and the religious customs associated with them.

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  Broadcast Live - 71 true stories...

  Steve Vogel

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  With a storyteller's warmth and a dollop of self-deprecating humor, Steve Vogel invites listeners along on his extraordinary journey from humble farm boy to accomplished journalist, broadcaster, and corporate communicator. 
  Broadcast Live is more than just a personal memoir. It's a vivid snapshot of American life, media, and the ever-changing cultural landscape. From rural roots and small-town traditions to the fast-paced worlds of broadcasting and Fortune 25 communications, Vogel's reflections are as entertaining as they are insightful and authentic. He calls some of his stories "celebrity-adjacent." Critics are raving: 
  Publishers Weekly's BookLife says Vogel "writes with a practiced hand, delivering smooth, concise prose that trims a lifetime of memories into dynamic vignettes. Broadcast Live balances the lighthearted with the profound, springing from prosaic childhood experiences to perceptive adult reflections that touch on social justice, cultural constructs, and a deep contemplation of what the future holds."IndieReader calls Vogel's writing "impeccable," adding, "His journalistic instincts ensure that each story is appropriately concise, with every word earning its keep."

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  Holy Roman Empire’s Conflicts...

  Charles River Editors

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  It has been famously pointed out that the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, but it was also not an empire in the sense people expect when hearing the term. In theory, the emperor was the highest prince in Christendom, and his dominion extended the length and breadth of Western Europe. The empire had been created by the papacy in 801 when Pope Leo the Third famously crowned the supposedly unwitting Charlemagne in Saint Peter’s Basilica, intending to recreate the Western Roman Empire. In truth, the imperial power did not extend beyond central Europe, which by the beginning of the 16th century included Germany, northern Italy, and the Netherlands. Even in these lands, however, the emperor struggled to command obedience. His dominion over northern Italy was theoretical only, the cities of the Netherlands were deeply conscious of their ancient rights and privileges, and Germany had long ceased to be compliant. The latter had become a collection of principalities, dukedoms and bishoprics which vied with each other and pursued their own agendas. They were, however, united in only one sense: denying the emperor power and resisting attempts to centralize the government.  
  	At the same time, the secular sovereigns frequently butted heads with religious authorities back in Rome, and arguably none of the conflicts were as crucial as the War of the Keys and the Investiture Controversy. The tensions between the Holy Roman Empire and Church over the power to invest bishops with authority led to decades of civil war in Germany on the way to establishing the relationship between Church and state, elevating the status of the papacy and weakening the Holy Roman Empire. What is crucial in understanding the conflicts is to not view them with the benefit of hindsight. Most importantly, no nation as people recognize it today yet existed, as England, France, Germany, and Italy were largely geographical expressions, not national identities.

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