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  From Passion To Peace or The...

  James Allen

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  A fascinating mix of Christian, Buddhist, and Daoist thought presented by the original self-help guru in 1910. As Lily L Allen put it, "all his works [are] eminently practical. He never wrote theories, or for the sake of writing; but he wrote when he had a message, and it became a message only when he had lived it out in his own life, and knew that it was good. Thus he wrote facts, which he had proven by practice. "Born in Leicester, UK, to an illiterate mother in 1864, Allen's father left when he was 15 to find work in America, and was promptly murdered on arrival. After leaving school and finding work as a clerk,  Allen's writing career lasted for only a decade, from 1902-1912. In that time he wrote nineteen books about how to recognise and live the divine and virtuous life, deeply informed by both Jesus and Buddha. As he puts it in this book,"To have transcendent virtue is to enjoy transcendent felicity. The beatific blessedness which Jesus holds out is promised to those having the beatific virtues—to the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, and so on. The higher virtue does not merely and only lead to happiness, it is happiness. It is impossible for a man of transcendent virtue to be unhappy. The cause of unhappiness must be sought and found in the self-loving elements, and not in the self-sacrificing qualities. A man may have virtue, and be unhappy, but not so if he have divine virtue. Human virtue is mingled with self, and therefore with sorrow; but from divine virtue every taint of self has been purged away, and with it every vestige of misery. "

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  The Secret Listener - An Ingenue...

  Yuan-Tsung Chen

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  The history of China in the twentieth century is comprised of a long series of shocks: the 1911 revolution, the civil war between the communists and the nationalists, the Japanese invasion, the revolution, the various catastrophic campaigns initiated by Chairman Mao between 1949 and 1976, its great opening to the world under Deng, and the Tiananmen Square Massacre. 
   
   
   
  Yuan-tsung Chen lived through most of it, and at certain points in close proximity to the seat of communist power. Born in Shanghai in 1929, she came to know Zhou En-Lai as a young girl while living in Chongqing, where Chiang Kai-Shek's government had relocated to, during the war against Japan. That connection to Zhou helped her save her husband's life in Cultural Revolution. After the communists took power, she obtained a job in one of the culture ministries. She frequently engaged with the upper echelon of the party and was a first-hand witness to some of the purges that the regime regularly initiated. Eventually, the commissar she worked under was denounced in 1957, and she barely escaped being purged herself. Later, during Cultural Revolution, she and her husband were purged and sent to live in a rough, poor area. They finally moved to Hong Kong, with Zhou's permission, in 1971. Chen gives a first-hand account of what life was like in the period before the revolution and in Mao's China.

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  Akkadian Empire The: An...

  Enthralling History

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  Discover the remarkable history of the first ancient empire of Mesopotamia after the long-lived civilization of Sumer! 
  Where did Sargon the Great come from—this abandoned baby rescued from the river? 
  How did he grow up to daringly and dramatically conquer all of Mesopotamia and beyond? 
  What propelled his stunning ascent to rule the world’s first empire, which stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea? 
  What can we learn about the fascinating origins and culture of the Akkadians and their unprecedented rise? 
  What curse preceded the empire’s cataclysmic fall? 
  This extensively researched, authoritative history of the Akkadian Empire will unlock the little-known and awe-inspiring stories of the people who boldly changed the world. This easy-to-read, comprehensive, and engaging presentation with striking illustrations brings the Akkadian civilization to life. 
  Some of the fascinating questions you will explore include:   What prehistoric people lived in Mesopotamia at the dawn of time?   How did the world’s first cities vie for power?   What precipitated Sargon’s rise from gardener to cupbearer to king?   Why was Mesopotamia’s “Golden Age” golden?   What horrific drought impelled the empire’s collapse?   Why was the Akkadian military machine indomitable?   How did the Akkadian’s life-like sculptures rival classical Greece 1,600 years later?   Why was the first empire so short?   What gods did the Akkadians worship, and how did their religion impact their lives?   And much, much more! 
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  Statecraft - The New Rules of...

  Jack Watling

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  'Indispensable – brilliantly grounded in first-hand experience and telling detail. Compelling' - Rory StewartFrom top defence analyst Jack Watling, Statecraft reveals how states collaborate, compete and fight in this era of global turmoil.Why did Russia struggle in the early months of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine?Why does Israel ignore international pressure on Gaza?Why does the UK spend billions on aircraft carriers that it struggles to support at sea?How do smaller states shape world events when dwarfed by superpowers?The world today is gripped by conflict. Whether in Ukraine, the Middle East or Taiwan, we are in a period of intense power competition. In Statecraft, Dr Jack Watling takes you behind the scenes to meet the world’s powerbrokers in their wood-panelled offices, and the bunkers from which battles are coordinated.With a career spent on the ground in conflict zones, and advising generals and political leaders, Watling examines the dilemmas that states face to get ahead, no matter their size. From economic alliances and global trade to sea power and military technology, Statecraft provides a powerful new lens to understand geopolitics in a divided world.

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  A Rare Recording of Orson Welles

  Orson Welles

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  George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, creating such classics as Citizen Kane, The Third Man and The Magnificent Ambersons.

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  Make Hollywood Great Again -...

  Michael Jolls

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  Hollywood and MAGA don’t get along. There are plenty of right wingers who won’t even touch this book because "Hollywood" is on the cover. Meanwhile, there are plenty of snowflake leftists who are fighting back tears because they assume this book is propaganda from “orange Thanos” to take over Tinseltown. And then there’s you, the American. Conservative or liberal, you realize that Hollywood and MAGA are at war with each other and that it’s a battle worth examining. Make Hollywood Great Again navigates through 2017 – 2020’s theatrical releases examining journalism, conspiracy and the media, as well as a bevy of other topics. Filmmakers have addressed their undesired tenet in the White House through a variety of stories, mostly non-fiction. The book privileges The Post, Blackkklansman, The Front Runner, Dark Waters, Richard Jewell, and The Hunt among others.

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