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  Kingdom of Pontus The: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  Rome faced many formidable enemies over the course of nearly 1,000 years, but perhaps none were as enigmatic and forgotten as King Mithridates VI of Pontus. Despite numerous ancient sources detailing the life of the foreign monarch and his wars with Rome, and despite being an interesting character who endured years as a fugitive in his youth, enjoyed a fascination with poisons, and held mercy and pragmatic ruthlessness in a delicate balance, very few scholarly books and works have been produced about the king. It may be that his largely unsuccessful military campaigns have contributed to his disappearance from active historical examination, but despite his poor record in engagements against the Romans, the Kingdom of Pontus dominated much of Asia Minor in the 1st century BCE, and the Romans themselves considered the kingdom one of its most dangerous enemies. According to Plutarch, when Mithridates died, the Roman soldiers felt that “in the person of Mithridates ten thousand enemies had died.” By then, it had required three of Rome’s most famous generals - Sulla, Lucullus, and Pompey - to finally subdue his kingdom.  
  	The early Pontic kings found themselves in the midst of the Diadochi Wars, quickly learning that the survival of their kingdom depended upon which Macedonian general to support and which ones to oppose. For the most part, the kings chose wisely and were able to not only stay independent but also to expand their kingdom’s borders. Somewhat fittingly, as the Pontic kings battled their neighbors for control of the Black Sea basin, they promoted a culture that grafted Greek, Persian, and local Anatolian traditions into a unique identity.  
  The Kingdom of Pontus’ power and prestige grew until it caught the attention of the Romans, whose upward trajectory coincided with Pontus’ in many ways. 

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  Sirius the Star of the Maltese...

  Lenie Reedijk

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  Sirius, the Star of the Maltese Temples invites the reader to look at the megalithic temples of Malta in an entirely new way. The discovery of the temples’ orientation to Sirius explains with mathematical precision the slight shift in the direction of their axes, caused by the movement of the stars called the Precession of the Equinoxes. The resultant astronomical dating of the temples to the Mesolithic, the period immediately after the last Ice Age, is far older than mainstream archaeology maintains and is on a par with other megalithic sites elsewhere, including Göbekli Tepe in Turkey. These findings turn on its head our conception of the accomplishments of ancient people. Instead of being just primitive cave-dwellers, they were primeval astronomers, whose interest in the sky has left us a legacy we never dreamt existed. 
  From the Foreword by Giovanni Bonello: “This is a disturbing book. The author defines its contents as controversial and its conclusions as surprising. I judge it to be far, but far, more than that. It is disruptive of accepted wisdom and unsettles all we believe we knew of the origin of man in Malta, of the sequences of early civilization and the histories of prehistory – not in Malta alone, but throughout the whole of Europe. I started reading it in awe, at first with a deliberate effort at disbelief. By the time I was approaching the climax of the exposition, I ended as mesmerized as I was perplexed.” 
  (Giovanni Bonello is a human rights lawyer and judge who served at the European Court of Human Rights for 12 years)

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  Corpse Care - Ethics for Tending...

  Mikeal C. Parsons, Cody J. Sanders

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  Corpse Care relates the history of death care in the US to craft robust, constructive, practical ethics for tending the dead. It specifically relates corpse care to economic, environmental, and pastoral concerns. 
   
   
   
  Death and the treatment of the dead body loom large in our collective, cultural consciousness. The authors explore the materiality and meaning of the dead body and the living's relationship to it. All the biggest questions facing the planetary human community relate in one way or another to the corpse. Surprisingly, Christian communities are largely missing in the discussion of the dead, having abdicated the historic role in care for the dead to the funeral industry. Christianity has stopped its reflection about the body once that body no longer bears life. Corpse Care stakes a claim that the fact of embodiment, this incarnational truth, this process of our bodily becoming, is a practical, ethical, and theological necessity.

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  Empath Empowerment: Mastering...

  Marshall Maxwell

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  Have you ever felt drained after dealing with someone who twists the truth, blames you for everything, or leaves you doubting your own feelings? "Empath Empowerment: Mastering Emotional Strength Against Narcissists" is your guide to breaking free from manipulation and reclaiming your energy, even in the most challenging relationships. 
  Why You Need This Audiobook:Recognize Emotional Traps: Learn to spot gaslighting, blame-shifting, and guilt tactics used by toxic individuals.Break Free from Manipulation: Understand the behaviors of narcissists and how to disarm them effectively.Protect Your Energy: Use proven techniques to set boundaries and prevent emotional exhaustion.Navigate Toxic Relationships: Whether it’s a controlling partner, critical parent, or manipulative coworker, gain tools to maintain your inner peace.Unlock Your Inner Power: Tap into your intuition and emotional intelligence to thrive with confidence. 
  What You’ll Gain:Confidence to handle toxic dynamics without losing your sense of self.Practical strategies to break free from emotional manipulation.Tools to strengthen your resilience and amplify your empathic gifts. 
  Take Action Now: 
  If you’re ready to break free from toxic cycles, protect your energy, and live with clarity and confidence, this audiobook is your key. 
  Start your journey to empowerment today and thrive as the strong empath you were born to be!

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  Smoking Fetish - Short Stories

  Daniel P

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  An intense and unfiltered erotic collection where pleasure mixes with smoke, and every drag becomes part of the game. Characters boldly explore their most provocative fantasies, combining explicit sex, power, submission, and the irresistible smoking fetish. 
  Here you will find encounters that go beyond the conventional: couples discovering new pleasures sharing a cigarette in bed, dominant women seducing and controlling with every exhale, friends turning a pajama party into an unforgettable night, fiery threesomes wrapped in smoke... Each story raises the temperature until it becomes unbearable. 
  Inside you'll discover: 
  Short stories with high sexual content. 
  A constant fetish: smoke as part of the pleasure. 
  Confident and dominant women. 
  M/F, F/F relationships, threesomes, and BDSM dynamics. 
  Scenarios where submission and control intertwine with sensuality. 
  This is pure erotica for those who seek more than just sex: a world where skin, smoke, and desire merge into one act. Get ready to ignite a fire you won't be able to put out... and let yourself be enveloped by the smoke of pleasure. 
  Note: All characters are of legal age and act consensually. This work is fiction for entertainment purposes and does not promote the consumption of tobacco or any other smoking products.

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  The Conscious Code - Decoding...

  Prof. Rocky Scopelliti

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  In an age where Artificial Intelligence (AI) evolves at a breakneck pace, the boundaries of machine capabilities are constantly being redefined. Propelled by advancements in deep learning and related technologies, AI is inching ever closer to mimicking human intellect. But can it achieve consciousness? And if so, at what cost to humanity?
   
  This book delves deep into the multi-faceted debate surrounding artificially conscious AI. It untangles ethical quandaries, philosophical dilemmas, technological challenges, political considerations, and the regulatory landscape. By drawing connections between AI research, neuroscience, and cognitive science, the narrative provides a comprehensive understanding
   of what consciousness might mean in the context of AI.
   
  As over a thousand AI luminaries globally sound the alarm, urging a pause on certain AI developments, the book underscores the urgency of its message. Recent incidents have spotlighted AI systems with capabilities so advanced that even their creators grapple to fully grasp or control them. It’s imperative, now more than ever, to critically assess the implications of AI consciousness, weighing its potential risks against its benefits. This book offers both a timely warning and a call to informed action.

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