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  Thor - An Illustrated Guide to...

  L. Dean Lee

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  Learn more about Thor, the revered God of Thunder, and explore the wyrd world of Norse mythology with this beautifully illustrated guide as your companion.   This is a culturally informed introduction to Thor, the hammer-wielding, storm-shaking, fiery-haired son of Odin, and one of the most prominent figures in all of Norse mythology and Nordic folklore.  Discover who Thor is, what his origins as a deity are, his personality, and his associations.  Explore the role of mythology in pre-Christian Viking and Norse life, its survival in folklore, and its continued significance in modern times.  Learn more about the Norse cosmos and gain an understanding of the different beings, realms, and gods that inhabit it.  Dive into the captivating stories surrounding Thor as he battles giants, gains his hammer, and performs impossible feats of strength until the grisly events of Ragnarok.  Receive expert guidance from a practicing Norse Heathen on how to interact with and venerate Thor with offerings and altars.    Thor was popular across all social classes in the Viking Age and is associated with fertility, sacred groves and trees, and the protection of humankind. He is often depicted with his hammer, Mjölnir, which he uses to fight giants and perform stunning feats of strength.   Written by practicing Norse Heathen L. Dean Lee and illustrated by The Saxon Storyteller, this guide covers Thor not only in ancient times, but through the ages, sharing how he became an icon in today’s pop culture.

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  Mad Tom's Rising - The...

  Ian Breckon

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  A story of faith, fanaticism, and the uncanny power of the imagination.
  
  
  
  The dawn of the Victorian era: the world is changing rapidly. Poverty and the workhouse cast long shadows across rural England, and a traditional way of life is coming to an end.
  
  
  
  In the villages and fields of Kent, the discontented find an unlikely champion in John Nicholls Tom. Calling himself 'Sir William Courtenay', he appears to the local magistrates and gentry as a madman, a charlatan, or a dangerous radical. But for the labouring people he is the New Messiah, come to lead them in a revolt against the forces of oppression, and to herald the end of the world.
  
  
  
  But equality and wealth redistribution are dangerous ideas, and in May 1838 Tom's crusade ignites into bloody violence. The confrontation that follows will shock the country, and become known as the last battle ever fought on English soil.
  
  
  Mad Tom's Rising presents an alternative vision of early Victorian England, as a place of mystical religious faith, riot and disturbance, surveillance and insecurity, arson and uproar. Drawing on original sources, it reconstructs the strange and astonishing events of that time, and the lives and experiences of those forever marked by them.

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  Pirates of Empire - Illicit...

  Davis Truman

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  In the turbulent centuries of empire, the Caribbean was not merely a battlefield of nations, it was the beating heart of a global underground. Pirates of Empire reveals how smugglers, privateers, and rogue traders built an illicit economy that reshaped the Atlantic world, fueling fortunes, revolutions, and the birth of modern capitalism itself. 
  From Havana to Port Royal, from Bristol’s counting houses to the hidden coves of Hispaniola, Davis Truman uncovers the shadow networks that thrived beneath imperial rule. These were the real architects of the empire’s wealth, men and women who blurred the line between outlaw and entrepreneur, freedom and servitude, conquest and survival. Their ships carried more than plunder: they carried people, ideas, and commodities that transformed continents. 
  With gripping storytelling and cutting-edge scholarship, Pirates of Empire reframes piracy not as rebellion against empire, but as its indispensable partner. It exposes how colonial powers quietly relied on black markets to sustain their ambitions, and how these hidden economies gave rise to the modern Caribbean, multicultural, volatile, and endlessly creative. 
  Blending adventure and analysis, Pirates of Empire invites readers to sail into the murky waters where legality and legitimacy collided, and where the foundations of the modern world were forged in contraband and courage.

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  Why He Pulled Away - 7 Spiritual...

  Gratitude Ventures

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  There is a moment in every woman’s life when she feels the shift. 
  One day, the connection is electric. Next, there is silence. The texts stop coming. The plans get canceled. And in the gap where his presence used to be, the questions begin to spiral: What did I do wrong? Is there someone else? How do I get him back? 
  But what if his withdrawal has nothing to do with you? And what if chasing him is the very thing pushing him further away? 
  Why He Pulled Away is not your typical dating guide. It does not teach you games, manipulation, or how to pretend to be someone you aren’t. Instead, it offers a comprehensive spiritual framework for understanding the hidden dynamics of masculine and feminine polarity. 
  Inside, you will discover: 
  • The 7 Spiritual Truths that explain exactly why men withdraw (and why it’s often a biological and energetic necessity, not a lack of love). 
  • The Mirror Effect: How to use his behavior to uncover your own shadow work and heal deep-seated abandonment wounds. 
  • Divine Feminine Magnetism: How to shift from "chasing" (masculine energy) to "attracting" (feminine energy) to become naturally irresistible. 
  • Soul Contracts & Karmic Ties: How to recognize if this relationship is a destiny point meant to teach you a lesson, or a connection meant to last. 
  • The Language of Silence: How to decode what he isn’t saying and hold space without losing your dignity. 
  • Healing Anxious Attachment: Practical steps to soothe your nervous system so you stop self-abandoning in the name of love.

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  The Power of the Dao - Seven...

  Max Landsberg

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  Being in flow is when you are “in the zone,” “on your game,” or even “on fire.” It is both a mental state and a physical one. You have a feeling of complete focus, full involvement, and deep enjoyment in whatever you are doing. You feel the activity takes no energy from you—indeed you feel that it is giving you energy. You barely notice the passage of time. You feel calm but almost ecstatic. Most of us have glimpsed being in this state. But what if you could be in your zone not just for a moment of flow, nor merely for a day, but always and forever? This book shows you how to achieve that state, based on the enduring ancient Chinese wisdom of Daoist principles and practice. Millions of people have lived a better, happier, and more productive life by following all or some of these Daoist principles. This book provides the seven core principles of Daoism to help you live your life in productive yet relaxed flow for extended periods—or all the time.

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  Eddie Would Go - The Story of...

  Stuart Holmes Coleman

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  From surfer and writer Stuart Holmes Coleman, Eddie Would Go is the compelling story of Eddie Aikau's legendary life and legacy, a pipeline into the exhilarating world of surfing, and an important chronicle of the Hawaiian Renaissance and the emergence of modern Hawaii. 
   
   
   
  In the 1970s, a decade before bumper stickers and T-shirts bearing the phrase Eddie Would Go began popping up all over the Hawaiian islands and throughout the surfing world, Eddie Aikau was proving what it meant to be a "waterman." As a fearless and gifted surfer, he rode the biggest waves in the world; as the first and most famous Waimea Bay lifeguard on the North Shore, he saved hundreds of lives from its treacherous waters; and as a proud Hawaiian, he sacrificed his life to save the crew aboard the voyaging canoe Hokule'a.

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