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  Ron Desantis: A Fascinating...

  Jordan Blake

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  Uncover the life and career of one of America’s most talked-about political figures with Ron DeSantis: A Fascinating Biography by Jordan Blake. This audiobook offers an in-depth exploration of Ron DeSantis’s journey from his modest beginnings to becoming a prominent leader on the national stage. 
  Blake’s biography provides listeners with a comprehensive look at DeSantis’s rise through the political ranks, from his education at Yale and Harvard, to his service as a U.S. Navy officer, and his subsequent entry into politics. The audiobook delves into his tenure as the Governor of Florida, highlighting his controversial policies, leadership during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, and his role in shaping the future of the Republican Party. 
  Whether you’re interested in modern American politics, the dynamics of state leadership, or the personal story behind a rising political figure, Ron DeSantis: A Fascinating Biography offers a compelling and insightful portrait. This audiobook is essential listening for those who want to understand the man behind the headlines and his impact on contemporary American governance.

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  Understanding Deleuze

  Philippe Mengue

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  The name Deleuze is associated with strange concepts (desiring machines, ritornello, war machine or lines of flight). However, these impressive notions can be explained simply, once we have the intuition that organizes his work. This work gives us access to an understanding of the thread that ties Deleuze's thought together, particularly through literary characters such as Bartleby, Lancelot and the Princess of Cleves. Deleuze thus appears as non-dogmatic, himself open to variation and to the invention of a multiplicity of possible meanings of life.

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  Elemental And Ancestral Spirits...

  Gerald Massey

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  The two primary elements were those of darkness and light: Sut was the power of darkness, Horus the power of light. In one representation the two elements were imaged by means of the black bird of Sut and the white bird, or golden hawk, of Horus. Thus we can identify two elemental powers, as old as night and day, which are primeval in universal mythology; and these two powers, or animistic souls, were divinized as the two gods Sut and Horus with the two birds of darkness and light, the black vulture and the gold hawk depicted back to back as their two representative types or personal totems. –from “Elemental and Ancestral Spirits, or The Gods and the Glorified” It goes unappreciated by modern Egyptologists, but it is embraced by those who savor the concept of a “hidden history” of humanity, and those who approach all human knowledge from the perspective of the esoteric. Gerard Massey’s massive Ancient Egypt: The Light of the World–first published in 1907 and the crowning achievement of the self-taught scholar–redefines the roots of Christianity via Egypt, proposing that Egyptian mythology was the basis for Jewish and Christian beliefs. Here, Cosimo proudly presents Book 3 of Ancient Egypt, in which Massey explains how the original elemental spirits of early humans were transformed into deities, and how the concept of a “soul” developed from animalistic representations of natural forces. Peculiar and profound, this work will intrigue and delight readers of history, religion, and mythology. British author GERALD MASSEY (1828-1907) published works of poetry, spiritualism, Shakespearean criticism, and theology, but his best-known works are in the realm of Egyptology, including A Book of the Beginnings and The Natural Genesis.

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  Plotting Your Fantasy Novel - A...

  Jed Herne

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  Stop struggling with the blank page and finally create the fantasy novel you’ve always dreamed of writing. 
  Do you have great worldbuilding and character ideas, but don’t know what should actually happen in your story? 
  Have you started writing a book, only to get stuck halfway through? 
  Do you have cool scene concepts, but don’t know how to link them together, or what to do between your big plot moments? 
  If you said yes to any of those questions, then this book is for you. 
  Why you should read this book: 
  This book will help you decide exactly what events you should include in your novel. Unlike other methods, you won't follow a rigid template that makes your characters act in a forced way. 
  Instead, you’ll use 9-Point Plot Structure to build your characters and plot in unison. This will make your story unfold in an organic, cohesive, and captivating fashion. 
  By using this simple system, you will design clear plot points to work towards when you're writing. You'll also learn how to easily connect the gaps between these major plot points, so that you never get stuck — especially in the middle of your story. 
  In this step-by-step guide, you’ll also learn how to:Develop and understand your characters — so that you know exactly what they should do in your story.Build meaningful conflict to keep readers hooked.Structure perfectly-paced scenes.Design a complete story outline — so that you know your book works before you write a single word.Create emotionally resonant character arcs.Cohesively integrate your worldbuilding and theme with your characters and your plot.Master subplots, plot twists, and suspense.Plot a captivating fantasy series. 
  Includes a free digital workbook: 
  In this workbook, you'll find templates, step-by-step exercises, and detailed plot breakdowns of bestselling fantasy novels. This free workbook makes it easy to construct and organise your own plot. (Note: you'll hear the link to download this workbook in the first chapter.)

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  Locked Down Locked Out - Why...

  Maya Schenwar

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  An analysis of the US prison system through real-life stories, and a look at the complex work of community-based social justice projects. 
   
   
   
  Through the stories of prisoners and their families, including her own family's experiences, Maya Schenwar shows how the institution that locks up 2.3 million Americans and decimates poor communities of color is shredding the ties that, if nurtured, could foster real collective safety. As she vividly depicts here, incarceration takes away the very things that might enable people to build better lives. But looking toward a future beyond imprisonment, Schenwar profiles community-based initiatives that successfully deal with problems—both individual harm and larger social wrongs—through connection rather than isolation, moving toward a safer, freer future for all of us. 
   
   
   
  "Maya Schenwar's stories about prisoners, their families (including her own), and the thoroughly broken punishment system are rescued from any pessimism such narratives might inspire by the author's brilliant juxtaposition of abolitionist imaginaries and radical political practices." —Angela Y. Davis, author of Are Prisons Obsolete?

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  A Rare Recording of Bertrand...

  Bertrand Russell

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  Bertrand Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was born in Monmouthshire, into one of the most prominent aristocratic families in Britain. 
  Russell was a philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, prominent anti-war activist, and an outspoken opponent of nuclear weapons. In 1950, Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The following is a 1959 speech on nuclear disarmament.

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