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  Victories Never Last - Reading...

  Robert Zaretsky

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  In any time of disruption or grief, many of us seek guidance in the work of great writers who endured similar circumstances. During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, historian and biographer Robert Zaretsky did the same while also working as a volunteer in a nursing home in south Texas. In Victories Never Last Zaretsky weaves his reflections on the pandemic siege of his nursing home with the testimony of six writers on their own times of plague: Thucydides, Marcus Aurelius, Michel de Montaigne, Daniel Defoe, Mary Shelley, and Albert Camus, whose novel The Plague provides the title of this book. 
   
   
    
  Zaretsky delves into these writers to uncover lessons that can provide deeper insight into our pandemic era. At the same time, he goes beyond the literature to invoke his own experience of the tragedy that enveloped his Texas nursing home, one which first took the form of chronic loneliness and then, inevitably, the deaths of many residents whom we come to know through Zaretsky's stories. In doing so, Zaretsky shows the power of great literature to connect directly to one's own life in a different moment and time. 
   
   
    
  For all of us still struggling to comprehend this pandemic and its toll, this book serves as a thoughtful and down-to-earth guide to the many ways we can come to know and make peace with human suffering.

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  Hitler's Crime Fighter - The...

  David Lee

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  Nazi Germany, June 1943, Buchenwald concentration camp. The last place you'd expect to find any form of justice. And yet justice against the SS men who brutalised the prisoners here would be attempted by the unlikeliest of sources – SS officer Konrad Morgen.
  Nazi Germany, despite the atrocities it carried out on an industrial scale, still had legislation and a legal system, and Morgen used these laws to bring individual members of the SS to justice for their crimes. He was a fearless investigating judge and police official, and when he crossed swords with more powerful forces inside the SS, he was demoted and sent by Heinrich Himmler himself to the Eastern Front as an ordinary soldier in the Waffen SS.
  But Morgen's skills were still required and he returned to launch a series of criminal investigations in various concentration camps, including Buchenwald. As a direct result of his work, two concentration camp commandants were shot before the end of the war and he arrested three others. Targets of his investigations included Adolf Eichmann, one of the architects of the Holocaust, and Rudolf Höss, the infamous commandant of Auschwitz.
  Described by historian John Toland as 'the man who did the most to hinder the atrocities in the East', Konrad Morgen pursued Nazi Germany's worst murderers from inside the SS. This is his incredible true story.

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  Sulla and Caesar: The History of...

  Editors Charles River

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  Julius Caesar is still remembered for winning a civil war and helping bring about the end of the Roman Republic, leaving a line of emperors in its place, but it’s quite possible that none of what Caesar did would’ve happened without the template for such actions being set 40 years earlier. At the time, when Caesar was in his teens, war was being waged both on the Italian peninsula and abroad, with domestic politics pitting the conservative, aristocratic optimates against the populist, reformist populares, and this tension ultimately escalated into an all-out war. One of the leading populares was Caesar’s uncle, Gaius Marius, a military visionary who had restructured the legions and extended the privileges of land ownership and citizenship to legionaries on condition of successful completion of a fixed term of service. In the late 2nd century B.C., Marius had waged a successful campaign against several Germanic tribes, and after earning eternal fame in the Eternal City, Marius was appointed a consul several times. In 88 B.C., he entered into conflict with his erstwhile protégé, the optimate Sulla, over command of the army to be dispatched against Mithridates VI of Pontus, a long-time enemy of Rome and its Greek allies.   
  	Ironically, Marius’s reforms had made the legions fiercely loyal to their individual generals rather than the state, which allowed Sulla to march his army against Rome and force Marius into exile. With that, Rome’s first civil war was officially underway, but Sulla’s triumph proved short-lived. Just as Sulla departed for a campaign, Marius returned at the head of a scratch army of veterans and mercenaries, taking over the city and purging it of Sulla’s optimate supporters, and though Marius died in 86 B.C., his party remained in power. After Sulla finished mopping up the last scraps of resistance, he intended to take back Rome for himself at the head of his legions. 

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  Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo...

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  The most important wisdom you will ever possess is already inside you. In one of the most powerful essays ever written, Ralph Waldo Emerson provides the key to unlocking it. Self-Reliance is a guide to freeing yourself from the expectations of others and building a life of authentic purpose. 
  This essential audiobook will teach you how to: 
  Trust Your Intuition: Learn why your own inner voice is the most reliable and sacred guide you will ever have. 
  Embrace Nonconformity: Find the courage to stand apart from the crowd and reject the pressures to fit in. 
  Overcome the Fear of Being Misunderstood: Discover why all great souls have been willing to challenge convention. 
  Unlock Your Inner Genius: Recognize and cultivate the unique talents and perspectives that only you possess. 
  Live with Unwavering Integrity: Build a life based on your own principles, not the fleeting opinions of society. 
  The time to reclaim your individuality is now. Download this audiobook and begin the journey back to your most powerful and authentic self.

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  The Mind of Primitive Man

  Franz Boas

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  In "The Mind of Primitive Man," Boas delves into the diversity of human cultures, examining their languages, customs, beliefs, and social organizations. He emphasizes the fundamental equality of human capacities across all cultures, debunking theories of racial hierarchy prevalent in the early 20th century. Boas argues that cultural differences arise from environmental factors and historical contingencies rather than innate racial characteristics. His work laid the foundation for modern cultural anthropology, emphasizing the importance of fieldwork, empirical observation, and cultural relativism.

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  Social & Communication Skills:...

  Sebastian Clark

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  Expand your horizons and become an approachable person with amazing communication and social skills! 
  We all know that being able to communicate effectively is key to success in life, but it's not always easy. 
  It's tough enough trying to figure out what we're feeling, let alone trying to put that into words and communicate it effectively to someone else. 
  You may feel like you're not good at socializing, and that can hold you back from achieving success in your personal and professional life. 
  Being able to read people and communicate effectively is a valuable skill that can help you in any situation. Whether you're trying to make friends, network, or get ahead at work, being able to connect with others is key. 
  Social & Communication Skills will teach you the subtle art of communication! 
  This bundle will help you read people like a book, understand their emotions, and respond in a way that builds relationships instead of tearing them down. 
  You'll learn how to talk to anyone with confidence and ease, making friends and achieving relationship success along the way. 
  Armed with these valuable skills, you'll be able to make a good impression in any situation and improve your overall communication technique. 
  From reading body language and understanding facial expressions, to knowing what topics are safe for conversation and how to start (and end) a dialogue, these audiobooks have it all. 
  You'll become a people person in no time!Scroll up, get the audiobook, and start listening!

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