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  The Prince

  Niccolò Machiavelli

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  The Prince is a 16th century political treatise by Nicolo Machiavelli. In it, Machiavelli argues that it is better for a ruler to be feared than loved, and that the ends justify the means. The book has been praised and condemned by various scholars over the years, but is still considered one of the most influential political works ever written. Read in English, unabridged.

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  Young Lions

  Andrew Mackay

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  This is the story of two teenage British boys in a Britain occupied by the Germans, which is what might have happened if the Nazis had successfully carried out their plans to invade Britain under Operation Sea Lion in the 1940s. Alan Mitchell and Sam Roberts study at St. John's Academy in the fictional Cambridgeshire market town of Hereward. Their Home Guard unit is defeated and the Schutzstaffel (S.S.) massacres the prisoners but the boys escape and return to German occupied Hereward.

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  Being Cosmopolitan - A Political...

  Luke Ulas

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  What does it mean to be cosmopolitan? Typically, cosmopolitanism is understood as a broad moral orientation, involving some kind of commitment to global moral equality. On this understanding, to be cosmopolitan is simply to evidence that moral orientation oneself. By contrast, Being Cosmopolitan takes up a thoroughly political approach. The focus is on what it might mean, and what it is like, to be political in a distinctly cosmopolitan form. What it means to be cosmopolitan in this thoroughly political sense cannot involve appeal to any particular moral orientation, because politics is about, inter alia, the contestation of such orientations and commitments. Instead, this book offers an account that is based upon the internalization of particular kind of global "social imaginary," involving the imagination of a global public to which certain issues—or global public affairs—are understood to pertain. 
   
   
   
  Within which kind of global order is it possible, or comfortable, for a cosmopolitical agent to live? In answer to this question, the book argues against the viability of both a world of self-determining peoples, and of "pluralist" global visions—both of which are popular with moral cosmopolitan theorists.

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  Lost Cities of the Ancient World

  Philip Matyszak

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  The ruins of ancient Athens, Luxor, and Rome are familiar cornerstones of world history, visited by travelers from across the globe. But what about the cities that have dropped off the map? Where are they, and what can they tell us about our past? 
   
   
   
  In this compendium of forgotten cities, Philip Matyszak explores the trials, tribulations, and triumphs these cities faced. Lost Cities of the Ancient World brings to life the sites and settlements across Europe, the Middle East, and beyond that time forgot, from the sunken city of Pavlopetri in the Mediterranean to the deep cave dwellings of Derinkuyu in Turkey. Four thousand years of human history are covered in this volume, offering unique insights into forgotten cities and ways of life. 
   
   
   
  Matyszak reveals a dynamic network of peoples and cultures who fought and traded between themselves, exchanging inventions, ideas, and philosophies, with the result that people as far apart as Catalhöyükin Turkey and Skara Brae in Scotland's Orkney Islands shared a common heritage. By examining the motivations that first drew populations to gather and settle together, as well as the challenges that led to their cities' abandonment, this striking and often surprising book offers us a fresh perspective on our urban origins.

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  The Twilight of the Idols

  Friedrich Nietzsche

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  In this book, Nietzsche examines and critiques many of the prominent ideas and figures of his time, including morality, religion, and philosophy itself. Nietzsche argues that traditional moral concepts, such as good and evil, are based on outdated and irrational beliefs that hinder the individual's pursuit of a fulfilling life. He also criticizes Christianity and its values, claiming that they are hostile to life and undermine individual freedom. Furthermore, Nietzsche criticizes the philosophical traditions of the past, including Platonism and Kantianism, for their limitations and inability to provide a meaningful framework for life. Instead, Nietzsche proposes a new philosophy, which he calls "the philosophy of the future," that embraces life's complexity and encourages the individual to create their own values. Read in English, unabridged.

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  Learn French while you sleep -...

  1000-words.com

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  Learn French anytime, anywhere — while you sleep, drive, walk, study, or work out.  
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  In this audiobook, you’ll hear 1000 essential French phrases for beginners, clearly spoken with English translations.  
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