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  Longships on Restless Seas

  History Nerds

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  For centuries, a fire swept through Europe. It raged on and on, putting nations and kingdoms at its mercy, and that fire came from the North. Due to a series of socio-political triggers, the Vikings emerged from their northern homes in Scandinavia and swept all across the realms of Europe - south, east, west, and north. Mastering the navigation of the oceans and dominating the riverways, these vicious Northmen embarked upon their swift longships and introduced an entirely new chapter of Europe's history. Merciless in war and cunning in trade, they found their place in faraway nations. From Ireland, Iceland, Scotland, and Greenland, down to the Iberian Peninsula and into France, North Africa, and the distant lands in the east, the Northmen left their mark.

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  Failure by Design - The...

  Georg Rilinger

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  A new framework for studying markets as the product of organizational planning and understanding the practical limits of market design. 
    
  The Western energy crisis was one of the great financial disasters of the past century. The crisis began in April 2000, when price spikes started to rattle California’s electricity markets. Decades later, some blame economic fundamentals and ignorant politicians, while others accuse the energy sellers who raided the markets. In Failure by Design, sociologist Georg Rilinger offers a different explanation, one that focuses on the practical challenges of market design. The unique physical attributes of electricity made it exceedingly difficult to introduce markets into the coordination of the electricity system, so market designers were brought in to construct the infrastructures that coordinate how market participants interact. An exercise in social engineering, these infrastructures were intended to guide market actors toward behavior that would produce optimal market results and facilitate grid management. Yet, though these experts spent their days worrying about incentive misalignment and market manipulation, they unintentionally created a system riddled with opportunities for destructive behavior. Rilinger’s analysis not only illuminates the California energy crisis but also develops a broader theoretical framework for thinking about markets as the products of organizational planning and the limits of social engineering, contributing broadly to sociological and economic thinking about the nature of markets.

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  Womanish Theology - Discovering...

  Khristi Lauren Adams

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  Khristi Lauren Adams's faith was first shaped by her experiences as a Black girl—learning about Scripture from her grandmother, Mama Hattie; "playing church" with her seven cousins over summer vacation; and grieving the murder of her sixteen-year-old friend when she was just fifteen. 
   
   
   
  In Womanish Theology, Adams reflects on those experiences, inviting listeners to learn from a new perspective and guiding them to a deeper understanding of their own spirituality. 
   
   
   
  This groundbreaking book introduces a new branch of theological thought Adams calls womanish, as a play on the womanist tradition (the theology of Black womanhood). "Womanish," remembers Adams, is a term Black mothers used for young girls as they grew more interested in doing grown-up things. Adams draws on her own life story as well as the life stories of other Black girls to explore theological concepts such as Scripture, theodicy, salvation, prayer, neighborly love, and the image of God. 
   
   
   
  Through this journey, listeners will learn that theology is for everyone and that the whole community of God can learn from the spiritual insights of Black girls.

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  Subliminal Psychology - Dark...

  Christopher Kingler

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  Have you ever wished you could penetrate someone's mind? Are you one of those people who are drawn to exploring the depths of the human psyche?Are you tired of being prey to emotional predators and manipulators and want to learn the art of subliminal psychology to fully protect yourself? 
  The relationship between the conscious and the subconscious is like the iceberg floating in the ocean. Consciousness is just the tip of the iceberg we see. The subconscious, however, is where the triggers occur and where the subliminal messages reach us. This is where the outside influence settles. 
  Here is a brief taste of what you will learn: 
  ◆ The truth about subliminal psychology and false myths. 
  ◆ The subliminal messages under X-rays to recognise them immediately and never fall into the trap again. 
  ◆ Deep analysis of the drives and the most hidden desires of human beings to decode their intentions. 
  ◆ Simple and advanced subliminal manipulation techniques to penetrate someone's mind. 
  ◆ Short and long-term effects of subliminal manipulation on decision making. 
  ◆ How to defend yourself from the powerful attacks of subliminal predators. 
  ◆ Subliminal reprogramming for mental health, removing mental blocks that prevent your happiness. 
  ◆ Unlock infinite potential with subliminal learning to acquire whatever knowledge you want.Let me ask you a question.Do you want to influence or be influenced?If you understand, unfortunately you have no choice.If you are tired of constantly being the object of manipulative tactics, this dark art historically reserved for secret societies and big brands is now within everyone's reach, and is about to be in your hands.

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  ADHD Secrets: Powerful...

  Cormac Delaney

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  Unlock Your Potential with Powerful ADHD Strategies: Thrive with Focus at Any Age 
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  The Conquest of Byzantium

  Stefan Zweig

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  The conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by a besieging army of around 80,000 men led by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II ended the Byzantine Empire. The city's defense was in the hands of Emperor Constantine XI, who had 7,000 to 10,000 soldiers at his disposal and, likely, fell during the last storm on the city. The fall of the Byzantine Empire also marked the final rise of the Ottoman Empire to become a major power. The conquest has a high symbolic value in both Turkish and Western European reception; Depending on one's perspective, it is viewed as evidence of imperial greatness or as a beacon of decay and demise. In historiography, the conquest of Constantinople is sometimes cited as one of the events that marked the transition from medieval Europe to modern times.

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