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  Ancient Syria: A Captivating...

  Captivating History

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  Discover the Wonders and Mysteries of Ancient Syria  
  A pivotal crossroads of trade and culture, ancient Syria was an exhilarating and revolutionary place. Syria has always been a volatile land rocked by forces competing for power. Yet, it gave birth to the world’s first library and the first purely alphabetic writing system. An exciting epicenter of early Christianity flourished in Antioch and Damascus. 
  Explore ancient Syria’s riveting history and breathtaking culture in this well-researched audiobook. Unwrap the fascinating stories of people who left an indelible mark on ancient Syria. 
  Some of the intriguing questions this book answers include:How did a picnic lead to the discovery of the lost city of Urkesh?What secrets did Ebla’s ancient library reveal?How many of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities are in Syria?Did Egypt’s Ramesses II survive an ambush in the Battle of Qadesh?What Syrian cities crumpled in the Bronze Age Collapse?Where did the Assyrians send the Syrians exiled from Damascus, Qadesh, and Hamath?What Syrian language became the official language of the Persian-Achaemenid Empire?Why did the early Christians in Antioch build their church in a cave?What Syrian queen ruled the eastern part of the Roman Empire? 
  To unpack the answers to these questions and more, scroll up and click the “add to cart” button! 

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  Memory Improvement

  Miguel Vaquero

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  The ability for the brain to encode, store, and recall information is known as memory. Experience serves as a roadmap for future action.Memory includes both consciously recalled facts and experienced details as well as deeply embedded knowledge that pops up without thought or even awareness. It serves as both a temporary information storage space and a more lasting record of what has been learned. Scientists have identified several different types of memory, including episodic, semantic, procedural, working, sensory, and prospective memory.From the vivid memories of episodic memory to the practical knowledge of procedural memory, each type of memory has a specific purpose. However, there are similarities in the way memory functions generally, and certain parts of the brain, like the hippocampus, are crucial for different types of memory.

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  I Have Your Back - How an...

  Tom Sileo

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  The story of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, who became an international hero for his courage and selflessness.Ever since he was a young boy growing up on the streets of Staten Island, New York, Michael Ollis wanted to be a soldier. Inspired by his father, who fought in Vietnam, Mike’s deep desire to serve was cemented on the day his beloved city was attacked. From 9/11 onward, Mike’s one and only mission was to save lives.After two tense combat deployments, Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis earned the US Army’s coveted Ranger tab and set his sights on the perilous mountains of eastern Afghanistan. On August 28, 2013, Mike was suddenly caught in the middle of a massive and unprecedented Taliban assault on a coalition military base. Rather than retreat to his bunker, Mike decided to fight. He then encountered a Polish army officer who needed his help.Despite being surrounded by enemy fighters while running low on ammunition, Mike promised the foreign soldier that no matter what, he would have his back. For his final act of bravery, Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis would not only receive the Distinguished Service Cross from his own country, but the highest honor that Poland can bestow upon an allied soldier.As an American warrior, Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis had all of our backs. This vivid and visceral account of Mike’s selfless 24-year journey will motivate us to “live like Mike” by always putting family, friends and country first.A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

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  The Divine Comedy Purgatory

  Dante Alighieri

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  Purgatorio (Italian: [purɡaˈtɔːrjo]; Italian for "Purgatory") is the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno, and preceding the Paradiso. The poem was written in the early 14th century. It is an allegory telling of the climb of Dante up the Mount of Purgatory, guided by the Roman poet Virgil, except for the last four cantos at which point Beatrice takes over as Dante's guide.Purgatory in the poem is depicted as a mountain in the Southern Hemisphere, consisting of a bottom section (Ante-Purgatory), seven levels of suffering and spiritual growth (associated with the seven deadly sins), and finally the Earthly Paradise at the top. Allegorically, the Purgatorio represents the penitent Christian life. In describing the climb Dante discusses the nature of sin, examples of vice and virtue, as well as moral issues in politics and in the Church. The poem outlines a theory that all sins arise from love – either perverted love directed towards others' harm, or deficient love, or the disordered or excessive love of good things.

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  A Complete Stillness - Six Small...

  Jiddu Krishnamurti

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  A complete stillness - 25 August 1965 
  • Is there a single movement that will completely transform my whole way of life? 
  • The passion is there but the perfume doesn’t take place. What am I to do? • Am I in a position of a man who for the first time is walking on a road by 
  himself and discovering? 
  • Does one know what a complete stillness means? 
  • It is only from a very still mind that a mutation takes place. 
  • Is there an ending to thought, therefore an ending to time? 
  • If I have no thought and therefore no time, and so no wasting of energy, there 
  is no movement, therefore there is complete stillness.

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  A Question of RESPECT - Bringing...

  Ed Goeas, Celinda Lake

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  A Wall Street Journal–bestseller, Republican Ed Goeas and Democrat Celinda Lake present political strategies to resolve national and civil tensions.A Question of Respect speaks to voters who are tired of a political environment that ends in immovable stalemate, grounded by a political party’s voter base without addressing solutions or attempting to understand the opposing side. With more than thirty years of their joint Battleground Poll exploring the concerns of the American public, Ed and Celinda reveal that only through mutual respect will the nation be able to heal its divisions. “In providing a roadmap to respect and bipartisanship, liberal Lake and conservative Goeas offer up a very personal lesson for all of us on the final page. In acknowledging how their politically divided relationship changed over the two-year writing project, they basically said that time and listening were the best medicine. . . . Theirs is not only a cure for what ails Washington, but maybe the slave to our divided nation, packed in a powerful and concise read. Bravo.” —Paul Bedard, Washington Secrets columnist for the Washington Examiner“A very good book by very good people about a very good country in very bad times. I could not put it down. Get copies for everyone you know, especially those with whom you’ve stopped communicating.” —Mary Matalin, American political consultant “Ed and Celinda, two experienced veterans of political combat, have written a thoughtful examination of where the problems lie, and what we can do about them. It’s not a solution, that’s up to us, but it’s an invaluable roadmap that each of us should carry.” —General Stan McChrystal (Ret.)

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