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  Free to Obey - How the Nazis...

  Johann Chapoutot

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  What if the rules of modern capitalism were written during the Third Reich?
   
  Reinhard Höhn (1904-2000) was a commander of the SS, one of Nazi Germany’s most brilliant legal minds, and an archetype of the fervid technocrats and intellectuals that built the Third Reich. Following Germany’s defeat, after a few years in hiding, he emerged in the early 1950s as the founder and director of a renowned management school in Lower Saxony.
   
  Höhn’s story wouldn’t be very different from that of many other prominent Nazis if not for the fact that a vast number of Germany’s postwar business leaders—more than 600,000 executives—were educated at his management school.
   
  In this fascinating book, Johann Chapoutot, one of France’s most brilliant historians, traces the profound links between Nazism and the principles of modern corporate management, our definitions of success, and a concept of personal freedom that masks rigid hierarchical structures of power and control.
   
  “One of the most gifted European historians of his generation.”—Timothy Snyder, New York Times best-selling author of On Tyranny

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  The Innovative Animal -...

  Nizar M. Benazzouz PhD

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  🏅Award-Winning Book 
  🥇 Best launch on Amazon (September 2023) 
  "The journey to enlightenment and fulfillment begins with the first step of understanding. The deeper you delve into wisdom, the closer you come to the light of true fulfillment."- by Digital Transformation Manager & Innovation Professor: Nizar M. Benazzouz, PhD 
  Picture a world where newness is everywhere and nothing is casual or stable ! Through this audiobook, you will be exploring how everything around us, inert or animated, is connected in surprising ways. To achieve this ambitious goal, we will focus on the creative/destructive concept of innovation by:Redefining the vast ocean of innovation beyond the typical business and technological boundaries, to include any natural or human, physical or mental creation serving a purposeDiving into the deep waters of "change", and how this fundamental concept is intertwined with the existence of everything & everyoneChallenging and superposing western science and progress (quantum physics, industrial revolutions, etc.) and eastern philosophies and beliefs (Yin & Yang, religions, etc.) to build a comprehensive picture of why and how new objects and concepts come to beExploring the five components of the timeless innovative pattern: Need, Motivation, Creativity, Technology and Value.Providing a thought-provoking outlook into the state-of-the-art of modern human societies and where the wind of change seems to be leading us as individuals and a species.BONUS: Demonstrating how you are subconsciously innovating your reality every second and how to take control of this process to your and others’ benefit.

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  Second Treatise of Government

  John Locke

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  The Second Treatise of Government is a political treatise written by English philosopher John Locke in 1689. It is considered one of the most important works on political philosophy, as it presents Locke's ideas on the natural rights of individuals and the proper role and limits of government in a society based on the consent of the governed. 
  In the Second Treatise, Locke argues that all individuals have natural rights to life, liberty, and property, which cannot be taken away by any authority, including the government. These rights are inherent and universal, and are not granted by any social contract or agreement. 
  Locke also argues that governments are formed by the consent of the governed, and are therefore obligated to protect the natural rights of their citizens. He asserts that the purpose of government is to promote the common good, and that governments that fail to do so may be overthrown by the people. 
  Moreover, Locke suggests that there are limits to the power of government, and that individuals have the right to resist or even overthrow a government that becomes tyrannical or violates their natural rights. 
  The Second Treatise of Government has had a significant impact on political theory and the development of democratic governance. It influenced the United States Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, as well as many other constitutions around the world.

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  European Genocides - Details...

  Kelly Mass

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  This audiobook contains two topics: 
  1 - The Yugoslavian Genocide is hard to explain. So many factors have contributed to the war, and eventually, the genocide in Bosnia, that many UN soldiers didn’t even know what to do with it. A lack of response, though, made the problem worse. And looking back on some of the cowardice and indifference, I’m sure many countries involved would like to go back in time and do it over. A combination of historical aspects such as the division of religion, the world wars, the Iron Curtain, and the fall of the Soviet Union were part of what led to a conflict that lasted for years in this sensitive region in Europe. Throughout the Bosnian War of 1992-- 1995, the Yugoslavian or Bosnian genocide describes either the Srebrenica massacre or the larger criminal activities against mankind and ethnic cleaning project performed by the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) in areas controlled by the Army of Republika Srpska. 
  2 - Most people know what the Holocaust was. They have at least a vague image of what transpired in Europe during the 1940s. Still, the details may be blurry. So, let’s take a look at history and the events that shocked the world. And even though this was clearly not the first genocide in the world, it was one of particular proportions and scale, and therefore noteworthy. At the time of The Second World War, the Holocaust, also referred to as the Shoah, was a genocide of European Jews. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its allies killed around 6 million Jews in German-occupied Europe, representing about two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population.

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  Success Without School -...

  Jean Proffitt Nunnally

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  Consequences of the ongoing pandemic have seriously affected educational systems in the U.S. and around the world. School closures and the opportunities or nightmares of remote learning have caused many parents to reconsider options for schooling their children. Alternatives to conventional school are currently hot topics, strongly motivated by growing racism and the social bullying that confront many youngsters and teens in todays school environment. (New Yorker Magazine, June 21, 2021, "The Rise of Black Homeschooling") 
  Jean Nunnally's memoir of her trials and triumphs in unschooling her two children from birth to college provides an enlightening insight into the innate learning ability of humans, showing how self-esteem, trust and personal responsibility were preserved and strengthened for herself and her kids. "Unschooling" the author says, "is the way we have learned throughout time and the way adults learn when they are free to pursue their interests." Her book gives an overview of unschooling or self-directed learning, but so much more. Jean not only did the work, but her son and daughter are proof that unschooling works. They were each accepted in and graduated from prestigious U.S. colleges and testify, in personal reflections at the end of the narrative, to the happiness and fulfillment of their elementary and high school years following their passions, their hobbies, their music, their dreams, often in stark contrast to the struggles with traditional forms their peers were required to submit to. 
  Success Without School addresses myths and misperceptions of unschoolers. She explains how her view of school changed, and changed her, as she proceeded to unschool her children. She leaves the reader with an encouraging description of the three jobs of an unschooling parent: exposure, facilitation, and modeling; and offers her unique approach to preparing an unschooled teen for college, and the specific challenges that required.

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  Fairy Lore - An Introduction:...

  Ralph Harvey

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  Fairies abound in the realms of myth and folklore. They have enchanted humans for centuries—but are these mischievous, ethereal creatures more than just myth? One could ask for no better guide to the fairy realm than Ralph Harvey, one of England's foremost modern-day witches. In Fairy Lore he intersperses his own intriguing fairy encounters (among them, a mysterious musical interlude in an Irish valley) with succinct yet interesting introductions to the folktales of the fae. 
   
   
    
  Within Fairy Lore you will learn: 
   
   
   
  ● How fairies influenced everyone from Henry III to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 
   
   
   
  ● The best ways to seek out fairies (hint: aligning your chakras will help) and how to express gratitude for fairy favors 
   
   
   
  ● How to create charms to protect against fairies and other supernatural beings 
   
   
   
  ● Which gemstones and crystals draw specific types of fairy and elemental beings 
   
   
   
  ● Why roses have special meaning to fairies and why "elf bolts" are significant as well

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