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  Kill Caesar! - Assassination in...

  Rose Mary Sheldon

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  “Why were Rome’s first emperors—the good, the bad, and the ugly—so vulnerable to conspiracies and assassination? . . . an expert analysis . . . compelling.” —Adrienne Mayor, author of The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates and Rome’s Deadliest Enemy Exploring the history of internal security under the first Roman dynasty, this groundbreaking book answers the enduring question: If there were 9,000 men guarding the emperor, how were three-quarters of Rome’s leaders assassinated? Rose Mary Sheldon traces the evolution of internal security mechanisms under the Julio-Claudians, evaluating the system that Augustus first developed to protect the imperial family and the stability of his dynasty. Yet in spite of the intensive precautions taken, there were multiple attempts on his life.    Like all emperors, Augustus had a number of competing constituencies—the senate, the army, his extended family, the provincials, and the populace of Rome—but were they all equally threatening? Indeed, the biggest threat would come from those closest to the emperor—his family and the aristocracy. Even Roman imperial women were deeply involved in instigating regime change. By the fourth emperor, Caligula, the Praetorian Guards were already participating in assassinations, and the army too was becoming more politicized.    Sheldon weighs the accuracy of ancient sources: Does the image of the emperor presented to us represent reality or what the people who killed him wanted us to think? Were Caligula and Nero really crazy, or did senatorial historians portray them that way to justify their murder? Was Claudius really the fool found drooling behind a curtain and made emperor, or was he in on the plot from the beginning? These and other fascinating questions are answered as Sheldon concludes that the repeated problem of “killing Caesar” reflected the empire’s larger dynamics and turmoil.

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  Betty White - A Life from...

  Hourly History

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  Betty White was more than just an actress and comedienne—she was a force of nature who dazzled audiences for nearly a century. Few in show business could match her energy, charisma, or longevity. While many of her peers slowed down, Betty remained active well into her 90s. Incredibly, she lived to be 99 years old, passing away just weeks shy of her 100th birthday. 
  Throughout her extraordinary life, Betty White built a career that spanned over eight decades. She was breaking new ground in radio and television when the mediums were still in their infancy. From her scene-stealing role as the sharp-witted Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show to the beloved Rose Nylund in The Golden Girls, Betty White’s versatility and timeless appeal were unmatched. But despite her ever-present public persona, there were layers to Betty White that few people truly understood. She seemed to live her life as an open book, yet there remained untold stories and hidden gems that added to the mystique of this legendary woman. 
  In this book, we take you on a journey through the incredible life of Betty White, uncovering the milestones, the triumphs, and the little-known chapters of the “First Lady of Television.”

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  Revolution & Counter Revolution

  Friedrich Engels

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  Revolution and Counter-Revolution is an account of what happened in Prussia, Austria, and other German states during 1848, describing the impact on both middle-class and working-class aspirations and on the idea of German unification. Events in Austria and Prussia are discussed, along with the role of the Poles and Czechs and Panslavism, which Engels was against. 
   
  Friedrich Engels (German: (28 November 1820 – 5 August 1895) was a German social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory, alongside Karl Marx.

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  Wooden Oxen The: Why They Copied...

  Andrew Lin

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. 
  The wooden oxen and gliding horses were one of history's quietly brilliant inventions — and the story of how they were used holds a lesson every modern leader needs. 
  Eighteen hundred years ago, the great strategist Zhuge Liang faced an impossible deadlock. To win the war his dying lord had entrusted to him, he had to march north — but every sack of grain had to cross treacherous mountains, where the supply line, not the enemy, kept breaking his campaigns. His answer was not a sharper weapon. It was a system: a fleet of wooden hauling machines that carried grain across the peaks and broke the deadlock at last. 
  Then his rival, the formidable Sima Yi, did what any shrewd competitor would. He seized the machines, took them apart, and built copies identical down to the millimeter — certain he now held whatever Zhuge Liang held. He was wrong. He had copied the entire shell, and missed the one hidden mechanism that made it work. What happened next turned his flawless copies into a trap, and became one of the most instructive reversals in the history of competition. 
  This is a story about the difference between the shell and the key — between what a rival can see and copy, and what he can never carry away. You'll discover why competitors can replicate everything you do and still gain nothing, why the deepest business moat often hides in the dullest place of all — logistics — and why, once you truly hold the key, you can even welcome imitation and let it work in your favor. 
  Part vivid historical narrative, part sharp business analysis, this audiobook draws a clear line from an ancient battlefield to the decisions you face today. You'll come away able to audit your own advantage and answer the question that decides how long it lasts: is it a shell anyone can copy, or a key no one can take from you? 
  Ancient Chinese wisdom, made practical, memorable, and immediately useful.

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  Queer People - Cases from...

  Basil Thomson

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  The criminal classes of London described by the man who had run the Metropolitan Police CID and the prison service - the confidence tricksters, the forgers, the spies of the war and the people who confessed to crimes they had not committed. This edition adds a gallery of 59 plates after Hogarth, Doré, Blake Richmond and others, alongside 11 illustrations restored and coloured for this printing.

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  The Mysteries of Mithra

  George Robert Stowe Mead

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  The Mysteries of Mithra by G.R.S. Mead is an important text in the field of Hellenistic culture, exploring the cult of Mithraism as an important contributor to religious and philosophical thought during the Greco-Roman period. As a seminal work, it provides valuable insight into the origins and practice of Mithraism, which was seen as a source for spiritual transformation and enlightenment in this era of antiquity. Read in English, unabridged.

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