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  The Future Our Ecuational...

  Friedrich Nietzsche

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  “The Future of Our Educational Institutions” is a work by Friedrich Nietzsche, originally delivered as a series of five public lectures at Basel University in 1872. In this work, Nietzsche critically examines the attempt in 19th-century Germany to make education public, and its inherent politicisation. He points out the deep contradictions within the gymnasium system and argues against the exploitation of youth by the State for its own purposes. Nietzsche presents a radical challenge to the existing educational institutions and practices, arguing that education in modernity is a lost cause.

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  The Alice Behind Wonderland

  Simon Winchester

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  On a summer's day in 1858, in a garden behind Christ Church College in Oxford, Charles Dodgson, a lecturer in mathematics, photographed six-year-old Alice Liddell, the daughter of the college dean, with a Thomas Ottewill Registered Double Folding camera, recently purchased in London. 
   
  Simon Winchester deftly uses the resulting image--as unsettling as it is famous, and the subject of bottomless speculation--as the vehicle for a brief excursion behind the lens, a focal point on the origins of a classic work of English literature. Dodgson's love of photography framed his view of the world and was partly responsible for transforming a shy and half-deaf mathematician into one of the world's best-loved observers of childhood. Little wonder that there is more to ""Alice Liddell as the Beggar Maid"" than meets the eye. Using Dodgson's published writings, private diaries, and of course his photographic portraits, Winchester gently exposes the development of Lewis Carroll and the making of his Alice.

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  The Seventh Letter

  Plato

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  "The Seventh Letter" by Plato delves into the philosophical musings of the revered ancient Greek philosopher. Composed as an epistle, the text offers insights into Plato's thoughts on governance, education, and the nature of reality. Through the letter, readers encounter Plato's reflections on the ideal state and the philosopher-king concept. This philosophical work serves as a profound exploration of wisdom, governance, and the pursuit of truth, showcasing Plato's enduring impact on Western philosophy. Read in English, unabridged.

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  The Brothers of the Shining Robe

  Manly P. Hall

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  In this rare and mystical work, Manly P. Hall unveils the hidden thread of spiritual brotherhood that guides the evolution of humanity from behind the veil. The Brothers of the Shining Robe refers to the invisible order of Initiates, Sages, and Adepts who, throughout the ages, have silently labored for the advancement of truth, beauty, and enlightenment on Earth. 
  Through poetic symbolism and philosophical insight, Hall traces the legacy of these hidden guardians—from ancient Egypt and Greece to the esoteric schools of the East and the secret societies of the modern West. He explores their doctrines, their sacred duty to the soul of the world, and their constant battle against ignorance and materialism. 
  More than a history, this book is a spiritual call to remembrance: that there are still those who wear the shining robe—not of cloth, but of light—and who work for the regeneration of the human spirit. Their presence is known not by words, but by their silent wisdom and unwavering service.

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  The Bitch in the House - Women...

  Cathi Hanauer

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  Despite more power and choices than ever before, women are still angry -- that's not necessarily a bad thing, as anger is what continues to open the door for change. In this collection, 15 women speak boldly and passionately about choices they've made -- about sex, children, love and work -- and explore what's working and what is not. Their essays -- always provocative, honest, witty and wise -- are the culmination of the lessons of the past two decades, the ‘me' years and the therapy years, the years that have taught women to express themselves and acknowledge their needs. As celebratory as they are critical, these brilliant essays reflect the truth about life. 
  Audio contains the following essays, written and read by the contributors: 
  Introduction -- Cathi Hanauer 
  Getting the Milk for Free -- Veronica Chambers 
  Crossing to Safety -- Jen Marshall 
  Moving In. Moving Out. Moving On. -- Sarah Miller 
  Papa Don't Preach -- Kerry Herlihy 
  I Do. Not.: Why I Won't Marry -- Catherine Newman 
  Killing the Puritan Within -- Kate Christensen 
  My Mother's Ring: Caught Between Two Families -- Helen Schulman 
  Attila the Honey I'm Home -- Kristin van Ogtrop 
  The Myth of Co-Parenting: How It Was Supposed to Be. How It Was. -- Hope Edelman 
  Daddy Dearest: What Happens When He Does More Than His Half? -- Laurie Abraham 
  Crossing the Line in the Sand: How Mad Can Mother Get? -- Elissa Schappell 
  Married at 46: The Agony and the Ecstacy -- Nancy Wartik 
  The Fat Lady Sings -- Natalie Kusz 
  What Independence Has Come to Mean to Me: The Pain of Solitude.The Pleasure of  
  Self-Knowledge. -- Vivian Gornick

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  Union and Communion - or...

  J. Hudson Taylor

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  This little book, whose design is to lead the devout Bible student into the Green Pastures of the Good Shepherd, thence to the Banqueting House of the King, and thence to the service of the Vineyard, is one of the abiding legacies of Mr. Hudson Taylor to the Church. In the power of an evident unction from the Holy One, he has been enabled herein to unfold in simplest language the deep truth of the believer's personal union with the Lord, which under symbol and imagery is the subject of The Song of Songs. (From the Foreword by J Stuart Holden).

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