D'autres livres qui pourraient vous intéresser

• 

  Self-Reliance - A Contemporary...

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  This modern version of Ralph Waldo Emerson's classic was created to reach a larger and more contemporary audience. The work has been edited to appeal to a wider range of experience and expression. The book is so full of wisdom but we simply don't speak the same way anymore. This book has been upgraded to better reflect a more current vernacular - All the pronouns have been changed from simply he/him to they/them. 
  This edition is edited to be more relevant to today’s terminology and vernacular. As little as possible was modified in order to convey the author’s original intent. 
  Mostly what was changed were the pronouns he, she, him and her but a few other modifications were made in order to better convey the ideas in this classic work. 
  This updated version is more approachable and palatable than the original and still just as inspiring. It’s an incredible piece of literature that deserves to be recognized and widely known. 
  This essay is truly more relevant to today than ever. Ralph Waldo Emerson was such a brilliant writer and thinker. 
  In "Self-Reliance," Emerson expounds on the importance of trusting your soul, as well as divine providence, to carve out a life. A firm believer in nonconformity, Emerson celebrates the individual and stresses the value of listening to the inner voice unique to each of us - even when it defies society's expectations.This current version is created for your reading pleasure. 
  Read less

  Voir livre

• 

  The Game of Life and How to Play it

  Florence Scovel Shinn

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Most  people  consider  life  a  battle,  but  it  is  not  a battle,  it  is  a  game. It  is  a  game,  however,  which  cannot  be  played successfully  without  the  knowledge  of  spiritual law,  and  the  Old  and  the  New  Testaments  give  the rules  of  the  game  with  wonderful  clearness.  Jesus Christ taught  that  it  was  a  great  game  of  Giving and  Receiving.  "Whatsoever  a  man  soweth  that  shall  he  also reap."  This  means  that  whatever  man  sends  out  in word  or  deed,  will  return  to  him;  what  he  gives,  he will  receive.

  Voir livre

• 

  The Black Death - Plague and...

  Harris Ropes

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  The story of the Black Death begins long before it reached the shores of Europe. At the heart of the devastation was a bacterium called Yersinia pestis, the microorganism responsible for one of the deadliest pandemics in human history. This pathogen is believed to have originated in the arid plains of Central Asia, where it lived in a natural reservoir within rodent populations, particularly marmots. These animals, though mostly isolated in remote areas, became the starting point for a chain of transmission that would eventually span continents. 
  Early outbreaks of plague-like illnesses were recorded in China and other parts of Asia as early as the 13th century, suggesting that the bacterium was already circulating in the region. However, it was the growing network of trade routes, especially the Silk Road, that allowed the disease to move rapidly from one community to another. Merchants, caravans, and travelers unknowingly carried infected fleas and rats from one trading hub to the next, creating a direct path for the disease to follow. 
  One of the most significant early episodes linked to the Black Death's arrival in Europe occurred during the Mongol siege of the Crimean city of Caffa (modern-day Feodosiya) in 1346. According to some historical accounts, the Mongols, after suffering an outbreak in their own ranks, used the infected corpses of their dead as biological weapons by catapulting them over the city walls. While the historical accuracy of this account is debated, it symbolizes the critical role Caffa played as a point of transmission. From this port city, fleeing Genoese merchants are believed to have carried the disease back to Italy by ship, bringing the plague directly into European trading centers.

  Voir livre

• 

  Soccer club geopolitics - 22...

  Kévin Veyssière

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Why did Franco's Spain refuse to play against the USSR? Which matches have gone beyond the sporting stakes to become a geopolitical war? Which confrontations are impossible between certain countries, like the one between Russia and Ukraine? Or conversely, how can soccer be a tool for emancipation? 
  In a pleasant and clear style, the author tells us 22 unusual stories to understand the world. In a few years, many people will say that they started to be interested in geopolitics through Kévin Veyssière's soccer stories, after having realized that geopolitics is not boring and uninteresting, nor is it reserved for seasoned diplomats and staff officers.

  Voir livre

• 

  Jewish Traditions - A Deep Dive...

  Joseph Arston

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  This comprehensive audiobook offers an immersive exploration of Jewish cultural heritage through three essential aspects of Jewish life: 
  Jewish Family Life 
   Discover the rituals, values, and practices that form the foundation of Jewish households across different communities. Learn about family structures, lifecycle events, and the transmission of traditions from generation to generation. 
  Jewish Festivals and Celebrations 
   Experience the rich tapestry of Jewish holidays and commemorations throughout the year. From the solemnity of Yom Kippur to the joy of Purim, understand the historical significance, customs, and modern observances of these meaningful occasions. 
  Jewish Food Traditions 
  Explore the culinary heritage that has sustained Jewish communities for millennia. Delve into the origins of kosher dietary laws, regional variations in Jewish cuisine, and the symbolic foods that play important roles in celebrations and everyday life. 
  This audiobook serves as both an introduction for newcomers and a deeper resource for those familiar with Jewish customs, providing context, insights, and appreciation for traditions that have endured through centuries.

  Voir livre

• 

  Tsunami Days

  John Barnie

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  "We need more writers with bite. We have lived in the flatlands too long," writes John Barnie in one of his 'observations' ('Art in the Flatlands'). And bite he delivers.
  
  Ranging across politics, history, culture, ecological disaster, the meaning of truth, poetry, what we mean by identity and more… Barnie shares a window onto the world that is both erudite and particular. Leaning towards pessimism in a darkening world, these observations are often provocative, not from any bullish desire to antagonise, but as the result of mining a rationalist line of thought with an honesty and consistency that is applied as much to the author as to his subjects. There is a clarity here that some may find uncomfortable, but the aim is always dialogue above agreement; intellectual engagement above cheap solutions and sentimentality.
  
  Barnie asks us to think, consider and dig deeper, but most of all he asks that we "…live richly among our secondary self-created meanings, while recognising them for what they are. To face without flinching the nullity of the great void." ('Varieties of Meaning')
  Tsunami Days is a vital collection of essays for those prepared to engage with its unflinching observations.

  Voir livre