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  A History of Maya Architecture...

  Norah Romney

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  Astronomy was an avid hobby for the ancient Maya, who recorded and interpreted every aspect of the sky. As a result, many of their most important buildings were built with astronomy in mind, because they believed it was possible to read the will and actions of the gods in the stars, moon, and planets. The Maya studied the sun, moon, and planets, especially Venus. 
  At Xultun, Guatemala, Maya daykeepers published astronomical tables tracking the movements of celestial bodies in the early 9th century during the heyday of Maya astronomy. The tables are also found in the Dresden Codex, a bark-paper book written in the 15th century. Specialist astronomical observers corrected and maintained Maya calendars, which were largely based on ancient Mesoamerican calendars created at least as early as 1500 BCE. The Maya even structured their government in part based on astronomy tracking requirements.

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  Daybreak - Awakening to Freedom...

  Friedrich Nietzsche, Tim Zengerink

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  What if you could break free from limiting beliefs, think for yourself, and awaken to a life of true freedom and self-discovery? 
  Daybreak is Friedrich Nietzsche’s groundbreaking work that encourages readers to question deeply ingrained moral systems and embrace life’s endless possibilities. This modern translation preserves the brilliance of Nietzsche’s original text while making his insights more accessible to today’s reader. 
  A radical departure from traditional philosophy, Daybreak explores the origins of morality, challenges conformity, and celebrates the power of the individual to shape their destiny. Whether you’re navigating life’s complexities, seeking greater self-awareness, or yearning to live more authentically, Nietzsche’s wisdom offers timeless guidance for the modern world. 
  What You’ll Discover in This Modern Translation: 
  - Challenge Conventional Morality – Learn to question societal norms and uncover the origins of moral values. 
  - Awaken to True Freedom – Explore the path to self-liberation and embrace life without fear or shame. 
  - Find Clarity in Complexity – Gain tools for independent thinking and making decisions with confidence. 
  - Discover Your Inner Strength – Unleash the power of your individuality and shape your own destiny. 
  Carefully adapted for contemporary readers, this edition of Daybreak ensures Nietzsche’s profound ideas are presented in clear, accessible language while retaining their depth and poetic brilliance. Practical examples and modern insights help you apply his philosophy to the challenges and opportunities of daily life. 
  Imagine living with unshakable confidence, clarity of purpose, and a fearless commitment to your own truth. Daybreak has inspired countless readers to awaken to life’s possibilities—now, it’s your turn. 
  Take the first step toward true freedom and self-discovery. Get your copy today and unlock Nietzsche’s timeless wisdom for a modern world.

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  Queen Victoria - The British...

  Kelly Mass

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  From June twentieth, 1837, to her death in the year 1901, Victoria ruled as Queen of the UK of Great Britain and Ireland. Her rule of 63 years and 7 months, called the Victorian period, was the longest of any British emperor before her. It was a period of considerable commercial, social, technical, and army development in the U.K., and also a period of great British Empire growth. The British Parliament gave her the additional title of Rule and Empress of India in the year 1876.Victoria was the 4th kid of King George III's 4th child, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Following the deaths of her dad and grandparents in the year 1820, Mary was supported by her mom and her comptroller, John Conroy, under stringent guidance. After her dad's 3 oldest brothers passed away without legal problem, she acquired the throne at the age of eighteen. Victoria, in spite of being a constitutional queen, aim to impact federal government policies and ministry consultations in personal; openly, she ended up being a nationwide sign connected with high ethical requirements.In this book, you will find out a lot more about Queen Victoria’s life.

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  The Simple Art of Japanese...

  Yoko Takenami

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  Create beautiful gifts, stationery and decorations that incorporate the elegant, centuries-old art of Japanese calligraphy.
   
  Developed since the sixth century, practised by the royal elite and Buddhist scholars, and packed with spiritual meaning, Japanese calligraphy has its own style: simple, elegant and gentle. Starting with a history section that illuminates thousands of years of calligraphy with inspiring examples, the core of the book is a clear step-by-step guide to creating stunning calligraphy. The 15 projects, from a greetings card to painting calligraphy motifs on river pebbles and linen hangings, represent authentic uses of Japanese scripts. The combination of simple strokes and meaningful characters that makes up each of these unique projects means you can create artworks that will give you and your loved ones truly enduring results. A clear materials section shows you exactly what you need to start, while the comprehensive techniques chapter demonstrates how to hold the brush, create characters and write pieces. Also included are 100 of the most popular Western first names, plus a series of greetings, sentiments and poems, including haikus and Zen proverbs, so you can personalise your projects.

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  Ordinary People Don't Carry...

  Artem Chapeye

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  In Ordinary People Don't Carry Machine Guns, Artem Chapeye reveals his war, intimate and senseless, withholding nothing about his motivations, his nightmares, his new relationship with the world. Here one man, a pacifist turned fighter, a story writer turned soldier considers the reasons for and reactions to war on a very personal level. 
   
   
   
  Chapeye investigates his role in the Ukrainian people's defense against the Russian army and his responsibilities as a father, a writer, a soldier, and a man of conviction. An avowed pacifist until 2022, Chapeye joined the Ukrainian army in the first days of the invasion. He tries to understand the large-scale decision-making that has a defining impact on both individual citizens and society-at-large: many of his fellow soldiers never considered enlisting before finding themselves at war; others fled the country. He wonders what his young children at home are doing and what they're feeling. 
   
   
   
  The book has three parts, offering historical analogies and literary references throughout. Deeply thought-provoking, intelligent, and heartbreaking, this is an essential book for anyone who wants to understand the ways that war can change everything.

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  Prehistoric Warfare: The History...

  Editors Charles River

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  Raymond C. Kelly, an anthropologist and ethnologist who has written extensively on societal inequality and subsequent warfare suggests that among the hunter-gatherer groups of Homo erectus, the population density was low enough to avoid armed conflict in most cases. In the same vein, a perception has persisted that during this less populated time of Earth’s history, life among the Homo species was relatively peaceful. Archaeologists have supported this theory through early cave art, little of which ever depicts humans hunting or killing each other explicitly. Kelly theorized that the migration out of Africa by Homo erectus 1.8 million years ago was “a natural consequence of conflict avoidance.” He believes that this general period of “Paleolithic warlessness” was to persist until the appearance of Homo sapiens approximately 350,000 years ago, and that it began with the occurrence of “economic and social shifts associated with sedentism.” 
  However, depictions of humans pierced with arrows began to appear in the Aurignacian-Périgordian eras (30,000 years ago), and in the early Magdalenian era (17,000 years ago). A work of Mesolithic art (20,000 to 10,000 years ago) shows an explicit battle between groups of archers, and in Valencia, a group of three archers are seen surrounded by four of the similarly armed enemy in the Cova del Roure la Vella in Castellón. In the Ares del Maestrat in Alcañiz of Aragon, another work depicts warriors fleeing a group of eight archers, while a similar work at Val del Charco del Agua in Aragon shows seven archers with plumed headgear. Other examples show warriors in lines and columns with a “distinctly garbed leader at the front.”

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