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  Meditations (meditations marcus...

  Marcus Aurelius

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  “Meditations” by Marcus Aurelius is a timeless collection of philosophical reflections written by the Roman Emperor during moments of solitude and self-examination. Rooted in Stoic philosophy, the work explores themes such as self-discipline, mortality, resilience, and the pursuit of virtue amidst the burdens of leadership. This edition features the classic English translation by Meric Casaubon, whose 17th-century prose preserves the gravity, elegance, and moral clarity of the original text. Casaubon’s translation offers readers a dignified and reflective tone that mirrors the emperor’s own austere worldview, making it ideal for those seeking both philosophical insight and a literary experience steeped in historical character. 
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  The Edge of Innocence - The...

  David Miraldi

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  Named 2018 Book of the Year by International Rubery Book Award  
  The Edge of Innocence is a work of narrative nonfiction based on the 1964 murder trial of Casper Bennett, a man accused of drowning his wife in a bathtub of scalding water in Lorain, Ohio. Bennett's sensational trial pitted an aggressive, mercurial county prosecutor against the author's father, a civil trial attorney who had never before defended anyone for murder.  
  The book not only recreates the tension and excitement of this courtroom battle but also highlights the uncertain edge that often divides guilt from innocence. The author was ten years old when he answered the phone late at night when Bennett called his father from jail, seeking his legal representation.  
  Forty years later and long after his father's death, the author found the Bennett file in the bottom of his mother's closet. From the moment he began reading the papers, the long-forgotten drama cast a spell on him. As he uncovered more and more of the facts, the story he had known as a child disappeared, replaced by one far different.  
  The Edge of Innocence takes the listener through the criminal justice system and ultimately to the trial, where the listener, like a juror, must sift through competing claims and conflicting evidence. Full of twists and turns and colorful characters, The Edge of Innocence is all the more entertaining because it tells a true story.

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  Confronting Saddam Hussein -...

  Melvyn P. Leffler

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  America's decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003 is arguably the most important foreign policy choice of the entire post–Cold War era. Nearly two decades after the event, it remains central to understanding current international politics and US foreign relations. 
   
   
   
  In Confronting Saddam Hussein, the eminent historian of US foreign policy Melvyn P. Leffler analyzes why the US chose war and who was most responsible for the decision. Employing a unique set of personal interviews with dozens of top officials and declassified American and British documents, Leffler vividly portrays the emotions and anxieties that shaped the thinking of the president after the shocking events of 9/11. He shows how fear, hubris, and power influenced Bush's approach to Saddam Hussein's Iraq. At the core of Leffler's account is his compelling portrait of Saddam Hussein. Rather than stressing Bush's preoccupation with promoting freedom or democracy, Leffler emphasizes Hussein's brutality, opportunism, and unpredictability and illuminates how the Iraqi dictator's record of aggression and intransigence haunted the president and influenced his calculations. Throughout, Leffler highlights the harrowing anxieties surrounding the decision-making process after the devastating attack on 9/11 and explains the roles of contingency, agency, rationality, and emotion.

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  A+ Parenting - The Surprisingly...

  Eva Moskowitz, Eric Grannis

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  Eva Moskowitz, founder of the highly lauded Success Academy Charter Schools, shares her advice for raising smart, successful, and intellectually engaged children. 
  Eva Moskowitz has built a national reputation as the founder and leader of Success Academy Charter Schools, one of the country’s most highly regarded networks of schools, but while most people know Eva for her success in educating 20,000 mainly low-income students who are routinely accepted to our nation’s best universities, she has also been responsible for raising three children of her own. In A+ Parenting, Eva shares what she has learned both as a parent and an educator about raising children to be enthusiastic and successful learners. 
  Eva’s most important message is that parents can and should play a critical role in their children’s intellectual development. Each year, children only spend about 180 days in school; how they spend the remaining 185 days is up to their parents. Children who continue to learn when they are out of school will make far more progress than those who don’t, but parents need not attempt to recreate school at home. Instead, they can encourage their children to engage in fun activities that will have a huge impact on their creativity, intellectual curiosity, and attention span.  
  A+ Parenting is every parent’s must-have guide to enriching every aspect of a child’s life, from the morning carpool to the soccer field to the dinner table—without having to hire tutors or carve out more hours in the day. Moskowitz explains how to take the time you’re already spending with your children and make it more fulfilling and intellectually stimulating for them. The book is full of practical guidance such as: 
  Which extracurricular activities are best for a child’s development.How children can learn by watching movies and playing games—and why you should reach for chess or Monopoly over checkers or Candyland.How to help your child overcome a learning disability and ensure it doesn’t undermine their self-confidence.Why getting angry at children doesn’t work but expressing disappointment does.In addition to advice, this book is filled with carefully curated lists of educational activities, including games to play, movies to watch, puzzles to solve, books to read, music to listen to, and experiments to perform. These activities, supported with love and joy, are all parents need to turn their children into lifelong learners. 
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  How To Be Awake (So You Can...

  Heather Darwall-Smith

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  A great night’s sleep starts long before your head hits the pillow 
  When it comes to getting the sleep we need, we tend to focus on perfecting a bedtime routine in the hour before bed but, in doing so, we’re missing the biggest factor that dictates our sleep quality: how we spend our days. 
  In this groundbreaking and practical guide, sought-after sleep psychotherapist Heather Darwall-Smith explores how our ‘always-on’ lives are wreaking havoc when the time comes to rest. In doing so, she reshapes our understanding of sleep, and the struggles that surround it, to offer powerful insights for meaningful change. 
  With practical exercises and expert guidance, you’ll learn:What the stress of daily life is doing to your nervous systemSimple ways to reset, rest and recover during the day that will transform your sleepThe impact that environment, technology, nutrition, hormones and exercise have on you and your sleepHow to solve your sleep issues by looking at your whole life 
  This book will transform your relationship with sleep and help you create the conditions for a restful night, so you can wake up to a brighter, more energised tomorrow. 
  As a non-fiction self-help guide grounded in health and psychology, it uses cognitive insight to show how your daily living patterns influence cognition and nighttime recovery. Prioritising healthy personal management and self-management—supported by realistic fitness habits—creates the kind of growth that restores calm, improves sleep, and nurtures lasting happiness. 
  For fans of Helen Pilcher (Bring Back the King), Rhiannon Lambert (The Science of Plant-based Nutrition), Ann Swanson (Meditation for the Real World), W. Chris Winter M.D. (The Rested Child), and Mel Robbins (Stop Saying You're Fine). 
  HarperCollins 2025

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  Oroonoko: or the Royal Slave

  Aphra Behn

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  A noble prince. A forbidden love. A powerful story of courage, injustice, and human dignity.
  
  Oroonoko is a groundbreaking novella by Aphra Behn, one of the earliest English novels and a significant work in the history of world literature.
  
  The story follows Oroonoko, an African prince known for his intelligence, bravery, and noble character, whose life is transformed by betrayal, captivity, and the harsh realities of colonial slavery. His love for Imoinda and his struggle for honor and freedom create a deeply moving exploration of loyalty, power, and injustice.
  
  With its dramatic storytelling and complex portrayal of colonial society, Oroonoko raises enduring questions about humanity, identity, and the meaning of freedom.
  
  A historically important work, this classic continues to be studied for its literary innovation and its powerful themes of love, resistance, and social justice.

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