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  The Enchiridion

  Epictetus

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  You cannot control events—but you can control yourself.
  In this compact yet powerful handbook, the Stoic philosopher Epictetus distills a lifetime of wisdom into clear, practical teachings on how to live with calm, dignity, and strength. He shows how freedom comes from mastering desire, accepting what lies beyond our control, and aligning our actions with reason and virtue.
  
  Revered as "the most practical manual of Stoic philosophy ever written," The Enchiridion has guided thinkers, leaders, and seekers for nearly two thousand years. Its insights are direct, uncompromising, and profoundly liberating.
  
  If you seek resilience in adversity, clarity in chaos, and a philosophy you can live by every day, this essential classic belongs at your side.
  
  Open the book—and learn how true freedom begins within.

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  The House of Fragile Things -...

  James McAuley

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  A powerful history of Jewish art collectors in France, and how an embrace of art and beauty was met with hatred and destruction 
   
   
   
  In the dramatic years between 1870 and the end of World War II, a number of prominent French Jews—pillars of an embattled community—invested their fortunes in France's cultural artifacts, sacrificed their sons to the country's army, and were ultimately rewarded by seeing their collections plundered and their families deported to Nazi concentration camps. 
   
   
   
  In this rich, evocative account, James McAuley explores the central role that art and material culture played in the assimilation and identity of French Jews in the fin-de-siècle. Weaving together narratives of various figures, some familiar from the works of Marcel Proust and the diaries of Jules and Edmond Goncourt—the Camondos, the Rothschilds, the Ephrussis, the Cahens d'Anvers—McAuley shows how Jewish art collectors contended with a powerful strain of anti-Semitism: they were often accused of "invading" France's cultural patrimony. The collections these families left behind—many ultimately donated to the French state—were their response, tragic attempts to celebrate a nation that later betrayed them.

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  The Cryptogram as a Factor in...

  Manly Palmer Hall

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  No treatise which deals with symbolism would be complete without a section devoted to the consideration of cryptograms. The use of ciphers has long been recognized as indispensable in military and diplomatic circles, but the modern world has overlooked the important rôle played by cryptography in literature and philosophy. If the art of deciphering cryptograms could be made popular, it would result in the discovery of much hitherto unsuspected wisdom possessed by both ancient and mediæval philosophers. It would prove that many apparently verbose and rambling authors were wordy for the sake of concealing words. Ciphers are hidden in the most subtle manner: they may be concealed in the watermark of the paper upon which a book is printed; they may be bound into the covers of ancient books; they may be hidden under imperfect pagination; they may be extracted from the first letters of words or the first words of sentences; they may be artfully concealed in mathematical equations or in apparently unintelligible characters; they may be extracted from the jargon of clowns or revealed by heat as having been written in sympathetic ink; they may be word ciphers, letter ciphers, or apparently ambiguous statements whose meaning could be understood only by repeated careful readings; they may he discovered in the elaborately illuminated initial letters of early books or they may be revealed by a process of counting words or letters. If those interested in Freemasonic research would give serious consideration to this subject, they might find in books and manuscripts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the information necessary to bridge the gap in Masonic history that now exists between the Mysteries of the ancient world and the Craft Masonry of the last three centuries.

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  Thinking Historically - A Guide...

  Francis J. Gavin

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  It seems obvious that we should use history to improve policy. If we have a good understanding of the past, it should enable better decisions in the present, especially in the extraordinarily consequential worlds of statecraft and strategy. But how do we gain that knowledge? How should history be used? Sadly, it is rarely done well, and historians and decision-makers seldom interact. But in this remarkable book, Francis J. Gavin explains the many ways historical knowledge can help us understand and navigate the complex, often confusing world around us. Good historical work convincingly captures the challenges and complexities the decisionmaker faces. At its most useful, history is less a narrowly defined field of study than a practice, a mental awareness, a discernment, and a responsiveness to the past and how it unfolded into our present world—a discipline in the best sense of the word. Gavin demonstrates how a historical sensibility helps us to appreciate the unexpected; complicates our assumptions; makes the unfamiliar familiar and the familiar unfamiliar; and requires us, without entirely suspending moral judgment, to try to understand others on their own terms. This book is a powerful argument for thinking historically as a way for listeners to apply wisdom in encountering what is foreign to them.

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  First Lesbian Experience...

  Laura Vixen

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  This 3 short story lesbian coming out collection includes:Coming Out to the Cougar Next DoorDreams of Puppy LoveComing Out to the Older Farm Volunteer 
  This book will give you all that you need to know to heat things up with your partner or yourself. So, what are you waiting for? Get ready to have your breath taken away and explore your deepest fantasies!

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  Memory recall hypnosis - explore...

  Stuart Newman

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  Memory recall hypnosis is an incredible tool that can help you explore the unseen parts of your mind and uncover memories from past experiences.  
  DST Hypno with Stu Newman offers a unique approach to memory recall hypnosis, providing personalized guidance to unlock hidden memories.  
  Through this method, you can gain insight into yourself and learn more about who you are on a deeper level.  
  With DST Hypno's Stu Newman's guidance, there is no need for fear or worry - only understanding as he guides you through a journey of incredible self-discovery.  
  If you're looking for an effective way to access forgotten memories and find inner peace within yourself, then look no further than DST Hypno with Stu Newman!

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