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  What is Art?

  Leo Tolstoy

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  During the decades of his world fame as sage and preacher as well as author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy wrote prolifically in a series of essays and polemics on issues of morality, social justice and religion.
  
  These culminated in What Is Art?, published in 1898. Although Tolstoy perceived the question of art to be a religious one, he considered and rejected the idea that art reveals and reinvents through beauty. The works of Dante, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Beethoven, Baudelaire, and even his own novels are condemned in the course of Tolstoy's impassioned and iconoclastic redefinition of art as a force for good; for the improvement of humankind.

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  Roman and Byzantine Armies The:...

  Editors Charles River

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  The Roman army is one of the most famous fighting forces in history. Through its power and prowess, a once obscure Italian city forged an empire that encircled the Mediterranean and covered half of Europe. The physical remains of its presence can be traced from the mountainous borders of Scotland to the arid deserts of Egypt, but its legacy is far greater and more enduring, as Rome's influence continues to shape the political, legal, and cultural landscape of Europe to this very day. 
  While the Roman army is rightly famed as an institution, the image of the individual legionary is also an iconic one. The uniformed, disciplined soldier of the late Republic and early Empire is one of the first things many people imagine when they think of Rome. They are the ultimate image of the ancient soldier, their arms and armor instantly recognizable. Their abilities, not only as warriors but also as engineers and administrators, have made them role models for other soldiers through the centuries. In the same vein, their commanders are still celebrated and studied, and generals the world over have tried to emulate the likes of Julius Caesar. 
  The Byzantine Empire was the heir to two great cultures that cradled and nurtured European civilization: Greece and Rome. Constantinople, now called Istanbul, became a center of power, culture, trade, and technology poised on the edges of Europe and Asia, and its influence was felt not only throughout Europe but the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, and the Far East. In reality, Byzantium was a strong, organized, highly effective and adaptable civilization for most of its long history. It owed its success in no small part to its military, which, in contrast to the feudal armies of Western Europe and the tribally based forces of the Middle East, operated with a high level of discipline, strategic prowess, efficiency, and organization.

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  Summary of Erin Meyer’s The...

  Falcon Press

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  Buy now to get the main key ideas from Erin Meyer’s The Culture Map 
    
  Culture differences impact all aspects of international interactions, and they are especially relevant in business. In The Culture Map (2014), Erin Meyer, an expert on cross-cultural management, breaks down cultural differences that impact business interaction into eight linear scales. She explains how and why countries are placed along the scales and offers useful strategies for managers working internationally. Meyer explores what a leader from one end of the spectrum should expect when working in a country on the other end, and details how uncomfortable situations can be avoided.

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  I Don't Want to Go to School...

  Thierry Delcourt

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  “I don’t want to gp. I just can’t do it anymore.” "My stomach hurts, and I'm afraid of throwing up." "It sucks. What’s the point.” "I'm tired. I need a break. "I'm just fine where I am, in my room."
  Since the health crisis, Thierry Delcourt has observed a considerable increase in children who cannot or no longer want to go to school, not only for problems of violence, racketeering and bullying, but rather for much more troubling reasons—hostility, laziness, convenience or opportunism. According to the author, who has cross-checked data from National Education and the CNED, absenteeism at school has increased by 10% over the last 3 years. 
  This book aims to enlighten anxious parents, disoriented teachers, and psychologists who are overwhelmed by these situations, and to provide an approach to understand and overcome these obstacles that lead to school dropout and, in the long run, to school failure. Each chapter refers to a particular situation, analyzes the reason for it and then offers advice on how to combat this scourge.

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  Learn Hungarian While Sleeping -...

  Innovative Language Learning, ...

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  Can you learn while sleeping? Studies* say that… yes you can.
   
  
   
  Listening to a language while asleep can help supercharge your vocabulary.
   
  
   
  Learn Easily with the Power of Pleasant Repetition
   
  
   
  With the Learn Hungarian While Sleeping Audiobook, you’ll absorb over 430 Hungarian words and phrases effortlessly.
   
  
   
  You can use this Beginner-Level Audiobook to
   
  • Relax while listening to Hungarian phrases and translations
   
  • Relieve stress. Just listen in — No confusing grammar rules
   
  • Wind down before bed to help you fall asleep
   
  • And of course — learn words passively — in your sleep.
   
  
   
  How does it work? Just press play... and listen to the gentle voice of a native teacher.
   
  
   
  Our teacher repeats each word and phrase multiple times... so you’ll retain them better… whether you’re awake or in bed. For best results, listen while awake first. Then, listen while falling asleep.
   
  
   
  What Will You Learn? You’ll Master 430+ Beginner Words & Phrases Including
   
  • Basic Greetings
   
  • Numbers in Hungarian
   
  • Common Questions and Answers
   
  • Words for Introducing Yourself
   
  • Basic Verbs & Adjectives
   
  • And much more
   
  
   
  The Learn Hungarian While Sleeping Audiobook includes
   
  • 13 Beginner-Level Audio Lessons
   
  • 6+ Hours of Lessons in Total
   
  • Accompanying PDF eBook with all of the words, phrases and translations
   
  
   
  * Züst, Mark Alain et al. “Implicit Vocabulary Learning during Sleep is Bound to Slow-Wave Peaks.” Current Biology. October 21, 2019.
   
  
   
  Download the PDF and read along

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  A Classic Interview with Music...

  Buddy Holly

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  Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 - February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas, during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his two siblings. In 1956 Holly created the band, The Crickets, with drummer Jerry Allison, bassist Joe B. Mauldin, and, from 1956 to 1958, rhythm guitarist Niki Sullivan. On February 3, 1959, Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. The event became known as "The Day the Music Died" after singer-songwriter Don McLean referred to it as such in his 1971 song "American Pie." The following audio includes several brief interviews Holly made in the late 1950s.

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