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  Caesar and the Roman Republic -...

  Rogan Fish

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  Julius Caesar’s rise to power is one of the most fascinating stories in Roman history. Born into a patrician family in 100 BCE, Caesar’s early life was marked by both privilege and struggle. Although he came from a noble family, his position was not secure. His family had fallen from political prominence, and Caesar’s early years were fraught with financial difficulties and political rivalries. His father died when Caesar was young, leaving him to navigate the complex political landscape of Rome largely on his own. 
  Caesar’s first major step toward power came when he joined the military, gaining valuable experience and recognition in the Roman army. His leadership and military skill helped him rise through the ranks, and by 69 BCE, he had secured a position as quaestor, a crucial step in his political career. During his time in the army, Caesar gained a reputation for his boldness and ambition, qualities that would define his later political career. 
  His political journey truly began when he formed the First Triumvirate in 60 BCE, a political alliance with two of Rome’s most powerful figures: Pompey the Great and Crassus. This alliance was not born of friendship, but rather of mutual interests. Pompey sought land for his soldiers and recognition for his military victories, while Crassus, the wealthiest man in Rome, sought political influence and power. Caesar, for his part, wanted to secure military command and the financial backing necessary to rise to the top of Roman politics. Together, they formed a formidable bloc that allowed Caesar to advance rapidly in his career.

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  First 30 - A Collection of a...

  Margaret Chideme

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  First Thirty is a raw, sensual and uncensored collection of poetry about love and lust, pain and abuse, womanhood, divorce, searching and rediscovery. It is a peek into the beautiful recital of a woman persona's internal dialogue and memories about the joys and struggles through the different phases in her life. 
  The anthology splits these phases in 5, namely Her Pain, Her Lust, Her Wander, Her Truth and Her Strengths. It is also a book about freedom from judgment from our untold truths and shame. It brings to light a lot of issues that are blanketed in any patriarchal society especially the African society.

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  The Secret Life of John le Carre

  Adam Sisman

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  The extraordinary secret life of a great novelist, which his biographer could not publish while le Carré was alive.  
   
  Secrecy came naturally to John le Carré, and there were some secrets that he fought fiercely to keep. Adam Sisman's definitive biography, published in 2015, provided a revealing portrait of this fascinating man; yet some aspects of his subject remained hidden. 
  Nowhere was this more so than in his private life. Apparently content in his marriage, the novelist conducted a string of love affairs over five decades. To these relationships he brought much of the tradecraft that he had learned as a spy - cover stories, cut-outs and dead letter boxes. These clandestine operations brought an element of danger to his life, but they also meant deceiving those closest to him. Small wonder that betrayal became a running theme in his work. 
  In trying to manage his biography, the novelist engaged in a succession of skirmishes with his biographer. While he could control what Sisman wrote about him in his lifetime, he accepted that the truth would eventually become known. Following his death in 2020, what had been withheld can now be revealed. 
  The Secret Life of John le Carré reveals a hitherto-hidden perspective on the life and work of the spy-turned-author and a fascinating meditation on the complex relationship between biographer and subject. “Now that he is dead,” Sisman writes, “we can know him better.”

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  A Pagan Polemic - Reflections on...

  Jack Loeffler

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  A Pagan Polemic curates the evolving perspective of Jack Loeffler—itinerant wanderer, environmental warrior, storyteller, and story collector—whose true education began when he was marched into the Nevada desert one day at dawn to play "The Stars and Stripes Forever" during an atomic bomb test a scant few miles away. Since that day in 1957, Jack's mission in life has been to record peoples of the borderlands and to bring "indigenous mindedness" to the forefront of the conversation about our precarious environments and our decaying planet. A Pagan Polemic is a sweeping manifesto of Jack's core beliefs and long experience as a fierce (and funny) advocate for Nature and Nature-mindedness and against poisonous politics and policies.

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  Jewish Legends of the Patriarchs...

  Various Ancient Jewish Writers

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  What if the familiar Bible stories of Adam, Noah, and Moses were enriched by centuries of imaginative detail—adding depth and color to their heroic legacies? 
  Enter a world of midrash and apocrypha, adapted into accessible language. The Book of Jasher reimagines patriarchal sagas, the Ladder of Jacob envisions heaven-touching journeys, and Joseph and Asenath highlights a royal love story. Lives of the Prophets, Sefer Yetzirah, and other works offer striking expansions, revealing the creative spirit of Jewish tradition. 
  Included Texts:Book of Jasher – Extended tales of Creation, the Flood, and the Exodus.Ladder of Jacob & Joseph and Asenath – Mystical dreamscapes and romantic conversions.Lives of the Prophets – Profiling each prophet’s deeds, wonders, and conclusions.Sefer Yetzirah (Book of Creation) – A foundational Kabbalistic text explaining cosmic formation via letters and numbers. 
  What You’ll Discover Inside:Midrashic Embellishments – Larger-than-life feats, dialogues, and moral insights.Ancient Jewish Mysticism – A glimpse at the interplay of divine letters and cosmic forces.Heroic Virtues & Human Foibles – Portraits that blend realism and piety.Bridging Bible & Folklore – How these texts shaped communities’ spiritual imagination. 
  Revel in the legendary expansions that once illuminated synagogue and study hall. Let these stories offer newfound appreciation for biblical heroes and God’s unfolding plan.

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  The Dark Story of Eminem

  Nick Hasted

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  An updated version of the celebrated story of how Marshall Mathers went from school and low-paid jobs in his native Detroit to global superstardom, rehab and comeback.Including three new chapters,  Nick Hastedís revealing account also looks back at Eminem's most important relationships -with his mother, his teenage soul-mate Kim Scott, producer Dr. Dre and The Bass Brothers who guided and inspired him from the age of fourteen.

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