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  What Men Live By and Other Tales...

  Leo Tolstoy, Tim Zengerink

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  What if one quiet story could change how you see the world? 
  What Men Live By and Other Tales brings together Leo Tolstoy’s most soul-stirring parables in a newly accessible modern translation.  
  These stories—rooted in compassion, humility, and divine presence—speak directly to the heart. 
  What you'll discover inside: 
  ●	What Men Live By – An angel disguised as a man learns three truths about the soul through human suffering and love 
  ●	Where Love Is, There God Is Also – A lonely cobbler discovers sacred beauty in small, everyday acts of kindness 
  ●	The Three Questions – A king learns that the present moment, not ambition, holds all the answers 
  ●	How Much Land Does a Man Need? – A fable of greed, mortality, and the cost of never being satisfied 
  ●	The Candle – A short tale of hidden faith and quiet spiritual resistance 
  With its elegant simplicity and moving lessons, this audiobook is perfect for thoughtful listening on peaceful walks, reflective mornings, or winding down in the evening. 
  Experience the timeless light of Tolstoy’s wisdom—one story at a time.

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  Lavender Scare The: The History...

  Editors Charles River

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  While the fight over gay marriage has been bitterly contested and debated for much of the 21st century, it’s still somewhat difficult to believe that just 50 years ago, homosexual activity was illegal in nearly every state in America. Homosexuals faced discrimination that surpassed that of even African-Americans or suspected Communists, and their lifestyles were so taboo that they were typically considered to be a security risk because it would be so easy for someone who wished to harm the country to blackmail them. In 1950, a Senate Subcommittee on Investigations reported, “In further considering the general suitability of perverts as Government employees, it is generally believed that those who engage in overt acts of perversion lack the emotional stability of normal persons. In addition there is an abundance of evidence to sustain the conclusion that indulgence in acts of sex perversion weakens the moral fiber of an individual to a degree that he is not suitable for a position of responsibility. Most of the authorities agree and our investigation has shown that the presence of a sex pervert in a Government agency tends to have a corrosive influence upon his fellow employees. These perverts will frequently attempt to entice normal individuals to engage in perverted practices. This is particularly true in the case of young and impressionable people who might come under the influence of a pervert. Government officials have the responsibility of keeping this type of corrosive influence out of the agencies under their control. It is particularly important that the thousands of young men and women who are brought into Federal jobs not be subjected to that type of influence while in the service of the Government. One homosexual can pollute a Government office.” Indeed, in the decades that followed, the FBI kept lists of known homosexuals, and law enforcement agencies regularly raided known gay bars and other similar establishments.

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  Man A Machine

  Julien Offray de La Mettrie

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  This recording has been digitally produced by DeepZen Limited, using a synthesized version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. DeepZen uses Emotive Speech Technology to create digital narrations that offer a similar listening experience to human narration.  
   
  "Man a Machine" by Julien Offray de La Mettrie is a provocative treatise from the Enlightenment period that challenges traditional distinctions between humans and machines. In this work, La Mettrie contends that humans are purely material beings, driven by their physical components, akin to complex machines. He argues that all human thought, emotion, and behavior can be understood in terms of mechanical and physiological principles, dismissing the idea of an immaterial soul. This materialist perspective, revolutionary at the time, stirred controversy as it confronted religious and philosophical views about human nature and the soul.

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  The Physician's Daughter - The...

  Martha Conway

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  A compelling novel of female perseverance and the role of women in society set in the aftermath of the American Civil War. For readers of Tracey Chevalier and The Second Mrs ThistlewoodIn a world made for men, can one pioneering woman break free from tradition and walk a new path?  It is 1865, the American Civil War has just ended, and 18-year old Vita Tenney is determined to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a country doctor like her father. But when her father tells her she must get married instead, Vita explores every means of escape - and finds one in the person of war veteran Jacob Culhane. Damaged by what he's seen in battle and with all his family gone, Jacob is seeking investors for a fledgling business. Then he meets Vita - and together they hatch a plan that should satisfy both their desires.Months later, Vita seemingly has everything she ever wanted. But alone in a big city and haunted by the mistakes of her past, she wonders if the life she always thought she wanted was too good to be true. When love starts to compete with ambition, what will come out on top?From the author of The Floating Theatre, The Physician's Daughter is the story of two people trying to make their way in a world that is struggling to escape its past. 'Completely charming' Imogen Hermes Gowar, author of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock on The Floating Theatre

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  The Military Reminiscences of...

  Jacob D. Cox

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  Military Reminiscences of the Civil War" in 2 volumes is a personal account written by the Union Army general Jacob D. Cox. The author's aim in this book was to reproduce his own experience in the American Civil War in such a way as to help the reader understand just how the duties and the problems of that great conflict presented themselves successively to a man who had an active part in it from the beginning to the end. This carefully crafted e-artnow ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
  Volume 1:
  The Outbreak of the War
  Camp Dennison
  Mcclellan in West Virginia
  The Kanawha Valley
  Gauley Bridge
  Carnifex Ferry – To Sewell Mountain and Back
  Cotton Mountain
  Winter- Quarters
  Volunteers and Regulars
  The Mountain Department – Spring Campaign
  Pope in Command – Transfer to Washington
  Retreat within the Lines – Reorganization – Halleck and His Subordinates
  South Mountain
  Antietam: Preliminary Movements
  Antietam: the Fight on the Right
  Antietam: the Fight on the Left
  Mcclellan and Politics – His Removal and Its Cause
  Personal Relations of Mcclellan, Burnside, and Porter
  Return to West Virginia…
  Volume 2:
  Grant in Command – Rosecrans Relieved
  Siege of Knoxville – End of Burnside's Campaign
  Affairs in District of Ohio – Plot to Liberate Prisoners at Johnson's Island
  A Winter Ride on the Cumberland Mountains
  Winter Bivouacs in East Tennessee
  Grant's Visit – The Dandridge Affair
  Winter Quarters in East Tennessee – Preparations for a New Campaign
  Schofield in East Tennessee – Duties as Chief of Staff – Final Operations in the Valley
  Grant, Halleck, and Sherman – Johnston and Mr. Davis
  Atlanta Campaign: Dalton and Resaca
  Atlanta Campaign: Advance to the Etowah
  Atlanta Campaign: New Hope Church and the Kennesaw Lines
  Atlanta Campaign: Marietta Lines – Crossing the Chattahoochee
  Hood's Defence of Atlanta – Results of Its Capture
  The Rest at Atlanta – Staff Organization and Changes…

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  Beyond All Knowing

  Chantal Dalton

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  Have you ever found a lost love you never knew you had?  
    
  Beyond All Knowing explores what it is like to be surprised by love.  
  A chance encounter provides a new opportunity for the author to really see  
  and be seen, to be heard and understood. These poems are about everyday observations that help teach what it is to experience loss and grief, endure longing and uncertainty, face the challenge of self-discovery and acceptance, and enjoy the deep satisfaction of finding home and genuine connection.  
    
  In Beyond All Knowing we experience love’s transformative power: to make the ordinary extraordinary by collapsing space, time and distance into shining moments of quiet joy.

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