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  The Lion House - The Coming of a...

  Christopher de Bellaigue

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  "Christopher de Bellaigue has a magic talent for writing history. It is as if we are there as the era of Suleyman the Magnificent unfolds." —Orhan Pamuk, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Narrated through the eyes of the intimates of Suleyman the Magnificent, the sixteenth-century sultan of the Ottoman Empire, The Lion House animates with stunning immediacy the fears and stratagems of those brought into orbit around him: the Greek slave who becomes his Grand Vizier, the Venetian jewel dealer who acts as his go-between, the Russian consort who becomes his most beloved wife.Within a decade and a half, Suleyman held dominion over twenty-five million souls, from Baghdad to the walls of Vienna, and with the help of his brilliant pirate commander Barbarossa placed more Christians than ever before or since under Muslim rule. And yet the real drama takes place in close-up: in small rooms and whispered conversations, behind the curtain of power, where the sultan sleeps head to toe with his best friend and eats from wooden spoons with his baby boy.In The Lion House, Christopher de Bellaigue tells not just the story of rival superpowers in an existential duel, nor of one of the most consequential lives in human history, but of what it means to live in a time when a few men get to decide the fate of the world.A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

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  Locked by the Personal Trainer...

  Archer Vale

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  There’s a back room at the gym. It’s a secret world. It’s designed for guys like me. 
  Personal trainers are supposed to help you improve…not make you worse. 
  I came out as gay to my friends and family. I hired a personal trainer to get fit and start dating. Things were looking up. 
  But that didn’t last long. 
  He said the chastity cage would help me focus. He said my brain is wired differently than other guys. I need to do “domestic service”. 
  Things are getting weird though. I’m gaining a lot of weight. I can’t stop thinking about him. 
  But he says this is normal. This is how I can reach my full potential. 
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  CONTAINS EXPLICIT GAY SEXUAL CONTENT. 
  For exclusive stories, visit www.ArcherVale.com.

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  Arcane Schools

  John Yarker

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  In this extensive work, John Yarker attempts to trace the history of Masonry and Masonic rites through history, proving its legitimacy through seniority and the power of tradition. Yarker establishes the roots of Masonry in a race he calls the Aryans, a catchall phrase to describe an unknown race of conquerors who developed the early human arts, such as stoneworking, metalworking, and agriculture. Yarker then explains how that civilization gave rise to societies of special knowledge, such at the mathematical and philosophical schools in ancient Greece. From these, he can trace symbolism to modern Freemasonry. PART I—THE ARCANE SCHOOLSI. Archaic LegendsII. Proto-Aryan Civilization and MysteriesIII. Aryan Civilization and Mysteries IV. The Mysteries in Relation to PhilosophyV. Philosophy in Relation to Masonic RitesVI. The Mystic and Hermetic Schools in Christian TimesPART II.—OPERATIVE AND SPECULATIVEVII. Recapitulated Proofs of Ancient MasonryVIII. Masonry in Britain and Saxon England IX. Masonry in Norman TimesX. Freemasonry in Modern TimesPART III.—SPECULATIVE REVIVALXI. Origin of the System Termed High-Grade (Ancient)XII. Freemasonry in the Grand Lodge Era (Modern)XIII. Freemasonry under the United Grand Lodge PART IV.—ANCIENT MSSAppendix. Series of Constitutional Charges

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  The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop - A...

  Lewis Buzbee

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  A book can open an entire world of experience or provide a recipe for meatloaf. Either is wonderful to Lewis Buzbee, who has spent much of his life in bookstores as a bookseller, a sales representative, and a customer. In The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, Buzbee celebrates the unique experience of the bookstore—the smell and touch of books, getting lost in the deep canyons of shelves, and the silent community of readers. He shares his passion for books, which began with ordering through The Weekly Reader in gradeschool. Interwoven throughout is a fascinating historical account of the bookseller trade—from the great Alexandria library with an estimated one million papyrus scrolls to Sylvia Beach's famous Paris bookstore, Shakespeare & Co., that led to the extraordinary effort to publish and sell James Joyce's Ulysses during the 1920s.Rich with anecdotes, Buzbee offers a delightful look at bookstores past and present. For those who relish the enduring pleasures of spending an afternoon finding just the right book, The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop is the perfect choice.

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  Akkadian Empire The: An...

  Enthralling History

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  Discover the remarkable history of the first ancient empire of Mesopotamia after the long-lived civilization of Sumer! 
  Where did Sargon the Great come from—this abandoned baby rescued from the river? 
  How did he grow up to daringly and dramatically conquer all of Mesopotamia and beyond? 
  What propelled his stunning ascent to rule the world’s first empire, which stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea? 
  What can we learn about the fascinating origins and culture of the Akkadians and their unprecedented rise? 
  What curse preceded the empire’s cataclysmic fall? 
  This extensively researched, authoritative history of the Akkadian Empire will unlock the little-known and awe-inspiring stories of the people who boldly changed the world. This easy-to-read, comprehensive, and engaging presentation with striking illustrations brings the Akkadian civilization to life. 
  Some of the fascinating questions you will explore include:   What prehistoric people lived in Mesopotamia at the dawn of time?   How did the world’s first cities vie for power?   What precipitated Sargon’s rise from gardener to cupbearer to king?   Why was Mesopotamia’s “Golden Age” golden?   What horrific drought impelled the empire’s collapse?   Why was the Akkadian military machine indomitable?   How did the Akkadian’s life-like sculptures rival classical Greece 1,600 years later?   Why was the first empire so short?   What gods did the Akkadians worship, and how did their religion impact their lives?   And much, much more! 
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  A Rare Recording of Cultural...

  Margaret Mead

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  Margaret Mead (December 16, 1901 - November 15, 1978) was an American cultural anthropologist, author and speaker, who appeared frequently in the mass media in the 1960s and 70s. She earned her bachelor's degree at Barnard College and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia. Mead served as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1975. Mead was a communicator of anthropology in modern American and Western culture and was often controversial as an academic. Her reports detailing the attitudes towards sex in South Pacific and Southeast Asian traditional cultures influenced the 1960s sexual revolution. She was a proponent of broadening sexual conventions within the context of Western cultural traditions. The following recording is from a 1959 tv interview.

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