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  Where Dragons Dance - Lunar...

  Kory Varlen

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  Astrologers use lunar eclipses for timing and prediction. Our birth charts reveal we belong to a heavenly family—a family of dragons, a family of galvanizing lunar eclipse patterns, many of which are ancient and have been returning for centuries. Get ready to meet your dragon family and discover life patterns unknowable by any conventional means of astrological analysis. The ancient Chinese believed that lunar eclipse occurred when a dragon ate the moon. Our birth charts reveal we belong to a heavenly family—a family of dragons, or galvanizing lunar eclipse patterns, many of which are ancient and have been returning for centuries to check up on us, their earthly kin. Get ready to meet your dragon family and discover life patterns that have been dancing you through elaborate cosmic steps heretofore unknowable by any conventional means of astrological analysis.   Who wouldn’t want to dance with dragons? Nothing has captured their essence more than this book. Who are these dragons? Which Dragon family do you belong to? Which Dragon owns the Astrological DNA of your soul? How are Dragons influencing your life?   If you’re looking for a precision instrument that is useful, reliable and will function 100 percent of the time, the forty-seven families of lunar eclipses outlined in this book have quite the stories to tell. Some are ancient, some are new, and some have yet to be born. But they each have the power to illuminate your sphere of influence. We all want to fulfill the highest, truest expression of ourselves as human beings and a knowledge of how these Lunar Saros Series eclipses work shines a special quality of light upon our personality and our pathway through the world. You will see how the eclipses have impacted lives and brought fame, fortune and sometimes despair. The author’s captivating humor takes the technical astrological data and makes it interesting to even those who are not astrology buffs.   Every Astrologer needs this book. It is as essential as the Ephemerides. It will make your practice come alive in ways you have never experienced.

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  Songlines to Cities - The...

  Ylia Callan

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  Songlines to Cities: The History of Australia takes listeners on a sweeping journey through more than 60,000 years of history. From the ancient traditions of the First Peoples, guided by songlines and deep connection to Country, to the arrival of colonists, convicts, and migrants, this audiobook brings to life the turning points that shaped a continent. 
  Discover the resilience of Aboriginal cultures, the upheaval of invasion and frontier conflict, the energy of the gold rushes, and the forging of a modern nation through Federation, world wars, and the struggles for women’s rights and Aboriginal recognition. Finally, step into contemporary Australia - a multicultural society still grappling with its past while envisioning its future. 
  Told with clarity and depth, Songlines to Cities is both an accessible introduction and a rich reflection on the complexity of Australia’s story. 
  Perfect for history lovers, students, and anyone seeking to understand the land, cultures, and people that make Australia unique.

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  The Big Change - America...

  Frederick Lewis Allen

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  During the first fifty years of the twentieth century, the United States saw two world wars, a devastating economic depression, and more social, political, and economic changes than in any other five-decade period before. Frederick Lewis Allen, former editor of Harper's Magazine, recounts these years—spanning World War I, the Progressive Era, the Great Depression, World War II, and the early Cold War—in vivid detail, from the fashions and customs of the times to major events that changed the course of history. 
   
   
    
  Politically, the United States grew into its own as a global superpower during these years, even as domestic developments altered the everyday lives of its citizens. The introduction of the automobile, mass production, and organized labor changed the way Americans lived and worked, while innovations like penicillin and government regulation of food safety contributed to an increase in average life expectancy from forty-nine years in 1900 to sixty-eight years in 1950. With the development of a strong, centralized government, a thriving middle class, and widespread economic prosperity, the nation emerged from the Second World War transformed in virtually every way. 
   
   
    
  Richly informative, The Big Change is an indispensable volume charting the many changes that ushered in our contemporary age.

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  Seneca: The 'On' Essays - On The...

  Séneca

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  'Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.'
  
  A collection of profound meditations on morality, life and death, from one of the primary proponents of ancient Stoic philosophy: Seneca.
  
  Despite having been written at the turn of the earliest millennium, Seneca's 'On' essays remain extraordinary in their offer of insightful wisdom and practical advice on how to live a life worth living. Including writings on anger, providence, peace of mind, the shortness of life, grief and more, Seneca's words are unparalleled in their perceptiveness – so much so that they remain relevant even today. This audiobook edition is beautifully narrated by Malk Williams.
  Seneca (4 – 65 AD) was a Stoic philosopher, dramatist and statesman. Trained in rhetoric and philosophy, he became advisor to Roman emperor, Nero, until he was accused of plotting to assassinate him. He was executed via forced suicide, but his literary works – largely considered staple texts for ancient Stoicism – still live on today.

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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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  Memory and Hindsight Distortions...

  William Rands

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  This book contains these topics: 
  - The Hindsight Bias: Hindsight bias, often referred to as the "knew-it-all-along" effect, is the cognitive phenomenon in which people perceive past events as having been more predictable than they actually were. After an event has occurred, individuals tend to believe they foresaw the outcome, even though there was no reasonable way to predict it at the time. This bias can distort our memories, judgments, and perceptions, leading us to think that we knew the outcome of a situation from the very beginning, even though the reality is quite different. 
  - The Mere Exposure Effect: The Mere Exposure Effect is a psychological phenomenon where repeated exposure to a stimulus leads to an increased preference for that stimulus. This effect occurs without any active engagement or deep processing from the individual. Simply put, the more we encounter something, the more likely we are to develop a liking for it, even if we don’t consciously realize why. This effect can apply to a wide range of stimuli, from people and objects to sounds, images, and even ideas. The central principle behind this concept is that familiarity breeds fondness.

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