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  The Ancient World’s Most...

  Editors Charles River

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  Although he is still one of history’s most famous philosophers, Confucius was in many respects an unremarkable man, and even his physical features were said to be unattractive. There is little evidence that he thought of himself as a harbinger of any kind, but shortly after his death, writings, sayings, and theories based on his life and ideas spread throughout China and even took hold of the imperial court of one of the most powerful and important dynasties, the Han (206 BCE-220 CE). It was during the Han Dynasty that Confucianism became closely tied to state affairs, and it would remain so until the fall of the last dynasty in 1912.  
  	None of Socrates’ works survived antiquity, so most of what is known about him came from the writings of his followers, most notably Plato. What is known about Socrates is that he seemed to make a career out of philosophy, and Plato was intent on following in his footsteps. Yet for all of the influence of Socrates’ life on his followers, it was Socrates’ death around 399 B.C. that truly shaped them. Plato was so embittered by Socrates’ trial in Athens that he completely soured on Athenian democracy, and Aristotle would later criticize politicians who relied on rhetoric; when Aristotle’s own life was threatened, he fled Greece and allegedly remarked, “I will not allow the Athenians to sin twice against philosophy." 
  	Alongside Pericles, Cicero was one of antiquity’s greatest politicians, and he has remained one of the most influential statesmen in history, relied upon by the Romans of his day, political philosophers like John Locke, Enlightenment thinkers like Rousseau, and America’s Founding Fathers. Thomas Jefferson credited Cicero as an inspiration for the Declaration of Independence, and John Adams asserted, "As all the ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher united than Cicero, his authority should have great weight.”

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  Conquer Logical Fallacies - Tips...

  Gavin Houle

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  Why do companies rate applicants based on their initial impression, even when they know it's incorrect and often misleading? 
  Why do individuals smoke, drink excessively, and consume foods that are harmful to their health? 
  How can ordinarily educated individuals come to believe in false news? 
    
  Let's go back in time to Victorian England to find out. 
    
  Corsets were required for ladies in Victorian times, according to a well-known anecdote. It's debatable how prevalent corsets were, but they compressed a woman's body like a snake, making her waist seem thinner. 
  Corsets were effective but so tight that they caused internal harm to women. They also induced atrophy in a woman's lower back. 
  Corsets were so constricting that ladies often collapsed while wearing them! 
    
  But here's the twist... 
    
  It was thought that fainting while wearing a corset was a good thing! It was seen as a sign of excellent breeding. 
  That is why we decided to write this book. You'll find the following inside: 
   The myths that lead to Aztec human sacrifice and how they are still prevalent todayRats transmit illness and plague, yet a "Temple of Rats" was built in India due to this mistaken notion.How to make oneself "stupid" since teaching brighter people is HARDER!Why you should be wary of anybody who quotes an authoritative figure 
    
  ...And so much more! 
    
  Do you want to be sure about your decisions? 
    
  Then get this book and improve your mind. Scroll to the top and click "Add to Cart."

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  Gnosis

  Philip Gardiner

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  This audiobook has been recorded using Text to speech (TTS). 
   
  Gnosis means knowledge of the most esoteric kind. 
   
  This is the story that has been kept from the ears of mankind for too long, it is a truth hidden beneath the layers of religious deceit for centuries. 
   
  This is the truth behind the world’s most infamous secret societies including the knights Templar, it is the revelation of the archaeon secrets of mankind and the amazing discovery of the secret of Solomon’s temple, and you cannot live life until you have Gnosis.

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  Ruined by the Boxer (Gay Pup...

  Archer Vale

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  A new life. A new name. A new purpose. 
  He discovered my secret passion. He destroyed it—ripped it out by the roots. 
  Once the collar was around my neck, he made me bark like a dog. He put something shameful inside my body. 
  Like a jester in a king’s castle, I exist for his amusement now. He wants to show me off to the other boxers at the gym. He wants them to see the transformation. 
  He’s given me a new passion in life—men. 
  Only men matter. 
  Only men…only men… 
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  CONTAINS EXPLICIT GAY SEXUAL CONTENT. 
  For exclusive stories, visit www.ArcherVale.com.

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  The Yank - The True Story of a...

  John Crawley

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  1975: A young Irish-American man joins an elite US Marine unit to get the most intensive military training possible—then joins the Irish Republican Army, during the days of some of the bloodiest fighting ever in the Irish-British conflict. 
   
   
   
  In a powerful, brutally honest recounting of his experience, John Crawley details, first, the grueling challenges of his Marine Corps training, then how he put his hard-earned skills to use back in Ireland in service of the Provos. It is a story that will see him running guns with notorious American mobster—and secret IRA fundraiser—Whitey Bulger; running, under cover of night, from safe house to safe house in the Irish countryside, one step ahead of British troops; being captured, imprisoned, and being part of a mass escape attempt; fending off a recruitment offer from the CIA; and being one of the masterminds behind a campaign to take out London's electrical system. 
   
   
    
  Along the way, Crawley is blisteringly candid about the memorable people he worked with, including behind-the-scenes portrayals of revered IRA leader Martin McGuinness, and of the psychopathic Whitey Bulger, as well as others in the Boston IRA support network. There are vivid portraits of colleagues and enemies, and Crawley is unflinching in his commentary on IRA leadership and their tactics, both military and political.

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  300 per hour - The price for my...

  Mathilde Davril

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  "I am Mathilde, alias Mathilda. I am 37 years old and I prostitute myself to be a free woman. I have been an executive assistant, a sales manager in media, a communication manager for an employers' confederation and a company director in business aviation. But I was a precarious woman, being used for a low price, like a great majority of women in France. In parallel to my work activities, I became an escort to get out of my social condition and not be a free and disposable object anymore. I have been leading this double life for 10 years in Lyon; and today men, but also women, respect me for what I am. I like this life and I embrace it fully."
  Like 5% to 10% prostitutes in France (and certainly many more), Mathilde engages in this profession freely and without constraint, to no longer be the prey of males and a patriarchal society. Free, authentic and without pretense, she takes the reader on a journey of discovery of a profession that fascinates and that no one talks about in this way. With a provocative but always human tone, she reveals with strength and fragility her non-conformist universe and her atypical personality. From her family to her friends, from her lovers to her clients, from her jobs to her first trick, Mathilde shares her way of life openly because her reality does not need to be hidden.

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