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  Herman Melville - A Very Short...

  Maurice S. Lee

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  Best known as the author of Moby-Dick (1851), Herman Melville is one of America's greatest writers. His achievements range from popular novels and experimental fiction to powerful poetry. His works are tragic and funny, impassioned and ironic, obsessed with philosophical seeking and attuned to the details of everyday life. Melville engaged the pressing issues of his day, from economic inequality and the American slavery crisis to the rise of science and the fragility of democracy. He dwelled on timeless questions about loneliness and intimacy, moral and political responsibility, the limits of our knowledge and agency, and the place of human beings within nature and the cosmos.Melville's life was dramatic, and his career improbable. He was born into privilege, fell into poverty as an adolescent, hunted whales and lived with the Tai Pi people of Polynesia, served in the United States Navy, skyrocketed to fame as a novelist, ruined his career by challenging religious, political, sexual, and artistic conventions, reinvented himself as a poet, and died in relative obscurity just as readers began to appreciate his genius. The scope and diversity of Melville's literature reflects an artist of restless ambition. Herman Melville: A Very Short Introduction helps listeners explore the richness of his work.

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  The Best True Crime Stories of...

  Douglas Preston, Pete Crooks

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  Bestselling author Douglas Preston selects the best true crime writing from the past year, aided by series editor Pete Crooks, to produce an eclectic collection of intriguing, mysterious, and exciting true tales. 
   
  This inaugural edition of what will be a yearly collection offers a fascinating variety of essays and crime reporting, taken from regional, national, and international publications. The stories range from reports of homicide at a Toronto massage parlor to blackmail and murder-for-hire in Austin, Texas, to an unusual murder weapon in rural Minnesota. Other stories examine controversial rehabilitation techniques for sexual criminals and explore the phenomenon of victims' relatives appearing as guests at true crime conventions.A must-listen for anyone interested in true crime, The Best True Crime Stories of the Year 2025 takes the pulse of this increasingly popular genre.

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  Religion Unburdened by Belief -...

  Joshua Nathaniel Pritikin

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  Religion Unburdened by Belief poses the question: what would religion without belief actually look like? If you stripped away the creeds, the doctrines, the articles of faith—what’s left? Is there anything left? 
  The book takes up this question with the Way of Open Inquiry, a thought experiment. It’s an attempt to design religion from a blank slate. At stake is how you live, what you're willing to give up, and who you'll be on the other side. What would religion look like if you built it from the essentials? 
  Where do you even start? What do humanity’s oldest religious practices—trance, ritual, spirit-work—still have to teach us? Is there a role for altered states—meditation, say—and if so, what is it? Should psychedelics play a role, and how? How do you design something that’s both safe enough to practice and transformative enough to matter? How do you build community around lived experience rather than shared doctrine? What would it mean to design a religion that resists its own codification? 
  Consider this an invitation. Faith optional. Courage required. 
  Reviews:“A counterintuitive yet compelling case for religious exploration divested from belief systems.” — Kirkus Reviews“Inviting, open-minded “field manual” for exploring spiritual experiences.” — BookLife 
  Commended by:Dr. Franco Fabbro, author of Biological and Neuroscientific Foundations of Philosophy: Towards a New ParadigmDr. Michael J. Winkelman, author of Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing, editor of The Handbook of Entheogenic HealingGeorge "Greg" Lake, trial and appellate attorney specializing in entheogen-based religious freedom law, author of Psychedelics in Mental Health Series: Psilocybin and The Law of Entheogenic Churches (Volumes I and II)Pastor Bob Stanley, Sacred Garden Community Church

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  The Essential Past Life...

  Brandon Stethem

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  What if I told you that you could change your life for the better by unlocking your past life memories? 
   
  This Essential Past Life Regression Hypnosis Bundle contains 9 powerful hypnosis sessions, that can help you do just that. 
   
  Past life regression is not just a method of exploration, but also a therapeutic tool that can help people heal from the traumas of their past lives. It can also help them to understand their current life situation and make better choices in the present. 
   
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  Learning to Let Go of the Past 
  Plus, you'll also learn how to use deep sleep hypnosis for healing and resolution And more! 
   
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  Green Horizon - Transforming the...

  Ahmed Elidrisy

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  "Green Horizon" presents a compelling vision for transforming society in response to the urgent challenge of climate change. Written by leading experts in sustainability and environmental policy, this book explores innovative strategies and practical solutions for achieving a sustainable, low-carbon future. Through a combination of research insights, case studies, and policy recommendations, "Green Horizon" outlines a roadmap for transitioning to a more resilient and environmentally friendly society. From renewable energy and sustainable agriculture to green technology and urban planning, this book covers a wide range of topics, providing inspiration and guidance for individuals, businesses, and governments committed to addressing climate change. 
  With a focus on collaboration and collective action, "Green Horizon" offers hope and optimism for building a brighter, greener future for generations to come.

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  The Mystery of the Apocalypse

  Manly Palmer Hall

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  Subjected to more criticism than any other book now incorporated in the New Testament, the Apocalypse--popularly accredited to St. John the Divine--is by far the most important but least understood of the Gnostic Christian writings. Though Justin Martyr declared the Book of Revelation to have been written by "John, one of Christ's apostles," its authorship was disputed as early as the second century after Christ. In the third century these contentions became acute and even Dionysius of Alexandria and Eusebius attacked the Johannine theory, declaring that both the Book of Revelation and the Gospel according to St. John were written by one Cerinthus, who borrowed the name of the great apostle the better to foist his own doctrines upon the Christians. Later Jerome questioned the authorship of the Apocalypse and during the Reformation his objections were revived by Luther and Erasmus. The once generally accepted notion that the Book of Revelation was the actual record of a "mystical experience" occurring to St. John while that seer was an exile in the Isle of Parmos is now regarded with disfavor by more critical scholars. Other explanations have therefore been advanced to account for the symbolism permeating the volume and the original motive for its writing.

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