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The Masks of God is a four-volume study of world religion and myth that stands as one of Joseph Campbell’s masterworks. In this second volume of The Masks of God - Campbell’s major work of comparative mythology - the preeminent mythologist looks at Asian mythology as it developed over the course of five thousand years into the distinctive religions of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China, and Japan.

The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first “high-value target” captured by the CIA after 9/11. But was Abu Zubaydah, who is still being indefinitely held by the United States under shadowy circumstances, the blue-ribbon capture that the Bush White House claimed he was?

Dive into the second volume of this captivating ten-part series exploring pivotal moments in American history, from Columbuss arrival to the construction of the Panama Canal. This volume vividly recounts the establishment of the first colonies in America, drawing on accounts from those who lived through these transformative events. Covering the period from 1562 to 1733, it offers a unique perspective on the experiences of the early settlers. - Summary by Kikisaulite

In this chapter, we delve into the dramatic flight of James II, tracing the downfall of Judge Jeffreys and the pivotal arrival of Dutch troops in London. As James makes yet another escape, we witness the establishment of the Jacobean court in France at Saint Germains. The chapter culminates in the historic crowning of William and Mary. ‚ì Summary by Jim Mowatt

A Spectator Best Book of the Year Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great grandmother, an uneducated, vulnerable girl cast into a man’s world. Her aristocratic position enmeshed...

Stalin exchanged more than 600 messages with Allied leaders Churchill and Roosevelt during the Second World War. In this riveting volume - the fruit of a unique British-Russian scholarly collaboration - the messages are published and also analyzed within their historical context. Ranging from intimate personal greetings to weighty salvos about diplomacy and strategy, this book offers fascinating new revelations of the political machinations and human stories behind the Allied triumvirate.

Having the first volume of this series discussed the events, the national developments, and the institutions which preceded the colonization of America, the next step is to describe the land and the people of America as they were found by the Europeans. This volume, therefore, is intended once and for all to set forth the physical conditions of colonization; for within twenty-five years after the discovery, the Spaniards began to penetrate into the interior of North America and encounter the obstacles of rivers and mountains and the sterner opposition of native tribes.

In seinem Grundlagenwerk "Achtsamkeit - Eine Anleitung zum Erwachen" gibt der weltweit bekannte buddhistische Lehrer Joseph Goldstein seine in vier Jahrzehnten erworbenen Erkenntnisse des Lehrens und Praktizierens von Achtsamkeit weiter. Im Mittelpunkt des vorliegenden zweiten Bandes stehen die grundlegenden buddhistischen Lehren der vier edlen Wahrheiten, des edlen achtfachen Pfades und der sieben Faktoren des Erwachens. Goldstein widmet sich dabei vor allem der Frage, wie uns die jahrhundertealten Weisheiten des Buddhas in unserer heutigen Praxis und Lebensweise nützlich sein können.

Discussion on DEI and other factors contributing to the potential erosion of society.

Joseph Stalin was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet politician who ruled the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. He served as the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952 and premier of the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1953. Despite initially governing the Soviet Union as part of a collective leadership, he eventually consolidated power to become the country's de facto dictator by the 1930s. The following recording (in Russian) is from a speech Stalin made on November 7, 1941, in the midst of World War II.

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