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Why did trucking go from the safest to the unsafest overnight? Why did the truckers go from upper middle class to lower middle class? Why did over-the-road drivers go from the knights of the road, to minimum-wage, aggressive bullies? This book explains it all. Plus, it will take you on trips that will teach you how to keep from killing yourself, or some poor four-wheeler. It will explain to you how to become a professional driver like the author who...
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It is a common supposition among many of our cultural elites that a constitutional "wall of separation" between church and state precludes religious believers from bringing their beliefs to bear on public matters. This is because secular liberals typically assume that their own positions on morally charged issues of public policy are the fruit of pure reason, while those of their morally conservative opponents reflect an irrational religious faith....
3) David & Winston: How the Friendship Between Lloyd George and Churchill Changed the Course of History
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Both were outsiders. Neither attended university. Above all, both loved political sparring-often together, in the epic parliamentary battles of the start of the century. Theirs was a deeply personal friendship. Their real shared passion, however, was politics. For ten years between 1904 and 1914 they met together every day for a private discussion. Lloyd George profoundly influenced Churchill's political philosophy and played a formative role in his...
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Inspired by the Ancient Greek biographer, this volume offers comparative assessments of important leaders from American and British history.
One of the most significant and enduring texts of Ancient Greece is Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans. In it, the "Father of Biography" paired off the most notable and influential figures of the classical world, placing their lives and legacies next to each other, allowing the comparisons and juxtapositions...
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Assaults on religious liberty and traditional morality are growing fiercer. Here, at last, is the counterattack. Showcasing the talents that have made him one of America's most acclaimed and influential thinkers, Robert P. George explodes the myth that the secular elite represents the voice of reason. In fact, George shows, it is on the elite side of the cultural divide where the prevailing views frequently are nothing but articles of faith. Conscience...
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The author of this account, as well as being a Forces Chaplain, was a prolific military historian. His scholarly account of the first Afghan War begins with a detailed description of Afghanistan's hostile terrain and its equally hostile (to outsiders) history. The book describes the early stages of the war, including Britain's decision to cross the Indus river and invade; the march on Khandahar and the successful storming of Ghuznee. Rev. Gleig then...
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La producción de embriones humanos y su destrucción en la investigación biomédica se realizará en laboratorios públicos y su trabajo estará financiado con fondos estatales. Nadie pondría objeciones al uso de células madre embrionarias si se pudiesen obtener sin matar o dañar embriones, o si procediesen de embriones perdidos en abortos espontáneos. Pero ¿es ético destruir deliberadamente embriones humanos en beneficio de los que ya han...
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This ebook is purpose built and is proof-read and re-type set from the original to provide an outstanding experience of reflowing text for an ebook reader. The Reverend Gleig was a famous military author of his day, a former officer in the British army, a commentator on military matters and a close relationship with the Iron Duke, Wellington. He wrote many works and articles including a biography of Wellington, a book based on his own experiences...
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In a series of fascinating interviews, a cradle Catholic (Robert P. George) and an adult convert (R. J. Snell), offer the stories of sixteen converts, each a public intellectual or leading voice in their respective fields, and each making a significant contribution to the life of the Church. Mind, Heart, and Soul is a Surprised by Truth for a new generation. It will reinvigorate the faith of Catholics and answer questions or address hurdles those...
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Four hundred years after the founding of Jamestown, the lives of Captain John Smith, Powhatan, and Pocahontas assume their true dimensions in this far-ranging saga of the beginnings of the British Empire. The English came to the New World to found a utopia. Instead they founded a slave state. The only English voice of reason and the first true American hero became an outcast - and then forgotten. George Robert Minkoff presents a rich, authentic tale...
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The Leaves of Fate is the third and final volume of the epic fictional chronicle In the Land of Whispers. Here, we find the hero of Jamestown, Captain John Smith, forced to return to England, never to set foot again in the colony. Beyond his compelling memories of life in Jamestown, with its famine, disease, and discord, lies the sordid history of the rapacious greed of desperate colonists and wealthy London financiers who develop tobacco as a...
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The Dragons of the Storm continues directly from The Weight of Smoke. When Powhatan forcibly adopted Captain John Smith into his tribe, he declared that after three wounds the river would speak to him. While fishing in the Chesapeake toward the end of a long expedition, Smith is stabbed by a stingray and falls deathly ill. Because he is set to assume the presidency of Jamestown on their return, the fate of the colony may depend upon his recovery....
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The friends are going on a birthday adventure to visit the Lollipop Garden through the Rainbow Forest. They go down the Lemonade River on a boat that can almost fly. They meet a herd of talking words. Eventually they arrive at a very sickly Lollipop Garden. To cure the Lollipop flowers and save the harvest they must explore the Sweet Rock Cave and outwit an ancient magic.
Likened to Alice in Wonderland, the captivating story of 10-year-old Tickle...
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The people of colonial New England lived in a densely metaphoric landscape--a world where familiars invaded bodies without warning, witches passed with ease through locked doors, and houses blew down in gusts of angry, providential wind. Meaning, Robert St. George argues, was layered, often indirect, and inextricably intertwined with memory, apprehension, and imagination. By exploring the linkages between such cultural expressions as seventeenth-century...
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WHO has not heard the romantic legend of Orpheus and Eurydice? The polished verse of Virgil, in his Georgics (iv. 452-527), has immortalised the story, told by "Cærulean Proteus". But few know the importance that mythical Orpheus plays in Grecian legends, nor the many arts and sciences attributed to him by fond posterity. Orpheus was the father of the Pan-Hellenic faith, the great theologer, the man who brought to Greece the sacred rites of secret...
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The Mysteries of Mithra by G.R.S. Mead is an important text in the field of Hellenistic culture, exploring the cult of Mithraism as an important contributor to religious and philosophical thought during the Greco-Roman period. As a seminal work, it provides valuable insight into the origins and practice of Mithraism, which was seen as a source for spiritual transformation and enlightenment in this era of antiquity.
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The Hymn of Jesus, written by G.R.S. Mead, is a notable work that explores the underlying spiritual themes of early Christianity. Its poetic language offers an astute examination of a range of religious doctrines, allowing the reader to gain insight into the prevailing theological principles and metaphysical precepts associated with the first century Christian faith.
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The Hymns of Hermes by G. R. S. Mead is a seminal work that offers an invaluable insight into the ancient Greco-Egyptian religious syncretism of the period. Through its examination of Hermetic texts, particularly those found in the Corpus Hermeticum and related works, this seminal work provides astute analysis of the various conceptual threads that coalesced to form a distinct syncretic religious tradition in antiquity.
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The Gnosis of the Mind, written by G. R. S. Mead, is an exploration into the concept of gnosticism, wherein a personal transformation is achieved through knowledge and self-realization. The text highlights the idea that one's individual consciousness can be awakened and enhanced through spiritual enlightenment, advocating for a greater understanding of self and of one's potential within the universe.