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  The Light Garden of the Angel King

  Peter Levi

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  From time immemorial Afghanistan has both been a fortress of faith and a mountainous crossroads. Through its high valleys merchants traded Chinese porcelains, bundles of indigo cloth, sacks of lapis lazuli, golden jewellery, emeralds and fine carvings from both east and west. Ancient scrolls and beliefs entered the land in satchels of Buddhist pilgrims and in the baggage of military invaders- from Alexander the Great to Mughal, Persian and Arab conquerors and even the ill-fated armies of the British Raj. In this resonant account, Peter Levi seeks the clues which each migration left, in the company of the young Bruce Chatwin. Since his journey in the 1970s, Afghanistan has suffered forty years of invasion and civil war, making it all the more poignant to rediscover, with Levi, not a rocky wilderness guarded by fearsome tribes, but 'this highway of archangels/ this theatre of heaven/ the light garden of the God-forgiven angel King.'

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  My (Part-Time) Paris Life - How...

  Lisa Anselmo

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  Lisa Anselmo wrapped her entire life around her mother, a strong woman who was a defining force in Lisa’s life—maybe too defining. When her mother dies from breast cancer, Lisa realizes she hasn’t built a life of her own and struggles to find her purpose. Who is she without her mother—and her mother’s expectations?Desperate for answers, she turns to her favorite city—Paris—and impulsively buys a small apartment, refusing to play it safe for the first time. What starts out as an act of survival sets Lisa on a course that reshapes her life in ways she never could have imagined. Suddenly, she’s living like a local in a city she thought she knew, but her high school French, while fine for buying bread at the corner boulangerie, goes only so far when Paris gives her a strong dose of real life. From dating to homeownership in a foreign country, Lisa quickly learns it’s not all picnics on the Seine, and starts to doubt herself—and her love of the city. But she came to Paris to be happy, and she can’t give up now. Isn’t happiness worth fighting for?My (Part-time) Paris Life is a story for anyone who’s ever felt lost or hopeless, but still dreams of something more. This candid memoir explores one woman’s search for peace and meaning, and how the ups and downs of expat life in Paris taught her to let go of fear, find self-worth, and create real, lasting happiness in the City of Light.This program is read by the author.

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  Wild & Wonderful (and...

  Denver Michaels

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  Mothman. Sheepsquatch. The Flatwoods Monster. A vegetable man with psychic powers. Unexplained creatures---some of the most bizarre ever witnessed---lurk in the forested hills and dark hollows of the Mountain State.A haunted and abandoned amusement park sits atop an ancient burial ground. A mysterious tribe of "moon-eyed" people were annihilated long ago and haunt the land. A Shawnee chief was gunned down in cold blood by an angry mob at Fort Randolph possibly setting a lengthy curse into motion. Hundreds of burial mounds--many containing the remains of giants--have been obliterated. A sprawling decommissioned insane asylum with more than one hundred years of patient abuse looms in the background of a small town. West Virginia is shrouded in a dark past.Join Denver Michaels as he explores West Virginia and its mysteries. From ghosts to UFO sightings; Bigfoot reports to out-of-place kangaroos and devil monkeys bouncing along; supernatural entities to folklore and urban legends--no stone will be left unturned. Both ancient and modern history, cryptozoology, ufology, and more come together in the quest to understand the abundance of paranormal activity that takes place in West Virginia. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT WILD & WONDERFUL (AND PARANORMAL) WEST VIRGINIA:"Books of this nature are rare and Denver Michaels' volume stands as one of the best-written examinations of the inexplicable." --Grady Harp, Author and reviewer"A roller coaster of information." --Andreas Michaelides, Author and reviewer"A must read for anyone interested in ghosts, the paranormal and unexplained happenings." --Valery, Goodreads reviewer

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  Stories of Ohio

  William Dean Howells

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  This unsung classic of American literature helps shed light on both Ohio and the career of a writer known as the “Dean of American Letters.”  With a new introduction by Anne Trubek   A novelist, critic, and playwright, William Dean Howells was friends with such luminaries as Mark Twain, Henry James, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Though he’s best known for his East Coast novels like The Rise of Silas Lampham and A Hazard of New Fortunes, Howells never forgot his roots in Ohio. And in Stories of Ohio, he offers a series of short vignettes that chronicle the state’s history, including:     the Native burial grounds of the Serpent Mound  the first European settlers on the frontier  Ohio’s role in the War of 1812  the Civil War generals and presidents the state birthed in the late nineteenth century.    Though this history primarily focuses on life in Ohio before the nineteenth century, it will help today’s reader see the state in a brand-new light.  “If these Stories distill into two hundred pages what Ohio was, they also suggest what Ohio could have been if compassion and a desire for intercultural exchange had superseded conquest as a motivating force on the frontier.” —James Bruggeman at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal

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  A Winter in Arabia - A Journey...

  Freya Stark

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  The renowned explorer recounts her expedition to find a lost Arabian city in this “treasure of rare distinction among travel books” (The New York Times Book Review). 
   
  One of the most unconventional and courageous explorers of her time, Freya Stark chronicled her extraordinary Travels in the Near East, establishing herself as a Twentieth Century heroine. A Winter in Arabia recounts her 1937–8 expedition in what is now Yemen, a journey which helped secure her reputation not only as a great travel writer, but also as a first-rate geographer, historian, and archaeologist.  
   
  There, in the land whose “nakedness is clothed in shreds of departed splendor,” she and two companions spent a winter in search of an ancient South Arabian city. Offering rare glimpses of life behind the veil—the subtleties of business and social conduct, the elaborate beauty rituals of the women, and the bitter animosities between rival tribes—Freya Stark conveys the “perpetual charm of Arabia . . . that the traveler finds his own level there simply as a human being.”

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  Zhou Dynasty - Philosophy and...

  Rolf Hedger

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  The Zhou Dynasty emerged as a dominant force in ancient China following the decline of the Shang Dynasty. Its rise was marked by strategic alliances, military conquests, and the introduction of the Mandate of Heaven, a concept that would define Chinese rulership for centuries. The Zhou people, originally a semi-nomadic tribe living in the Wei River Valley, gradually expanded their influence through diplomacy and warfare, positioning themselves as challengers to Shang authority.  
  King Wen of Zhou played a crucial role in laying the groundwork for the dynasty’s ascent. A respected leader known for his wisdom and virtue, he strengthened alliances with neighboring tribes and promoted administrative reforms that would later become the foundation of Zhou governance. However, it was his son, King Wu, who ultimately led the military campaign that overthrew the Shang. The decisive battle took place at Muye around 1046 BCE, where the Zhou army, though numerically inferior, defeated the Shang forces due to superior strategy and the defection of many Shang soldiers who had grown discontented with their rulers. 
  Following their victory, the Zhou established a new political order centered around the Mandate of Heaven. This doctrine asserted that the right to rule was granted by divine authority, but it was not absolute—rulers had to govern justly and maintain moral integrity to retain legitimacy. If they failed, they could be overthrown, as had been the case with the Shang. This belief not only justified the Zhou conquest but also set a precedent for the dynastic cycle in China.

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