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Bloomsbury presents Yasodhara and the Buddha by Vanessa R. Sasson, read by Ezra Saifie By combining the spirit of fiction with the fabulism of Indian mythology and in-depth academic research, Vanessa R. Sasson shares the evocative story of the Buddha from the perspective of a forgotten woman...

Bloomsbury presents Football by Mark Yakich, read by Josh Wichard. Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. When is the “beautiful game” at its most beautiful? How does football function as a lens through which so many view their daily lives?...

This essay, written in 1795, puts forth a plan for a lasting peace between nations and peoples. Kant puts forth necessary means to any peace, and argues that nations can be brought into federation with one another without loss of sovereignty. In one translation, telling of the historical impact of this essay, this federation is called a “league of nations.” The supplements and appendices are of considerable interest on their own. The supplements contain an argument regarding the use which nature makes of war, and the way in which nature, in the end, impels us towards peace. The appendices ...

An account of the origins of the wine industry in Victoria, Australia. Born in Neuchatel, Switzerland, Hubert de Castella was one of a number of friends of Governor Latrobe's wife to emigrate to Victoria. Finding the soil and climate suited to the production of fine wines, de Castella pioneered the growth of the wine industry in the state. - Summary by Philip Benson

The Penobscot Man is a collection of true stories about the river drivers, guides, and woodsmen of Maine’s Penobscot River. Fannie Hardy Eckstorm writes from a firsthand knowledge of the region. The book portrays the men's dangerous log‑driving work, their courage and hardships, and the local legends and characters that shaped life along the river. Note: Occasionally, somewhat racist remarks or characterizations make their way into the narrative, reflecting the biases of the era. (Summary by John Greenman)

Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; book 3 begins with the fortune of the family of Brian Boru and continues through the rise of the O'Conors to the political, economic, and religious condition of the island prior to the English invasion. (Summary by Sibella Denton)

Moon’s Iᴍᴘᴇʀɪᴀʟɪsᴍ ᴀɴᴅ Wᴏʀʟᴅ Pᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄs is perhaps the best-known work of the Columbia University professor and political scientist; It was published in 1926 and did not go out-of-print until at least 1940. “What convenient volume,” he asks, exists as a “general account of the greater imperialism of our own times?” A question which was suitably answered by the publication of this sweeping survey of the field. Written in what would prove to be the gathering twilight of European imperialism, and with the inclination towards reflection that only the ...

"The Wrong of Slavery" is a work written by Robert Dale Owen based largely off of the work of the Freedmen's Inquiry Commission where he served. It traces the early beginnings of the slave trade from its English beginning to the United States Civil War. It puts a focus on the barbarism of the slave trade from capture and transportation to the arrival in the Americas, the extreme cruelties that took place in the West Indies and South America, facts about slavery in the United States, and the advantages of a freed black population to the South. (Summary by mleigh)

Dhageyso Kitaabka Quduuska ah af-Soomaali si cad, si nool, wakhti kasta iyo meel kasta. Waxaa idiin soo bandhigaya International Scripture Ministries (ISM), Kitaabkan Quduuska ah ee maqalka ah wuxuu ereyga Ilaah ku soo nooleeyaa akhrin xooggan, muusig iyo qaabayn cod oo tayo sare leh. Haddii aad markii ugu horreysay baranayso Kitaabka Quduuska ah ama aad rabto inaad ku korto rumaysadkaaga, podcast-kan wuxuu kaa caawinayaa inaad si fudud u dhageysato cutub cutub. Waxaad ka heli doontaa: • Kitaabka Quduuska ah af-Soomaali • Maqal loo habeeyey cutub cutub • Akhrin saamayn leh oo nolosha ...

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) is written by Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Davis wrote the book as a straightforward history of the Confederate States of America and as an apologia for the causes that he believed led to and justified the American Civil War. Davis spared little detail in describing every aspect of the Confederate constitution and government, in addition to which he retold in detail numerous military campaigns. Far more compelling in the views of Davis' contemporaries and to modern ...

The following pages contain an account of the principles upon which the public and political life of our Anglosaxon forefathers was based, and the institutions in which those principles were most clearly manifested. The subject is a grave one: it is the history of the childhood of our own age--the explanation of its manhood. (From the Preface)

The Prophet is the best known work of Khalil Gibran, also known as Kahlil Gibran, a Lebanese American poet and artist. The poetic prose of The Prophet has delighted readers for generations, and the book became particularly popular in the 1960s. Al-Mustafa the prophet, who has lived abroad for many years, is about to board a ship home when he is stopped by a group of people with whom he discusses many aspects of life and the human condition, including love, children, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge and death. - Summary by Ruth Golding and Wikipedia This recording was ...

A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 7 of 22, covering from 1300-1438 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page

Within and Without: The History of The Great Gatsby’s Dust Jacket is a podcast about one of the most famous book covers of all time — and why it still matters.University of Alberta graduates Katie O'Connor and Olivia O'Neill dive into the story behind the dust jacket of F. Scott Fitzgerald's seminal 1925 novel, exploring how a single image has shaped the way readers understand one of the most important texts of all time. Along the way, they interview literary scholars, examine the tragedy and triumph of Fitzgerald’s life, talk a lot about high school English classes, and conduct on-site ...

It cannot but seem a paradox to say that the Thirteenth was the greatest of centuries. To most people the idea will appear at once so preposterous that they may not even care to consider it. A certain number, of course, will have their curiosity piqued by the thought that anyone should evolve so curious a notion. Either of these attitudes of mind will yield at once to a more properly receptive mood if it is recalled that the Thirteenth is the century of the Gothic cathedrals, of the foundation of the university, of the signing of Magna Charta, and of the origin of representative government ...

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Zen and the Art of Self-Publishing with Janet Margot: Where craft, strategy, and calming down about book marketing actually meet. I'm Janet Margot - author, former Amazonian, Amazon Ads coach and founder of Book Geeks Media. I help indie authors navigate the tension between making meaningful work and finding readers for it. This isn't another "quit your day job in 90 days" channel. We talk about: Chilling out about Amazon Ads Craft challenges Managing your indie author finances Reducing comparisonitis The real problems of running an author business They're all book-ish conversations with ...