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In virtually all fields of human endeavor, Classical Athens was so much at the forefront of dynamism and innovation that the products of its most brilliant minds remain not only influential but still relevant to this day. To the ancient Greeks, the cosmos was ordered and harmonious. Consequently, reason and intellect were considered the architects of all art and craftsmanship. The absolute perfection of form was sought in everything and the Greek passion for simplicity, elegance, harmony, and beauty is to be found everywhere, particularly in architecture.

What does it say about America when the clearest path to opportunity runs through a battlefield? Christopher Rivers knows that path firsthand. Raised in a lower-middle-class family and tested by war, he fought his way into West Point and led Soldiers in war. He then kept leading and serving in the halls of US diplomacy and corporate strategy. He also served on the front lines of politics as he ran for state office. Along the way, he learned how power really works—who hoards it, who loses it and what it would take to build something better.

Japan's blissful isolation changed with the arrival of American Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853. In awe of the American weapons and ships, the Tokugawa shogunate quickly realized that they needed to evolve and modernize their military to survive, and a time of rapid change descended on Japan. Within a mere 30 years, the Tokugawa period’s great samurai caste was extinct. Military service was no longer the exclusive domain of the privileged warrior class who had combined the military with an intricate network of social status and vassalship to their feudal lords.

Ein verzweifelter Earl. Ein Blaustrumpf als Erbin. Eine schiefgelaufene Vernunftehe. Miss Amelia Hart mag zwar eine stattliche Mitgift haben, aber sie scheint für heiratswillige Gentlemen geradezu unsichtbar zu sein. Als der charmante und gutaussehende Earl of Longley ihr den Hof macht, ist sie...

One cruel summer day. Mark and Jill Pearson were taken from their home. After that tragic day, their sister Penny dedicated her life to finding them. FBI agent Emma Griffin has solved many grim cases. When she’s called to investigate skeletal remains of an adult man, Forensics soon link the remains to a missing-person case from over a decade ago: Mark Pearson. Where is Jill Pearson?

Beau Lawson wasn't just a rugged silver fox in worn denim and boots. On the dance floor, he moved like he already possessed every inch of me. Before I knew it, I was his for a night, and he was burned into me forever. I left at dawn, convinced I'd never see him again. But years later, work drags me back to Wyoming and back into his arms. Only now he's not just a memory I can't shake. He's the powerful rancher at the center of a feud that's haunted my family for generations. I know I should walk away. But every glance, every touch, every kiss pulls me closer… until I'm lost in him completely.

The stories in this book are about women who are married to, or were once partnered with, men on the mild end of the autism spectrum, formerly known as Asperger’s syndrome. These women are not autistic, so their relationships are considered neurodiverse (meaning there’s a neurotypical person in a relationship with a neurodivergent person). The focus within the stories is Cassandra Syndrome. A very life-altering phenomenon that often occurs—and usually remains unaddressed—within these relationships.

While at the manor, Riley receives a call to the scene of a kidnapping. Soon after interviewing the mother of the missing children, a shot is heard from the house next door. And Riley's sister is found standing next to her husband’s dead body.

In southern Iraq, a crushing silence hangs over the dunes. For nearly 5,000 years, the sands of the Iraqi desert have held the remains of the oldest known civilization: the Sumerians. When American archaeologists discovered a collection of cuneiform tablets in Iraq in the late 19th century, they were confronted with a language and a people who were at the time only scarcely known to even the most knowledgeable scholars of ancient Mesopotamia.

Ein sitzengelassener Herzog. Ein schüchternes Mauerblümchen. Eine Vernunftehe, die keiner von beiden will. Als Lady Emma Carlisles Zwillingsschwester den wohlhabenden und einflussreichen Herzog von Ashford zurückweist, setzen ihre verzweifelten Eltern die schüchterne Lady Emma unter Druck...

Zwei Unfalltote, bei denen etwas nicht stimmt. Ein mächtiger Bruder, der undurchsichtige Geschäfte betreibt. Eine ehrgeizige Assistentin, die ihn einschüchtert. Und ein ungesühntes Verbrechen, das noch immer nach Rache verlangt. – Willkommen in der Welt von Capitano Rossi! Willkommen am Fuße des Monte Brè! Als seine Assistentin, Ispettrice Gemma Crivelli, ihm den Polizeicode für »Mord« gleich zweimal simst, glaubt Capitano Enzo Rossi zuerst, sie habe sich vertippt. Die Zeiten, in denen es im Tessiner Süden etwas zu ermitteln gab, liegen lange zurück.

It feels like a lifetime since Ava joined the FBI. After shadowing famed FBI agent Emma Griffin. Ava has carved her own fierce path in the agency. Now she and her team are slated to attend a high-profile local fundraiser. It looks routine. Community outreach and good for the Bureau’s image. Until the runway models begin dropping dead, one by one.

Robert Smalls’ life illustrates what can happen when one is freed from the fetters of others’ estimations. Smalls’ metamorphosis from slave to ship pilot to U.S. Congressman displays the power of fiery determination and unrelenting ambition. News of Smalls’ incredible exploit made it all the way up to Lincoln, who eventually met him and asked why he would dare such a thing. Smalls replied with only one word: ‘Freedom.

Most wellness advice demands an hour you don't have, equipment you don't own, or motivation that disappeared years ago. This solution-packed short book takes a radically different approach. Small movements practiced throughout your day create profound changes without ever setting foot in a gym. Two minutes here. Thirty seconds there. Ancient wisdom meets modern science in routines so simple they seem laughable until you feel the results.

Lost and Found at the Same Time is a poetic, soul-baring journey of surrender, awakening, and peace in a noisy world. Jordan River invites you into the raw spaces where spiritual breakthroughs meet ego unraveling. From a childhood near-death experience to psychedelic ego deaths, life on the road, plant medicine quests, and the quiet wisdom of Bali, this is a story of finding God… not in temples, but in the ordinary and the uncomfortable. This is not a how-to guide. It’s a remembering. A companion for those who are ready to let go, to listen, to rest, and to come home to themselves.

Nachdem der tollpatschige Corey erfahren hat, dass er sein Abschlussjahr wiederholen muss, fühlt er sich wie der größte Versager der Welt. Als wäre das nicht genug, taucht auch noch der gutaussehende Collegeabbrecher Asher in Creekville auf, der Coreys Herz seit ihrem ersten Aufeinandertreffen rasen lässt, und macht damit das Chaos perfekt.

The modern world has the ancient Romans to thank for the origins of many modern technologies, conveniences, and ideas, from running water, baths, and republican style government to roads. Similarly, by the 3rd century BCE, the Romans were prodigious monument builders, so much so that the memory of the great Roman Republic and the Roman Empire continues to exist within a cityscape of stone.

As one of the most influential and recognizable religious figures in history, Martin Luther continues to impact the world over 550 years after his death. Luther was a German priest and theologian whose writings and teachings sparked the Protestant Reformation in the early 16th century, creating one of the greatest schisms in the history of the Catholic Church and touching off religious turmoil and bloodshed that would engulf Europe for the next 2 centuries.

Initially, forensics ruled the case a suicide. But soon, a substantial clue leads Riley to a different conclusion: murder. As she navigates this case and the aftermath of surviving an inferno, she sets out to track down the culprit responsible for both cases. Unfortunately, nothing is ever simple. With the shadowy figure who tried to kill her still at large, and this case taking an unprecedented turn, it's only a matter of time before the two roads collide and lead her down a deadlier path.

The ability to remain and travel underwater for an extended period of time has long been a dream for a good portion of mankind, perhaps second only to that of flying. The first “submersible” may have been a kind of glass container made for Alexander the Great so that he could observe undersea life firsthand. Despite this early attempt, fate decreed the idea of traveling beneath the surface of the water would lie fallow for nearly another 2,000 years after this experiment in about 332 B. C. Alexander’s death the next year effectively squashed any further developments.