"Fierce Ruthless Warriors Who Shaped Ancient History Vol. I & Vol II: Alexander The Great, Charlemagne, Genghis Khan, Hannibal, Julius Caesar, And Attila The Hun" by Andre T. Smith is a monumental two-in-one volume that brings to life six of the most formidable and influential warrior kings in ancient history. This comprehensive work meticulously chronicles the lives, battles, and staggering accomplishments of these legendary figures, whose actions reshaped the world....

The Rolling Stones: Sociological Perspectives, edited by Helmut Staubmann, draws from a broad spectrum of sociological perspectives to contribute both to the understanding of the phenomenon Rolling Stones and to an in-depth analysis of contemporary society and culture that takes The Stones a starting point. Contributors approach The Rolling Stones from a range of social science perspectives including cultural studies, communication and film studies, gender studies, and the sociology of pop...

Zelza Zero is a sweet, helpful and humble little zero with a heart of gold. She lives in Numeric City and is a student at Digits Elementary School. She is always sad because she does not have many friends. The other digits will not play with Zelza Zero and she struggles with being the only zero in the entire school. Her classmates are extremely mean; they play practical jokes on her and whisper terrible things about her to each other. One day, one of Zelza Zero’s classmates calls her “wort...

“A thriller in a class by itself**—**brilliant and scary!” **—**Terry McMillanRead the page-turning, provocative thriller that will forever change the way you think about slavery and its legacy in today’s America.Martin Grey, a smart, talented black lawyer working out of a storefront in Queens, becomes friendly with a group of some of the most powerful, wealthy, and esteemed black men in America. He’s dazzl...

Martin Grey, a talented young lawyer, is taken under the wing of a secretive group made up of America's most powerful and esteemed black men. He's dazzled by what they have accomplished, and they think he has the potential to be one of them. They invite him for a weekend away from it all. But what he discovers, far from home, is a disturbing alternative reality which challenges his deepest convictions...

What if we told you that you can eat anything you like and lose weight?Well, you probably wouldn't believe us, would you? And if you did believe us, you would ask HOW?We asked the same question. After both struggling with our weight and the effects of crash dieting, we knew there had to be a better way to shed the pounds. That's how we developed the #itsfine plan. With a unique approach to portion control and by debunking the many myths around fad diets, it...

This practical book provides everything you need to know about the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). This open technology for real-time communication is used in many diverse applications such as instant messaging, Voice over IP, real-time collaboration, social networking, microblogging, lightweight middleware, cloud computing, and more.XMPP: The Definitive Guide walks you through the thought processes and design decisions involved in building a complete XM...

This is the compilation of Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863. It contains 4,560 definitions and 65,792 cross-references. The reason for the high number of cross-references is that each word within a given definition is further linked to its own definition in Smith's Bible Dictionary, if such a definition exists.Smith's Bible Dictionary is a 19th-century Bible dictionary with almost 4000 entries that became named after its editor, William Smith. Its popularity was such that condensed di...

“A very entertaining book about a very serious problem. We deceive ourselves all the time with statistics, and it is time we wised up.” –Robert J. Shiller, Winner of the Nobel Prize in EconomicsDid you know that baseball players whose names begin with the letter “D” are more likely to die young? Or that Asian Americans are most susceptible to heart attacks on the fourth day of the month? Or that drinking a full pot of coffee every morning will add years to your life, but one cup a ...

Venture beyond the known universe and meet Saturn, the Guardian of the Threshold. This unique guide fuses the disciplined methods of Saturnian Gnosis with the Setian philosophy of Xeper ("to come into being"). Structured as a complete initiatory formula of Theory, Practice, and Art, it offers a demanding path of ritual, meditation, and creative work. Explore the mystery of the Trapezoid, awaken your true, non-natural Self—the Daimonion—and become the sole architect of your own evolution. W...

Cats often live in the world of science fiction and fantasy. Anyone who knows cats knows they bend time and defy gravity.They walk through life seeming not to care about day-to-day events around them, and yet in the blink of an eye, they sense danger as if they see into the future.Cat people also know their cats observe their human slaves for space aliens. We don't mind, really. Of course, most cats, like nature, abhor a vacuum, so no technology for cats past a good can ope...

From a psychotherapist and the New York Times bestselling author of Monkey Mind, a thoughtful, deeply personal exploration of our most difficult emotions, arguing that they are not obstacles to overcome but essential messengers that can lead us toward wisdom and wholeness.What if the emotions we fight hardest against—anger, shame, envy, regret, jealousy, annoyance, despair—are not enemies to be vanquished but essential guides to self-knowledge?