'Do not act as if you had ten thousand years to live ... while you have life in you, while you still can, make yourself good.' The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) is a private notebook of philosophical reflections, written by a Roman emperor probably on military campaign in Germany. In short, highly charged comments, Marcus draws on Stoic philosophy to confront challenges that he felt acutely, but which are also shared by all human beings - the looming presence of death, making...

Now in its eighth edition, this magisterial work offers a comprehensive survey of the stories of Greek myth, from the Olympian gods, through the lesser gods and deities, to the heroes, adventures, and foundation myths of the ancient Greek world.The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology sets out to provide a comprehensive history of the divine order and mythical prehistory of Greece, as systematized on a genealogical basis by Hesiod and the ancient mythographers, while also taking i...

How have African rulers responded to the introduction of democratic electoral competition? Despite the broadly negative picture painted by the prevailing focus on electoral fraud, clientelism, and ethnic conflict, the book argues that the full story is somewhat more promising. While these unfortunate practices may be widespread, African rulers also seek to win votes through the provision and distribution of public goods and services. The author's central argument is that in predominantly r...

Ex-Cop Paxton “Tank” Sokolofski’s life is shattered—first by a bullet, then by a woman. Now he passes his days tracking down cheating spouses. Not his idea of a good time.When Cori Transue moves in next door, things get a little more interesting. She’s a sultry little firecracker, and the way she looks at him definitely gets his attention.However, he doesn’t need a woman added to the mix, especially one with even more baggage than he has.But when he hears her scream...

Ex-cop Kasper “Gutter Mouth” Guttenmuth has always been a playboy. Love was a four-letter word. He learned that lesson as he watched his father run around on his mom before she died. Until he fell hard for the wrong woman—his best friend’s baby sister.Krysta Sokolofski has been in love with the same man since she was a teenager. For a brief time, he held more than her heart in his hands. Until he pushed her away. A dirty secret he wanted distance from. It took her years to move on....

The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Refer...

When he won't let divorce have the last word...They partied their way into marriage. But when Brent quit drinking and Samantha didn’t, things went bad quickly. He left her, and he didn’t do it nicely.They went their separate ways, and both ways led to Jesus.Now a new man, Brent wants his wife back. But is it too late? According to matchmaker Cindy, all he’s got to do is woo her. Woo her? He doesn’t know how to woo anyone! ...

The only work of its kind to survive from classical antiquity, the Library of Apollodorus is a unique guide to Greek mythology, from the origins of the universe to the Trojan War. Apollodorus' Library has been used as a source book by classicists from the time of its compilation in the 1st-2nd century BC to the present, influencing writers from antiquity to Robert Graves. It provides a complete history of Greek myth, telling the story of each of the great families of hero...

Fresh off a breakup, Wes Henderson walks into a tattoo parlor looking for ink and rebellion—and finds Axel Torrens instead: big, rough-edged, and impossible to ignore. One reckless decision turns into heat, pain, and a mark that will last forever.When Wes realizes he can't shake the memory of that night—or the man who inked him—he knows exactly where he's going back to. Some lines are permanent for a reason.

'About things that are within our power and those that are not.' Epictetus's Discourses have been the most widely read and influential of all writings of Stoic philosophy, from antiquity onwards. They set out the core ethical principles of Stoicism in a form designed to help people put them into practice and to use them as a basis for leading a good human life. Epictetus was a teacher, and a freed slave, whose discourses have a vivid informality, animated by anecd...

The Writings of a Political Prisoner, Rebel, and Climate Truth-TellerFor six years, Roger Hallam has written relentless, unfiltered analyses of the climate crisis, civil resistance, and the collapse of our political systems. These are the articles corporate media refused to publish—because they expose the lies of governments, the failures of politics, and the raw truth about what it takes to win.Collected for the first time, 50 Articles The Medi...

This book, Midhurst WW2 Memoirs: 4. Hard Ending (1944-1950) is the final work of a tetralogy written over a decade. Its aim is to leave an account of the life and times of a small town experiencing the development of WW2. It uses the back story of the author's time there as a story-line, adding extensive back-story accounts that few would have known of at that time. Experiences of people connected to the town's history are included showing that many famous, brave and infamous peop...