On the Shortness of Life is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, sometime around the year 49 AD, to his father-in-law Paulinus. The philosopher brings up many Stoic principles on the nature of time, namely that people waste much of it in meaningless pursuits. According to the essay, nature gives people enough time to do what is really important and the individual must allot it properly. In general, time is best used by living in the present moment in purs...

Download your copy of this amazingly narrated copy of The Meditations.This audio book contains an additional audio book, Seneca's On the Shortness of Life.For anyone interested in learning more about Stoic philosophy, this audio book is a great start!

This audio book contains the autobiographies of the four most influential men in America: Benjamin Franklin, Andrew Carnegie, Nikola Tesla, and John D. RockefellerThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a record of his Franklin's own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790. Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them. Franklin and his autobiography can been seen as "the mo...

An inside look at the creativity coaching process with twenty-five real-life examples of the correspondence between one of the world’s most renowned creativity coaches and his clientsHaving worked with all types of artists from every corner of the world, Eric Maisel is acutely aware of the issues that creative folks face: resistance and blockage, existential sadness, decreased productivity, marketing and promotion, distracting addictions, and simple survival are just a few of the o...

What would happen if Israelis moved en masse to a location where their children could grow up in peace and prosperity? And what if Jews from around the world began to join them? Could a single man create this historic exodus? How would the world react? What forces might be unleashed as the idea of a second Israel begins to take hold?Follow David Cohen from the moment he survives a suicide bombing in Jerusalem to the fateful day when he sets foot onto the island that will become New...

This book honors the life and work of the late W. Barnett Pearce, a leading theorist in the communication field. The book is divided into four sections. The first section will lead with an essay by Barnett Pearce. This will be followed by sections on (1) practical theory, (2) dialogue, and (3) social transformation. In the broadest sense, these are probably the three general themes found in the work of Pearce and his colleagues. In another sense, these categories also identify three import...

In Truth in Public Life, three public servants—a theologian, an economist, and an ethicist—contend for both the existence and moral imperatives of absolute truth. Each argues that society, built on ethical leadership and communal accountability, cannot be sustained without a widespread commitment to objectivity. This commitment begins at the top: policymakers must resist political expediency, judges must believe victims, journalists must embrace complexity, and the public must hol...

Batman is one of the most recognized and popular pop culture icons. Appearing on the page of Detective Comics #27 in 1939, the character has inspired numerous characters, franchises, and spin-offs over his 80+ year history. The character has displayed versatility, appearing in stories from multiple genres, including science fiction, noir, and fantasy and mediums far beyond his comic book origins. While there are volumes analyzing Batman through literary, philosophical, and psychological le...

Now more than ever, public servants must consider and reassess how to keep moral courage in public life alive. With ethical expectations and needs changing and government policies under increasing moral scrutiny, Claire Foster-Gilbert of Westminster Abbey Institute gathers a series of essays and lectures by herself and others, exploring the meaning of 'moral code' in today's public service, and how it can be rekindled in practice.Timely and timeless, the book is founded on traditio...

Palmistry is an ancient science and an unsurpassed tool for character and emotion analysis. Everyone has the ability to tap its potential for insight, reflection, and greater understanding—and world acclaimed palmistry expert Vernon Mahabal will tell you how.Talk to the Hand reveals the tricks of the palm reader's trade and is organized around the most popular questions and inquiries the author has received over the years. It serves as a fascinating field guide for those w...

**One of NPR's Best Books of the YearA finalist of the for the 2022 Edgar Award for Best Fact CrimeThe inside story of how a courageous FBI informant helped to bring down the KKK organization responsible for a brutal civil rights–era killing.**By early 1966, the work of Vernon Dahmer was well known in south Mississippi. A light-skinned Black man, he was a farmer, grocery store owner, and two-time president of the Forrest County chapter of the NAACP. He and M...

Franklin's Autobiography has received widespread praise, both for its historical value as a record of an important early American and for its literary style. It is often considered the first American book to be taken seriously by Europeans as literature.By the 1860s, use of the Autobiography and its depiction of Franklin's industry and relentless self-improvement had become widespread as an instructive model for youth."Franklin's is one of the greatest autobiograph...