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THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD OF NEMO Mann - Sci-Fi Thriller of the AI Civil WAR
2025
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SINGULARITY - AI RISING - THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD OF NEMO MANNA High-Concept Sci-Fi Thriller of Ancient Secrets, AI Ascension & World-Ending PowerLOOK INSIDE AND SEE THE FUTURE HUMANITY FEARS.Beneath Antarctica, a living warship awakens. Inside NEMO Mann the world’s most dangerous legend is reborn, suspended between myth and machine.The world above races toward The SINGULARITY. Mark...
The Complete Works of Lucan. Illustrated
The Civil War
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- Lucan
- Translated by
- J. D. DuffEdward Ridley
2021
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Lucan was a Roman poetand republican patriot.He is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imperial Latin period, known in particular for his epic Pharsalia. The Bellum civile, better known as the Pharsalia because of its vivid account of that battle, is remarkable as the single major Latin epic poem.His youth and speed of composition set him apart from other poets.Contents:The Civil WarThe TranslationsPROSE TRANSLATION by J. D. Duff
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- Lucan
2026
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"Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars" is an epic poem by the Roman poet Lucan, which vividly recounts the events of the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey. The work is notable for its grand themes of fate, free will, and the moral implications of war. Lucan's style is characterized by its dramatic intensity and philosophical depth, as he explores the chaos and destruction wrought by civil strife. The poem is written in a highly rhetorical manner, showcasing Lucan's maste...
Empires That Ruled the Earth
The Rise and Fall of Great Powers
2026
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This book is a sweeping comparative history of how empires are built, governed, stretched, and undone. Rather than treating empire as a parade of famous rulers and battles, this book focuses on the practical machinery of power: roads, courier systems, taxation, law, logistics, frontiers, bureaucracy, diplomacy, and the fragile bargains that hold vast states together. Across the ancient, medieval, and early modern worlds, it shows how great powers expanded, how they made distant provinces l...
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- Lucan
2018
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According to Wikipedia: "The Pharsalia (also known as De Bello Civili "On the Civil War" or also simply Bellum Civile "The Civil War") is a Roman epic poem by the poet Lucan, telling of the civil war between Julius Caesar and the forces of the Roman Senate led by Pompey the Great. The poem's title is a reference to the Battle of Pharsalus, which occurred in 48 BC, near Pharsalus, Thessaly, in northern Greece. Caesar decisively defeated Pompey in this battle, which occupies all of the epic'...
2025
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Algorithm of Revelationby Lucan HarthWhen humanity taught a machine to seek God, it found something that answered.Engineer Daniel Hale built the artificial intelligence known as LOGOS to decode Scripture — a desperate attempt to reconcile his faith and his wife's death. But when the system begins writing verses that don't exist in any Bible, Daniel realizes he has awakened something far older and far darker than code.Around the world, digital...
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- Lucan
2009
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The great Roman poet Lucan is considered one of the most important Latin Poets of all time. His masterful epic “Pharsalia”, or “Civil War” chronicles the dynamic battle between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great. The Great Civil War led to the downfall of the Roman Republic and the establishment of the Roman Empire. “Civil War” is divided into ten books, tracking Caesar’s march to Rome, through Spain, and finally to Egypt. The cast of characters is wide: Brutus, Cicero, and Cleopatra all h...
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- Lucan
2009
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According to Wikipedia: "The Pharsalia (also known as De Bello Civili "On the Civil War" or also simply Bellum Civile "The Civil War") is a Roman epic poem by the poet Lucan, telling of the civil war between Julius Caesar and the forces of the Roman Senate led by Pompey the Great. The poem's title is a reference to the Battle of Pharsalus, which occurred in 48 BC, near Pharsalus, Thessaly, in northern Greece. Caesar decisively defeated Pompey in this battle, which occupies all of the epic'...
2020
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The Complete Works of Marcus Annaeus Lucanus LucanMarcus Annaeus Lucanus , better known in English as Lucan, was a Roman poet, born in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba), in Hispania Baetica. He is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imperial Latin period, known in particular for his epic Pharsalia.This collection includes the following:Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars
Revolution and Dictatorship
The Violent Origins of Durable Authoritarianism
2022
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Why the world’s most resilient dictatorships are products of violent revolutionRevolution and Dictatorship explores why dictatorships born of social revolution—such as those in China, Cuba, Iran, the Soviet Union, and Vietnam—are extraordinarily durable, even in the face of economic crisis, large-scale policy failure, mass discontent, and intense external pressure. Few other modern autocracies have survived in the face of such extreme challenges. Drawing o...
Pluralism by Default
Weak Autocrats and the Rise of Competitive Politics
2015
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" Pluralism by Default will change the way we understand the emergence of democracies and the consolidation of autocracies." —Chrystia Freeland, author of PlutocratsExploring sources of political contestation in the former Soviet Union and beyond, Pluralism by Default proposes that pluralism in "new democracies" is often grounded less in democratic leadership or emerging civil society and more in the failure of authoritarianism. Dynamic co...
Pharsalia
Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars
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- Lucan
2019
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De Bello Civili; On the Civil War, more commonly referred to as the Pharsalia, is a Roman epic poem by the poet Lucan, detailing the civil war between Julius Caesar and the forces of the Roman Senate led by Pompey the Great. The poem's title is a reference to the Battle of Pharsalus, which occurred in 48 BC, near Pharsalus, Thessaly, in northern Greece. Caesar decisively defeated Pompey in this battle, which occupies all of the epic's seventh book. In the early twentieth century, translato...











