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In the twentieth century, wealth and power was dictated by access to oil. This century will have different kingmakers, perhaps different wars. We depend on a handful of metals and rare earths to power our phones and computers. Increasingly, we rely on them to power our cars and our homes. Whoever controls these finite commodities will become rich beyond imagining. Sanderson journeys to meet the characters, companies, and nations scrambling for the new resources.

A masterpiece of American individualism, Henry David Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience is considered by many to be one of the most important pieces of political and philosophical writings ever produced by an American. Thoreau wrote the essay because of his opposition to slavery and the Mexican-American War. When the government engages in actions that are unjust, he believed that citizens should completely withdraw their support of the government and stop paying taxes, even if it results in imprisonment or violence.

Writing to a friend who was disillusioned by religion, minister and theologian Henry Scougal created what would become a classic text on Christian living. Compassionately explaining what true religion is and isn't, Scougal shares biblical practices that lead to real spiritual transformation. In The Life of God in the Soul of Man, Scougal cuts through false ideas about religion and demonstrates how to pursue true unity with God. He explains that religion shouldn't be primarily focused on restraining or dictating outward behavior, but living a divine life characterized by faith.

Dollars are manifestations of the One Infinite Substance as you are, but, unlike you, they are not self-conscious. They have no power until you give them power. Make them feel this through your thought vibrations as you feel the importance of your work.

A resourceful miner devises an ingenious scheme to expedite his fishing, but it does not quite go as planned.

Henry Ford, né le 30 juillet 1863 à Dearborn (Michigan, États-Unis) et mort le 7 avril 1947 dans la même ville, est un industriel américain et le fondateur de l'automobile qui porte son nom. Comment ce fils d'agriculteur parti de rien a fait pour en arriver là ? Quelles sont les étapes qui l'ont conduit à devenir le premier milliardaire des États-Unis ? Qu'est-ce qu'un entrepreneur moderne peut apprendre de lui aujourd'hui pour démarrer et développer un business ? Découvrez les réponses au travers de ce savoureux audiobook !

When Sammy Shine’s plane takes off unexpectedly, he ends up in a whole new world; no longer does he live in comfort in his shoe box in Hank’s room. Now he’s lost in the woods with no way to get home, while a dangerous enemy lurks. Fortunately, a group of new friends, including a mouse, an injured crow, a newt, and a shrew, will help him find and repair his plane so he can try to get back home.

Homing pigeon Homer and his parrot friend Lulu learn something is afoul when they witness four-legged criminals stealing valuables from both the animal and human communities. Lulu and Homer track down the bandits, but need human help to stop them for good. Can they lead their human keepers to the culprits’ hideout and stop the thieves? Award-winning author-illustrator Henry Cole offers a fun, action-packed middle grade mystery that will keep listeners guessing if the crime-solving pigeon will get his guy

June 6, 1944. Allied forces hit the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. Among the countless lives shattered are those of five spirited women with starkly different lives. As the war reaches its tipping point, each of the women fight for the survival of themselves, their countries, and their way of life during one of the most pivotal days in history. Now, during the most perilous hours of their lives, all five women must summon courage they never knew they had as they confront the dangers of war alongside treacherous family secrets, heartbreak, and the ability to trust themselves.

Questo racconto dell'orrore di fine Ottocento può essere classificato come una storia di fantasmi. In Inghilterra, una giovane istitutrice accetta il compito di occuparsi di due bambini, Miles e Flora, in seguito alla morte della prima istitutrice. La donna si accorge sin da subito dell'alone di mistero che avvolge i due fanciulli e intende scoprire quale segreto si celi dietro a quella che apparentemente sembra un'intelligenza fuori dal comune. Finché una notte viene turbata dalla visione di due persone che non conosce, che appaiono e poi svaniscono senza lasciare traccia.

Two Years Before the Mast is Richard Henry Dana Jr.’s captivating account of life as a common sailor on board a merchant ship in the early 1830s. Dana captures the cruel conditions on board the ship, the injustices of merchant seamen at the hands of brutally unforgiving captains, and the treacherous icy weather at Cape Horn. An iconic maritime memoir said to have influenced Herman Melville, Two Years Before the Mast remains one of America’s greatest and most vivid seafaring tales.

Cosa accadrebbe se "la Natura, a titolo di esperimento, riportasse nel suo seno due boccioli cresciuti in serra” e preservati da ogni duro contatto con la realtà? Cosa ne sarebbe di due bambini cresciuti senza sapere che cosa sono nascita e morte, e costretti poi a scoprire la vita da soli? Questo libro, reso di nuovo celebre oggi dal film che ne è stato tratto, è, per alcuni versi, difficile e crudele. Ma per altri versi l'autore descrive, con la poesia del suo cuore irlandese, una bellezza incontaminata che oggi possiamo soltanto sognare.

La guida definitiva al mondo delle Criptovalute! Scopri come Bitcoin e le Criptovalute stanno rivoluzionando l'Economia Globale e come puoi cambiare la tua vita investendo in Cripto e nei suoi Prodotti Derivati! Lo scopo è semplificare il mondo delle Monete Digitali, illustrare tutte le sue potenzialità e i suoi funzionamenti. Il Manuale è adatto per tutte le persone che si approcciano all'argomento per la prima volta e per i principianti, scorrendo i capitoli si entrerà sempre più nello specifico, accompagnando gradualmente il lettore in tematiche sempre più avanzate, offrendo infine una panoramica completa.

Familiarize-se com os mais importantes escritos americanos, através de uma cuidadosa selecção de 300 citações, introduzindo as suas principais ideias e delineando com clareza a estrutura do seu trabalho. Descubra novos aspectos ou aprofunde-se nos pensamentos de Mark Twain, Henry-David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, para expandir a sua mente e conhecimento sobre a nossa cultura.

Familiarizar-se com alguns dos mais importantes filósofos políticos: Cícero, Confúcio, Karl Marx, Tocqueville, Nietszche, Henry-David Thoreau. Estas figuras moldaram o pensamento político ocidental e a sua compreensão irá ajudá-lo a compreender a estrutura dos nossos sistemas políticos; mergulhar profundamente nas suas obras e pensamentos com uma selecção das citações essenciais introduzindo as suas principais ideias e delineando a estrutura do seu trabalho com clareza.

Henry David Thoreau é um amado autor, poeta e filósofo americano. Foi um abolicionista para toda a vida, defensor da desobediência civil, que voltou a defender governos injustos ou corruptos, e defendeu a ideia de abandonar assuntos ilusórios em favor de uma vida simples, a fim de descobrir as autênticas necessidades essenciais da vida.

Familiarize-se com os filósofos mais importantes do século XIX através de uma cuidadosa selecção de 500 citações, introduzindo as suas principais ideias e delineando com clareza a estrutura do seu trabalho. Descubra novos aspectos ou aprofunde-se nos pensamentos de Henry-David Thoreau, Arthur Schopenhauer, Friedrich Nietzsche, Soren Kierkegaard, Ralph Waldo Emerson, para expandir a sua mente e conhecimento sobre a nossa cultura.

These works by Thoreau and Gandhi consider the best way to promote justice and goodness not in utopia, but in the actual world where we live. The primary goal of Agora Publications is not to answer such controversial questions by taking sides, but to provide access to philosophical works that promote such dialogue.

Toni Danzig is a dirt bag—literally. There’s nothing she enjoys more than being out in the mountains leading adventure tours. On a well-deserved break over a long weekend, she’s DJ-ing karaoke at the Dew Drop Inn when Audrey Adams takes the stage to sing the greatest middle finger break-up song ever, dedicated to her ex-girlfriend. It’s a perfect night that culminates in a transcendental experience in bed…before Audrey rushes out the next day.

When young Tybre Faw discovers John Lewis and his heroic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the fight for voting rights, Tybre is determined to meet him. Tybre’s two grandmothers take him on the seven-hour drive to Selma, Alabama, where Lewis invites Tybre to join him in the annual memorial walk across the Bridge. And so begins a most amazing friendship!​​​​​​​​​ In rich, poetic language, Andrea Davis Pinkney weaves the true story of a boy with a dream—together with the story of a real-life hero (who himself had a life-altering friendship with Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was young!).