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Ever since Machiavelli penned The Prince, his 1513 treatise on princely rule and the politics of reality, a work that infamously advises rulers to abandon virtue and morality when necessary, his name has been synonymous with deceit, duplicity, and amoral pragmatism. Since then a sinister reputation has posthumously plagued the controversial Florentine. But is this depiction of Machiavelli as wicked and immoral accurate?

Most people don’t even realize the challenges teachers face every day. From lesson-planning to dealing with problematic students and overbearing parents, teachers have to juggle various responsibilities all at once. It’s a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, this cold-hearted system is hindering education in general, and leaving teachers to their own means can backfire and have serious sociological consequences. But on the other hand, the system provides a crazy amount of freedom for teachers to do their own thing and be creative and versatile in their jobs.

In a house stitched together by unspoken fears and half-remembered songs, four generations inherit more than heirlooms—they inherit silence, rituals, and the aching need to heal what was never named. Told through a tapestry of voices—an archivist beneath the floorboards, a memory bound to the attic, a quiet cousin in the hallway of forgotten photos, and a matriarch who speaks in spices and recipes—this part-fiction, part-memory journey explores how trauma lingers in the walls, how laughter can be preserved in jars, and how reclaiming your story can taste like cinnamon and sorrow.

Are you going through life in a rut with no way to get out? Feeling like your routine of negative thinking and bad habits are ruining your life? Even the most confident among us will struggle in their seemingly perfect lives. That’s what life is. Struggle. Your bad habits and negative thinking are protection against the big bad world out there.

If you are interested in learning how to achieve success in life, it is important to know and understand that you must have a success mind-set. To truly achieve success in life, it is important to understand and accept the fact that failure is an essential component.

Tired of stressing over money like it’s your full-time job? Master Your Money Mindset Life is here to turn you from “I can’t afford guac” into “I bought the avocado farm.” Learn how to make money 24/7, invest without losing sleep (or your shirt), and build habits that turn pocket change into prosperity. This isn’t your grandma’s “save every penny” advice—it’s a mindset shift with real-world strategies. Whether you’re starting from zero or ready to level up, you’ll discover how to make money work harder than you do. Warning: side effects may include passive income and spontaneous happy dancing.

Regardless of your objectives, Thinking Habits offers a demonstrated system for self-improvement, pulling from histories most inspiring stories and brilliant minds. Uncover down to earth systems that will show you precisely how to create lasting routines, break useless ones, and excel in the the small tasks that lead to noteworthy outcomes. Habits are powerful factors in our lives. Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they daily express our character and produce our effectiveness or ineffectiveness.

This book was comprised from close to 40 years of involvement in the professional sports and media industry of one way or another and is written as a teaching guide...as we all need to go back to basics once in a while to try to understand why things are thought, said, and done by the other person. The lessons are about the relationships that go on in our everyday lives, and the intention is to present scenarios and for the listeners to put themselves in each of those different roles throughout the book to have a better understanding of what others go through on a daily basis.

Moregan, Warrior Princess of Lysia, faces her worst nightmare. Her kingdom has fallen, her lover has fled, her family is gone, and she has been taken as the slave bride of the very man who brought her life to ruin.

The darkness within Joseph Cooper has been in him since a few days after his birth and has lasted for 34 years. He struggles to exist while working in the mailroom of a newspaper with his brother. Joe gets a scorpion for his birthday from his neighbor. What Joe didn't know is that you shouldn't put your hands too close to those insects because they might bite, and it did, though it was his destiny!!

The book Daughter of an Assassin: Turning Pain into Power is a compelling memoir by Rhoda Banks. It chronicles her tumultuous childhood, shaped by a traumatic environment marked by violence, poverty, and fractured family dynamics. The story begins with the dramatic and life-altering event of witnessing a murder at the age of five, setting the tone for the struggles and resilience that define her journey.

The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, better known by its informal name of Jonestown, was a remote settlement in the South American country of Guyana established by the Peoples Temple, an American religious cult under the leadership of Jim Jones. On November 18, 1978, a total of 918 people died at the settlement, at the nearby airstrip in Port Kaituma, and at a Temple-run building in Georgetown, Guyana's capital city. The tragedy is often called the Jonestown Massacre. The following is a TV interview with survivor Odell Rhodes at Guyana's Park Hotel on November 24, 1978.

It’s 1978: the Auckland abortion clinic has been forced to close and sixteen-year-old Charlie has to fly to Sydney, but the plane is delayed on the tarmac. It’s 2019: Charlie’s tightly contained Wellington life with her grandson Tommy is interrupted by the unexpected intrusions of Tommy’s first girlfriend, Jenna, and the father he has never known, Jim. The year turns, and everything changes again.

A beautifully presented and uplifting collection of contemplative, wry, sometimes funny essays about living thoughtfully and with care amidst life's challenges. If you're struggling to maintain grace and good humor amidst daily potholes and pitfalls, Brigid Lowry may be just the warm, wise, and witty companion you need.

An entertaining drama based on Nye Bevan’s race to create the new NHS by 5 July 1948. Getting Better is a roller coaster period drama based on real political events alongside the fictional story of front-line tears, trauma and triumph at The Park Hospital in Manchester. As Bevan faces up to the establishment in Parliament, Dr Eva Callaway faces the same challenges – facing poverty, sexism and homophobia in a system stuck in the past.

Myra Swinley is convinced that her police constable husband’s death was no accident and that he would never have lost his footing on a dark, foggy November night on the quayside of Newhaven Harbour while on his beat. Determined to get to the truth she visits Scotland Yard to ask his former friend Detective Superintendent Street to investigate. But when Myra fails to return home from her visit to the Yard, Inspector Ryga is sent down to the Sussex coast to investigate.

Lost on the moors on a snowy night, a gentleman boards a passing coach with relief. Then he takes a closer look at his fellow passengers. 'The Phantom Coach' is taken from the Victorian Anthologies series featuring short stories by classic writers of the spooky, the scary and the supernatural. Guaranteed to give you the shivers, each collection includes familiar and loved creepy tales as well as those less well-known.

Keen to improve his prospects, a man impersonates a fellow traveller who had changed his mind about an engagement to a wealthy young woman. But he begins to regret his decision when he learns every suitor must face an unknown horror that the family has harboured for generations.

A Polish historian visiting Italy falls in love with a 16th-century femme fatale, who murdered a series of enthralled husbands and lovers. When he experiences visions of the beautiful Medea Da Carpi, it slowly turns his scholarly fascination into a fatal obsession.

Featuring work by Charles Dickens, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Clara Venn and Hume Nisbet, this collection of nine enduring stories - some well-known, others less familiar - evoke the many spirits of Christmas. Featuring misty journeys to distant loved ones, Christmas Eve manifestations and lonely, frost-filled vigils.