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Stoic Six Pack 8 – The Peripatetics: Lyco of Troas, Aristotelian Proportion, Strato of Lampsacus, Life of Aristotle, Theophrastus and Post-Aristotle: The Stoics (Illustrated)
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The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
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soldiered with the Communist leadership that would ultimately wrest control of the country from the Nationalists. While there, he became interested in Chinese guerilla operations against the Japanese, specifically the small-unit, “democratic” leadership model that pushed authority and responsibility down to the most junior levels in small combat un
... See moreDick Couch • Always Faithful, Always Forward
Laughlin’s credo was simple: “To purify the breeding stock of the race at all costs.” As journalist Edwin Black notes in his 2003 book, War Against the Weak, Laughlin’s plan of attack was threefold: “sterilization, mass incarceration and sweeping immigration restrictions.” In furtherance of these goals, Laughlin created the imposingly named, feroci
... See moreBill Bryson • One Summer
The construction of Nan Madol
Erling Kagge • Walking: One Step at a Time
Norton suddenly recalled the myth of Oceanus, the sea that, the ancients believed, surrounded the Earth. Here, perhaps, was an even stranger sea—not circular, but cylindrical.
Arthur C. Clarke • Rendezvous with Rama
