Robert George
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Four hundred years after the founding of Jamestown, the lives of Captain John Smith, Powhatan, and Pocahontas assume their true dimensions in this far-ranging saga of the beginnings of the British Empire. The English came to the New World to found a utopia. Instead they founded a slave state. The only English voice of reason and the first true American hero became an outcast - and then forgotten. George Robert Minkoff presents a rich, authentic tale...
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The Leaves of Fate is the third and final volume of the epic fictional chronicle In the Land of Whispers. Here, we find the hero of Jamestown, Captain John Smith, forced to return to England, never to set foot again in the colony. Beyond his compelling memories of life in Jamestown, with its famine, disease, and discord, lies the sordid history of the rapacious greed of desperate colonists and wealthy London financiers who develop tobacco as a...
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The Dragons of the Storm continues directly from The Weight of Smoke. When Powhatan forcibly adopted Captain John Smith into his tribe, he declared that after three wounds the river would speak to him. While fishing in the Chesapeake toward the end of a long expedition, Smith is stabbed by a stingray and falls deathly ill. Because he is set to assume the presidency of Jamestown on their return, the fate of the colony may depend upon his recovery....
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The friends are going on a birthday adventure to visit the Lollipop Garden through the Rainbow Forest. They go down the Lemonade River on a boat that can almost fly. They meet a herd of talking words. Eventually they arrive at a very sickly Lollipop Garden. To cure the Lollipop flowers and save the harvest they must explore the Sweet Rock Cave and outwit an ancient magic.
Likened to Alice in Wonderland, the captivating story of 10-year-old Tickle...
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The Mysteries of Mithra by G.R.S. Mead is an important text in the field of Hellenistic culture, exploring the cult of Mithraism as an important contributor to religious and philosophical thought during the Greco-Roman period. As a seminal work, it provides valuable insight into the origins and practice of Mithraism, which was seen as a source for spiritual transformation and enlightenment in this era of antiquity.
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The Hymn of Jesus, written by G.R.S. Mead, is a notable work that explores the underlying spiritual themes of early Christianity. Its poetic language offers an astute examination of a range of religious doctrines, allowing the reader to gain insight into the prevailing theological principles and metaphysical precepts associated with the first century Christian faith.
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The Hymns of Hermes by G. R. S. Mead is a seminal work that offers an invaluable insight into the ancient Greco-Egyptian religious syncretism of the period. Through its examination of Hermetic texts, particularly those found in the Corpus Hermeticum and related works, this seminal work provides astute analysis of the various conceptual threads that coalesced to form a distinct syncretic religious tradition in antiquity.
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The Gnosis of the Mind, written by G. R. S. Mead, is an exploration into the concept of gnosticism, wherein a personal transformation is achieved through knowledge and self-realization. The text highlights the idea that one's individual consciousness can be awakened and enhanced through spiritual enlightenment, advocating for a greater understanding of self and of one's potential within the universe.
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The Vision of Aridaeus, is a philosophical and spiritual treatise that offers an in-depth exploration of the nature of reality as it relates to the concept of self-consciousness. Through his use of dialogic discourse, Mead illuminates the complexity and depth of this subject matter, examining the notions of egoism and its potential to transcend both physical and mental boundaries.
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[2016]
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xxviii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"With each passing election cycle, Republicans face stiffer and stiffer odds for winning elections at all levels. They have long relied on a combination of Baby Boomers and rural voters to propel them to victory in races for office. However, both of these populations will decline in the future. At the same time, the ranks of millennials and urban voters have exploded. Millennials (now the largest generation in the United States) and urban residents...
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In present-day Los Angeles, Daphne, a thirty-something woman, navigates love and heartbreak over the course of one year. Daphne becomes intertwined with friends Jack and Frank after meeting them at a party. During that time, she will unlock the secrets to her life in a sudden turn of events and in the most surprising of places.
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Princeton's McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence Robert P. George and USC's Graduate Director of Philosophy Christopher Tollefsen are experts in the field of bioethics. In Embryo: A Defense of Human Life, these esteemed scholars combine the latest scientific breakthroughs with the soundest tenets of philosophy to shed new light on a vital yet controversial issue of our day.