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Free Download A Brief History Of Castration: Second Edition By Victor T. Cheney
2006 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 1420897209 | EPUB | 1 MB
Victor T. Cheney has just published a BRIEF HISTORY OF CASTRATION 2nd EDITION. This book contains a five page index plus a two page glossary with numerous footnotes t aid the curious history buff and serious researcher. Readers unfamiliar with this subject (which is most of us) will be surprised to learn how important this operation was to many cultures of the world in times past, and to a lesser extent, even today. In Italy thousands of young boys were castrated to prepare their voices for the opera. In Arab lands slaves (both black and white) were castrated in order to become harem guards. Chinese emperors found castrated males to be extremely reliable for treasurers and other governmental posts. In the past their operation was very dangerous and many died from infections. Bur it also had its beneficial side effects. The average castrated male lives 15 years longer than "normal" men. This is because harmful hormones and other impediments were removed form the man’s system. For instance, one cannot get testicular cancer if he has no testicles. Many ancient religions, as well as the early Christians, used their religious duties unhampered by impure thoughts and immoral deeds. Though Christians gradually abandoned this practice some breakaway groups continued to castrate young men in Russia and elsewhere even in this 20th century. The author believes that castration can still play an important role in modern society. He shows that it can be used to prevent serious crimes, diseases, and the loss of vital spiritual and moral values.

Free Download In Which Brief Stories Are Told (Made in Michigan Writer Series) By Phillip Sterling
2011 | 144 Pages | ISBN: 0814335071 | EPUB | 1 MB
In Which Brief Stories Are Told presents a collage of moments in the lives of average people―car salesmen and motel maids, mothers and fathers, neighbors and professional colleagues―with small-town northern Michigan as a backdrop. Author Phillip Sterling invites readers to share his characters’ small tragedies and victories in fifteen deceptively simple, intimate stories. While varied in length from short glimpses to longer narratives, each of the stories is defined by a unique perspective, as characters present their version of a story―sometimes other peoples’ stories―clouded by the same emotion, judgment, and passing of time that inhabit all of our memories.The stories in this collection contain laments and mysteries: a car salesman implicates himself in a crime that he is not sure ever took place, a third-shift convenience store clerk accepts her unfortunate disfigurement, dinner parties generate jealousy and resignation among their participants, a sister’s disappearance creates a long-standing familial black hole, a sailboat comes to symbolize the longing of an elderly couple, and a daughter finds answers in her father’s speechlessness. In what is often unspoken or unacknowledged, Sterling’s narrators draw readers into complicity. Readers will identify with these characters, who weigh the what-ifs and could-haves at length, often for longer than it takes to recount the actual events of their stories, revealing the telltale signs of our own heartache, guilt, or feelings of forgiveness in the process.Sterling’s realistic and intriguing stories offer haunting glimpses of characters and situations that are original but familiar. Readers of short fiction and enthusiasts of Michigan stories will enjoy this unique collection.

Free Download Marie Wittenberg, "Eden Prairie: A Brief History "
English | ISBN: 159629941X | 2011 | 160 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
From scouting reports of Native American tribes to Money Magazine’s declaration that it was the best place to live in America, Eden Prairie has a history that commands attention. Few can rival Marie Wittenberg’s dedication to telling this story or match her intimate knowledge of her hometown’s changing landscape, from early sheep barns to modern megachurches. In this brief history, she describes how Eden Prairie got its name, visits with pioneer families and points out the local places and critical moments that shaped this beloved community’s identity.

Free Download Skip Johnson, "Charleston: The Brief History of a Remarkable City"
English | ISBN: 0988711303 | 2016 | 49 pages | EPUB | 654 KB
The little book recounts the remarkable, although little-known, history of Charleston, South Carolina. It was written especially for those persons who want to learn that history in one or two easy sittings. From her earliest beginnings, Charleston has experienced the lowest of lows and the highest of highs. She has known extreme shame and extreme glory. She has been one of the world’s most hated cities and one of its most beloved. She has been attacked by the militaries of four nations, including the United States, which put her under the longest siege in modern military history. A major earthquake almost destroyed her, massive hurricanes have battered her, monster fires have ripped through her streets, and the Civil War – which she started and lost – left her destitute and helpless as thousands of visitors danced on her grave. But today Charleston is considered one of America’s jewels. Readers of major travel magazines consistently name Charleston the friendliest, most gracious, even Best City in the United States and one of the best in the world. This primer clearly answers the question; What IS it about Charleston?

Free Download Brief Coaching for Lasting Solutions by Insoo Kim Berg, Peter Szabó
English | October 17, 2005 | ISBN: 0393704726 | True EPUB | 272 pages | 0.3 MB
Like so many helping professionals today, coaches are discovering that the most effective treatment plan is not always the one that takes the most time.

Free Download Christopher Partridge, "A Brief Introduction to Judaism "
English | ISBN: 1506450407 | 2018 | 140 pages | EPUB
| 13 MB

Free Download Christopher Partridge, "A Brief Introduction to Islam "
English | ISBN: 1506450369 | 2018 | 124 pages | EPUB | 13 MB
This brief introduction to Islam is designed to help readers understand this important religious tradition. With both nuance and balance, this text provides broad coverage of various forms of Islam with an arresting layout with rich colors. It offers both historical overviews and modern perspectives on Islamic beliefs and practices. The user-friendly content is enhanced by charts of religious festivals, historic timelines, updated maps, and a useful glossary.

Free Download Christopher Partridge, "A Brief Introduction to Christianity "
English | ISBN: 1506450326 | 2018 | 140 pages | EPUB | 12 MB
This brief introduction to Christianity is designed to help readers understand this important religious tradition. With both nuance and balance, this text provides broad coverage of various forms of Christianity with an arresting layout with rich colors. It offers both historical overviews and modern perspectives on Christian beliefs and practices. The user-friendly content is enhanced by charts of religious festivals, historic timelines, updated maps, and a useful glossary.

Free Download Christopher Partridge, "A Brief Introduction to Buddhism "
English | ISBN: 150645030X | 2018 | 108 pages | EPUB | 11 MB
This brief introduction to Buddhism is designed to help readers understand this important religious tradition. With both nuance and balance, this text provides broad coverage of various forms of Buddhism with an arresting layout with rich colors. It offers both historical overviews and modern perspectives on Buddhist beliefs and practices. The user-friendly content is enhanced by charts of religious festivals, historic timelines, updated maps, and a useful glossary.

Free Download Tom Wicker, "Shooting Star: The Brief Arc of Joe Mccarthy"
English | 2006 | pages: 220 | ISBN: 015101082X | PDF | 2,3 mb
Joe McCarthy first became visible to the nation on February 9, 1950, when he delivered a Lincoln Day address to local Republicans in Wheeling, West Virginia. That night he declared, "I have here in my hand a list of 205 [members of the Communist Party] still working and shaping policy in the State Department." Anticommunism was already a cause embraced by the Republican Party as a whole; McCarthy tapped into this current and turned it into a flood. Little more than five years later, after countless hearings and stormy speeches and after incalculable damage to ordinary Americans and the nation itself, McCarthy’s Senate colleagues voted sixty-seven to twenty-two to censure him for his reckless accusations and fabrications. We know today that not one prosecution resulted from McCarthy’s investigations into communists in the U.S. government.