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The Art of War (Chinese: 孫子兵法; lit. 'Sun Tzu's Military Method') is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period (roughly 5th century BC). The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu ("Master Sun"), is composed of 13 chapters. Each one is devoted to a different set of skills or art related to warfare and how it applies to military strategy and tactics. For almost 1,500...
2) The way back
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Alfred A. Knopf
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2020.
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IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 14
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360 pages ; 22 cm
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A historical fantasy that follows Eastern European teens Yehuda and Bluma on a journey through the Far Country, the Jewish land of the dead.
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This authoritative volume examines the two main faiths, Confucianism and Daoism, that developed before China had meaningful contact with the rest of the world. Aspects of Buddhism later joined features of these faiths to form elements of Chinese ideology and, with the beliefs in immortals and the worship of ancestors, they led to a popular religion. The narrative describes the gods and goddesses that dominated China's mythology and folk culture, roughly...
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"Para comprender lo que dice san Benito, se debe ante todo tener en cuenta lo que llena su espíritu y su corazón: la Palabra de Dios, la Escritura... Con Benito, no se debe preferir nada a Cristo, que habla en el Antiguo Testamento y en el Nuevo... La Regla requiere una lectura paciente. No todo es interesante a primera vista. En un texto antiguo como éste, muchas cosas no nos dicen nada aparentemente. Es necesario saber esperar, prestar atención...
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India is home to the world's oldest religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, as well as Jainism. All three evolved from shared beliefs and traditions, such as reincarnation, karma, and liberation and achieving nirvana. These beliefs and traditions evolved in the Indus River Valley around 3500 BCE. This volume explores the religions of ancient India, including rituals practiced and deities worshipped, to provide students with an understanding of the beliefs...
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El Mulá Nasrudín, el sabio tonto del folklore oriental, ocupa un lugar especial en los estudios Sufis.
Los Sufis, quienes creen que la intuición profunda es la única guía real hacia el conocimiento, utilizan los cuentos humorísticos de Nasrudín prácticamente como ejercicios. Ellos te invitan a que elijas algunos que te resulten especialmente atractivos y que reflexiones sobre ellos, haciéndolos tuyos.
Los maestros Sufis dicen que de esta...
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On June 5, 1967, The Israeli airforce attacked Arab bases and Israeli tanks overran their enemies with total surprise. The Israeli plan was called Strike Zion! and it nearly immobilized opposition air power and destroyed enemy forces in one of the most important battles in history. This historic film was created for Canadian television shortly after the Six Day War.
8) 1984
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Step into the harrowing world of George Orwell's "1984," a prophetic and haunting vision of a totalitarian society where Big Brother watches your every move and individuality is crushed under the weight of oppressive surveillance. In this dystopian masterpiece, Orwell presents a chilling future where the Party controls every aspect of life, rewriting history and manipulating reality to maintain its iron grip on power. Meet Winston Smith, a low-ranking...
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The Book of Five Rings (五輪書, Go Rin no Sho) is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi around 1645. Many translations have been made, and it enjoys an audience considerably broader than other martial artists and people across East Asia. For instance, some foreign business leaders find its discussion of conflict and taking the advantage to be relevant to their work in a business context....
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The film traces how the most wanted man on the planet managed to slip through the US Military net and how his allies are still operating openly across Pakistan. In this incredible film the filmmakers were able to obtain astounding information and footage through filmed interviews with Pakistani government and religious figures and with the use of footage filmed with a hidden camera.
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"Dans les conditions intellectuelles o se trouve actuellement le monde occidental, la métaphysique y est chose oubliée, ignorée en général, perdue à peu près entièrement, tandis que en Orient, elle est toujours l'objet d'une connaissance effective. Si l'on veut savoir ce qu'est la métaphysique, c'est donc à l'Orient qu'il faut s'adresser"
Retranscrit à partir d'une conférence donnée à La Sorbonne en 1925, cet essai vise à clarifier...
12) Just a Hat
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Action-packed, humorous, and bittersweet, this 1970s-era coming-of-age novel is more relevant than ever-exploring how a second-generation immigrant kid in a new hometown must navigate bullying, unexpected friendships, and the struggle of keeping both feet firmly planted in two very different cultures.
It's 1979, and thirteen-year-old Joseph Nissan can't help but notice that small-town Texas has something in common with Revolution-era Iran: an absence...
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