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The original Latin name of this important essay by Seneca, written around 60 CE, was De Beneficiis, which is why it is generally translated as ‘On Benefits'. However, it is more usefully titled ‘On Favours', because this is what it is essentially about: the giving and receiving of favours, with all the implications of such transactions.

England in 1468 is a nervous kingdom. King Edward IV has fallen out with his chief ally during the Wars of the Roses, the powerful Earl of Warwick.

After wintering at Villa Magna to recover from his bitter struggle against the British High King Vortigern, ex-Imperial Officer Dux Ambrosius Aurelianus leads his motley company westwards. He hopes to find a safe refuge in the south-west near Durnovaria, where he believes his dead mother’s kinfolk might be found. Arriving in the area, Ambrosius finds a small abandoned settlement where his company can take shelter for the night before moving on to the town of Vindocladia—just north of Durnovaria. But Vortigern has put the word out.

Asatru is a modern neo-pagan creed with roots in the pre-Christian religions of Scandinavia and northern Europe. Thanks to this audiobook, you will be taken by the hand and brought into a spectacular journey to discovering the Asatru world, starting from its most ancient origins, to how and why it survived over time, and how it is evolved today.

Falls are the leading cause of injuries in seniors - protect yourself or your elderly loved ones! The CDC has estimated that a whopping 36 million senior citizens suffer from fall injuries each year - with 32,000 cases proving fatal. Injuries caused by falling over can significantly limit an elderly person’s independence and prematurely set them up for long-term assisted care.

Do you feel lost about what you really want to do with your life? You might be hesitant because you don’t have a professional guide to help you make the right decisions. Perhaps you choose a path but end up regretting it later. Or maybe you feel unfulfilled in your current job and are unsure of what to do. Solutions are possible if you can get organized and efficient. All you need is the right guide and a passionate mentor. And with the proper help, you won’t have to sacrifice your happiness for a salary. Take your life’s direction into your own hands.

If you have a passion for cars and you want to be in more control of your schedule and how much you make, then this book is for you. Here’s the deal: You may love the idea of starting your own car rental business, but you have no idea where to get started. Fortunately, this book will give you the blueprint you need to build a car rental business that you will love. By following the strategies outlined in this book, you can build the car rental business of your dreams. Start your journey of owning your own car rental business today!

Tell me something. How does the word empath sound to you? Empath...say it in your head. Isolate it from every other thought and really say it. Feel every single syllable. Feel each sound that the word makes from start to finish, and think about how it really feels to you. Does it speak to you? Can you feel it say something, hint at something? Do you feel like there’s a very deep, underlying current to the word that goes beyond the everyday understanding of things, the mundane existence of life on this planet?

Wicca is a belief system that celebrates life and nature. It focuses on the changing cycles of the year, as well as changing cycles of our own life. While our culture promotes development and progress, fast living and constantly pushes us to work more, buy more, and have more, Wicca stands for a peaceful and harmonious way of life in which people make an effort to slow down and notice the world around them.

Focus is a skill that you develop rather than a technique that you exercise. The main reason people struggle to focus is that they don't understand what focus really is. Most of us think of focus as willpower, the effort you put into keeping your mind focused on one thing when the mind wants to go somewhere else. But that's only a small part of focus, and by far, the least.

Invest in your self! Learn the best practices that help improve your emotions, inner thoughts and bodily sensations! With this two-in-one Guided Mindfulness Meditations, you will inevitably cultivate a systematic method of focusing your attention and improving your physical and emotional well-being. It provides clear instructions on mind capacity development and offers step-by-step guide that will teach you how to stay longer in the present and fully participate in your daily activities.

Money Management Secrets is meant to teach listeners what money is and how it actually works. This book defines important concepts that influence the value of money. Also, we explain the Firsts steps a person should take towards achieving a successful money management strategy. The book covers the important topics of money management. These include understanding money, the value of money, money management, and investments.

It is easy to make a picture. Right? Think again. Of course, in today world, pictures are everywhere and tools for making them are available to everybody. Cyanotype 101 is an audiobook that speaks about, for a long time now commercially obsolete but beautiful photographic process, the Cyanotype. The audiobook is not intended for scientific research, advanced, or professional photographic artwork. The audiobook is intended for the starters in alternative photo processes and professional that could use simplification of the process.

Probably written in the latter half of the 14th century in the South-West-Midlands dialect, Piers Plowman is a remarkable example of allegorical, alliterative verse that conveyed, for the first time ever, the authentic voice, spirit and character of the ordinary people of England. Very little is known about William Langland, the presumed author, but it is very much a product of the medieval mind combining Christian belief with dramatic poetry in a drama of identity.

Meditation has been proven to calm both mind and body in order to bring balance through clearing of one's mind and soul searching as well. It provides one key to focus on your life, one problem at a time and actively find a solution by a continuous passive action.

This book will explain to you the concept of mindfulness meditation. It will also explain the ways in which you can make mindfulness a way of your life. Most of us want peace in our lives but don’t want to pay the cost of slowing down. It is a misconception that a mindful life is a slow life, and this book will try to break it. It will also explain how cultivating mindfulness in everyday life is possible and practical.

How much stress have tried to take out but find it so hard to? That in the midst all that’s worrying you, you’re struggling to stay calm and nothing is working. Doesn’t it bother you that you’re slipping into negativity because that’s all of what is spinning around you? Well, this guide is for you! Meditation has been proven to calm both mind and body in order to bring balance through clearing of one’s mind and soul searching as well.

Mindfulness practice is fast becoming a universal subject of discussion, simply because more people are getting to see its importance in helping people live and lead with excellence. Mindfulness for Beginners will provide information that will develop your mind and help you learn something more about how you choose to live your life. This easy-to-listen book has been crafted to expose you to the benefits of mindfulness and its essential practices.

This audiobook covers various ways to relieve stress and give ease to anxiety and panic using guided meditation, with some meditational music right in the background of the scenario. It provides insight on numerous meditation practices with a hedged-in focus on anxiety relief in order to provide proper long-lasting solutions with regards to the entire cycle of what causes anxiety, the experiences through the ordeal, coping mechanisms, withdrawal symptoms, and finally, anxiety relief in itself.

For a long time, the Elders and the Radcliffes have been, at best, uncomfortable neighbours, but when Ned Elder's father and brother are murdered and his sisters abducted by the Radcliffes, the young knight is forced to flee from his home. With only a few loyal companions, he is hounded across the land by the Radcliffes.