Doron Alon has narrated 15 audiobooks on Listento.it by 5 authors, with an average listener rating of 3★ across 5 ratings. The most-rated is The Cossacks.
The Cossacks
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"Had I just 10,000 Cossacks, I would have conquered the whole world." (Napoleon Bonaparte) "Save us Lord, from Cossacks." (Sir Wilson, reporting the prayers of conquered Germans, 1813) The modern myth of the Cossack presents striking images of a stern warrior mounted on horseback, with a long woolen coat, papakha (distinctive tall fur cap ) and fur-lined cloak, with bandoliers holding large-caliber bullets crisscrossing his chest. The warrior is armed with a mixture of rifle, lance, daggers and pistols, but he always has his signature weapons: the shashka (a single-edged, guard-less, slightly curved saber originally designed by the Circassian foes) and the nagyka (short, thick whip of braided leather with a heavy weight worked into the end originally designed for fighting off wolves but more commonly used in later years against enemies of the state in the streets of Moscow or Odessa). As enemies conjured up the Cossack as semi-tamed steppe barbarian, a dog of the state, and the fist of the Czar, it's no surprise they were terrified. Even as the origins of these ferocious fighters remain murky and obscure, the Cossacks have continued their growing international appearance with the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in 2014. The conflict over the Crimea and the southeastern Donbass region has had thoroughly Cossack overtones; on the one hand, the Ukrainian Nationalists view themselves as the descendants of the freedom minded Cossack Republics and on the other hand, Russia has leaned heavily upon Cossack "volunteers" to staff its informal militias in the Donbass and to seize and police Crimea.
©2012 Charles River Editors (P)2016 Charles River Editors
The Mother of Theosophy: The Life and Legacy of H. P. Blavatsky
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Among the New Age Movement and modern spiritualists, one name stands above the rest: Helena Petrovna (H.P.) Blavatsky. Blavatsky is best known today for co-founding the Theosophical School, a religious school of thought that she labeled "the archaic Wisdom-Religion, the esoteric doctrine once known in every ancient country having claims to civilization", and nobody was more qualified than Blavatsky to forge such a creation. During her second marriage, Blavatsky traveled to various parts of the world, including Egypt, France, Germany, Mexico, South America, Canada, and India, absorbing all the diverse cultures, customs, religions, and philosophies she came across. Once she had extensively studied all of the different movements she had experienced, Blavatsky went about synthesizing Theosophy and creating a worldview that offered explanations for the origin, workings and ultimate fate of every aspect of mankind's existence, in order to "form a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or color." Blavatsky did so by becoming an incredibly prolific writer, and some of her works have become cult classics, particularly The Secret Doctrine and Isis Unveiled. These works included her unique blend of science, esoteric ideas, the occult, and ancient religions and philosophies, and they remain popular today. The Mother of Theosophy: The Life and Legacy of H.P. Blavatsky profiles the life, works, and legacy of the influential scholar, writer, philosopher and theologian, examining her movement and its origins.
©2012 Charles River Editors (P)2015 Charles River Editors
Review and Analysis of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's: Heretic
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Please note: This is a review and analysis of the book, not the original book. This review and analysis is not endorsed by or affiliated with Ayaan Hirsi Ali. There is no doubt about it, 9/11/2001 changed the world. We learned that terrorists in the name of Islam were able to attack the United States mainland. The response to the attack by the United States and its allies was swift and brutal. As the United States made inroads against groups like Al Qaeda, it was expected that terrorism would decrease. That is not what happened. It actually got worse. Why did it get worse though? What is fueling this anger? It can't just be because America attacked Iraq or Al Qaeda. It is much deeper than that. What is really fueling this hate for Americans and the West is radical Islam and certain Islamic principles in general. The only way we can address these issues is by helping Islam evolve some of its core principles to fit into the modern world. In Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Heretic, she addresses the problems within Islam that inspire terror and how to remedy them. This review and analysis sums up the main points of her book. Enjoy!
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Summary: Cal Newport's Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
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This is a summary of Cal Newport's Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you'll achieve extraordinary results. Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. In short, deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive 21st century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep - spending their days instead in a frantic blur of email and social media, not even realizing there's a better way. In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill. A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, Deep Work takes the listener on a journey through memorable stories - from Carl Jung building a stone tower in the woods to focus his mind, to a social media pioneer buying a round-trip business class ticket to Tokyo to write a book free from distraction in the air - and no-nonsense advice, such as the claim that most serious professionals should quit social media and that you should practice being bored. Deep Work is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world.
©2016 Ant Hive Media (P)2016 Ant Hive Media
Meridian Tapping and Your Chakras
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Can a simple tapping technique clear your chakras? In this groundbreaking audiobook you will learn how to use meridian tapping aka EFT to balance your chakras. There are many books on Chakra Balancing, Chakra Clearing and Chakra Healing. Many approach the topic in similar ways. However, in this audiobook, you will learn a simple way to achieve the kind of Chakra balancing that may have been elusive to you for all these years. Your Chakras can achieve balance - one tap at a time.
©2014 Numinosity Press Inc (P)2014 Numinosity Press Inc
Seed Mantra Miracles: Using Seed Mantras and Meridian Tapping
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In all mystical traditions, a tremendous amount of respect is given to the spoken and written word. What you say could be the difference between abundance and poverty. What you say can be the difference between health and illness. Words Are Powerful. In the Buddhist and Hindu traditions, Seed Mantras are used extensively. In fact, they are the backbone of meditation practice in these traditions. Mantras are chanted thousands upon thousands of times daily by individuals who have become intoxicated by the bliss these mantras can induce. In ancient Egypt, Isis was known to be the embodiment of magical power: her use of words of power was so potent that RA, the creator God himself, needed her help. In the Kabalistic traditions, the backbone of everything is the word. Whole books such as the Sepher Yezirah are dedicated to the power of letters and words and how God used them to create the universe. A select group of master kabbalists used word and letter permutations to change events in time and the very fabric of the universe. In Christianity, as summarized in the John 1:1, the word is all-powerful. In fact, the Word Is God. The Seed mantras presented in this book are no exception; they are very powerful Hindu seed mantras. Millions of people use these mantras to bring abundance, love and so much more into their lives. These ancient mantras have stood the test of time and their power is infinite in scope. When you chant any mantra, you change your bodily and spiritual vibration, this change in vibration is immediate, you do not need to wait for the energy to be activated. It is, however, with constant practice that these energies become manifest in physical form; although, often times it can be almost immediate. The Mantras in this book can be used to improve all areas of your life: Financial abundance. Attract Love. Attract Health. Attract Peace of Mind.
©2013 Numinosity Press Inc (P)2014 Numinosity Press Inc
Switchwords and Crystal Healing
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In this groundbreaking book you will learn how a little-known modality called switchwords can help enhance your crystals and their healing energy. There are many books on crystal healing and crystal clearing. Many approach the topic in similar ways. However, in this book, you will learn a different way to use crystal energy. Switchwords are words with incredible power. They are simply master switches of energy. When spoken, they automatically switch on a desired energy or state. Within this book you will not only learn how to use switchwords, you will learn how to use them to enhance your crystals and apply this knowledge in your life, thus achieving balance and harmony very quickly.
©2014 Numinosity Press Inc (P)2016 Numinosity Press Inc
The Greatest Battles in History: The Peloponnesian War
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"Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote the history of the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing that it would be a great war and more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it. This belief was not without its grounds.... Indeed this was the greatest movement yet known in history, not only of the Hellenes but of a large part of the barbarian world - I had almost said of mankind." (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) The Peloponnesian War, as the great historian Thucydides wrote in the introduction to his eponymous book, which has become one of the greatest historical treatises of antiquity, was an event of such calamitous magnitude that Greece had never witnessed its like in all of recorded history. Not the Trojan War, not the Dorian Invasion, not even the recent Persian invasions - which had devastated mainland Greece and seen Athens herself evacuated and put to the flame, the buildings on her Acropolis razed into dust - could compare to the scale of the devastation that engulfed all of Greece for almost three decades, causing the deaths of tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands. Entire populations were displaced, whole cities destroyed, and mountainous sums of money spent, all in order for Greece's two most famous city-states to establish who had dominion over Greece. Sparta, whose invincible armies had recently led the Greeks to victory against Xerxes' hordes at Plataea, was at the head of the Peloponnesian League. Their opponents were led by proud Athens, possessors of a fleet that virtually dominated the entire Mediterranean and decimated the Persian navy at Salamis and Mycale, at the head of the Delian League.
©2012 Charles River Editors (P)2015 Charles River Editors
Hindu Goddess Mantras and Meridian Tapping
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Can you infuse the power of the goddess into your energy system? In this groundbreaking book, you will learn how to use meridian tapping, a.k.a. EFT, with Hindu goddess mantras. No other book of its kind combines the power of Hindu goddess mantras with meridian tapping. In this short audiobook, there is great power. You will learn how to infuse your energy system with the power of the divine Shakti. Durga, Lakshmi, Kali ,and Saraswati are the most powerful emanations of the divine Shakti, and in this book you will learn how to harness their awesome power. Vibrate with the divine Shakti...one tap at a time.
©2014 Numinosity Press Inc (P)2014 Numinosity Press Inc
Switchword Manifestation: Learn an Advanced Technique to Switchword Manifestation
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Can an affirmative question make Switchwords more powerful? Switchwords are straightforward and easy to use. Switchwords are simply words that "Switch" on your subconscious mind; sort of like switching on a light. They are, in many ways, one word affirmations. But unlike the conventional affirmations that don't work, these one word miracles do. When coupled with affirmative questions, Switchwords become even more powerful. Why do affirmative questions and Switchwords work so well together? (From Chapter 5: "Both bypass the subconscious mind's tendency to entrench your habits and life circumstances. When you use them together they work synergistically; the questions prime your mind to find an answer and the Switchwords give the questions that extra push through the caverns of the subconscious mind and eventually into your life experience. ...You will find that your mind will shift. You will feel something is different. That feeling is good... "The old habits start to slowly crumble but without making the subconscious mind hunker down. In many ways the affirmative questions and the Switchwords are like mini cells infiltrating your bad habits. Once your subconscious mind realizes what is happening, the old habits are replaced by new and better ones. It might seem like this is a way to trick the subconscious mind. It isn't so much a trick as simply dealing with it the way it understands. It is a habit machine and it has certain rules. If you approach it with the wrong set of tools, or in the wrong way, it will backfire on you. Same with a plane, if you handle the throttle as you would a gear shift on a car you would be in for one hell of a flight. Questions and Switchwords are the right tools for the job. ") Switchword Manifestation will teach you everything you need to know about how to use these amazing modalities together to create amazing results.
©2014 Numinosity Press Inc (P)2015 Numinosity Press Inc
Review and Analysis of: Ben Greenfield's 30 Ways to Reboot Your Body
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Please note: This is a review and analysis of the book, not the original book. This review and analysis is not endorsed by or affiliated with Ben Greenfield. For the most part, most of us are of average health and fitness. We may not run marathons that often, but we are pretty healthy and that might be just fine. But what if you could make your body into a super-fit machine? In Ben Greenfield's book 30 Ways to Reboot Your Body, he goes into some detail as to how to get you from just average to super fit, super strong, and having staggeringly great health. In this summary, we will discuss the core concepts in his book. You will learn what needs to be done to be super healthy and fit. Enjoy!
©2017 Summary Media Inc. (P)2017 Summary Media Inc.
Review and Analysis of Vishen Lakhiani's "The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed on Your Own Terms"
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Please note: This is a review and analysis of the book, not the original book. This review and analysis is not endorsed by or affiliated with Vishen Lakhiani. We all know that the mind is an incredible place. We have such great potential that it is often astounding when you think about it. Look around you; everything we have is due to someone's mind. Despite this, the mind itself is not programmed to maximize our happiness. It is a repetition-loving mechanism and will often keep us stuck in old outdated patterns that may not serve us. These patterns often pass on from generation to generation and no one ever questions them. In the Code of the Extraordinary Mind, Vishen Lakhiani teaches us how to break through this outdated and generationally acquired programming to achieve the life we have always wanted. We will review and analyze Lakhiani's book. Enjoy!
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Review and Analysis of: Alan Watts's The Wisdom of Insecurity
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Please note: This is a review and analysis of the book, not the original book. This review and analysis is not endorsed by or affiliated with the estate of Alan Watts. Despite the availability of "stuff", our lives are often not very fulfilling. As we pursue one shiny object after another we come to the realization that none of it is making us happy. And worse still, it estranges us from our true purpose in life. There must be another way. Alan Watts, in his book The Wisdom of Insecurity, proposes a solution. In this edition of Summary Shorts, we will analyze and summarize the ideas put forth in The Wisdom of Insecurity and learn how to truly experience life when consumerism fails us. Enjoy!
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Black Tuesday: The History and Legacy of the Wall Street Stock Market Crash of 1929
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The Roaring Twenties were an age of optimism. New technology was being invented, and novel products were making their way to the store shelves. Americans believed that a new era, driven by technology, was upon them, and this optimism extended to financial markets. During the 1920s, financiers believed that the economy would continue to boom, as it had been since the end of World War I. As a result, investors and financiers increasingly accepted lower and lower returns on money they lent. However, during the fall of 1929, the stock market was becoming increasingly unstable. Prices would rise and fall rapidly, and some investors were becoming more cautious. Then, on October 24, 1929, the stock market lost 11% of its value right at the opening of the stock market. Panic ensued, but several prominent investment bankers were able to restore confidence by buying stocks well above the market rate. Black Tuesday was a catastrophe the country wasn't ready for, and in fact, the market would not return to its 1929 peak until the 1950s. Black Tuesday is best remembered for investors and consumers making a run on banks that could not service everyone, and banks failed often during the Great Depression, due to bad loans and a lack of public confidence. The Federal Reserve was reluctant to backstop banks and protect them against bank runs, so banks were unable to borrow enough money to cover depositors' demands. When banks failed, depositors who couldn't get their money out of the bank were wiped out.
©2012 Charles River Editors (P)2015 Charles River Editors
Black Sumer
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This audiobook amazingly shows how the pioneer Assyriologists said Mesopotamia had 'Cushite' origins! Did you know that there are still Black populations in southern Asia? They are the descendants of the ancient civilization builders of Asia! A wonderful follow-up to Hermstein's first volume showing the ancestors of the Sumerians to be of African origin. This volume concentrates on the skeletal reports produced by physical anthropologists which showed that the Sumerians, Akkadians and Babylonians were a predominantly Black people. It utilizes techniques used by the FBI to show the racial affinity of skeletal remains. This is CSI level of proof! This is the must have book for those interested in Black history. Egypt was African. Now Mesopotamian civilization is shown to have had a Black origin! For those wishing to avoid a Black origin of civilization they are fast running out of refuges!
©2013 Hermel Hermstein (P)2015 Hermel Hermstein