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Born to rule five reigning consorts, granddaughters of Queen Victoria


Free Download Born to rule : five reigning consorts, granddaughters of Queen Victoria By Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901; Viktoria (Großbritannien, Königin); Gelardi, Julia P.; Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
2005 | 457 Pages | ISBN: 0312324235 | EPUB | 1 MB
Julia Gelardi’s Born to Rule is an historical tour de force that weaves together the powerful and moving stories of the five royal granddaughters of Queen Victoria. These five women were all married to reigning European monarchs during the early part of the 20th century, and it was their reaction to the First World War that shaped the fate of a continent and the future of the modern world. Here are the stories of Alexandra, whose enduring love story, controversial faith in Rasputin, and tragic end have become the stuff of legend; Marie, the flamboyant and eccentric queen who battled her way through a life of intrigues and was also the mother of two Balkan queens and of the scandalous Carol II of Romania; Victoria Eugenie, Spain’s very English queen who, like Alexandra, introduced hemophilia into her husband’s family-with devastating consequences for her marriage; Maud, King Edward VII’s daughter, who was independent Norway’s reluctant queen; and Sophie, Kaiser Wilhelm II’s much maligned sister, daughter of an Emperor and herself the mother of no less than three kings and a queen, who ended her days in bitter exile.Born to Rule evokes a world of luxury, wealth, and power in a bygone era, while also recounting the ordeals suffered by a unique group of royal women who at times faced poverty, exile, and death. Praised in their lifetimes for their legendary beauty, many of these women were also lauded-and reviled-for their political influence. Using never before published letters, memoirs, diplomatic documents, secondary sources, and interviews with descendents of the subjects, Julia Gelardi’s Born to Rule is an astonishing and memorable work of popular history.

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Presidential Elections and Majority Rule [Audiobook]


Free Download Presidential Elections and Majority Rule: The Rise, Demise, and Potential Restoration of the Jeffersonian Electoral College (Audiobook)
English | April 21, 2020 | ASIN: B086VR19VQ | M4B@128 kbps | 7h 28m | 407 MB
Author: Edward B. Foley | Narrator: Rick Adamson
The Electoral College that governs America has been with us since 1804, when Thomas Jefferson’s supporters redesigned it for his re-election. The Jeffersonians were motivated by the principle of majority rule. Gone were the days when a president would be elected by acclamation, as George Washington had been. Instead, given the emergence of intense two-party competition, the Jeffersonians wanted to make sure that the Electoral College awarded the presidency to the candidate of the majority, rather than minority, party. They also envisioned that a candidate would win by amassing a majority of Electoral College votes secured from states where the candidate’s party was in the majority.

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The Rule of Law [Audiobook]


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English | ISBN: 9781004142798 | 2024 | 7 hours and 25 minutes | MP3@64 kbps | 204 MB
Author: Tom Bingham
Narrator: Andrew Cullum

‘The Rule of Law’ is a phrase much used but little examined. The idea of the rule of law as the foundation of modern states and civilisations has recently become even more talismanic than that of democracy, but what does it actually consist of? In this brilliant audiobook, Britain’s former senior law lord, and one of the world’s most acute legal minds, examines what the idea actually means. He makes clear that the rule of law is not an arid legal doctrine but is the foundation of a fair and just society, is a guarantee of responsible government, is an important contribution to economic growth and offers the best means yet devised for securing peace and co-operation. He briefly examines the historical origins of the rule, and then advances eight conditions which capture its essence as understood in western democracies today. He also discusses the strains imposed on the rule of law by the threat and experience of international terrorism. The audiobook will be influential in many different fields and will be key for anyone interested in politics, society and the state of our world.

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The Two But Rule [Audiobook]


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Author: John Wolpert
Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross

English | 2024 | ASIN: B0CT62XLCX | MP3@64 kbps | Duration: 6h 18m | 519 MB
In The Two But Rule: Turn Negative Thinking Into Positive Solutions veteran tech innovator John Wolpert delivers an exciting, hands-on guide to using the principles of Momentum Thinking to get you-and your organization-unstuck. You’ll learn how to build unstoppable velocity for your big idea, product, or strategy as you blast through the endless objections and counterarguments that bedevil every innovator and changemaker.

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The First Rule of Mastery Stop Worrying About What People Think of You [Audiobook]


Free Download Michael Gervais (Author, Narrator), Kevin Lake – contributor, "The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying About What People Think of You"
English | ASIN: B0CKWLR28B | 2024 | M4B@64 kbps | ~05:03:00 | 141 MB
High-performance psychologist Michael Gervais presents a groundbreaking guide for overcoming what may be the single greatest constrictor of human potential: our fear of people’s opinions (FOPO).
FOPO shows up almost everywhere in our lives-and the consequences are great. When we let FOPO take control, we play it safe and small because we’re afraid of what will happen on the other side of critique. When challenged, we surrender our viewpoint. We trade in authenticity for approval. We please rather than provoke. We chase the dreams of others rather than our own. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
In The First Rule of Mastery, Michael Gervais shows us that the key to leading a high-performance life is to redirect our attention from the world outside us to the world inside us. He reveals the mental skills and practices we need to overcome FOPO-the same skills he’s taught to the top performers in the world, including sports MVPs, world-renowned artists and musicians, and Fortune 100 leaders and teams. Filled with fascinating stories from the worlds of sports and business, leading-edge science, and insights from the frontier of human performance, The First Rule of Mastery is a much-needed wake-up call that when we give more value to other people’s opinions than we do our own, we live life on their terms, not ours.

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Explainable Uncertain Rule-Based Fuzzy Systems, Third Edition


Free Download Explainable Uncertain Rule-Based Fuzzy Systems, Third Edition by Jerry M. Mendel
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2024 | 598 Pages | ISBN : 3031353773 | 120.7 MB
The third edition of this textbook presents a further updated approach to fuzzy sets and systems that can model uncertainty – i.e., "type-2" fuzzy sets and systems. The author demonstrates how to overcome the limitations of classical fuzzy sets and systems, enabling a wide range of applications, from time-series forecasting to knowledge mining to classification to control and to explainable AI (XAI). This latest edition again begins by introducing classical (type-1) fuzzy sets and systems, and then explains how they can be modified to handle uncertainty, leading to type-2 fuzzy sets and systems. New material is included about how to obtain fuzzy set word models that are needed for XAI, similarity of fuzzy sets, a quantitative methodology that lets one explain in a simple way why the different kinds of fuzzy systems have the potential for performance improvements over each other, and new parameterizations of membership functions that have the potential for achieving even greater performance for all kinds of fuzzy systems. For hands-on experience, the book provides information on accessing MATLAB, Java, and Python software to complement the content. The book features a full suite of classroom material.

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The Rule for Holy Communion Canons, Order of Preparation, and Prayers After Holy Communion


Free Download The Rule for Holy Communion: Canons, Order of Preparation, and Prayers After Holy Communion by Holy Trinity Monastery
English | April 26, 2022 | ISBN: 0884654885 | 112 pages | EPUB | 0.48 Mb
This comprehensive booklet contains all the prayers necessary for an Orthodox Christian preparing to receive Holy Communion, as well as the post-Communion Prayers of Thanksgiving. Also included is the Synodal document "On the Participation of the Faithful in the Eucharist," recently approved by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church to express its official teachings regarding proper reverence and preparation for the holiest of Christian sacraments. The texts are arranged to match the usage of Holy Trinity Monastery and incorporate the psalms as translated in the Psalter for Prayer. Comprehensive rubrics are included to guide the reader.

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Rule Breaking and Political Imagination


Free Download Rule Breaking and Political Imagination by Kenneth A. Shepsle
English | 2017 | ISBN: 022647318X | 176 Pages | EPUB | 0.9 MB
"Imagination may be thought of as a ‘work-around.’ It is a resourceful tactic to ‘undo’ a rule by creating a path around it without necessarily defying it. . . . Transgression, on the other hand, is rule breaking. There is no pretense of reinterpretation; it is defiance pure and simple. Whether imagination or disobedience is the source, constraints need not constrain, ties need not bind."

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