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41) Little demon in the city of light: a true story of murder and mesmerism in Belle Epoque Paris

Author

Levingston, Steven

Pub. Date

[2014]

Edition

Unabridged.

Language

English

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"The thrilling--and so wonderfully French--story of a gruesome 1889 murder of a lascivious court official by a ruthless con man and his pliant mistress, an international manhunt, a sensational trial, and an inquiry into the limits of hypnotic power. In France at the end of the nineteenth century a great debate raged over the question of whether someone could be hypnotically compelled to commit a crime in violation of his or her moral convictions....

42) Winter of the world: book two in the Century trilogy

Author

Follett, Ken

Series

Century trilogy volume 2

Pub. Date

[2012]

Language

English

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Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until she commits a deed of great courage and heartbreak. American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific. English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism....

43) The miracle of mindfulness: a manual on meditation

Author

Nhất Hạnh

Pub. Date

[2013]

Edition

Revised edition ; Unabridged.

Language

English

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In this beautiful and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercises as a means of learning the skills of mindfulness?being awake and fully aware. From washing the dishes to answering the phone to peeling an orange, he reminds us that each moment holds within it an opportunity to work toward greater self-understanding and peacefulness.