While China has been preparing for this new Cold War for ten years, will our Western democracies be able to adapt? David Baverez calls for a collective awareness of the changing international balance of power. And at a time when companies are having to contend with profound shifts in value, he suggests measures they can take to rapidly deal with chaos and ensure their survival.
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Born in the Desert: The Education of a Saudi Nomad and the Rise of Modern Saudi Arabia
Born in the Desert is the remarkable story of Dr. Faisal Al-Mershed who was born a Bedouin to an illiterate family and rose to the highest levels of educational and professional achievement. His life parallels the rise of Saudi Arabia from an underdeveloped, nomadic kingdom to one of the largest and most dynamic economies in the world today.
Dr. Faisal Al-Bashir Al-Mershed is the former Saudi Deputy Minister of Planning, Chairman of SHARACO (Al Dur Hospitality), and member of the Supreme Economic Council. He holds a PhD in Econometrics from the University of Arizona.
The Original Indiana Territory: It Was in West Virginia
Virgil Anson Lewis (1834–1902) was an American historian, archivist, and educator known for his significant contributions to the historical understanding of West Virginia, particularly during the early days of the state’s formation. He played a pivotal role in preserving and documenting the history of the region through his research, writing, and public service.
Embassy Kid: An American Foreign Service Family Memoir
Embassy Kid: An American Foreign Service Family Memoir follows Robert and Nancy Amerson, a courageous couple from the American Heartland, and their two daughters as they carry out the mission of the US Information Agency to “win hearts and minds for democracy” in Latin America and Europe during the Cold War. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Foreign Service, Embassy Kid pays timely tribute to our diplomats and their families who sacrifice safety, security, and stability while representing America thousands of miles from home.
Reprints of Rituals of Old Degrees
Originally printed by Albert Pike in 1879, this enlarged edition includes a variety of important early rituals. In 1789 the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania chartered a lodge in Port-au-Prince, which introduced “Ancient York” Masonry to Saint-Domingue.
Albert Pike’s Magnum Opus: A History and Facsimile Edition of Pike’s First Revision of the Scottish Rite’s Rituals, 4°-32°
In 1855 the Scottish Rite’s “Mother Supreme Council of the World” at Charleston, S.C., appointed a committee of five persons to review and standardize its initiation ceremonies and rituals. Only one person completed the task, 46-year-old Albert Pike who would ultimately become the most influential Scottish Rite Mason in history.
De la socialización a la subjetivación: Antología de la memoria
Este libro representa para la autora una especie de cierre en la línea de investigación sobre el tema de la identidad, desde el cual se llegó al tema de la subjetivación, para finalmente arribar al tema del cuerpo.
Uganda in Transformation, 1876-1926
This never-before-published work includes the complete collection of rituals which Albert Pike received when he joined the Scottish Rite in 1853. After receiving the degrees, Pike borrowed the manuscript rituals, and over the next two years he transcribed his own copies. He later used these texts to create his revision of the Scottish Rite rituals. This book answers the question: “What was the Scottish Rite like before Albert Pike?”
Murder on Madison Street
From a batch of letters he found in his father’s files, Larry Roth has put together a first-hand glimpse of what life was like for a young man in postwar East Germany. From the ruins of firebombed Dresden to the University of Leipzig, we follow Christoph Haufe (1925–1992) as he describes to his American benefactors what it takes to navigate the many changes he encounters from 1948 to 1959, when the letters end abruptly.
Letters from East Germany: The Postwar Journey of Christoph Haufe
From a batch of letters he found in his father’s files, Larry Roth has put together a first-hand glimpse of what life was like for a young man in postwar East Germany. From the ruins of firebombed Dresden to the University of Leipzig, we follow Christoph Haufe (1925–1992) as he describes to his American benefactors what it takes to navigate the many changes he encounters from 1948 to 1959, when the letters end abruptly.
Light on Masonry: The History and Rituals of America’s Most Important Masonic Exposé
The disappearance and presumed murder of William Morgan in 1826, by Masons, set off an intense anti-Masonic period which lasted until ca. 1842. The fraternity, which was once called the “handmaid of religion,” was denounced as an institution of the devil.
When Duty Called: An Oral History of Oregon’s World War II Veterans
When Duty Called: An Oral History of Oregon’s World War II Veterans is a series of engaging personal stories from Oregon World War II veterans who participated in some of the most well-known engagements of the war. These stories range from Pearl Harbor to the Bataan Death March to D-Day to the last bombing raid over Japan by a Hollywood star. Death, hardship, romance and humor are common themes. Ultimately these veterans wanted their stories remembered not for themselves, but for their buddies who did not make it home and for their families to understand the role they played in World War II.
The Porch and the Middle Chamber: The Book of the Lodge
Although not widely used in the United States, the Scottish Rite (the largest Masonic system in the world) has a unique type of ritual which is used in more countries than any other.
Cosmodeism: A Worldview for the Space-Age: How an Evolutionary Cosmos is Creating God
Bisk suggests that understanding our place in this cosmic ‘godding’ process will go a long way in assuaging that sense of meaninglessness of it all that is the cause of so much civilizational pessimism and angst. A subsequent rebirth of optimism might also stimulate the creative energies required to solve the material and environmental problems of 21st-century humanity.
Cerneauism and American Freemasonry
LES PLUS SECRETS MYSTÈRES des Hauts Grades de la Maçonnerie Dévoilés (The Most Secret Mysteries of the High Degrees of Masonry Unveiled), edited by M. de Bérage, was an exposé published in 1766 and was the first printed book to give the rituals of the hauts grades (high degrees) of Masonry.
The Most Secret Mysteries of the High Degrees of MASONRY Unveiled
LES PLUS SECRETS MYSTÈRES des Hauts Grades de la Maçonnerie Dévoilés (The Most Secret Mysteries of the High Degrees of Masonry Unveiled), edited by M. de Bérage, was an exposé published in 1766 and was the first printed book to give the rituals of the hauts grades (high degrees) of Masonry.
Arab Issues: Historical Approaches to the Arab Spring, Human Rights and Other Middle East Concerns
This book deals with several Arabic and Islamic issues, some more recent in nature, while others have been longstanding issues across the region.
Irish Witchcraft and Demonology
Irish Witchcraft and Demonology was originally published in 1913. It is a thorough investigation into Ireland’s historical accounts of witchcraft and supernatural occurrences.
Early Buddhism
Thomas William Rhys Davids (1843–1922) was a British scholar and a key figure in the field of Buddhist studies and Pali language studies. He made significant contributions to the understanding of Buddhism and its early texts, particularly through his work on Pali literature and his translations of important Buddhist texts.
Elliot Richardson: A Man of Principle
Attorney General Elliot Richardson knew that U.S. Attorney George Beall was investigating kickbacks in the Baltimore County Executive’s Office. On July 3, 1973, Richardson met with Beall and his three assistant prosecutors. The meeting was preceded by a telephone call Richardson received from White House Chief of Staff Alexander Haig who reported President Nixon’s fury at the latest news about Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox’s investigation.
Masonic Formulas and Rituals: Transcribed by Albert Pike in 1854 and 1855
This never-before-published work includes the complete collection of rituals which Albert Pike received when he joined the Scottish Rite in 1853. After receiving the degrees, Pike borrowed the manuscript rituals, and over the next two years he transcribed his own copies. He later used these texts to create his revision of the Scottish Rite rituals. This book answers the question: “What was the Scottish Rite like before Albert Pike?”
The Role of Values in Sustainability Transition: The Case of Chinese Ecological Agriculture
This book focuses on ecological agriculture in China through the lens of values, examining the underlying motivations for practicing such agriculture. Within these pages, you will discover thought-provoking insights and compelling analyses that elucidate the intricate interplay between values, ecological agriculture, and its localised implementation.
Exploring the Vault: Masonic Higher Degrees 1730–1800
The study of the development of the ‘Higher Degrees’ after 1730 has, for the past century, failed to produce new insights. Previous research has been geographically narrow or limited to one degree or order and thus failed to offer new insights. The authors decided to take a holistic approach, and so geographically covered England, Ireland, Scotland, and of course France, along with Germany and the Netherlands. The study adopted a forensic approach to the available evidence by undertaking detailed reading of the documents found. The discoveries exceeded expectations and the book details their ‘archaeological finds’ – and offers a novel perspective on the development of the Higher Degrees during the eighteenth century.
Étienne Morin: From the French Rite to the Scottish Rite
Étienne Morin: From the French Rite to the Scottish Rite presents a fresh perspective on the ancestor of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, the Order of the Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret from the perspective of the founder of the system himself.
Freemasonry’s Royal Secret: The Jamaican “Francken Manuscript” of the High Degrees
Many have heard of the Thirty-third Degree and the Scottish Rite, but lesser known is that it sprung from an equally important Masonic system. Created by the Frenchman Stephen Morin in the 1760s, the 25-degree system known as the “Order of the Royal Secret” used many of the most important Masonic degrees of the time. With its genesis in the French Caribbean, by 1764 these “high degrees” were established in New Orleans, and by 1767 they were brought to Albany, New York. Ultimately, its rituals were absorbed into the Scottish Rite at its creation in 1801. This original work, copied from a rare manuscript, provides the complete original system, from 4° Secret Master, to 25° Prince of the Royal Secret. Also included are the detached degrees of Select Master of 27°, Knight of the Royal Arch, and Grand Master Ecose, which appeared at the back of the original manuscript.
Stratagems of Land Warfare in the Ancient World: A Collection of Essays
The essays in this book investigate warfare from the late Bronze Age of Egypt and the Near East, through the historiographic period of ancient Greece and Rome. While the themes of these essays reveal the changes that took place in warfare within these three periods, the overarching lesson demonstrates the changes that took place in warfare over the course of ancient history—from the late Bronze Age to the period just before the beginning of Imperial Rome.
A Historic Point of Departure: Bringing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict to a Close and Creating a New Regional Geopolitical Order
Suzan Khairi is a novelist whose passion for storytelling is deeply rooted in her experiences as a lawyer and as a member of the Yazidi community. Born and raised in Sinjar town in Iraq, Suzan was profoundly impacted by the tragic events of August 3, 2014, when her people faced genocide. This harrowing experience inspired her to use her voice and pen to shed light on the plight of her community and to explore themes of resilience, survival, and hope in her writing.
Thirst: A Story of a German ISIS Member & Her Yazidi Victim
Suzan Khairi is a novelist whose passion for storytelling is deeply rooted in her experiences as a lawyer and as a member of the Yazidi community. Born and raised in Sinjar town in Iraq, Suzan was profoundly impacted by the tragic events of August 3, 2014, when her people faced genocide. This harrowing experience inspired her to use her voice and pen to shed light on the plight of her community and to explore themes of resilience, survival, and hope in her writing.
Queer Diplomacy: A Transgender Journey in the Foreign Service
Join Robyn McCutcheon, an out and proud transgender woman, on her journey as a diplomat with the U.S. Department of State. Follow her on travels that took her through the Soviet Union as a historian, to the stars as an engineer in the Hubble Space Telescope project, and onward to Russia, Romania, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan as a Foreign Service Officer representing her country on everything from human rights to nuclear arms control. Find out what it was like to transition gender while serving full-time overseas and to become an icon to the LGBTQIA+ communities in Romania and in Central Asia. Follow her as president of glifaa, one of the best known LGBTQIA+ associations in the federal government. This is a story of perseverance and personal triumph. Simply put, this is queer diplomacy at its best.
The French Rite: Enlightenment Culture
This book, focused on the French Rite, covers the founding principles of the Enlightenment and their influence on the birth of modern Freemasonry as we know it today. The authors revisit the fundamental values of the Enlightenment, from a rational approach to religious tolerance and cosmopolitanism. The French Rite is the direct heir of the Grand Lodge of England founded in 1717/1721. The philosophical, religious, and political culture of the Enlightenment permeates the French Rite today.
The Perfect Elect: A Transatlantic Adventure the ‘Sharp’ Documents, Volume 1 & 2
The Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite in 33 degrees is the most widespread system of masonic higher degrees worldwide. It was developed in the 18th century, drawing on the most diverse well springs of esoteric traditions and philosophical currents. It is represented wherever Freemasonry is active.
Insilio: La cárcel del silencio: Invisibilidad lesbiana y resistencia
In this remarkable book, Skidmore discusses his “atypical life and career,” and reprints representative articles and book chapters from his long life in academe. The first of the essays considers Alito’s Dobbs decision, demonstrating that it distorts history, ignores the 13th and 9th Amendments, and relies on reasoning uncomfortably similar to that undergirding the worst decision in the Court’s history: Dred Scott. It points to the danger arising from denying a right to abortion because the Constitution does not contain the word: the Court’s major power, judicial review, itself is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution.
Cash and Credit
In this remarkable book, Skidmore discusses his “atypical life and career,” and reprints representative articles and book chapters from his long life in academe. The first of the essays considers Alito’s Dobbs decision, demonstrating that it distorts history, ignores the 13th and 9th Amendments, and relies on reasoning uncomfortably similar to that undergirding the worst decision in the Court’s history: Dred Scott. It points to the danger arising from denying a right to abortion because the Constitution does not contain the word: the Court’s major power, judicial review, itself is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution.
Notes from Flyover Country: An Atypical Life and Career
In this remarkable book, Skidmore discusses his “atypical life and career,” and reprints representative articles and book chapters from his long life in academe. The first of the essays considers Alito’s Dobbs decision, demonstrating that it distorts history, ignores the 13th and 9th Amendments, and relies on reasoning uncomfortably similar to that undergirding the worst decision in the Court’s history: Dred Scott. It points to the danger arising from denying a right to abortion because the Constitution does not contain the word: the Court’s major power, judicial review, itself is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution.
The Case for an Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation Why Now and How?
Brethren: Behold Your Supreme Council is a reference volume about the Leadership of the Scottish Rite in the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States from its inception on May 31, 1801, to present time. During these 222 years, 565 Deputies and Sovereign Grand Inspectors General passed the torch of the “sacred fire” through nine generations.
Brethren: Behold Your Supreme Council: Bio-Bibliographical Dictionary of the SGIG and Deputies of the Supreme Council, 33°, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A
Brethren: Behold Your Supreme Council is a reference volume about the Leadership of the Scottish Rite in the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States from its inception on May 31, 1801, to present time. During these 222 years, 565 Deputies and Sovereign Grand Inspectors General passed the torch of the “sacred fire” through nine generations.
Philipp Reis: Inventor of the Telephone: A Biographical Sketch, with Documentary Testimony, Translations of the Original Papers of the Inventor and Contemporary Publications
Philipp Reis (1834-1874) was a German inventor and physicist best known for his pioneering work on the development of the early telephone. Despite not having a formal background in electrical engineering, he had a keen interest in the emerging field of telecommunication and electrical communication.
Public Health in European Capitals: Berlin, Paris, Brussels, Christiania, Stockholm, and Copenhagen
Sir Thomas Morison Legge dedicated his life to public health, especially for the working person who might be exposed to toxins, especially anthrax and lead poisoning. He was born in Hong Kong in 1863, and went on to get his MD from Oxford in 1894. In 1898, Legge was the first Medical Inspector of Factories and Workshops in the United Kingdom, and he served in that role until 1926. The year prior, he was knighted in the 1925 New Year Honours.
A Study in American Freemasonry
Arthur Preuss (1871-1934) was a German-American Catholic journalist, editor, and writer. He is best known for his significant contributions to Catholic journalism in the United States and his work as an apologist for the Catholic Church. Preuss was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1890, settling in St. Louis, Missouri.
Farm Ballads
Farm Ballads is a collection of poems written by American poet Will Carleton. The book was first published in 1873 and quickly gained popularity for its portrayal of rural life in the United States during the 19th century. Carleton, born in 1845 in Michigan, had a deep appreciation for the agricultural way of life, and this is evident in his works.
Springfield Memories: Odds and Ends of Anecdote and Early Doings, Gathered from Manuscripts, Pamphlets, and Aged Residents
Springfield was founded in 1636 by English Puritan William Pynchon and was named after his hometown of Springfield, Essex, in England. It is one of the oldest cities in the United States and played a significant role in the early colonial history of the country.
How to Teach Paper-Folding and Cutting: A Practical Manual-Training Aid
Papercutting, also known as paper cutting or paper art, is a form of art where intricate designs are created by cutting paper with scissors or a knife. It is a traditional art form that has been practiced in various cultures for centuries. The techniques and styles of papercutting can vary widely across different regions and artistic traditions.
My Ten Years’ Imprisonment
Silvio Pellico was an Italian writer, poet, and dramatist who lived during the 19th century. He was born on June 24, 1789, in Saluzzo, and he passed away on January 31, 1854, in Turin, Italy. Pellico is best known for his role in the Italian unification movement and for his literary works.
Money and Banking
John Thom Holdsworth penned this volume with the hopes of creating a comprehensive history of monetary and banking systems in the United States. Holdsworth discusses the theory, history and principles of money, and more specific topics such as Federal reserve currency and foreign finance. This 1915 volume sheds light on the ideals of the monetary system in the United States and the goals of the federal government at that time in enacting certain policies, such as the Farm Loan Act and the Federal Reserve Act.
ESOTERIKA by Albert Pike: The Symbolism of the Blue Degrees of Freemasonry
Many of the Freemasonry symbols of our rituals are hidden from everyone in the Order. The symbolic degrees are a vault in which secrets and esoteric teachings are enclosed, whose origin and meaning were transmitted orally in antiquity, many of which today have been lost in the sands of time.
Blood Debts: What Putin and Xi Owe Their Victims
Blood Debts: What Putin and Xi Owe Their Victims goes to the core dilemma of world affairs—how to cope with two powerful dictatorships that have inflicted severe harm on their own peoples and menace their neighbors and the entire world. Global cooperation is needed to address global problems, but is it feasible to compromise with evil?
A League to Enforce Peace
Henry Edward Krehbiel (1854 – 1923) was an American music critic and author. Krehbiel’s interest in music developed at a young age, and he pursued his passion by studying music theory and composition. However, he soon turned to music criticism and journalism, becoming a prominent figure in the field. He wrote for various publications, including the New York Tribune and the New York Times, where he served as the chief music critic for many years.
Washington and the Hope of Peace
Henry Edward Krehbiel (1854 – 1923) was an American music critic and author. Krehbiel’s interest in music developed at a young age, and he pursued his passion by studying music theory and composition. However, he soon turned to music criticism and journalism, becoming a prominent figure in the field. He wrote for various publications, including the New York Tribune and the New York Times, where he served as the chief music critic for many years.
Afro-American Folk Songs: A Study in Racial and National Music
Henry Edward Krehbiel (1854 – 1923) was an American music critic and author. Krehbiel’s interest in music developed at a young age, and he pursued his passion by studying music theory and composition. However, he soon turned to music criticism and journalism, becoming a prominent figure in the field. He wrote for various publications, including the New York Tribune and the New York Times, where he served as the chief music critic for many years.
A Short History of Engraving and Etching: For the Use of Collectors and Students with Full Bibliography, Classified List and Index of Engravers
Arthur Mayger Hind (1880-1957) was a British art historian who worked at the British Museum. He attended the City of London School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He always maintained a focus on prints and engravings, with an emphasis on Italian artists. Despite having been written over a hundred years ago, A Short History of Engraving and Etching is considered a classic and excellent reference work.
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