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Most scholars consider Melanchthon to be a Reformation enigma. He, the developer of the Reformation doctrine of forensic justification, is contrarily condemned as a synergist. Known well as the Protestant preceptor of Germany, he was Martin Luther's lifelong friend, colleague, teacher of Greek, and fellow reformer. Upon arriving at Wittenberg, Melanchthon was a theologian neither by trade nor by training. He was a classically trained expert in classical languages, neo-Latin poet, textbook author, Greek scholar, humanist, and above all, an educator

In Running Away from Home, Tracy Burger explores her lifelong dispassionate relationship with her mother, why she couldn’t connect with her mom during the last five years of her life, and her desperate need to please her.

Drawing from the wisdom of celebrated authors, Tang illustrates how we can move forward through crises with compassion, vulnerability, risk-taking, and learning. With this memoir as our guide, we can lead wholeheartedly no matter what challenges come our way in the uncertain future ahead. In times of great change, Tang's story is a reminder to embrace the journey and make courageous decisions. It is an inspiring call to action for all of us in this next normal beyond the pandemic.

Alfonso Gatto inviato alle grandi corse a tappe di ciclismo. Un ruolo in apparenza atipico per il poeta salernitano, chiamato a raccontare la società italiana del Secondo dopoguerra prima per L'Unità e poi per Il Giornale del Mattino. Il poeta ascolta, osserva, racconta un'Italia che rinasce. Si entusiasma per imprese sportive che hanno del leggendario. Si ferma a dialogare con meccanici, passanti, sindaci, locandiere, parenti dei corridori.

Rotten Minerva lays out a new framework for being “spiritual” while existing in this crazy material reality. In it, author Kelli Hastings sets forth her personal ideology of life with the help of movie quotes, scientific references, and citations to religious scriptures—all interspersed with hilarious stories of her own misadventures on the spiritual path.

Martin Luther King Jr. was the most inspiring civil rights leader in American history. He was a scholar and a very gifted orator, but, before all else, he was a pastor, a theologian, a martyr, a Christian. Spirit-Led Prophet uniquely tells his compelling story from the perspective of his faith. In the midst of a tumultous public life, King prayed for guidance and depended upon God’s spirit to lead him.

This is the truly remarkable life story of the notorious Ethel Livesey, a serial fraudster and confidence trickster who became a media sensation after she ran out on her society wedding in 1945 and later was arrested for obtaining goods by false pretences. With a prologue by Ethel Livesey's granddaughter, this extraordinary tale of Australia's greatest fraudster is told for the first time in rich and fascinating detail.

Train your child to be a future investigator starting with the realization of historical facts that shape the present. This book features the life and times of Samuel de Champlain, particularly his role as the father of the New France. But how did he do it? What are his other adventures and discoveries? Find out by listening to this book today.

Samye yarkie vyskazyvaniya amerikanskogo lidera, kandidata v prezidenty SSH? na vyborakh-2016 Donal'da Trampa! ?merikanskij biznesmen, izvestnyj svoim ehkstravagantnymi i yarkimi manerami, davno stal znamenitost'yu, ch'i tsitaty razoshlis' po knigam dlya nachinayushhikh biznesmenov. Pryamota i otkrovennost', naporistost' i kharizma - vot kak mozhno okharakterizovat' vystupleniya Donal'da Trampa. V ehtu audioknigu voshli samye interesnye tsitaty Donal'da Trampa. AB Publishing.

Jack Ma's small Internet company, which provides small enterprises the opportunity to sell their goods and services, since its start in 1999 has turned into a large company, with value exceeding $231 billion! The Alibaba group includes Alibaba.com, Yahoo! China, Alibaba Pictures, and even payment system Alipay.

Boyhood is the second book in the Childhood, Boyhood, Youth trilogy. Childhood was the first published novel by Leo Tolstoy, released in November 1852. It was the first in a series of three novels and was followed by Boyhood and Youth. Published when Tolstoy was just 23 years old, the book was an immediate success, earning notice from other Russian novelists including Ivan Turgenev, who heralded the young Tolstoy as a major up-and-coming figure in Russian literature. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Whatever Tolstoy wrote he addresses the voice that lies in the bottom of human soul, and using passionate word or bright images, full of truth, makes this voice sound firm and long. It explains the popularity of his name and his works far more than borders of Russia and the attention that he wakes up in Western Europe and America by his works.

Faina Ranevskaya was called to be an actress by God. However, the mass audience remember her mainly from her episodic roles in film and aphorisms. This audiobook contains the best aphorisms Faina Ranevskaya and stories about her, so that you can once again experience the wisdom and eccentricity of the great actress.

He was a dreamer. Che dreamt big, he dreamt of the impossible, the incredible, as incredible as the chapters of his life.

This is the third book in the Childhood, Boyhood, Youth trilogy. Childhood was the first published novel by Leo Tolstoy, released in November 1852. It was the first in a series of three novels and was followed by Boyhood and Youth. Published when Tolstoy was just 23 years old, the book was an immediate success, earning notice from other Russian novelists including Ivan Turgenev, who heralded the young Tolstoy as a major up-and-coming figure in Russian literature. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Samye izvestnye tsitaty odnogo iz znamenitejshikh politikov v mirovoj istorii! ZHizn' Uinstona CHerchillya interesnee lyubykh knig i fil'mov. Voennyj, zhurnalist, laureat Nobelevskoj premii po literature, stavshij prem'er-ministrom Velikobritanii v odin iz samykh slozhnykh periodov v eyo istorii. Politika Uinstona CHerchillya chasto podvergaetsya kritike. No bol'shinstvu on zapomnilsya kak yarkij kharizmatichnyj lider, chelovek s otlichnym chuvstvom yumora.

Anatolij Fedorovich Koni, znamenityj yurist, pisatel', obschestvennyj deyatel'. S 1900 goda - pochetnyj akademik. Koni stal shiroko izvesten posle dela V. I. Zasulich, na kotorom pod ego predsedatel'stvom ej byl vynesen opravdatel'nyj prigovor.Koni byl v druzheskih otnosheniyah so mnogimi pisatelyami. On horosho znal Dostoevskogo. Vospominaniya o Dostoevskom legli v osnovu etoj knigi.

Mudrost' legendarnogo biznesmena, stoyavshego u istokov avtopromyshlennosti! Sozdanie udobnogo i dostupnogo avtomobilya - vot, pozhaluj, odno iz glavnykh dostizhenij Genri Forda. Vnedrenie konvejernoj sborki v proizvodstvo pozvolilo naladit' massovyj vypusk mashin, tem samym uluchshiv zhizn' mnozhestva lyudej vo vsem mire. Blagodarya innovatsionnym dlya svoego vremeni ideyam Genri Ford navsegda voshyol v istoriyu mirovogo predprinimatel'stva.

Introduced, annotated and edited by Dickens scholar Michael Norris, here we have insightful, vivid, first-person accounts of Charles Dickens by the people who knew him best, including sons Henry Fielding Dickens and Charles Dickens Jr., daughters Mamie and Kate Dickens, colleague and authorized biographer John Forster, and others. Taken together, these writings provide a stunning portrait of Dickens as a living breathing man: friend, father, collaborator and citizen.

In Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, veteran technology journalist Ashlee Vance provides the first inside look into the extraordinary life and times of Silicon Valley's most audacious entrepreneur. Written with exclusive access to Musk, his family, and his friends, the book traces the entrepreneur's journey from a rough upbringing in South Africa to the pinnacle of the global business world.