The following is a chapter from Money, Sex, Power & Faith. Order your copy in paperback or for Kindle! Amerigo Vespucci was a notoriously good self-promoter, with some of his writings receiving a lot of acclaim. Due to his notoriety, when German cartographer Martin Waldseemüler created the first map of the …
The following is a chapter from Money, Sex, Power & Faith. Order your copy in paperback or for Kindle! “For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.” – Christopher Columbus From 1438 to 1533, before Columbus blazed the trail leading …
The following is a chapter from Money, Sex, Power & Faith. Order your copy in paperback or for Kindle! “NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition!… Amongst our weaponry are such diverse elements as: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope, and nice red uniforms.” – Monty Python Europe …
The following is a chapter from Money, Sex, Power & Faith. Order your copy in paperback or for Kindle! “If you want to make a little money, write a book. If you want to make a lot of money, create a religion.” – L. Ron Hubbard By the time …
The following is a chapter from Money, Sex, Power & Faith. Order your copy in paperback or for Kindle! How were the 66 books of the Bible chosen and how did they get to be considered “perfect, infallible, and inerrant?” “It ain’t those parts of the Bible that I can’t understand …
The following is a chapter from Money, Sex, Power & Faith. Order your copy in paperback or for Kindle! “Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.” – Ambrose Bierce The first corporations weren’t like the corporations we know today. Initially created for only temporary purposes, such as the …
The following is a chapter from Money, Sex, Power & Faith. Order your copy in paperback or for Kindle! Although the Roman Empire considered this Jesus figure to be more pesky than prophetic at the time, they reportedly crucified him for claiming he was a king before adopting the religion loosely …
The following is a chapter from Money, Sex, Power & Faith. Order your copy in paperback or for Kindle! The Pentateuch, also called the Torah, including Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, were largely crafted between the years 538–332 BC, a time when slavery was well accepted and males had become …
The following is a chapter from Money, Sex, Power & Faith. Order your copy in paperback or for Kindle! “Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.” – Napoleon Bonaparte Throughout the entire Macedonian region, as the terms of banking as a way of life were becoming more integrated …
The following is a chapter from Money, Sex, Power & Faith. Order your copy in paperback or for Kindle! “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.” –Yogi Berra In addition to cattle, slaves, and grain, money as a means of trade has had a number of incarnations, such as teeth, gemstones, …
