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Anatta is the Buddhist teaching on the nonexistence of a permanent, independent self. It's a notoriously puzzling and elusive concept, usually leading to such questions as, "If I don't have a self, who's reading this sentence?" It's not that there's no self there, says Rodney Smith. It's just that the self that is reading this sentence is a configuration of elements that at one time did not exist and that at some point in the future will disperse.

Book one in the Kelly Blake series: The future looks bleak for wrongly cashiered, fighter pilot phenomenon, Kelly Blake. His redemption comes as he is recruited into the elite and secretive Scout Force. Follow Kelly's adventures as an officer in the Galactic Republic Fleet's Scout Force, protecting humanity's frontiers from human treachery and the onslaught of the expansive and hostile K'Rang Empire.

The Petty Principles: Volume I is a modern satirical philosophy piece, packed with life lessons and laughs. Stoicism meets comedy. Comedian turned author, Rodney Smith (@lordpetty__), known from the widely successful podcast Lord Petty, delivers wisdom packed into blunt humor.

Welcome to Based Talk. A ruthless look into the realities of the world, hosted by Rodney Smith (@lordpetty__) and Emily Wilson (@emilysavesamerica). Not for the faint of heart.

It's uncertain that Howard Thurman made the remark often attributed to him, "I have been writing this book all my life," but there is little doubt that he was deeply immersed in reflection on the times that bear an uncanny resemblance to the present day, which give voice to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Audio chapters from the Wattpad novel HOW NOT TO VAMPIRE. There are rules about who gets to be a vampire, and Bob, a young black man living in Toronto, breaks them all. In order to stay undead, he must battle the secret vampire society hell-bent on giving him a more permanent death. Read on Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/story/221510371

Dr. Rodney Smith talks with leading learners, community partners, students and scholars about topics and values that impact our own lives and our nation.

James Madison was a man of quiet faith who was also intellectually inspired in miraculous ways. Often called the Father of the Constitution, Madison believed rights of conscience were gifts of God, and he was thoroughly committed to establishing a nation conceived in liberty. Throughout his life, thousands of seemingly insignificant events and decisions eventually culminated in the formation of one of the most defining traits of this country: the right to religious freedom.

What if the moment that broke you became the beginning of your breakthrough? "Stories of Strength" is your lifeline! True, raw, and powerful stories from real people who refused to let struggle have the final word. Whether it was financial hardship, chronic illness, addiction, grief, or burnout, each author stared down life's most brutal moments, and rose.

Physically unimpressive, but intellectually brilliant James Madison had been unlucky in love - heartbroken and betrayed not once, but twice. Middle-aged and resigned to a life alone, he never dreamed that fate had something astonishing in store for him and for the country he loved: a young widow of exceptional intelligence and poise who was his equal in many ways, and whose warmth and extroversion perfectly complemented his quiet, contemplative nature.