History of the Deep State (New World Order Book 1) by Jeremy Stone (287 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Mainstream Media has led us to believe that the idea of a Deep State is a recent phenomenon. However, it has presented itself in many forms throughout our nation's history. Many prominent bureaucratic figures have participated in this centuries-old conspiracy against America. Jeremy Stone has elucidated a clear definition of the origin, evolution, objectives, and hostile foreign intentions of this New World Order. Its agenda is an Anti-American one, with "enlightenment thinkers" at Its core. Nefarious foreign interference of our 'Nation-State' has been mounting for centuries with the ultimate goal of toppling our country from within. Without a complete understanding of the New World Order and its history, we are doomed to fail in attempting to eliminate it. While it is possible to stifle the New World Order and its foreign conspiracy against 'The State,' we must understand what it is, a Global-Matrix/New World Order, designed to topple Governments from within.

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Handbook for the Anti-Islamic Resistance by George R. Walters (12 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

It is not just rhetoric to note that a state of war between Islam and the non-Muslim world already exists. Islam is and for nearly its entire history been at war with the non-Muslim world. Thus a defacto state of war exists regardless of the lack of or confused and ineffective response from the those being attacked. For more and more of us the need for an international anti-Islamic resistance is self evident. Many of us already recognize that the Islamic ideology is fascism in a religious context. Islam benefits only a small and brutal oligarchy. Islam is also an existential threat to all non-Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Bahai's, atheists, agnostics, etc. That threat is becoming increasingly aggressive and will continue to do so in the future. Unfortunately, despite the fact that ordinary Muslims do not benefit from the Islamic ideology, the record of the non-Islamic world in turning back growing Islamic influence and eventual takeover has been dismal in most cases. Clearly more must be done if we are reverse this ominous trend. To many of us the absolute necessity of resistance to the Islamic ideology and its agenda of global conquest is so self-evident that it hardly bears repeating. Unfortunately, however, it has not been in the interests of even the non-Muslim elites and the media that service those elites to admit the obvious. As a result we must necessarily address and re-address truths that may be instinctively and widely held by many, if not most. Of course those truths, no matter how well documented, will be vigorously denied by Islamists, their "useful idiots," and those who are either willfully ignorant or seeking advantage from enabling Islamist conquest. Yet even if Western governments finally admit the obvious and attempt to address the threat to our societies posed by Islam, success is far from guaranteed. This is both because Western societies present such a variety of targets and the "rules of engagement" that governments ...

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Dead Water: Selected Poetry: Selected Poetry (Poetry of life and death Book 1) by William Cook (King Billy Publications) (5 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Dead Water: Selected Poetry is the first book in the series 'Poetry of Life and Death.' Inside this selection of verse that deals with themes of life, death, and philosophy - the reader will encounter a dark symbolist style of poetry imbued with the horrors of human frailty and mortality. From a reader's review: "Prepare for a journey: a path made of words that twists and turns through a landscape familiar and yet foreign. These poems will make you feel as if you are racing along the tracks of life and sliding through this world we take for granted. There are many visions you will see along the way... When your destination is reached, you will stand laid bare, able to see and be seen in a kaleidoscope of enlightenment. But will the dawn spit you out, or will you be trodden underfoot into the warm earth? Of love and loss, life and death, much will be revealed in the searing ocean depths. But will you tread the tempest, or be plunged into the roiling sea?" - Donald White

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5 Lessons from William James (5 Lessons from Great Thinkers Book 10) by Oswald Sobrino (Sobrino Works) (1 Review)    Price verified 7 hours ago

William James (1842-1910) held an M.D. degree from Harvard University but made his name as a pioneer in the new field of psychology and by having a foundational role, along with his friend C.S. Peirce and Professor John Dewey, in the American school of philosophy known as Pragmatism. James' father was an amateur theologian and writer on religious topics who strongly influenced James, while his brother was the famous novelist Henry James. Long associated with Harvard University, William James remains one--if not the foremost--of the intellect giants of that university; his home is still preserved in Cambridge, Massachusetts. William James was energetic, optimistic, and irrepressible. Those traits come through in his writings. This book gathers and comments on five major insights in his book Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking published in 1907, shortly before his death in 1910.

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Stop, Breathe, Read Poems: Powerful Poems that explore the simplicity of resolve by David Kelleher (9 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

"This small book packs one powerful punch" 5 stars. "Simply Epic" 5 stars. "Peacefully Brilliant" 5 stars. "Stop, Breathe, Read" is inclusive of a number of love poems, by an Irish author. This poetry book takes readers through a journey of exploring challenging themes in life and finding solace in simplicity. Our destination is to find solace amidst the unpredictable stormy seas.

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New Prepper's Survival Bible: The Ultimate Long-term Survival Handbook for Protecting Your Family & Being Prepared When Disaster Strikes by Carlos Mack (Lighthouse Survival) (124 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Discover the essential skills to survive and thrive in a worst-case scenario event. Prepare YOURSELF, provide for your FAMILY, and protect your HOME with this world class guide to disaster preparedness. Imagine for a minute, being stuck in a catastrophic situation and you don't know what to do for your family. • Do you have enough food to survive? • How do you find drinkable water and get basic supplies? • What would you do if a family member gets injured (or worse) and there is no doctor? • Who will protect your loved ones from danger? • Do you want to discover the essential survival strategies to help you overcome any disaster? If you answered "YES" to any of these questions, THEN KEEP READING. If you're looking to better prepare yourself and your family for emergency situations you will need the best information at your fingertips. The expert lessons inside this book will give you and your family the best chance against life's uncertainties. Today, we face the hovering threats of economic collapse, fierce natural disasters, civil unrest and rioting, global terrorism, and potential nuclear or chemical fallout. These are just a few things that place the future of humankind into a place of murky uncertainty. So are you ready? We can help. Instead of fear, doubt, and worry about your family's future, be ready to face any disaster with increased confidence after reading Carlos Mack's New Prepper's Survival Bible! The New Prepper's Survival Bibleis uniquely structured with 9 life-saving systems with step-by-step instructions guiding you how to be BEST PREPARED for any worst-case scenario. In this book, you will discover the secrets to your ultimate sustainability, in this increasingly disposable world. ? System #1: W.W.W.W.W. 5 W's of a prepper - start with the basics, become a prepper expert ? System #2: P.M.A.- mastering the art of mindset to thrive in the apocalypse ? System #3: I.D.E.A.- the life-saving acronym for emergency ...

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We'll All Be Murdered in our Beds: The shocking history of crime reporting in Britain by Duncan Campbell (78 Reviews)    Price verified 3 minutes ago

'If it bleeds, it leads' - this maxim is as true now as it was 300 years ago. Crime is the staple of the news, and our appetite for these dark and dangerous stories shows no sign of abating. In this colourful history of crime reporting since 1700, Duncan Campbell reveals what it's really like to deal with murderers, gangsters, robbers, cat burglars, victims, informers and detectives. He introduces us to the 'hacks in the macs' and the 'Murder Gang', who would go to any lengths to get a story - and serve it up to an ever-eager reading public. At a time when the relationships between the press, public, police and criminals are being questioned as never before, We'll All Be Murdered in Our Beds tells the compelling, sometimes scandalous tale of the stories and storytellers that have entertained, shocked and appalled us - and will continue to do so. Praise for We'll All Be Murdered in Our Beds: 'Duncan Campbell remains one of the very few journalists who has retained the criminal fraternity's trust and respect... He is engagingly clever and writes like a dream' - Howard Marks, author of Mr Nice 'When it comes to stellar crime reporting, Duncan Campbell is the absolute maestro. He captures the colour of the courts, the drama of events and the lives of those who appear there, in the most elegant and authentic way. A fascinating read' - Helena Kennedy, QC Duncan Campbell is former crime correspondent of the Guardian, former chairman of the Crime Reporters' Association and winner of the Bar Council's newspaper journalist of the year. He has written for the Observer, New Statesman, LRB, Oldie, Esquire and British Journalism Review. He has presented Crime Desk on BBC Radio 5 Live and the Radio 4 documentary Bandits of the Blitz, has appeared on the Today programme, LBC radio and numerous TV documentaries, and has lectured widely on crime reporting. He is the author of seven books including the bestselling The Underworld and an acclaimed crime novel, If ...

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American Immigrant: Why We Left, Why We Came by Pippa Pralen (48 Reviews)    Price verified 3 minutes ago

Bounded by indenture, haunted by Hessians, fleeing pogroms, their voices echo in the pursuit of freedom. Embark on a journey as an "eyewitness to history" and delve into the heritage of your ancestors. Raw and vivid accounts of individuals grappling with pogroms, slavery, captivity, poverty, indentured servitude, and political oppression. Discover the bravery of the commoners in Jamestown colony who clashed with the noble elites in a crucial moment during the dawn of America's democracy. Journey from the turbulent 1600s to the 21st century, through the epic immigrant stories of the Irish, Italians, Germans, Cubans, Polish, Russian Jews, Swedes, Mexicans, and Hondurans. The often overlooked details of history, such as England's export of food during the devastating Irish famine. The emergence of "American ingenuity" as economists dissect the factors that rendered Americans wealthier, more educated, and healthier than many others. Why souls from distant lands are inexorably drawn to America, willingly braving perilous journeys for the allure of a brighter tomorrow. This isn't just a historical account -- it's a gripping odyssey into the heart of humanity's relentless pursuit of a better life. This narrative unveils perspectives not commonly taught in traditional educational settings.

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The Open Conspiracy by H. G. Wells (104 Reviews)    Price verified 33 minutes ago

The novelist behind The War of the Worlds and The Invisible Man gets political in his manifesto for creating a more ordered, peaceful planet. The Open Conspiracy is H. G. Wells's attempt to outline how civilization should be ordered through a world commonwealth. He wished for humanity to gain control over its destiny and free itself from the dangers, uncertainties, and miseries it faced. This commonwealth's mission was to support the advancement of all humanity. It would do so through advancing science, ending nationalism, and allowing people to progress by their own merit rather than whatever class they are born into. He believed that through his plan, poverty and warfare would be no more, and we could achieve "universal peace, welfare and happy activity." Originally published in 1928, The Open Conspiracy was revised three times, with its final version appearing in 1933.

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Critical Nuclear War Survival Skills Guide: Essential Tactics and Strategies for Immediate Family Safety and Security in a Post-Apocalyptic World by Carlos Mack (104 Reviews)    Price verified 3 minutes ago

Are you concerned about the possibility of a nuclear war and what it would mean for your family? In today's uncertain world, it's essential to be ready for anything! Whether you're facing a nuclear attack, an EMP strike, or a military invasion on U.S. soil, you need to know how to survive. The thought of surviving a post-apocalyptic world can be daunting, but with the right knowledge and preparation, you can increase your chances of survival. That's where Carlos Mack's Critical Nuclear War Survival Skills Guide comes in. Discover these key benefits: ? Learn how to build a secure shelter that will protect you and your family from the fallout of a nuclear attack ?Discover the essential tools and supplies you need to stockpile to ensure your survival in the aftermath of a disaster ? Master the skills you need to defend yourself and your loved ones against looters and other threats in a lawless society ? Get historical perspective on nuclear war policies and tips and tricks from survivors who have been there and done that ? Develop the mental toughness and resilience necessary to survive and thrive in a harsh new reality This comprehensive playbook will provide your family all the information needed to prepare for and survive a worst-case scenario event. I've got you covered! Everything from the basics of survival, to advanced techniques for staying alive in the most challenging conditions are inside to discover. Prepare yourself to be more self-sufficient and thrive in uncertain times. Your family's future depends on it! So what are you waiting for? If you want to be better prepared for the Apocalypse, then scroll up and click the "ADD TO CART" button.

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Ancient Magick for the Modern Witch: For the Natural Born Witch by Gypsy Raven (34 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Ancient Magick for the Modern Witch offers old spells for modern witches wishing to increase recipes in their Book of Shadows. It also offers a basic course to aspiring young witches who wish to learn about some old fashioned magic and how it works. This ebook includes love spells, weight loss spells, money spells, luck spells and a variety of potions. All using ancient and simple ingredients you can find anywhere! I've also updated it to include stories and legends where ordinary and extraordinary people use magic to manifest their desires. Included is the meanings of moles and candle magick!

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"WAR" "Visionary tales of Human Conflict from The Middle East" by Rory Patrick Allen (St. Albans Publishing House) (10 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

For millenia The Middle East has been plagued by war. This millenium has been no different, with wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Devastation has been wreaked on ordinary,innocent people. Children have been indiscriminately killed, Young men have had their lives terminated before they have had the chance to live their lives to the full. War orphans abound. Widows and Widowers weep at their spouses' graves. Grand Parents have lost generations of their families. Whole communities have been destroyed and villages razed to the ground. I have lived in The Middle East for twenty five years now and the constant undercurrent of these conflicts is ever present. I remember reading one news report that said that an entire village and its inhabitants were destroyed after a wedding celebration resulted in the village men firing their riflles into the air, a long tradition in village celebrations, it was viewed as an act of aggression and the village and inhabitants were all destoyed. I kept hearing words such as "Collateral Damage", "Carpet Bombing etc, words used by the media to deflect the true horror of the reality of war.It was at this time that I began to have troubled dreams and horrific nightmares about what was really happening in these theatres of war..These vision like dreams inspired me to write the stories that are contained in this work. The messages in these stories are not just relevant to The Middle East but to the world at large.

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Unmasking the Hidden: A Guide to Conspiracy Theories, Media Manipulation, Cults, and Secret Societies by Joseph Sapp (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Are you ready to delve into the mysterious world of media manipulation, conspiracy theories, cults, and secret societies? Unmasking the Hidden is a guide that will take you on a thrilling journey to uncover the truth behind the enigmatic forces that shape our understanding of the world. In this captivating and enlightening book, you'll discover: • How media manipulation influences public opinion and shapes our perception of reality • The fascinating world of conspiracy theories and their impact on society • An exploration of cults and secret societies, including the Freemasons, the Bilderberg Group, and Scientology • Strategies for debunking conspiracy theories and promoting critical thinking • Tips for engaging in respectful, empathetic dialogue with individuals who hold different beliefs Unmasking the Hidden is an essential read for anyone who seeks to navigate the complex landscape of information and disinformation in today's world. With its engaging narrative, witty puns, and practical advice, this book will equip you with the tools and knowledge to separate fact from fiction and become a more informed, rational, and responsible citizen. Don't miss out on this exciting journey to unmask the hidden forces that shape our world. Get your copy of Unmasking the Hidden today and join the quest for truth and enlightenment!

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The Other Shoes of Larry Martin: Book Two: On Becoming Laurie Roberts (Larry Martin Novel Series) by Pavane Ravel (Pavane Ravel Press) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Readers will highly enjoy Book Two of The Other Shoes of Larry Martin, a novel series with more political intrigue, family drama, and suspense. Another Best-Seller by Author Pavane Ravel! Larry Martin, in his quiet, kind, and mystical way, continues his journey to a new life, a new vision, and a new understanding. Larry has become a rising star in the world of progressive journalism. While only a few short months after being homeless, jobless, and friendless, Larry has acquired a family and friends. He's fallen in love with a brilliant and beautiful woman who loves him in return. Even though Larry is now the most important journalist for a major liberal website in New York City, he has taken on a second full-time position at a prestigious architectural firm in Atlanta. Yet, in spite of all his good fortune, this kind, talented, and generous young man is soon to face insidious lies, outrageous betrayal, and horrific danger, and that is only the tip of the dramatic iceberg! Now Awarded A 5-Star Reader's Favorite 2023 Editorial Book Review!

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WE ARE NOT SLAVES EVEN TO THE GODS by Avaduta (8 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Religious beliefs are human-made ideas. They were crafted by men from the past, as answers to unanswered questions on creation and life. Some of these ideas and the men behind them gained cult status and became iconic. Over time, with followers believing in them and patronizing them, they grew into institutions of faith. They are religions, as we know them today. There is another factor behind their astronomical growth -- people could not challenge their views and halt their progress. Perhaps, voices of dissent were not loud enough or were curtailed. However, today, we are in a different age. We have the freedom to differ by reason and choice. Yet, as humans, we shy away from reasoning. Religions, on the other hand, have become omnipresent. Their beliefs reach people more easily than rational arguments against them. We can find religious centers in every nook and corner of the world, broadcasting their teachings. If we want to learn about faiths, abundant resources are occupying the bookshelves. Then we have the preachers. They are present everywhere -- from television to social media. On a micro level, religions are within even the smallest unit of social grouping, family. They seed beliefs right from birth. Indeed every pious household is a microcosm of faith -- preaching beliefs to the upcoming generation. We will come across at least a minimal collection of Holy Scriptures and paraphernalia for worship and prayer, filling their modest altar. In contrast, we will not find rational views -- available as widely as religious ideas -- for human consumption of thought. We rarely hear counter-arguments based on reasoning to make an informed choice. So we stay convinced with what religions present to us as logic and happily assume that our beliefs are logically sound too. That is where we fail in our judgment -- mistake belief for truth, and live under religious assumptions. The only way we can come out of this hallucination is by reasoning. Reasoning beliefs will show ...

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The Libertarian Society: A translation from the French Workers Movement by Georges Bastien (1 Review)    Price verified 33 minutes ago

Translation of the 1926 pamphlet advocating for a new society based on the principles of Libertarian Communism. The original author George Bastien was a lifelong union militant and Anarchist activist who spent many years fighting the class struggle in France and abroad. Libertarian Society was his answer to the sceptics who accused revolutionaries of being nothing more than violent destroyers and shows us how a potential new society could be built on the principles of solidarity, equality, liberty and mutual aid.

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Rights of Alleged Victims in Penal Proceedings: Provisions in Canon Law and the Criminal Law of Different Legal Systems (Edition Seehaus [plus] Book ... by Charles J. Scicluna (Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG) (1 Review)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Die Rechte von minderjährigen Missbrauchsopfern in Strafverfahren finden zunehmend Beachtung. Sie werden in internationalen Standards festgehalten und in nationalen Rechtssystemen rezipiert und weiterentwickelt. Das Buch zeigt neben diesen Standards die Bestimmungen von insgesamt neun Ländern und vier Studien auf und regt Verbesserungen in den kanonischen Strafverfahren der römisch-katholischen Kirche an. Entstanden ist eine einzigartige Sammlung von Beiträgen, verfasst von führenden Autoritäten auf dem Gebiet der Rechte und des Schutzes minderjähriger Opfer sexuellen Missbrauchs im staatlichen Bereich. Aus den Studien gehen beeindruckende Vorschläge herausragender Kirchenrechtler:innen zur Verbesserung des Strafverfahrensrechts der römisch-katholischen Kirche hervor.Mit Beiträgen vonMark L. Bartchak | Jorge Cardona Llorens| Nicholas Cowdery | María Inés Franck | Jane Goodman-Delahunty | Aidan McGrath | Mary Graw Leary | Ma. Liza Miscala Jorda | Gianpaolo Montini | Raphaële Parizot | Livia Pomodoro | Frauke Rostalski | Fabián Salvioli | Charles J. Scicluna | Malgorzata Skorzewska-Amberg | Myriam Wijlens

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And they Never Had No Diversity: Confronting the Big Lie by Grant Moore (2 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

A must-read book in 2024. A perspective on DIVERSITY you will not find anyplace else. The historical record of the modern world demonstrates clearly that creativity and human achievement has been almost entirely non-diverse. In fact, the great inventions or technical leaps forward come from very non-diverse, uniform, high-trust environments: China for silk, the compass, firearms, gunpowder, paper money; late 18th Century England for the Steam Engine, late 19th Century America for the telephone, and so on. Even the airplane was not invented by "diverse" groups but by a couple of bicycle mechanics from Ohio. Over the course of human history, the world's races, religions, ethnicities and cultures have at various times and in various places, exhibited differences in their productivity and inventiveness. The differences in the distribution of skill and human capital are in constant flux around the world as some nations and cultures ascend (e.g., Japan, China, South Korea) while others stagnate or even decline (e.g., Egypt, Greece). This is not something that can be stopped or even managed. Despite the clarion call of "Diversity is our Strength" it's not religion, race, ethnicity, or gender that's important to a company's workforce: it's just talent and ability, and all the other qualities of good employees. This same principle applies to each of us in everyday life: be a patriot, a law-abiding citizen, a productive co-worker, and a dependable neighbor. Diversity should be left to proceed as it has always done throughout human history: by the free adoption of good inventions and good ideas by people worldwide from whomever and from wherever these inventions and ideas have materialized. To do otherwise is directly at odds with the goals of a meritocratic society. And don't forget to checkout Mr. Moore's first book "Is it Just Me? A Canadian Conservative's Unapologetic Thoughts about 21st Century North America Life" (2nd Edition), also available on Amazon.

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Timeless Advice to Guide Young Men from Isocrates: Orations for Demonicus and King Nicocles by john Jacob (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

In the bustling heart of ancient Athens, amidst swirling philosophies and burgeoning democracy, stood a figure whose words shaped minds and influenced empires: Isocrates. More than just a teacher, he was a master of rhetoric, a philosopher of practical wisdom, and a man who believed in the transformative power of education. This book offers a glimpse into his world through two of his most celebrated orations: To Demonicus and To Nicocles. To Demonicus, a heartfelt address to a young man embarking on life's journey, is a timeless guide to self-cultivation and civic engagement. Isocrates urges Demonicus to pursue excellence in every facet of his being, emphasizing education, character development, and responsible participation in society. His advice resonates across the ages, offering valuable lessons for anyone seeking to live a meaningful and impactful life. To Nicocles, directed towards the young King of Salamis, delves into the complexities of leadership and statecraft. Isocrates, with his keen understanding of power dynamics and political realities, lays out a roadmap for just and effective rule. He emphasizes the importance of moderation, justice, and cultural advancement, urging Nicocles to prioritize the well-being of his people above personal gain. This oration serves as a thought-provoking guide for leaders at all levels, offering insights into the delicate balance between ambition and responsibility.

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Not Another Average Guy: An Exemplar For The Modern Man by A.P. Hovsepian (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Every boy needs a strong male figure in their life. Especially in the formative years. And yet, it's no secret that most of us were deprived of this very thing. No one was there to guide, shape and mold us into men. Our fathers may have been around, but few took it upon themselves to teach us what it meant to be a man. As a result, we've all suffered -- both directly and indirectly -- a great deal of unnecessary pain and frustration in adulthood; where life demanded the price of ignorance be paid (with interest!) While time travel is not a viable solution (yet), the next best thing is to learn these lessons now. Not Another Average Guy is an amalgamation of decades of wisdom, forged by trial and error in the midst of life's most difficult struggles; Struggles one too many men had to personally endure. It offers a gift most males crave from a young age: the gift of direction.

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Mindfulness: How to Live in the Present Moment by Becoming A Warrior of Peace (Mindfulness for Beginners) by Peter H (20 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Live in the Present Moment and Become A Warrior of Peace Today This book contains everything you need to know to get started with mindfulness. If you sometimes are stressed out, anxious or depressed, then this book can be of great use for you. Now I will warn you, don't read this book unless you're in the process of waking up. We will dive pretty deep into some subjects that might be uncomfortable if you're not ready to look at things from a different perspective. The purpose of this book is not to overwhelm you with techniques, even though you'll get more than enough of them. No, the purpose of this book is to give you at least one idea that can have a positive impact on the rest of your life. Chances are that you'll look at the world with more peace and compassion when you're done with this book. It's my firm belief that the warrior of peace within you will be awakened by the words hidden in this book. Within this book's pages, you'll find the answers to these questions and more. Just some of the questions and topics covered include • The Need for Change • How the Ego Operates • Freeing Ourselves from Identification • Adopting Mindfulness as a Way of Life • The Mindfulness Technique • Letting Go • Being Alive and Not Only Living • Dealing with Unpleasant Emotions • Dealing with Unpleasant Thoughts • Silence and Restlessness • The Beautiful World Ahead Get your copy today and Become a Warrior of Peace

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Desistance and Children: Critical Reflections from Theory, Research and Practice by Alexandra Wigzell Price verified 5 hours ago

Available open access digitally under CC BY-NC-ND licence. 'Desistance' - understanding how people move away from offending - has become a significant policy focus in recent years, with desistance thinking transplanted from the adult to the youth justice system in England and Wales. This book is the first to critique this approach to justice-involved children, many of whom are yet to fully develop an identity (criminal or otherwise) from which to 'desist'. Featuring voices from academia, policy and practice, this book explores practical approaches to desistance with children in the 'Child First' context. It gives new insights into how children can be supported to move away from offending and proposes reforms to make a meaningful difference to children's lives.

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Race for Citizenship: Black Orientalism and Asian Uplift from Pre-Emancipation to Neoliberal America (Nation of Nations Book 23) by Helen Heran Jun (NYU Press) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Helen Heran Jun explores how the history of U.S. citizenshiphas positioned Asian Americans and African Americans in interlocking socio-political relationships since the mid nineteenth century. Rejecting the conventional emphasis on 'inter-racial prejudice,' Jun demonstrates how a politics of inclusion has constituted a racial Other within Asian American and African American discourses of national identity. Race for Citizenship examines three salient moments when African American and Asian American citizenship become acutely visible as related crises: the 'Negro Problem' and the 'Yellow Question' in the mid- to late 19th century; World War II-era questions around race, loyalty, and national identity in the context of internment and Jim Crow segregation; and post-Civil Rights discourses of disenfranchisement and national belonging under globalization. Taking up a range of cultural texts -- the 19th century black press, the writings of black feminist Anna Julia Cooper, Asian American novels, African American and Asian American commercial film and documentary -- Jun does not seek to document signs of cross-racial identification, but instead demonstrates how the logic of citizenship compels racialized subjects to produce developmental narratives of inclusion in the effort to achieve political, economic, and social incorporation. Race for Citizenship provides a new model of comparative race studies by situating contemporary questions of differential racial formations within a long genealogy of anti-racist discourse constrained by liberal notions of inclusion.

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Reclaiming Socialism, or: Economic Democracy (Recovering a Stolen Word) by Brian Rush (37 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Imagine getting up in the morning and going to work for a company that, just by virtue of the fact that you work for it, you own part of. Imagine that the company's president and other officers have to stand for election every year or two years, and you and all the other employees of the company vote them in or out. Imagine getting an accounting on a quarterly basis of the company's profitability and receiving a payout of your share of those profits - your due as a worker-owner. Imagine that you get tired of working for the company you own part of and decide to strike out on your own. Imagine that there are on-line services readily available where your skills demand high pay from independent clients, so that being self-employed and entirely your own boss is a matter only of doing the work. Or let's say that you and a number of friends have an idea for a new business. Imagine a non-profit organization or perhaps a government agency set up just for that purpose, ready to provide you and your friends a low-interest loan, free advice, and lots of other assistance so you can do that - as long as your new business is a workers' cooperative. Imagine a world in which nobody is obscenely rich and nobody is poor, and the average person makes about double - maybe triple - what most people make today. I can imagine that easily enough. Can you? Would you like to live in a world like that? I sure would. We're ready for it. We just have to believe it and reach for it, and reclaim the word that stands for it. That word is "socialism." It's being misused today to describe something it's not, a world of giant bureaucracies, stagnant economies, and secret police. That's not what it means. It means a world in which ordinary people - probably people like you - own the businesses that provide your livelihood, instead of the economy being owned by a few hogs on Wall Street who see you as their peon. That's what socialism is about. It's about finally freeing ourselves from the ...

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Dear Barb:: Answers to Your Everyday Questions (Dear Barb: Words of Wisdom Book 1) by Barbara Godin (9 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

"Dear Barb: Answers to Your Everyday Questions" advice columnist Barbara Godin shares her wisdom and insights on a wide range of topics. From relationships and family issues to career and personal growth, Barb offers practical and compassionate advice for navigating life's challenges. With over 20 years of experience as an advice columnist, Barbara Godin has heard it all and provides thoughtful responses to even the toughest questions. This book is perfect for anyone looking for guidance and support in their daily life and is packed with helpful tips and insights that readers can apply to their own situations. Whether you're struggling with a difficult decision or simply looking for some words of encouragement, "Dear Barb" has the answers you need.

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Genomes, Menomes, Wenomes: Neuroscience and Human Dignity by Robert W. Fuller (48 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

NEW REVISED EDITION. This short ebook is a compilation of Robert W. Fuller's article series "Why Everything You Know about Your 'Self' Is Wrong". The series explores how our understanding of selfhood affects our sense of individuality, our interpersonal relationships, and our politics.

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The Afterlife Chronicles: The "Ai-Powered" book writen from beyond the grave! by Rafael Reis Price verified 8 hours ago

The Afterlife Chronicles is a posthumous book written with the help of the advanced language model, ChatGPT. In this emotional and introspective work, the late author shares their deepest feelings about life, love, and the world around us. The book takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery, as the author reflects on their experiences and offers profound insights into the human condition. Through a series of thought-provoking conversations with ChatGPT, the author explores themes such as the impact of the pandemic on society, the importance of self-reflection, and the power of love and respect in relationships. With a unique perspective that transcends time and space, The Afterlife Chronicles provides a rare opportunity to gain new insights into the human experience.

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Radical Coup: A Case for Reaction (Libertarian Analysis Book 2) by Sean Gabb (13 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

From the Foreword by Hans-Hermann Hoppe: Gabb provides detailed analyses of many issues currently hotly debated both in and outside of libertarian circles all across the Western world, and assesses their role and impetus in the process of social change. Thus, the reader will find many valuable, historically informed insights regarding the issues of "free" (mass) immigration vs. controlled borders, multiculturalism vs. cultural homogeneity, secession vs. centralization, of left-libertarianism and the new, Alternative Right, and of Christian and Islamic culture. Most importantly especially for libertarians and, as I should confess, much in line with what I have tried to accomplish for quite some time with my own writings, in reaction to the diagnosed disease -- the Radical Coup -- Gabb proposes a detailed, equally radical cure -- his Case for Reaction -- that envisions a programmatic alignment of traditional conservatism and libertarianism with the common goal of restoring a bourgeois society as the highest achievement of Western civilization. This book is an update of Gabb's Cultural Revolution, Culture War, first published in 2007 to general acclaim by conservatives, libertarians, nationalists and anarchists. This is the book that introduced the concepts of Cultural Marxism and Frankfurt School subversion to the English Right, single-handedly, and within a few weeks, transforming the language of analysis and action on the British political right. The present volume contains the whole original text of Cultural Revolution, Culture War, but now includes a set of further examinations that extend and adapt the analysis, plus an Introduction that summarises Gabb's analysis of what has happened in England and of the steps that need to be taken if English Civilisation is to be restored to health. Briefly put, his central thesis is that the British ruling class has, since at least 1997, turned itself into a totalitarian conspiracy, at war both with liberty and with ...

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American Bloodlust: The Violent Psychological Conditioning of Today's Young People (A Christian Response to America’s Mental Health Crisis Book 1) by Roger Ball (1 Review)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Are today's young people being psychologically conditioned to violence, sexual perversion, and suicidal hopelessness? Will mass shootings continue? Is the rise in same-sex attraction a closely related problem? Will violence continue to increase? Will deaths of despair continue to rise? Will America destroy itself from within? This book is a truncated version of Liberalism and Mass Shootings REVISED AND UPDATED VERSION. America is now facing the worst psychological crisis in its history. What has changed over the past fifty-sixty years that would produce such an outcome? How long will mass shootings (and school shootings) continue? Why do so many young people struggle with murderous and suicidal impulses (not to mention depression, anxiety, and same-sex attraction)? This book exposes the psychological conditioning responsible for today's mental health crisis and reveals how it can be reversed if the necessary changes are made. If you like exploring human nature and the psychological effects of a profane worldview, then you'll love this revealing book. CONTENTS: Introduction Chapter 1: The Missing Structural Necessity of Today's Child Development Chapter 2: Necessary Cognitive Development Chapter 3: Intensive Parenting Chapter 4: The Origin of Today's Childrearing Practices Chapter 5: Self-pity, Escapism, Loneliness and Same-Sex Attraction Chapter 6: Social Media and Safe Places Chapter 7: Anger, Pride, Envy and Vengeance Chapter 8: Consumerism Chapter 9: Stubborn Pride and Ingratitude Chapter 10: Marriage and Envy and School Shootings Chapter 11: Entitlement, Disrespect and the Pride of Self-pity Chapter 12: Disrespect, Bullying, Sadism and Feminism Chapter 13: Is Liberalism to Blame? Chapter 14: The Breakdown of the Traditional Family Chapter 15: Natural Laws of Human Flourishing Chapter 16: Founding Principles for a Healthy Nation Chapter 17: Political and Cultural Reinforcement of Envy and Entitlement Chapter 18: Identity Politics Chapter 19: Is There Any ...

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On Offence and Defence: A Speech on War & Revolution by Wilhelm Liebknecht (2 Reviews)    Price verified 3 minutes ago

A translation of a speech by Wilhelm Liebknecht a prominent Socialist leader in 19th century Germany. The contents of the speech are an attack on nationalism, militarism and capitalist morality and an appeal for international brotherhood and social revolution. It covers and criticizes early industrial capitalism and Bourgeois society for its failures to solve social issues and argues coherently that on the contrary they are often the root causes of these problems, from poverty to political violence.

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Milicianas, Soldaderas, Petroleuses and the Yellow Mimosa: A Brief History of Female Revolutionaries by R. Reddebrek (2 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

A short introduction to the exploits of several women who took up arms to defend their communities and build a better world for all. Covers some key individual women, including the Communard Louise Michel and the Ortega sisters. Covers women participating in combat in many struggles from the French Revolution to the Cold War conflicts in Central America in the 1980s.

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The Forerunners of Anarchism by Emile Armand (2 Reviews)    Price verified 3 minutes ago

An English translation of the French Individual Anarchist Emile Armand's Les précurseurs de l'anarchisme a philosophical history of Anarchist thought from the philosophers of Antiquity to the thinkers of the Industrial Revolution. The book traces the evolution of thought and belief in liberty from Ancient Greek philosophers through dissident Christian movements and Enlightenment thinkers and the impact of the 18th century revolutions in France and America.

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Liberalism and Mass Shootings (A Christian Response to America’s Mental Health Crisis) by Roger Ball (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Are today's young people being psychologically conditioned to violence, sexual perversion, and suicidal hopelessness? Will mass shootings continue? Is the rise in same-sex attraction a closely related problem? Will violence continue to increase? Will deaths of despair continue to rise? Will America destroy itself from within? REVISED AND EDITED: America is now facing the worst psychological crisis in its history. What has changed over the past fifty-plus years that would produce such an outcome? How long will mass shootings (and school shootings) continue? Why do so many young people struggle with murderous and suicidal impulses (not to mention depression, anxiety, and same-sex attraction)? "I want to show how the problem of mass shootings, and America's mental health crisis in general, can be attributed to three primary causes: 1) the psychological effects of today's passive childrearing practices (producing low self-worth, insecurity, depression, self-doubt, anger, envious resentment, self-loathing, entitlement, loneliness, vindictive behavior, and same-sex attraction). Kids today are hurting on a much deeper level than anything seen in recent generations. They are also more unbridled than ever and likely to act upon distorted emotional urges and impulses. 2) the breakdown of the traditional family structure which produces these same psychological effects only worse. This has been accomplished primarily by extending sexual permissiveness throughout society, which has produced countless fatherless and dysfunctional homes. The majority of mass shooters and other violent offenders come from these environments. 3) the uncivilized means by which we bring about change in society (radical politics). This third element is what brings it all together. It is also a product of the first two. As most are aware, the spiritual seekers of the sixties (hippies) that brought us the sexual revolution were predominantly the children of gross neglect. This revolution is where ...

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Human Rights as Mashiach - A Jewish Theology of Human Rights by Shaiya Rothberg (City of Justice Press - Jerusalem) (11 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

[This is an E-Essay - About 20 Pages] It happens now and again that powerful new ideas change the course of history. I'm talking about a special class of redemptive ideas that push humanity to a higher stage of evolution, a stage in which we as a species are wiser and more loving and more just than we were before. One such idea was that all human beings are created in the image of God. Another was that faithfulness to God means abolishing slavery. I think that on the cultural horizon of the human species today there is such a new idea, an idea that could help redeem humanity from her present state of exile and destruction. That idea is the theology of human rights. While religion is sometimes the enemy of human dignity, it can also be a powerful force for its protection. When John Woolman, an American Quaker born in 1720, began preaching that faithfulness to God requires abolishing slavery, he ignited a religious passion that helped facilitate the global paradigm shift that outlawed human bondage across the planet. That religious passion united humanity's moral intuition with her awe in the face of God's creation; it wove the mysterious and enthralling presence of the divine into the love that humans can know for the other. The time has come to preach global moral responsibility: God commands that we enact a "human covenant" to protect and nurture all human beings. While all doctrines may be criticized and all laws revised, the confidence that humanity has placed in human rights establishes them as the foundation of that sacred effort. What we need is an inter-faith and multi-cultural theology of human rights constructed like a mosaic from the world's religious perspectives. We need a theology that will direct the religious energy of our species towards protecting and nurturing human beings. To that end, I offer the below particularistic Jewish contribution to human rights theology. It is more of a program for future study than a complete theology. But the ...

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The Simple Case for Going Vegan by Magnus Vinding (45 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

This two-part essay argues that a vegan lifestyle is implied by core human values that we all share. The first part presents a simple argument for veganism based on an ethical principle we all hold valid, while the second part argues that veganism follows directly from a rejection of unjustifiable discrimination. In particular, it follows from a commitment to not discriminate against individuals based merely on their external appearance.

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Armenophobia in Azerbaijan by Anzhela Elibegova (1 Review)    Price verified 8 hours ago

The idea of this book came after the presentation of Azeri?hild project which represented a systematized compilation of works by Azerbaijani authors intended for children audiences along with a series of examples of works created by children themselves, which gave a clear demonstration of the gap between the real situation in the Azerbaijani society about anything relating to Armenia and the declared tolerance for diversity of cultures and religions. Naturally enough, we tend to label this hatred as armenophobia often without full awareness of the pivotal role it plays in shaping the ethnic identity of Azerbaijanis; such hatred channeled against all that pertains to Armenia stands as the nemesis of their psychological model and fuels the juxtaposition of us vs. them which is fraught with repercussions for Azerbaijanis themselves. The large archive compiled by the authors of this book a) serves as a thesaurus for an analysis of ongoing processes in the Azerbaijani society and b) allows building a temporal perspective on three levels by covering the past history, current situation and expected ramifications of the armenophobic policy pursued at the state level in Azerbaijan.

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The Granite Key (Arkana Archaeology Mystery Thriller Series Book 1) by N. S. Wikarski (1,037 Review)    Price verified 6 hours ago

If you liked THE DA VINCI CODE, you'll love this series! During the untold millennia before patriarchy was conceived, the world was a very different place... • Series Finale Award Nominated as Best Mystery of the Month • For Fans of Archaeology Adventure, Historical Thrillers, and Treasure Hunt Mysteries THE ARKANA SERIES A myth-shattering treasure hunt that spans continents, centuries, and lost civilizations, pitting a secret society against a ruthless fundamentalist cult. The prize is a cache of hidden artifacts that could rewrite history or end it completely. With the world hanging in the balance, only one faction can win. More importantly, only one can survive. Volume 1 - The Granite Key In THE GRANITE KEY, an antique dealer is murdered for a mysterious cipher stone that reveals the location of a collection of ancient artifacts. The victim's sister Cassie is stunned when she learns about her sibling's double life as an Arkana agent. She's even more stunned to discover the role she's about to play in helping the Arkana recover the cache. Along with two field agents, she travels to Crete to hunt for clues, unaware that ruthless foes are only steps behind. Cassie and her new team have only hours to find what they seek before a Minoan crypt buries them along with their quest.

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The Rise of Trump: America's Authoritarian Spring by Matthew C MacWilliams (3 Reviews)    Price verified 33 minutes ago

The ascendance of Donald Trump to the presidential candidacy of the Republican Party has been both remarkable and, to most commentators, unlikely. In The Rise of Trump: America's Authoritarian Spring, Matthew MacWilliams argues that Trump's rapid rise through a bewildered Republican Party hierarchy is no anomaly; rather, MacWilliams argues, it is the most recent expression of a long-standing theme in American political life, the tendency and temptation to an ascriptive politics -- a political view that builds its basic case on ascribing to any relatively disempowered group (whether defined by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, or other identifying category) a certain set of qualities that justify discriminatory treatment. The ascriptive tradition in American politics, though longstanding, has generally been kept to a relatively small minority -- a minority whose rights, perhaps paradoxically, have been protected by the principles of Madisonian democracy, even though central to its worldview is the need and urgency of limiting the rights of some. It has found champions in years past in such figures as Andrew Jackson, Huey Long, Joseph McCarthy, and Pat Buchanan. But in Donald Trump this tradition has found a significant new voice, one emboldened by deeper shifts in the American political landscape. Trump's swift and unsettling rise to the pinnacle of presidential politics may point toward the emergence of more significant and substantial questions about the future course of a democratic government committed to principles of equality and the freedom of expression, association, and conscience.

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The Fall of White City: Revised 2020 Edition (GILDED AGE CHICAGO MYSTERY SERIES Book 1) by N. S. Wikarski (474 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

To solve baffling crimes in turn-of-the-century Chicago, you only need to know a single fact. Bygone sins in the White City cast the longest shadows. • Revised 2020 Edition. Nominated for Reader's Choice Awards as Best First Novel and Best Historical Mystery • For Fans of Cozy Mysteries, Amateur Sleuths, and Gilded Age Chicago History GILDED AGE CHICAGO MYSTERY SERIES Gilded Age Chicago is the fastest growing metropolis in America, rivaling New York as the City of the Century. This melting pot of thieves and corrupt politicians, robber barons and immigrants, is rife with scandal and social injustice. An eccentric heiress and a star reporter find themselves repeatedly drawn into the hidden world of intrigue and murder that lurks within the shadows of the White City. Volume One - The Fall of White City Wealthy spinster Evangeline LeClair leads a paradoxical life. By day, she fends off marriage-minded suitors. By night, she teaches English to factory workers at a social settlement in the slums. Evangeline is quite satisfied with the status quo until murder disrupts her routine. One of her students, a penniless immigrant, has been stabbed to death in Chicago's most exclusive hotel. The girl's brother, a known anarchist, is accused of the crime. Evangeline wheedles her admirer, Freddie Simpson, into helping her track down the real killer. Their list of possible suspects is long: a captain of industry, a denizen of the slums, a shady doctor who mixes his own drugs, and a teenage prostitute from a sporting house in the Levee District. The gleaming surface of the World's Fair casts many shadows, and THE FALL OF WHITE CITY exposes the darkness at its core.

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From Assessing to Conserving Biodiversity: Conceptual and Practical Challenges (History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences Book 24) by Elena Casetta (3 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

This open access book features essays written by philosophers, biologists, ecologists and conservation scientists facing the current biodiversity crisis. Despite increasing communication, accelerating policy and management responses, and notwithstanding improving ecosystem assessment and endangered species knowledge, conserving biodiversity continues to be more a concern than an accomplished task. Why is it so?The overexploitation of natural resources by our species is a frequently recognised factor, while the short-term economic interests of governments and stakeholders typically clash with the burdens that implementing conservation actions imply. But this is not the whole story. This book develops a different perspective on the problem by exploring the conceptual challenges and practical defiance posed by conserving biodiversity, namely: on the one hand, the difficulties in defining what biodiversity is and characterizing that "thing" to which the word 'biodiversity'refers to; on the other hand, the reasons why assessing biodiversity and putting in place effective conservation actions is arduous.

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Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche (4,934 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

The revolutionary philosophical text that denounces traditional dogma and calls on individuals to find meaning in their own moral systems. One of the most important works in the history of Western philosophy, Beyond Good and Evil consists of 296 sections and a final "aftersong." Expounding on the ideas first introduced in Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Friedrich Nietzsche articulates his views on philosophy, philosophers, morality, religion, society, people, and culture. Nietzsche's central purpose throughout is to push the boundaries of moral philosophy beyond simplistic laws and the notion that all moral judgments can be reduced to a strict binary. First published in 1886, this trailblazing work has lost none of its power to confront and provoke. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

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Congo's Children by Kem Knapp Sawyer (Pulitzer Center) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo have seen their lives threatened, their families torn apart, their schools destroyed, and their futures compromised. Many are homeless -- abandoned street children, some accused of witchcraft, others born of rape or orphaned by war. But while children are the most vulnerable segment of a broken society, they are also among the most resilient. Congo's Children tells their stories, accompanied by vivid photography and video and drawing on reporting that has appeared in PBS NewsHour, The Washington Post, TruthAtlas, and other outlets. "The stunning photographs and deeply moving text of this book offer a fine introduction to the suffering -- and hopes -- of people in a part of the world we know far too little about." -- Adam Hochschild, author, King Leopold's Ghost "Here's the Congo that doesn't make the news clips or TV screens. The everyday Congo, with people managing to organize, create art, and educate each other despite the odds. A touching paean to the country's resilience." -- Jason Stearns, author, Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa "The Sawyers' book on Congo's Children is a powerful tool for students of all ages to begin to understand complex issues of poverty and conflict through seeing how knowing people as individuals is a first step in protecting human rights and resolving disputes." -- John B. Hardman, president and chief executive of the Carter Center

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Macroeconomics, Agriculture, and Food Security: A Guide to Policy Analysis in Developing Countries by Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla (International Food Policy Research Institute) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Why write a book on macroeconomic policies and their links to agriculture and food security in developing countries? The food price spikes of the years just prior to 2010 and the economic, political, and social dislocations they generated refocused the attention of policymakers and development practitioners on the agricultural sector and food security concerns. But even without those traumatic events, the importance of agriculture for developing countries -- and for an adequate functioning of the world economy -- cannot be denied. First, although declining over time, primary agriculture still represents important percentages of developing countries' overall domestic production, exports, and employment. If agroindustrial, transportation, commercial, and other related activities are also counted, then the economic and social importance of agriculture-based sectors increases significantly. Furthermore, large numbers of the world's poor still live in rural areas and work in agriculture. Through the links via production, trade, employment, and prices, agricultural production is also crucial for national food security. Second, it has been shown that agriculture in developing countries has important growth and employment multipliers for the rest of the economy, and agriculture seems to have larger positive effects in reducing poverty than growth in other sectors. Third, agriculture is not only important for individual developing countries, but it has global significance, considering the large presence of developing countries in world agricultural production and the increasing participation in international trade of those products (these three points will be covered in greater detail in Chapter 1).

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American Consequences by P.J. O'Rourke (14 Reviews)    Price verified 3 minutes ago

A new, 100% free online magazine from bestselling author P.J. O'Rourke To begin receiving American Consequences for free each month, visit www.AmericanConsequencesMag.com. If you think everything in America is just fine... this may not be for you. But if you feel like you're never really getting the full story from the mainstream media... we agree. And we did something about it. We believe when it comes to your retirement... your money... and your financial safety in the coming years... you deserve better. That's why we started American Consequences - a new, online magazine about what's really happening in American finance... and what's about to happen next. Editor in Chief P.J. O'Rourke doesn't take sides... Instead, over the years he's found that making fun of things is an excellent way to understand them. The absurd is the absurd whether you find it on the left, on the right, or in the middle. Each issue of American Consequences focuses on one of the world's biggest absurdities... • Like the incredible market-distorting power of the Federal Reserve... and the nonsense of central banking around the world. • A strange mutation to capitalism that over the past 30 years has turned the nation's biggest companies from understandable businesses into something unrecognizable. • Or the Mystery of Government... that monster of power and expense - with tentacles that threaten to strangle us all. Each month, we'll show you... • What really mattered to the market... what you should care about... and what you can safely ignore. • A few investable opportunities with the potential to beat the market. • The so-called "sure things" that you should stay far, far away from. • A no-B.S. look at what's really happening in American finance. • How to protect your portfolio from coming disasters. What you're about to read here is only a sample of American Consequences. The full picture is so complex, it ...

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Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita : (An Invocation for their Revocation) by BS Murthy (Amazon Digital Services) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Why is This Book Now? The Manusmriti, the social doctrine of yore, and the Bhagvad-Gita, the spiritual tomein vogue that lay down the discriminatory dharma (duties) of the four social classes (castes) have been the bugbears of the Hindu backward classes. However, to their chagrin, of late, as the latter is beingmindlessly promoted even though the former was constitutionally debunked, they began advocating that it too should be dumped in a dustbin. Ironically, the improbability of their progenitor Krishna, the architect of the Gita, relegating his own ilk to the social margins failed to dawn upon these that Gita supposedly slights, even to this day! Thus, their intellectuals, instead of seeking to reclaim their priceless heritage, albeit after ridding its interpolative garbage, tend to rubbish it a la throwing the baby with the bathwater, and needless to say they must ponder. Also, it is high time that the Gita-class stop laying store by the self-aggrandizing verses in this Vy?sa's classic, evidently inserted by their progenitors that came to bedevil the Hindu spiritual integrity and social harmony. Likewise, the grumblers of the dalit desertions must see the need for setting the Hindu house in order to prevent the fractious poaching by the Church, if not to facilitate the 'hoped for' return of the prodigals. So also those who take pride that Hinduism is the only religion that reckons all faith as true, should be concerned about the 'in vogue' Gita that belittles some of their caste fellows. Besides, this work beckons the feminists to reckon the second of the two interpolations from it cited in the cover image that degrades them in unspeakable terms. It is hoped that this 'overdue' work, may lead the 'denied' castes as well as the favoured folks for an objective approach to the Gita 'as it is' which could dispel the misgivings of the former and the delusions of the latter, thereby bridging the Hindu emotional gulf with its abridged book that restores its original ...

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Foliage: An International Banking Spy Thriller (A Louise Moscow Novel Book 1) by Lorraine Evanoff (230 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARD FINALIST, HISTORICAL FICTION NEW APPLE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE SHELF UNBOUND BEST INDIE BOOK, NOTABLE INDIE AWARD READERS' FAVORITE BOOK AWARD FINALIST Investment banker Louise Moscow is sexy, brazen and fearless in business and in love. With a high-profile dream job wooing rich clientele in late 1980s Paris, she enjoys a lavish lifestyle in a glamorous city. When she stumbles upon criminal activity at her company, the FBI and CIA force her to cooperate and bring down the underhanded bankers in what turns out to be one of the greatest scandals of the twentieth century. Perfect for fans of Erik Larson, Jack Slater and Kathy Reichs, Foliage: An International Banking Spy Thriller (A Louise Moscow Novel Book 1) is the first installment in this highly addictive, suspenseful thriller series by award-winning author Lorraine Evanoff. Buy Foliage today and discover an exciting new mystery you won't be able to put down. What readers are saying about Foliage: - "Great read, beautifully written, I highly recommend." ~ Matthew J. Dowd, Chief Political Analyst, ABC News - "It starts off fast and keeps you hooked." ~ Nelle L'Amour, New York Times Bestselling Author - Evanoff does her homework, and is able to deliver complex material in a light and readable fashion." ~ Patrick "Ubercritic" McDonald, Hollywood Chicago Magazine

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Women and Inequality in a Changing World: Exploring New Paradigms for Peace (Gender in a Global/Local World) by Hoda Mahmoudi (1 Review)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Women and Inequality in a Changing World explores the obstacles women continue to face to their equal participation in all areas of daily life -- political, social, and economic -- which persist despite the growth in the education of girls, large-scale social movements, and political waves. The volume widens and deepens understanding of women in relation to the inequalities they face, based not only on gender, but also on race, class, religion, and more. It also highlights the progress that women have made, and how this progress contributes to the creation of more peaceful and prosperous societies. This interdisciplinary book brings together leading scholars and practitioners from across the globe to provide a wide range of perspectives and experiences, examine crucial questions, and o?er new ideas and innovative solutions to increasing the role of women moving forward. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of gender studies, women's studies, and political science, as well as practitioners working at the intersection of women and global issues. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. Please note that Chapter 6 is excluded from this Creative Commons license. Pieces of this chapter were previously published in: Golan, G., 'Autobiographical Note' in Galia Golan: An Academic Pioneer on the Soviet Union, Peace and Conflict Studies, and a Peace and Feminist Activist (PAHSEP, Vol. 22), published 2018, Springer International Publishing, reproduced with permission of SNCSC. The author is grateful to the publisher for permission to reuse the material, which is still copyright protected and owned by the publisher.

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Misreading the Bengal Delta: Climate Change, Development, and Livelihoods in Coastal​ Bangladesh (Culture, Place, and Nature) by Camelia Dewan (1 Review)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Perilously close to sea level and vulnerable to floods, erosion, and cyclones, Bangladesh is one of the top recipients of development aid earmarked for climate change adaptation. Yet to what extent do adaptation projects address local needs and concerns? Combining environmental history and ethnographic fieldwork with development professionals, rural farmers, and landless women, Misreading the Bengal Delta critiques development narratives of Bangladesh as a "climate change victim." It examines how development actors repackage colonial-era modernizing projects, which have caused severe environmental effects, as climate-adaptation solutions. Seawalls meant to mitigate against cyclones and rising sea levels instead silt up waterways and induce drainage-related flooding. Other adaptation projects, from saline aquaculture to high-yield agriculture, threaten soil fertility, biodiversity, and livelihoods. Bangladesh's environmental crisis goes beyond climate change, extending to coastal vulnerabilities that are entwined with underemployment, debt, and the lack of universal healthcare. This timely book analyzes how development actors create flawed causal narratives linking their interventions in the environment and society of the Global South to climate change. Ultimately, such misreadings risk exacerbating climatic threats and structural inequalities. Misreading the Bengal Delta is available in an open access edition through the Sustainable History Monograph Pilot, thanks to the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Open access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295749624

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Comparisons in Global Security Politics: Representing and Ordering the World by Kerrin Langer Price verified 6 hours ago

Academic and postgraduate researchers in International Relations especially those researching security politics, security studies and international political sociology.

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Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress Price verified 8 hours ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

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Speaking in Silence: Censorship in Vietnam by Bui Thanh Hieu (11 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

In the holiday paradise Vietnam, social media are allowed only to provide and exchange personal information. Bloggers and cyberdissidents who dare to question the government's legitimacy or domestic policies are ruthlessly suppressed. Political blogger Bui Thanh Hieu (1972) nevertheless uses the Internet to criticize politically hot topics, such as Vietnam's territorial claims within China as well as its handling of land disputes with the Catholic Church. In response to this, Hieu was arrested, his computers confiscated. The license for his Internet café in Hanoi was revoked. Hieu persisted however: his blog was being read by up to 15,000 visitors per day. Because of his commitment, he was arrested and detained on numerous occasions. At the invitation of the city of Weimar, Germany, he was finally able to leave the country. There he finished Speaking in Silence. In this short story he laments, with humour and irony, the behaviour of civil servants of the special judicial, administrative and technological strike force, who control online information. A publication of the Eva Tas Foundation. The Eva Tas Foundation encourages publication and promotion of texts that are, no matter where and no matter how, subject to censorship.

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On The Human Species: A Philosophy on Reason and the Emergence of Civilized Humanity by Anthony Pellegrino (14 Reviews)    Price verified 3 minutes ago

On the Human Species is a philosophical and psychological discourse that charts the origin and evolution of our species. The book is an inspired combination of science and philosophy, a brilliant canvas of intellectual thought and discerning anthropology. In this work, Mr. Pellegrino delves within the origin of our species from the conception of reason to the creation of religion. The book also explains human emotions, the origin of vice, and an illusory morality that manifests itself as accountability, but also differentiates our species from the remainder of the animal kingdom.

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Putting Federalism in Its Place: The Territorial Politics of Social Policy Revisited by Scott L. Greer (University of Michigan Press) Price verified 6 hours ago

What does federalism do to welfare states? This question arises in scholarly debates about policy design as well as in discussions about the right political institutions for a country. It has frustrated many, with federalism seeming to matter in all sorts of combinations with all sorts of issues, from nationalism to racism to intergovernmental competition. The diffuse federalism literature has not come to compelling answers for very basic questions. Scott L. Greer, Daniel Béland, André Lecours, and Kenneth A. Dubin argue for a new approach -- one methodologically focused on configurations of variables within cases rather than a fruitless attempt to isolate "the" effect of federalism; and one that is substantively engaged with identifying key elements in configurations as well as with when and how their interactions matter. Born out of their work on a multi-year, eleven-country project (published as Federalism and Social Policy: Patterns of Redistribution in Eleven Countries, University of Michigan Press, 2019), this book comprises a methodological and substantive agenda. Methodologically, the authors shift to studies that embraced and understood the complexity within which federal political institutions operate. Substantively, they make an argument for the importance of plurinationalism, changing economic interests, and institutional legacies.

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A Moment of Clarity by Cliff Lengkono (1 Review)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Have you been having trouble coping with loss? Do you want to be prepared for marriage and family? Are you wondering how you are going to deal with parenting? Is it hard for you to start and maintain a relationship? Could it be that there is more about love that you are yet to learn? You have found the book that cover all of those issues and many more. It takes no more than one book for you to have knowledge of and the solution to various problems that everybody faces in their life. A Moment of Clarity gives you the opportunity to see stages of life all at once because there are as many as six distinct sections in it, which are self, dating, relationship, marriage, parenthood, and farewell. It shows you what you can learn from the past, it enables you to make sense and deal with what is happening in your life, and it allows you to know and prepare for what is ahead. After looking inside life and yourself, you will be able to choose or tell what you want, to find ways and to do whatever it takes to get it, to overcome difficulties and tests, and to deal with things greater than yourself. It is easy to understand, it is useful for many people and occasions, it is filled with things you can learn, teach, suggest, and advise. There are many things this book offers you including, but not limited to truth, comfort, solutions, reminder, advice, warning, hope, answers, alternatives, knowledge, signs, ideas, insights, confidence, certainties, explanations, help, courage, strength, motivation, changes, and lessons. To read this book is to see life, humans, and the world like you have never seen before.

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The Responsibility of Science (Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Book 57) by Harald A. Mieg (2 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

This open access book provides an overview of issues of scientific responsibility. The volume comprises three types of contributions: first, analyses of the responsibility of science; second, analyses of the structural conditions for science and its responsibility; and third, normative versions of scientific responsibility. The questions and problems dealt with include science as a profession, ambivalence of research and dual-use, innovation vs. precaution, notions of responsibility, the role of science within society and its relation to human rights, as well as scientific and public discourses. The book addresses scholars in the fields of Science Studies and Research Policy. This is an open access book.

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Step One: Save the World: The Journey of a Water Protector by DJ Rankin (3 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

??This is a cookbook. This is an adventure novel. This is a love story. This is a tale of survival. This is a spiritual journey. This is a catalog of the oppressions and destructions perpetrated by the machine of mankind. This is a handbook on standing up to the tyranny enacted by a corrupt government through the mechanism of fear. This is a recruitment manual for a global movement of resistance. We are winning. It is time to stand up. Enough is enough. Do what feels right. ??Last winter I was called to Standing Rock to protect the water and my entire world was flipped upside down. I lived in the most amazing, love based, frozen tipi utopia, where I connected with the greatest human beings imaginable, and connected to myself and the universe through the ceremonies of the Lakota people, and through science. I was simultaneously exposed to not only the long list of evils unleashed on our species and planet in the name of money, but witnessed this first hand through a cloud of tear gas and militarized police. It was the greatest experience ever. I mean, I was grilling steaks in a forty below lightening blizzard. You should come over for dinner sometime.

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Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries by Kristin Davis (1 Review)    Price verified 33 minutes ago

Agricultural transformation and development are critical to the livelihoods of more than a billion small-scale farmers and other rural people in developing countries. Extension and advisory services play an important role in such transformation and can assist farmers with advice and information, brokering and facilitating innovations and relationships, and dealing with risks and disasters. In Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries, researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute and other experts provide a global overview of agricultural extension and advisory services, assesses and compare extension systems at the national and regional levels, examine the performance of extension approaches in a selected set of country cases, and shares lessons and policy insights. Drawing on both primary and secondary data, the authors apply a common and comprehensive framework -- the "best-fit" approach -- to assessments of extension systems, which allows for comparison across cases and geographies. Insights from the research support reforms -- in governance, capacity, management, and advisory methods -- to improve outcomes, enhance financial sustainability, and achieve greater scale. Agricultural Extension should be a valuable resource for policymakers, extension practitioners, and others concerned with agricultural development.

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Searching for Dr. Harris: The Life and Times of a Remarkable African American Physician (Studies in Social Medicine) by Margaret Humphreys (The University of North Carolina Press) Price verified 7 hours ago

This is the untold story of Dr. J. D. Harris, an African American physician whose life and career straddled enormous changes for Black professionals and the practice of medicine. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Harris served as a contract physician to the Union Army and transitioned to a similar post under the Freedmen's Bureau, treating Black troops and freemen in Virginia. Margaret Humphreys narrates not only what we know about Harris, but offers context to his remarkable journey, including how incredible it was that a young man born into freedom in a slave state learned to read when literacy for Black people was illegal. He was one of very few African Americans to become a doctor before Howard Medical School opened in the 1870s, a fact that reveals both the structural barriers to medical education for Black Americans and highlights how those structures weakened in the 1860s. Drawing on census records, court records, Civil War and Reconstruction documents from the National Archives, African American newspapers, and more, this book is a revealing look at not only the history of medicine in the Southern United States, but of race and citizenship during one of the nation's most tumultuous eras.

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Essays on Suffering-Focused Ethics by Magnus Vinding Price verified 7 hours ago

Essays on Suffering-Focused Ethics is a collection of 34 essays that explore various questions related to the reduction of suffering. Some of the essays provide novel arguments in favor of suffering-focused moral views, while others explore urgent practical questions about how we can best reduce the torment of sentient beings. Taken together, these essays make the case for a principled yet nuanced approach to the prevention of extreme suffering.

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The Politics of India under Modi: An Introduction to India’s Democracy, Economy, and Foreign Policy (ASIANetwork Books) by Vikash Yadav (Lever Press) (1 Review)    Price verified 33 minutes ago

Since the right-wing, Hindu-nationalist government of Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power at the national level in 2014, and with its consolidation of power in the 2019 general election, India has witnessed a significant realignment of its national politics and a shift toward the right of the political spectrum. The Politics of India under Modi provides a detailed overview of India's political trends, economic prospects, and international relations in the twenty-first century. This book is designed as a supplement and update for existing syllabi that trace India's political economy from the birth of the republic to the quest for economic liberalization and great power status. Undergraduates and scholars interested in India's foreign policy and political reform will find value in this timely book. "The subject of this book is extremely compelling and important, as well as timely. BJP rule and the Modi regime, it is now clear, represent some critical turning points in Indian politics, which have yet to be analyzed in depth academically by experts. I see this book as a key first step in this process." -Rina Verma Williams, School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Cincinnati

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The Disarticulate: Language, Disability, and the Narratives of Modernity (Cultural Front Book 8) by James Berger (NYU Press) (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Language is integral to our social being. But what is the status of those who stand outside of language? The mentally disabled, "wild" children, people with autism and other neurological disorders, as well as animals, infants, angels, and artificial intelligences, have all engaged with language from a position at its borders. In the intricate verbal constructions of modern literature, the 'disarticulate' -- those at the edges of language -- have, paradoxically, played essential, defining roles. Drawing on the disarticulate figures in modern fictional works such as Billy Budd, The Sound and the Fury, Nightwood, White Noise, and The Echo Maker, among others, James Berger shows in this intellectually bracing study how these characters mark sites at which aesthetic, philosophical, ethical, political, medical, and scientific discourses converge. It is also the place of the greatest ethical tension, as society confronts the needs and desires of "the least of its brothers." Berger argues that the disarticulate is that which is unaccountable in the discourses of modernity and thus stands as an alternative to the prevailing social order. Using literary history and theory, as well as disability and trauma theory, he examines how these disarticulate figures reveal modernity's anxieties in terms of how it constructs its others.

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European Strategic Autonomy and Small States' Security: In the Shadow of Power (Routledge Studies in European Security and Strategy) by Giedrius Česnakas (1 Review)    Price verified 33 minutes ago

This book analyses whether the EU's drift towards European strategic autonomy presents a challenge or a window of opportunity for its small member states to advance their security interests. The volume presents small states' perceptions of European strategic autonomy, highlighting their expectations and concerns. The chapters focus on the depth and breadth of European strategic autonomy, national security considerations, assessment of the impact on transatlantic relations, the expected outputs, and its potential impact on the EU's institutional structure. It also shows how systemic circumstances and the interests of powerful states, either belonging to the EU (France, Germany, and Poland) or having a significant say in European security architecture (the US), establish opportunities and constraints for the small states to shape European strategic autonomy. In particular, the study focuses on the diverging interests of the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, and the Netherlands. It demonstrates that, in most cases, European strategic autonomy is perceived not as an alternative to NATO but as a supplementary element that could facilitate the development of national military capabilities, indigenous defence industries and resilience to non-military threats. Ultimately, the book suggests that national approaches towards European strategic autonomy mainly stem from pragmatic national security and foreign policy considerations, while largely ignoring grand strategic ideas. This book will be of much interest to students of European politics, security studies, and international relations. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

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Creating Chaos Online: Disinformation and Subverted Post-Publics by Asta Zelenkauskaite (1 Review)    Price verified 33 minutes ago

With the prevalence of disinformation geared to instill doubt rather than clarity, Creating Chaos Online unmasks disinformation when it attempts to pass as deliberation in the public sphere and distorts the democratic processes. Asta Zelenkauskait? finds that repeated tropes justifying Russian trolling were found to circulate across not only all analyzed media platforms' comments but also across two analyzed sociopolitical contexts suggesting the orchestrated efforts behind messaging. Through a dystopian vision of publics that are expected to navigate in the sea of uncertain both authentic and orchestrated content, pushed by human and nonhuman actors, Creating Chaos Online offers a concept of post-publics. The idea of post-publics is reflected within the continuum of treatment of public, counter public, and anti-public. This book argues that affect-instilled arguments used in public deliberation in times of uncertainty, along with whataboutism constitute a playbook for chaos online.

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Knowledge and Civil Society (Knowledge and Space Book 17) by Johannes Glückler (1 Review)    Price verified 33 minutes ago

This open access book focuses on the role of civil society in the creation, dissemination, and interpretation of knowledge in geographical contexts. It offers original, interdisciplinary and counterintuitive perspectives on civil society. The book includes reflections on civil and uncivil society, the role of civil society as a change agent, and on civil society perspectives of undone science. Conceptual approaches go beyond the tripartite division of public, private and civic sectors to propose new frameworks of civic networks and philanthropic fields, which take an inclusive view of the connectivity of civic agency across sectors. This includes relational analyses of epistemic power in civic knowledge networks as well as of regional giving and philanthropy. The original empirical case studies examine traditional forms of civic engagement, such as the German landwomen's associations, as well as novel types of organizations, such as giving circles and time banks in their geographical context. The book also offers insider reflections on doing civil society, such as the cases of the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong, epistemic activism in the United States, and the #FeesMustFall movement in South Africa.

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Foreigners in Their Own Country: Identity and Rejection in France by Lawrence M. Martin (Berghahn Books) Price verified 4 hours ago

Based on in-depth interviews with people throughout France who trace their origins to non-European countries, Foreigners in Their Own Country reports on the experience of not being seen as "French" because of one's physical appearance. Paying close attention to how individuals speak about themselves and their feelings of acceptance or rejection, this book provides an intimate account of the challenges faced by the millions of people in France -- and throughout Western Europe -- who fully participate in the life of their country but are often not seen as belonging there.

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The Speciesism of Leaving Nature Alone and the Theoretical Case for “Wildlife Anti-Natalism” by Magnus Vinding (9 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Discriminating against individuals based on their species membership is no more justified than discriminating against individuals based on their race or gender. In other words, speciesism must be rejected. From this simple starting point, the indefensibility of refusing to help non-human beings in nature follows quite directly.

Genre: Politics & Social Sciences