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  Morning & Evening Thoughts

  James Allen

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  Let this beautiful book of affirmations guide and soothe your day. Soft, profound, reflective, and beautiful, they perfectly embody James Allen's integrated and spiritual life.Thirty-one thoughts for the beginning and end of the day from one of the original pioneers of the self-help movement, these softly spoken and hypnotically beautiful passages are set to gentle music to help you internalise and sublimate thoughts and habits of right action.Woven from a cloth of Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism and Christianity, this book is a perfect accompaniment to the rest of Allen's more practical or direct works. In this book, there are no polemics or breakdowns; just gentle thoughts, beautifully expressed. ---------------------------------------Author of As A Man Thinketh, James Allen was a pioneer of a new, secular and humanist spirituality. Being born poor in the Victorian era, with a father who was murderd when James was 15, he found a deeply grounded and spiritually profound application of the Eastern thinking that was only just beginning to percolate through society in Victorian England.

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  Democracy - A Guided Tour

  Jason Brennan

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  In this short, accessible book, leading democratic theorist Jason Brennan guides listeners through the evolution of the concept of democracy and actual democratic practice over time to help them understand the foundations of this longstanding and yet newly fragile political system. 
   
   
   
  In his wide-ranging tour of the concept, Brennan will examine what democracy meant to the Greeks who first developed the concept before examining how it changed throughout European and later Western history. This will open up rich and perplexing questions. Over time, democracy shifted from being a fringe idea to the gold standard of political institutions: how did this change occur? How did the question of who counts as part of the ruling "people" change over time? As monarchies were replaced with democracies, what did theorists think the promises and perils of republican democracy were? How did actual democratic practice change the debates? What have we learned about how democracy functions—and in some cases, doesn't function—and what does this mean for future philosophical or empirical work? Brennan provides a curated, guided tour of the most important arguments for and against democracy, looking through the core values of stability, virtue, wisdom, freedom, and equality. The goal is to help listeners understand what is really at stake in democracy and its alternatives.

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  A Short History of Trans Misogyny

  Jules Gill-Peterson

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  "A beautifully written and argued book." —Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby 
   
   
   
  There is no shortage of voices demanding everyone pay attention to the violence trans women suffer. But one frighteningly basic question seems never to be answered: why does it happen? If men are not inherently evil and trans women do not intrinsically invite reprisal—which would make violence unstoppable—then the psychology of that violence had to arise at a certain place and time. The trans panic had to be invented. 
   
   
   
  Award-winning historian Jules Gill-Peterson takes us from the bustling port cities of New York and New Orleans to the streets of London and Paris in search of the emergence of modern trans misogyny. She connects the colonial and military districts of the British Raj, the Philippines, and Hawai'i to the lively travesti communities of Latin America, where state violence has stamped a trans label on vastly different ways of life. Weaving together the stories of historical figures in a richly detailed narrative, the book shows how trans femininity emerged under colonial governments, the sex work industry, the policing of urban public spaces, and the area between the formal and informal economy. A Short History of Trans Misogyny is the first book to explain why trans women are burdened by such a weight of injustice and hatred.

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  Hypnosis for Procrastination -...

  James Mesmer

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  Human nature is the minimum level of Procrastination. However, others struggle to find ways to help his mind get rid of Procrastination. It steadily but slowly evolves into a mental disorder. A simple postponement characterizes this condition due to a starting problem or uncertainty as to how to finish it. 
  Time to STOP Procrastination! 
  Would you like the POWER to inspire you? 
  Doing all the stuff you think you're going to do? 
  You should, of course! 
  Why wouldn't do that? 
  Let's face it... even the most popular people in the world are procrastinating. So, what do they do differently from me and you? 
  Okay, to be honest, not a lot! 
  They're procrastinating about unimportant stuff, though. That is the difference! We average men, without hard-core self-discipline. We prefer to place things that are important to us. 
  And because of that, we're still in a constant war with ourselves. Never step forward in your career. Or at least not as fast as we should. 
  What You Will Learn In This Audiobook Hypnosis For ProcrastinationUses Of HypnosisProcrastination— Your Enemy In Life10 Good And Bad Things About ProcrastinationHow To Become OrganizedA Simple Self-Hypnosis Strategy For Procrastination 
  And Many More!

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  Psychology of Pokemon The: The...

  PhD Anthony Bean

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  “I see now that the circumstances of one’s birth are irrelevant. It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.” – Mewtwo, Pokemon: The First Movie. 
  For more than two decades, Ash Ketchum, has been chasing his dream of becoming a Pokémon Master. His personal journey spans more than and 1,000 television episodes, 22 films, 122 Pokémon games (as of fall of 2021), discovering over 800 different species of Pokémon, numerous card games, and other merchandise children of the 90s still treasure today.  
  The Psychology of Pokémon guides gamers on a real-world quest of self-discovery so that they can Catch ‘em All. And, as part of this examination, psychologists, clinicians, video game researchers, professors, and enthusiasts unravel the mysteries of the Pokémon series by asking: 
  ·        Why is the Pokémon series so beloved by everyone even after we have grown up? 
  ·        What is the reason we trust a 10-year-old to accomplish the mission to become a Pokémon master and how does this affect our own sense of childhood? 
  ·        What can we take away from our own journey of the Pokémon series and its impact on catching them all? 
  ·        How can Ash Ketchum's perseverance and resilience teach us about Grit in the face of adversity? 
  ·        Why was 'Twitch Plays Pokémon' such an inspiration to us all? 
    
  Think you know Pokémon? The Psychology of Pokémon explores how the game resonates with a player's psychological drive toward an emotional sense of wholeness, bonding, and completion as they take part in this epic quest.

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  The Yakuza - History and...

  Kelly Mass

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  The Yakuza were members of large-scale organized criminal syndicates based in Japan, known for their deeply entrenched criminal activities and distinctive cultural identity. Officially referred to as "violent organizations" at the request of Japanese authorities, the Yakuza bear similarities to gangsters or mafia members in the West. Their reputation is tied to strict codes of conduct, an internally hierarchical and feudal structure, and an array of unique ritual practices. Among the most notorious of these customs is *yubitsume*, the ritualistic amputation of part of the left little finger, used as a form of atonement for mistakes or failure within the organization. This physical mark is often a telling sign of membership. Yakuza members were typically described as males in sharp suits, their bodies adorned with elaborate, full-body tattoos, and their hair slicked back in a signature style. They are regarded as one of the most powerful and financially successful criminal groups in the world. 
  At the height of their influence, the Yakuza wielded considerable power both in Japan and internationally. In the early 1960s, police estimates placed the total Yakuza membership at over 200,000 members, a number that has significantly declined in recent decades. The reduction in their ranks can be attributed to a combination of economic shifts and legal reforms that made it increasingly difficult for the Yakuza to operate as they once had. Despite this, the Yakuza remain involved in a wide variety of criminal enterprises today, ranging from drug trafficking to white-collar crime, and continue to instill fear among many Japanese citizens, who view them as a persistent threat to public safety.

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