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  Mao Zedong - The Rise and Fall...

  Will Forrest

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  Ladies and Gentlemen, prepare to be transported back in time to the world of 20th-century China, where the fate of a nation was shaped by the rise and fall of a charismatic and controversial leader. Join us on a journey of discovery as we explore the life and legacy of Mao Zedong, a revolutionary figure whose impact on Chinese history is still felt to this day. 
  In this compelling book, you will find: 
  • A vivid and insightful portrait of Mao's character and motivations: Through a careful analysis of his personal life and political career, readers gain a deeper understanding of the man behind the myth. 
  • A nuanced and comprehensive overview of the political and social forces that shaped Mao's rise to power. This book presents a nuanced and detailed account of the events that led to Mao's ascent. 
  • A timeless tale of ambition, betrayal, and triumph. This book is a must-read for anyone who loves a good story.

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  The Illusion of Control - Why...

  Jon Danielsson

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  A challenge to the conventional wisdom surrounding financial risk, providing insight into why easy solutions to control the financial system are doomed to fail 
   
   
    
  Finance plays a key role in the prosperity of the modern world—but it also brings grave dangers. We seek to manage those threats with a vast array of sophisticated mathematical tools and techniques of financial risk management. Too often, though, we fail to address the greatest risk—the peril posed by our own behavior. 
   
   
    
  Jón Daníelsson argues that critical risk is generated from within, through the interactions of individuals and perpetuated by their beliefs, objectives, abilities, and prejudices. He asserts that the widespread belief that risk originates outside the financial system frustrates our ability to measure and manage it, and the likely consequences of new regulations will help alleviate small-scale risks but, perversely, encourage excessive risk taking. Daníelsson uses lessons from past and recent crises to show that diversity is the best way to safeguard our financial system.

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  All Lives Matter: Practical...

  Bob Babson

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  
  All Lives Matter: Practical Steps to End Racial Discrimination 
  by Bob Babson 
  Discrimination continues to divide communities, limit opportunities, and create barriers between people. All Lives Matter: Practical Steps to End Racial Discrimination is a thoughtful and actionable guide for anyone committed to building a more just and inclusive society. 
  Bob Babson explores the roots of racial inequality and provides clear, practical strategies that individuals, families, and communities can use to challenge prejudice in everyday life. Instead of focusing on theory alone, this book emphasizes real-world actions that make lasting change possible. 
  Inside this guide, you’ll discover: 
  How unconscious bias shapes behavior—and how to overcome it 
  Practical steps to promote equality in schools, workplaces, and communities 
  Ways to engage in respectful, productive conversations about race 
  Tools for fostering empathy, understanding, and cultural respect 
  Everyday actions that help dismantle discrimination 
  This book is more than a discussion of race—it’s a call to action. By taking small but meaningful steps, each of us can contribute to a society where fairness, respect, and opportunity are extended to everyone. 
  All Lives Matter is an empowering resource for those ready to move beyond words and create real change.

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  Canada Defies Annexation

  MAJDI ALTAAMNEH

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  Canada Defies Annexation is a bold exploration of one of North America’s most enduring questions: why has Canada resisted every attempt by the United States to absorb it? 
  From the War of 1812 to modern trade wars, author Majdi Altaamneh traces over two centuries of political pressure, economic coercion, and cultural resilience. This audiobook blends history, politics, and personal perspective to show how Canada has preserved its independence and identity in the shadow of its powerful neighbor. 
  Whether through battles fought with muskets, negotiations at the trade table, or the quiet strength of cultural pride, Canada has continually defied annexation. Today, as new debates resurface, this story is more relevant than ever. 
  For Canadians, Americans, and anyone curious about how a nation can stand firm against a giant, this is a journey into history, resistance, and the promise of sovereignty.

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  The Making of a Democratic...

  Ted Howard, Marjorie Kelly

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  Our economy is designed by the 1 percent, for the 1 percent. This book offers a compelling vision of an equitable, ecologically sustainable alternative that meets the essential needs of all people. 
   
  Seventy-one percent of the American people say the economy is rigged against them, and they're right. Marjorie Kelly and Ted Howard describe the current economic system as the Extractive Economy-it enables the financial elite to extract maximum gain for themselves, heedless of any damage to people or planet. As an alternative, they offer the Democratic Economy, which is responsive to the concerns of ordinary people and balances human consumption with the regenerative capacity of the earth. 
   
  Kelly and Howard lay out seven principles of a Democratic Economy: Community, Inclusion, Place (keeping wealth local), Good Work (putting labor before capital), Democratized Ownership, Ethical Finance, and Sustainability. The book pairs each principle with a portrait of a place where it is being put into practice, from Pine Ridge to Portland to Cleveland to Preston, England, and more. This is a powerful, coherent, and achievable vision of an economy that serves the many, not the few.

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  The Once and Future Liberal -...

  Mark Lilla

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  From one of the most internationally admired political thinkers, a controversial polemic on the failures of identity politics and what comes next for the left — in America and beyond. 
  Following the shocking results of the US election of 2016, public intellectuals across the globe offered theories and explanations, but few were met with such vitriol, panic, and debate as Mark Lilla’s. The Once and Future Liberal is a passionate plea to liberals to turn from the divisive politics of identity and develop a vision of the future that can persuade all citizens that they share a common destiny. 
  Driven by a sincere desire to protect society’s most vulnerable, the left has unwittingly balkanized the electorate, encouraged self-absorption rather than solidarity, and invested its energies in social movements rather than party politics. Identity-focused individualism has insidiously conspired with amoral economic individualism to shape an electorate with little sense of a shared future and near-contempt for the idea of the common good. 
  Now is the time to re-build a sense of common feeling and purpose, and a sense of duty to one another. A fiercely argued, important book, enlivened by acerbic wit and erudition, The Once and Future Liberal is essential listening for our times.

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